Khava
Chechen · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Khava
The given name 'Khava' is derived from the Arabic word 'خاوة' (khawā'), meaning 'joy' or 'delight', and is linguistically rooted in the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family.
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Etymology
The given name 'Khava' is derived from the Arabic word 'خاوة' (khawā'), meaning 'joy' or 'delight', and is linguistically rooted in the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. The name 'Khava' is commonly used in various cultures, including Islamic and South Asian communities, with notable historical context in the 19th-century Russian literature, where it was used as a character name in the novel 'The Queen of Spades'.
Khava currently ranks #4,474 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2010.
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