A Name Story by Houdhoud
وَائِل
Wael
WAA-il
“Refuge, shelter.”
About Wael
Wael is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "refuge, shelter" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root و-أ-ل meaning 'to seek refuge'.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
و أ لW-ʾ-L
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Wael is one such word.
How to say it
WAA·il
Stressed syllable in capitals
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