- Meaning
- Life, living
- Arabic
- حواء
- Say it
- ha-WAA'
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Hebrew
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
The Arabic form of Eve. The Quran tells her story with Adam but does not name her; her name comes from the hadith.
Other spellings
Hawwa, Havva, Awa, Eve
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Questions about Hawa
What does Hawa mean?
Hawa means: Life, living. The Arabic form of Eve. The Quran tells her story with Adam but does not name her; her name comes from the hadith.
Is Hawa in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Hawa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hawa is a girl’s name.
How do you write Hawa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hawa is written حواء.