Entry № 4306 · Arabic origin

Mawiyya Mawiyya — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mah-WEE-yah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Arab queen who defeated Rome (Tanukhid Mavia)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "arab queen who defeated rome (tanukhid mavia)".

Mawiyya (or Mavia, d. c. 425) was the Arab queen of the Tanukhids — a confederation of Christian Arabs in 4th-c. Syria-Arabia. After her husband's death (c. 375), she led a major revolt against Emperor Valens of Rome, personally commanding cavalry into battle, defeating Roman armies repeatedly and forcing the empire to negotiate. One of the only Arab leaders ever to defeat Rome on the battlefield.

Featured in Sozomen's Ecclesiastical History.

Arab queen of the Tanukhids. One of the only Arab leaders ever to defeat Rome.

The name in its native script.

ماوية
Transliteration
Māwiyya
Pronunciation
/ məˈwiː.jə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Mawiyya stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Mawiyya · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Mawiyyas before her.

Real people
Queen Mawiyya
Tanukhid queen who defeated Rome.
d. c. 425
In fiction
Mawiyya
Sozomen's Ecclesiastical History.

Names connected to Mawiyya.

The number behind Mawiyya.

7

The Seeker

Mawiyya reduces to seven — the number of Tanukhid queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Defeated Rome. Seven letters. Mawiyya."
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