{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Faizan | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= {{IPA|ar|feːdˤaːn|lang}} | gender = Male | meaning = pride, beneficence, ruler | region = Western Asia | origin = Arabic | related names = Faiz | footnotes = }}
'''Faizan''' ({{langx|ar|فيضان}} ''romanised: Faizan,'' {{langx|bn|ফাইজান}} ''romanised: Faijan,'' {{langx|ur|{{URDU|فیضان}}}} ''romanised: Faizan''), also spelt '''Faizan''', '''Faydhan''', '''Faizon''', '''Faidhan''', '''Faizaan''', and '''Fayzan''', a variant of Faiz, is a male given name and a surname. It has been variously translated as meaning "successful",<ref name=Faizan>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author=Salahuddin Ahmed| publisher = Hurst & Company| location=London| year=1999}}</ref><ref name=rahman>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author= S. A. Rahman| publisher=Good word Books| location=New Delhi| year=2001}}</ref> "beneficence",<ref>[http://www.islamforlife.co.uk/names.htm meaning Beneficence]</ref> "ruler", "benefit" and "generosity".<ref>[http://www.birthvillage.com/Name/Faizan Arabic Birth name dictionary]</ref><ref>[https://hamariweb.com/islam/faizan_name-meanings.aspx Meaning on HamariWeb Known Informative, News Website of Pakistan]</ref>
==People== ===Given name=== * Faizan Arif (born 2001), J&K's first recognized independent weatherman, columnist, and founder of Kashmir Weather. * Faizan Asif (born 1992), Emirati cricketer * Faizan Khawaja (born 1986), Pakistani-American actor * Faizan Kidwai, Actor * Faizan Mustafa, lawyer and academic * Faizan Peerzada (1958–2012), Pakistani artist, puppeteer and theater director * Faizan Riaz (born 1988), Pakistani cricketer * Faizan Zaki (born 2012), Winner of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee
===Surname=== * Faizanullah Faizan, Afghan politician<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/9475141/Armed-uprising-against-Taliban-forces-insurgents-from-50-Afghan-villages.html |title=Armed uprising against Taliban forces insurgents from 50 Afghan villages |date=14 August 2012 |first=Ben |last=Farmer |newspaper=The Telegraph}}</ref>
==See also== * Arabic name
==References== {{Reflist}}
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