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Hendina f Medieval EnglishMeaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word
(ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word
gehende means "close, near, nearby".
Hendor m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hendor was a house-carle and servant of Idril Celebrindal during the First Age. It is told that Hendor carried Eärendil, when he was a child, to safety amid the Fall of Gondolin when they, Tuor, and others were assailed by wolf-riders.
Hengameh f PersianPossibly derived from Persian هنگام (
hengam) meaning "time; occasion; season".
Henioche f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἡνίοχος
(hêniochos) meaning "charioteer, driver, one who holds the reins", itself derived in part from the word ἡνία
(hênia) "reins, bridle". In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Hera... [
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Henna f English (American)From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Henri m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 遍 (
hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ḫenti f HittiteMeaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.
Henutsen f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥnw.t-sn meaning "our mistress", derived from
ḥnwt "lady, mistress". Henutsen is the name of an Ancient Egyptian queen consort who lived and ruled during the 4th dynasty of the Old Kingdom Period... [
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Henuttadesh f Ancient EgyptianPossibly derived from Egyptian
ḥnwt "mistress, lady" and
tꜣ "land, country" combined with an uncertain third element.
Henuttawy f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥnwt-tꜣwj meaning "mistress of Egypt", or more literally "lady of the two lands", derived from
ḥnwt "lady, mistress" combined with the dual form of
tꜣ "land, realm, country", referring to the single entity of Upper and Lower Egypt... [
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Heonae f KoreanThe name of a 1st century Korean queen, derived from the sino-korean
獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present" and
哀 (ae) meaning "sad, grief, sorrow".
Ḫepat f Hurrian MythologyMeans "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names
Puduḫepa, and
Tadukhipa.
Heping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 和
(hé) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Heqaib m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥqꜣ-ỉb meaning "he who controls his heart", derived from
ḥqꜣ "ruler, king; to rule, govern" and
jb "heart, mind, emotions". This was the nickname of an ancient Egyptian governor during the 6th dynasty, born
Pepinakht.
Heqet f Egyptian MythologyHeqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.
Heraklit m Armenian (Rare), Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, UkrainianArmenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene and Ukrainian form of
Herakleitos via its latinized form
Heraclitus.
Herastratos m Ancient GreekMeans "army of Hera", derived from the name of the Greek goddess
Hera combined with the Greek noun στρατός
(stratos) meaning "army".
Hērbad m Old PersianIn the present day, hērbad is the lowest rank in the Zoroastrian priesthood, and is granted following the basic navar ceremony that marks the beginning of theological training
Herbjörn m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
harja or
herr "army" combined with Old Norse
björn "bear".
Herbort m Medieval PolishDerived from the Germanic elements
heri / hari "army" and
brort "blade, spearhead, edge (of a sword)".
Herbrandr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
herr "army" and
brandr "fire, torch".
Hercli m RomanshRomansh form of
Härtli, a medieval German diminutive of
Hartmann and, to a lesser extent,
Hartwig. This name was early on misunderstood as a Romansh short form of
Hercules.
Herculine f French (Rare)Feminine form of
Hercule and the French form of
Herculina. Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (1838-1868) was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.
Herdegen m German (Archaic)Composed of the ancient Germanic elements Herd, meaning "Hardy" and Degen meaning "young hero".
Herehau m & f TahitianMeans "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of
here "love" and
hau "peace".