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Hrímgarðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived 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 Mythology
Derived 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... [more]

Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived 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 Icelandic
From 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".

Hripsik f Armenian
Diminutive of Hripsime.

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.

Hrisa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

Hrisant m Bulgarian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Bulgarian and Romanian form of Chrysanthos.

Hrishika f Malayalam
Meaning "The Village of Birth".

Hrishikesh m Indian
Modern 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"... [more]

Hrisoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Chrysoula.

Hrista f Bulgarian
Short form of Hristina.

Hristian m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christian.

Hristiana f Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Christiana.

Hristiania f Bulgarian
Simplified transcription of Hristiyaniya.

Hristiyaniya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christiania.

Hristodul m Serbian
Serbian form of Christodoulos.

Hristomir m Bulgarian
This 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"... [more]

Hristomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristomir.

Hristoslav m Bulgarian
This 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"... [more]

Hristoslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristoslav.

Hrithik m Indian
Shortened form of Hrithikhesh, meaning "from the heart".

Hritvika f Malayalam
Meaning "Joy of Love".

Hrjehor m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Gregor.

Hróaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hróaldr.

Hróbjartr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame" and bjartr "bright", making it a cognate of Hrodebert.

Hróbjartur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hróbjartr.

Hroda f Germanic
Short form of Hrodohaidis, Hrodhildis (Rothild), Hrotrudis (Rotrud) and other Germanic names beginning with the element hrod meaning "fame".

Hrodenand m Old High German
Old High German variant form of Hrōdnand.

Hrói m Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived 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.

Hrólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrólfr.

Hrómundr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hróðmundr.

Hrómundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrómundr.

Hrossþjófr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hross ("horse") and þjófr ("thief"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.

Hroswitha f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Roswitha.

Hróða f Old Norse
Old Norse short form of names beginning with Hróð-.

Hróðbjartr m Icelandic
Old Norse form of Hrodebert.

Hróðfúss m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hróðr "fame" and fúss "willing, eager".

Hróðleifr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant spelling of Hróðlæifr.

Hrothrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Roderick.

Hróðsteinn m Old Norse
Variant of Hróðstæinn.

Hrothwina f Arthurian Cycle
Alternative spelling for Ronwen, the daughter of Hengist who married Vortigern.... [more]

Hrotsvitha f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Roswitha.

Hrund f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Meaning uncertain, perhaps related to the Old Norse verb hrinda meaning "to push". This was the name of a valkyrie in Norse legend.

Hrungnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from either hröngl ("tumult, movement") or hrang ("noise, din"). This is the name of a Jǫtunn.

Hrut f Armenian
Armenian form of Ruth 1.

Hrútur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrútr.

Hrvat m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name meaning ''Croat''.... [more]

Hrvatin m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Hrvatina.

Hrvoj m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Hrvoje.

Hrvoja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Hrvoje.

Hrvojka f Croatian
Feminine form of Hrvoje.

Hrvoslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian male name a combination of Hrvat "Croat" and slava "glory".

Hryhir m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gregory.

Hryhor m Ukrainian
Variant of Hryhoriy.

Hryhory m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hryhoriy.

Hrysha m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Grisha.

Hrystyna f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Khrystyna.

Hrytsko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Hryhoriy, which was used as the main folk form of the name until the early 20th century.

Ḥsen m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Hassan.

Hsi f Chinese
Name of the most successful Chinese pirate in history

Hsiao-chun f & m Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xiaojun chiefly used in Taiwan.

Hsinbyushin m & f History
Means "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... [more]

Hsin-yi f Taiwanese
Taiwanese transcription of Xinyi.

Htaik m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထိုက် (see Htike).

Hu m Egyptian Mythology
From 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.

Huactli m Nahuatl
Can mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.

Huai f Chinese
Chinese feminine name derived from the name of the Chinese scholar tree (Styphnolobium japonicum).

Hualin f & m Chinese
From 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"... [more]

Hualit m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Walid.

Huam f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Fan.

Huan m Spanish (Rare), Extremaduran
Variant of Juan 1 found in the Spanish region Extremadura.

Huanitl m Nahuatl
Meaning 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.

Huanu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juan 1.

Huâttar m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Theodore.

Huaxu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 华 (huá, meaning “flower”, “luxuriance”) and 胥 (xū, meaning “all, each and every”). In Chinese mythology this name is borne by the mother of Fuxi and Nüwa... [more]

Huaying f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Hubal m Near Eastern Mythology
May mean "master god". From the Aramaic hu meaning 'spirit, god', and Ba'al 'master, lord'.... [more]

Hubbard m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hubbard, itself derived from Hubert.

Hübbe m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hube m American
Diminutive of Hubert. The pianist Hube Hanna worked with bandleader and composer Hoagy Carmichael.

Hùbert m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hubert.

Hubèrt m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Hubert.

