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Rawda

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Meaning

Garden

Linguistic Origin

Arabic

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

Worldwide Muslim usage

Global Spellings

Arabic روضة
Urdu راودا
Persian رودا
Bengali রাওদা
Pashto راودا

Alternate Spellings

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

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

Rawda is the Arabic word for "garden." It is best known as Ar-Rawda ash-Sharifa, the area between the Prophet's ﷺ pulpit and his resting place in Medina, which he described in a hadith as "a garden among the gardens of Paradise."

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Etymology

From the Arabic روضة (rawdah), 'garden' - notably Al-Rawdah al-Sharifah, the sacred area within the Prophet's Mosque in Medina.

Islamic Significance

Growing things are set out in the Quran as evidence: from the water We bring out grain arranged in layers, and gardens of grapevines and olives and pomegranates (6:99).

Cultural / Regional Usage

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