Gender: Masculine
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: “Stream.”
Pronunciation: (juh-FAR)
Nicknames: Jaff, Jay
Detail: According to Islam, Jafar appeared as an angel to the Prophet Muhammad. He had been killed in a battle against Byzantium and was the brother of the fourth caliph according to Sunni Muslims and the first Imam to Shi’ites.
And of course he was the villain in Disney’s Aladdin.