Hala ( ar, هالة) is an
Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...
female given name meaning "
the aura of light around the moon". It is a cognate of the Hebrew name
Hila Hila may refer to:
*plural form of Hilum
*Village in Israel: Mitzpe Hila
*Hila (given name), in Hebrew
* For the Islamic concept of "stratagem", see Ḥiyal
*Hila, Ambon, the town on the Indonesian island of Ambon where Fort Amsterdam was sited. ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa, wife of Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain
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Hala El Badry (born 1954), Egyptian journalist and novelist
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Hala Finley
Hala Finley (born May 18, 2009) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Man with a Plan'' (2016–2020) as Emme Burns and in '' We Can Be Heroes'' (2020) as Ojo.
Early life
Finley was born on May 18, 2009, in Kansas City, M ...
(born 2009), American actress
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Hala Gezah
Hala Gezah (born September 17, 1989 in Tripoli) is a Libyan sprinter. She competed in the 100 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She was the only female athlete to compete for Libya at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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(born 1989), Libyan sprinter
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Hala Gorani (born 1970), French-American CNN reporter
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Hala Halim
Hala Halim is an Egyptian academic and translator.
She studied literature at university, obtaining a BA from Alexandria University in 1985 and an MA from the American University in Cairo in 1992. She completed her doctorate at UCLA in 2004. Halim ...
, Egyptian-American academic and translator
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Hala Hussein, third daughter of Saddam Hussein and his first wife Sajida Talfah
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Hala Jaber, Lebanese-British journalist
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Hala Misrati
Hala Misrati ( ar, هالة المصراتي; born 9 September 1980) is a Libyan writer, television anchor and journalist. She came to wide prominence around the Arab world during the First Libyan Civil War, during which she made pro-Gaddafi gov ...
(born 1980), Libyan writer and journalist
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Hala Moddelmog (born 1956), president of Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc
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Hala Mohammad al-Nasser (born 1964), Syrian politician
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Hala Sedki (born 1961), Egyptian actress
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Hala Shiha
Hala Shiha ( ar, حلا شيحة; born 23 February 1979 in Cairo, Egypt) is an Egyptian actress best known for portraying the main roles in ''Snakes and Ladders'', and ''Lost in America''. She officially retired from the entertainment industry i ...
(born 1979), Egyptian actress
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Hala Shukrallah
Hala Shukrallah ( ar, هالة شكر الله; born in 1954) is the former president of the Egyptian Constitution Party, having succeeded Sayed Kassem as the party's leader. She is the first Coptic woman to head an Egyptian political party. As ...
, Egyptian politician
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Arabic feminine given names