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Greys f English (Rare)
Variant of Grace.

Grgo m Croatian
Variant form of Grga.

Griflet m Arthurian Cycle
Sir Griflet is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.

Grigoria f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Gregoria.

Grimlock m Popular Culture
Grimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.

Gris m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda and Griseldo.

Griša m Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Slavic cognate of Grisha.

Grizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Grizelda.

Grumio m Theatre
This name was used for a slave in the play Mostellaria written by Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254-184 BC). It is also found in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew (written between 1590 and 1592) and in the Cambridge Latin Course.

Grushenka f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Agrafena.

Grzëmisława f Kashubian, Medieval
Kashubian form of Grzymisława.

Grzesiu m Polish
Diminutive of Grzegorz.

Guanliang m Chinese
From Chinese 关 (guān) meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other character combinations.

Gucia f Polish
Diminuitve of Gustawa.

Guenter m German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Günther.

Guerlaine f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Guerlain.

Guerrinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Guerrino.

Gugma f Cebuano (Modern), Filipino (Modern)
Meaning "love" in Cebuano.

Guía f Galician

Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.

Guida f Medieval Italian, Italian
Feminine form of Guido.

Guidu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Guido.

Guilhelmette f French (Archaic)
Variant of Guillemette.

Guin f English (Rare)

Guinevak f Arthurian Cycle
Anglicised form of Gwenhwyfach.

Gul f & m Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Gull.

Gülcan f Turkish
A combination of Gül and Can.

Gülşah f Turkish
Means "king of roses" from Turkish gül meaning "rose" and şah "king, shah".

Gultoji f Uzbek (?)
Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and toj meaning "crown".

Gün f & m Turkish
Means "sun" in Turkish.

Gunde m Swedish
Variant of Gunnar or any other name containing the Old Norse name element gunnr "war".

Gundis f German (Rare), Swedish
Probably a short form of Gundula and Swedish form of Gunndís.

Gunnlæifr m Old Norse
From Old Norse elements gunnr meaning "war" and leifr meaning "descendant, heir"..

Gunnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".

Gunnleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gunnlæifr.

Guppy m English (Rare)
From the fish.

Gürbey m Turkish

Guren f & m Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (gu) meaning "crimson" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Gurias m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Γουρίας (Gourias), which is a hellenization of a name that was of Aramaic or Hebrew origin. It was derived from either Aramaic גורי‎ (gure) or Hebrew גוּר (gur), which both mean "lion cub, young lion"... [more]

Gurimu m Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (guri) meaning "green" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Gurin f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "green", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word green.

Gursiman f & m Indian (Sikh)

Gurung m Bhutanese

Gurvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗੁਰਵਿੰਦਰ (see Gurwinder).

Gusse m Walloon
Walloon form of Auguste 1.

Gustika f Slovene
Diminutive of Avgusta, Avgustina and Avguština.

Guterre m Galician

Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes

Guthlac m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker.

Güyük m Medieval Mongolian
Güyük (c. 1206–1248) was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Ġużè m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Ġużi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Gvozdana f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Gvozden.

Gvozden m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.

Gwendolynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gyaltshen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (see Gyaltsen).

Gyeltshen m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Gyaltsen.

Gyöza f Banat Swabian

Haaris m Pakistani, Urdu, Arabic
Variant transcription of Haris 1.

Haas m Dutch
Nickname for Hendrik.

Haato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (haato) meaning "love, affection", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) meaning "flower", 心 (haato, ha) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 白 (ha) meaning "white" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" combined with 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 徒 (to) meaning "on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 心 (to) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 人 (to) meaning "person", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate"... [more]

Habakuk m Croatian
Croatian form of Habakkuk.

Habrosyne f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αβρος (habros) "delicate, refined" and συνη (syne) "joined with, perceived with".

Hachimitsu f Japanese
From Japanese 蜂蜜 (hachimitsu) meaning "honey".

Hadewig m & f Dutch
Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."

Hadji m & f Arabic, Tausug, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Haji as well as the Tausug and Maranao form. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in the Philippines.

Hadlie f English (Rare)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadrión m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hadrian.

Haebinna f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and Binna.

Haeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haella f Vilamovian
Variant of Hala.

