Arabic

Dua

Pronounced doo-AAShare

Meaning: Prayer

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 2 syllables

The story

The Arabic word for prayer gives this name a direct devotional meaning. The original contains a consonant between the vowels that an English respelling can only approximate.

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Dua comes from Arabic.

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