Malay Names · Boy
Zawawi name meaning
“of the Zawawa (Zwawa)”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- Z
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptزواوي
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Zawawi
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Zawawi is a boy's name from the Arabic nisba al-Zawawi, meaning 'of the Zawawa', tribes of Kabylia in Algeria.
What does Zawawi mean?
About the name Zawawi
Zawawi comes from the Arabic nisba al-Zawawi (الزواوي), a relational form meaning 'of the Zawawa' (Zwawa, زواوة), the name of tribes in the Djurdjura mountains of Kabylia, Algeria. Many scholars from that region carried this nisba. In Malaysia, Zawawi is used as a boy's name. Zauwawi is another spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Za-wa-wi |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with Z |
| Arabic script | زواوي |
|---|
Compound names with Zawawi
Sources
- Wikipedia: Zwawa · en.wikipedia.org · meaning
- ويكيبيديا: زواوة · ar.wikipedia.org · meaning
- Wikipedia: Zawawi · en.wikipedia.org · usage
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