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Hiker m English (Rare)From the English word
hiker, meaning a person who hikes, from the English dialectal
hyke “to walk vigorously”. Hiker Chiu is a Taiwanese intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese in 2008 and cofounded Intersex Asia in 2018.
Hikmah f & m IndonesianMeans "wisdom, supernatural power, benefit" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic حكمة
(ḥikma).
Hiko f & m JapaneseFrom 日 (
hi) meaning “day, sun” and 子 (
ko) meaning “child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac”. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hikolana m Dagbaniwhen a child was born denoting the owner to have to brought blessing, luck and authority in a family in northern dagombi speaking family .
Hikoro f JapaneseFrom Japanese 響 (hi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 心 (koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hilae f English (American, Rare)Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.
Hilaeira f Greek MythologyMeans "softly-shining" in Greek (probably from ἱλαρός
(hilaros) "cheerful, bright"; compare
Hilarius). In Greek myth the sisters Hilaeira and Phoebe, commonly referred to as the Leucippides (being daughters of Leucippus of Mycenae), were carried off by
Castor and
Pollux, who were charmed by their beauty... [
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Hilarianus m Late RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from
Hilarius. This name was borne by a Roman procurator (i.e. provincial governor) from the 3rd century AD.
Hilarie f EnglishThis is an alternative spelling of Hilary, specifically for girls, apparently coined -and occasionally used - in England.
Hildard m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Hildebad m GermanicMeans "battle," derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with
badu "battle."
Hildebald m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Hildefrid m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Hildegar m GermanicDerived from the elements
hild "battle, strife" and
gar "spear". Alternatively, the second element could be
garo "ready, prepared" (compare
garawen).
Hildegern m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Gothic
gairns "eager, desiring."
Hildegilde f FrankishDerived from Old High German
hilt,
hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic *
geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".
Hildegod m Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Old High German, Old Dutch
got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god meaning "god, deity".
Hildegrim m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse
grîma "mask."
Hildegude f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Old High German
guot, Old Frisian, Old Saxon
gōd meaning "good".
Hildelinde f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic
*linþaz meaning "gentle, sweet, mild".
Hildeman m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with
man "man."
Hildemar m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Hildemund m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Hildenibia f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Gothic
niujis, Old High German
niuwi,
niwi meaning "new".
Hilderad m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Hilderaldo m BrazilianFamous bearer of this name is footballer of Italian origin Hilderaldo Bellini.
Hilderik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, FinnishDutch and Nordic form of
Hilderic. There's no evidence of use in the Nordic countries, it's only used in translations of historical documents about the 6th century AD king of the Vandals and Alans.
Hildetrud m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Hildewald m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Gothic
valdan "to reign."
Hildeward m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Hildewin m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Hildiglúmr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle", "fight" and
glūmr "bear" (used in poetry).
Hildigrímr m Old NorseOld Norse combination of
hildr "battle, fight" and
grímr "person wearing a face mask".
Hildiko f HistoryThe last wife of
Attila the Hun. According to the Eastern Roman diplomat Priscus of Panium, Attila died on their wedding night (453 AD).... [
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Hildiríðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hildr "battle, fight" and
fríðr "beautiful".
Hildirun f Old High GermanDerived from the Germanic name elements
hilta "battle, fight" and
rûna "secret, magic, murmur, session".
Hildois f Medieval FrenchDerived from Old High German
hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon
widu,
wido, Old High German
witu meaning "wood".
Hildreth f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Hildreth. It was borne by American muralist, mosaicist and Art Deco artist Hildreth Meière (1892-1961)... [
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Hildðryð f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
hild meaning "battle" and
þryþ meaning "strength".
Hildúlfr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse
úlfr "wolf.
Hili f Hebrew (Modern)Means "she is mine" in Hebrew, from the word Hi (pronuced "hee") means "she" and the name
Li 2 means "my.." / "mine" , it's sometimes used as a diminutive of
Hila Hïlïwbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Hilkiah m Ancient HebrewHilkiah means “portion of Yah” or “the LORD is my portion.” Hilkiah was a Levite and high priest during the reign of King Josiah. He found the long-lost Book of the Law (see II Chronicles 34).
Hilkka f FinnishFrom the word
hilkka, which means "a bonnet, a hood". Little Red Riding Hood is known as 'Punahilkka' in Finland, and the fairy tale may have had something to do with the name Hilkka becoming more common... [
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Hilla f SwedishOf debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of
Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish
Helle 1.
Hillechien f DutchPossibly derived from the medieval given name
Hilleken, which is a variant form of
Hildeken. If not, then it is derived from a Germanic feminine given name that had
hild "battle" as the first element... [
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Hilmi m & f Arabic, Turkish, Malay, IndonesianMeans "my forbearance, my tolerance" from Arabic حلم
(ḥilm) meaning "forbearance, longanimity, self-restraint". It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Hilmir m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
hilmir "helmsman; (poetic) ruler, chief, king, prince".
Hilol f UzbekMeans "new moon, crescent moon" in Uzbek.
