Entry № 3982 · Hungarian origin

Hajnal Hajnal — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HOY-nahl /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hungarian
Meaning
"Dawn"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (Hungarian)

A name that means "dawn".

Hajnal is the Hungarian word for "dawn" — used as a feminine name.

Hajnal is widely used in Hungary.

Dawn. The Hungarian first light.

The name in its native script.

Hajnal
Transliteration
Hajnal
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɔɪ.nəl /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hajnal stands.

Hajnal does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Hajnals before her.

Real people

In fiction
Hajnal
Common in Hungarian fiction.

Names connected to Hajnal.

The number behind Hajnal.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Hajnal reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.