Type Word Usage Arabic Scripts حفظ(Arabic) Meaning & History Arabic word meaning "to preserve, to protect" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Given Name DescendantsHafeez, Hafez, Hafiz, Mahfuz(Arabic) Hafiz(Bengali) Hafiz(Malay) Hafeez, Hafiz(Urdu) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 220.