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Heherson m FilipinoFrom the phrase "He, Her Son", referring to
Jesus Christ's position as the son of
Mary. A known bearer was Heherson Alvarez (1939-2020), a Filipino politician.
Hehewuti f HopiMeans "mother-spirit of the warrior" in Hopi.
Heiana f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is
anaana meaning "bright, shining".
Heiani f TahitianPossibly from Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers
" and ani# meaning "request".
Heiarii m & f TahitianMeans "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from
ari'i meaning "king".
Heiata m & f TahitianMeans "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of
ata "cloud" and
hei "crown".
Heidrek m GermanicHeidrek, or Heiðrekr, is one of the main characters in the cycle about the magic sword Tyrfing. He appears in the Hervarar saga, and probably also in Widsith, together with his sons Angantyr (Incgentheow) and Hlöð (Hlith), and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca)... [
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Heihachi m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [
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Heihachirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat", 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [
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Heijian m ChineseFrom the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [
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Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to
Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her
Ísfólkið series of books.
Heiland m German (Archaic)An old german name the title given to Jesus Christ meaning "the healer" or "the savior" or "the redeemer" not allowed anymore as a first name in Germany as it could hurt religious feelings.
Heilani f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian
lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Heilbert m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
beraht "bright."
Heilgard f Germanic, GermanThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Heilgund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
gund "war."
Heilman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and
man "man."
Heilmar m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Heilmund m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
mund "protection."
Heilrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
rât "counsel."
Heilram m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Heiltrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and
þruþ "strength."
Heilward m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
wart "guard."
Heilwin m GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Heimana f & m TahitianFrom Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)Variant spelling of
Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heimanu f & m TahitianMeans "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
manu "bird".
Heimbald m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Heimbert m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Heimbod m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer."
Heimeran m German (Rare)Variant form of
Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
Heimfrid m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Heimito m GermanHeimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [
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Heimoana m TahitianMeans "crown of the ocean"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
moana "ocean".
Heimrad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Heimram m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Heimric m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Heimulf m GermanicDerived from Gothic
haims "home, house" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Heinfried m GermanGerman name composed of the elements
hagan "enclosure" and
frid "peace".
Heini f FinnishPossibly derived from the Finnish word
heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of
Heino.
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Heiðar m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and
herr meaning ''army''.
Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which
Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of
Hrímnir; another name for the seeress
Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Heiðrekr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly a combination of Old Icelandic
heiðr "heath" and Old Norse
ríkr "mighty, rich, distinguished" (though it could also mean "ruler, sovereign" when it's used as a second element in a name).
Heiðvík f FaroeseFaroese form of
Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements
heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and
víg "fight, battle".
Hei'ura f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
Heiura f TahitianMeans either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
Heiwa f & m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [
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Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Heizo m JapaneseFrom with 平 (
hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (
hyou, hei, tsuwamono, he) meaning "army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare" with 蔵 (
sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "own, possess, storehouse," or 三 (
san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 造 (
zou, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, build."
Hejia f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [
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Hekateros m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ἑκατερίς
(hekateris), the name of a type of rustic dance which involved quickly moving hands. It has also been suggested that this may be a corruption of Greek ἑκ Δώρου
(ek Dorou) meaning "of Doros", or may mean "each of two".
Hekatomnos m Ancient Greek, Carian (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Carian name 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫
(k̂tmno), possibly composed of Carian
-mno "son" and a relative of Hittite
katta "under", ultimately meaning "under-son" or "descendent"... [
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Hekatonymos m Ancient GreekThe first element is derived from either Greek ἑκατόν
(hekaton) meaning "hundred", or from the name of the goddess
Hecate. The second element derives from ὄνομα
(onoma) meaning "name".
Hekigyoku f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧玉 (hekigyoku) meaning "jasper (a precious stone)".
Hekili m & f HawaiianMeans "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past,
Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
Hekja f Old Norse, LiteratureAppears in
Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [
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Ȟéla m SiouxMeans "little mountain" in Lakota. This is the Lakota name of famous basketball player Kyrie Irving, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through his late mother.
Hela f Popular CultureAn alternate form of
Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
Hela f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, BengaliName: Hela हेला... [
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Helaena f LiteraturePossibly a spelling variant of
Helena. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon", Helaena Targaryen is the queen consort of Westeros to her brother, Aegon II, during his reign which is disputed by their older half-sister Rhaenyra.
Helaés f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureHelaes was an orphan, the Countess of Limos, the sister of one Clapor le Riche and the niece of one Meleager le Rous, a sister or cousin of the Damoisele à la Harpe, and also unmarried and a determined lover of Sir Gawaine... [
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Helain m Arthurian CycleOne of the two peasant brothers who were protégés of King Armant of the Delectable Isle and the Red City. They treacherously killed the king and seized his kingdom. Palamedes killed Helain and avenged King Armant’s death.
Helaius m Arthurian CycleNephew of Joseph of Arimathea and ancestor of Arthur on the maternal side, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.
Helale f KurdishMeans "tulip" in Kurdish, possibly from the Turkish
lale.
Helaman m MormonThe name of three figures in The Book of Mormon. The most notable Helaman was a Nephite prophet and soldier, the son of
Alma the Younger and brother of
Shiblon and
Corianton... [
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Hélan m French (Archaic)Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Helava f Rotuman (Modern)A common name in Rotuman culture. The word
helava means "beautiful". A fitting name for an adorable child who will grow into their name. Interestingly, like most other words in the Rotuman language,
helava when added to other words will create a deeper meaning for the name.
Helbe f EstonianDerived from Estonian
helbe, the genitive case of
helve "flake" (see
Helve).
Hele f EstonianShort form of
Helena as well as a derivation from Estonian
hele ''bright, clear, light''.
Heled m BiblicalThe name most likely comes from חלד (
halad) meaning "being of the Earth". Some think it may come from חלד (
holed) meaning "mole" or "weasel".... [
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Heleia f Greek MythologyFrom a Greek title of the goddess
Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος
(heleios), from ἕλος
(helos) "marsh-meadow"... [
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