Salwa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Salwa – Meaning: comfort, consolation (also the Quranic word for quail) – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SAHL-wah


Salwa is an Arabic girl's name meaning “comfort, consolation (also the Quranic word for quail)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Salwa

Meaning: Comfort, consolation (also the Quranic word for quail).

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Salwa

Phonetic: SAHL-wah   IPA: /ˈsɑːlwɑː/

Popularity of Salwa

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1961–2024.

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