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Greydis f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Greidys.

Gris m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda and Griseldo.

Grisel f English, Spanish
Variant of Griselda.

Grisélidis f Theatre
French form of Griselda used by Jules Massenet in his opera 'Grisélidis' (1901). This was borne by Grisélidis Réal (1929-2005), a writer and sex worker from Switzerland.

Grisell f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Variant of Grizel.

Grisella f Literature
Variant of Griselda.

Grishti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Telugu
Name: Grishti... [more]

Grisial m & f Welsh
Directly taken from Welsh grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.

Grisilda f English (Rare), Albanian
Variant of Griselda.

Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]

Grizabella f Theatre
From the musical Cats

Grīze f Medieval Baltic

Grizelda f American (South, Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Kashubian
Hungarian and Kashubian form and English and Afrikaans variant of Griselda. The English usage may have been influenced by Grizel.

Grizeldisz f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Griseldis.

Grizell f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Grizel.

Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]

Grizill f Medieval English

Grizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Grizelda.

Grizzel f Scots
Variant of Grizel.

Grizzie f Scots
Diminutive of Grizel.

Grizzle f Scots
Variant of Grizel.

Grzëmisława f Kashubian, Medieval
Kashubian form of Grzymisława.

Grzymisława f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Grzymisław.

Guardacisima f Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Guardacisima Pyono-Villarta was a woman who died on March 17, 1946, in Naga, Cebu, Philippines at the age of 41.

Guiscarda f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Guiscardo.

Guiscarde f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guiscard.

Guiseppina f Italian

Guishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".

Guishena f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Guíshen.

Guishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Guishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".

Guislaine f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislaine.

Guislana f Occitan
Occitan form of Ghislaine.

Guisong f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 凇 (sōng) meaning "dewdrop, icicle".

Guissella f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Guizhen m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Guizhong f Chinese
From Chinese 歸, 归 (guī) meaning "to return" and 終, 终 (zhōng) meaning "to end". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ (ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name Aisha (of the same etymology).

Gülbəniz f Azerbaijani
Means "rose-faced, of rose-like complexion" in Azerbaijani, from gül meaning "rose" and bəniz meaning "face, complexion".

Gulisvardi f Georgian (Rare)
Means "rose of the heart" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულის (gulis), the genitive of the noun გული (guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.

Güliz f Turkish
Means "rose" in Turkish.

Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".

Gülmisal f Turkish
Derives from Turkish gül meaning "rose" combined with misal meaning "example".

Gulnafisa f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nafis(a) meaning "fine".

Gülnisə f Azerbaijani
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Arabic نساء (nisa) meaning "women".

Gulnîsan f Kurdish
From the Kurdish gul meaning "rose" and nîsan meaning "April".

Gulnishon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nishon meaning "mark, sign".

Gülqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Karachay-Balkar къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Gulqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and qiz meaning "girl".

Gulvardisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Means "heart of the rose" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart" combined with Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".

Gundelindis f Frankish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Gundelind. This was borne by a niece of Saint Odilia.

Gundis f German (Rare), Swedish
Probably a short form of Gundula and Swedish form of Gunndís.

Gunlis f Swedish
Combination of Gun and Lis.

Gunlise f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunlis.

Gunliss f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunlis.

Gunndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Gunnlis f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunlis.

Guðdís f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".

Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.

Gwenishia f Obscure (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwenisha.

Gyhldeptis f New World Mythology
She is a kindly forest goddess in Haida mythology whose name translates to "Lady Hanging Hair."

Habryllis f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἁβρὸς (habros) "refined".

Hachishakusama f Japanese Mythology
Ms. Eight Feet Tall (八尺様, Hachishaku-sama, also informally called Hasshakusama) is a type of main Japanese spirit (Yokai) that takes the form of an impossibly tall female specter often said to have a deep, masculine or feminine voice in which she repeats the interjection "Po" ぽ repeatedly, and a habit of preying on children, usually ones who are nine to eleven years old.

Hadis f Persian
Derived from Arabic حَدِيث (ḥadīṯ) meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.

Hadise f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish singer Hadise

Hadizha f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Khadijah.

Haerunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayr al-Nisa.

Haerunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayr al-Nisa.

Hafisa f African

Hafisä f Tatar
Tatar variant of Turkish Hafize.

Hafisah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Hafsa or variant of Hafizah.

Hafisat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Hafisa.

Hafiza f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Malay
Feminine form of Hafiz.

Hafizah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Hafiza as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Hafize f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Hafiza.

Hairunisa f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayr al-Nisa.

Hairunnisa f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khayr al-Nisa.

Haishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Haislee f English (American)

Haisleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazley.

Haisley f & m English
Variant of Hazley.

Haislynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Hazelynn. According to the SSA, Haislynn was given to 5 girls in 2018.

Haize m & f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque haize "wind".

Haizeder f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque haize "wind" and eder "beautiful; good, excellent, admirable".

Haizene f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque haize "wind" and the feminine suffix -ne.

Haldis f Norwegian, Faroese
From the Old Norse name Halldís, which was composed of the elements hallr "rock" (compare Haldor) and dís "goddess".

Halisi f Swahili
Means "genuine" in Swahili.

Halisia f Polish
Diminutive of Halina.

Haliza f Malay, Indonesian
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Halldís f Icelandic, Old Norse
Icelandic and Old Norse form of Haldis.

Halldis f Norwegian, Faroese
Variant of Haldis.

Hamamelis f German (Modern, Rare)
Hamamelis is the botanical name of a shrub known as "Witch-hazel" or "winterbloom".... [more]

Hamisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hamy meaning "sweetness" and soa meaning "good".

Hanaliza f Sorbian

Hanisa f Indonesian

Hanisah f Malay, Indonesian
Arabic-inspired coined name with no apparent meaning, possibly based on the name Anisah.

Hanishga f Tamil

Hanisi m & f Rotuman
A 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

Hannelise f Danish (Rare), Afrikaans, Flemish (Rare)
Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elise.

Hannelize f Afrikaans
Contraction of Hanne 1 and Elize.

Hargiza f Uzbek
Possibly derived from hargiz meaning "not ever".

Harishni f Tamil

Harissa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Harrison.

Havise f Norman
Norman form of Hawise.

Hawiz f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Hawise.

Haydelis f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aideliz, or an elaboration of Haydée.

Hayırqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar хайыр (hayır) meaning "benefit", or the Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr) or Persian خیر (xeyr) meaning "good", and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Hayitqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and qiz meaning "girl".

Hayrünnisa f Turkish
Turkish form of Khairunnisa. A notable bearer is the former First Lady of Turkey, Hayrünnisa Gül.

Hedhindis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Heðindís.

Hedvigis f Polish (Archaic), Medieval Polish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hedwig.

Hefaistė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Hefaistas.

Heijlwidis f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Eloise.

Heilgardis f Germanic (Latinized), German
Latinized form of Heilgard.

Heiðdís f Icelandic
Combination of Icelandic heiðr "honour" and dís "goddess".

Heiðdis f Faroese
Faroese form of Heiðdís.

Heizela f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Hazel.

Heizeru f English (Japanized)
Japanized Hazel.

Helewis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helewisa f Medieval French
Variant of Helewis.

Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helewivis f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Eloise.

Heliconis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helikonis.

Heliis f Estonian
Probably a combination of the Estonian word heli meaning sound, and the name Liis... [more]

Helikonis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "of Helikon, Heliconian" in Greek (see Helikon). This was an epithet of the Muses in Greek mythology, because Mount Helikon in Boeotia was sacred to them... [more]

Helise f English (American, Rare)

Helisoa m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy hely, a dialect form of kely meaning "little, small", and soa meaning "good".

Helissent f Medieval French
Probably from an Old French form of the Germanic name Alahsind, which is composed of the elements alah "temple" and sinþs "path" (compare Elisenda).

Heliz f Kurdish
Means "dill" in Kurdish.

Helizabel f Arthurian Cycle
The daughter of Pelles and mother of Galahad in the Vulgate Lancelot.... [more]

Helizabeth f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Elizabeth.

Hellanis f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek variant of Ἑλληνίς (Hellenis), an Attic Greek vocabulary word meaning "Greek woman", the feminine form of Ἕλλην (Hellen) (see Ellada).

