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Erkka m Finnish
A variant of Eerik.

Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]

Erpha f Various (Rare)
A feminine form of Erpho or a variant spelling of Erfa.

Esdra m Italian, Maltese
Italian and Maltese form of Ezra.

Esma f English
Variant of Esme as well as diminutive of Esmeralda.

Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]

Eðna f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Eithne.

Eun-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) "kindness, mercy, charity" and 雅 (a) "elegant, graceful, refined".

Euna f Irish (Anglicized, Rare), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Úna and Ùna.

Euna f English (American), American (South)
Likely a short form of Eunice.

Eun-ha f Korean
From Sino-Korean 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream, creek" or 銀河 (eunha) meaning "galaxy", as well as other hanja combinations.

Ewka f Polish
Diminutive of Ewa.

Eyra f Spanish (Modern), Catalan (Modern)
Variant of Eira 2.

Ezma f Arabic
Variant of Izma.

Fadha f Somali
Possibly from Arabic فِضَّة (fiḍḍa), meaning "silver" or فَضَاء (faḍāʔ), meaning "empty space".

Fadwa f Arabic
Possibly derived from Arabic فدى (fadā) meaning "to redeem, to free, to save".

Faedra f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Phaedra.

Faeya f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Fay, probably influenced by Freya.

Fafa f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (fa) meaning "flower" combined with 花 (fa) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Faina f Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Fayna.

Falba m Occitan (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Falba.

Falda f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of Mafalda.... [more]

Fana f Ethiopian
Means “light” or “jungle” in various African languages.

Fanghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square" or 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Fanna f English
Variant of Fana.

Fanya f Yiddish
From the Spanish Estefania, brought to Eastern Europe by the Jews expelled from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition.

Fara f Germanic
This name is derived either from Langobardic fara "family, line, kind" or Gothic faran "to travel". It can be a short form of names like Faramund and Farahild.

Farha f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Malay
Means "joy, delight" in Arabic, a variant of فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Fariza f Arabic
Means "strawberry" in Arabic, from French fraise.

Farna f Arabic
Shortened form of Farnaz.

Farra f Arabic
Variant transcription of Fara

Fata f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)

Fatna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fatimah chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Fawnya f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Fawnia.

Feba f Russian, Bosnian (Rare), English (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Bosnian, Russian, Croatian and Polish form of Phoebe as well as an English variant.

Fedda f West Frisian
Feminine form of Fedde.

Fédra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Phaedra.

Fefa f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa.

Fekla f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Russian form of Thekla.

Felda f German
Means "from the field" in German.

Felka f Polish
Diminutive of Felicja and Feliksa. This name was borne by painter Felka Platek, the wife of the painter Felix Nussbaum.

Fengxia f Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Ferna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinate form of Fern.

Feya f English (Rare)
Variant of the Scottish name Fia.... [more]

Feza m & f Turkish
Means "(outer) space" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic فضاء (faḍāʾ).

Fia f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia and other names containing the element -fia-.

Fia f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly derived from Irish fia "deer" (via Old Irish fíad "wild animals, game, especially deer", ultimately from fid "wood").

Fiana f Romansh (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Fića m Croatian
Nickname for Filip.

Fida f & m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "redemption" in Arabic. It is typically only a masculine name in Pakistan while it is feminine in Indonesia.

Fiia f Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish form of Fia and Greenlandic younger form of Fîa.

Fiina f Finnish
Short form of names ending in fiina.

Fila m Croatian
Short form of Filip.

Filya m Russian
Russian dimunitive of Filipp.

Finja f German (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Finya.... [more]

Finnja f German (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Finya.... [more]

Finya f Russian
Diminutive form of Rufina.

Fira f Russian (Archaic, ?)
Diminutive of Esfir.

Fira f Indonesian
Possibly a variant of Zafira.

Fisba f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thisbe.

Fiza f Hindi
Meaning "atmosphere".

Fjóla f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola. It coincides with the Icelandic word for "violet".

Fleeta f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Fleta.

Fleta f English (Rare)

Flicka f English, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Felicity. This name was notably borne by the titular character (a horse) in the 1941 children's novel My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara.

