Hind: meaning and origin

هند

Meaning
A herd of about a hundred camels
Arabic
هند
Say it
HIND
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

Al-Hind is also the Arabic name of India, a different word.

Famous people with this name

  • Hind bint Abi Umayya, known as Umm Salama, wife of the Prophet
  • Hind bint Utba, who became Muslim at the conquest of Mecca

Other spellings

Hend

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Questions about Hind

What does Hind mean?

Hind means: A herd of about a hundred camels. Al-Hind is also the Arabic name of India, a different word.

Is Hind in the Quran?

No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.

Is Hind a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Hind is a girl’s name.

How do you write Hind in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Hind is written هند.

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