Hawa (given name)
| Gender | Arabic: Female Atayal: Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic: From the Arabic word for Eve |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hawo |
Hawa is a feminine given name. In Atayal, Hawa is a male given name.
Hawa is the traditional Arabic, classical Hebrew and Swahili name for the Biblical and Qur'anic figure Eve.[1] In Modern Hebrew the more common version is Hava or Chava.
Notable people[edit]
- Hawa Abdi, Somali doctor and activist
- Hawa Abdi Samatar, former First Lady of Somalia
- Hawa Singh, Indian boxer
Fictional characters[edit]
- Hawa (哈瓦), an Atayalic character in the Taiwanese television film Batu The Iron Fist (鐵拳巴圖).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an encyclopedia, (Routledge: 2008), p.11
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