Luluwa

loo-loo-wa
Literature, Biblical, Arabic
"twin of Cain; beautiful; pearl"

Luluwa Origin and Meaning

The name Luluwa is a girl's name meaning "twin of Cain; beautiful; pearl".

This intriguing Lu- name is Biblical adjacent, appearing in the Christian, extracanonical text The Conflict of Adam and Eve with Satan, written in the 6th century. It is the name of Cain's twin sister, and sometimes wife, who is also known as Aclima, Qelima, Azura, Cainan, Kalmana, and Lusia in other texts and traditions. She is seen as the first woman to be born "naturally".

Some sources suggest that the name means "beautiful", while others suggest it means "pearl", given that the text was translated from Arabic, in which lulua means "pearl".