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Hoorain
حورینSay it hoo-RAIN
- Meaning today
- Maidens of Paradise, beautiful eyes
- Original meaning
- "from ḥūr: women whose eyes are vividly white and black" Lane, p. 666
- Say it
- hoo-RAIN
- Written
- حورین
- Other spellings
- Hurain, Hoorein, Hurayn
Hoorain
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Hoorain meaning
Hoorain (حورین) is a Muslim girl's name of Arabic origin.
From ḥūr: women whose eyes are vividly white and black
Also used to mean: maidens of Paradise, beautiful eyes
Hoorain is built on Arabic ḥūr, the word the Quran uses for the companions of Paradise in the phrase ḥūr ʿīn (56:22). Lane's lexicon explains the root: ḥawar is the striking contrast of a very white eye-white with a very dark iris, and ḥawrāʼ, plural ḥūr, is a woman with such eyes; ḥūr al-ʿīn describes women with large eyes like those of gazelles. The exact form Hoorain is not a dictionary word; it appears to be a South Asian formation, read either as a dual, 'two houris', or as a blend of ḥūr ʿīn. Baby-name lists give 'maidens of Paradise' or 'beautiful eyes', both drawn from these senses. The name is used for girls in Pakistan and India.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon, Book I, Part 2 (1865), p. 666 · entry حَوَر / حَوْرَاء / حُور (root حور) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, ḥawar, ḥawrāʼ, ḥūr, p. 666 (scan) · Quran 56:22 (quran.com)
Popularity abroad
- #337 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Hoorain · Hurain · Hoorein · Hurayn