Hira (given name)
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | "diamond". |
| Region of origin | South Asia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Heer |
Heera (also spelled Hira or Hirra) is a unisex given name. The name is derived from Sanskrit and means diamond in Bengali, Hindi-Urdu and Punjabi.
Given name
- Hira Singh Nabha, ruler of Nabha State
- Heera Pathak, Gujarati poet and literary critic
- Heera Rajgopal, Indian actress
- Heera Singh Sandhu, founder of Nakai Misl
- Heera Lal Shastri, first chief minister of Rajasthan
- Hira Tareen, Pakistani actress and model
- Hira Devi Waiba, Nepali folk singer
Other uses
- Heera Mandi, red-light district in Lahore, Pakistan
- Heera Group UK, a UK bhangra group
- Heera (film), a 1973 Indian Hindi film starring Sunil Dutt and Asha Parekh
- Heera Panna, a 1973 Indian Hindi film starring and directed by Dev Anand
- Heera Aur Pathar, a 1964 Pakistani Urdu film
See also
- Seemanto-heera, a 1934 detective novella written in Bengali by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay
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