or (
Arabic:
نوال ''nawāl'') is Arabic female given name literally meaning "unmerited favour of God" or "gift, grant, present, donation, award, offering" or also could mean "state or quality of being kind, act of kindness beyond what is due" or "grace, kindness, favour, charity". The name is actually an infinitive form of the adjective which stems from verb , meaning "to accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, receive".
Generally, the name is used for girls but actually is
gender-neutral.
In
Hindustani
Hindustani may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India)
* Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, whose two official norms are Hindi and Urdu
* Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and ...
, () means 'new'. This name is used in many countries such as Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries throughout the world.
People with the name include
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Nawal (musician)
Nawal is a musician from Comoros whose music draws on traditional Comorian influences and incorporates sounds from African and Arabic culture.
Born into a musical family, she grew up with such sounds as dhikr (Sufi chanting) in mosques, twarab m ...
, Comorian musician
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Nawal Kishore Dhawal
Nawal Kishore Dhawal (11 November 1911, in Sasorh village, Sarmera, Nalanda District, Bengal Presidency – 17 April 1964) was an Indian writer, poet, Proofreading, proof reader, editor, critic, journalist and author of many different literary w ...
, Indian writer
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Nawal El Jack
Malbas Jamous Nawal El Jack ( ar, ملبس جاموس نوال الجاك; born 17 October 1988 in Khartoum) is a Sudanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. She represented her nation at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Ol ...
, Sudanese sprinter
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Nawal al-Hawsawi
Nawal al-Hawsawi is a Saudi Arabian female pilot. This is not common practice and is nearly impossible in Saudi Arabia, making Nawal al-Hawsawi a pioneer and a problem for the monarchy in the country. She also has led the county's women in fights ...
, Saudi Arabian pilot and activist
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Nawal El Kuwaitia
Nawal El Kuwaitia ( ar, نوال الكويتية; born Nawal Thaher Al-Zaid, 18 November 1966) is a Kuwaiti singer and actress.
Career
Nawal studied at the Music Institute in Kuwait.
Nawal's first album was released in 1984. The majority of ...
, Kuwaiti singer
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Nawal Mansouri
Nawel Mansouri (born August 1, 1985, in Béjaïa) is an Algerian international volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other ...
, Algerian volleyball player
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Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan hurdler
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Nawal M. Nour
Nawal M. Nour is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist who directs the Ambulatory Obstetrics Practice at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. Her research and practice focus on providing the right care to women who have undergone female genital mutilation/cut ...
, Sudanese-American obstetrician and gynecologist
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Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian feminist
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Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician
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Nawal El Tatawy
Nawal El Tatawy (born 14 September 1942) is an Egyptian economist who was the minister of economy and foreign trade from 2 January 1996 to 8 July 1997. She worked at various institutions in different capacities, including the National Bank of Egy ...
(born 1942), Egyptian economist
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Nawal Al Zoghbi, Lebanese singer
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Arabic feminine given names