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رِضْوَان
Ridwan
rid-WAAN
“Pleasure, divine satisfaction.”
About Ridwan
Ridwan is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "pleasure, divine satisfaction" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ر-ض-ي. The reward of paradise is described as Allah's ridwan.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Rizwan
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 Ridwan is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Ridwan
- What does the name Ridwan mean?
- Ridwan (رِضْوَان) means "Pleasure, divine satisfaction". From the Arabic root ر-ض-ي. The reward of paradise is described as Allah's ridwan.
- Is Ridwan a name from the Qur'an?
- Ridwan 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 Ridwan a boy or a girl name?
- Ridwan is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Ridwan come from?
- Ridwan is an Arabic name, built on the root letters R-Ḍ-Y.
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