# Henda

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**Henda** is a feminine given name. It has several unrelated origins. As a name of Yiddish origin (Hebrew: הֶענדָא) it means "gracious" or "merciful" in [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language).[citation needed] It can also be a shortened form of the Dutch name [Hendrika](/source/Hendrika),[citation needed] cognate to the Germanic name [Henry](/source/Henry_(given_name)). Notable people named Henda include:

- [Henda Ayari](/source/Henda_Ayari) (born 1976), French writer, feminist and secular activist
- [Henda Ducados](/source/Henda_Ducados) (born 1964), French-Angolan economist and sociologist
- [Henda Swart](/source/Henda_Swart) (born 1939), South African mathematician
- [Henda Zaouali](/source/Henda_Zaouali) (born 1960), retired Tunisian fencer

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