or (Arabic: نوال nawāl) is Arabic female given name literally meaning "unmerited favour of God" or "gift, grant, present, donation, award, offering" or also could mean "state or quality of being kind, act of kindness beyond what is due" or "grace, kindness, favour, charity". The name is actually an infinitive form of the adjective which stems from verb , meaning "to accomplish, achieve, earn, gain, receive".
Generally, the name is used for girls but actually is gender-neutral.
In Hindustani, () means 'new'. This name is used in many countries such as Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries throughout the world.