Ridwan (name)

Summary

Ridwan (Arabic: رِضْوَان ridwan ) is an Arabic masculine given name and which the name also derived from the Islamic angel Ridwan and means "grace, pleasure, satisfaction". In Islamic tradition, Ridwan is the name of an angel in charge of maintaining the gates of Paradise, Jannah.

Ridwan
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"Pleased, satisfied, devoted to God"
Other names
Related namesRedwan, Rizwan, Rezwan, Rejwan, Redoan, Rilwan

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Other forms of Ridwan include "Ridhwan", "Rizwan", "Rizvan", and "Ridvan" or "Rıdvan" in Albanian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Kashmiri, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Tajik, Turkish, Urdu, and other languages heavily influenced by Persian.

In Bangladesh, the name may be spelled as "Rizwan", "Rezwan", "Rejwan" or "Redhwan". It may also be transliterated as Redhwan, Redwhan or Redwan.

In Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia it is alternatively spelled as "Ridwan" or "Riduan". "Redouane" is the most common spelling in French.

The female equivalent of this name is "Ridwana" or "Rizwana".

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"REDOUANE". Name Doctor. Retrieved 29 October 2017.