Idris

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Beja (Sudan/Eritrea)

Meaning

a Beja masculine name of Quranic origin, the name of a prophet mentioned in the Quran who is identified in Islamic tradition with the biblical Enoch and celebrated for his wisdom, his mastery of writing, and his elevation to a high station in the divine presence; the name is widely used across the Muslim world from West Africa to Southeast Asia, but in the Beja context it also carries associations with the long history of Sufi Islam among the Beja clans of the Red Sea hills, where Sufi brotherhoods have been the primary vehicle of Islamic learning and communal identity since the medieval period

Gender

male