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Haarika హారిక f Telugu (Rare)

Haaris حارث m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu حارث (see Harith).

Hadaya ھدایہ f Arabic, Urdu
Means “guidance.” Similar to Hadiya.

Hadiqa حدیقہ f Urdu
Derived from Arabic حديقة (ḥadīqa) meaning "garden".

Hadiqah حدیقہ f Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu حدیقہ (see Hadiqa).

Hafiza হাফেজা, حافظہ f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Malay
Feminine form of Hafiz.

Hafizuddin হাফিজ উদ্দিন m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic حافظ الدين (see Hafiz al-Din), as well as a Malay and Bengali variant.

Hafizul হাফিজুল m Bengali, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with حفيظ ال (Hafiz al) meaning "guardian of the".

Hagrama m Bodo
Meaning "Calm but Mindful".

Haihaya m Odia
Haihaya was the name of a royal dynasty and their kingdom. This country was one of the kingdoms ruled by kings in the central and western India. It was ruled by the powerful Kartavirya Arjuna , who even defeated Ravana... [more]

Haim हैम m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Gujarati
MEANING - golden, consisting or made of gold, a name of lord Shiva, dew, hoar-frost, wintry, covered with snow... [more]

Haimal हैमल m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
MEANING - winter, cold... [more]

Haimini हैमिनी f Sanskrit, Indian (Modern), Hinduism, Tamil (Rare), Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
MEANING - golden, made or consisting of gold, wintry. In ancient time, it was the name of a queen

Hajira ہاجرہ f Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Variant of Hajra.

Hajra ہاجرہ f Urdu
Urdu form of Hajar.

Hakimuddin حَاكِمالدين m Indonesian, Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Pashto, Malay (Rare)
Combination of Hakim and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic

Haleem حلیم m Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليم (see Halim), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Haleema حلیمہ f Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halima), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Halema হালিমা f Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Halima as well as the Bengali form.

Halicharan m Bodo

Hamari f Tripuri
Means "worthy of the gods" in Kokborok.

Hameeda حمیدہ f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic حميدة (see Hamidah), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Hamesh m Indian (Sikh)
Indian... [more]

Hamir m Indian

Hammad حماد m Arabic, Urdu
Means "one who praises" in Arabic, from the root حمد (ḥamida) meaning "to praise".

Hamsika f Indian
Means "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.

Hamsini f Indian
from india meaning 'swan'

Hananja હનન્જ, हनन्ज f Gujarati (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Possibly meaning "Peace".

Hanishga ஹனிஷ்கா f Tamil

Hanjal m Indian

Hans ਹੰਸ, हंस m Punjabi, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá) meaning "goose, swan".

Hansika हंसिका f Indian, Hindi
Means "swan" in Hindi.

Hansita హన్షిత f Hindi, Telugu
Means "gorgeous" in Hindi and Telugu, possibly derived from the word स्वान (hans) meaning "swan".

Hansraj हंसराज, ਹੰਸਰਾਜ m Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit हंस (haṃsá) meaning "goose, swan" and राज (rāja) meaning "king".

Hanul हनुल m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Indian (Sikh), Assamese
Means "having strong jaws" in Sanskrit.

Haqqi হক্কি m Bengali
Meaning "Someone Who Holds the Truth".

Har m Indian

Hara f Urdu

Harbaani f Indian (Sikh)
Har, meaning god... [more]

Harbans ਹਰਬੰਸ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa) meaning "race, lineage".

Harbhajan ਹਰਭਜਨ m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit हर (hara) meaning "bearing, wearing" and भजन (bhajana) meaning "sharing, distribution" or "reverence, worship".

Harbir ਹਰਬੀਰ m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Harchand ਹਰਚੰਦ m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra) meaning "moon".

Hardev ਹਰਦੇਵ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit देव (deva) meaning "god".

Hardial ਹਰਦਿਆਲ m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit दयालु (dayālu) meaning "merciful, compassionate, kind".

Hardik m Indian (Modern)
The meaning of the name Hardik is 'Full of Love', 'From the heart'.... [more]

Hardiki हार्दिकी f Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi
MEANING - from heart, of heart

Hardin हार्दिन् m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil
MEANING - feeling affection for, affectionate

Hardip ਹਰਦੀਪ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਦੀਪ (see Hardeep).

Hardyal ਹਰਦਿਆਲ m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਦਿਆਲ (see Hardial).

Hareem حریم f Urdu, Punjabi
Variant transcription of Harim.