Haellusia f Vilamovian
Diminutive of Haella.

Haely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Hafisah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Hafsa or variant of Hafizah.

Hagaj m Croatian
Croatian form of Haggai.

Hagbarðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Folklore
Combination of the Germanic elements hag "enclosure" and barta "little axe". Hagbarðr was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas. The tragic legend of him and his lover Signý in Scandinavian folklore remained popular until late 17th century.

Hagin m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Haim.

Hagint f Armenian
"hyacinth"

Hai m Hebrew
Means "alive" or "living" in Hebrew.

Hailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Hailey and Lyn.

Hailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Haiqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 琦 (qí) meaning "fine, admirable, outstanding". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

Haixia f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠 (xiá) meaning "heroic, chivalrous, brave"... [more]

Hajrudin m Bosnian
Bosnian variant of Hayreddin.

Hakidonmuya f & m Hopi
Means "when the moon is rising" in Hopi. Alternatively it possibly means "time of waiting moon; time of waiting".

Hakim m Indonesian
Means “to judge” in Indonesian.

Hakizimana m Rwandan, Rundi, African Mythology (Modern)
A name which means "God saves everything," imana being the name of the original Rwandan/Burundian deity and now the modern word for God in all monotheistic usages within Rwanda and Burundi.

Hako f Japanese
From Japanese 巴 (ha) meaning "tomoe, comma" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haku m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese kanji 白 (haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (haku) meaning "soul".... [more]

Halbert m American
Transferred use of the surname Halbert.

Halbertus m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Albertus.

Haleema f Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halima), as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.

Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.

Halenur f Turkish
Combination of Hale 1 and Nur.

Halex m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Häli f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Heli 2.

Hali f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Holly.

Halid m Bosnian, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug
Form of Khalid used in various languages.

Halineczka f Polish
Diminutive of Halina.

Hallah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Hala.

Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Hallfreðr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hallr "rock" and friðr "peace".

Hallfrid f Norwegian, Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Hallfríður.

Hallfríðr f Old Norse
From Old Norse hallr "rock" combined with fríðr "beautiful".

Hallfríður f & m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic feminine form of Hallfríðr and modern Faroese masculine form of Hallfreðr.

Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.

Hamako f Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, sea coast" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hamdan m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "the praised one" in Arabic, from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise".

Hamdi m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "praiseworthy" or "praise" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise".

Hamdija m & f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Hamdi and variant transcription of Hamdiya.

Hamilkar m Croatian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Croatian form of Hamilcar.

Hamilkārs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Hamilcar.

Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.

Hamzo m Bosnian (Rare)
Variant of Hamza.

Hana f North Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Hanna.

Hanamaru m Japanese
From Japanese 花園 (hanamaru) meaning "flower garden".

Hanami f Japanese
From Japanese 花見 (hanami) meaning "flower view" or "blossom view" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 見 (mi) which actually means "view, see, viewing" ... [more]

Hanaru f Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 成 (naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hando m Estonian
Variant of Ando.

Haníbal m Galician
Galician form of Hannibal.

Hanibal m Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian and Slovene form of Hannibal.

Haniela f German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Haniel.

Hanik m Silesian
Diminutive of Hanys.

Hanka f Bosnian, Croatian, Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian
Diminutive of Hana 2 and Hanna respectively.

Hannahlee f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lee.

Hannelly f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Hansie m Afrikaans
Short form of Johannes.

Hansle m Jamaican Patois

Han-sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From Sol prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana 4 meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]

Hansueli m German (Swiss)
Contraction of Hans and Ueli.

Hansulrich m German, German (Swiss)
Combination of Hans and Ulrich.

Hanul m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Indian (Sikh), Assamese
Means "having strong jaws" in Sanskrit.

Hanysek m Silesian
Diminutive of Hanys.

Hanyu m Chinese

Hanzlik m Silesian
Diminutive of Hanys.

Hanzuł m Vilamovian
Diminutive of Hannys.

Hạo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 昊 (hạo) meaning "summer, sky, heaven", 浩 (hạo) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 顥 (hạo) meaning "luminous, white".

Haojie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]

Harir f & m Arabic
Means "silk" in Arabic.

Hariton m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Serbian and Croatian form of Chariton.

