Masculine Submitted Names

Hedrek m Cornish
Derived from Celtic hedr, meaning "bold".

Hedrikhe m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
Circassian God of Death.

Hedrok m Cornish
Variant of Hedrek.

Hedse m West Frisian
West Frisian variant of Hade.

Hedser m West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of Hadegar. Also compare Hidser.

Hedsert m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Hedser. It is possible that this name could also be the West Frisian form of Hadard or Hadeward... [more]

Hedylogos m Greek Mythology
The Greek god of flattery and sweet talk, whose name is derived from ἡδῠ́ς (hedus) meaning "pleasant, sweet" and λόγος (logos) meaning "word, speech".

Hedymin m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gediminas.

Hedyn m Medieval Cornish

Hedzer m West Frisian
Variant spelling of Hedser. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch politician Hedzer Rijpstra (1919-2011).

Heebeom m Korean
From 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,".

Heedi f & m English (Modern)
Name ur child this

Hee-joon m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-jun.

Hee-jun m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-jun.

Hee-jung m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]

Heenan m Romani (Archaic)

Heera f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu ہیرا, Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹੀਰਾ or Hindi हीरा (see Hira).

Heeraamaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heeramaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heeraman m Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heerman m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Herman.

Heero m Estonian (Archaic)
Short form of Herbert.

Hee-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hee-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Heeseung m Korean

Hee-sun f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Hui-seon.

Hefaistas m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian form of Hephaistos (see Hephaestus).

Hefeydd m Welsh Mythology
Unknown etymology.... [more]

Hefni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hæfnir.

Hegai m Biblical

Hegbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægbiǫrn.

Hegelochos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegelochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegelochos. This was the name of a Macedonian general from the 4th century BC.

Hegemachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegemachus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegemachos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the early 3rd century BC.

Hegemon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἡγεμών (hegemon) meaning "leader" as well as "guide" and "commander, chief, ruler". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry".... [more]

Hegemonides m Late Greek, Biblical Greek
Means "son of Hegemon(ios)" in Greek, derived from the name Hegemon or Hegemonios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Hegemonios m Greek Mythology, Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ἡγεμόνιος (hegemonios) meaning "guiding", which in turn is derived from the Greek noun ἡγεμών (hegemon) meaning "leader" as well as "guide" and "commander, chief, ruler" (see Hegemon).... [more]

Hegemonius m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegemonios. This was the name of a Christian writer from the 4th century AD.... [more]

Hegesander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesandros. Also compare the name Agesander, which is closely related and essentially means the same.... [more]

Hegesandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegesianax m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command" (ultimately derived from ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", closely related to ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry") and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".

Hégésias m History (Gallicized)
French form of Hegesias.

Hegesias m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [more]

Hegesicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesikles. This is one of the names by which an Eurypontid king of Sparta (6th century BC) was known.

Hegèsies m Catalan
Catalan form of Hegesias.

Hegesikles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegesileos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegesileus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesileos. This was the name of an Athenian strategos (military governor) from the 4th century BC.

Hegesilochos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry".... [more]

Hegesilochus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesilochos. This was the alternate name by which the Rhodian prytanis (chief magistrate) Agesilochus (2nd century BC) was known.

Hegesimachos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegésipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hegesippos via it's Latinized form Hegesippus.

Hegesipo m History
Basque and Spanish form of Hegesippus.

Hégésippe m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Archaic), French (Caribbean, Archaic)
French form of Hegesippus.

Hegesippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegesippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesippos. This name was borne by a Greek statesman and orator from the 4th century BC.

Hegesistratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegesistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegesistratos. This name was borne by a Greek diviner from the 5th century BC.

Hegestratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [more]

Hegestratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hegestratos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 6th century BC.

Hegezjasz m Polish
Polish form of Hegesias.

Hegezyp m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Polish form of Hegesippos.

Heglan m Arthurian Cycle
A knight in Arthur’s court from Camelot, defeated in duel by King Pellinore.

Hegoi m Basque, Basque Mythology
The name of a god associated with the south wind in Basque mythology.

Hegon m Sami
Sami form of Heinrich.

Hegong m Chinese

Hegvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægvaldr.

Hegviðr m Old Norse
Variant of Hægviðr.

Hé-gylfir m Old Norse
Combination of the prefix hé- ("household, family") and the Old Norse name Gylfir.

He'heēno m Cheyenne
Means "Blackbird" in Cheyenne.

He'heenóhkéso m Cheyenne
Means "Little Blackbird" in Cheyenne.

