Boy name
Hicri name meaning
“relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar”
Hicri means relating to the Hijra or the Hijri calendar. It comes from Arabic hijrī, an adjective formed from hijra, meaning migration. Used as a boy’s name in Türkiye, it has a concrete historical association with the calendar whose starting point is the Hijra.
What does Hicri mean?
Relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
In Turkish: hicretle ve hicret takvimiyle ilgili
Hicri is directly connected with the calendar whose era begins with the Hijra in Islamic history. Turkish also uses it as an adjective accompanying dates. Its associations concern time and historical reckoning, and it shares a root with Hicret while differing in grammatical form.
Origin of the name Hicri
Comes from Arabic hijrī, the relational adjective formed from hijra, meaning migration. In its established religious use it refers to the Hijra and its calendar.
Names are shared across communities. Where a name is common says nothing certain about any one person’s background, faith or origin.
Double names with Hicri
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Hicri Salman
Meaning of each name
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
- Salman: safe and sound; unharmed
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İlham Hicri
Meaning of each name
- İlham: inspiration; an inwardly arising idea
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
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Hicri Bektaş
Meaning of each name
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
- Bektaş: firm stone, enduring stone
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Kuvvet Hicri
Meaning of each name
- Kuvvet: strength; endurance, force
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
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Hicri Abdüllatif
Meaning of each name
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
- Abdüllatif: servant of God, the Subtle and Kind
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İsrafil Hicri
Meaning of each name
- İsrafil: the angel who will sound the trumpet
- Hicri: relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar
How to pronounce Hicri
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /hid͡ʒɾi/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | هجرى |
| Arabic | هجري |
Is Hicri a boy’s name?
Yes, Hicri is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Hicri does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 6 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Hicri
Names with related meanings
- Ramazan♂The ninth lunar month, observed through fasting
- Recep♂The honored seventh month of the lunar calendar
- Devran♂The passage of time
- Çağlar♂Flows vigorously
- Adar♂The month of March
- Duha♂♀Forenoon
- Ezel♂♀Beginningless past
- Halit♂Lasting, enduring
- Çağdaş♂Living in the same era
- Muammer♂Long-lived
- Ergün♂Early day
- Cumali♂Associated with Friday
Famous people named Hicri
- Hicri Fişek · b. 1918
- Hicri İzgören · b. 1950
- Hicri Sezen · b. 1923
- Hicri Akbaşlı
- Hicri Fişek · b. 1918
- Hicri Güneri · b. 1971
FAQ about the name Hicri
What is the meaning of Hicri?
Hicri means “relating to the Hijra or Hijri calendar”. Comes from Arabic hijrī, the relational adjective formed from hijra, meaning migration. In its established religious use it refers to the Hijra and its calendar.
Is Hicri a boy’s name?
Yes, Hicri is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Hicri in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Hicri nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Hicri?
Hicri is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Hicri have?
Hicri has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Hicri?
Hicri does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 6 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What names go well with Hicri?
Some ideas: Hicri Salman; İlham Hicri; Hicri Bektaş.
Famous people named Hicri?
Notable people named Hicri include Hicri Fişek, Hicri İzgören, Hicri Sezen.
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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