Haritza m Basque
Variant of Haritz.

Hariwolfar m Old Norse
Proto-Norse name and a combination of hariaR "warrior" and ulfr "wolf".

Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlyn.

Harman m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Herman.

Harmke f Dutch, German (Rare), West Frisian
Feminine form of Harm. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch journalist and presenter Harmke Pijpers (b. 1946).

Harmon m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Armon.

Harrie m & f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Harry (English and Dutch) as well as a short form of Harriet (English).... [more]

Harshvardhan m Indian

Hartej m Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Hartlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hartley and Lyn.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harua f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]

Haruhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 榛 (haru) meaning "hazelnut", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Haruhime f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Haruhiro m Japanese
From Japanese 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruhito m Japanese
From 合 (haru) meaning "conjunction, join, suit, fit, one tenth" or 美 (haru) meaning "beautiful" combined with 士 (hito) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruho f Japanese
From 美 (haru) meaning "beauty", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence", or 花 (haru) meaning "flower" and 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 歩 (ho) meaning "walk, step, pace"... [more]

Haruichi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Haruma m Japanese
From Japanese 墾 (haru) meaning "till, plough, reclaim wasteland, open, cultivate", 治 (haru) meaning "govern, rule, administer, cure", 青 (haru) meaning "blue, green", or 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse" or 真 or 眞 (ma) meaning "true, reality"... [more]

Harumu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 墾 (haru) meaning "ground-breaking, open up farmland", 覇 (haru) meaning "hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion", 明 (haru) meaning "bright, light", 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant, long ago", 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" or 波 (ha) meaning "waves, billows", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" combined with 向 (mu) meaning "yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach", 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 務 (mu) meaning "task, duties", 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms" or 睦 (mu) meaning "intimate, friendly, harmonious"... [more]

Harunaga m Japanese
From Japanese 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 修 (naga) meaning "discipline". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harushi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage" or 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Haruya m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. This name can be formed with other kanji combinations as well.

Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.

Hary m Indonesian
Variant of Harry

Haseleria f African American (Rare)

Hasleigh f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Hasley.

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Hasmig f Armenian (Western)
Western Armenian transcription of Hasmik.

Hatun f Turkish (Rare)
Means "lady, woman" in Turkish.

Hawaii f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin. ... [more]

Haxhi m Albanian
Albanian form of Haji.

Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H

Hay m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حي (see Hayy).

Haya f & m Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "universally". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Haya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Chaya.

Hayako f Japanese
From Japanese 巴 (ha) meaning "comma" or 晴 (ha) meaning "clear up, fine weather", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" or 椰 (ya) meaning "palm tree", and 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Hayao m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 勇 (haya) meaning "brave" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Hayaru m Japanese
From Japanese 逸 (hayaru) meaning "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" or 颯 (haya) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind" combined with 塁 (ru) meaning "baseball"... [more]

Hayatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.

Hayreddin m Turkish
Turkish form of Khayr ad-Din, meaning "best of the religion".

Hayrünnisa f Turkish
Turkish form of Khairunnisa. A notable bearer is the former First Lady of Turkey, Hayrünnisa Gül.

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

Hazelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazelyn.

Hazen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen.

Hedi f German, German (Swiss), Estonian, Croatian
Variant of Hedy.

Hedwiga f Prague German, Medieval Polish, Romanian (Rare)
Prague German form of Hedvika and older Polish form of Jadwiga.

Hee-joon m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-jun.

Heihachi m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [more]

Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.

Heirich m Estonian
Variant of Heinrich.

Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.

Hekosz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Ekard via the variant Hekard.

Hele f Estonian
Short form of Helena as well as a derivation from Estonian hele ''bright, clear, light''.

Heleanor f English
Combination of Helen and Eleanor.

Heleene f Estonian
Estonian form of Helene.

Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.

Helenko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Helena.

Helenore f English (Rare), Literature
An elaboration of Helen or Elenore. Used by Scottish poet Alexander Ross (1699-1784) in Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess, published in 1768.

Helina f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alina.

Heliodor m Polish (Rare), Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.

Heliogabal m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Heliogabalus.

Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.

Helju f Estonian
Variant of Helja.

