Heiðrm & fNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived 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.
HeiðrekrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly a combination of Old Icelandic heiðr "heath" and Old Norse ríkr "mighty, rich, distinguished" (though it could also mean "ruler, sovereign" when it's used as a second element in a name).
Heiwaf & mJapanese (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."}... [more]
HeizeimJapanese (Rare, Archaic) From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HeizomJapanese From with 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono, he) meaning "army, private, soldier, strategy, tactics, troops, warfare" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura) meaning "own, possess, storehouse," or 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three" or 造 (zou, tsuku.ri, tsuku.ru, -dzuku.ri) meaning "create, build."
Hejiaf & mChinese 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 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]
HekaterosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ἑκατερίς (hekateris), the name of a type of rustic dance which involved quickly moving hands. It has also been suggested that this may be a corruption of Greek ἑκ Δώρου (ek Dorou) meaning "of Doros", or may mean "each of two".
HekatomnosmAncient Greek, Carian (Hellenized) Hellenized form of the Carian name 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫 (k̂tmno), possibly composed of Carian -mno "son" and a relative of Hittite katta "under", ultimately meaning "under-son" or "descendent"... [more]
HekatonymosmAncient Greek The first element is derived from either Greek ἑκατόν (hekaton) meaning "hundred", or from the name of the goddess Hecate. The second element derives from ὄνομα (onoma) meaning "name".
ȞélamSioux Means "little mountain" in Lakota. This is the Lakota name of famous basketball player Kyrie Irving, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through his late mother.
HelamCaucasian Mythology Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Vaianakh god of darkness.
HelainmArthurian Cycle One of the two peasant brothers who were protégés of King Armant of the Delectable Isle and the Red City. They treacherously killed the king and seized his kingdom. Palamedes killed Helain and avenged King Armant’s death.
HelamanmMormon The name of three figures in The Book of Mormon. The most notable Helaman was a Nephite prophet and soldier, the son of Alma the Younger and brother of Shiblon and Corianton... [more]
HeledmBiblical The name most likely comes from חלד (halad) meaning "being of the Earth". Some think it may come from חלד (holed) meaning "mole" or "weasel".... [more]
HelekmBiblical Helek was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.
HelmandmPashto From the name of the Helmand River that flows through Afghanistan, itself derived from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰) meaning "with dams, having a dam".
HelmerichmOld High German Old High German combination of helm "helmet", "protection" and rīhhi "mighty", "distinguished", "rich".
HelmertmWest Frisian, Dutch (Rare) Variant of Helmer. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Helmert van der Flier (1827-1899) and the Dutch actor Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023).
Helmim & fArabic, Indonesian, Malay Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.
HelmikmNorwegian (Rare) Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
HelminmDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).
HelonmBiblical Helon was a member of the house of Zebulun according to Numbers 1:9. He was the father of Eliab.
HelorimBreton Younger form of Haelguri, itself derived from Old Breton hael "generous; prince" and uuobri "serious; important".
HelorummMormon Son of King Benjamin (c. 130 BC), brother of Mosiah and Helaman. Helorum is mentioned in only one verse, but is addressed with his brothers by King Benjamin.
HelpmLiterature From the English word help, which is both a noun meaning "succour, assistance" and a verb meaning "to support, to do good to"; in Middle English help also meant "assistant, helper". This is the name of a man in the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
HelpfridmMedieval German Old High German combination of helfa "help" and fridu "peace", "friendship".
HelpherichmArthurian Cycle A king who, allied with King Ekunaver of Kanadic, went to war with Arthur. Ekunaver was defeated by Garel, and Helpherich was given a seat at the Round Table.
Helplessm & fEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
HemlockmEnglish (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Theatre Transferred use of the surname Hemlock. Hemlock Marreau is a fictional Francophone detective created by Robert Farrow who appeared in eleven plays (1991-2014).
HendormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hendor was a house-carle and servant of Idril Celebrindal during the First Age. It is told that Hendor carried Eärendil, when he was a child, to safety amid the Fall of Gondolin when they, Tuor, and others were assailed by wolf-riders.
Henrim & fJapanese From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]