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Hawkeye m & f English, Popular CultureFrom the English words "
Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [
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Hawra f Arabic, MuslimMeans "having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white; gazelle-eyed" in Arabic. ... [
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Haya f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "universally". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hayako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 玻 (ha) meaning "glass", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hayal f TurkishMeans "dream, fantasy, reverie, illusion, imagination" in Turkish.
Hayan f & m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of the adjective 하얗다
(hayata) meaning "(pure) white/pale."
Hayano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 迅 (haya) meaning "swift, fast" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hayarpi f ArmenianFeminine Armenian feminine name derived from
հայ (hay) meaning "Armenian" and
արեւ (arev) meaning "sun".
Hayase m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 滝 (hayase) meaning "waterfall", 灘 (hayase) meaning "open sea, rapids" or 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 逸 (haya) meaning "flee, escape, break loose", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 速 (haya) meaning "fast, speedy" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "swift current, rapids" or 勢 (se) meaning "forces, energy, military strength"... [
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Ha-yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 夏 "summer; great, grand, big" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
Hayırqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
хайыр (hayır) meaning "benefit", or the Arabic
خَيْر (ḵayr) or Persian
خیر (xeyr) meaning "good", and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Hayitbibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Hayitgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Hayitjon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Hayitnoz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Hayitoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
oy meaning "moon".
Hayitqiz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Hayleyann f EnglishThe name Hayleyann is a combination of the English names Hayley, meaning “meadow” or “hero” and Ann, meaning “gracious.” When combined, the name can mean “gracious meadow” or “gracious hero.”
Hayman f BurmeseMeans "winter" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit हेमन्त
(hemanta).
Haymar f BurmeseMeans "deep forest" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit हिम
(hima) meaning "cold, frost".
Hayotgul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
hayot meaning "life" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Hayoung f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 夏 meaning "summer; great, grand, big" and 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other combinations are possible
Hayrbībī f BalochiDerived from
hayr meaning "wellbeing" and
bībī meaning "lady".
Haysel f English (British)From hay + sele (“season”). Meaning haying season, also used as an alternative form of Hazel or Hayes.
Hayuma m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 覇 (ha) meaning "rule by might rather than right", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 隼 (hayu) meaning "falcon" or 映 (hayu) meaning "a reflection; to reflect" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish, to grind, to brush (teeth)"... [
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Hazar f ArabicMeans "vigilant, cautious, careful" in Arabic.
Hazecha f Medieval GermanA diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element
HAZ derived from the Germanic name element
HAD "battle, combat".... [
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Hazelelponi f BiblicalMeans "shade coming upon me" in Hebrew. This is the name of a woman of the tribe of Judah mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:8.
Hazley f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Hazley or combination of the word
haze with common suffix
-ley.
Hazvinei f ShonaHazvinei means "Never mind, no worries".
This name may be given by a parent who was offended Hazviperi m & f Shona"It does not end". Situational name given in circumstances where family faced unending troubles or trials.
Hazzelelponi f Biblical HebrewA Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson... [
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Healani f HawaiianMeans "heavenly mist", from
hea meaning "mist" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Hebat f Near Eastern MythologyHebat, was the mother goddess of the Hurrians, known as "the mother of all living". She is also a Queen of the deities. During Aramaean times Hebat also appears to have become identified with the goddess
Hawwah, or
Eve.
Hebbla f Old SwedishOld Swedish name of unknown origin. Found in Östergötland in Sweden and in Finland.
Hecto m & f EnglishHecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.
Heddrik f & m EnglishThis name is probably came from the jewish word
Hed which means "echo"
Hedone f Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekMeans "pleasure" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Hedone is personified as a goddess of pleasure, enjoyment and delight, as the daughter born from the union of
Eros (personification of love) and
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He-dow f Shoshone, BannockMeans "meadowlark" in Shoshone, where it is pronounced 'hee-doh'. Also means "close to ground" in the Bannock language, where it is pronounced 'hi-thoh'.... [
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Heejin f KoreanThe meaning of Heejin is "pleasure" or "precious", as "her" means "enjoyment" and "jin" means "pearl"
Hee-jung m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [
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Heeyul f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 玉 (yul) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Hefring f Norse MythologyMeans "the lifting one" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Hefring was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of
Ægir and
Rán.
Hegemone f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἡγεμόνη
(hegemone) meaning "female leader, queen", which thus makes this name the feminine form of
Hegemon.... [
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Hegesipyle f Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις
(hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι
(hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω
(ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [
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Hehewuti f HopiMeans "mother-spirit of the warrior" in Hopi.
Heiana f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is
anaana meaning "bright, shining".
Heiani f TahitianPossibly from Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers
" and ani# meaning "request".
Heiarii m & f TahitianMeans "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from
ari'i meaning "king".
Heiata m & f TahitianMeans "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of
ata "cloud" and
hei "crown".
Heilani f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian
lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Heilgard f Germanic, GermanThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Heilgund f GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German
gund "war."
Heiltrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and
þruþ "strength."
Heimana f & m TahitianFrom Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
Heimanu f & m TahitianMeans "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
manu "bird".
Heini f FinnishPossibly derived from the Finnish word
heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of
Heino.
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.
Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which
Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of
Hrímnir; another name for the seeress
Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Heiðvík f FaroeseFaroese form of
Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements
heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and
víg "fight, battle".
Hei'ura f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
Heiura f TahitianMeans either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
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."}... [
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Hejia f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Hekigyoku f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧玉 (hekigyoku) meaning "jasper (a precious stone)".
Hekili m & f HawaiianMeans "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past,
Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
Hekja f Old Norse, LiteratureAppears in
Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [
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