Helly f English (Modern, Rare)

Helme f Estonian
Variant of Helmi.

Helmuts m Latvian
Variant of Helmut.

Helüś f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Helena.

Hema f Slovene
Slovene form of Hemma.

Hemant m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali
From Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta) meaning "winter", referring to the Indian ecological season from November to January.

Hemlal m Bhutanese

Hen f & m Hebrew (Modern), Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Chen 2.

Henar m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Derived from Kurdish hinar meaning "pomegranate".

Hendla f Yiddish
Variant of Hendel.

Hendra m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Mahendra.

Hene f Estonian (Archaic)
Pre-18th century form of Ene.

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

Henk-Jan m Dutch
Combination of Henk and Jan 1.

Henley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Henley.

Henn m Estonian
Variant of Enn.

Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]

Henno m Estonian
Variant of Henn.

Henrica f Dutch, Flemish, Romansh
Dutch feminine form of Henricus and Romansh feminine form of Henric.

Henrico m Dutch (Modern), Afrikaans
Variant of Hendrik influenced by Enrico.

Henrico m Interlingua
Interlingua form of Henry.

Henrie m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.

Henrig m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Henrik.

Henryetta f American (Rare)
Variant of Henrietta.

Henutsen f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥnw.t-sn meaning "our mistress", derived from ḥnwt "lady, mistress". Henutsen is the name of an Ancient Egyptian queen consort who lived and ruled during the 4th dynasty of the Old Kingdom Period... [more]

Henzo m Galician (Rare)
Short form of Henrique via German Heinz.

Heraklo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Hercules.

Herald m Estonian
Variant of Harald.

Heren f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [more]

Herjoat f Indian (Sikh)
Sikhism: God's light in Punjabi.... [more]

Herkùles m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hercules.

Herm m & f Dutch, English, Limburgish
Short form of given names that start with Herm-, such as Herman, Hermes and Hermione.... [more]

Hermawan m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Herman.

Hermenegild m Germanic, English, Catalan, Polish
Variant of Hermengild. Saint Hermenegild lived in the 6th century AD and was killed on order of his own father, King Liuvigild of the Visigoths.

Herménégilde m French (Rare)
French form of Hermenegild.

Hermenegilde f German
Feminine form of Hermenegild.

Hernanes m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Hernán.

Herodijada f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Herodias.

Herostratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Herostratos. This name was famously borne by an ancient Greek arsonist from the 4th century BC, who destroyed the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

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

Herzl m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.

Heura f Catalan (Modern)
Directly taken from Catalan heura "ivy".

Hevyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heaven.

Hew m English, Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew as well as a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Hibernia f English (Rare)
From the Roman name for Ireland, which was influenced by Latin hibernus "wintry". (Cf. Ierne, Iverna, Juverna.)

Hidaka m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 夏 (daka) meaning "summer", 京 (daka) meaning "capital", 空 (daka) meaning "sky", 高 (daka) meaning "tall, high", 社 (daka) meaning "company, firm, office, association, shrine" or 天 (daka) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

Hide m & f Japanese
From 秀 (hide), shifted from hiide, the stem of verb 秀でる (hiideru) (Old Japanese hiidzu) meaning "to excel, surpass," in turn a combination of 穂 (ho>hi) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" and verb 出づ (idzu) (modern deru) meaning "to come out." Other kanji can be used in relation to the verb, e.g. 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance." The combination 日出 is also used, stemming from a shortening of 日の出 (hinode) meaning "sunrise."... [more]

Hideharu m Japanese
From 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" and 治 (haru) meaning "to govern, to rule, to administrate". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Hideto m Japanese
From 秀 (hide) meaning "to surpass, excel" and 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Hiei m Japanese, Popular Culture
Means "flying shadow" in Japanese, from 飛 (hi) "jump, fly" and 影 (ei) "shadow".... [more]

Hiéra f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Hiera.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]

Hijiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 聖 (hijiri) meaning "holy, sacred", or 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" combined with 次 (ji) meaning "next" that is then combined with 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 稜 (ri) meaning "majesty, power, angle, edge, corner"... [more]

Hikaruko f Japanese
From Hikaru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" (compare Hikariko).... [more]

Hikatarewa m Maori

Hikawera m Maori

Hilarija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene, Latvian (Rare)
Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, and Latvian form of Hilaria.

