Entry № 2744 · Arabic origin

Hind Hind — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HIND /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Meaning
"India (Mu'awiya's mother, classical Arabic name)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Arabic)

A name that means "india (mu'awiya's mother, classical arabic name)".

Hind (هند) is the Arabic word for "India" — but as a feminine name predates the geographic reference. Hind bint Utbah (d. c. 636) was the prominent Quraysh noblewoman who initially opposed Islam fiercely (her father, brother, and uncle were killed at Badr by Muslims) but later converted. Mother of Caliph Mu'awiya I, founder of the Umayyad Caliphate.

Among the classical Arabic feminine names.

India. Mother of Caliph Mu'awiya — opposed then accepted Islam.

The name in its native script.

هند
Transliteration
Hind
Pronunciation
/ hɪnd /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hind stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hind · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hinds before her.

Real people
Hind bint Utbah
Mother of Caliph Mu'awiya I.
d. c. 636
In fiction
Hind
Common in early Arabic literature.

Names connected to Hind.

The number behind Hind.

5

The Free Spirit

Hind reduces to five — the number of Umayyad matriarch.

Why families chose this name.

"Umayyad matriarch. Four letters. Hind."
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