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حَوَّاء
Hawwa
HAW-waa
“Hawwa (Eve).”
About Hawwa
Hawwa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "hawwa (eve)" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Arabic name for Eve, the first woman in Islamic tradition. From the root ح-ي-ي (life).
Common across West African and Somali families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hawa
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Hawwa is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Hawwa before.
- Hawwa, the first woman in Islamic tradition (wife of Adam ﷺ)
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hawwa
- What does the name Hawwa mean?
- Hawwa (حَوَّاء) means "Hawwa (Eve)". Arabic name for Eve, the first woman in Islamic tradition. From the root ح-ي-ي (life).
- Is Hawwa a name from the Qur'an?
- Hawwa does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Hawwa a boy or a girl name?
- Hawwa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hawwa come from?
- Hawwa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-Y-Y. Common across West African and Somali families.
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