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هُدَى
Huda
HOO-dah
“Right guidance.”
About Huda
Huda is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "right guidance" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ه-د-ي meaning 'to guide'. The word huda appears throughout the Qur'an as 'guidance'.
Strong spiritual resonance; common in Arab and North African families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Houda, Hoda
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 Huda is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Huda
- What does the name Huda mean?
- Huda (هُدَى) means "Right guidance". From the Arabic root ه-د-ي meaning 'to guide'. The word huda appears throughout the Qur'an as 'guidance'.
- Is Huda a name from the Qur'an?
- Huda 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 Huda a boy or a girl name?
- Huda is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Huda come from?
- Huda is an Arabic name, built on the root letters H-D-Y. Strong spiritual resonance; common in Arab and North African families.
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