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Herinantenaina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nantenaina meaning "hoped for".

Herinirina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nirina meaning "desired".

Herintahina m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and tahina meaning "blessed".

Herintsoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and soa meaning "good".

Herisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and soa meaning "good".

Heritanjona m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".

Herith f Medieval English
Variation of Heregyð used in the Old English times.

Herivola m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and vola meaning "silver" or "money".

Herja f Norse Mythology
Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.

Herjoat f Indian (Sikh)
Sikhism: God's light in Punjabi.... [more]

Herlina f Indonesian

Herlind f German (Rare)
Variant of Herlinde.

Herlinda f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Erlinda or Herlinde.

Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]

Herlindis f Medieval Dutch (Latinized)
Latinised form of Herlinde.

Herline f English (British)

Herlis m & f Spanish (Latin American, Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Invented name, maybe inspired by Herbert and the popular suffix -lis.

Herlis f Indonesian

Herlofina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Herlof

Herlys f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Herlis.

Herm m & f Dutch, English, Limburgish
Short form of given names that start with Herm-, such as Herman, Hermes and Hermione.... [more]

Herma f Sorbian
Contracted form of Hermina.

Herma f Dutch
Short form of Hermana.

Hermaia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hermaios. In ancient Greece, Hermaia was also the name of several annual festivals that were held in honour of the god Hermes.

Hermalene f English (American)
Possible variant of Hermelind

Hermana f Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Dutch and Polish feminine form of Herman.

Hermance f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
French feminine form of Herman, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]

Hermande f French (Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French variant form of Armande, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic masculine name Herman.

Hermanna f Dutch
Feminine form of Herman.

Hermantia f French (Latinized), Flemish (Archaic)
Latinized form of Hermance.

Hermelina f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Possibly a variant of Hermelinda.

Hermelind f Germanic
Variant of Ermelind.

Hermelinda f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician form of Hermelind.

Hermence f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hermance.

Hermencia f Spanish (Latin American)

Hermenegilda f Spanish, Portuguese (African), Kashubian, Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hermenegild.

Hermenegilde f German
Feminine form of Hermenegild.

Herménégildine f Obscure (Archaic)
Feminine diminutive of Herménégilde.

Hermenexilda f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Hermenegilda.

Hermengarda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Irmingard.

Hermenia f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Herminia.

Hermesa f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Hermes.

Hermesind f Germanic
Variant of Ermesind.

Hermesinda f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Ermesinda.

Hermette f English

Hermi f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Härmi.

Hermie f English
Diminutive of Hermione.

Hermie m & f Filipino
Diminutive of Hermenegildo, Herminio, Herminia, Hermogena, and other names that start with Herm-.

Hermielle f American (Modern, Rare)

Hermien f Dutch
Dutch form of Hermine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Hermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hermilo.

Hermilda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Contracted form of Hermenegilda.

Hermilia f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Hermilio.

Hermiline f French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
Variant of Ermiline.

Hermīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Hermine.

Herminie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Herminia. This was borne by French feminist Herminie Cadolle (1845-1926), inventor of the modern bra.

Herminigilda f Filipino
Variant of Hermenegilda.

Herminja f Obscure (?)

Hermiona f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hermione.

Hermíone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hermione.

Hermippe f Greek Mythology
Greek feminine form of Hermippos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of the wife of Orchomenus, the son of Zeus.

Hermodike f Ancient Greek
Feminine 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).

Hermogena f Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Hermogenes.

Hermogeneia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hermogenes.

Hermoine f English (Rare)
Variant of Hermione.

Hermondine f Arthurian Cycle
Daughter of the King of Scotland.... [more]

Hermosa f Spanish
Hermosa is a spanish name meaning 'beautiful'

Hermosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish hermosísima meaning "most beautiful".

Hermoxene f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hermoxenos.

