حِصَّة
Hessa: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Ḥiṣṣa
“Share, portion”: the share of good that falls to each
Meaning of the name Hessa
Hissa means “share, lot”, what falls to each in a division (root h-s-s). As a name it is understood as “a share of happiness, a good lot”. It is a traditional girls’ name of the Gulf and Najd, widely borne in Kuwait, Qatar, the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where it is often written Hessa.
- In Arabic
- حِصَّة حصة
- Transliteration
- Ḥiṣṣa
- Root
- ح ص ص
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Hessa in the Quran?
No: neither the name Hessa nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Hessa in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Hessa in each language
- French
- Hissa, Hessa, Hassa
- English
- Hessa, Hissa
- Spanish
- Hessa, Hissa
- Turkish
- Hissa
- Arabic
- حِصَّة