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Names from the Arabic root h-d-y

6 names in 4 word forms: 4 boys, 1 girls, 1 unisex. The word form with the most spellings: هداية (2 spellings). No name in this family is in a JPN top-10 table.

هدي h-d-y guidance
Names
6
Word forms
4
Boy
4
Girl
1

The root’s family tree

ه د ي h-d-y · guidance
Each branch is one Arabic word built on this root; the Latin spellings written with that word are listed beside it.

Every name from the root h-d-y

One card per Arabic word, with one meaning for that word and its source; the Latin spellings written with it are listed below.

Boys and girls

Boy: 4 Girl: 1

Unisex names (1) are not counted in this bar.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ه د ي · en.wiktionary.org · root meaning
  2. Wiktionary: هدى · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hadi
  3. Wiktionary: هادي · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hadi
  4. Wiktionary: هداية · en.wiktionary.org · root of Hidayat and Hidayah
  5. Wiktionary: مهدي · en.wiktionary.org · root of Mahadi and Mahdi

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Frequently asked questions

What does the root h-d-y mean?

The root ه د ي (h-d-y) relates to guidance, according to Wiktionary: Appendix:Arabic roots/ه د ي. Each name's own meaning can differ from the root's.

Which names come from the root h-d-y?

Hadi, Hidayat, Mahadi, Hidayah, Huda and Mahdi.

What does هداية mean?

هداية means “guidance”, according to Wiktionary: هداية. In this reference it is spelled Hidayat and Hidayah.

How many Arabic word forms are in the h-d-y family?

4 word forms: هادي (Hadi); هداية (Hidayat, Hidayah); مهدي (Mahadi, Mahdi); هدى (Huda).