Rawiya

• Origin: Arabic راوية
• Meaning: “narrator; storyteller.”
• Gender: Female

The name comes directly from the Arabic word راوية (rawiya), meaning “storyteller; narrator.” Another transliteration is Rawia, Rawiyah and Rawya.

It was borne by Rawya Ateya (1926-1997), the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world in 1957.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/rawiya
• https://www.arabicstudentsdictionary.com/search?q=%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9