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Muslim Girl Names Starting with H

63 Muslim girl names starting with H, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Habiba, Habibah, Hadeel. Girls and boys together are on the all names with H page.

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What is on this page? 63 Muslim girl names starting with H, each with its Arabic spelling, meaning, and full Ilm ul Huroof reading. Popular picks include Habiba, Habibah, Hadeel. Girls and boys together are on the all names with H page. Every name links to its full page.

حبيبةHabibaBeloved حبيبةHabibahBeloved, Malay -ah form, Umm Habiba Mother of Believers هديلHadeelHadeel, Cooing dove, top Arab girls خَدِيجَةHadijatKhadijah هديلHadilHadil هديةHadiyaGift, guide, the divine gift and the one who guides to what is right هَاجَرHadjerHagar, Algerian girls name حَفْصَةHafsaLion cub, Mother of the Believers, daughter of ʿUmar حَفْصَةHafsahThe guardian هيفاءHaifaSlender, graceful هَاجَرHajarHagar, the mother of Ismāʿīl, ancestor of the Arabs هاجرهHajraHajar, her footsteps became Hajj forever هالةHalaHalo around the moon, radiance حَلِيمَةHaleemaForbearing, gentle, patient حَلِيمَةHalimaGentle, patient, Ḥalīma al-Saʿdiyya, the Prophet's wet-nurse حَلِيمَةHalimahGentle, Singapore form, Halimah Yacob was Singapore's President حمدةHamdahHamdah حمنةHamnaDove, companion, sister of Zainab bint Jahsh هناءHanaHappiness, bliss, top global Muslim girls name حنانHananTenderness, compassion, top Arab girls' name حنانHananeTender love حنينHaneenLonging, yearning هانيHaniThe one who is content, happy حنيفةHanifaUpright monotheist, title of Ibrahim هانمHanimLady, noble woman, Malay/Turkish name of noble dignified femininity حنينHaninLonging هنيةHaniyaHappiness, pleasant, the one in whose company everything feels right هناءHannahHappiness, contentment, the Biblical-Islamic name of profound spiritual joy هنوفHanoufProud and graceful, the distinctive Gulf name of dignified elegance حريمHareemThe protected sanctuary حسناءHasnaaBeautiful one حسناءHasnaeBeautiful, Moroccan spelling variant حسنہHasnahGoodness, Malay -ah form, top Malaysian female name خَدِيجَةHaticeKhadijah حواءHauwaEve حواءHawoThe mother of humanity حواءHawwaWife of Adam (AS), mother of humanity حياءHayaModesty, dignified shyness, a key Islamic virtue حياةHayatLife, the divine gift of life itself, Pan-Arab girl name ہزالHazalHazel, autumn colour هبةHebaGift, top Egyptian and Arab girls name هيلينHelinThe nest حصةHessaPortion, share هبةHibaGift from God, divine bestowal هبةHibahGift, al-Wahhāb (the Bestower) is one of God's names; hiba is what is given هدايةHidayahDivine guidance, Malay/Indonesian girls name ہدايتHidayatGuidance حفظةHifzaProtection, guardian, Pakistani girls name حجابHijabVeil, barrier, Quranic concept girls name. 'And from behind حكمةHikmatWisdom, top Arab/Pakistani girls name حِنَّاءHinaHenna, fragrant blossom هِنْدHindIndian gazelle هند بنت عتبةHind bint UtbaThe wife of Abu Sufyan; converted to Islam after opposing it fiercely حراءHiraThe cave of revelation, Quranic site name هدىHodaGuidance هدنHodanThe prosperous one حورHoorHouris, Pakistani girls name from Quranic paradise حورينHoorainHouris dual, Pakistani girls name حوريةHooriyaHouri, beautiful woman, Pakistani girls name هُدَىHoudaGuidance حورHouraHouris, Iranian/North African spelling هُدَىHudaGuidance, same word as al-hudā in the Quran ہماHumaMythical bird of paradise, the Persian bird of fortune, top Pakistani

Of the 64 names on this page, these are the ones people open most often on AsrNaam. The figures come from our own Search Console data, not from a guess at what is fashionable.

  1. HanaهناءHappiness, bliss, top global Muslim girls name
  2. HauwaحواءEve
  3. HazalہزالHazel, autumn colour
  4. HayatحياةLife, the divine gift of life itself, Pan-Arab girl name
  5. HabibaحبيبةBeloved
  6. HaniyaهنيةHappiness, pleasant, the one in whose company everything feels...
  7. HoorainحورينHouris dual, Pakistani girls name
  8. HibaهبةGift from God, divine bestowal
  9. HadiyaهديةGift, guide, the divine gift and the one who guides to what is...
  10. HanimهانمLady, noble woman, Malay/Turkish name of noble dignified...

Arabic girl names beginning with H

The English letter H has no single Arabic counterpart. The 64 names on this page open with 3 different Arabic letters, and in the Science of Letters each of those carries a different quality, element and divine name. Two names that both look like H in English can begin very differently once they are written in Arabic.

Each letter above links to its full reading: sound, abjad value, element, and the divine name it is associated with. See all twenty-eight letters.

Islamic girl names beginning with H

Islamic tradition asks two things of a name: that its meaning be good, and that it not claim for a child what belongs to God alone. Every name listed on this page is checked against both, which is why a pleasant-sounding name with an unhappy meaning does not appear here.

4 of them appear in the Quran or are borne by a figure named in it.

Hajraهاجره Hawwaحواء Hidayahهداية Hudaهُدَى

2 belong to prophets and their households.

Hajraهاجره Hawwaحواء

Browse the full sets: Quranic names, prophet names, angel names.

Muslim boy names starting with H

Looking for a boy name instead? 67 Muslim boy names start with H.

Hashimهاشم Hamzaحَمْزَة Huzaifaحُذَيْفَة Hamdanحمدان Haseebحسيب Hasnainحسنين Hakimحَكِيم Hyder Aliحَيْدَر عَلِيّ

See all 67 Muslim boy names starting with H or all 131 names starting with H.

Questions about Muslim names starting with H

How many Muslim girl names start with H?
AsrNaam lists 64 of them. Across boys and girls together the letter H accounts for 131 researched names, 67 for boys and 64 for girls. Every one has its Arabic spelling, its meaning, and its letter-by-letter Ilm ul Huroof reading.
What Arabic letter does H correspond to?
There is no single answer, which is what makes this letter interesting. Most often H stands for Ha (ح), which opens 34 of these names. It can also stand for Ha (light) and Kha. Each of those Arabic letters has its own element and divine name in the Science of Letters, so two names that look alike in English can read very differently.
Which Muslim girl name starting with H is most popular?
By what visitors actually search for and open on this site, Hana, Hauwa and Hazal lead the letter H. The settled meaning of Hana is: Happiness, bliss, top global Muslim girls name. Popularity is worth knowing, but the tradition weighs meaning first.
Are there Quranic names beginning with H?
Yes. 4 of the names on this page appear in the Quran or belong to a figure named in it, among them Hajra, Hawwa and Hidayah. A Quranic name is not required for a name to be Islamic, but many parents look for one.
What is the Ilm ul Huroof reading of a name starting with H?
Open any name on this page and you will find it: the name broken into its Arabic letters, each letter with its element, its abjad value and the divine name it is associated with, then a reading of the whole. It is a tradition for reflection, not for prediction.

Muslim girl names by other letters

Every letter has its own page, with the same meanings, Arabic spellings and readings.