Hoda

Hoda is a female given name of Arabic origin. It derives from the word hudā, meaning guidance or the right path, and is widely used in Arabic-speaking countries and among Muslim communities around the world. The name is commonly transliterated as Hoda, though variants such as Huda or Hudā are also common in English and other languages.

One of the most widely known contemporary bearers of the name is Hoda Kotb (born 1964), an Egyptian-American journalist and television host who serves as a co-anchor of NBC's Today show. She has been a prominent figure in American broadcast journalism since the 1990s, with a career spanning various reporting and hosting roles at NBC News and Dateline NBC. The name Hoda, like many Arabic given names, carries cultural resonance and is used across generations in the Arab world and its diaspora.