Malay Names · Boy
Nawab name meaning
“deputies; South Asian ruler's title”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Arabic · Urdu
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptنواب
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Nawab
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Nawab is a boy's name from Arabic and Urdu meaning 'deputies; a South Asian ruler's title'.
What does Nawab mean?
Deputies; South Asian ruler's title
In Malay: wakil; gelaran pemerintah di Asia Selatan
About the name Nawab
Nawab comes from the Arabic word nuwwāb, the plural of nāʾib (deputy, representative). It was borrowed into Urdu as navāb, a title of Mughal rulers, and is also used as a boy's name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic, Urdu |
| Syllables | Na-wab |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with N |
| Arabic script | نواب |
|---|
Compound names with Nawab
Sources
- Wiktionary: نواب · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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