Haresh हरेश m Indian
Name Haresh generally means Lord Krishna or Lord Shiva, is of Indian origin, Name Haresh is a Masculine (or Boy) name. Person with name Haresh are mainly Hindu by religion. Name Haresh belongs to rashi Kark (Cancer) with dominant planet Moon (Chandra) and Nakshatra (stars) Punarvasu.

Hargun m & f Indian (Sikh)

Haridas हरिदास, হরিদাস, ഹരിദാസ് m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Means "servant of Hari" from the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit दास (dāsa) meaning "servant, slave".

Harideb হাৰিডেব্ m Assamese
Name of Lord Vishnu.

Harikesavan m Tamil

Harilal m Indian
Combination of Hari and Lal. This was the name of Harilal Gandhi, the estranged eldest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

Harinakshi f Indian
From the Sanskrit word हरिणाक्षी (hariṇākṣī) meaning "deer-eyed woman, woman with beautiful eyes", derived from Sanskrit हरिण (hariṇa) meaning "deer" (itself from हरि (hari) meaning "reddish brown, yellow, fawn-coloured") combined with अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye".

Harini f Tamil
Lord Vishnu... [more]

Hariom हरिओम m Hindi
Means "friend of Hari", from the Sanskrit words हरि (Hari) and ओम (oma) meaning "friend".

Harishankar m Bodo
Meaning "Strong" and from Lord Vishnu and Lord Shankar.

Harishni f Tamil

Harit m Kashmiri
Means "lush greenery".

Harivansh हरिवंश m Indian, Hindi
Means "lineage of Hari" from Sanskrit हरि (hári), another name for Vishnu or Krishna, combined with वंश (vaṃśá) meaning "lineage, descent".

Harjeet ਹਰਜੀਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Harjinder f Indian (Sikh)
Indian ... [more]

Harjit ਹਰਜੀਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਜੀਤ (see Harjeet).

Harjot ਹਰਜੋਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Harkiran ਹਰਕਿਰਨ f Punjabi
This name means the ray of sunshine coming down from god. It is of Punjabi origin.

Harkirat ਹਰਕੀਰਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti) meaning "fame, renown, glory, praise".

Harmeet ਹਰਮੀਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".

Harmit ਹਰਮੀਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਮੀਤ (see Harmeet).

Harnaaz f Punjabi
Everyone’s pride

Harnam ਹਰਨਾਮ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit नाम (nama) meaning "name".

Harneet ਹਰਨੀਤ f & m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct, behaviour".

Harpal ਹਰਪਾਲ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Harprit ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ (see Harpreet).

Harshi f Indian

Harshini f Indian
Sanskrit... [more]

Harshit हर्षित m Hindi (Modern)
From Sanskrit हर्षित (harṣita) meaning "happy, delighted", itself from the noun हर्ष (harṣa) "happiness".

Harshita हर्षिता, হর্ষিতা f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Feminine form of Harshit.

Harshitha f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Southern Indian form of Harshita.

Harshvardhan m Indian

Harsimran f & m Punjabi

Hartej ਹਰਤੇਜ m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Harun हरुण m Indian
MEANING - a particular high number... [more]

Harveen f Indian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Parveen or a feminine form of Harvey

Harveer ਹਰਵੀਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਵੀਰ (see Harvir).

Harvi f Indian

Harvin m Indian

Harvinder ਹਰਵਿੰਦਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹਰਵਿੰਦਰ (see Harwinder).

Harvir ਹਰਵੀਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Harwinder ਹਰਵਿੰਦਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Harinder.

Hasas हासस् m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Indian (Sikh), Nepali
MEANING - Moon

Haseena حسینہ f Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Urdu حسینہ (see Hasina), as well as the usual Dhivehi transcription.

Hasiba হাসিবা f Arabic, Bosnian, Bengali
Feminine form of Hasib.

Hasina حسینہ, হাসিনা f Urdu, Bengali, Dari Persian
Feminine form of Husayn.

Hasini f Indian
Hasini means smile. So for all of you with this name, ALWAYS smile!!!!

Hasnain حسنین, हसनैन m Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan) meaning "handsome, beautiful" or "good, fine, well" (see Hasan).

Hasnat حسنات, হাসনাত m Bengali, Urdu
Derived from Arabic حَسَنَات (ḥasanāt) meaning "good deeds, benefactions", though it could also be from حَسَن (ḥasan) "beautiful, handsome, good" (see Hasan).

Hathi हाथी, ہاتھی m Indian
Means "elephant" in Hindi and Urdu.