Hermuthruda f Old Danish
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, universal" and drud "strong".... [more]

Hermutrude f Old Danish
Variant of Hermuthruda.... [more]

Hermyone f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Hermione.

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]

Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often 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.

Herneith f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-nt meaning "the face of Neith".

Hernica f American (Rare)

Hêro f Kurdish
Means "hollyhock" in Kurdish.

Hérodiade f Biblical French
Variant of Hérodias.

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.

Hérodias f Biblical French
French form of Herodias.

Herodijada f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Herodias.

Herodote f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Herodotos (see Herodotus).

Héroguiaze f Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Herodias.

Herondina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Erondina.

Herophile f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Herophilos. A known bearer of this name was Herophile of Erythrae, a Greek sibyl who is thought to have lived in the 8th century BC.

Herothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived 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).

Herrada f History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Spanish form of Herrad.

Herrade f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Herrad.

Herrietta f English (American)
Elaboration of Harriet.

Herriëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Harriëtte.

Herru f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Herschelle f English
Feminine form of Herschel.

Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]

Hersent f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of a Germanic name derived from the elements heri meaning "host, army" and Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong".

Hersha f Sanskrit

Hersi f Albanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Hersjana.

Hersilie f French (Archaic)
French form of Hersilia.

Hersilija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hersilia.

Hersjana f Albanian (Rare)

Hersylia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hersilia.

Herta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Horta.

Hertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Herta.

Hertruda f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gertrude.

Herundina f Galician (Archaic)

Heruth f Hebrew
Variant of Herut.

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.

Hervea f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Herve.

Hervée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hervé.

Herveline f Breton
Feminine form of Hervé.

Herveva f Breton
Variant of Hervea.

Herveven f Breton
Variant of Herveva.

Hervör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hervǫr.

Hervør f Faroese
Faroese form of Hervǫr.

Hervǫr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and vár "truth; woman". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]

Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish 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).

Hervora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Hervor, used in the 19th century.

Herwardina f Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Herward.

Herzeleide f German, Literature, Theatre
From 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)... [more]

Herzeloyde f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Derived from the Middle High German words herze meaning "heart" and leit meaning "grief, sorrow, suffering".... [more]

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".

Herzula f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Herzulia f Haitian Creole

Herzulie f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)

Heséeotá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Woman, Herb Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.

Hesione f Greek Mythology
Said 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... [more]

Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.

Hesper f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesperia.

Hespera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Feminine form of Hesperos.

Hesperia f Greek Mythology, Spanish
Derived from Greek hesperos "evening" (see Hesperos). In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Hesperides, goddesses of the evening and sunsets... [more]

Hespérie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.

Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.

Hessa f Arabic
In arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.

Hessah f Arabic (Rare)

Hessie f American
Diminutive of Hester.

Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".

Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy 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.

Hestȧhkėhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "twin (female)" in Cheyenne.

Hestȧhké'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Twin Woman" in Cheyenne.

Héstáné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Nation Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hestera f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hester.

Hesterina f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hester.

Hesterine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesterina. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer coach Hesterine de Reus (b. 1961).

Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.

Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.

Hesti f Javanese
Variant of Esti.

Héstia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hestia.

Hestía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hestia

Hestija f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Hestia.

Hestóxena'hané'e f Cheyenne
Means "Kills Last Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hesychia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived 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.

Heszperia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Hesperia.

Hetai m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names He and Tai.

Hetal f & m Indian (Sikh)
Indian

Hetav m & f Kurdish
Means "sun" in Kurdish.

Hetepenamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "peace of Amun" in Coptic.

Hetephernebti f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥtp-ḥr-nb.ti, derived from ḥtp "peace, satisfaction", ḥr "face", and the royal title nbtj meaning "the Two Ladies (Wadjet and Nekhbet)" (see nbt "lady, mistress").

Hetha f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a warrior-queen in Norse mythology.

Heðindís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and dís "goddess, woman".

Heðingunnr f Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of heðinn 'jacket of fur or skin' and gunnr 'battle, fight'.

