All Submitted Names

Hopey f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Hopi f & m English
Variant of Hopy and Hopie.

Hopie f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Höpke f Low German
Diminutive of Hobbe.... [more]

Hopleus m Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps related to ὁπλή (hoplḗ) meaning "hoof" or ὅπλον (hóplon) meaning “tool, arms”.

Hopokoekau f Indigenous American, Ho-Chunk
Means "glory of the morning" or "the coming dawn" in the Ho-Chunk language. From the Ho-Chunk hąp meaning 'day', ho- 'the time at which', gu 'to come arriving', the feminine affix -wį, and the definite article -ga (used for personal names).

Hoppe m West Frisian
Variant of Hobbe.

Hopper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hopper, originally borne by Hopper Jack Penn, the son of Sean Penn, in homage to Dennis Hopper.

Hopper m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Joseph.

Hǫr m Old Norse
Derived from hǫr, hár or hór (all meaning "high").

Hora f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi
"horoscope", "horoscopy", "hour" ,a branch of traditional Indian astrology dealing with finer points of predective methods"

Hora f Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin hora, meaning "hour, time". This was another name for Hersilia.

Horabona f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin hora meaning "hour; time, season" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".

Horác m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Horatius.

Horaci m Catalan
Catalan form of Horatius.

Horácia f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Horatia.

Horacia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Horatia.

Horacije m Croatian
Croatian form of Horatius.

Horacina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Diminutive of Horácia.

Horaciu m Asturian
Asturian form of Horace.

Horáciusz m Hungarian
Variant of Horác.

Horacjusz m Polish
Polish form of Horatius.

Horacy m Polish
Polish form of Horatius.

Horah m Mormon (Rare)
Name used in Doctrine and Covenants 82:11.

Horalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralia.

Horas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Horus.

Horas m Batak
Means "healthy, safe, prosperous" in Batak.

Horasan f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the name of the ancient province Khorasan, itself from the Middle Persian hwlʾsʾn' (xwarāsān) meaning “sunrise; east”.

Horatianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Horatius.

Horaz m German (Rare)
German form of Horatius.

Horbelin m American (Hispanic, Rare)

Horcia f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Horcus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Horkos.

Hordjedef m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-ḏd.f meaning "Horus is his stability", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with ḏd "stability".

Hordzia f Medieval Polish

Horemhat m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-m-ḥꜣt meaning "Horus is foremost", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with m "in; in the role of" and ḥat "front, foremost".

Horemheb m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-m-ḥb meaning "Horus is in jubilation". This was the name of the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, succeeding the throne after Tutankhamun died at age 19... [more]

Horenga f Medieval English
Variant of Orenga.

Horge m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Jorge.

Hóri m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tóri.

Hori m Maori
Maori form of George.

Hori m Biblical
Hori of the house of Simeon was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.

Horică m Romanian
Diminutive of Horia and Horea.

Horis m English
Variant of Horace.

Horislav m Slovak (Rare)

Horisław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Hořeslav.

Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

Horka f Polish
Diminutive of Honorata.

Horka m Medieval Hungarian

Horkos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek horkos "witness" and related to Greek horkion "oath". In Greek mythology, Horkos was the god of (false) oaths and a son of the goddess Eris.

Horlam m Karachay-Balkar
Means "victory" in Karachay-Balkar.

Horme f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὁρμή (horme) meaning "an onrush, an onset, an assault". In Greek mythology Horme is the personification of energetic activity, impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action, and particularly onrush in battle... [more]

Hörmet f Uyghur
Means "respect, honour" in Uyghur.

Hormidas m French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Hormisdas.

Hormin m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-mnw meaning "Horus-Min", a combination of the names of the gods Horus and Min.

Hormisda m History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Hormisdas.

Hormuzd m Persian
Variant of Hormizd.

Hörn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hǫrn.

Hǫrn f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly derived from hǫrr ("flax, linen"). This is another name for Freyja.

