Hiba

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Gift from Allah

Hiba is variant of Heba and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Hiba or Heba, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Heba.

Full Meaning of Hiba

Hiba is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “gift”, especially a gift and blessing from God. It is derived from the W-H26-B root which is also the root for one of the 99 names of Allah: al-Wahhab (The Giver of Gifts and Blessings), and it is used in many places in the Quran:

Or do they [think that they] own the treasures of thy Sustainer’s grace – [the grace] of the Almighty, the Giver of Gifts? (Quran 38:9)

he prayed: “O my Lord! Forgive me my sins, and bestow upon me the gift of a kingdom which may not suit anyone after me: verily, Thou alone art a giver of gifts!” (Quran 38:35)