All Submitted Names

Holda f German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
Dutch and Archaic German variant of Hulda, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Holde f German (Rare)
A rare German name based on names ending in -hold like Berthold. The secondary name element hold is originally derived from wald "to govern, to rule" but has been reinterpreted as derived from the German archaic adjective hold "gainly, lovely, comely, dainty, graceful".

Holdine f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Holda, primarily used in the 19th century.

Hold-the-world m Literature
The name of a character in the novel The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

Holen m & f American (Rare, Archaic)

Holga f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Form of Olga.

Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.

Holi f Indian (Rare)
Meaning: the arrival of spring and the triumph of good over evil

Holiaf m Ukrainian
Form of Goliath used in the Ukrainian Bible.

Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.

Holisoa f Malagasy
Combination of Holy and the adjective soa "good, beautiful, excellent".

Holiver m Medieval Catalan
Late medieval Catalan variant of Oliver.

Hølje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Helge.

Hollace f American (Rare)

Holland f & m English, Romani (Archaic)
From the name of geographic places called Holland 1, or transferred usage of the surname Holland 1.

Hollandine f Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the place name Holland 1, part of the Netherlands. In the case of Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, the name was given to her because she was born in Dutch exile and the States General took over the sponsorship.

Holleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Holly.

Hollen f English (American, Rare)

Holler m Norse Mythology
In Norse myth, Holler is the god of death and destruction and the one who brings diseases and disasters. He drags people to his dungeon where he tortures them to death.

Holley f & m English
Variant of Holly.

Holli f English (Modern)
Variant of Holly.

Holliday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Holiday.... [more]

Holling m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Holling.

Hollister m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hollister.

Holló m Hungarian
Means "raven" in Hungarian.

Hollyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Holly using the popular name suffix lyn.

Hollynd f English (American)
Irish-English

Hollywood m & f English (American, Rare)
From the neighbourhood in the American city Los Angeles located in California.

Holm m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare)
Younger form of HolmR.

Hólmar m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet, small island" and herr "army".

Hólmbert m Icelandic
Icelandic name combination of holmr 'small island' and bjartr 'light, shining'.

Holmbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements holmr "small island" and bjǫrn "bear".

Hólmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Holmdís.

Holmdís f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr 'small island' and dís 'goddess'.

Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.

Holmes m English
Transferred use of the surname Holmes in infrequent use as a first name in America in the late 1800s and the first decade of the 1900s.

Holmfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet" and fastr "strong, firm".

Holmfrid m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.

Holmgærðr m Old Norse
Combination of holmr 'small island' and garðr 'enclosure', 'protection'.

Holmgar m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, possibly using the Old English elements holm "ocean, waters" and gar "spear".

Holmgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gautr "goth".

Hólmgrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gríma "mask".

Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Hólmlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Holmlaug.

Holmlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Holmlaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Holmlaug.

Holmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmlaug.

HolmR m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island".

Holmstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" steinn "stone".

Holmstanus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Holmsten.

Hólmsteinn m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Holmstæinn.

Holmsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Holmstæinn.

Holofernes m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Latin form of Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophernes), a variant of Orophernes. In the apocryphal Book of Judith, Holofernes is an Assyrian invading general of Nebuchadnezzar who is seduced and beheaded by Judith, a beautiful Hebrew widow... [more]

Holofira f History, Medieval Turkic

Holong m & f Batak
Means "love, affection" in Toba Batak.

Holsten m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Holmsten.

Holston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halston and Halsten.

Holt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holt.

Holten m English

Holuba f Medieval Polish

Holy f Malagasy
Derived from Malagasy oly "curly; curly hair".

Holyanna f Popular Culture
Combination of the word "holy" and Anna, used in the 1985 Toto song 'Holyanna'.

Holynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Holland.

Hom m & f Lao
Means "fragrant, perfume" in Lao.

Homa f Persian, Persian Mythology
The name of a griffin- or phoenix-like bird in Iranian mythology and Sufi tradition.

Homaira f Persian, Pakistani
Means "rosy-cheeked woman" in Persian.

Homam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic همام (see Humam).

Homare m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 誉, 帆希, 歩希 or 穂希 with 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, reputation," 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step," 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "few, hope, wish, rare."... [more]

Homayoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun).

Homayoun m Persian
Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.

Homayun m Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun), as well as the Bengali form.

Homeer m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Homer. It was mostly used in the 17th and 18th century, usually in order to refer to the Greek epic poet.

Homei f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Homie.

Homeira f Afghan

Homeira f Persian
Persian form of Humayra.

Homela m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Homer.

Homembom m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Omobono via Latinized form Homobonus

Homère m French (Rare)
French form of Homer.

Homerita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Homero.