Hornbori m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly means "horn-blower" or "horn-bearer". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hornburi m Old Norse
Variant of Hornbori.

Horo m Italian
Italian form of Horus.

Horo f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oro 1.

Horoçeti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Horoceti f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Oroceti.

Horomona m Moriori
The meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of a boy who was one of the survivors in 1861 of the Moriori genocide. This name has been used as a surname as well.

Horomsim f Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Horosol f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Horotychos m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is Greek τυχη (tyche) "chance, luck, fortune". The first element may be Greek ὣρα (hôra) "time", or it may be derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horos.

Horpyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Agrippina.

Horrace m English
Variant of Horace.

Horrie f English
Diminutive of Hortense.

Horris m English
Variant of Horace.

Horry m English
Diminutive of Horace.

Hors m Latvian
Latvian form of Horus.

Horsa m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adaption of Hebrew Hoshaya and a variant of Catalan Ursí (via the variant Ors).

Horsan m Medieval Occitan
Variant of Horsa (see user-submitted name).

Hòrt m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Fòrt.

Horta f Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian variant of Orta.

Hortance f Louisiana Creole (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Hortense.

Hortarius m Germanic (Latinized)
Hortarius was an Alemmanic king in the 4th century, said to have been tortured and burned alive.

Horteja f Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian form of Dorothy.

Horten f Spanish
Diminutive of Hortensia.

Hortence f French (African), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Hortense.

Hortência f Portuguese, Brazilian
Means "hydrangea" in Portuguese.

Hortencia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Hortensia.

Hortensio m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Hortense.

Hortensja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hortensia.

Hortensjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hortensius.

Hortenzia f Hungarian, Slovak (Rare)
Hungarian and Slovak form of Hortensia.

Hortenzija f Latvian, Serbian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Latvian, Serbian, and Lithuanian form of Hortensia.

Hǫrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hörður.

Hórður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tórður.

Hörður m Icelandic
From the Old Norse word hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.

Hørður m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫrðr (see Hörður).

Hortic m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Diminutive of Hòrt.

Horton m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.

Hortun m Medieval Spanish

Hortuñño m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Hortun.

Hortyja f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Horteja.

Horuda f & m Japanese
Means “holder” in Japanese

Horudja m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-wḏꜣ meaning "the healthy Horus" or "Horus is hale", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with wḏꜣ "to be safe, intact, unhurt".

Horudueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Horuhe m Japanese

Horwennefer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-wnn-nfr meaning "Horus-Onnophris", a combination of the Ancient Egyptian God Horus and an epithet of Osiris, Onnophris... [more]

Hosa m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning, "as many" or "all".

Hosa m Arapaho (Anglicized)
From the Arapaho name Hóuusóó meaning "young crow" or "young raven". Chief Hosa or Little Raven was a 19th-century Southern Arapaho leader who oversaw the resettlement of his people into Oklahoma.

Hosai f Pashto
Means "deer" in Pashto.

Hosana f History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Hosanna.

Hosannah f & m English, Nigerian, Spanish
Variant of Hosanna.

Hosato m & f Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ho) meaning "riverbank, shore", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 里 (sato) or 郷 (sato) which both mean "village". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Hoşay m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar хош (hoş) meaning "calm, serene".

Hose m American (Hispanic)
Variant of José.

Hose m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Might be a variant of Hosea

Hosé m American (Hispanic)
Variant of José.

Hošea m Croatian
Croatian form of Hosea.

Hoseanna f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Hosanna.

Hóseas m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hoshea.

Hosegħa m Maltese
Maltese form of Hosea.

Ho-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Hoseong m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest".

Hosep m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Hovsep.

Hoserygray m Romani (Archaic)

Hoshaiah m Biblical
Meaning "Saved by Jah; Jah Has Saved".... [more]

Hoshaiah m Biblical Hebrew
Jeremiah 42:1, 43:2... [more]

Hoshama m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "God hears."