Flita f Literature
Flita (The blossom and the fruit) is the title of a novel by the theosophic author Mabel Collins. The protagonist of the novel is a practioner of black magic.

Floora f Finnish
Finnish form of Flora.

Floyda f English
Feminine form of Floyd.

Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.

Fosca f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Fosco. Raised in a pagan family, at age 15 Saint Fosca converted to Christianity and was baptized along with her nursemaid, Saint Maura 1... [more]

Franca f Croatian, Slovene
Contracted form of Franciska and Frančiška. This name is also considered the feminine form of Franc.

Francha f Aragonese
Feminine form of Francho.

Fransuá m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish form of François reflecting the French pronunciation.

Freeda f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Freda or Frieda, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of English free (or freed, freedom).

Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]

Freia f Norse Mythology, German
Variant of Freya.

Frieza m Popular Culture
Frieza is one of the main villains in the Dragon Ball manga series. His name comes from freezer, due to this cold-bloodedness. It also matches the trend of some of the characters having food-related names.

Friida f Finnish
Finnish variant of Frida 2.

Frima f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Fruma.

Frisa f Indonesian
Probably a feminine form of Friso.

Fritza f Various (Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Fritz.

Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]

Fuka f Japanese
Variant transcription of Fuuka.

Fulma f Esperanto
Feminine form of Fulmo.

Fulya f Turkish
Means "jonquil, daffodil" in Turkish, derived from Italian Puglia.

Funa f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fu) meaning "maple" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Funa Nakayama (born 2005) is an Olympic street skateboarder who won the bronze medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Fuschia f English (Rare)
Misspelled variant of Fuchsia.

Futaba f Japanese
This name is used as 双葉 or 二葉, referring to a bud or a sprout, made up of 双 (sou, tagui, narabu, futa(tsu)) meaning "pair" or 二 (ji, ni, futa(.tsu), futata.bi) meaning "two" with 葉 (you, ha) meaning "blade, leaf, needle."

Fuuga m & f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river", 我 (ga) meaning "I, me" or 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fuuka f Japanese
From Japanese 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Fuuma m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [more]

Fuuna f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 渚 (na) meaning "beach, shore", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony"... [more]

Fuuta m Japanese
From Japanese 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" or 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" combined with 汰 (ta) meaning "scour, wash out", 詩 (ta) meaning "poetry, poem" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Fuwa f Japanese
From Japanese 芙 (fu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera", 歩 (fu) meaning "walk, pawn", 風 (fu) meaning "wind, influence", 楓 (fu) meaning "liquidambar formosana", 譜 (fu) meaning "musical score", 浮 (fu) meaning "to float", 冨 (fu) meaning "wealth", or 吹 (fu), the root form of 吹く (fuku) meaning "to blow" combined with 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, wing" and 和 (wa) meaning "peaceful, Japanese".

Fyedka m Russian
Diminutive of Fyodor.

Gaara m Popular Culture
Gaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [more]

Gáhppá m Sami
Sami form of Kaapo.

Gaïa f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French
French form of Gaia.

Gaia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Gaius.

Gala f Croatian
Derived from the world gala, an old Croatian adjective meaning "black, brown".

Galba m Ancient Roman
A Roman cognomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Latin galba, which the Romans used to describe the Gauls, or galbae, a kind of little worm or larva. This was the name of a Roman Emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors.

Gállá m Sami
Sami form of Kalle.

Galya f Hebrew
Variant of Galia.

Gana f Jewish
Means "garden" in Hebrew.

Ganya m Russian
Russian diminutive of Gavriil.

Gara f Japanese
From Japanese 雅 (ga) meaning "elegance" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [more]

Gara m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kara 2.

Gara f Folklore, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *gar meaning "superiority, advantage, height", and taken from place name Garajonay. According to an unattested local legend, Gara and Jonay were a pair of young Guanche lovers who died together in a joint suicide at Garajonay peak.

Gärda f Swedish
Variant of Gerda 2.

Gatsha m Zulu (Rare)
From Zulu igatsha meaning "branch".

