Hira is from the Urdu/Persian/Sanskrit hīrā (हीरा — diamond) + Arabic Ḥirāʾ (foundational sacred Cave of Hira). A modern American baby name in the broader Urdu-Pakistani heritage aesthetic. Hira is one of the foundational Urdu + Hindi feminine names. The foundational Cave of Hira (Ghar-e-Hira) on the foundational Jabal al-Nour (Mountain of Light) near Mecca is the foundational site where the foundational Prophet Muhammad received the foundational first Quranic revelation (610 CE) from the Angel Gabriel — central to foundational Islamic heritage + Muslim pilgrimage. Notable bearer: Hira Mani (born 1989) — foundational Pakistani actress + host + foundational Yeh Raha Dil (HUM TV 2017) + Mere Paas Tum Ho (ARY 2019); Hira Tareen — Pakistani-American foundational actress.
Featured throughout Urdu heritage.
Hira reduces to one.