Hoshang m Indian

Hoshanna f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Hoseanna.

Hoshe’a m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means “salvation.”

Hoshen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Hoshen is the priestly breastplate, who was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites. 12 different precious stones were placed in it against the twelve tribes and it was placed on the chest of the High Priest... [more]

Hoshie f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" or 灯 (ho) meaning "lit flame such as a candle or torch", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [more]

Hoshihime f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hoshihito m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hoshika f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshiki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshim m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Hashim.

Hoshimbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Hoshim with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Hoshimi f Japanese
"Starlight", "Ray of light"

Hoshina f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshine f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshino f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hoshio m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hoshirou m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hoshito m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hoshiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshizora f Japanese
Hoshizora means "starry sky"

Hoshizuki f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 月 (zuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshmand f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "prudent, wise".

Hōshu m Japanese

Hosias m Spanish

Hosie m Hebrew
Diminutive of Hosea.

Hosiloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hosil meaning "harvest" and oy meaning "moon".

Hǫskuldr m Old Norse
Variant of Hǫðskuldr.

Höskuldur m Icelandic
Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]

Høskuldur m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫskuldr.

Hosny m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسني (see Husni).

Hospice m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Hospitius.

Hoss m American (Rare)

Hossain m Bengali
Bengali form of Husayn.

Hosseinali m Persian
This name is a combination of Hossein "handsome" and Ali "lofty, "sublime". Most common in the Baluchistan region of Iran.

Hosta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Hostus.

Hostaizka f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque hostaizka "daisy", this name is occasionally considered a Basque equivalent of Margarita and Marguerite.

Hosteen m Navajo
A term of respect meaning "man, grown man, elder, mister, husband." Transferred use of the Navajo word Hastiin of the same meanings. Found as Áłtsé Hastiin, the first man in the Navajo creation story... [more]

Hostia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Hostus.

Hostianus m Late Roman
Means "sacrificial victim" in Latin.

Hostili m Catalan
Catalan form of Hostilius.

Hostilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Hostilius.

Hostilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Hostilian.

Hostilian m English, History
English form of Hostilianus. This name was borne by a Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Hostiliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hostilian.

Hostilianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Hostilius.

Hostilien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Hostilian.

Hostilijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Hostilian.

Hostilije m Croatian
Croatian form of Hostilius.

Hostílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hostilius.

Hostilio m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Hostilius.

Hostilius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin hostilis "hostile." This name was borne by Tullus Hostilius, a legendary Roman king from the 7th century BC.

Hostimil m Slavic

Hostirad m Slavic

Hostisvit m Slavic

Hostivít m Medieval Czech
Means "to welcome guests", from the Slavonic hosti, meaning "guests", and vítat, meaning "to welcome". Hostivít was the last of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the (also mythical) founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj.

Hostus m Late Roman

Hostylian m Polish
Polish form of Hostilian.

Hoşyar f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "pleasant lover", from Ottoman Turkish hoş - "nice, pleasant, likeable" and yâr - "beloved, lover". Hoşyar Kadın (died 1859) was the wife of Sultan Mahmud II.

Hotah m Sioux
Means "grey" or "brown" in Sioux.

Hotaka m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (ho) meaning "beautiful; elegant; graceful", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "worthful, precious, expensive" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high"... [more]

Hotam m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham.... [more]

Hotarubi f Japanese
This name can be used as 蛍火 (hotarubi) meaning "light of a firefly". ... [more]

Hotaruko f Japanese
From Japanese 火 (ho) meaning "fire", 垂 (taru) meaning "suspend, dangle, hang" or 蛍 (hotaru) meaning "firefly" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hotchkiss m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchkiss.

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

Hotdin m Batak
Meaning unknown.

Hotep m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥtp meaning "peace, satisfaction; mercy".

