Awwal, Oula

• Origin: Arabic
• Meaning: “first; foremost.”
• masc (AHW-wahl); fem (OO-lah)

Awwal أوّل is an Arabic male name which comes directly from the Arabic word القائمة (first, foremost). It’s feminine form is Oula أولى. A unisex form is Awwalan أَوَّلاَن which is derived from the plural form of awwal.

In Islam, al-Awwal is one of the many names of God.

Sources

• https://quranicnames.com/awwal/
• https://quranicnames.com/oula/
• https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/foremost/