Muawiya

Mu‘āwīyya or Muawiyah or Muaawiya (معاوية) is a male Arabic given name of disputed meaning. It was the name of the first Umayyad caliph.[1]

Muawiya
معاوية
Calligraphic representation of
Muawiya ibn Abī Sufyan name,
the most famous bearer of this name.
PronunciationMuawiyah,
Muʿāwiya
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameSemitic (Arabic)
Region of originArabia (Middle East)

Notable bearers of this name include:

Places

References

  1. "Tareekh-ul-Khulafa". Scribd.com. 2010-09-26. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
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