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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
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Hindustani, () 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
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, Algerian volleyball player
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Nawal El Moutawakel
Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: ⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵍⵎⵓⵜⴰⵡⴰⵇⵇⵉⵍ ; ar, نوال المتوكل; born 15 April 1962) is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, ...
, 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
Nawal El Saadawi ( ar, نوال السعداوي, , 22 October 1931 – 21 March 2021) was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of ...
, Egyptian feminist
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Nawal Kishore Sharma
Nawal Kishore Sharma ( Dausa, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 5 July 1925 – 8 October 2012) was an Indian politician, who served as Governor of Gujarat state from July 2004 to July 2009.
Biography
His father's name was Pandit Mool Chand Sharma.
He was ma ...
, Indian politician
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Nawal El Tatawy (born 1942), Egyptian economist
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Nawal Al Zoghbi
Nawal El Zoghbi ( ar, نوال الزغبي, also spelled Nawal Al Zoghbi; born 29 June 1972) is a Lebanese pop singer.
She achieved popularity first by dancing and singing traditional Arabic music with a pop sensibility, and later singing in ...
, Lebanese singer
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