Hilariona f Polish
Feminine form of Hilarion

Hildagarde f English (Rare)
Variant of Hildegard.

Hildebrando m Portuguese
Variant of Hildebrand.

Hillard m English
A variant of Hilliard that is likewise a transferred use of the surname Hilliard.

Hille f East Frisian, Estonian, German (Rare), German (Silesian, Rare), Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda. It was first recorded in the 1300s and is still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms)... [more]

Hiltruda f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Hiltrud.

Himanshu m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "moon" in Sanskrit, from हिम (hima) meaning "cold, frost, winter" and अंशु (amshu) meaning "ray, beam, thread".

Himari f Japanese
Himari 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"... [more]

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."... [more]

Himesh m Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "lord of snow", derived from Sanskrit हिम (himá) meaning "cold, snow, winter" combined with ईश (īśá) meaning "lord, master, ruler".

Hinagiku f Japanese, Popular Culture
This is the name of a main character in the Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [more]

Hinako f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum"... [more]

Hinano f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hinato m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]

Hin-hei f Korean

Hiparh m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Variant of Hipparchus via Hipparchos.

Hiperion m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Hyperion.

Hippolyt m German (Archaic), German (Swiss, Rare), Alsatian
German form of Hippolytos. A notable bearer is Hippolyt Kempf (born 1965), a Swiss skier and Olympic medalist.

Hiral f & m Indian

Hiro m & f Japanese, Popular Culture
Means "broad, widespread."... [more]

Hiroharu m Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous" combined with 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiroka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 嘉 (hiro) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 均 (hiro) meaning "level, average", 啓 (hiro) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (hiro) meaning "jade pointed at top", 敬 (hiro) meaning "respect", 硯 (hiro) meaning "inkstone", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 洪 (hiro) meaning "deluge, flood, vast", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 潤 (hiro) meaning "soft, moist, sleek, freshen", 祥 (hiro) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 尋 (hiro) meaning "search, seek", 泰 (hiro) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", 拓 (hiro) meaning "expand, open, support", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air", 博 (hiro) meaning "doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition", 普 (hiro) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 明 (hiro) meaning "bright", 弥 (hiro) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 佑 (hiro) meaning "help, assist", 優 (hiro) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 容 (hiro) meaning "contain, form, looks", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 陽 (hiro) meaning "light, sun, male", 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious", 洸 (hiro) meaning "sparkling water", 絋 (hiro) meaning "cotton wadding", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 耶 (ka) meaning "question mark", 和 (ka)meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 閑 (ka) meaning "leisure", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete" or 雅 (ka) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined".... [more]

Hiroma m Japanese
From Japanese 優 (hiro) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 大 (hiro) meaning "large, big", 尋 (hiro) meaning "fathom", 泰 (hiro) meaning "calm, peaceful, Thailand" or 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "sincere, true, reality" or 磨 (ma) meaning "improve, polish, scour, grind, brush (teeth)"... [more]

Hironori m Japanese
From 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" combined with 儀 (nori) meaning "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter" or 象 (nori) meaning "elephant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiroo m Japanese
From Japanese 弘 (hiro) meaning "wide, spacious, vast, broad, large" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hirotsugu m Japanese
From 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" and 次 (tsugu) meaning "second, next". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Hisahito m Japanese
From 悠 (hisa) meaning "permanence" and 仁 (hito) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hisashi m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisashi) meaning "long time, long time ago", 永 (hisashi) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 尚 (hisashi) meaning "still, yet". It can also be formed from 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" combined with 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 司 (shi) meaning "director, boss", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations read the same way.

Hisayoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" combined with 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason"... [more]

Hisoka m & f Japanese
From 密 (hisoka) meaning "carefulness, density, secrecy". There are other ways to spell this name.

Hitje f Dutch

Hitoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (hitoshi) meaning "compassionate, benevolent", 均 (hitoshi) meaning "level, equal", 一 (hitoshi) meaning "one", 斎 (hitoshi) meaning "cleansing, purification", or 等 (hitoshi) meaning "rank, class"... [more]

Hjartan m Faroese
Faroese variant of Kjartan.