Home › Words › H › hafizhafiz/ˈhɑːfɪz/hafiz means A surname from Arabic.hafiz is pronounced /ˈhɑːfɪz/.EtymologyBorrowed from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ, “guardian, keeper”). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.nameA surname from Arabic.nounA Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.e.g.“He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.” — 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 61–62:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hurufi 57% match — A follower of Hurufism. vs hafiz →hakham 56% match — A wise man or scholar. vs hafiz →mustahfiz 55% match — A member of the territorial militia of the Ottoman Empire. vs hafiz →reciter 55% match — One who recites. vs hafiz →mufassir 55% match — An author of a tafsir. vs hafiz →hanafi 54% match — A Sunni follower of Hanafism. vs hafiz →memorizer 53% match — One who, or that which, memorizes. vs hafiz →ghaffir 53% match — A guard or member of a historical police force, especially in Egypt and Palestine. vs hafiz →