The baby name Hawwah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAW-wah (approx. /ˈhɑː.wɑː/); Arabic classical: Ḥawwāʾ [ħaːwˈwaː].
Hawwah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Hawwah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced HAW-wah (approx. /ˈhɑː.wɑː/); Arabic classical: Ḥawwāʾ [ħaːwˈwaː].
Hawwah is Hebrew in Origin.
Emerging from the Arabic Ḥawwāʾ (حوّاء), Hawwah is the Semitic name traditionally given to Eve, Adam’s spouse. The form is widely understood to reflect Hebrew Chavvah (חַוָּה), linked to the root chayah “to live,” and in Arabic it resonates with ḥayāh “life.” Hence its prevailing meaning: “living,” “life-bearer,” or “mother of all living.” Although the Qur’an does not name Eve explicitly, classical Islamic exegesis and hadith literature use Ḥawwāʾ, and the name has circulated across the Islamic world since the earliest centuries.
Variants abound across regions and scripts: Hawwa/Hawwah and Hawwāʾ in Arabic transliteration; Hawa in Arabic usage as well as Swahili and Malay/Indonesian; Havva in Turkish; Hauwa in Hausa; and Hawo or Hawa in Somali. Cognates include Eve (English) and Chava/Chaya (Hebrew). Today the name remains favored from the Middle East to West and East Africa, carrying connotations of origin, vitality, and piety.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #559 | 3 | 19,177 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #735 | 52 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Hawwah is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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