Diwa
Diwa is a baby name of Filipino origin, meaning Spirit; essence.
What Diwa means
Spirit; essence.
Diwa is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Diwa comes from
Filipino names reflect Spanish colonial history layered over indigenous languages, and blended or combined names are common.
Diwa is recorded as Filipino in origin. Browse other Filipino names.
How popular is Diwa?
You will not find Diwa in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Diwa
Diwa sits in our faith group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Faith
Names like Diwa
These share Diwa's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Cruz — Cross.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
- Ellis — The Lord is my God.
- Eunwoo — Kindness and divine help.
- Fidelis — Faithful.
- Guadalupe — Valley of the wolf; Our Lady of Guadalupe.
- Honor — Honesty and high respect.
- Justice — Fairness and righteousness.
- Mika — Who is like God?
- Om — The sacred primal sound.
- Presley — Priest's meadow.
- Promise — A solemn vow.