Humaira: meaning and origin

حميراء

Meaning
Little rosy one
Arabic
حميراء
Say it
hu-may-RAA'
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
In the Quran
Not in the Quran

About the meaning

A loving nickname for Aisha that appears in some narrations, for her fair, rosy skin. Scholars differ on how many of these narrations are sound.

Other spellings

Humayra, Homaira, Humeyra

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Questions about Humaira

What does Humaira mean?

Humaira means: Little rosy one. A loving nickname for Aisha that appears in some narrations, for her fair, rosy skin. Scholars differ on how many of these narrations are sound.

Is Humaira 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 Humaira a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Humaira is a girl’s name.

How do you write Humaira in Arabic?

In Arabic script, Humaira is written حميراء.

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