Malay Names · Boy
Awal name meaning
“the first; the beginning”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- A
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Awal
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Awal is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'the first'.
What does Awal mean?
About the name Awal
Awal comes from the Arabic awwal, meaning 'first' or 'beginning'. Al-Awwal is one of the Names of Allah (Asmaul Husna), while Awal on its own is used as an ordinary given name. The spelling Awwal also occurs.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | A-wal |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with A |
| Arabic script | أول |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: أول · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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