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Hawa (given name)

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Hawa
GenderArabic: Female
Atayal: Male
Origin
Word/nameArabic: From the Arabic word for Eve
Other names
Variant form(s)Hawo

Hawa is a feminine given name. In Atayal, Hawa is a male given name.

Hawa is the traditional Arabic, classical Hebrew and Swahili name for the Biblical and Qur'anic figure Eve.[1] In Modern Hebrew the more common version is Chava.

Notable people

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Fictional characters

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  • Hawa (哈瓦), an Atayalic character in the Taiwanese television film Batu The Iron Fist [tay] (鐵拳巴圖).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an encyclopedia, (Routledge: 2008), p.11