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Hala - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Hala

[ syll. ha-la, hal-a ] The girl name Hala is pronounced as HHAALah KEY. Hala's origin and use are both in the Arabic language. The name is of the meaning moon's halo. Hala was one of the names borne by Khadija, the first wife of Muhammad. She was identified with the halo around the moon after her death. The Turkish name Hale is a variant form of the name.

Hala is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is ranked outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Hala include the English Haeley, the English Haeli, the English Hailee, the English Haileigh, the English Hailey, the English Haili, the English Hailie, the English Hailley, the English Haily, the English Halee, the English Haleigh, the English Haley, the English Hali, the English Halie, the German Hallee, the German Halley, the German and English Halli, the German and English Hallie, the German and English Hally, and the Russian and Ukrainian Halya.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Hala: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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