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Mawaddah Girl Name Meaning, Origin & Spelling

Mawaddah · Girl · Affection, love, warm attachment · Arabic

مودةMuslim girl names

Meaning

Affection, love, warm attachment

Name meaning

Origin / language: Arabic
Alternate spellings: Mawadda, Muwaddah
Name type: Single given name
Category: Quranic words and names

Connection: Quranic word · Quran reference 30:21

Read the linked verse for the Quranic connection. The meaning and spelling notes explain the name itself; a word in the Quran is not necessarily the name of a person mentioned there.

Language and spelling

Mawaddah مودة names affection or loving attachment. Quran 30:21 pairs the word with mercy in the description of spouses. The verse provides the word’s context; it is not a biographical reference to a woman named Mawaddah.

Sources

Meaning checked against the listed source.

Entry reviewed: 2026-10-27

Arabic dictionaries (Arabdict)

FirstCry Baby Names: Mawaddah

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