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أُوَيْس
Owais
u-WAYS
“Wolf cub; a follower (Tabi'i).”
About Owais
Owais is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "wolf cub; a follower (tabi'i)" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive from classical Arabic. Borne by Uways al-Qarani, a famed Yemeni follower of the Prophet ﷺ from the generation of the Tabi'in.
Common Pakistani masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Uways
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 Owais is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Owais before.
- Uways al-Qarani (d. 657 CE), Yemeni Tabi'i
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Owais
- What does the name Owais mean?
- Owais (أُوَيْس) means "Wolf cub; a follower (Tabi'i)". Diminutive from classical Arabic. Borne by Uways al-Qarani, a famed Yemeni follower of the Prophet ﷺ from the generation of the Tabi'in.
- Is Owais a name from the Qur'an?
- Owais does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Owais a boy or a girl name?
- Owais is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Owais come from?
- Owais is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters ʾ-W-S. Common Pakistani masculine name.
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