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 [ syll. ham-za, ha-mza ] The boy name Hamza is pronounced HHAEMZah KEY. Hamza's language of origin is Arabic and it is also predominantly used in Arabic. Hamza is of the meaning 'lion; strong, steadfast'. The name is of debated origin, possibly from the Arabic for 'lion' or else the element hamuza ('strong, steadfast'). It was borne by one Muhammad's uncles, an early Islamic convert renowned for his strength and bravery in battle. He was also known as 'The Lion of Allah'. Hamza is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.014% of baby boys being named Hamza. Its ranking then was #718. In 2008, it ranked at #760 with a usage of 0.013%, and it was the most frequently used among all boy names in its group. Baby names that sound like Hamza include Hamish (Scottish), Hansi (German), Hanus (Czech), Henning (German and Scandinavian), Himesh (Indian), Honza (Czech), Hamisi (Swahili), Hank (English), Hanke (German), Hannes (Dutch, Finnish, and German), Hans (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian), Haynes (English), Heinz (German), Heniek (Polish), Henk (Dutch), Hennes (German), Hoang (Vietnamese), Holmes (English), Hong (Chinese), and Huang (Chinese). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Hamza: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
