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Is it permissible to name a female "Eve" (Hawwa)?

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It is permissible to name a female (Hawwa') because the general rule for names is permissibility unless the name contains a religious prohibition or a bad meaning. This name was known among the Salaf, such as "Hawwa' bint Yazid ibn al-Sakan," who was one of the female Companions.

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