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حُور
Hoor
HOOR
“Fair, with eyes of striking contrast.”
About Hoor
Hoor is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "fair, with eyes of striking contrast" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ح-و-ر, which describes eyes whose white and dark are strikingly clear. Hur is the plural — a classical word of beauty. Hoorain is a popular South Asian extension.
Popular in Pakistan (Hoor, Hoorain) and the Gulf.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Hur, Hoorain, Houri
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 Hoor is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Hoor
- What does the name Hoor mean?
- Hoor (حُور) means "Fair, with eyes of striking contrast". From the Arabic root ح-و-ر, which describes eyes whose white and dark are strikingly clear. Hur is the plural — a classical word of beauty. Hoorain is a popular South Asian extension.
- Is Hoor a name from the Qur'an?
- Hoor 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 Hoor a boy or a girl name?
- Hoor is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Hoor come from?
- Hoor is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-W-R. Popular in Pakistan (Hoor, Hoorain) and the Gulf.
- How is Hoor spelled?
- Hoor is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (حُور) is also written Hur, Hoorain, and Houri. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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