Hawa
GirlArabic · Arabic: /ħawˈwaːʔ/; doubled w, a long final a and a closing glottal stop.
Hawa is the Arabic form of Eve, with a traditional association with life. Its original spelling helps distinguish the name from similar-sounding words.
Origin
Arabic
Pronunciation
Arabic: /ħawˈwaːʔ/; doubled w, a long final a and a closing glottal stop.
Arabic form of Eve, traditionally associated with life and the living.
Hawa represents حوّاء, the Arabic name corresponding to Eve. Through its Hebrew background, it carries the traditional association with life: the Genesis narrative connects Eve’s name with being the mother of all the living. This is a richer connection than a simple word-for-word Arabic translation. The Latin spelling can hide an important distinction. The name حوّاء is different from هواء, the Arabic word for “air”. Knowing the original letters keeps those meanings apart. Hawa is also used as a feminine name in Swahili, while the pronunciation given here is Arabic. Arabic /ħawˈwaːʔ/ has a held w sound and a long final a, closed by a glottal stop. Its full vowels can lend the name warmth and breadth despite its short written form.
Etymology: Hawa is a Latin transcription of Arabic حوّاء (Ḥawwāʾ), related to Hebrew Ḥawwah. The link with life belongs to that older name tradition.
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Name popularity
Latest year: 2025
Girls
Rank1,813
Source
SSA records cover Social Security card applications, not every US birth. Names with fewer than 5 occurrences are omitted; gaps do not mean zero. Spellings are kept separate, except that SSA removes spaces and hyphens. Equal counts are ranked alphabetically. Ranks are calculated separately for boys and girls.
Origin
Arabic