Mawaddah

• Origin: Arabic مَوَدَّة
• Meaning: “affection; love; friendship”
• Variant transcription: Mawada, Mawadda & Mouadda (Maghrebi Arabic).
• Gender: Female

The name is from the Arabic word مَوَدَّة (mawaddah), meaning, “affection; love; friendship.” It has the same sense as the Greek word and name, Agape. It is ultimately derived from the Arabic root و-د-د (w-d-d), meaning, “love; affection; compassion.”

Sources

• https://www.arabicstudentsdictionary.com/word?word_id=221f835f-379b-4527-a5ab-16a7aa48a890&root_id=098be430-8e7f-4cd7-871b-584efb62476c&action=exploreRootLink