name
African
Mizan
mih-ZAHN
mɪˈzɑːnListen
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Syllable breakdown
Mizan
Sounds like
mih-ZAHN
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tigrinya/Arabic (Eritrea) — from Arabic mīzān (scales, balance, justice); in Islamic tradition, the Mizan are the divine scales on which souls are weighed; used as a name meaning balance and justice
- Meaning
- scales of justice; balance; equilibrium
- Gender
- male
Common mispronunciations
MY-zanMIH-zan with short 'a'
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; stress the second. The 'zan' has a long 'ahn' sound. The name carries a sense of cosmic justice and fairness.
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