Meaning of name Hamza

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Meaning

The name Hamza has the following meaning:

Having great strength.

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Hamza as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Hamza is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 732 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Hamza rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 58 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 705 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Hamza in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Hamza is pronounced as ham-za

Origins

Hamza originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Hamza and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Hamza: Boys - Dawar, Girls - Jazlyn, Nimah, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Numa, Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Hamza: Hammza, Hammzah, Hamzah (Arabic)

Style

We think the name Hamza should fall under the following style category: African-American.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Hamza to be: Down-to-earth and masculine

In one word, you might describe Hamza as a(n) "masculine" person.

See other "masculine" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Hamza (or its variants) are:

Hamza Yerlikaya, born on 6 June, a famous athlete. Hamza Yerlikaya's background: A Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two time (in 1996 and 2000) Olympic champion and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European champion eight times.

Hamza Abdullah, born on 20 August, a famous athlete. Hamza Abdullah's background: An American football player. A safety from Washington State University, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Hamza Yacef, born on 25 August, a famous athlete. Hamza Yacef's background: An Algerian football player who is currently playing for Wydad Casablanca in the Moroccan GNF 1.

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