Hùberta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Hùbert.

Huberta f Dutch, German (Rare), Polish, Hungarian
Feminine form of Hubert.

Hubertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hubert.

Huberte f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Hubert.

Hubertha f Dutch, German
Variant of Huberta.

Huberthina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hubertina.

Hubertilda f Dutch (Archaic)
Combination of Huberta with a feminine given name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Mathilda... [more]

Hubertilde f German (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Combination of Huberta (German) or Huberte (French) with a feminine given name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Mathilde and Reinhilde.

Hubertin m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Hubert, as it contains the French masculine diminutive suffix -in.

Hubertina f Dutch, German (Rare)
Variant of Hubertine.

Hubertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Dutch, German (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Huberte, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine. In other words: this name is the feminine form of Hubertin.... [more]

Hubertinus m Dutch
Extended form of Hubertus.

Huberto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hubert.

Hubertusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Hubertus.

Hubie m English
Diminutive of Hubert.

Huc m Gascon
Gascon form of Hugo.

Hud m Arabic
Hud was a prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in the Qur’an.

Hud m English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Hudson.

Hüda f Turkish
Turkish form of Huda.

Hudd m Medieval English
Variant of Hudde.

Huddibras m Arthurian Cycle
Huddibras is Elissa's lover in Book 2, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene".

Hude f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hode.

Hudha f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Huda.

Hudhayfah m Arabic
Means "little short one" or "short-statured" in Arabic, derived from a diminutive that ultimately comes from the Arabic verb حذف (hadafa) or (hadhafa) meaning "to shorten, to reduce" as well as "to remove, to take away"... [more]

Hudhud m Arabic
This is the word for hoopoe-bird. This animal is one of the main protagonists of Surah An-Naml (the Ant) in the Qur'an.

Hudit f Armenian
Armenian form of Judith.

Hudkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Hudde

Hudsen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hudson.

Hudsyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Hudson given to 52 girls in and 23 boys in 2016.

Hue m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Variant of Hugh.

Hue f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Huệ used outside of Vietnam.

Huecanemitl m Nahuatl
Probably means "one who lives in seclusion" or "one who travels far away" in Nahuatl, the noun form of huecanemi "to live in a secluded place, to go far away".

Huēhuecoyōtl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "old coyote", from Nahuatl huehue "elderly person, old man; very old" and coyotl "coyote". This was an Aztec god of mischief, music, dance, and sexuality.

Huehuetecatl m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of Nahuatl huehue "elderly, old man" and -tecatl "person of". Alternately, the first element could be huehuetl "drum", or refer to a location.

Huehueteotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American
Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.

Huehuetl m Nahuatl
A kind of upright drum that originated in Mesoamerica, the name ultimately deriving from Nahuatl huehue "old man, elderly person".

Huell m English (American)
Form of the Old English Howell, which derives from the Old Welsh Hywel. Notable bearers of the name include television host Huell Howser and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul character Huell Babineaux.

Huelyn m English (American, Rare)
Birth name of 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly musician Huelyn Wayne Duvall (1939-2019).

Hueman m Mormon
A form of Mormon used in the Works of Ixtlilxochitl.

Huenú f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Wenu.

Huertas f Spanish (European)
Means "orchards" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Huertas meaning "Our Lady of the Orchards". She is the patron saint of the city of Lorca, located in the Region of Murcia, Spain... [more]

Huertaya f Guanche
From Guanche *wər-tayyat, meaning "without support". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.

Hufane m Somali
Hufane is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Huff m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffy m & f English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hufriya f Indian (Parsi)
Persian Origin... [more]

Hug m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Hugo.

Hugberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Hugborg.

Hugbert m Germanic
Short form of Hugubert. Also, see Hubert.

Hugbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hugborg.

Hugbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Means "bright mind", from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Hubert.

Hugdietrich m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
An old composition of Hugo and Dietrich.... [more]

Huge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish form of Hugi.

Hugelin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugen m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Hugh which was was widely used as an Anglicization of Manx Ae and Aedan.

Huggin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughack m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughan m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hughe m Old Danish, Medieval Dutch
Old Danish form of Hugi and medieval Dutch variant of Hugo.

Hughelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugheman m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hughe (compare Hanneman).

Hughen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Hugo.

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

Hughette f English
Variant of Huguette.

Hughey m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Hughi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hugi.

Hughina f Scottish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hugh.

Hughlene f English (American)
Hughlene is a feminine form of Hugh that means "of soul, mind, intellect".

Hugho m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Hugo.

Hughoc m Scots
Scots diminutive of Hugh.

Hughock m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughon m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hugi m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
Either an Old Norse form of Hugo or derived from hugr ("mind, spirit, thought").

Hugin m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Variant of Huginn.

Huginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought" (see also Hugubert). In Norse mythology, Huginn is the name of one of Odin's two ravens. Huginn signifies Thought and each day, he and Muninn (the other raven) fly over all the nine worlds known in Norse mythology in order to gather news and information for Odin.

Hüginosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hyginus.

Hugleikur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugleikr.

Húgó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugo.

Hùgò m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hugo.

Hugó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Húgó and Hungarian form of Hugo.

Hugobert m Germanic, History, German
Variant of Hugubert. A known bearer of this name was the 7th-century Merovingian senechal Hugobert, whose daughter Plectrude was married to the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal.

Hugoe m Cornish
Cornish form of Hugo

Hugolina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Hugo or Hugolin used in the Old English times.

Hugoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Hugolin.

Hugon m Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Hugo created on the basis of the Latin declination.

Hugona f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hugon.

Hugonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugor m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Hugo.

Hugorina f Dutch
Feminine form of Hugo

Hugstari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "the stubborn one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, also called Haugspori.

Hugue m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hugues.

Huguelin m Medieval French
Double diminutive of Hugues.

Huguenin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugueta f Catalan, Galician (Rare), Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese and Spanish form of Huguette.

Huguiro m Guanche
Variant of Zuguiro.

Hugyn m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Huhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Uel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Hui-a f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Huian m & f Chinese
Combination of Hui and An 1.

Huib m Dutch
Short form of Huibert.

Huiba f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 八 (bā) meaning "eight" or "all around, all sides".

Huibert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Hubert.

Huijin f Korean
Variant of Heejin.

Huijun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 莙 (jūn) referring to a species of water plant, 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel" or 䇹 (jùn) referring to a type of bamboo... [more]

Huilen f Mapuche
Mapuche "spring".... [more]

Huiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]

Huin m Korean
Variant of Hun.

Huina f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Na.

Huinian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Huiqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a kind of orchid, and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".

Hui-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Hùisdean m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Ùisdean. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Hugh.

Huitaca f New World Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Muisca goddess of arts, dance and music, witchcraft, sexual liberation and the Moon who was turned into a white owl.

Hui-ting f Taiwanese
Taiwanese romanization of Huiting.

Huitzilatl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird water, derived from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and atl "water". Could refer to a blue-green shimmer on water, or to a natural spring of the same name.

Huitzilin m Nahuatl
Variant of Huitzitl.

Huitzillatzin m Nahuatl
Form of Huitzilatl, using the honorific suffix -tzin. This was the name of the first ruler of Huitzilopochco, an Aztec city-state.

Huitzilxochtzin f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl huitzilin, meaning "hummingbird", xōchitl "flower", and the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", often used in Aztec royal families. This was another name of Atotoztli II, the regent or possible tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan.

Huitznecahual m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of huitztli "thorn, spine" and Necahual.

Hui-won f & m Korean
Combination of a hui hanja, like 喜 meaning "happiness," 禧 meaning "luck, good fortune; happiness," 希 meaning "wish, hope, desire" or 熙 meaning "bright, splendid," and a won hanja, such as 源 meaning "root, source," 元 meaning "beginning," 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman."

Huixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid, and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Huiya f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Ya.

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Huiyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), the name of a kind of fragrant orchid, or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".

Huizhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of orchid, and 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will".

Huje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hugi.

Hŭk m Buddhism
Min Dong form of Buddha.

Huki m Finnish
Finnish form of Hugi.

Huko m Estonian
Variant of Hugo.

Hulda f Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hilda. Also, compare the names Astrid and Astrud, which could be more examples of how an I can turn into a U.

Huldrych m German (Swiss)
Remodelled form of Ulrich to be read as huld-reich "rich of grace, rich of favour".... [more]

Huliane f Armenian
Armenian form of Juliane.

Hulla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Hullah.

Hulleah f Indigenous American
Borne by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (1954-), a Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer and educator. Possibly of Navajo, Seminole or Muscogee origin.

Hulra f Finnish
Finnish form of Hulda 1.

Hulta f Finnish
Variant of Hulra.

Hulti f Finnish
Finnish form of Hulda 1.

Hultu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Hulda 1.

Hultukka f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Hulda 1.

Hulya f Quechua
Quechua form of Julia.

Hüma f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Homa.

Huma f Pakistani
Variant of Homa. This is name of a bird which is supposed to fly so high and never comes down on earth, if by mistake it hits the ground it burns itself by rubbing on ground.

Humabon m Filipino (Rare, Archaic), Obscure, Cebuano
Uncertain meaning, It could derived from the Cebuano word mabaw "shallow" with the prefix ha- because the name was also pronounced as Hamabao. This was the name of a chief in Cebu who encountered Ferdinand Magellan who was later baptized as Don Carlos Valderrama.

Humaidah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Humaida.

Humairah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Humayra.

Hümaşah f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Combination of Hüma and şah meaning "king, shah".

