Uswa: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Uswa – Meaning: role model or example – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: OOS-wah


Uswa is an Arabic girl's name meaning “role model or example”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Uswa

Meaning: Role model or example.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Uswa

Phonetic: OOS-wah   IPA: /ˈʊswə/

Popularity of Uswa

Uswa doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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