Heherson m Filipino
From the phrase "He, Her Son", referring to Jesus Christ's position as the son of Mary. A known bearer was Heherson Alvarez (1939-2020), a Filipino politician.

Hehku m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "glow" in Finnish.

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

Heiarii m & f Tahitian
Means "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from ari'i meaning "king".

Heiata m & f Tahitian
Means "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of ata "cloud" and hei "crown".

Heiava f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "garland" or "garland of waters".

Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.

Heico m Low German (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Heiko.

Heidar m Persian
Variant transcription of Heydar.

Heiden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Heido m Estonian

Heidrek m Germanic
Heidrek, or Heiðrekr, is one of the main characters in the cycle about the magic sword Tyrfing. He appears in the Hervarar saga, and probably also in Widsith, together with his sons Angantyr (Incgentheow) and Hlöð (Hlith), and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca)... [more]

Heie m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian, Low German
Frisian and Low German variant form of Haie.

Heifara m Tahitian

Heige m Sami
Sami form of Heike.

Heigen m Sami
Sami form of Heike.

Heigo m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.

Heihachi m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [more]

Heihachiro m Japanese
A variant transcription of Heihachirou.

Heihachirou m Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat", 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [more]

Heijá m Sami
Sami form of Heinrich.

Heijian m Chinese
From the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]

Heijndelen m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Hendrick.

Heijo m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian variant form of Heie.

Heik m Estonian
Variant of Heiki.

Heiká m Sami
Sami form of Heikki via the variant Heikka.

Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.

Heikka m Finnish
Variant of Heikki.

Heikko m Estonian
Variant of Heiko.

Heikku m Kven
Kven diminutive of Henrik.

Heikoti m Mormon
Tongan derivative of Hagoth.

Heiland m German (Archaic)
An old german name the title given to Jesus Christ meaning "the healer" or "the savior" or "the redeemer" not allowed anymore as a first name in Germany as it could hurt religious feelings.

Heilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German beraht "bright."

Heilfried m German
German form of Heilfrid.

Heilfúss m Old Norse
Variant of Hæilfúss.

Héilias m Irish
Irish form of Helios.

Heilman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and man "man."

Heilmar m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Heilmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German mund "protection."

Heilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German rât "counsel."

Heilram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."

Heilward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German wart "guard."

Heilwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Heiman m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of Heyman.

Heimana f & m Tahitian
From Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".

Heimanea f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "beautiful garland".

Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).

Heimanu f & m Tahitian
Means "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of hei "crown" and manu "bird".

Heimanui m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "big garland".

Heimar m Estonian
Variant of Eimar.

Heimbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Heimbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Heimbod m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Heime m & f German (Rare, Archaic), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Short version of names with Heim- such as Heimbert or Heimtraut.... [more]

Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).

Heimfrid m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Heimito m German
Heimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [more]

Heimkell m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hæimkæll.

Heimo m Finnish
From Finnish heimo meaning "tribe".

Heimo m German (Austrian), German

Heimoana m Tahitian
Means "crown of the ocean"; a combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".

Heimolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Heimulf.

Heimrad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Heimram m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Heimric m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Heimulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Heinar m Estonian
Variant of Einar.

Heindrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.

Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]

Heineke m Old High German
Old High German pet form of Heine.

Heineken m Ijaw
Probably derived from the Dutch surname Heineken.... [more]

Heineken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hendrick.

Heinekijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinemann m German (Archaic), Jewish (Archaic)
Probably a variant of Heymann. A known bearer of this name was the German rabbi Heinemann Vogelstein (1841-1911).

Heinere m Tahitian
Tahitian form of Henri (see Henry).

Heinerl m German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Heinrich. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.

Heinfried m German
German name composed of the elements hagan "enclosure" and frid "peace".

Heini m Welsh
Means "sprightly" in Welsh.

Heini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element heim meaning "home", such as Heinrich (German) and Hendrik (Dutch).... [more]

Heinie m English
Diminutive of Henry

Heinkiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinkijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinman m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hein 1 (compare Hanneman).

Heinrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Heinrich.

Heinrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Heinrekr.

Heinric m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Hendrick.

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

Heinrigett m Medieval Romansh
Diminutive of Henric.

Heinrihs m Latvian
Latvian form of Heinrich.

Heinrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Heinrich.

Heins m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Heinz.

Heinu m Obscure

Heiny m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Heini.

Heio m German
German diminutive of Heinrich.

Heir m African American
From Middle English via Old French from Latin heres.

Heirens m Ancient Oscan

Heirich m Estonian
Variant of Heinrich.

Heiroa f & m Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "noble crown".

