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هَالَة
Hala
HAA-lah
“Halo, ring around the moon.”
About Hala
Hala is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "halo, ring around the moon" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ه-ي-ل / ه-و-ل describing the luminous halo around the moon. Borne by Hala bint Khuwaylid, sister of Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
Common across Levantine, Egyptian, and Gulf families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Haala
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Hala is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Hala before.
- Hala bint Khuwaylid, sister of Khadija bint Khuwaylid
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hala
- What does the name Hala mean?
- Hala (هَالَة) means "Halo, ring around the moon". From the Arabic root ه-ي-ل / ه-و-ل describing the luminous halo around the moon. Borne by Hala bint Khuwaylid, sister of Khadija bint Khuwaylid.
- Is Hala a name from the Qur'an?
- Hala does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Hala a boy or a girl name?
- Hala is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hala come from?
- Hala is an Arabic name, built on the root letters H-W-L. Common across Levantine, Egyptian, and Gulf families.
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