where does the last name yaw come from
Yaw (name) Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday.
Medina The Arabic word al-Madīnah (المدينة) simply means "the city". Before the advent of Islam, the city was known as Yathrib (pronounced [ˈjaθrib]; يثرب). The word Yathrib has been recorded in Surat al-Ahzab of the Quran.[Quran 33:13]