Hellouysis f Medieval French
Variant of Helloysis.

Helloysis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.

Heloïsa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Eloise.

Heloisa f Czech, German, Slovak, English, Spanish
Czech, German, and Slovak form of Eloise.

Heloise f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Scandinavian and German adoption of Héloïse.

Heloiza f Polish
Polish form of Eloise.

Helouise f American (Rare), Louisiana Creole, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse.

Helvidis f Medieval French
Variant of Elvidis.

Helviz f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.

Helvydis f Medieval French
Variant of Elvidis.

Helwisa f Medieval English
Variant of Helwys.

Helwise f Medieval English

Helwisia f Medieval English
Variant of Helwisa.

Helyoudis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.

Henessis f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Génesis.

Herdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Herdis.

Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.

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

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

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

Herlis f Indonesian

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

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).

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.

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

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

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.

Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.

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

Hildegondis f Dutch
Dutch form of Hildegundis.

Hildegundis f Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Hildegund.

Hildisif f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight" and Sif.

Hildois f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon widu, wido, Old High German witu meaning "wood".

Himiltrudis f Old High German
Latinised form of Himildrud.

Hirelis f Obscure (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Hiristiniye f Ottoman Turkish
Cognate of Christina recorded among the Christian community in the Ottoman Empire.

Hisa f Japanese
This name can be used as 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu, hisa) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Hisae f Japanese
Hisae means, "Eternal Blessing." (Forever blessed)... [more]

Hisaka f Japanese
Hisa means "Longevity, One's Natural Life, Congratulations, Long Time Ago, Old Story" and Ka means "Flower, Blossom, Fragrance, Good, Beautiful". Other meanings are possible.

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hisami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" (mostly feminine) or 三 (mi) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ḫišamītum f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Means "Lady of Ḫišamta" (a city in the kingdom of Mari), utilising the Akkadian feminine suffix tum. Name borne by the tutelary goddess of Ḫišamta, who is thought to have been a localised adaptation of Ishtar.

Hisana f Japanese (Rare)
"scarlet"; "truth" or "reality"

Hisano f Japanese
"Open plain"

Hisayo f Japanese
Japanese feminine name derived from 久 meaning "long time" and 代 meaning "era, generation".

Hisbunnisa f Arabic (Rare)
hisbunnisa means "a girl who worships the Almighty".Another meaning is the starting word Hisbu meaning "to keep hisb" in arabic or "to remember things" in english,the last word Nisa means "a woman or aurat'... [more]

Hise m & f Nepali
A masculine and feminine name that means "hiss", so from Hisa. No relation to Hisé

Hisé f French
From Ysé, Which is pronounced the same way.

Hisen m & f Japanese
japanese, Hi refering to 'fire' and Sen refuring to 'speritual'

Hiske f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Hisse.

Hismailia f Arabic

Hisoka m & f Japanese
Hisoka is a name and word that literally means "Reserved,Secretive", and maybe "Secret" in Japanese. It is more often used for boys,but Ayaka Hibiki is a Japanese stage actress that was given this name.

Hispania f Obscure
She is the national personification of Spain. It is thought to be derived from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎ (ʾiy šapan) meaning "land of hyraxes". Another proposed other possible derivation, which is from Phoenician ‎‎𐤑𐤐𐤍‎‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎ (‘i ṣapun) meaning "(is)land to the north".

Hisse m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names containing the name element hild "fight, battle".

Histiaea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Histiaia. In Greek mythology, the nymph Histiaea was one of the daughters of Hyrieus. The ancient town of Histiaea (later called Oreum) in northern Euboea was named in her honour.

Histiaia f Greek Mythology
The meaning of this Greek name is a bit uncertain; it may have been derived from Greek histia "feast" or from Greek histiē "hearth" (see Hestia)... [more]

Historia f Literature
Means "history" in Spanish.... [more]

Hisui f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is used as 翡翠 which, in the sense of being used as a word, means "jade," from 翡 (hi) meaning "kingfisher" and 翠 (sui, kawasemi, midori) meaning "green."... [more]

Hizecha f Medieval German
A diminutive from names with the secondary name element HIZ (derived from hild "battle, strength").

