MuslimGirlPunjabi
Heer: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
ہیر
What Heer means
Heer (ہیر) is used as a Muslim girl’s name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so Naam gives no meaning for it.
Heer at a glance
- Meaning
- No classical source found
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Muslim
- Say it
- heer
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- H · ہ
Origin and history of Heer
No classical source found
A Punjabi girl's name, the heroine of Heer Ranjha. It is sometimes linked to Hindi hīrā, diamond, but that is not established for the name, so we give no meaning.
Heer is the heroine of the Punjabi romance Heer Ranjha, told most famously by Waris Shah in 1766.
A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning.
How to say and write Heer
- Say it
- heer1 syllable · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Heer
- Urdu
- ہیر
- Other spellings
- Hir
Sibling names for Heer
Muslim boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Heer.
- Allah Bachayaاللہ بچایاsaved by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Dittaاللہ دتہgiven by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Diwayaاللہ دوایاgiven by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Jiwayaاللہ جوایاgiven life by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Rakhaاللہ رکھاkept safe by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Wadhayaاللہ ودھایاincreased by GodBoyPunjabi
- Allah Wasayaاللہ وسایاsettled and made to flourish by GodBoyPunjabi
- Dullaدلاservant of GodBoyPunjabi
Names like Heer
- HabibaحبیبہbelovedGirlArabic
- Hadeelہدیلcooing of dovesGirlArabic
- Hadiaہادیہone who guidesGirlArabic
- Hadiqaحدیقہwalled gardenGirlArabic
- Hafizaحافظہguardian; one who preservesGirlArabic
- Hafsaحفصہlioness (traditional reading)GirlArabic
- HajraہاجرہMeaning disputedGirlOther or unclear
- HakeemaحکیمہwiseGirlArabic
- Halaہالہhalo of the moonGirlArabic
- Haleemaحلیمہgentle; forbearingGirlArabic
Names that sound like Heer
Questions about the name Heer
What does the name Heer mean?
We found no entry for Heer in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning rather than repeat an unsourced one.
Is Heer a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Heer is a girl’s name.
Is Heer a Muslim name?
Yes. Heer is used by Muslim families. It is of Punjabi origin. A Punjabi girl's name, the heroine of Heer Ranjha. It is sometimes linked to Hindi hīrā, diamond, but that is not established for the name, so we give no meaning.
How do you pronounce Heer?
Say it “heer”: 1 syllable.
How do you write Heer in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Heer is written ہیر.
What are other spellings of Heer?
Heer is also spelled Hir.
Is the meaning of Heer verified?
No classical source found. A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.