Homero m Galician (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer.

Homērs m Latvian
Latvian form of Homer.

Homerus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Homeros (see Homer). It is chiefly by this form that the Greek epic poet is known in the Dutch-speaking world (such as Flanders and the Netherlands).

Homey m English
Diminutive of Homer.

Homeyra f Afghan

Homi f Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Homi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Indian, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, Kannada
MEANING - fire, clarified butter, water

Homid m Tajik
Tajik form of Hamid 1.

Homie m English
Diminutive of Homer.

Homie f Japanese
From Japanese 法 (ho) meaning "method", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Homie f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Naomi 1.

Homika f Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Homiko f Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Homily f Literature
The name of a character from the children's novel 'The Borrowers' (1952) by Mary Norton. A homily is a Catholic sermon, but the name was probably a borrower corruption of Emily (their names were all mispronounced forms of traditional names).

Homini f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Indian, Sinhalese, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
MEANING - offerer of oblations, one who presents obalations

Homiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek homiy meaning "benefactor".

Hommebon m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Omobono via it's Latinized form Homobonus.

Hommy m Manx (Archaic)
Aspirated form of Tommy mimicking the Manx vocative case.

Homobono m Spanish
Spanish form of Omobono via Latinized form Homobonus.

Homobonus m Medieval Italian (Latinized), Croatian (Archaic)
Latinized form of Omobono.

Homonoia f Greek Mythology
Homonoia in ancient Greek religion, was a minor goddess of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. Her opposite was Eris (Strife).... [more]

Hómóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hámóðr.

Homura f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can used as 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame" or 秀邑 with 秀 (shuu, hii.deru, ho) meaning "beauty, excel(lence), surpass" and 邑 (yuu, ure.eru, kuni, mura) meaning "village, hamlet."... [more]

Homurako f Japanese
From Japanese 炎 (homura) meaning "flame" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Homye f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Homie.

Hon m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Gwanghae (1575-1641), fifteenth king of Joseon from 1608-1623.

Honalee f English (Rare), Popular Culture
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]

Honami f Japanese
From Japanese 保 (ho) "to protect, to safeguard, to defend" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" and 奈 (na) "apple tree" combined with 美 (mi) "beautiful, pretty". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Honatsu​ f Japanese
From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Honcia f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Honda m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大海 (honda) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Hondo m Shona, African
means "war"

Hondscio m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The first victim of Grendel in the Anglo Saxon epic of Beowulf. Means "handshoe", as in "glove", from 'hond' meaning hand, and 'scio', meaning shoe.

Hone m Maori
Maori form of John. Hone Tūwhare (21 October 1922 – 16 January 2008) was a noted Māori New Zealand poet.

Honee f English (Modern)
Variant of Honey.

Ho'néeho'ēsta m Cheyenne
Means "Fire Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néemé'éhne m Cheyenne
Means "Rising Wolf" or "Appearing Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Hó'nehe m Cheyenne
Means "Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néheameōhtse m Cheyenne
Means "Wolf Walking" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néheeohtsé'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Wandering Wolf Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néheeohtsévá'e f Cheyenne
Variant form of Ho'néheeohtsé'héhe.

Ho'néheevȧhtóohe m Cheyenne
Means "Howling Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néheevȧhtóohé'e f Cheyenne
Means "Howling Wolf Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ho'nehešeeše m Cheyenne
Means "Lying (down) Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néhéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néhevotoomáhe m Cheyenne
Means "wolf robe" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néohma'aestse m Cheyenne
Means "Red Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néohma'heónevėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néohnéstooestse m Cheyenne
Means "Howling Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néohtséóhtsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Wandering Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néohvovó'haestse m Cheyenne
Means "Spotted Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Ho'néoxháaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Brave Wolf" in Cheyenne.

Honest m & f English (Puritan), African
From the English word meaning "honorable, virtuous". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.

Honest m History (Ecclesiastical), Catalan (Rare)
Catalan and French form of Honestus.

Honesta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin honesta "distinguished, reputable; respected, honorable".

Honeste f French (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
French feminine form of Honest 2. As an African American name, it may be used as a variant of Honesty.

Honesti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honesty.

Honestie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honesty.

Honestie m & f English (Puritan)

Honesto m Galician
Galician form of Honestus.

Honesto m Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish and Filipino form of Honestus.

Honestus m Late Roman, Ancient Roman
Derived from the late Latin "honor, honestus", meaning "honest, gentleman, honorable, respectable"... [more]

Honesty f English (Puritan)
From the English word "honesty" referring to "fairness and truthfulness". Also the name of a plant with purple flowers, Lunaria annua, also known as 'money plant'. Ultimately from Latin honōrāre 'honor, repute'.

