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Housei m JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Houshang m Persian Mythology, PersianFrom 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"... [
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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.
Houtu f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom 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.
Hou Yi m Chinese MythologyFrom 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.
Hovav m HebrewHebrew form of
Hobab. A famous bearer is Hovi Star whos birth name was Hovav Sekukets
Hóvirág f HungarianHungarian word for the snowdrop flower. Name days are March 21 and April 3.
Howahkan m SiouxMeans "in a very strong voice" or "in a sacred voice" in Lakota. From the Lakota
hówakȟaŋyaŋ, from
hó 'voice' and
wakȟáŋ 'sacred, spiritual'.
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... [
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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... [
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Hoyeon m KoreanFrom 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),
Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element
hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".
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.
Hozefa m ArabicVariant form or transcription of the name
Huzaifa or
Huzaifah, which is a modern form of
Hudhayfah.
Hozumi m JapaneseHozumi means "ear (of plant), head (of plant)" (ho, 穗), and "volume, contents, pile up" (zumi, 積).
Hradini f Sanskrit, Nepali, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Telugu, KannadaMEANING - river, lightning
Hræiðarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hreiðr "nest, home" and
herr "army".
Hræiðulfr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hreiðr "nest, home" and
ulfr "wolf".
Hrafntinna f IcelandicFrom the Icelandic word
hrafntinna meaning "obsidian", which is itself derived from Old Norse
hrafn "raven" and
tinna "flint" (also see
Tinna).
Hranush f ArmenianFrom Armenian հուր
(hur) meaning "fire" and անուշ
(anush) meaning "sweet".
Hrastimir m CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun
hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace".
Hrayr m ArmenianMeans "fiery man", derived from Armenian
hur "fire" combined with Armenian
ayr "man".
Hrere f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥrr.t meaning "flower". This was the name of an ancient Egyptian noble lady of the late 20th to the early 21st dynasties of Egypt.
Hriday m Indian, Hindi, BengaliMeans "heart" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit हृदय
(hrdaya). It is also an alternate transcription of Bengali হৃদয় of the same meaning (see
Hridoy).
Hridoy m BengaliMeans "heart, mind" in Bengali, derived from Sanskrit हृदय
(hrdaya).
Hrileena f IndianOrigin1: Bengali , India (Used rarely among Bengali Hindus from Kayastha caste)... [
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Hrímgarðr f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from
hrīm "rime, hoarfrost" and
garðr "enclosure, protection". In Norse mythology this is the name of a giantess, the daughter of
Hati, who is drawn into a verbal duel with
Atli.
Hrímgrímnir m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
hrīm ("rime, hoarfrost") and
gríma ("person wearing a helmet"). It is an intensification of the name
Grímnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives in the land of the dead... [
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Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of
Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of
Heiðr and
Hrossþjófr.
Hringur m IcelandicFrom the Old Norse name and byname
Hringr which meant "ring" (as in an arm ring, an item of Viking jewellery), and could also be interpreted as meaning "man from Ringerike".
Hripsime f Armenian, History (Ecclesiastical)Rhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime, Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema (died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.
Hrishikesh m IndianModern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit हृषीकेश
(Hrishikesha), an epithet of the Hindu god
Vishnu meaning "lord of the senses", composed of Sanskrit हृषीक
(hrishika) meaning "senses" and ईश
(isha) meaning "lord"... [
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Hrishti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, BengaliMEANING : delight, joy, pride... [
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Hrist f Norse Mythology, Old NorseMeans "the shaker" from Old Norse
hrista "shake, quake". In Norse poetry the name was frequently used as a kenning for "woman"; in mythology it belonged to a Valkyrie.
Hristomir m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Hristos, which is the Slavic form of
Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Hristoslav m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Hristos, which is the Slavic form of
Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory"... [
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Hrōdnand m Old High GermanDerived from the Germanic name elements
hrōd "praise, glory, honour, fame" and
nenden "to dare".
Hrói m Icelandic, Old NorseDerived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name
*HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements
hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and
-vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.
Hróðælfr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hróðr "fame" and
ælfR "elf".
Hróðlæifr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hróðr "fame" and
leifr "heir, descendant"
Hróðví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hróðr "fame" and
vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".
Hruai m & f ChinMeans "guide, govern, manage" in Hakha Chin.
Hrund f Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeaning uncertain, perhaps related to the Old Norse verb
hrinda meaning "to push". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.