Havantika f Hindi
Allegedly means "Princess of Ujjain".

Havish m Indian
Another name for Lord Shiva

Hayagreev m Indian

Hayagriva हयग्रीव m Hinduism, Hindi
Means "horse-necked one", derived from Sanskrit हय (haya) meaning "horse" and ग्रीवा (grīvā) meaning "neck". This is the name of a Hindu god of knowledge and wisdom, a horse-headed avatar of Vishnu.

Heba হেবা f Bengali
Bengali form of Hiba.

Heedi f & m Indian

Heeposh f Kashmiri
Means "jasmine flower".

Heer f Indian
Religious name

Heera ہیرا, ਹੀਰਾ, हीरा f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu ہیرا, Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹੀਰਾ or Hindi हीरा (see Hira).

Heeraamaan हीरामान m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heeramaan हीरामान m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heeraman हीरामान m Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Hela हेला f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
Name: Hela हेला... [more]

Helal হেলাল m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic هلال (see Hilal), as well as the Bengali form.

Heli હેલી f Gujarati
Gujarati name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit हेलि (heli) meaning "sun" (which comes from Greek ἥλιος (helios)), or from a term of address for a female friend (perhaps related to Hindi, Marathi and Nepali सहेली (saheli) meaning "female friend, girlfriend")... [more]

Hem m Indian
Means "gold" in Sanskrit.

Hemakshi हेमाक्षी, હેમાક્ષી f Hindi, Gujarati
Means "golden-eyed" from Sanskrit हेम (hema) meaning "golden" and अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye".

Hemalatha హేమలతా, ಹೇಮಲತಾ, ஹேமலதா, ഹേമലത f Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
South Indian form of Hemlata.

Hemamalini f Indian, Tamil
Combination of Hema and Malini; means "golden creeper, golden creeping plant" from Sanskrit.

Hemang m Indian
Which has a golden body part.

Hemangi f Indian

Hemant हेमंत, ಹೇಮಂತ್, ਹੇਮੰਤ, হেমন্ত m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali
From Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta) meaning "winter", referring to the Indian ecological season from November to January.

Hemanta হেমন্ত, ହେମନ୍ତ m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Hemant.

Hemanth హేమంత్, ಹೇಮಂತ್, ஹேமந்த், ഹേമന്ത് m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Hemant.

Hemlata हेमलता f Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Possibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता (hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (Ernodea littoralis).

Hemu f Tamil
Means "Dinesh's life" in Tamil.

Hena f Indian

Herchy f Indian

Heresh m Indian, Kurdish, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "revolt" or "attack" in Kurdish.

Herjoat f Indian (Sikh)
Sikhism: God's light in Punjabi.... [more]

Herukh m Indian
it is the name of lord ganesha this name is inscribe on temple walls pf ganesha temple in jaipur but not sure

Hesandu m Indian

Het m Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
It means "love" in Hindi.

Hetal f & m Indian (Sikh)
Indian

Heydia ਹੇੀਦੀਾ f Punjabi
Meaning "Pleasant and Charming Young Woman".

Hidayatullah ہدایت اللہ m Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic هداية الله‎ (see Hidayat Allah), as well as an Indonesian and Urdu variant.

Hijam m Manipuri

Hiloni f Indian

Hima हिमा, హిమ, ഹിമ f & m Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Nepali
Means "frost, snow, winter" in Sanskrit.

Himabindu హిమబిందు f Indian, Telugu, Hinduism
Combination of Hima and Bindu, from Sanskrit हिम (hima) meaning "snow, frost" and बिन्दु (bindu) meaning "drop, dot"... [more]

Himadri m Hindi
"Mountain top of snow." Refers to the Himalaya.

Himangi f Indian
a girl with silver body

Himani हिमानी, হিমানী f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "glacier, avalanche, collection of snow" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Himanshi f Indian

Himanshu हिमांशु, হিমাংশু m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, from हिम (hima) meaning "cold, frost, winter" and अंशु (amshu) meaning "ray, beam, thread".

Himasini ஹிமாசினி f Tamil
It is a name meaning "snow girl" or "woman of snow," symbolizing purity, grace, and serenity.

Himavarsh m Indian

Himesh हिमेश, હિમેશ m Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "lord of snow", derived from Sanskrit हिम (himá) meaning "cold, snow, winter" combined with ईश (īśá) meaning "lord, master, ruler".

Himika f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Himina m & f Indian (Sikh)
Its a special name my mama alays loved and she said it meand cuttie pie and rebel

Hina حنا, हिना f Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim)
Derived from the Arabic حناء (ḥinnāʾ), which refers to a dye taken from the Lawsonia inermis plant (called "henna" in English). In South Asian and Middle Eastern culture, it was traditionally used for body art and dying.

