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Arwa

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Meaning

Mountain goat, gracefulness

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic أروى
Urdu عروہ
Persian آروا
Turkish Arva
Bengali আরওয়া
Pashto اروا

Alternate Spellings

Graceful and timeless, the name Arwa is a beautiful choice for a baby girl. The name holds the profound meaning of 'Mountain goat, gracefulness', reflecting qualities that parents often wish to bestow upon their child.

Pronounced as Arwa, it has a rhythmic flow that makes it memorable and distinct. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.

Arwa comes from the Arabic word for a mountain goat or ibex. It is also the name of two notable women in early Islamic history: Arwa bint Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet ﷺ's paternal aunt and a recognised poet, and Arwa bint Kurayz, the mother of the third Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan.

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Etymology

From the Arabic أروى (arwa), 'mountain goat, ibex' - associated with grace and gracefulness.

Islamic Significance

Beauty is treated in the Quran as a good in itself and not only as ornament: of the grazing livestock it says there is beauty in them for you when you bring them in and when you send them out (16:6).

Cultural / Regional Usage

Widely used across the Muslim world, particularly as a girl's name.