Gavya f Santali
Means "garden of God" in Santali.

Gaya f Judeo-Spanish
Means "gay, happy" in Judeo-Spanish.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gaysa m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Isa 1.

Gea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gaea.

Gejza m Czech, Slovak, Medieval Hungarian
Czech and Slovak form of Géza as well as a medieval Hungarian form of this name.

Gelya f Russian
Diminutive of Angelina or Engelsina.

Gemara f Jewish, Northern African

Gena f Yiddish
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Genka f Japanese
From Japanese 言 (gen) meaning "word" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.

Genta m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strictness, severity, rigidity", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse", 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin", 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound", 彦 (gen) meaning "boy, prince" or 愿 (gen) meaning "respectful, honest" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]

Gen'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]

Gepa f Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names containing the Germanic name element geba "to give". Some authors think, Gepa is a short form of Gerburg.... [more]

Gera f Russian
Russian form of Hera.

Gertha f English
Variant of Gerda 1, perhaps influenced by Bertha.

Gesza f Polish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish and Polish form of Gesche

Geva f Medieval German, Old Danish
Short form of names with the Germanic name element geba "gift".

Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.

Ghania f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic غني (ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy, prosperous".

Ghita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning.

Ghjobba m Corsican
Corsican form of Job.

Ghjuda m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Gallurese form of Judah.

Gia m Georgian
Variant of Gio, which is a short form of Giorgi and sometimes also of Grigol.... [more]

Gi-Ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 基 (gi) meaning "foundation, base" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [more]

Gila f German
A short form and pet form of Gisela.

Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.

Gina f Urdu
Means "princess" in Urdu.

Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.

Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.

Gita f Persian
Means "world, Earth" in Persian.

Gitla f Yiddish
Slavic variation of Gitel.

Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Gleva f Catalan (Rare)
Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]

Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."

Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).

Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.

Goda f Medieval English
Latinized form of Gode.

Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.

Ġona m Maltese
Maltese form of Jonas 2.

Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.

Gota m Japanese
From 豪 (gō) meaning "powerful" and 太 (ta) meaning "grand, big". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Goya f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregoria.... [more]

Grada f Dutch
Contracted form of Gerarda. Also compare the masculine equivalent Gradus.

Graña f Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Graná f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Pepa.

Grasija f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Gracija.

Grasja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant of Grasija.

Grecia f Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish Grecia meaning "Greece". This is borne by Grecia Colmenares (1962-), a Venezuelan actress.

Grichka m French (Rare)
French rendering of Grishka.

Griesha m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Grisha.

Grisza m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Grisha.

Grýla f Norse Mythology
Grýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.

Ġuda m Maltese
Maltese form of Judah.

Güelfa f Literature, Catalan (Valencian)
Catalan feminine form of Welf. Used in the 15th century novel Curial e Güelfa.

Guenda f Italian
Short form of Guendalina.

Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.

Guga m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Gustavo and Augusto, and Gonçalo.

Guga m Georgian
Diminutive of Giorgi. This name is not to be confused with the Georgian noun გუგა (guga) meaning "pupil" (as in, the part of the eye).

Guía f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish word guía ("guidance"), itself after the title of the Virgin Mary Virgen de la Guía (Our Lady of the Guidance), venerated in the town of Santa María de la Guía (Las Palmas, Spain).

Guia f Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Guido, a variant of Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name Guía.

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

Guna m Tamil
Mostly used by Tamil people based in South India, Malaysia and Singapore.

Gunda f Abkhaz
Possibly means "beautiful" in Abkhaz. Alternately, it may be a form of the Ossetian name Agunda. This is the name of a legendary Abkhaz woman who could take the form of a white horse.

Guoda f Lithuanian
Derived from the old Lithuanian noun guoda or guodas meaning "honor" as well as "respect". Also compare the similar-looking Lithuanian noun guodimas meaning "comfort, consolation".

Guohua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Gvanca f Svan, Georgian
Variant transcription of Gvantsa.

Gvantsa f Svan, Georgian
Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]

Gwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.

