Hira, or Heera, is a South Asian given name. The

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word has several meanings, one of which is "diamond".

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* Hira Chandra KC *

Hira Devi Waiba Hira Devi Waiba (9 September 1940 – 19 January 2011) was an Indian folk singer in the Nepali-language and is hailed as the pioneer of Nepali folk songs. Her song "Chura ta Hoina Astura Tamang Selo ( Nepali: तामाङ सेलो) ...

* Hira Gurung *

Hira Lal Hira Lal (born 26 November 1980) is an Indian alpine skier. He competed in the men's giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also k ...

Hira Lal Atal Hira Lal Atal (26 January 1905 – 23 January 1985) was an Indian soldier in the British Indian Army from 1925 until 1947 and the Indian Army from 1947. He became a Major General and the first indigenous Adjutant General of independent India ...

* Hira Lal Devpura *

Hira Lall Sibal Hira Lal Sibal was an Indian lawyer, jurist and two-time Advocate General of Punjab and Haryana, known for his legal defence of cases against the noted Urdu writers, Ismat Chugtai and Saadat Hasan Manto in 1945. He practised at Punjab and Har ...

Hira Mani Hira Salman (''née'' Saleem; born 27 February 1989), known as Hira Mani, is a Pakistani television actress, singer, presenter and former video jockey. She starred as lead in several hit series, including '' Jab We Wed'' (2014), ''Preet Na Kari ...

Hira Singh Bisht Hira Singh Bisht is an Indian politician from Uttarakhand and a three term Member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly. Bisht represents the Doiwala (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency). Bisht is a member of the Indian National Congress ...

* Hira Singh Dard * Hira Singh Gabria *

Hira Singh Khatri Hira Singh Khatri ( ne, हिरा सिं खत्री) is the director of the first Nepali movie, '' Aama''. After the success of the first movie, he directed two more movies for the Nepal government. Filmography References Ext ...

Hira Singh Nabha Hira Singh (18 December 1843 – 24 December 1911) was the ruler of Nabha State, one of the Phulkian states in the Punjab. Early life Hira Singh was born at Badrukhan, Jind, on 18 December 1843 , the second son of Sukha Singh (died 1852), fro ...

* Hira Solanki *

Hira Tareen Hira Tareen (born 1982) is a Pakistani model and actress. Her appearances include '' Mohabat Subh Ka Sitara Hai'', ''Goya'', ''Tum Kon Piya'', '' Khuda Mera Bhi Hai'', ''Khaas, Zard Zamano Ka Sawera'' and ''Choti Choti Batain.'' She has also appea ...

* Hira Te Popo *

Hira Vallabh Tripathi Hira Vallabh Tripathi (1902–1982) was an Indian politician. He was a Member of Parliament, representing Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha the upper house of India's Parliament representing the Indian National Congress The Indian Nationa ...

Heera Pathak Heera Ramnarayan Pathak, born Heera Kalyanray Mehta, was a Gujarati poet and literary critic. She married Ramnarayan V. Pathak, a Gujarati writer. Life She was born on 12 April 1916 in Mumbai. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1936 from S ...

, Gujarati poet and literary critic *

Heera Rajagopal Heera Rajagopal (born 29 December 1971) is a former Indian actress who has appeared in a number of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi language films. Career As a military brat, Heera shifted to schools across different states in Indi ...

, Indian actress *

Heera Saraniya Naba Kumar Saraniya alias Heera Saraniya, also spelled as Heera Sarania and Hira Sarania, alias Naba Deka is an Indian politician who is currently a Member of parliament, Lok Sabha. He is representing the Kokrajhar constituency in Assam from ...

, Indian politician *

Heera Singh Sandhu Sardar Heera Singh Sandhu (1706–1776) was the founder of Nakai Misl, one of the twelve Sikh Misls that later became the Sikh Empire under the leadership of Ranjit Singh. Heera Singh Sandhu was killed in battle near Pakpattan whe ...

, 18th-century Sikh leader

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