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وَلَاء
Walaa
wa-LAA
“Loyalty, devotion.”
About Walaa
Walaa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "loyalty, devotion" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root و-ل-ي meaning 'to be close, to be loyal to'. Wala' is loyalty and devoted allegiance.
Common in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Wala, Walae
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 Walaa is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Walaa
- What does the name Walaa mean?
- Walaa (وَلَاء) means "Loyalty, devotion". From the Arabic root و-ل-ي meaning 'to be close, to be loyal to'. Wala' is loyalty and devoted allegiance.
- Is Walaa a name from the Qur'an?
- Walaa 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 Walaa a boy or a girl name?
- Walaa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Walaa come from?
- Walaa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters W-L-Y. Common in Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine.
- How is Walaa spelled?
- Walaa is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (وَلَاء) is also written Wala and Walae. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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