Hotepsekhemwy m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥtp-sḫm.wi meaning "the two powers are reconciled" or "pleasing in powers", derived from ḥtp "peace, satisfaction", sḫm "power, capability", and the suffix wj "the two of them".

Hǫð f Old Norse
Feminine form of Hǫðr.

Hoth m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Hǫðr (cf. Hodur, a more common Anglicized form).

Hotham m Biblical
A biblical name meaning "seal", "signet", or "lock".... [more]

Hothan m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:44.... [more]

Hother m Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Hǫðr.

Hothlepoya m Creek

Höður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

Hoti m Indian (Rare, ?)

Hotijah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khadija.

Hotimir m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene cognate of Chociemir. A bearer of this name was Hotimir, a prince of Carantania who lived in the 8th century AD.

Hotma m & f Batak
From Toba Batak hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" combined with the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

Hotmian f & m Batak
From Toba Batak hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" and mian meaning "reside, dwell, stay".

Hotna f Batak
From Batak hot meaning "strong, firm, steady".

Hotóama'hēō'o m Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Bull" in Cheyenne.

Hotóa'ȯhma'aestse m Cheyenne
Means "Red Buffalo" in Cheyenne.

Hotóá'ȯhnéé'ėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Standing Bull" in Cheyenne.

Hotóá'ȯhpėhévaestse m Cheyenne
Means "Good Bull" in Cheyenne.

Hotóa'ȯhtsévéhnėstse m Cheyenne
Means "Wandering Buffalo" in Cheyenne.

Hotóa'ôxháa'êstaestse m Cheyenne
Means "tall bull" in Cheyenne.

Hotóhké'e f Cheyenne
Means "Star Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hotóhkema'aestse m Cheyenne
Means "Red Star" in Cheyenne.

Hotóhkeméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Star Road Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hotóhketanā'ȯhtse m Cheyenne
Means "Falling Star" in Cheyenne.

Hotómanéé'e f Cheyenne
From the Cheyenne hotómá'e énéé'e meaning "Inside she is standing".

Hotóomeē'e f Cheyenne
Means "Shelter Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hotoru f Japanese (Rare)

Hotse m West Frisian
Variant of Hotte.

Hotske f West Frisian
Feminine form of Hotse, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Hotte m West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Hotte might have been a short form of Horatius.

Hotte m German (Rare)
Dialectal name in the Hunsrück area, probably derived from Horst.

Hotze m West Frisian, Dutch
Short form of Horatius.

Houardon m Breton (Rare)

Houari m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hawari (chiefly Algerian).... [more]

Houaria f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Likely a feminine form of Houari.

Houarneau m Old Celtic

Houarneva f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Houarnon.

Houarneven f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Houarneva.

Houarnon m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Hervé.

Houarvian m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Houardon.

Houbêrt m Walloon
Walloon form of Hubert.

Houbert m Walloon
Walloon form of Hubert.

Houcine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Husayn chiefly used in North Africa.

Houde f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Otta.

Houde m Medieval English
Variant of Hudde.

Houdée f Medieval French
Variant of Houde.

Hougetsu f Japanese
From Japanese 抱 (Hou) meaning “embrace, hug, to hold in your arms” combined with 月 (Getsu) meaning “moon”

Hougo m Japanese
From Japanese 萌 (hou) meaning "bud, sprout" or 蓬 (hou) meaning "sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me" or 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Houjou m Japanese
A name that is related to power.

Houkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Houman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هومن (see Hooman).

Houmisi m Coptic
Means "birthday", or literally "day (of) birth", ultimately derived from ϩⲟⲟⲩ (hoou) "day" combined with ⲙⲓⲥⲉ (mise) "to bear, bring forth, give birth".

Houmpheng m Lao
From Lao ຫຸມ (houm) meaning "love" and ແພງ (pheng) meaning "expensive, dear".

Hounan f Chinese
From the Chinese 后 (hòu) meaning "queen, empress" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".

Houng f Thai
Means "swan" in Thai.

Houri f Armenian
Means "flames" in Armenian.

