Ghada () is a feminine given
name
A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A person ...
of Arabic origin, is used mostly in Arabic speaking countries,
but also in a few other countries and languages of the world. In
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
, it refers to women who are attractive,
graceful and
active, tender and enchanting, giving and enlightening.
It may also refer to a small tree: ''
Haloxylon persicum''.
List
Notable people with the name include:
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Ghada Abdel Aal (born 1978), Egyptian author
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Ghada Adel (born 1974), Egyptian actress
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Ghada Ali (born 1989), Libyan athlete
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Ghada Amer (born 1963), Egyptian contemporary artist living and working in New York City
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Ghada Aoun (born 1957), Lebanese judge
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Ghada Chreim Ata (born 1968), Lebanese politician
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Ghada Ayadi (born 1992), Tunisian football player
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Ghada Hassine (born 1993), Tunisian weightlifter
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Ghada Jamal (artist) (born 1955), Lebanese abstract artist
*Ghada Jamal (presenter), Libyan television hostess
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Ghada Jamshir, Bahraini women's rights activist and campaigner for the reform of Sharia courts in Bahrain and the
Arab States of the Persian Gulf
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf, also known as the Gulf Arab states (), refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi ...
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Ghada Karmi (born 1939), Palestinian doctor of medicine, author and academic
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Ghada Owais (born 1977), Lebanese journalist
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Ghada Abdel Razek (born 1965), Egyptian actress
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Ghada al-Samman (born 1942), Arab Syrian writer, journalist and novelist born in Damascus
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Ghada Shouaa (born 1972), Syrian former heptathlete
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Ghada Waly
Ghada Fathi Waly (born 1965) is an Egypt, Egyptian politician, formerly serving as Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) betwe ...
(born 1965), Egyptian politician
References
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Arabic-language feminine given names
Feminine given names
Lebanese feminine given names
Egyptian feminine given names