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Halis m TurkishMeaning "uncomplicated, pure". Arabic origin.
Haliya f Filipino, Philippine MythologyHaliya is the name of a Bicolano moon deity. There is an ancient ritual named after her performed in Bicol during the full moon, which was believed to frighten away Bakunawa, a serpent-like dragon in Philippine mythology... [
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Haljand m EstonianHaljand is an Estonian masculine given name derived from the Estonian language "haljas" meaning "green" and "verdant".
Hallbera f Old Norse, Icelandic, FaroeseDerived from Old Norse
hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare
Hallr,
Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root)
*ber- "bear" (also found in the noun
berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of
Hallbjörn.
Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)From the English word
hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (
halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."
Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)Transferred use of the surname
Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like
Haley and
Hallie) were increasing in popularity.
Hallgeirr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse
geirr "spear".
Hallgerðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hallr "stone, rock" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Hallgrímr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask".
Hallmundr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
hallr "rock" combined with Old Norse
mundr "protection."
Hallvǫr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of
hallr "stone, rock" and
vár "spring".
Halona f HawaiianMeans "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.
Halona m & f IroquoisHalona is a unisex name that means "Of good fortune"
Halosydne f Greek MythologyMeans "sea-fed" or "sea-born" from Greek ἅλς
(halos) "sea" and ὑδνέω
(hydneo) "to nourish". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess
Amphitrite.
Halrloprillalar f LiteratureHalrloprillalar (
Prill for short) is a character from
Larry Niven's book RINGWORLD. She is from the species that created the Ringworld, known as the engineers.
Halsey m & f EnglishFrom Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).
Halt m Popular CultureA name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
Halti m & f FinnishFrom the name of a Finnish fell, Halti (
Háldi in Northern Sami).... [
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Hàm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 涵
(hàm) meaning "tolerate, forgive" or "immerse".
Hama f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 浜
(hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱
(hama) meaning "beach, sea coast". It can also be given as a combination of 波
(ha) meaning "waves" with 麻
(ma) meaning "flax, hemp".
Hamada m ArabicMeans "praising" in Arabic, from the root حمد
(ḥamida) meaning "to praise".
Hamadryas f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἅμα
(háma) meaning "together" and δρῦς
(drys) meaning "tree; oak". This was the name of the mother of the hamadryads in Greek mythology, a kind of nymph bonded to a specific tree.
Hamae f JapaneseFrom 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱 (
hama) meaning "beach, seacoast" combined with 恵 (
e, kei, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (
e, kai) meaning "drawing, painting, picture, sketch", or 江 (
kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet"... [
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Hamako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱
(hama) meaning "beach, sea coast" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hamal m AstronomyDerived from the Arabic راس الحمل (
rās al-ħamal) meaning "head of the ram". The brightest star in the Aries constellation.
Hamall m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
hamall meaning "castrated male sheep, wether".
Hamandishe m ShonaMeaning “one’s relative or family is God”, this name may be given by and/or to someone who is devoted to God, who is an orphan, has no relatives or was abandoned.
Hamath m English (Puritan)The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [
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Hambali m IndonesianFrom the name of 9th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who founded the Hanbali school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.
Hamdun m Arabic, IndonesianMeans "praised, commended" in Arabic, from the word حمد
(ḥamd) meaning "praise, commendation".
Hamengkubuwono m Javanese, IndonesianMeans "guardian of the world" in Javanese. It comes from the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia
Hamid Reza m PersianCombination of
Hamid 1 and
Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Hamir m ArabicArabs transcripton of
Amir 1 from Urdu 'گدھا چلانے والا' meaning 'Prince'.
Hamis m SwahiliFrom Swahili
Alhamisi meaning "Thursday" (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Hamisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hamy meaning "sweetness" and
soa meaning "good".
Hamlin m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Hamlin. A notable bearer is American author Hamlin
Garland (1860-1940) who wrote fictional works about life in the Midwest.
