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Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic
Scripts مُعَاوية(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. MUW-ah-wee-AH  [key]

Meaning & History

Muawiyah is an Arabic name for boys that means “one who howls”. The most famous bearer is Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan, who led a rebellion against Ali in the First Fitna (civil war) that caused the Shia-Sunni schism.
Added 3/1/2015 by Ali Hassan