Awa



Gender:
Origin: Arabic
20 famous people named Awa found on Wikipedia.
667 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 4337-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 3409-th in year 2005

Meanings

Awa (or Hawa) is an African feminine given name derived from Eve, Notable people with the name include:
Awa Marie Coll Seck (born 1951), Senegalese Executive Director of The Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership
Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (born 1961), Senegalese retired female track and field athlete
Awa Gueye (born August 1978), Senegalese women's basketball player
Hawa Ghasia, Tanzanian politician
Hawa Yakubu (1948–2007), Ghanaian politician
Zainab Hawa Bangura, Sierra Leona politician
Awa is also a New Zealand Māori word that means 'river' often used in given names or part of a name. It can appear in both female and male names. An example of this name use is; Te Awanui Reeder from the band Nesian Mystik. Te Awaunui, can be directly translated as 'The Big River' or 'The Main River'.


Provide refuge, to take care of someone, to heal, to embrace in Quran.

Famous People: 20 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Awa Ly 1977 French singer-songwriter and actress
2 Awa Ehoura Ivorian journalist
3 Awa Santesson-Sey 1997 Swedish singer
4 Awa Marie Coll-Seck 1951 Senegalese politician
5 Awa Tsireh 1898 Native American artist
6 Eme Awa 1921 Chairman:National Electoral Commission of Nigeria
7 Kenzō Awa 1880
8 Awa Maïga Ivorian singer
9 Awa Dioum-Ndiaye 1961 Senegalese athlete
10 Awa Guèye 1978 Olympic basketball player
11 Awa Manneh 1982 Swedish female singer
12 Awa Sissoko 1994 Basketball player
13 Awa Karamoko 1985 Handball player
14 Awa Thiongane Senegalese engineer
15 Pius Suh Awa 1930 Cameroonian catholic bishop (1930-2014)
16 Awa Diop 1991 French handball player
17 Awa Ly N'diaye 2000
18 Awa Gueye 1978
19 Yao Awa 1979
20 Awa Thiam 1950 Feminist from Senegal