- Meaning
- The cave of the first revelation; in Urdu, diamond
- Arabic
- حراء
- Say it
- hi-RAA'
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Urdu
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
Two meanings meet in this name. Hira is the cave near Mecca where the first verses of the Quran came to the Prophet. In Urdu and Hindi hira also means diamond, from Sanskrit.
Other spellings
Heera, Hiraa
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Questions about Hira
What does Hira mean?
Hira means: The cave of the first revelation; in Urdu, diamond. Two meanings meet in this name. Hira is the cave near Mecca where the first verses of the Quran came to the Prophet. In Urdu and Hindi hira also means diamond, from Sanskrit.
Is Hira 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 Hira a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Hira is a girl’s name.
How do you write Hira in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Hira is written حراء.