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Rizwan Surname Meaning

Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent): from a predominantly Urdu variant of the Arabic personal name Riḍwān from riḍwān ‘consent approval satisfaction’.

In Islam, Riḍwān is the name of an angel who is the doorkeeper of Paradise.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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