Hizya f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Hjálmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Hialmdís.

Hjordis f English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Form of Hjördis, Hjørdis or Hjördís used outside of the Nordic countries.

Hlayisani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hlayisa meaning "preserve, protect".

Hlédís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlē-r "ocean, sea (used in poetic contexts)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Hobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hoby meaning "shout of rejoicing" and soa meaning "good".

Holisoa f Malagasy
Combination of Holy and the adjective soa "good, beautiful, excellent".

Hollister m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hollister.

Hólmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Holmdís.

Holmdís f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr 'small island' and dís 'goddess'.

Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.

Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

Hoshizora f Japanese
Hoshizora means "starry sky"

Hoshizuki f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 月 (zuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hostaizka f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque hostaizka "daisy", this name is occasionally considered a Basque equivalent of Margarita and Marguerite.

Hrafndís f Icelandic
Means "raven goddess", derived from Old Norse hrafn "raven" and dís "goddess".

Hranislava f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Hranislav.

Hranislavka f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Hranislava.

Hraundís f Icelandic (Rare)
Composed of Old Norse hraun meaning "lava" and dís meaning "goddess".

Hreindís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hreinn meaning "reindeer" (also compare Hreinn) combined with dís meaning "goddess".

Hrisa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chrysa).

Hrishika f Malayalam
Meaning "The Village of Birth".

Hrishti f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
MEANING : delight, joy, pride... [more]

Hrisoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Chrysoula.

Hrist f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "the shaker" from Old Norse hrista "shake, quake". In Norse poetry the name was frequently used as a kenning for "woman"; in mythology it belonged to a Valkyrie.

Hrista f Bulgarian
Short form of Hristina.

Hristea m & f Romanian

Hristiana f Bulgarian, Greek
Variant of Christiana.

Hristiania f Bulgarian
Simplified transcription of Hristiyaniya.

Hristiyana f Bulgarian

Hristiyaniya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christiania.

Hristomira f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristomir.

Hristoslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Hristoslav.

Hrólfdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse name Hrólfr combined with Old Norse dís meaning "goddess".

Huchuysisa f Quechua
Means "little flower" in Quechua, from huchuy, "little" and sisa, "flower".

Hugdís f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with dís "goddess".

Hui-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Huishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a type or orchid, 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Huishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Huisheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit, kindness" and 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace".

Huisu f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".

Huizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 会 or 會 (huì) meaning "meeting, gathering", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 貞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]

Huizheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct".

Huizhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of orchid, and 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will".

Hulisani m & f Venda
Means "respect" in Tshivenda.

Húndís f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and dís meaning "goddess".

Huoniso m & f Shona
It means "to show; allow to see", a shorter form of the can be Huoni or Oniso.

Hurbibish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and bibish meaning "lady".

Hybris f Greek Mythology
From Greek ὕβρις (hybris) meaning "insolence, arrogance, wanton violence, outrage, insult" (originally "presumption toward the gods"). In Greek mythology Hybris was a spirit or goddess of violence, insolence and outrageous behaviour... [more]

Iasis f & m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἴασις (iasis) meaning "cure, remedy, healing", from the verb ἰάομαι (iaomai) "to heal" (the source also of Jason)... [more]

Ibis f & m Spanish (Rare)
From Latin ibis, referring to a type of long-legged bird with long downcurved bill, ultimately coming from Egyptian hbj. It was the symbol of Thoth, thus having a great importance in Egyptian mythology.

Ibiza f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
From the name of the Spanish island located in the Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Spain (see Ibiza).

Iblis f Arthurian Cycle
In an Arthurian legend in Ulrich von Zatzikhoven's late 12th-century German poem Lanzelet, the loving fairy mistress of Prince Lancelot is named Iblis, an anagram for Sibil/Sybil.

Ibtisama f Arabic
Variant of Ibtisam.

Ibtissam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Ibtisam chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ibtissame f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ibtissam.

Ibtissem f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ibtisam (chiefly Algerian and Tunisian).

Ibtisseme f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ibtissam.

Icesis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isis influenced by the English word Ice.