Heðinví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Hetia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Hetisani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hetisa meaning "finish".

Hetiwa f Arapaho
This 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?

Hetóévá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Evening Woman" in Cheyenne.

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

Hetti f German
Diminutive of Henriette.

Hetty f English
Diminutive of Henrietta, Hester and Mehetabel.

Hettye f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hettie.

Heuke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hauke.

Heukli f & m Hebrew

Heulwyn f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Heulwen.

Heum f & m Korean

Heungbang f Korean

Heura f Catalan (Modern)
Directly taken from Catalan heura "ivy".

Heurippa f Greek Mythology
Means "horse finder", derived from Greek εὑρίσκειν (heuriskein) meaning "to find; find out, discover; get, gain, procure" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse"... [more]

Heurodis f Literature
Medieval English form of Eurydice. This form was used in the 13th-century poem 'Sir Orfeo', a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.

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

Hévelin f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Evelin.

Heven f Chinese (Rare)

Hêvî f Kurdish
Means "hope" in Kurdish.

Hêvîdar f Kurdish
Means "beacon of hope" in Kurdish.

Hevrê m & f Kurdish
Means "friend" in Kurdish.

Hevta m & f Kurdish
Means "equal, match" in Kurdish.

Hevyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heaven.

H'ê-wa f Rade
Rade form of Eve. H'- is a feminine name prefix.

Hewa f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Hawa.

Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)

Hewitt m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hewitt.

Hewşa f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish hewş meaning "courtyard".

Hexilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized), English (Rare)
Contracted form of Hextilda.

Hexilde f Medieval Scottish (Gallicized)
Variant of Hexilda.

Hexovóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Shell Woman" in Cheyenne.

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".... [more]

Heya f Chinese
Combination of He and Ya.

Heyam f Arabic
The meaning of name Heyam is " One of the many levels or degrees of love " or " deep love", Often used by Muslims

Heyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Heydi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Heidi.

Heydia f Punjabi
Meaning "Pleasant and Charming Young Woman".

Heyley f American
Variant of Hayley.

Heyltje f Dutch
Dutch form of Helena

Heylzoete f Medieval Flemish

Heynar f Kurdish
Variant of Henar.

Heyndrynen f Medieval Flemish

Heyoka m & f Sioux
Heyókȟa 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... [more]

Heyoon f Korean
A mix of the Korean words he (헤) meaning wise, and yoon (요온) meaning beautiful.

Heyra f Spanish (Latin American)

Heyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Heyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Heyv f Kurdish
Means "moon" in Kurdish.

Hez f American
Diminutive of Heather.

Hezar f Kurdish
Means "thousand" in Kurdish.

Hezhi m & f 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 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Hezie f English (American)

Hezig f Armenian
"friendly"

Hia f Japanese
Means "bright" in japanese.

Hia f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Ia.

Hiacenta f Polish (Rare)
Older variant of Hiacynta.

Hiachi f Japanese
From "Hachi", meaning "eight".

Hiacinta f Hungarian (Archaic)
Hungarian form of Hyacintha.

Hiacinthe f & m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Hyacinthe.

Hialeah f Indigenous American
Derived 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.... [more]

Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.

Hialmdís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and dís "goddess".

Hiálmgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hjálmgerðr.

Hialmlaug f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjalmr "helmet, protection" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Hiälmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmlaug.

Hiam f Arabic

Hiandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Hiandra is used in the Dominican Republic, and most commonly found in Brazil.

Hiapo m & f Hawaiian
Means "first born" in Hawaiian.

Hiara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Iara.

Hiav f Hmong
Means "sea, ocean" in Hmong.

Hiaya f Japanese
From Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiazinta f Romansh (Rare)
Romansh form of Hyacintha.

Hibaaq f Somali
Derived from Arabic هِبَة (hiba) meaning "gift, grant".

