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Hallgerðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hallr "stone, rock" and
garðr "enclosure", "protection".
Hallvǫr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian feminine name with the combination of
hallr "stone, rock" and
vár "spring".
Halona f HawaiianMeans "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.
Halona m & f IroquoisHalona is a unisex name that means "Of good fortune"
Halosydne f Greek MythologyMeans "sea-fed" or "sea-born" from Greek ἅλς
(halos) "sea" and ὑδνέω
(hydneo) "to nourish". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess
Amphitrite.
Halrloprillalar f LiteratureHalrloprillalar (
Prill for short) is a character from
Larry Niven's book RINGWORLD. She is from the species that created the Ringworld, known as the engineers.
Halsey m & f EnglishFrom Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).
Halti m & f FinnishFrom the name of a Finnish fell, Halti (
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Hàm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 涵
(hàm) meaning "tolerate, forgive" or "immerse".
Hama f JapaneseDirectly 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".
Hamadryas f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἅμα
(háma) meaning "together" and δρῦς
(drys) meaning "tree; oak". This was the name of the mother of the hamadryads in Greek mythology, a kind of nymph bonded to a specific tree.
Hamae f JapaneseFrom 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱 (
hama) meaning "beach, seacoast" combined with 恵 (
e, kei, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 絵 (
e, kai) meaning "drawing, painting, picture, sketch", or 江 (
kou, e) meaning "bay, inlet"... [
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Hamako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 浜 (
hama) meaning "beach, seashore" or 濱
(hama) meaning "beach, sea coast" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Həmayıl f AzerbaijaniMeans "amulet, talisman" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic حمائل
(ḥamā'il).
Hamisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hamy meaning "sweetness" and
soa meaning "good".
Hamoni f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 萌 (mo) meaning "bud, sprout" or 奏 (ha) meaning "play music, complete", 波 (ha) meaning "wave" combined with 似 (i) meaning "becoming", 音 (moni) meaning "sound", 萌 (moni) meaning "bud, sprout" or 望 (moni) meaning "to hope"... [
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Hams f ArabicFrom Arabic همس (
hams) meaning "whisper".
Hamsika f IndianMeans "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.
Hamunyari f ShonaHamunyari means "Have you no shame".
This name is given in a feuding situation.
Hân f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 欣
(hân) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Han m & f BurmeseMeans "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.
Han m & f LaoMeans "lively" in Lao.
Hanabira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hañagua f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)From Guanche ⴰⵐⴰⵓⴰ
(añawa), derived (through palatalisation) from
aniawa, from *
ha-nya-wa "this one is melody". This was the name of the wife of Bencomo, a 15th-century mencey (aboriginal Guanche leader) of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife... [
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Hanagumo f JapaneseCloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.
Hanahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hana-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Hana 4 likely combined with the suffix 이
(-i), referring to a person, effectively meaning "one person" (compare other words like 둘이
(dul-i) meaning "two people; pair; couple" and 여럿이
(yeoreot-i) meaning "many people").
Hanai f HawaiianDevivred from Hawaiian word (
Hānai) meaning "to adopt" or "to nurture." Could also be a shortened version of the name
Hanaiakamalama.
Hanaiakamalama f & m HawaiianA compound name in Hawaiian meaning "work of the moon" or "guardian of the moon," derived from:... [
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Hanaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanalei f & m HawaiianMeans "crescent bay" from Hawaiian
hana "bay" and
lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of
Henry.
Hanəm f AbkhazDerived from Turkic
hanım meaning "lady, mistress".
Haname f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" or 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花見 (
hanami) meaning "flower view" or "blossom view" combining 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 見 (
mi) which actually means "view, see, viewing" ... [
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Hanana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [
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Hanane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hananeh f PersianPossibly derived from
Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.
Hanano f JapaneseFrom the Japanese 華 (
hana) meaning "flower", 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 埜 (
no) meaning "field, plain". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hanao f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-areum f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Areum prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 凛 (
ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanarin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Hanaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 成 (
naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanasa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 咲 (
sa) meaning "bloom, come out". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanaura f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hana", that means "to create" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "creative dance" or "creative dancer".
Hanaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 英 (
hana) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 耶 (
ya), a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanayo f JapaneseFrom 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 代 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hanazuki f JapaneseFrom Japanese, 花好き(Hana-suki) means "Flower lover" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 好き (suki) meaning "like" or "love" This name is used on a fictional character in the animated web series "Hanazuki: Full of Treasures"
Hanbilek f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler" and
билек (bilek) meaning "hand" or "support, hope".
Han-bit m & f Korean (Modern)From
Bit prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-boram m & f Korean (Rare)From
Boram prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-byeol f & m Korean (Modern)From
Byeol prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [
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Handforth f English (Puritan)Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant
Handford.
Handmaid f English (Puritan)Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.
