Homa

/HH-OW-M-AA/

Girl MuslimZoroastrian Persian origin OtherPersian

The homa, bird of fortune — from Persian humā, the auspicious bird of Persian myth that never lands; whoever its shadow touches is destined for kingship. An airy, auspicious Persian feminine name.

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Meaning & origin

Homa is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "The homa, bird of fortune — from Persian humā, the auspicious bird of Persian myth that never lands; whoever its shadow touches is destined for kingship. An airy, auspicious Persian feminine name." and belongs to the Prosperity cluster — names wishing abundance and flourishing life.

Beyond its Muslim heritage, Homa is also used in Zoroastrian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Other, Persian families, Homa carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Homa

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Homa resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
1
leadership and pioneering spirit
Chaldean
8
material mastery and executive power

How Homa sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Homa breaks down into 4 phonemes: /HH-OW-M-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Homa

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Homa maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 1) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Homa flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Prosperity
Homa belongs to the Prosperity cluster — names wishing abundance and flourishing life.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Muslim
As a Muslim name, Homa carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Homa is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Homa

If Homa resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Other families

Fatima
She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father
Maryam
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree
Layla
Night, the intoxicating darkness of a desert evening — Layla is the legendary beloved of Majnun in the greatest love story of Arabic literature, the woman whose beauty drove a poet to madness and exile. Her name carries the romance of starlit sand dunes, the mystery of dark hair against moonlight, and the ache of a love too intense for the daylit world
Yasmin
Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Prosperity cluster

Sri
Auspicious feminine title (Javanese) — Sri (Javanese, from Sanskrit shri 'auspicious/Lakshmi') is the foundational Javanese feminine name and honorific prefix. Used standalone and in compound names (Sri Mulyani — Indonesia's longtime Finance Minister; Sri Rejeki — auspicious-fortune).
Kevser
Abundance and overflowing goodness, a heavenly river, the Turkish form of Kawthar, the river of paradise named in the short Surah al-Kawthar. The name pours out the imagery of unending plenty, a flowing wellspring of good, so the bearer carries the promise of blessing without measure and bounty beyond count.
Saadia
Fortunate and prosperous, blessed with a good outcome, the feminine of Saad from the Arabic root s-ʿ-d, good fortune, shared with Saeed and Suad. A stable Muslim feminine name across Urdu-speaking families, it wishes happiness and success on its bearer, naming her among the favoured and well-fated.

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Homa

Hosna
The most beautiful, the best — Hosna (Arabic حسنى) is the superlative form meaning 'the most beautiful' and is the very word at the heart of asma'ul husna ('the most beautiful names of God'). A name that names the quality of supreme beauty itself.
Hodan
Prosperous, blessed — from the Somali hodan, the reward and gift that flow from good deeds and righteous living. A daughter so named is cast as the visible blessing returned to a good family, a name of plain warmth that needs little explaining.
Khadija
The premature child who thrives, the early-born who surpasses all expectations — Khadija bint Khuwaylid was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad, a successful merchant and the first person to accept Islam. Her name carries entrepreneurial strength, unwavering loyalty, and the pioneering spirit of a woman who believed before anyone else dared to

Common questions about Homa

What does the name Homa mean?

Homa means "The homa, bird of fortune — from Persian humā, the auspicious bird of Persian myth that never lands; whoever its shadow touches is destined for kingship. An airy, auspicious Persian feminine name.." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Homa a boy or girl name?

Homa is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Homa?

Homa is of Persian origin, used in Muslim, Zoroastrian traditions, commonly among Other, Persian families.

What is the numerology of Homa?

Homa has a Pythagorean destiny number of 1 — leadership and pioneering spirit.

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