Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Wedad Name Meaning in Islam
Love, affection.
- Meaning
- Love, affection. Egyptian spelling of Widad. Al-Wadud ('the Most Loving') is one of the divine names of Allah
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- وداد
- Meaning in Urdu
- محبت
- Pronunciation
- WE-dad
- Lucky number
- 6
Is Wedad an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Wedad is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Love, affection. Egyptian spelling of Widad. Al-Wadud ('the Most Loving') is one of the divine names of Allah. 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. Widād is loving affection, the bond of mutual love.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Waw of connection, Dal of return, Alif of origin, Dal of return. Love returning twice.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Wedad's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Wadud, the Loving, carried by a person as a steady, connective love. A person named Wedad carries a full weather system inside a single quiet chest.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Love, affection. Egyptian spelling of Widad.
How to Pronounce Wedad
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Wedad
What does the name Wedad mean?
The letters of Wedad, beginning with Waw, each carry a separate quality. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Wedad? →
Is Wedad mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Wedad mean in Urdu?
Urdu poets and scholars kept the letter qualities readable; that lineage flows under Wedad. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Wedad a good Islamic name?
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Is Wedad a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Wedad in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is the Ibn Arabi tradition of Ilm ul Huroof. In the Ilm ul Huroof tradition each letter in Wedad, 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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