Ridwan (name)
Rilwan (Arabic: رِضْوَان rilwān) is an Arabic masculine given name and which the name also derived from the Islamic angel Rilwan and means "grace, pleasure, satisfaction". In Islamic tradition, Rilwan is the name of an angel in charge of maintaining the gates of Paradise, Jannah.
| Gender | Male |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Pleased, satisfied, devoted to God" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Redwan, Rizwan, Rezwan, Rejwan, Redoan, Rilwan |
Variants
Other forms of Ridwan include "Ridhwan", "Rizwan", "Rizvan", and "Ridvan" or "Rıdvan" in Albanian, Bosnian, Indonesian, Kashmiri, Malay, Pashto, Persian, Punjabi, Tajik, Turkish, Urdu, and other languages heavily influenced by Persian.
In Bangladesh, the name may be spelled as "Rizwan", "Rezwan", "Rejwan" or "Redhwan". It may also be transliterated as Redhwan or Redwan.
In Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia it is alternatively spelled as "Ridwan" or "Riduan". "Redouane" is the most common spelling in French.
The female equivalent of this name is "Ridwana" or "Rizwana".