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Haya

Girl · Arabic · Short name

Meaning
Shyness, modesty; life

Meaning varies between reference sources.

Pronunciation
HY-ah
Origin
Arabic

From Arabic 'haya' meaning shyness, modesty, or bashfulness; also from Hebrew meaning life.

Popularity
Common in United Kingdom (2025)

Popularity: Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 2025

ClassicInternationalSoft and gentle

Languages in use: Arabic, Hebrew

Commonly used in: United Kingdom, Middle East, Israel

Alternate spellings

  • HayahHebrew

    Hebrew form.

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Sources for this record

Lucky Stork Stage 1 Expansion, 5,000 New Names and Gender Dataset (2025). Last verified 2026-08-15.

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