هلالBoys & girls
Meaning
Crescent moon
Name meaning
- Origin / language
- Arabic; Turkish usage
- Alternate spellings
- Hilal
- Islamic / Qur’anic association
- Not specifically Qur'anic / not established
- Name type
- Single given name
- Category
- Traditional Arabic names
Language and spelling
The same Arabic word is generally a boys name in Arabic usage and a girls name in Turkish usage. Language-specific usage differs without changing the crescent-moon meaning.
Sources
Meaning checked against the listed source.
Entry reviewed: 2026-10-25
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