Girl name
Hesna name meaning
“beautiful; very beautiful”
Hesna means beautiful or very beautiful. It is connected with Arabic ḥasnāʾ, meaning beautiful or a beautiful woman, and is used as a feminine given name in Türkiye. Hasna is a related name from the same source; a garden in bloom offers a concrete image of its meaning.
What does Hesna mean?
Beautiful; very beautiful
In Turkish: güzel, çok güzel
Hesna is a feminine name associated with beauty. It is close in sound to Hasna and may represent the same Arabic source adapted in Turkish. Hüsna also belongs to the Arabic root associated with beauty, but the underlying forms differ, so the two should not simply be treated as spelling variants.
The ending “-na” is a common final sound in names such as Lina, Mina and Alina, not a suffix with one shared meaning. Each name has to be considered individually. More girl names ending in -na →
Origin of the name Hesna
It is probably a Turkish phonetic form of Arabic ḥasnāʾ, beautiful or a beautiful woman. It appears to be related to the form Hasna.
How to pronounce Hesna
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /hesna/ |
| Arabic | حسناء |
Is Hesna a girl’s name?
Yes, Hesna is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Hesna does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Hesna
Names with related meanings
- Gökçe♀Sky-blue
- İnci♀Pearl
- Ela♀Hazel
- İpek♀Silk
- Aysima♀Moonlike face
- Ayşegül♀A combination of Ayşe and rose
- Ahsen♀More beautiful
- Hümeyra♀Rosy, lightly reddish in complexion
- Elanur♀Compound evoking hazel colour and light
- Gülce♀Rose-like
- Eda♀Graceful manner, charming bearing
- Züleyha♀Heroine of the Yusuf and Züleyha story
FAQ about the name Hesna
What is the meaning of Hesna?
Hesna means “beautiful; very beautiful”. It is probably a Turkish phonetic form of Arabic ḥasnāʾ, beautiful or a beautiful woman. It appears to be related to the form Hasna.
Is Hesna a girl’s name?
Yes, Hesna is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Hesna in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Hesna nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Hesna?
Hesna is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Hesna have?
Hesna has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Hesna?
Hesna does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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