Honeybee f & m English
From the insect.

Honeybelle f English
A combination of the names Honey and Belle. A type of honeysuckle flower, and a type of small orange. Honeybell Adams is a character in the 1940 movie The Primrose Path.

Honeyblossom f Obscure (Modern)
This name was perhaps coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (1989-), from a combination of the names Honey and Blossom.

Honeycomb f Popular Culture

Honeylene f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Honeylyn. A known bearer of this name is Honeylene Laurente who competed in Binibining Pilipinas 1999.

Honeylet f Filipino
Possibly a coined name from the English word honey referring to the sweet fluid produced by bees.

Honeyleth f Filipino
Variant of Honeylet.

Honeylyn f Filipino
Combination of Honey with the popular suffix -lyn

Honeylynne f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Honeylyn.

Honeysuckle f English (Rare)
Named after the plant and flower, the honeysuckle, as borne by British actress Honeysuckle Weeks.

Hongai f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Hồng-an f Vietnamese
In Vietnamese, Hồng means pink or rose and An means peace. Rose peace, or pink peace.

Hongan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Hong and An 1.

Hong-bin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Hongbin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined"... [more]

Hongbo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble"... [more]

Hongchan f Chinese

Hongfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, vast, deep", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "brilliant, magnificent", 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not, to not be"... [more]

Hong-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" and 基 "foundation, base".

Hong-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泓 (hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride of man".

Hong-hanh f Vietnamese
Means "pink apricot blossom" in Vietnamese.

Honghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent"... [more]

Honghwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 焕 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Hongjia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful"... [more]

Hongjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]

Hongjoong m Korean
"to be the center of the broad world"

Hongjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 俊 or 隽 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Honglan m & f Chinese

Honglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Hongli f Chinese
From the Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Hongliang m Chinese
From Chinese 蕻 (hóng) meaning "budding, flourishing", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good" or 亮 (liàng) "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Honglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".

Hongmei f Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Hongmin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Hongming f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Hongnan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Hongqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud"

Hongrae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Hong-ryeon f Literature
Means "red lotus" from Sino-Korean 紅蓮. Hong-ryeon is the name of one of the heroines in the Korean folktale "The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon".

Hong Sath m Khmer

Hongseung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."

Hongshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Hongshao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 绍 (shào) meaning "continue, join".

Hongsu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) mean "deep, clear pool of water" and 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest".

Hong Taiji m & f Manchu, Chinese (?)
Possibly deriving from the Mongolian khong tayiji, a title that was borrowed from the Chinese 皇太子 huang taizi ("crown prince"). This was likely the personal name of the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty (1592-1643 CE).

Hongtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves"... [more]

Hongvi f & m Hopi
Means "strong" in the Hopi language. ... [more]

Hongwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Hongwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province... [more]

Hongwen m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 纹 (wén) "line, stripe, streak"... [more]

Hong-wi m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Danjong (1441-1457), sixth king of Joseon.

Hongwu m Chinese

Hongxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Hongxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 侠 (xiá) meaning "hero, knight, brave, chivalrous" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Hongxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Hongxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Hongxue f Chinese
From the Chinese elements 宏 hóng ("great, magnificent") and 雪 xuě ("snow, snowfall"). Other character combinations are also possible.

Hongyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 or 紅 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned"... [more]

Hongye f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Hongyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Hongying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Hongyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep water", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 轰 (hōng) meaning "strike, explode, blast" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 余 (yú) meaning "surplus"... [more]

Hongyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Hongzhang m Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 章 (zhāng) meaning "chapter"... [more]

Hongzhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".

Hongzheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".

Hongzhi m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition"... [more]

Hongzuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid".

Honia f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Honiahaka m Cheyenne
Means “little wolf” in Cheyenne.

Hønir m Old Norse
Variant of Hœnir.

Honja m & f Korean (Rare)
From the Korean word 혼자 (honja) meaning "alone".

Honka f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Honke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Honko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Hon'mana f Hopi
Means "bear girl" in Hopi.

Honmaru m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 本丸, which is also used as a word referring to an inner citadel or otherwise a core or a centre, made up of 本 (hon, moto) meaning "main, origin" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.meru, maru.i) meaning "circle, round."... [more]

Honne m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Honnête m & f French (African)
Derived from French honnête, meaning "honest".

Honnie m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honnor f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Judeo-Spanish honor, meaning "honor".

Honny m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honnys m Vilamovian
Variant of Hannys.

Hono f Japanese
From Japanese 炎 (hono) meaning "flame". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Honoki m & f Japanese
From Japanese hono, meaning "peace" and ki. Other kanji combination are possible.

