MEANING & HISTORY
What does Ridwan mean?
Ridwan is documented from the Arabic satisfaction root raḍiya. Consent and approval are related lexical senses, rather than separate promises about a bearer’s happiness.
The exact researched form is not automatically merged with every spelling of Rizwan or Rida.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
RIDWANCSV record 710 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Ridwan in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Ridwan
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Riban·As a historical English word: ribbon
- Marwan·Name related to Marwa and the flint-word marw
- Ria♀Familiar form of Maria
- Rica♀Short form of Frederica or other -rica names
- Ricar♂Familiar form of Ricarte, Ricardo or Richard
- Rimmon·Hebrew pomegranate account; distinct storm-deity history
- Rina♀Short form of names ending in rina
- Rita♀Short form of Margherita and other -rita names
What rhymes with Ridwan?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Behind the Name: Ridwan (opens in a new tab)
Exact form and documented name relationship.
- Nordic Names: Ridwan (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling and specific name formation.