Houry f Armenian
Houry Gebeshian (1989-)... [more]

Housam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسام (see Husam).

Housei m Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (hou) meaning "fragrant" combined with 成 (sei) meaning "to become", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 正 (sei) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 清 (sei) meaning "pure" or 生 (sei) meaning "live"... [more]

Houshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [more]

Houshmand m Persian
Means "intelligent, knowledgeable, wise" in Persian.

Housse f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais housse "holly" (ultimately from Old French hous). This is a newly coined name, intened as a Jèrriais equivalent of Holly.

Houssine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Husayn (chiefly Moroccan).

Houstoun m English (Rare)
Variant of Houston.

Houtu f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 后 (hou, meaning “queen”) and 土 (tu, meaning “earth”). Houtu was the Chinese goddess of the earth who regulated all life above ground. In earlier Chinese texts she was also a goddess of the underworld, but later she was absorbed into the Daoist religion and became one of the main deities assisting the rule of Yudi.

Houw m Medieval English
Variant of Hugh.

Houwe m Medieval English
Variant of Hugh.

Hou Yi m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 后羿 (Hòuyì) meaning "king Yi" or "monarch Yi". In Chinese mythology this is the name of a legendary archer and the husband of the moon goddess Chang'e.

Hova f Armenian
Meaning "Wind".

Hovagem m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovagim m Armenian
Variant of Hovakim.

Hovah m Armenian (Eastern)
Armenian form of Jehovah.

Hovahnnes m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Hovhannes.

Hovakim m Armenian
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovanoush f Armenian
"sweet wind"

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Hovards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Howard.

Hovav m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Hobab. A famous bearer is Hovi Star whos birth name was Hovav Sekukets

Hovel m Armenian
Armenian form of Joel.

Hovenden m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hovenden.

Hovhanna f Armenian (Rare)
Armenian feminine form of John.

Hovig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Hovik.

Hóvirág f Hungarian
Hungarian word for the snowdrop flower. Name days are March 21 and April 3.

Hovnan m Armenian
Armenian form of Jonah.

Hovnatan m Armenian
Armenian form of Jonathan.

Hovva f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Havva.

How m English (African, Rare), African American
Short form of Howard.

Howahkan m Sioux
Means "in a very strong voice" or "in a sacred voice" in Lakota. From the Lakota hówakȟaŋyaŋ, from hó 'voice' and wakȟáŋ 'sacred, spiritual'.

Howardena f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Howard. A famous bearer of this name is an American artist, curator, critic, and educator Howardena Pindell (1943-).

Howardine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Howard.

Howdy m American (Rare)
Often associated with the children's television show 'Howdy Doody' (1947-1960) and the puppet of the same name. Howdy is also a diminutive for Howard and therefore a variant of Howie... [more]

Höwede m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
From Low German hövd "head".

Howel m Cornish, Breton
Cornish cognate of Hywel and Breton variant of Hoel. Howel was the last Cornish king .

Howl m Literature, English (American, Modern)
In the case of the wizard Howl in the fantasy novel 'Howl's Moving Castle' (1986) by British author Diana Wynne Jones, it was a variant of Howell (the character's birth name).

Howsmon m English (American)
This name comes from the english surname Howsmon.

Hoy m Chinese

Hoy m American (Rare)
A name of various possible origins: English, Scottish or Danish. The English form can be a transferred use of the surname Hoy from an occupational name for a sailor... [more]

Høye m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Hoyeon m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),

Hoyle m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hoyle.

Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".

Hoyvon f African American

Hoz f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "sickle" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Hoz meaning "Our Lady of the Sickle". She is venerated at a sanctuary located in the Spanish province of Guadalajara.

Hożanka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Ożanna.

Hozefa m Arabic
Variant form or transcription of the name Huzaifa or Huzaifah, which is a modern form of Hudhayfah.

Hozeja m Latvian
Latvian form of Hosea.