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Nur Hawa name meaning

“light; life”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
N
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl

Malay Names: NMeaning lightArabic origin

Nur Hawa is a girl's name combining Nur 'light' with Hawa 'life'.

What does Nur Hawa mean?

Light; life

In Malay: cahaya; hidup

Sources (2)

About the name Nur Hawa

Nur Hawa is built from the element Nur, commonly placed before girls' names and meaning 'light', and Hawa, meaning 'life'. Hawa is the Arabic form of the name Eve, associated with the meaning 'life'. Nur is also spelled Nor or Noor on official documents. The two parts are used together as one full name.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginArabic, Hebrew
SyllablesNur Ha-wa
PartsNur + Hawa
First letterMalay Names starting with N
Arabic scriptنور حواء

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Eve · behindthename.com · meaning

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