Idalis f Spanish (Caribbean)
Variant of Idalys.

Idalisa f English (American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Ida and Lisa.

Idalmis f Caribbean

Idelindis f Medieval French (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Idelinde.

Idelisa f Spanish (Caribbean)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Idalia influenced by Elisa. A notable bearer of this name was Dominican marine biologist Idelisa Bonnelly (1931-2022).

Idzisława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Idzisław.

Ieisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Iesha.

Ielizaveta f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Елизавета (see Yelizaveta).

Iffatunnisa f Persian
Means "modest of women" from عفت (iffat) meaning "modest" and نسا (nisa) meaning "women"

Ihtizaz f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "path of a fallen star" in Arabic.

Iidaliisa f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Idalisa.

Iinisskimmaakii f Siksika
Means "buffalo stone woman" in Siksika.

Iis f Sundanese
Variant of Euis.

Iisebel f Estonian
Estonian form of Jezebel.

Iisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisha. Also see Iesha.

Iisimaleq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Îsimaleĸ.

Iista f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Îsta.

'Iizabila f Arabic

Ikrombuvish f Uzbek
Derived from ikrom meaning "honour, respect" and buvish meaning "lady".

Ilaisaane f Polynesian
A familiar name in Tonga, Ilaisaane is of Polynesian origin and is said to mean "blooming flower."

Ilexis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Alexis.

Ilfizä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and Arabic فضّة (fidda) meaning "silver".

Ilisa f Tongan, Fijian
Short form of Ilisapeti or Ilisapeci. It is also the equivalent of Eliza in both languages.

Ilisabat f Arabic
Arabic form of Elizabeth

Ilisabek f Coptic
Coptic form of Elizabeth.

Ilisabeth f Brazilian
Brazilian variant of the name Elizabeth.

Ilisapeci f Fijian
Fijian form of Elizabeth.

Ilisapeti f Tongan
Tongan form of Elizabeth.

Ilisawit f Quechua
Quechua form of Elizabeth.

Ilish f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Eilish.

Ilisia f Albanian (Rare)

Ilisipat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Elisabet.

Ilissaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Iligssaĸ.

Iliza f Russian (Rare)

Ilizabeth f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elizabeth.

Ilizana f Latvian

Ilizia f Italian
Italian form of Ilithyia.

Illasisa f Quechua
Means "flower amulet" in Quechua.

Illinois m & f American (Archaic)
The state is named for the French adaptation of an Algonquian language (perhaps Miami) word apparently meaning "speaks normally" (cf. Miami ilenweewa, Old Ottawa ilinoüek, Proto-Algonquian elen-, "ordinary" and -we·, "to speak"), referring to the Illiniwek (Illinois) people... [more]

Iloisa f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Eloisa or Heloísa.

Iltutmish m & f Medieval Turkic
Means "maintainer of the kingdom" in Turkic, from el or il meaning "realm" and tut- meaning "to grasp, hold".

Imis f Literature
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the protagonist of the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Imis is a princess who is beloved and captured by the evil enchanter Pagan.

Imisława f Polish
Derived from the Slavic name element imi meaning "seize, take" or "begin" and sława meaning "fame, glory".

Imiza f Germanic
Likely a variant of Irmiza, which is a short form of feminine names that contain the Germanic element irmin meaning "whole, great", such as Irmentrud and Irmingard.... [more]

Imnechildis f Medieval German (Latinized)
Older form of Emnilda.

Imperatriz f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Emperatriz.

Ina-eturkalamma-alsišu f Babylonian
Means "In Eturkalamma, I called out to him", deriving from the Akkadian element šasû ("to shout, to call for"). Eturkalamma was a temple to Ishtar in Babylon, where she was worshipped as Bēlet-bābili.

Indis f Literature
Means "bride" in Quenya. This was the name of an Elf mentioned in Tolkien's the Silmarillion. Indis was the second wife of Finwë and the grandmother of Galadriel.

Industrializatsiya f Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun индустриализация (industrializatsiya) meaning "industrialization". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the rapid industrialization of the Soviet Union, which at the beginning was predominantly agricultural.

Ingalis f Swedish
Variant of Ingalisa.