Hinesh m Indian (Rare)

Hiraaman हीरामान m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcriptino of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Hiral f & m Indian

Hiralkumar m Indian
Combination of Hiral and Kumar.

Hiramaan हीरामान m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Hiraman हीरामान m Indian
From Sanskrit हीर (hīrā) meaning "diamond" and मान (mān) meaning "respect, pride".

Hiran হিরণ, হিৰণ, हिरण m & f Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Thai, Sinhalese
Derived from Sanskrit हिरण (hirana) meaning "gold" (in Thai it is more commonly used to mean "money" or "silver"). It is used as a unisex name in India while it is solely masculine in Thailand and Sri Lanka.

Hiranmay হিরন্ময় m Indian

Hiranyalakshmi हिरण्यलक्ष्मी f Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
Means "golden mark" in Sanskrit.

Hiren m Indian
Sanskrit name which has been translated as either “lord genius” or “lord of gemstones and pearls”.

Hirva f Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
marati-the color green... [more]

Hitendra m Indian

Hitesh m Indian
Indian origin (Gujarat state)

Hitler m South American, Indonesian, Indian, Filipino
From the German surname Hitler. Despite the strong negative connotations of the name Hitler, it is used as a given name in South America, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Hiya हिय, حاِیآ f Hindi, Urdu
Meaning "Heart Full of Happiness and Joy".

Hiyaan m Bengali (?)

Hiyan m Tamil (?)

Hminga m Mizo

Hoihna f Mizo

Hokato m Indian

Hokishe m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

Holi होली f Indian (Rare)
Meaning: the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil

Homaira হোমাইরা f Bengali, Persian
Bengali and Persian form of Humayra.

Homayra হোমাইরা f Bengali
Bengali form of Humayra.

Homayun হোমায়ুন m Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun), as well as the Bengali form.

Homi होमि f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Kannada
MEANING - fire, clarified butter, water

Homini होमिनी f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Indian, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
MEANING - offerer of oblations, one who presents obalations

Hoorain حورین f Urdu, Arabic

Hora होरा f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi
"horoscope", "horoscopy", "hour" ,a branch of traditional Indian astrology dealing with finer points of predective methods"

Hoshang m Indian

Hossain হোসেন m Bengali
Bengali form of Husayn.

Hoti m Indian (Rare, ?)

Hotozhe m Indian

Hradini ह्रदिनी f Sanskrit, Nepali, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Telugu, Kannada
MEANING - river, lightning

Hriday हृदय, হৃদয় m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "heart" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit हृदय (hrdaya). It is also an alternate transcription of Bengali হৃদয় of the same meaning (see Hridoy).

Hridoy হৃদয় m Bengali
Means "heart, mind" in Bengali, derived from Sanskrit हृदय (hrdaya).

Hrikesh m Indian, Nepali

Hrileena হৃলীনা f Indian
Origin1: Bengali , India (Used rarely among Bengali Hindus from Kayastha caste)... [more]

Hrishab m Bengali
Means “bull” in Bengali.

Hrishika ഹ്രിശ്ക f Malayalam
Meaning "The Village of Birth".

Hrishikesh हृषीकेश m Indian
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit हृषीकेश (Hrishikesha), an epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu meaning "lord of the senses", composed of Sanskrit हृषीक (hrishika) meaning "senses" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord"... [more]

Hrishti हृष्टि f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
MEANING : delight, joy, pride... [more]

Hrithik m Indian
Shortened form of Hrithikhesh, meaning "from the heart".

Hrithikesh m Indian

Hritika f Indian

Hritvika ഹ്രിത്വിക f Malayalam
Meaning "Joy of Love".

Hrüzüa f Mao
Possibly from the Mao hrükozü meaning "worth living".

Hufriya f Indian (Parsi)
Persian Origin... [more]

Hukam ਹੁਕਮ, हुकम m Pashto, Punjabi, Hindi
Means "order, commandment, decree, verdict" in Pashto, Punjabi and Hindi, ultimately from Arabic حكم (ḥukm).

Humayun হুমায়ূন, ہمایوں m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Homayoun.

Humera حمیرا f Urdu
Urdu form of Humayra.

Huraira هريرة m & f Pakistani, Punjabi, Nigerian
Means "kitten" in Arabic. Abu Hurairah was one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, in whose case it was part of a kunya or nickname acquired because of his attachment to cats.