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حُمَيْرَاء
Humaira
hu-MAY-ra
“Reddish; rosy-cheeked.”
About Humaira
Humaira is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "reddish; rosy-cheeked" — an Arabic-Urdu name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Diminutive from the Arabic root ح-م-ر (red).
Very common in Pakistani families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Urdu
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Humairah, Humayra
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 Humaira is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Humaira
- What does the name Humaira mean?
- Humaira (حُمَيْرَاء) means "Reddish; rosy-cheeked". Diminutive from the Arabic root ح-م-ر (red).
- Is Humaira a name from the Qur'an?
- Humaira does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic-Urdu name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Humaira a boy or a girl name?
- Humaira is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Humaira come from?
- Humaira is an Arabic-Urdu name, built on the root letters Ḥ-M-R. Very common in Pakistani families.
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