| Pronunciation | Arabic: [dʒaˈwaːd] Persian: [dʒævɒːd] Hindi: [dʒəʋaːd] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Arabic, Berber Persian, Urdu, Dari, Pashto, Azeri, Serbo-Croatian, Albanian[1] |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Steed, Open-handed/Generous |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Cevat (Turkish), Dževad (Bosnian) |
Jawad (Arabic & Persian: جواد), Bosnian: Dževad; Russian: Жавад, romanized: Dzhavad; Azerbaijani: Cavad, Berber languages: ⵊⴰⵡⴷ, romanized: Jawed; Turkish: Cevat; Albanian: Xhevat) is an Arabic given name that means generous, liberal, magnanimous, merciful, and open-handed.[2] The name is common in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Morocco and South Asia.