First Adhān

Jawād

جَوَاد

Say it ja-WAAD

Generous, open-handed

At a glance

Gender
Boy
Arabic root
j-w-d
Origin
Arabic
Also spelled
Jawad, Jawaad, Javad

Meaning & source

Generous, open-handed.

  • وَرَجُلٌ جَواد: سَخِيٌّ، وَكَذَلِكَ الأُنثى بِغَيْرِ هَاءٍ، وَالْجَمْعُ أَجواد، كسَّروا فَعالًا عَلَى أَفعال حَتَّى كأَنهم إِنما كَسَّرُوا فَعَلًا

    Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, root j-w-d (vol. 3, p. 135)

Who carried this name

We have not recorded an early bearer of this name. The word is classical Arabic.

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