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Names beginning with H

Every name in the book that begins with H.

17 names

Boy · Arabic
هادي
Hadi
/ haa-dee /
The guide — shows the way and walks it first.
Root ه · د · ي
Girl · Arabic
حَفْصة
Hafsa
/ haf-sa /
A young lioness — small, fierce, and quick; a Mother of the Believers.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
حَكيم
Hakeem
/ ha-keem /
The wise one — knows the right thing and the right moment for it.
Root ح · ك · م
Girl · Arabic
هالة
Hala
/ haa-la /
The halo around the moon — a soft ring of light.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
حَمَد
Hamad
/ ha-mad /
Praise — thanks and praise given to God.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
حَمْدان
Hamdan
/ ham-daan /
Full of praise — thankful by nature; a Gulf favourite.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
حَمُّود
Hamoud
/ ham-mood /
Ever-praising and praiseworthy — a thankful soul; a Gulf classic.
Root ح · م · د
Boy · Arabic
حَمْزة
Hamza
/ ham-za /
Lion-hearted and sharp — the uncle who stood at the front.
Root ح · م · ز
Girl · Arabic
هَناء
Hana
/ ha-naa /
Contentment — happiness that sits easy and stays.
Root ه · ن · أ
Girl · Arabic
حَنان
Hanan
/ ha-naan /
Tenderness — the warmth a mother holds without thinking.
Root ح · ن · ن
Boy · Arabic
هارُون
Harun
/ haa-roon /
The eloquent brother of Musa — the voice that spoke for him.
Origin · Arabic
Boy · Arabic
حَسَن
Hassan
/ ha-san /
Beautiful and good — handsome in face and in deed.
Root ح · س · ن
Boy · Arabic
حاتِم
Hatem
/ haa-tem /
The decider — and, after Hatim al-Ta'i, a byword for boundless generosity.
Root ح · ت · م
Girl · Arabic
حَياة
Hayat
/ ha-yaat /
Life itself — the whole of it, breath and beat and all.
Root ح · ي · ي
Girl · Arabic
حِصّة
Hessa
/ his-sa /
A precious share — one’s own cherished portion.
Root ح · ص · ص
Girl · Arabic
هُدى
Huda
/ hu-da /
Right guidance — the path made clear underfoot.
Root ه · د · ي
Boy · Arabic
حُسَيْن
Hussein
/ hu-sayn /
Beautiful, in the small and tender way — a little good in everything.
Root ح · س · ن
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