Sawda

• Origin: Arabic سودة
• Meaning: uncertain
• Gender: feminine
• (SOW-dah)

The name is of uncertain meaning but is believed to be from the Arabic root S-W-D which can mean “blackness” or “large number of palm trees.”

The name was borne by one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammed known as Sawda bint Zama, considered one of the Mothers of Believers. Sawda bint Zama was a widow who married Prophet Muhammed at around the age of 50 to help care for his children.

Other transliterations are Sauda & Saudah.

Other forms include:

• Seuda (Albanian)
• Säüdä, Säüzä, Savda Сәүҙә (Bashkir)
• Sevda (Bosnian)
• Sawda Савда (Avar)
• Sawdat Савдат (Chechen)
• Saudah (Indonesian, Malaysian)
• Sauda Сауда (Kazakh)
• Sevde (Turkish)

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/sawda
• https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/sawdah/
• https://quranicnames.com/sawda/