Adua

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Adua means "peace" or "calm".
Scripts(How to write)
The original Swahili spelling is Adhia.
አድዋ(Amharic)
ዓድዋ(Tigrinya)
Popularity
Adua is not a popular name worldwide.

cartoon of the name Adua
Cartoon of Adua

Adua Name meanings & History

Adua means "peace" or "calm". Italian form of ዓድዋ also spelled Adwa or Aduwa. This is an Ethiopian town whose name means "village of Awa (people)" in Tigrinya.Adua catched the attention of the Italians because of The Battle of Adwa, a battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Led by Emperor Menelik II, Ethiopian forces defeated an invading Italian force on 1 March 1896. Adua became a given name during the Fascism (1925-45) when Adua was a symbol of a dreamed revenge that became real in 1935-36. Adua is used as a first name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Adua: Action Aries

Synonyms of Adua:

A: Assertive,Argumentative,Angry,Action,Aggressive,Ambitious

D: Domestic,Determined,Daddy,Doting,Dutiful,Demanding

U: Utopia,Understanding,Unity,Undermining,Universality

Adua is:

  • a Delicate name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper Class name

Related Names to Adua

Possible related names include Amani, which also means peace in Swahili, and Salama, which means "safety" or "security".