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حِصَّة
Hessa
HES-sah
“Share, portion; a precious part.”
About Hessa
Hessa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "share, portion; a precious part" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-ص-ص: a hissa is a share or allotted portion — a daughter who is her family's precious part. A traditional name of the Gulf's ruling and merchant families.
Deeply Gulf: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hissa, Hussa, Hesa
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 Hessa is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hessa
- What does the name Hessa mean?
- Hessa (حِصَّة) means "Share, portion; a precious part". From the Arabic root ح-ص-ص: a hissa is a share or allotted portion — a daughter who is her family's precious part. A traditional name of the Gulf's ruling and merchant families.
- Is Hessa a name from the Qur'an?
- Hessa 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 Hessa a boy or a girl name?
- Hessa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hessa come from?
- Hessa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-Ṣ-Ṣ. Deeply Gulf: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait.
- How is Hessa spelled?
- Hessa is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (حِصَّة) is also written Hissa, Hussa, and Hesa. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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