Muawiya (name)

Tareekh-ul-Khulafa by al-Hafidh Jalaluddin Suyuti

Mu‘āwīyyah or Muawiyah or Muaawiya (معاوية) is a male Arabic given name with disputed meaning, while some consider it to be used for strength of the arm.

People named Muawiya include:

• Muawiyah I, first Umayyad Caliph (r. 661–680)
• Muawiya II, third Umayyad Caliph (r. 683–684)
• Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham, Umayyad prince and general (fl. 725–737)
• Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (born 1941), Prime Minister, then President of Mauritania

As for the word al-mu’aawiyah with the definite article, it means sword of islam. Some people tend to mix up the two.

See also

• The meaning of Mu'awiya (Answering-Ansar) "
• Ruling on calling one’s son Mu’aawiyah and mention of some who bore this name "

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