Gwyda f English
Meaning and origin uncertain. A famous bearer was Gwyda DonHowe, an American stage and screen actress.

Gyeong-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view" or 暻 (gyeong) meaning "bright" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Gyeong-Hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 卿 (gyeong) meaning "noble, high officer" combined with 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace" or 花 (hwa) meaning "flower"... [more]

Gyu-Ha m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 (gyu) meaning "sharpened jade" combined with 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Hada f Spanish
Means "fairy" in Spanish, derived from Latin Fata.

Hahnna f Filipino

Haifaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيفاء (see Hayfa).

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]

Hajdla f Silesian
Silesian short form of Adelajda and Jadwiga via German Heidi and Hedwig.

Hakka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 薄荷 (hakka) meaning "mint, peppermint". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Halka f Ukrainian, Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Halyna (Ukrainian) or Halina (Polish).

Halla f Icelandic, Old Norse, Finnish, Norwegian (Archaic), Faroese
Feminine form of Hallr. Halla is also a Finnish word for an occasion when in growing season temperature lowers so much that ground gets covered with frost.

Halya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Halyna.

Halżka f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Halszka.

Hama f Japanese
Directly taken from Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, sea coast". It can also be given as a combination of 波 (ha) meaning "waves" with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, hemp".

Hana f Maori
Means "to radiate warmth" in Māori. Also Māori form of Hannah.

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

Han-na f Korean

Hanna f Japanese (Rare)
Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Hanna, Hannah or Hana 2.

Hannya f Japanese
Hanna, Named after a Japanese demon, a Hannya.

Hanra f & m Korean
Meaning "High Land". From Ancient Native Korean 'Han(한) / Khan, Kan(칸)' Meaning "Giant, Great, Big, High" and Ancient Native Korean 'Na, Ra(나, 라)' Meaning "Land"... [more]

Hanya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

Hanya f Japanese

Hańža f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Agnes. Hańža Bjeńšowa (*1919) is a Sorbian writer.

Hanza m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half", 絆 (han) meaning "ties; bond", or 帆 (han) meaning "sail" combined with 左 (za), the joining form of 左 (sa) meaning "left".... [more]

Hapka f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Agatha.

Hara f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρα (see Chara).

Hara f Japanese
Means "wilderness" (noun) or "raw" (adj.) in Japanese.

Hasnaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسناء (see Hasna).

Hawaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حواء (see Hawa).

Haya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Chaya.

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.

Hayfaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيفاء (see Hayfa).

Hayla f English (Modern)
Combination of Hayley and Kayla.

Haylea f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Heaika m Sami
Sami form of Heike.

Hebla f Old Swedish
A variant form of Hebbla.

Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".

Hedra f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Hedra "October". This is a recent coinage.

Hee-a f Korean
Variant of Hee-ah/Hui-ah

Heera f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu ہیرا, Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹੀਰਾ or Hindi हीरा (see Hira).

Heiká m Sami
Sami form of Heikki via the variant Heikka.

Heikka m Finnish
Variant of Heikki.

Heiwa f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [more]

Hejia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Hela f Czech, Silesian, Polish
Czech, Silesian and Polish diminutive of Helena.

Helia f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Anhielina, or alternate transcription of Ukrainian Helya.

Heljä f Finnish
Variant of Helena and/or Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".

Helya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anhelina, from Russian Gelya.

Helżka f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Halszka.

Hemma f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Emma or Helma.... [more]

Hendá f Sami
Sami form of Hentta.

Hendra m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Indra.

Henna f English (American)
From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.

Herma f Dutch
Short form of Hermana.

Herna f Dutch
Dutch contracted form of Hendrina and Hermina and of some other names starting with He- and ending in -na (who also have an -r- somewhere inbetween).... [more]

Hetta f English (British), South African
Hetta is a nickname for Henrietta although it is used on its own as well.

Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.

Hia f Japanese
Means "bright" in japanese.

Hiina f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hiina) meaning "young bird; chick​, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Hika m Maori
Means "friend" in Maori.

Hila f Pashto
Means "hope" in Pashto.

Hilkka f Finnish
From 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... [more]

Hilla f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.... [more]

Hilla f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto هیله (see Hila).

