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Hákon m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse form of Håkon, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

Hálfdan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Halfdan.

Hallbjǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hallbjǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and bjǫrn "bear".

Halli m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Halle 1.

Hallr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "rock".

Hallsteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hallstein.

Hallþóra f Old Norse
Feminine form of Hallþórr.

Hallþórr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Haldor.

Hallvarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Halvard.

Hámundr m Old Norse
From the Old Norse element hár "high" or hǫð "battle, combat" combined with mundr "protection".

Haraldr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Harold.

Hávarðr m Old Norse
From the Old Norse element hár "high" or hǫð "battle, combat" combined with vǫrðr "guard, guardian".

Helga f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Old Norse
Feminine form of Helge.

Helgi m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Helge.

Hemingr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hemming.

Herleif f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare)
Old Norse feminine form and modern Scandinavian masculine form of Herleifr.

Herleifr m Old Norse
Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army, warrior" and leif "inheritance, legacy".

Hildigunnr f Old Norse
From the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and gunnr "battle, war". It is a cognate of Hildegund.

Hildingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "chief, warrior", a derivative of Old Norse hildr "battle". This is the name of a character in the Norse tale Frithiof's Saga.

Hildr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse hildr meaning "battle", making it a cognate of Hilda. In Norse legend this was the name of a valkyrie.

Hjálmarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hjalmar.

Hjǫrdís f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hjördis.

Hlíf f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Liv 1.

Hólmfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from the elements holmr "small island" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Hólmgeirr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Holger.

Hrafn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "raven" in Old Norse.

Hrafnhildr f Old Norse
From the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and hildr "battle".

Hrefna f Icelandic, Old Norse
Feminine form of Hrafn.

Hreiðarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Reidar.

Hreiðunn f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Reidun.

Hróaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Roald.

Hróarr m Old Norse
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróðr "praise, fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of Hróðgeirr), herr "army, warrior" or varr "aware, cautious". This is the name of a legendary Danish king, the same one who is featured in the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf with the name Hroðgar.

Hrœrekr m Old Norse
Old West Norse form of Hrǿríkr.

Hrólfr m Old Norse
Contracted form of Hróðulfr.

Hrǿríkr m Old Norse (Hypothetical)
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame, glory" and ríkr "ruler, king" (a cognate of Roderick).

Hróðgeirr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame" and geirr "spear", making it a cognate of Hrodger (see Roger).

Hróðulfr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame" and ulfr "wolf", making it an Old Norse cognate of Hrodulf (see Rudolf).

Hróðvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Roald.

Hugleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from hugr "mind, thought, mood" and leikr "play".

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