Meaning
Our master, our patron
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic; South and Southeast Asian usage
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Southeast Asian names
Language and spelling
Maulana joins mawla with na, our. It is used as a scholarly honorific in South Asia and also as a personal name in Southeast Asia; the title usage does not make every name bearer a qualified scholar.
Sources
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Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27
Arabic dictionaries (Arabdict)