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Hooria

Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Hooria: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2014.

Hooria is an Arabic name rooted in the Quranic concept of *houri*—the celestial companions described as pure, beautiful, and with wide, captivating eyes. It essentially means "one of the heavenly maidens" or "virgin of paradise." While no globally famous bearer immediately springs to mind, the name is occasionally used in South Asian and Middle Eastern communities, and has seen rare but consistent appearances on Scottish birth registers since the 2000s, likely through diaspora families. There is no major place named after Hooria, though the root *h-w-r* appears in various Arabic place-names. A notable variant is the more common Houri, but Hooria offers a slightly softer, more melodic form that fits well alongside other Scottish multicultural choices.