Hawa is a feminine given name.
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | From the Arabic word for Eve |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Hawo |
EtymologyEdit
Hawa is the traditional Arabic, classical Hebrew and Swahili name for the Biblical and Qur'anic figure Eve.[1] In Modern Hebrew the more common version is Hava or Chava.
Given nameEdit
- Hawa Abdi, Somali doctor and activist
- Hawa Abdi Samatar, former First Lady of Somalia
- Hawa Singh, Indian boxer
- Hawa Khamis, Nguruka Princess
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an encyclopedia, (Routledge: 2008), p.11