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Kausar or Kawthar (Arabic: كَوْثَر) is an Arabic Muslim given name for both males and females, which means "river in paradise decorated with pearls with the scent of sweet musk", "whiter than milk, sweeter than honey", "silver and gold banks", "abundance", "rich", "bountiful" or "plentiful". The name is either a reference to surah Al-Kawthar or Hauzu'l-Kausar, a sacred lake called the "pond of abundance" in Paradise, mentioned in the Quran. The name and its variants are popular in the Muslim world, especially in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia.

Variations

The name has many variants in different part of the world, due to different Arabic romanization standards used. The variant Kausar and Kautsar mostly used in South Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia. While the variant Kawthar and Kaouthar generally used in Western Asia and North Africa. Due to French influence in the Maghreb region, the name is occasionally romanized as Kaouther or Kawther. The given name may refer to:

Kaouthar

• Kaouthar Bachraoui, Tunisian newscaster

Kaouther

• Kaouther Ben Hania (born 1977), Tunisian film director
• Kaouther Adimi (born 1986), Algerian writer

Kausar

• Kausar Abdullah Malik (born 1945), Pakistani scientist
• Kausar Bashir Ahmed (1939–2006), Pakistani architect
• Kausar Chandpuri (1900–1990), Indian physician and writer
• Kausar Munir (born 1977), Indian writer
• Kausar Niazi (1934–1994), Pakistani politician

Kawther

• Kawther Ramzi (1931–2018), Egyptian actress

References

1. Adamec, Ludwig W. (2016-12-14). Historical Dictionary of Islam. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-7724-3.
2. Ahmed, Salahuddin (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. Hurst. ISBN 978-1-85065-357-8.

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