Honoko f Japanese
From Japanese 火 (ho) meaning "fire", 乃 (no), a possessive particle and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Honona f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ho) meaning "walk", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Honóra f Hungarian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Honória.

Honoraat m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish form of Honoratus.

Honorade f French (Archaic)
Likely related to Honoratus.

Honoraria f Galician (Rare)

Honorario m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Honoré.

Honorát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honoratus.

Honorat m Catalan (Rare), French (Rare), Polish
Catalan, French, and Polish form of Honoratus.

Honoráta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honorata.

Honoratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Honoratus.

Honoratianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Honoratus. This name was borne by a Gallo-Roman consul from the 3rd century AD.

Honoratka f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Honorato m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Honoratus.

Honorátusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honoratus.

Honorcia f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Hōnore m & f Maori
New Zealand Maori.... [more]

Honorée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Honoré.

Honori m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Honorius.

Honori f Japanese
From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 梨 (ri) meaning "pear". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Honória f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Honoria.

Honorije m Croatian
Croatian form of Honorius.

Honorijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Honorius.

Honorino m Galician
Galician form of Honorinus.

Honório m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Honorius.

Honóriusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honorius.

Honoriusz m Polish
Polish form of Honorius.

Honoriy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Honorius.

Honorka f Hungarian

Hònorôt m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Honoratus.

Honory m Polish
Variant of Honoriusz.

Honoryna f Polish
Polish form of Honorine.

Honos m Roman Mythology
Roman god who personifies honor, chivalry, and military justice.

Honoura f English (American, Archaic, Rare)
Rare variant of Honora, possibly based on the British spelling if the word honour.

Honovi f Hopi
Means "strong deer" in Hopi.

Hontanares f Spanish (Rare)
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Hontanares and Nuestra Señora de Hontanares, meaning "The Virgin of Hontanares" and "Our Lady of Hontanares."... [more]

Honu m Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian
Means "turtle" in Hawaiian, Tahitian and Maori.

Honus m American (Rare)
Name of baseball great Honus Wagner who was born Johannes Peter Wagner... [more]

Honys m Vilamovian
Variant of Honnys.

Hoodo f Somali
This name comes from the Somali word hoodo which means "luck, fortunate." Somalis outside of Somalia may spell the name as Hodo.

Hooge m Manchu
Best known as the given name of one of General Hong Taiji’s sons.

Hook m Literature
As in Captain Hook, from Peter Pan.

Ho'okano m Hawaiian
Meaning "proud."

Hookey m Romani (Archaic)
Either a transferred use of the surname Hookey or a corruption of Montague.

Hooman m Persian
Means "good thought" from Avestan hu meaning "good" and man meaning "to think".

Hoonah m Popular Culture
Tlingit word meaning, "protected from the north wind."

Ho'onani m & f Hawaiian
Meaning "adornment."

Hooper m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hooper.

Ho'opi'i m Hawaiian
Means "ascent" in Hawaiian.

Hoorain f Urdu, Arabic

Hoorain f Arabic
Means "houri" in Arabic, which can be translated as "having eyes with an intense contrast of white and black". In Islamic religious belief, houris are women with beautiful eyes who are described as a reward for the faithful Muslim believers in Paradise... [more]

Hooria f Arabic (Mashriqi), Pakistani
Alternate transcription of Houria. Also see Hawra.

Hooriya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Huriya.

Hooriyah f Pakistani

Hoosea m Estonian, Finnish
Estonian and Finnish form of Hosea.

Hooshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Hooshmand m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هوشمند (see Houshmand).

Hoot m American (Rare)
Possibly transferred use of Dutch or German surname Hoot or from a nickname particular to the individual bearing the name. For instance, rodeo cowboy and early western film actor, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962), was originally called Hoot Owl and that nickname became shortened to Hoot... [more]

Ho'ótseotsėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Lightning" in Cheyenne.

Hoover m English
Transferred use of the surname Hoover.

Hợp m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 洽 (hợp) meaning "in accord, harmonious, agree" or 合 (hợp) meaning "suitable, constant".

Hopea m & f Finnish
Means "silver" in Finnish.

Hopeanne f English (Rare)
Derived from Hope combined with Anne 1 or other names ending in -anne.

Hope-for m & f English (Puritan)
Possible variant of Hope-still and Waitstill.

Hopeful f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event." Referring to the hope in Christ for eternal life.

Hopeleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hobert.

Hopelyn f English

Hopelynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hope and Lynn.

Hopemarie f English

Hopemary f English (Rare)
A combination of Hope and Mary.

Hope-still f & m English (Puritan)
Variant of the name Waitstill

Hopestill f English (Puritan)
Variant of Hope-still.

Hope-well m English (Puritan)