Muslim Name · Male · Arabic origin
Wadud Name Meaning in Islam
Al-Wadud, the Loving, divine name.
- Meaning
- Al-Wadud, the Loving, divine name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- ودود
- Meaning in Urdu
- الودود: محبت کرنے والا، اسمِ الٰہی
- Pronunciation
- WA-dud
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Wadud an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Wadud is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Al-Wadud, the Loving, divine name. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
و-د-د, from w-d-d, to love. Al-Wadūd is one of the divine names: the Loving (Q 11:90, Q 85:14). The intensive form: the persistently loving.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Waw of connection, Dal of return, Waw, Dal of return. Love that doubles itself, returns and returns.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Wadud weaves earth and water, the elements of steadiness and mercy, patience and feeling. The person is asked to be both root and river, a slow, sheltering presence. Running through the reading is Al-Wadud, the Loving, meaning the bearer is trusted with a steady, connective love, joined by Al-Dayyan, the Judge, carried as the fair judgment that keeps a household whole. A person named Wadud holds their people through seasons.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The loving one, the affectionate, from the root و-د-د (wadda, to love deeply, to feel affection). Al-Wadud is one of the ninety-nine beautiful names of Allah, declaring not just His mercy but His tender affection toward His creation: 'And He is the Forgiving, the Loving (al-Wadud)' (85:14). The same name appears again in Surah Hud, where the Prophet Shu'ayb says to his people: 'Indeed, my Lord is Merciful and Loving (Wadud)' (11:90).
The Arabic wudd is distinguished from the more common hubb (love): wudd denotes the lasting, settled, tender kind of love, the love that produces gentleness in action, not just feeling. The Quran promises this love between Allah and the believers: 'Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds, the Most Merciful will appoint for them affection (wudda)' (19:96), the verse classical commentators call the verse of God-given love.
As a personal name, Wadud is normally combined with Abd: Abd al-Wadud (Servant of the Loving One). The standalone Wadud is also used. Top Pakistani-Urdu, Bengali, and Indonesian boys name. Variants: Wadood, Wadud, Wedud (Indonesian), Vedud. The Arabic is وَدُود.
How to Pronounce Wadud
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Names sharing the و Waw influence
Like Wadud, these names carry Waw (و) as the dominant letter of their Arabic spelling.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Wadud
What does the name Wadud mean?
The letters that build Wadud each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Wadud? →
Is Wadud mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Wadud mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Wadud carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Wadud a good Islamic name?
The letters of Wadud, each with its own reading, are laid out above: jump to the letters reading ↑
Is Wadud a boy or girl name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Wadud in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Wadud, starting from Waw, is read as a principle of the name; this is interpretation offered for reflection. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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