Meaning, origin and history of the name Ridwan

Gender Masculine

Scripts رضوان(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. /ridˤ.ˈwaːn/(Arabic) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "consent, approval" in Arabic, a derivative of the root رضي (raḍiya) meaning "to be satisfied, to be content".

VariantRizwan(Arabic)

Feminine FormsRidwana, Rizwana(Arabic)

Other Languages & CulturesRizvan(Azerbaijani) Rıdvan, Rızvan(Turkish) Rizwan(Urdu)

formal upper class wholesome strong strange complex serious