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Lawal Boy Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Lawal · Boy · First · Hausa

LawalMuslim boy names

Meaning

First

Name meaning

Origin / language: Hausa
Islamic / Qur’anic association: Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
Name type: Single given name
Category: West African names

Language and spelling

Lawal is a Hausa name from Arabic awwal أوّل, first. The source describes its use to distinguish the first of siblings sharing a given name, giving the ordinal a naming function.

Sources

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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25

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