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
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.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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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 |