LuaiĀ is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means āflat area of sandā. It is derived from the Quranic root L-W-A (used in Quran 63:5 in the word lawwaw to mean āturn asideā). This form of the name does not have aĀ hamzah, it is pronounced LuaiĀ or LuwayĀ rather than Luāay.