Hind, name meaning in Islam

Hind (هِنْد) is an Arabic name for girls. It means a name of the Arabs. In old Arabic it was also a word for a herd of about a hundred camels.

Is Hind in the Quran?

No. Hind is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Hind

Say it HIND. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Hend. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ه ha + ن nun + د dal.

Choosing Hind

Many parents choose Hind to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Hind bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Hind

• Umm Salamah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, whose own name was Hind
• Hind bint Utbah, who became Muslim at the conquest of Makkah

Names like Hind

• Salma
• Asma
• Ramla

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.