Hamoni f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout" or 奏 (ha) meaning "play music, complete", 波 (ha) meaning "wave" combined with 似 (i) meaning "becoming", 音 (moni) meaning "sound", 萌 (moni) meaning "bud, sprout" or 望 (moni) meaning "to hope"... [
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Hámóðr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
ha (Germanic element) and
móðr "mind; wrath; courage".
Hampsicora m HistoryMeaning unknown. Could be a Latin form of
Ampsaga, the name of a river (today known as Rhummel in Algerian Arabic) bordering with the Numidian Massylii in the vicinity of Cirta.... [
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Hams f ArabicFrom Arabic همس (
hams) meaning "whisper".
Hamsika f IndianMeans "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.
Hamuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Hammuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hamul m BiblicalHamul was a son of
Pharez of the Tribe of
Judah according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with
Jacob.
Hamunyari f ShonaHamunyari means "Have you no shame".
This name is given in a feuding situation.
Hân f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 欣
(hân) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Han m & f BurmeseMeans "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.
Han m & f LaoMeans "lively" in Lao.
Han m ThaiMeans "brave, daring" in Thai.
Han m TurkishFrom a Turkic title meaning "leader, ruler". The title is usually translated into English as "khan".
Hanabi-ko f JapaneseMeans "fireworks child" in Japanese. A famous gorilla, KoKo, bears this name in reference to her Fourth of July birthday.
Hanabira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanabusa m Japanese (Rare)From 花房
(hanabusa) meaning "calyx, flower cluster," combined from 花
(hana) meaning "flower" and 房
(fusa) meaning "bunch, cluster (of flowers); segment."... [
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Hanafi m Arabic, Malay, IndonesianFrom the name of 8th-century Islamic theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who founded the Hanafi school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.
Hañagua f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)From Guanche ⴰⵐⴰⵓⴰ
(añawa), derived (through palatalisation) from
aniawa, from *
ha-nya-wa "this one is melody". This was the name of the wife of Bencomo, a 15th-century mencey (aboriginal Guanche leader) of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife... [
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Hanagumo f JapaneseCloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.
Hanahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hana-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Hana 4 likely combined with the suffix 이
(-i), referring to a person, effectively meaning "one person" (compare other words like 둘이
(dul-i) meaning "two people; pair; couple" and 여럿이
(yeoreot-i) meaning "many people").
Hanaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanalei f & m HawaiianMeans "crescent bay" from Hawaiian
hana "bay" and
lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of
Henry.
Hanəm f AbkhazDerived from Turkic
hanım meaning "lady, mistress".
Haname f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" or 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanameel m BiblicalHanameel, meaning "rest from God," a cousin of
Jeremiah from whom the latter bought property. Jeremiah 32:7ff.
Hanami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花見 (
hanami) meaning "flower view" or "blossom view" combining 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 見 (
mi) which actually means "view, see, viewing" ... [
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Hanana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [
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Hanane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hananeh f PersianPossibly derived from
Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.
Hananel m HebrewHebrew. This is a traditional, though seldom-used, Jewish name. It means "God is gracious". Ultimately, it derives from the same Hebrew root as John and Anne.
Hanano f JapaneseFrom the Japanese 花 (
hana) "flower" and 乃 (
no) "belonging to"; i.e. "belonging to a flower"
Hanao f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-areum f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Areum prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 凛 (
ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanarin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Hanaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 成 (
naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanasa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 咲 (
sa) meaning "bloom, come out". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 英 (
hana) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 耶 (
ya), a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanazuki f JapaneseFrom Japanese, 花好き(Hana-suki) means "Flower lover" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 好き (suki) meaning "like" or "love" This name is used on a fictional character in the animated web series "Hanazuki: Full of Treasures"
Han-bada m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Bada prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanbilek f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler" and
билек (bilek) meaning "hand" or "support, hope".
Han-bin m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 韓 "fence; Korea" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
Han-bit m & f Korean (Modern)From
Bit prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-boram m & f Korean (Rare)From
Boram prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-byeol f & m Korean (Modern)From
Byeol prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [
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Handforth f English (Puritan)Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant
Handford.
Handmaid f English (Puritan)Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.