Houriyyeh

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Beautiful and Radiant

Houriyyeh is variant of Hooriyah and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Houriyyeh or Hooriyah, 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: Hooriyah.

Full Meaning of Houriyyeh

Houriyyeh is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “splendid companion of Paradise”, “lovely-eyed”, “with modest gaze”. Its plural form is Hoor which is mentioned four times in the Quran.

[There the blest will live with their] companions pure and modest, in pavilions [splendid] (Quran 55:72)