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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".
Heren f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [
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Herene f JapaneseFrom Japanese 妃 (he) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Herennia f Ancient RomanHerennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Herennius m Ancient RomanA Roman family name of uncertain etymology. It could be an Oscan personal name, probably related to
𐌇𐌄𐌓𐌉𐌉𐌀𐌃 (
heriiad) “he wants”, from Proto-Italic
*herjō “to wish, want”, probably influenced by Etruscan... [
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Herfried m German (Rare)Formed from the Germanic name elements
heri "army" and
fridu "peace". A notable bearer of the name is the German political scientist Herfried Münkler.
Hergeirr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
harja or
herr "army" combined with Old Norse
geirr "spear".
Hergerðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
herr "army" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Heri m Medieval Scandinavian, Faroese, DanishFaroese name of uncertain derivation, used since at least the 14th century. It is possibly a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element
herr meaning "army", or derived from Old Norse
héri "hare" or "hare-hearted"... [
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Heri m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit हरि
(hari) meaning "yellow, tawny", and by extension, "monkey, horse, lion".
Herihajaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
hajaina meaning "respected, revered".
Herihira m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "power, force" and
hira meaning "song, music".
Herilalaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
lalaina meaning "loved, dear".
Herilaza m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
laza meaning "fame, glory, honour".
Herimalala m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
malala meaning "beloved, esteemed".
Herimamy m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked".
Herimena m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mena meaning "red".
Herimino m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mino meaning "believe".
Herimot m GermanicCombination of Old High German
heri ("army") and
muot ("excitement; concern; wrath").
Herinambinina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nambinina meaning "prosperous, lucky".
Herinantenaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nantenaina meaning "hoped for".
Herinirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Herintahina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
herina meaning "return" and
tahina meaning "blessed".
Herintsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
herina meaning "return" and
soa meaning "good".
Heris m Ancient OscanOscan praenomen related to the roman gens Heria. Both may be derived from an Ancient Greek name, Herios.
Herisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
soa meaning "good".
Heritanjona m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".
Herivola m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
vola meaning "silver" or "money".
Herja f Norse MythologyMeans "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements
Här- or
Her- meaning "army".
Herkules m Roman Mythology (Polonized), Roman Mythology (Magyarized), Roman Mythology (Dutchified), Roman Mythology (Germanized), Roman MythologyPolish, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German and Dutch form of
Hercules.
Herleikr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
herr "army" and
leikr "game, play, sport, fight".