Shabaan

A Quranic Name for Boys

Shabaan is variant of Shaban and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Shabaan or Shaban, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Shaban.

Full Meaning of Shabaan

Shabaan is an Arabic name for boys that refers to the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. There are multiple theories on the reason for naming this month Shabaan. One says that it comes from the verb Sha’aba (“to branch out”), because people or tribes would spread out through the land in search of new sources of water in this month, or to wage wars. Another source says it is named so