Ashraqat is an Arabic feminine name meaning "dawned." It came into use in Egypt as a popular name for newborn girls because of a character on a soap opera that aired there in the late 1990s.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Al-Ahram Weekly | Living | What's in a name?". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2012-11-17.
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