Mawaddah
/mah-WAD-dah/
“Love, affection, and tender friendship”
- How to say it
- mah-WAD-dah
- Given to
- Girls
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- rare
From the same family
01Mawadda“Affection, love, loving kindness.”→︎02Ahadi“Arabic-derived: a promise of enduring love and family continuity”→︎03Arij“A girl whose presence is as sweet and memorable as a lovely fragrance”→︎04Aziz“Arabic-derived: precious, powerful, and dearly loved”→︎05Aziza“Arabic-derived: precious, powerful, and dearly loved”→︎06Daudi“Arabic-derived: the Swahili form of David, meaning “beloved””→︎07Erasto“Name widely used in Tanzania and Kenya, meaning beloved”→︎08Ghali“Precious and deeply loved”→︎09Habib“A dearly loved and cherished person”→︎10Habiba“A dearly loved and cherished daughter”→︎11Hadija“A dignified and respected woman, recalling the beloved name of Khadijah”→︎12Huba“Love and deep affection”→︎