Haneen f ArabicArabic feminine name meaning "longing, yearning".
Hanekaze m & f JapaneseFrom the kanji Hane meaning “Wing, feather” (羽) and Kaze meaning “Wind” (風), other kanji combinations may be possible.
Haneko f Japanese (Rare)From the Japanese elements 羽 (
hane) meaning "feather, plume", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Hanesawa f JapaneseThis name combines 羽 (hane) meaning "feather,wing,plume" combined with 爽 (sou, aki.raka, sawa.yaka, tagau) meaning "refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear" or 沢 (taku, sawa, uruo.i, uruo.su, tsuya) meaning "swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace"
Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri f KoreanThis 16-hangul-character given name translates to "lovelier than the Sky, Stars, Clouds, and Sun~". Since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [
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Hang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 航 or 杭
(háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行
(háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Han-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Garam prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-geuru m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 한그루
(han-geuru), which refers to a raising of a single crop (of rice) a year or, in general, single-crop farming, from
Geuru prefixed with determiner 한
(han), from the numeral
Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great").
Han-gyeol m & f Korean (Modern)From native Korean 한결
(hangyeol) meaning "uniformity," effectively a combination of determiner 한
(han), from the numeral
Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great"), and 결
(gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Hạnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 行
(hạnh) meaning "business, line, row" or 幸
(hạnh) meaning "luck, favour".
Hania f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 似 (i) meaning "resemble" and 空 (a) meaning "sky". Other kanji can be used.
Hanička f Czech, SlovakDiminutive of
Hana 2. While Czech Hanička is occasionally used as a given name in its own right, Slovak Hanička is strictly used as a diminutive.
Hanii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蜂蜜 (
hanii) meaning "honey". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Hanikea f & m PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "melody" and "kea", meaning "white", "clear".
Hanım f TurkishDerives from Arabic
khanum, a female royal and aristocratic title.
Hanisi m & f RotumanA common name in Rotuman culture. The word
hanisi means "love" and so if you have a very affectionate child then this is the name for them. Interestingly, the word
hanisi can be added to other words to further expand on the meaning of the name such as the name
Rauhanisi Hanitea f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hani", meaning "sweet" and "tea", meaning "white" or "bright".
Hanivai f TahitianTahitian name, composed by "hani", meaning "adorning" or "sweetness", in hawaiian also meand "caress", while "vai" means "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sweet water" or "caress of water".
Hanji f LiteratureThis is the name of a character in the Japanese manga series 'Attack on Titan'.
Hanko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Han-maeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Maeum prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
焓 (hán) meaning "sound of a fiercely burning fire" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Hanmo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".
Hanna f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 or 華 (hanna) both meaning "flower" or 英 (hanna) meaning "excellent, fine", it can also come from 春 (ha) meaning "spring" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [
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Hanna f KoreanFrom combination of sino-Korean 韓(han) meaning "korea, samhan kingdom" and 奈(na) meaning "apple tree". Other hanja combinations are also possible
Han-narae f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Narae prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Icelandic combination of
Hanna 1 and the Old Norse name element
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Han-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Nuri prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and の子 (noko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations. Also an alternate spelling/misspelling of the given name
Hanako Hanon f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 覇 (
ha) meaning "conqueror, supreme, lord" combined with 音 (
non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanorai m & f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hano", meaning "going" and "rai", meaning "sky". Hence the meaning is "going to the sky".
Hanqiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" and
嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".
Hanqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
含 (hán) meaning "cherish, contain" and
俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble".
Hanra f & m KoreanMeaning "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"... [
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Hanreet f SikhThe name "Hanreet" was created in 2009 from the name "Manreet" meaning custom of heart. The name Hanreet does not have any meaning since it originated from an already existing name.
Han-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Sarang prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翰 (hàn) meaning "feather" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Hanshuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
菡 (hàn) meaning "lotus bud",
寒 (hán) meaning "wintry", or
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" or
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing".
Hansita f Hindi, TeluguMeans "gorgeous" in Hindi and Telugu, possibly derived from the word स्वान (
hans) meaning "swan".
Hansje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Hans) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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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."... [
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Han-som f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Som prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-song-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Song-i prefixed with 한
(han), either a determiner from the numeral
Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다
(hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hanu m & f ShonaMeaning “mountain pass”, or “path in the valley”, synonymous with
Haro.
Hanunah f ArabicFrom Arabic حَنُونة (
ḥanūnah), the feminine singular form of حَنُون (
ḥanūn) meaning "affectionate, tender".
Hänuzä f TatarFrom the Tatar
һәнүз (hänuz), a variant form of
һаман (haman) meaning "all, everything", "always, all the time" or "to this day".
Hanwei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" and
玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Hanwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翰 (hàn) meaning "feather, writing brush" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".