Belly Dance Names H-L
H
Habibah - (m) darling, beloved
Hadara, Hadarah /hah-dah-rah/ - (h) adorned with beauty, splendid
Hadassah /hah-das-sah/ - (h) myrtle tree, symbol of victory
Hadiya - Guide to righteousness
Hadiyyah, Hadiyah- (m) gift, valuable person
Hafiza - (t) memory
Hafsa, Hafsah - (m) cub, young lioness, wife of the prophet
Hafthah - preserved, protected
Haifa, Hayfa’ - Slender, of beautiful body
Halah - Aureole
Halima, Haleemah /hah-LEE-mah/ - (m) lady of patience and persercerance
Hamidah - praiseworthy
Hana’ - (m) happiness, peace of mind
Hanan - Mercy
Hanifah - (m) true, true believer, upright
Hanife - (t) lady
Haniyyah - pleased, happy
Harika - (t) marvelous, wonderful
Hasina, Haseenah /hah-SEE-nah/ - (f) good, (m) beautiful lady with attractive face
Hasna’ - beautiful
Hayal - (t) dream
Hayam - deliriously in love
Hayat - life
Hazine - (t) treasure
Hessa - destiny
Hilal - (t) crescent
Hind - proper name
Huda, Hooda - right guidance
Hulya - (t) daydream
Huma - bird who brings joy
Huraiva - (m) kitten
Huriye - (p) “like a Houri”, i.e. maiden of paradise
Huriyyah - Angel
Husn - beauty
Husniyah - beautiful
I
Ibtihaj - joy
Ihsan - (m) charity
Ikram - Honor, hospitality, generosity
Ilanah - (h) tree
Ilham - intuition
Imithal - polite, obedience
In’am - kindness, benefaction, bestowal
Inas - (m) well mannered
Inaya - concern, solicitude
Inci - (t) pearl
Intisar - triumph
Iona - (g) purple colored jewel
Ipek - (t) silk
Iris - (t) Iris flower
Izdihar - flourishing, blooming
J
Jael - (h) 1. mountain goat, 2. To descend
Jahan /jah-HAN/ - (p) world
Jahanara - (p) world adorning
Jala’ - clarity, elucidation
Jale, Jaleh /jah-leh/ - (p) dew drop
Jalilah - (m) great, exalted
Jamila, Jameelah /jah-MEE-lah/ - (m) beautiful, elegant
Jannah, Jannat - (m) heaven, garden
Janan - heart, soul
Jemina - /jeh-meen-ah/, Jonina, Jonita - (h) dove
Jessenia - (a) flower
Jini /JEE-nee/ - (f -kiswahili) a genie
Johara, Johari /joh-HAHR-ee/ - (f- kiswahili) jewel
Jumanah - (m) pearl
Jwahir /jeh-WAH-hair/, also Jawharrah, Jauhar, Gauhar - (m) jewels
K
Kadife - (t) velvet
Kadri, Kadriya - (t) Kader, destiny
Kaela /kay-ehl-lah/ - (a, h) short form of Kalila, Kelila
Kahina /kah-HEE-nah/ - (f) Berber leader, prophetess and warrior princess.
Kahire /kah-heer-eh/ - (t) city of Cairo
Kala, Cala - (a) fortress, castle,
Kalila - sweetheart, beloved
Kamila, Kaamilah /kah-MEE-lah/ - (m) complete, perfect
Kamaria /kah-mah-REE-ah/ - (f- Swahili, Somali) like the moon
Kamra /kam-rah/ (m) moon
Kanwal - (m) water lily
Kardelen - (t) snowdrop (flower)
Karida - untouched
Karima, Kareemah - (m) generous lady, bountiful, something invaluable
Kartane - (t) snowflake
Kasia, Kassia - (Jewish/Polish) form of Katherine
Kawthar - river in paradise
Kayra - (t) (no special meaning)
Kelila, Kayla - (h) crown, laurel
Khadija, Kadija /kah-dee-YAH/ - (m) born prematurely, Mohammed’s first wife
Khalida - (m) immortal, surviving, alive
Khawala - (m) servant, dancer
Khayriyyah, Khairiya - charitable, good
Khulud, Khulood - immortality
Kirvi /keer-VEE/ - (R- Am Gypsy) godmother
Kralice - (t) queen
L
Lale - (t) tulip
Lama - darkness of lips
Lamis, Lamees - soft to the touch
Lamya’ - of dark lips
Larisa, Larissa - (latin) cheerful
Lateefah, Latifa - (f -N. Africa) pleasant, gentle, good humor
Layla, Leyli - (a,p) /leh-lah/ famous beauty 2. Night
Leilah /leh-lah/ (p) having dark hair
Leda - (g) mythology, a Spartan queen, mother of Helen of Troy
Leorah - (h) light to me
Levana /leh-vahn-ah/ - (h) moon
Levona - (h) spice, incense, usually white in color
Leylak - (t) lilac
Lina, Liynaa - (m) tender
Lubabah - the innermost essence
Lubina - (m) flexible
Luloah - a pearl
Lu’Lu’ - (m) jewel like, pearl
Habibah - (m) darling, beloved
Hadara, Hadarah /hah-dah-rah/ - (h) adorned with beauty, splendid
Hadassah /hah-das-sah/ - (h) myrtle tree, symbol of victory
