Maghfoor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maghfoor

What is the meaning of the name Maghfoor ?

The baby name Maghfoor is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /maɣˈfuːr/ — magh-FOOR (gh = Arabic 'ghayn' [ɣ], long 'ū' as 'oo').

Maghfoor is Arabic in Origin.

Maghfoor is a masculine given name of Arabic origin, from maghfūr (مغفور), the passive participle of the root gh-f-r “to forgive, to cover.” It means “forgiven” or “one granted absolution,” evoking divine mercy and pardon. The term appears in Qur’anic and classical phrasing such as maghfūr lahu (“forgiven for him”), and in religious epitaphs for the deceased, underscoring its association with grace and remembrance.

Used across the Muslim world but especially in Urdu-speaking South Asia, Maghfoor functions as a standalone name and in compounds (e.g., Muhammad Maghfoor). Common transliterations include Maghfūr, Maghfur, and Maghfour; Urdu spelling is مغفور. While related to Ghafoor/Ghafur (غفور), “the All-Forgiving,” an epithet of God, Maghfoor differs in meaning and is not typically paired with ‘Abdul.’ Variant cognates from the same root include Ghafir and Ghaffar; feminine parallels like Maghfoora occasionally occur in contemporary usage.

⚙ Maghfoor is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 33 recorded uses across 8 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.