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هِبَة
Heba
HE-bah
“Gift.”
About Heba
Heba is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "gift" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root و-ه-ب meaning 'to give freely'. Hiba is a gift given without expectation of return — a daughter received as a gift.
Among the most common names in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia; Hiba in the Maghreb and South Asia.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hiba, Hibah, Hibba
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 Heba is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Heba
- What does the name Heba mean?
- Heba (هِبَة) means "Gift". From the Arabic root و-ه-ب meaning 'to give freely'. Hiba is a gift given without expectation of return — a daughter received as a gift.
- Is Heba a name from the Qur'an?
- Heba 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 Heba a boy or a girl name?
- Heba is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Heba come from?
- Heba is an Arabic name, built on the root letters W-H-B. Among the most common names in Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia; Hiba in the Maghreb and South Asia.
- How is Heba spelled?
- Heba is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (هِبَة) is also written Hiba, Hibah, and Hibba. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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