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Mataf

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Meaning

Mataf is an indirect Quranic name for boys and girls that means place of tawaf (a place where people perform circumambulation, which refers to the courtyard of the Holy Sanctuary in Mecca, Saudi Arabia), a place that is visited often.

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Mataf is a girl name of Arabic origin. It starts with the letter M and is included in our growing baby names directory.

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