Mawra — Meaning, Origin, Pronunciation & Popularity

The meaning

A name that means "mawra hocane - pakistani actress + sadqay tumhare + sammi".

Mawra is from the Arabic māwarāʾ (ماوراء — beyond). A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Urdu-Pakistani heritage aesthetic. Mawra Hocane (Mawra Hussain, born 1992) is a Pakistani actress, model, and lawyer. Pakistani dramas include Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain (2009 debut), Sadqay Tumhare (2014-2015, directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin, Hum Award Best Actress 2015), and Sammi (2017, Hum Award Best Actress 2017, Lux Style Awards Best Actress nominee — a foundational work of modern Pakistani feminist + social-issue television). Bollywood debut in Sanam Teri Kasam (2016) opposite Harshvardhan Rane. Graduated from Quaid-e-Azam Law College with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. Over 5 million Instagram followers.

Featured throughout Pakistani heritage.

Beyond (Arabic). Mawra Hocane — Pakistani actress + Sadqay Tumhare Hum Award 2015 + Sammi Hum Award 2017 + Sanam Teri Kasam Bollywood + Quaid-e-Azam Law College LLB.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

ماوراء

Transliteration: Māwarāʾ
Pronunciation: / ˈmɔː.rə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Mawra stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Mawra · last year

88 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

0

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Mawras before her.

Real people

Mawra Hocane

Pakistani actress + lawyer + Sadqay Tumhare + Sammi.

born 1992

In fiction

Mawra

Arabic beyond.

Numerology

The number behind Mawra.

4

The Builder

Mawra reduces to four.

Parents on Mawra

Why families chose this name.

"Pakistani Mawra. Five letters. Mawra."

Fatima · Mother of one · Karachi

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