Hilppa f Finnish
Finnish variant of Filippa.

Hima f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "the sun" combined with 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hina f & m Hawaiian (Rare), Tahitian
Meaning "grey, prostrate."

Hinda f Yiddish
Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".

Hira f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hisa f Japanese
This name can be used as 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu, hisa) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Hiva f & m Persian
Persian form of Hiwa.

Hiwa f Japanese
From Japanese 妃 (hi) meaning "empress" combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiwa f Maori
Short for Hiwa-i-te-rangi, one of the stars in Te Kāhui o Matariki. Hiwa means "active" in Māori.

Hiwa f & m Kurdish
Means "hope" in Kurdish.

Hoka f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Hola f Polynesian
Means "hour" in Hawaiian, Samoan and Maori.

Homa f Persian Mythology, Persian
From Middle Persian humāy meaning "bird of good omen, eagle", itself derived from Iranian *hu- meaning "good" and *māyā- meaning "blessing, happiness". This is the name of a legendary bird in Persian mythology, said to live its entire life in the sky without ever touching the ground... [more]

Honda m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大海 (honda) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Honghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform"... [more]

Hongjia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful"... [more]

Hongxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 侠 (xiá) meaning "hero, knight, brave, chivalrous" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Honja m & f Korean (Rare)
From the Korean word 혼자 (honja) meaning "alone".

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

Huba m Hungarian
Meaning unknown.

Hui-a f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Huixia f Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Huiya f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Ya.

Humla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish humla "bumblebee".

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]

Husa f Medieval German
The origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word Haus (dialectal: Hus) "house".

Hye-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 子 "child". The same characters can be read Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards... [more]

Hyeon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon) and 我 "our, us, i, me, my, we" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hyuna (1992-).

Hyōta m Japanese
From Japanese 瓢 (hyō) meaning "gourd" or 豹 (hyō) meaning "leopard, panther" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many", or 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Hyūga m Japanese (Modern)
Derived from place name Hyūga, as a name, also written as 陽向.... [more]

Hyuga m Japanese (Modern)
Variant transcription of Hyūga.

Hyuuga m Japanese (Modern)
Variant transcription of Hyūga.

Ía f Mexican (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of the Catalan name Ia 5. This is the middle name of Mexican actresses Camila Sodi (1986-), full name Camila Ía González Sodi, and Tessa Ía González Norvind (1995-), known professionally as Tessa Ía, who are half-sisters through their father.

Ia f History (Ecclesiastical)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Saint Ia was a 5th-century Cornish virgin martyr, an Irish princess, according to popular tradition, who travelled to Cornwall as a missionary and was martyred on the River Hayle under Tudur Mawr, ruler of Penwith... [more]

Ia f Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი (iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [more]

Ia f Catalan
Catalan form of Iva 3 and feminine form of Iu.

Iara f Italian
Italian form of Yaara.

Ica f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of ILONA.

Icka f Low German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Icko.

Idda f German (Swiss)
Variant form of Ida.

Idra f Ancient Aramaic
Means "fig tree" in Aramaic.

Ifa m Anglo-Saxon

Ifra f Arabic, Pakistani
Means "Height, sublimity".

Iira f Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Ida and a variant of Ira and Irina.

I-ja f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean "怡" (I) meaning "Happiness" and "子" (Ja) meaning "child". This name can be spelled as Sachiko in Japanese.

Ika f Indonesian
Variant of Eka 1.

Ika f Swedish
Short form of names ending in -ika, like Veronika and Ulrika.

Ika f English
Feminine form of Ike.

Ikka f Low German, East Frisian
Variant of Icka.

Ilga f German
Contraction of Ilsegard.

Ilia f Basque
Basque variant of Julia.

Iľja m Slovak
Slovak form of Ilja.

Ilkka m Finnish
Transferred use of the surname Ilkka.... [more]

Ilma f Literature
Used by Tolkien, it appears in the Silmarillion drafts from the 1930s as meaning "starlight" in Quenya. It also appears as an element in several other names in Tolkien's works.