Hrútr m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian name and byname. From Old Norse hrútr meaning "ram, male sheep".
Hrüzüa f MaoPossibly from the Mao
hrükozü meaning "worth living".
Hrytsko m UkrainianUkrainian diminutive of
Hryhoriy, which was used as the main folk form of the name until the early 20th century.
Hsan m & f BurmeseMeans "new, strange, extraordinary" in Burmese.
Hsaung f BurmeseMeans "to cover one's head, to wear" as well as "to supplement, to contribute" and "cold season, winter" in Burmese.
Hsi f ChineseName of the most successful Chinese pirate in history
Hsiao-han f Taiwanese (Rare)From Chinese 筱
(xiǎo) meaning "dwarf bamboo" combined with 涵
(hán) meaning "to contain, to include" or "soak, wet", as well as other character combinations.
Hsinbyushin m & f HistoryMeans "white elephant" from Burmese ဆင်
(hsin) meaning "elephant" and ဖြူ
(hpyu) meaning "white, pure". This was the honourific title chosen by Sirisūriyadhamma Mahadhammarāja Rājadhipati (1736-1776), the king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776... [
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Hsu f & m BurmeseMeans "wish, prize, reward" in Burmese.
Htar f BurmeseMeans "put, place" or "consider" in Burmese.
Htee f & m KarenMeans "water" in S'gaw Karen.
Htet m & f BurmeseMeans "keen, sharp, intelligent" in Burmese.
Htin m & f BurmeseMeans "to think, to appear to mind" or "to be visible, to be seen" in Burmese.
Htoo m & f BurmeseMeans "extraordinary, special" in Burmese.
Hu m ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 虎 (
hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave" or 祜 (
hù) meaning "favor from heaven; blessing". ... [
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Hu m Egyptian MythologyFrom Egyptian
hw "utterance, annunciation". Hu was the deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead.
Huab f HmongMeans "cloud" or "multicoloured" in Hmong.
Huacmitl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
huactli, meaning "laughing falcon" or "black-crested night heron" (see
Huactli), and
mitl "arrow".
Huactli m NahuatlCan mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.
Huahai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
花 (huā) meaning "flower" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Huahuo f & m ChineseFrom 花火 (huāhuǒ), a Chinese word meaning "fireworks, petard" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower" with 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire".
Huai f ChineseChinese feminine name derived from the name of the Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum).
Hualian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
华 (huá) meaning "flowery, illustrious, prosperous, splendid" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Hualin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桦
(huà) meaning "birch", 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化
(huà) meaning "change, transform" and 林
(lín) meaning "forest" or 霖
(lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [
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Huân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 勳
(huân) meaning "meritorious deed, rank".
Huangrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
凰 (huáng) meaning "female phoenix" and
榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree".
Huanitl m NahuatlMeaning uncertain; the name was often written with the flag glyph
panitl, but this was almost certainly a phonetic representation of the name, and unrelated to its etymology. This was the Nahuatl name of Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, an Aztec tlatoani (ruler) who became the first governor of Tenochtitlan under colonial Spanish rule.
Huaniu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
花 (huā) meaning "flower" and
妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Huanlian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Huanlu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and
鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".
Huanmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
幻 (huàn) meaning "illusion, fantasy, mirage" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Huanming m ChineseFrom Chinese 焕
(huàn) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or 环
(huán) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Huanrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Huanshuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, happy, pleased" and
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".
Huanxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Huanyou f ChineseFrom the Chinese
环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and
优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".
Huanyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Huaping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "to wander, to travel around" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Huaqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [
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Huasheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
花 (huā) meaning "flower" and
生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".
Huashuang f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost". Other character combinations are possible.
Huaxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and
夏 (xià) meaning "summer".
Huaxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious" and
绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".
Huāyīn f ChineseFrom Chinese 花音 (huāyīn) meaning "appoggiatura" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Huaying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and
瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".
Huayu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious" and
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Huayuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
花 (huā) meaning "flower" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
Huazi f ChineseFrom Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.
Huch’uykilla f QuechuaFeminine Quechua name derived from
huchuy meaning "small" and
killa meaning "moon".
Huchuysisa f QuechuaMeans "little flower" in Quechua, from
huchuy, "little" and
sisa, "flower".
Hud m ArabicHud was a prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in the Qur’an.