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The baby name Hoor is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced hoo r (IPA: /huːr/ or /hʊər/, rhymes with 'poor').

Hoor is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: hoo r (IPA: /huːr/ or /hʊər/, rhymes with 'poor')

What is the meaning of the name Hoor ?

The baby name Hoor is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced hoo r (IPA: /huːr/ or /hʊər/, rhymes with 'poor').

Hoor is Arabic in Origin.

Hoor is an Arabic and Urdu feminine name derived from ḥūr (حور), the Qur’anic term for the ḥūr ʿīn - celestial beings of Paradise. The underlying Semitic root ḥ‑w‑r evokes brightness and contrast, yielding meanings such as “radiant,” “pure,” and “wide‑eyed beauty.” Through Persian and Urdu literary traditions, Hoor came to signify an ethereal, graceful woman, and it is widely used today among Muslim communities across South Asia, the Middle East, and the diaspora.

Usage of Hoor as a given name is modern compared with its long-standing presence in scripture and classical poetry, where it served as an ideal of otherworldly beauty. Common variants and related forms include Hūr, Huriya/Hooriya/Hooria/Huriyah, Huriye (Turkish), Houria/Houriya (Maghrebi French), and the dual form Hoorain/Hurain. Note that Hur (Ḥurr) is a distinct masculine name meaning “free,” though it overlaps in pronunciation in some languages.

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Hoor – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
AF 0 #75 2 1,883
AF Girls 0 #83 12 2,402
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
OM 0 #118 4 6,215
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
JO 0 #139 2 2,158
AE 0 #183 5 10,220
OM Girls 0 #196 209 15,987
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
SA Girls 0 #262 1,040 25,931
AF Boys 0 #273 2 3,535
KW Girls 0 #278 248 19,177
SA 0 #279 17 10,560
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
QA Girls 0 #285 32 15,378
JO Girls 0 #301 25 7,570
SD Girls 0 #350 9 7,678
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
EG Girls 0 #352 1,108 14,742
YE 0 #357 25 8,639
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
BH 0 #362 194 17,937
EG 0 #365 36 6,387
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
AE Girls 0 #392 162 20,968
BD Girls 0 #403 4 8,413
IQ Girls 0 #403 102 11,303
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
LY 0 #483 53 12,703
PS Girls 0 #486 38 10,981
IR Girls 0 #539 7 8,334
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
IL Girls 0 #587 31 11,648
BD Boys 0 #605 1 10,045
IN Girls 0 #618 14 13,121
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #650 18 13,071
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
SY 0 #697 32 11,684
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
KW Boys 0 #748 22 18,755
EG Boys 0 #820 67 15,035
OM Boys 0 #871 11 17,948
United States Girls 2024 #910 7 8,487
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,037 3 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,069 4 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,082 11 22,615
MA 0 #1,118 11 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,179 4 25,439
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
SA Boys 0 #1,547 68 28,008

Hoor is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AF
BD
BH

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People also ask about Hoor

Hoor is predominantly a girl's name.
Hoor is a one syllable name, pronounced hoo r (IPA: /huːr/ or /hʊər/, rhymes with 'poor').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hur, Houri, Hour, Hoori, Houri and Huri.
Across languages, Hoor has these equivalents: Houri (common Latin-script transliteration), Hur (Arabic transliteration), Houriya/Houria (Arabic variant/diminutive), Huri (Turkish/Urdu variant).
Somewhat — Hoor ranked #910 in United States in 2024, placing it just outside the most common names.
Hoor's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #926 in 2014 to #910 in 2024 in United States.