Huda means guidance. See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Girl name · Arabic (Quranic word)
هُدَىٰ
Huda
Guidance
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Meaning
Huda (هُدَىٰ) is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran. It means guidance.
In Arabic, words are built from a root of usually three letters. Huda comes from the root ه د ي, and words from the same root share its core meaning. Similar names from the same family of words are listed below.
The Quran calls itself guidance (huda) for the God-conscious in 2:2.
ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًۭى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ
Zaalikal Kitaabu laa raiba feeh; udal lilmuttaqeen
This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah -
Quran 2:2. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it HU-daa. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Hoda and Houda. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ه ha + د dal + ى alif maqsura.
Names taken from words in the Quran are a popular choice. Before choosing one, read the verse it comes from, as above, so you know the context the word is used in. With the father's name it becomes Huda bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Huda (هُدَىٰ) means guidance. It is an Arabic name for girls, taken from a word in the Quran.
The Quran calls itself guidance (huda) for the God-conscious in 2:2.
Huda is used as a girl's name.
Huda is written هُدَىٰ in Arabic, said HU-daa.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, هُدَىٰ. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.