Hina
Hina means Henna; the mehendi plant.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Gujarati |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Starts with | H |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Simha
- Nakshatra: Magha
- More names starting with H
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Henna; the mehendi plant”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Heena — Meanings families give: Henna plant, sweet fragrance; Henna; mehendi plant; fragrant
- Vrinda — Meanings families give: Goddess Radha, tulsi plant, holy basil; Holy basil, Goddess Radha; Holy basil, Tulsi, a form of Radha; Tulsi plant; Radha; group of girls; Tulsi plant, Radha; Tulsi plant, devoted, goddess Radha
- Ivy — Climbing plant, fidelity
- Thulasi — Holy basil plant, sacred to Vishnu
- Tulasi — Meanings families give: The holy basil plant, sacred herb; Holy basil plant, sacred; Sacred basil plant, divine herb; Sacred basil plant, holy plant of Vishnu
- Lata — a creeper, any creeping or winding plant or twining tendril
More girls' names of Gujarati origin
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
- Surya — the wife of the god
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Hina has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.