This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
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Heljä f FinnishVariant of
Helena and/or
Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".
Helka f Hungarian MythologyThe name of a fairy from the region around Lake Balaton. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, theories include a diminutive of
Heléna.
Helke f GermanLow German short form of Germanic names starting in
HEL- (dervied from the name element
helm "helmet, protection").... [
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Hellanis f Ancient GreekDoric Greek variant of Ἑλληνίς
(Hellenis), an Attic Greek vocabulary word meaning "Greek woman", the feminine form of Ἕλλην
(Hellen) (see
Ellada).
Hellawes f Arthurian CycleProbably a variant of
Helewise. It occurs in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight... [
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Hellicha f Medieval DutchHellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.
Hellivesa f Germanic MythologyA minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
Helmwige f TheatreDerived from the Germanic name elements
helm "helmet" and
wig "battle". Helwige is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
Helsin f LiteratureThe title figure of the children's novel 'Helsin Apelsin und der Spinner' by Stefanie Höfler.... [
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Helva f Norse MythologyHelva is a variation of
Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.
Helvetia f ObscureLikely taken from the name of the national personification of Switzerland. It comes from
Helvetii, the name of a Celtic tribe. A bearer of this name was Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, a member of The Boswell Sisters, a close harmony singing trio.
Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)From the Hebrew
חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.
Hemithea f Greek MythologyMeans "demigoddess" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a goddess who was formerly the mortal woman
Molpadia. It was also borne by the sister of Tenes, locked in a chest with her brother and cast out to sea and together landing on an island where Tenes reigned as king... [
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Hemlata f Indian, Marathi, HindiPossibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता
(hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (
Ernodea littoralis).
Henar f SpanishMeans "hayfield" in Spanish. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de El Henar, meaning "Our Lady of the Hayfield".
Henioche f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἡνίοχος
(hêniochos) meaning "charioteer, driver, one who holds the reins", itself derived in part from the word ἡνία
(hênia) "reins, bridle". In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Hera... [
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Henna f English (American)From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Henri m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 遍 (
hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ḫenti f HittiteMeaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.
Henutsen f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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... [
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Henuttawy f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥnwt-tꜣwj meaning "mistress of Egypt", or more literally "lady of the two lands", derived from
ḥnwt "lady, mistress" combined with the dual form of
tꜣ "land, realm, country", referring to the single entity of Upper and Lower Egypt... [
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Heonae f KoreanThe name of a 1st century Korean queen, derived from the sino-korean
獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present" and
哀 (ae) meaning "sad, grief, sorrow".
Ḫepat f Hurrian MythologyMeans "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names
Puduḫepa, and
Tadukhipa.
Heqet f Egyptian MythologyHeqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.
Herculine f French (Rare)Feminine form of
Hercule and the French form of
Herculina. Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (1838-1868) was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.
Hereani f TahitianTahitian name, composed by "here", meaning "love" and "ani", meaning "request" or "desire", so the meaning is "desire of love" or "request of love".
Herehau m & f TahitianMeans "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of
here "love" and
hau "peace".
Heren f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [
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Herene f JapaneseFrom Japanese 妃 (he) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Herennia f Ancient RomanHerennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Hereora f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, meaning "love and life", or "bond of life".
Heritanjona m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".
Herja f Norse MythologyMeans "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
Hermaia f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Hermaios. In ancient Greece, Hermaia was also the name of several annual festivals that were held in honour of the god Hermes.
Hermodike f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Hermodikos. This was the name of a daughter of king Agamemnon of Cyme, who later became the wife of king Midas of Phrygia (8th century BC).
Herna f DutchDutch 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).... [
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Hernani m & f Spanish, TheatreOften considered a diminutive of
Hernán or
Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play
Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera
Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name
Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.
Herodiana f English (British, Rare)A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.