Hilal
/hee-LAAL/
“Crescent moon; a beautiful sign of hope and new beginnings”
In Hausa
- How to say it
- hee-LAAL
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Nigeria, Niger
- How common
- common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HilalHilali
From the same family
01Hilalu“A son who brings the promise of a bright new beginning”→︎02Aliya“A girl whose character and hopes rise high”→︎03Amal“A hopeful child who brings promise for the future”→︎04Amani“Wishes, hopes, and aspirations”→︎05Bashir“One who brings joyful news and hope”→︎06Bashira“A girl who brings joy, hope, and good news”→︎07Cuta“Indigenous Hausa: illness or disease; as a protective name, it may reflect the hope that misfortune will be named and kept away”→︎08Damina“An indigenous Hausa name drawn from damina, the rainy season—a hopeful image of life-giving rain”→︎09Fata“A daughter who brings hope and hopeful expectations”→︎10Fatana“My hope and the promise of a bright future”→︎11Fathi“Arabic-derived: A hopeful beginning that opens the way to triumph.”→︎12Fatiya“A hopeful name for victory, success and new beginnings”→︎
In Somali
- How to say it
- hi-LAAL
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
- How common
- common
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HilalHilaal
From the same family
In Swahili
- How to say it
- hee-LAHL
- Given to
- Boys
- Used in
- Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
- How common
- uncommon
Every way to write it
The name & its alternative spellings
HilalHelal
From the same family