Hawa (given name)
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | From the Arabic word for Eve |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Hawo |
Hawa is a feminine given name.
Etymology[]
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 name[]
- Hawa Abdi, Somali doctor and activist
- Hawa Abdi Samatar, former First Lady of Somalia
- Hawa Singh, Indian boxer
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an encyclopedia, (Routledge: 2008), p.11
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- Given names
- Arabic feminine given names
- Bosnian feminine given names