Hauwa'u
The Hausa form of Hawwa, the Arabic name for Eve, the first woman in the Quranic and Biblical accounts.
Meaning and origin
Hauwa'u renders in Hausa the Arabic Hawwa, the name the Qur'an gives the first woman, alongside her husband Adamu.
How to pronounce Hauwa'u
| Hausa (Nigeria) | how-WAH-oo /hau̯waʔu/ |
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