Safwan is an Arabic male name which is derived from the Arabic صَفْوَانٍ meaning “rock.” It is used in Quran verse 2:264: Such men are like a rock covered with earth: a shower falls upon it and leaves it hard and bare. (Quran 2:264). It also shares the same root with صاف؛ (cloudless).
The name was borne by 2 companions (sahabas) of the Prophet Muhammed, Safwan ibn Umayyah صفوان بن أمية) (died 661) and Ṣafwān ibn al-Muʿaṭṭal al-Sulamī (صفوان بن المعطل السلمي) (d. 638 or 679), the latter is attributed to founding the city of Safwan in Iraq.
A Turkish form is Safvan (Turkish) and it is sometimes transliterated as Safuan.
The feminine form is Safwana.
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