Hilprad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
hilpan "to help" (Old High German
helfan; O.H.G. also had the noun form
helfa,
hilfa "help") and Old High German
rât "counsel".
Hima f JapaneseFrom Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "the sun" combined with 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Himadri m Hindi"Mountain top of snow." Refers to the Himalaya.
Himanshu m Indian, Hindi, BengaliMeans "moon" in Sanskrit, from हिम
(hima) meaning "cold, frost, winter" and अंशु
(amshu) meaning "ray, beam, thread".
Himar m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Name of a Guanche person as reported by Canarian historian Gregorio Chil. It probably comes from the toponym of a valley named Himar (modernly called Jinámar) in the Canary Islands.
Himari f JapaneseHimari is most commonly spelled as 陽葵, a combination of Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "sunshine" and 葵 (mari) meaning "hollyhock". This spelling ranked at #1 for girls in Japan in 2020. It can also be spelled as 向日葵 (himari) meaning "sunflower"... [
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Himaru m & f JapaneseHimaru's the half sister of Meiyo, Ginaharu, and Misao from Ginaharu's Soccer.
Himas m EnglishThis name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.
Himavari f PakistaniFrom old Indus civilization. The meaning of the name is snow stream or frozen plants. Later it has been mentioned in Riga Veda as another name of Goddess of Saraswati who is Goddess of speech. Lexicographers like Hemchandra and Halayudh have also used Vari in their writings in which Vari is another name of Chaaya (छाय), wife of God Sun.
Himawari f & m Japanese (Modern)From 向日葵
(himawari) which refers to the sunflower, originally deriving from 日
(hi) meaning "sun" combined with 回り
(mawari) meaning "rotation, circulation," from the misconception that the sunflowers follow the direction of the sun, the behaviour only occuring in immature flower buds and not in fully grown sunflowers (which faces east).... [
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Himaya f Filipino, CebuanoTransferred use of the surname, which means "glory," "bliss," or "rapture" in Cebuano.
Himchan m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of adjective 힘차다
(himchada) meaning "powerful, vigorous, energetic," effectively a combination of
Him and verb 차다
(chada) meaning "to fill."
Hime f Japanese (Rare)From 姫
(hime) meaning "princess" (also used for this name as 妃), derived from a combination of 日
(hi) meaning "sun" (used as a prefix or appellation in reference to the imperial family) and 女
(me) meaning "woman."... [
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Himea f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess" combined with 郁 (
ka) meaning "cultural progress, culture, fragrance, perfume", 嘉 (
ka) meaning "praise, auspicious", 雅 (
ka) meaning "grace, elegance, gracious, refined", or 樺 (
ka) meaning "birch"... [
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Himeko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Himemi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 妃 (hime) "empress" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Himena f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day", 芽 (
me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" combined with 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeno f JapaneseFrom Japanese, following the kanjis; 姫 (hime): It means "princess, noblewoman.", 希 (no): It means "rare, hope, beg for." 妃 (hime): It means "princess, consort.", 乃 (no): means "from, therefore, accordingly." 妃 (hime): It means "princess, consort.", 野 (no): It means "field, plain, wilderness.", depends in various kanji naming characters...
Himeo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeros m Greek MythologyHimeros is one of the Erotes, who are children of Aphrodite, typically depicted as cupid-like (Roman counterpart). He is often depicted with a bow and arrow to create lust and desire in people, and is representative of sexual desire and unrequited love
Himesaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himesh m Indian, Marathi, GujaratiMeans "lord of snow", derived from Sanskrit हिम
(himá) meaning "cold, snow, winter" combined with ईश
(īśá) meaning "lord, master, ruler".
Himeya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife", 米 (me) meaning "rice" or 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society" or 夜 (yo) meaning "night"... [
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Himeyuri f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From 姫百合
(himeyuri), referring to the type of lily known as
Lilium concolor (also morning star lily). It is derived from 姫
(hime) meaning "princess" combined with 百合
(yuri) (see
Yuri 2).... [
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Himika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 香 (
ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himiko f Japanese MythologyThis is from Old Japanese hime (姫) meaning 'young noblewoman, princess', or from hi (日) 'sun' and me (女) 'woman' or miko (覡 or 巫女) 'shamaness, shrine maiden, priestess'. Some sources posit that Himiko (Pimiko) is from an archaic Japanese title, himeko, which means 'princess', from hime with the female name suffix -ko (子) 'child'.... [
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Himiko f Japanesehimiko can come from 秘密(himitsu) meaning "secret" and 子(ko). it can also come from 火(hi,ka,ho) meaning "fire" or 日(hi, ka) meaning "sun" with 美(mi) meaning "beauty" or 実(mi) meaning "reality" ended with 子... [
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Himilrad m GermanicDerived from Old High German
himil "sky, heaven" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Himiltrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
himil "sky, heaven" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Himina m & f Indian (Sikh)Its a special name my mama alays loved and she said it meand cuttie pie and rebel
Himinglæva f Norse MythologyMeans 'the heaven-shining one, the transparent one", referring to the transparency of water. In Norse mythology, Himinglæva was one of nine daughters of
Ægir and
Rán.