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Hawwa

Living, source of life

حَوَّاء

Hawwa

Living, source of life

Quranic rootgirlhebraic
Pronunciation
Hawwa
Arabic
حَوَّاء
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebraic
Root
h-y-y
Quranic status
Quranic root
Alternate spellings
HawaEve

Origin & meaning

The first woman, Eve, mother of all humanity, wife of Adam ﷺ.

Notable bearers
  • · Hawwa, wife of Adam ﷺ
Themes
Same root · h-y-y

Names sharing this root.

“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).