Humayun m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Homayoun.

Humbaba m Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, whose name has been attested both with and without the dingir 𒀭 (a determinative sign written before the names of gods and goddesses)... [more]

Humban m Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of the most important male god in the Elamite pantheon. His name apparently means "commander" in Elamite, as it is derived from the Elamite verb huba "to command". Most sources state that Humban was the god of the sky, though there are also a few sources who claim that he was the god of the earth... [more]

Humbelin m Medieval French
Diminutive of Humbert.

Humbelina f Polish (Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Humbelin, which in turn is a double diminutive of Humbert. Folk etymology connects it to Latin umbria meaning "shadow"... [more]

Humberta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Humbert.

Humbertina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Humberto.

Humbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Humbert.

Humble m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Humilis.

Hume m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hume. A well-known bearer of this name was the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), who himself had been named after his father, the Canadian politician Hume Cronyn, Sr... [more]

Humera f Urdu
Urdu transcription of Humayra.

Humfra m Cornish (Rare)
Cornish form of Humphrey.

Humfredo m Italian
Italian form of Humphrey.

Humfredus m English (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of Humphrey recorded in England during the 1560s.

Humfree m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrey m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrid m Germanic
Humfrid was the Count of Barcelona, Girona, Empúries, Roussillon, and Narbonne from 858 to 864. He also bore the title Margrave of Gothia (Gothiæ marchio), as he held several frontier counties. He was a Hunfriding by birth, with no connection to Gothia... [more]

Humfrido m Spanish
Spanish form of Humphrey.

Humfried m German
German form of Humphrey.

Humfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Onfroi and Humphrey. Also compare Humbert and Godefroy.

Humfry m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrye m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humildad f Spanish
From Spanish humildad meaning "humility, humbleness," taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Humildad, meaning "The Virgin of the Humility."

Humilde f & m South American (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Humilis, as well as the Spanish word for "humble". This was borne by Humilde Patlán Sánchez (1895-1970; birth name María Patricia Magdalena), a Mexican Franciscan nun who was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2017.

Humilis m Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Medieval Latin
Means "humble" in Latin, from humilis meaning "low". Used by an Italian saint of the same name.

Humility f English (Puritan), History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Humilitas, or directly from the English word humility, which is ultimately from Latin humilitas "lowness" (in Church Latin "humbleness; meekness").

Humo f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights.

Humogul f Uzbek
Derived from humo the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Humoyun m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Homayoun.

Humph m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Humphie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Humphree m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humphrie m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humphroy m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Humphrey.

Humpty m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Humza m Arabic
Variant transcription of Hamza. A famous bearer of Humza is Humza Yousaf (1985-) is a Scottish politician who is the Minister for Europe and International Development and a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow... [more]

Hun f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Fen 1.

Húna f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Húni.

Huna m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly a short form of names with the element hun "bear cub, offspring". Cognate of Húni, Húnn, Huno, and Hunno... [more]

Hunachi m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Gennady.

Hunayn m Arabic
Possibly derived from John. Hunayn ibn Ishaq (latin: Iohannitius) (809 – 873) was a famous and influential scholar, physician, and scientist of Arab Christian descent.

Hunéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Huneric.

Huneric m Germanic, English, History
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunerich m German
German form of Huneric.

Hunerico m Spanish
Spanish form of Huneric.

Hunerik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Huneric.

Huneryk m Polish
Polish form of Huneric.

Hunfertho m Danish, Medieval English
Variant of Unferð.

Hunfreda f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hunfredo.

Hunfredo m Italian
Italian form of Humphrey.

Hunfrida f Medieval English, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hunfrid

Hunfriþ m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Hunfrid (see Humphrey). Derived from hun "bear cub, offspring" and friþ "peace".

Hungero m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Hunger.

Hungerus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hunger.

Húngunn f Faroese
Faroese name with the combination of húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Hungus m English
Variation of Angus

Húni m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", such as Húnbogi or Húnulfr... [more]

Huni m Ancient Egyptian
Meaning uncertain, as there are multiple readings of the name. It could possibly derive from Egyptian ḥw "utterance" (also the name of the god Hu 2) or ḥwj "to strike, hit, beat" or "to tread (a road)"... [more]

Hunibald m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunibert m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunimund m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunith f Popular Culture
Anglicized form of Hunydd used in the BBC television series 'Merlin' (2008-2012), where it belongs to Merlin's mother.

Hunna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Huno. Saint Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".

Hunno m East Frisian
Diminutive of names with th3 name element hun meaning "young bear"

ǀHúnntuǃattǃatte̥n f San Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the San mythology, she was described as a rock hyrax and as the consort of ǀKágge̥n.... [more]

Hunny f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honey. This spelling appears in the famous children books 'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne, not as a name, but a vocabulary word instead written on honey jars.

Huno m German (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic name element hun like Hunold.