67 Muslim baby names that begin with the Urdu letter واؤ (Wao), each with its Urdu and Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. In English they are most often written W, V and O.
67 names
On this page
67 names
Urdu letter
واؤ (Wao)
Sound
w, o, or oo
In English
W, V, O
Every entry has
Urdu and Arabic spelling, meaning, and the Ilm ul Huroof reading
What is on this page? 67 Muslim baby names that begin with the Urdu letter واؤ (Wao), each with its Urdu and Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter reading. In English they are most often written W, V and O. Every name links to its full page.
One Urdu letter does not become one English letter. The 67 names on this page are transliterated 3 different ways in English, because English has no settled system for Urdu and families spell by ear.
AsrNaam lists 67, 31 for boys and 36 for girls. Each carries its Urdu spelling, its Arabic spelling, its meaning and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
How is واؤ written in English?
There is no single answer, and that is the honest position. The names on this page appear in English under 3 different opening letters, most often W, V and O. Urdu has no official romanisation, so families spell by ear and both spellings are correct.
Which name beginning with واؤ is most popular?
By what visitors search for and open on this site, Wathiq, Vikram and Violet lead this letter. The settled meaning of Wathiq is: The one of firm trust.
What does Wao mean in Ilm ul Huroof?
The Science of Letters reads Wao as carrying an element, an abjad value and a link to one of the divine names. Its full reading is on the letter page, and every name on this page is read letter by letter on its own page. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.
The rest of the Urdu alphabet
Every letter with names behind it has its own page.