Hadiya - Guide to righteousness
Hadiyyah, Hadiyah- (m) gift, valuable person
Hafiza - (t) memory
Hafsa, Hafsah - (m) cub, young lioness, wife of the prophet
Hafthah - preserved, protected
Haifa, Hayfa’ - Slender, of beautiful body
Halah - Aureole
Halima, Haleemah /hah-LEE-mah/ - (m) lady of patience and persercerance
Hamidah - praiseworthy
Hana’ - (m) happiness, peace of mind
Hanan - Mercy
Hanifah - (m) true, true believer, upright
Hanife - (t) lady
Haniyyah - pleased, happy
Harika - (t) marvelous, wonderful
Hasina, Haseenah /hah-SEE-nah/ - (f) good, (m) beautiful lady with attractive face
Hasna’ - beautiful
Hayal - (t) dream
Hayam - deliriously in love
Hayat - life
Hazine - (t) treasure
Hessa - destiny
Hilal - (t) crescent
Hind - proper name
Huda, Hooda - right guidance
Hulya - (t) daydream
Huma - bird who brings joy
Huraiva - (m) kitten
Huriye - (p) “like a Houri”, i.e. maiden of paradise
Huriyyah - Angel
Husn - beauty
Husniyah - beautiful
I
Ibtihaj - joy
Ihsan - (m) charity
Ikram - Honor, hospitality, generosity
Ilanah - (h) tree
Ilham - intuition
Imithal - polite, obedience
In’am - kindness, benefaction, bestowal
Inas - (m) well mannered
Inaya - concern, solicitude
Inci - (t) pearl
Intisar - triumph
Iona - (g) purple colored jewel
Ipek - (t) silk
Iris - (t) Iris flower
Izdihar - flourishing, blooming
J
Jael - (h) 1. mountain goat, 2. To descend
Jahan /jah-HAN/ - (p) world
Jahanara - (p) world adorning
Jala’ - clarity, elucidation
Jale, Jaleh /jah-leh/ - (p) dew drop
Jalilah - (m) great, exalted
Jamila, Jameelah /jah-MEE-lah/ - (m) beautiful, elegant
Jannah, Jannat - (m) heaven, garden
Janan - heart, soul
Jemina - /jeh-meen-ah/, Jonina, Jonita - (h) dove
Jessenia - (a) flower
Jini /JEE-nee/ - (f -kiswahili) a genie
Johara, Johari /joh-HAHR-ee/ - (f- kiswahili) jewel
Jumanah - (m) pearl
Jwahir /jeh-WAH-hair/, also Jawharrah, Jauhar, Gauhar - (m) jewels
K
Kadife - (t) velvet
Kadri, Kadriya - (t) Kader, destiny
Kaela /kay-ehl-lah/ - (a, h) short form of Kalila, Kelila
Kahina /kah-HEE-nah/ - (f) Berber leader, prophetess and warrior princess.
Kahire /kah-heer-eh/ - (t) city of Cairo
Kala, Cala - (a) fortress, castle,
Kalila - sweetheart, beloved
Kamila, Kaamilah /kah-MEE-lah/ - (m) complete, perfect
Kamaria /kah-mah-REE-ah/ - (f- Swahili, Somali) like the moon
Kamra /kam-rah/ (m) moon
Kanwal - (m) water lily
Kardelen - (t) snowdrop (flower)
Karida - untouched
Karima, Kareemah - (m) generous lady, bountiful, something invaluable
Kartane - (t) snowflake
Kasia, Kassia - (Jewish/Polish) form of Katherine
Kawthar - river in paradise
Kayra - (t) (no special meaning)
Kelila, Kayla - (h) crown, laurel
Khadija, Kadija /kah-dee-YAH/ - (m) born prematurely, Mohammed’s first wife
Khalida - (m) immortal, surviving, alive
Khawala - (m) servant, dancer
Khayriyyah, Khairiya - charitable, good
Khulud, Khulood - immortality
Kirvi /keer-VEE/ - (R- Am Gypsy) godmother
Kralice - (t) queen
L
Lale - (t) tulip
Lama - darkness of lips
Lamis, Lamees - soft to the touch
Lamya’ - of dark lips
Larisa, Larissa - (latin) cheerful
Lateefah, Latifa - (f -N. Africa) pleasant, gentle, good humor
Layla, Leyli - (a,p) /leh-lah/ famous beauty 2. Night
Leilah /leh-lah/ (p) having dark hair
Leda - (g) mythology, a Spartan queen, mother of Helen of Troy
Leorah - (h) light to me
Levana /leh-vahn-ah/ - (h) moon
Levona - (h) spice, incense, usually white in color
Leylak - (t) lilac
Lina, Liynaa - (m) tender
Lubabah - the innermost essence
Lubina - (m) flexible
Luloah - a pearl
Lu’Lu’ - (m) jewel like, pearl
a=Arabic, b=Biblical, e=Egyptian, f=African, g= Greek, h=Hebrew, Israeli, i=India, m= middle eastern,
na= Native American, p= Persian, r= romany, gypsy, t= Turkish, hi= Hawaii
na= Native American, p= Persian, r= romany, gypsy, t= Turkish, hi= Hawaii
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