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نَوَال
Nawal
na-WAAL
“Gift, bestowal.”
About Nawal
Nawal is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gift, bestowal" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-و-ل meaning 'to attain, to grant'. Connotes a generous gift.
Common across Egyptian, Levantine, and Maghrebi families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Nawaal
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 Nawal is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Nawal before.
- Nawal El Saadawi (1931–2021), Egyptian writer and physician
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nawal
- What does the name Nawal mean?
- Nawal (نَوَال) means "Gift, bestowal". From the Arabic root ن-و-ل meaning 'to attain, to grant'. Connotes a generous gift.
- Is Nawal a name from the Qur'an?
- Nawal 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 Nawal a boy or a girl name?
- Nawal is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Nawal come from?
- Nawal is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-W-L. Common across Egyptian, Levantine, and Maghrebi families.
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