Entry № 4013 · Arabic origin

Hamna Hamna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HAHM-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"Companion of Prophet (Arabic + Hamna bint Jahsh)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "companion of prophet (arabic + hamna bint jahsh)".

Hamna is from the Arabic Ḥamna. A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic heritage aesthetic. Hamna is a foundational name with deep heritage. Arabic Ḥamna benevolence kindness + foundational Hamna bint Jahsh foundational central female companion of Prophet Muhammad + foundational sister of Zainab bint Jahsh wife of Prophet + foundational central in Battle of Uhud 625 CE narrative + foundational served as nurse + water-bearer + foundational central in pan-Islamic Sahaba (Companions) heritage + foundational central in Sahih al-Bukhari + Sahih Muslim hadith collections. Foundational Arabic feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Arabic heritage.

Companion of Prophet (Arabic + Hamna bint Jahsh) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Arabic *Ḥamna* benevolence kindness + foundational Hamna bint Jahsh foundational central female companion of Prophet Muhammad + foundational sister of Zainab bint Jahsh wife of Prophet + foundational central in Battle of Uhud 625 CE narrative + foundational served as nurse + water-bearer + foundational central in pan-Islamic Sahaba (Companions) heritage + foundational central in Sahih al-Bukhari + Sahih Muslim hadith collections

The name in its native script.

حمنة
Transliteration
Ḥamna
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɑːm.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hamna stands.

Hamna does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Hamnas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Hamna bint Jahsh / Battle of Uhud
Female companion of Prophet Muhammad + sister of Zainab bint Jahsh wife of Prophet + Battle of Uhud 625 CE + nurse + water-bearer + Sahih al-Bukhari + Sahih Muslim hadith
Islamic tradition

Names connected to Hamna.

The number behind Hamna.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Hamna reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.