This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is H.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Herihajaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
hajaina meaning "respected, revered".
Herihira m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "power, force" and
hira meaning "song, music".
Herilalaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
lalaina meaning "loved, dear".
Herilaza m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
laza meaning "fame, glory, honour".
Herimalala m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
malala meaning "beloved, esteemed".
Herimamy m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mamy meaning "sweet" or "well-liked".
Herimena m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mena meaning "red".
Herimino m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
mino meaning "believe".
Herinambinina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nambinina meaning "prosperous, lucky".
Herinantenaina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nantenaina meaning "hoped for".
Herinirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Herintahina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
herina meaning "return" and
tahina meaning "blessed".
Herintsoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
herina meaning "return" and
soa meaning "good".
Herisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
soa meaning "good".
Heritanjona m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".
Herivola m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hery meaning "force, power" and
vola meaning "silver" or "money".
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.
Herothemis m & f Ancient GreekDerived from the name of the Greek goddess
Hera combined with the Greek noun θέμις
(themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see
Themis).
Herrad f History (Ecclesiastical)Herrad of Landsberg (c. 1130 – 1195) was a 12th-century Alsatian nun and abbess of Hohenburg Abbey in the Vosges mountains. She was known as the author of the pictorial encyclopedia
Hortus deliciarum (
The Garden of Delights in English).
Herru f BerberEtymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.
Herva f English (American)The name was derived from the French surname
Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval ScandinavianSwedish and Norwegian form of
Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Herzeleide f German, Literature, TheatreFrom the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache".
Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance
Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [
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Herzlinde f German (Rare)New coinage from the German word
Herz "heart" and the name element
linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Hesione f Greek MythologySaid to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο
(heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [
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Hessa f ArabicIn arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.
Hessy f YiddishHessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hesychia f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun ἡσυχία
(hesychia) meaning "rest, quiet". In Greek mythology, this is the name of a daemon or spirit of quiet, rest, silence and stillness.
Heðindís f Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and
dís "goddess, woman".
Heðingunnr f Old NorseOld Norse name, combination of
heðinn 'jacket of fur or skin' and
gunnr 'battle, fight'.
Heðinví f Old NorseOld Norse combination of
heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Hetiwa f ArapahoThis name was given to my grandmother in 1912 when she was born in Hammon Oklahoma. She was named by an Arapaho or Cheyenne Indian Chief. I was hoping to find out what it means and if anyone which tribe it was?
Heurippa f Greek MythologyMeans "horse finder", derived from Greek εὑρίσκειν
(heuriskein) meaning "to find; find out, discover; get, gain, procure" and ἵππος
(hippos) meaning "horse"... [
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Heurodis f LiteratureMedieval English form of
Eurydice. This form was used in the 13th-century poem 'Sir Orfeo', a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.
Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)
Hewşa f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
hewş meaning "courtyard".
Hextilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized)Latinized form of an Old English name, the deuterotheme of which is
hild "battle, war" (cf.
Hilda,
Hildr). The prototheme is disputed, but may be Old English
hīehst,
hēhst "highest, greatest, most illustrious".... [
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Heyam f ArabicThe meaning of name Heyam is " One of the many levels or degrees of love " or " deep love", Often used by Muslims
Heyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and
谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
Heyoka m & f SiouxHeyókȟa translates to a 'sacred clown' in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. In Lakota mythology, Heyókȟa is also a spirit of thunder and lightning; & influence of the content of dreams... [
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Heyoon f KoreanA mix of the Korean words he (헤) meaning wise, and yoon (요온) meaning beautiful.
Heyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and
园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
Heyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and
越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Hezhi m & f 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 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [
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Hialeah f Indigenous AmericanDerived from the Muskogee
haiyakpo meaning "prairie" and
hili meaning "pretty". Alternatively, the name is of Seminole origin meaning "upland prairie". It also is the name of the 6th largest city in Florida.... [
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Hialmlaug f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hjalmr "helmet, protection" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Hiaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hibaaq f SomaliDerived from Arabic هِبَة
(hiba) meaning "gift, grant".
Hibah f ArabicDerived from Arabic
hiba "gift" (ultimately from Arabic
wahaba "to give (as a gift); to offer").
Hibari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雲雀 (hibari) meaning "lark, skylark" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [
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Hibika f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife, queen, empress", 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry"... [
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Hibikana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hibina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hidayah f & m Indonesian, MalayMeans "guidance" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic هداية
(hidāya). It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.
Hide m & f JapaneseFrom 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
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Hideno f JapaneseFrom Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "English" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hie f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hiến m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 獻
(hiến) meaning "offer, present, donate".
Hiền m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 賢
(hiền) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".
Hierodora f Late GreekMeans "sacred gift", derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός
(hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον
(doron) meaning "gift".
Hieronyma f Dutch (Rare)Feminine form of
Hieronymus. This name is quite old-fashioned in the Netherlands these days (it was more common in late medieval times), but it's still in use, although it's quite rare now... [
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