Hibah f Arabic
Derived from Arabic hiba "gift" (ultimately from Arabic wahaba "to give (as a gift); to offer").

Hibana f Japanese
Means "spark" in Japanese.

Hibaq f Somali
Variant transcription of Hibaaq.

Hibari f Japanese
From Japanese 雲雀 (hibari) meaning "lark, skylark" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Hibat f Arabic

Hibba f Muslim (Arabized, ?)
Gift

Hibbel f Low German
Low German form of Hildburg.

Hibernia f English (Rare)
From the Roman name for Ireland, which was influenced by Latin hibernus "wintry". (Cf. Ierne, Iverna, Juverna.)

Hibetullah f Ottoman Turkish

Hibi f & m Japanese
The desire to help others.

Hibika f Japanese
From 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"... [more]

Hibikana f Japanese
From 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 Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiciel f Filipino (Rare)

Hidajete f Albanian

Hidaya f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "beautiful".

Hidayah f & m Indonesian, Malay
Means "guidance" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic هداية (hidāya). It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Hidayati f Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Hidayat.

Hidayet m & f Turkish

Hiddeke f East Frisian (Archaic)

Hide m & f Japanese
From 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 (hinode) meaning "sunrise."... [more]

Hideharu m & f Japanese

Hideno f Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "English" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hideyo f Japanese
From the Japanese 秀 (hide) "preeminence" and 代 (yo) "world," "age," "material," "cost."

Hidilyn f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Heidilyn. A bearer of this name is Hidilyn Diaz, a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman.

Hie f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiê f Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Hui.

Hieke f Dutch (Rare)
Frisian name, an abbreviations from names with the element Hild. Related to Hidde and Hibbe.

Hieko f Japanese

Hiến m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 獻 (hiến) meaning "offer, present, donate".

Hiền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 賢 (hiền) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".

Hien f & m Vietnamese
Means "quiet", "gentle", "tranquil".

Hiéra f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Hiera.

Hiera f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek ἱερός (hieros) meaning "holy, sacred, divine". In Greek mythology Hiera is the wife of Telephos, the mythic founder of the city of Pergamum.

Hierodora f Late Greek
Means "sacred gift", derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Hierokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierokles.

Hierona f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Hieronyma.

Hieronike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hieronikos. Also compare the related Greek noun ἱερονίκης (hieronikes) meaning "conqueror in the games".

Hieronima f Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian feminine form of Jerome.

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... [more]

Hiéronyme m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Hierothea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotheos.

Hierotima f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotimos.

Hièrru f Jèrriais
Jèrriais feminine given name of unknown etymology.... [more]

Hieu f Vietnamese
Means "respectful" in Vietnamese.

Higala f English (Rare)
Unknown.

Higalik f Inuit (Anglicized)
Means "Ice House". Borne by a female shaman of the Copper Inuit people who "adopted" anthropologist Diamond Jenness for two years in 1914 while he studied their way of life.

Higana f Japanese
From 彼岸花 higanbana (red spider lily) and 彼岸 higan (nirvana; literally means the other shore). The red spider lily is portrayed as the "flower of heavens" in Buddhist scriptures. However, it is also known as 死人花 shibitobana (flower of the dead) in Japan and symbolizes "sorrowful memories" in the language of flowers.

Highdee f English (American)
Variant of Heidi.

Highland m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Highland.

Higinia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Hyginus.

Higuanama f Taíno
Name of the queen, cacique of the kingdom of Higuey on the island of Hispaniola.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiie f Estonian (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Estonian hiie, the genitive singular / attributive form of hiis “sacred grove”.

Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Hiʻilei f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "child carried in the arms" from Hawaiian hiʻi "carry in the arms" and lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei).

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.

Hiiragi f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From 柊 (hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木 (ki) meaning "tree."... [more]

Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]

Hijacinta f Slovene
Feminine form of Hijacint.

Hijau m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "green, verdant" in Malay.