Heisei m Japanese

Heiska m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Heinrich.

Heisuke m Japanese
Meaning: ?

Heiteaura f & m Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian name, meaning "red garland".

Heiter m German (Modern, Rare)
From the German word heiter "cheerful".

Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.

Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.

Heiðarr m Icelandic
Variant of Heiðar.

Heiðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heiðbjörg.

Heiðlindur m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heidelinde.

Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".

Heiðr m & f Norse 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.

Heiðrekr m Old 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).

Heiðrekur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Heiðrekr.

Heiðrik m Faroese
Variant of Heiðrikur.

Heiðrikur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Heiðrekr.

Heiti m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.

Heivanui m & f Polynesian
Polynesian name, composed by "heiva", referred to a typical local festival, celebration and "nui", meaning "great", "big".

Heiwa f & m Japanese (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]

Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Heizo m Japanese
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."

Heizou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Heizo.

Hejia f & m 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 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Hejne m Old Swedish, Swedish, Danish
Variant of Heine.

Hekataios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hekate (see Hecate).

Hekatej m Croatian
Croatian form of Hekataios via Hecataeus.

Hekateros m Ancient 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".

Hekatey m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Hekataios.

Hekatodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Hecate", from the name of the goddess Hecate combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Hekatokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hecate combined with κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Hekatomnos m Ancient 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]

Hekatonymos m Ancient 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".

Heke m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Heike.

Hekili m & f Hawaiian
Means "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past, Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.

Hekima f & m Swahili
Means "wisdom" in Swahili.

Hekke m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Hecke.

Hekmat m & f Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حكمت (see Hikmat), as well as the Persian form.

Hekosz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Ekard via the variant Hekard.

Hektoras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hector.

Hekun f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names He and Kun

Hekuran m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian hekur "iron".

Ȟéla m Sioux
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.

Hela m Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the Vaianakh god of darkness.

Heladio m Galician
Galician form of Helladius.

Heladiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Helladius.

Helain m Arthurian 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.

Hélaire m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Hilaire.

Helaius m Arthurian Cycle
Nephew of Joseph of Arimathea and ancestor of Arthur on the maternal side, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.

Helal m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic هلال (see Hilal), as well as the Bengali form.

Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]

Helaman m Mormon
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]

Helamana m Mormon
Samoan form of Helaman.

Hélan m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.

Hêlan m & f Kurdish
Means "keep, preserve" in Kurdish.

Helar m Estonian
Variant of Elar.

Helari m Estonian

Helblindi m Norse Mythology
Means "Hel-blinder" or "all-blinder" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of Loki's brother.

Heldur m Estonian
Variant of Haldur.

Heled m Biblical
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]

Helek m Biblical
Helek was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.

Helel m Biblical Hebrew
Helel is a Hebrew word meaning "bright, lucent, shiny".... [more]

Helem m Mormon
Brother of Ammon in the Boo of Mormon.

Helend m Estonian

Helênio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Helenius.

Helenio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Helenius.

Helenius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Variant of Helenus. This is the name of 3rd century AD Roman grammarian and commentator Helenius Acron.

Helenko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Helena.

Héleno m Spanish
Spanish form of Helenos via Helenus and masculine form of Helena

Heleno m Portuguese
Masculine form of Helena.

Heleno m Portuguese, Esperanto
Esperanto and Portuguese form of Helenos via Helenus and masculine form of Helena.

Hélénos m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Helenus.

Helenos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Helena. This was the name of a Trojan prince the son of king Priam and queen Hecuba of troy and the win brother of Cassandra.

Helenus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helenos. Used various bishops and an obscure saint.

Helerio m Spanish
Spanish form of Helier via Helerius.

Helernus m Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a minor god of the underworld in Roman mythology.

Helgar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge.

Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.

Helghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Helgi.

Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.

Helianna f & m Finnish
A combination of Hel, from Helena, and Anna.

Hélias m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Helias. The name was revived in the 1990s.

Heliasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Helios.

Heliç m Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Feliç.

Helicaon m Ancient Greek
In Greek mythology, Helicaon or Helikaon was a Trojan warrior and son of the elder Antenor and the priestess Theano.

Helics m Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Heliç.

Heliocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heliokles. This name was borne by a Greek king of Bactria (now northern Afghanistan) from the 2nd century BC.

Heliodor m Polish (Rare), Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.

Héliodore m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Heliodorus.

Heliodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heliodoros. This name was borne by Heliodorus of Emesa, a Greek novelist from the 3rd century AD.

Heliogabal m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Heliogabalus.

Heliokles m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious sun", derived from Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory."

Hélion m French (Rare, Archaic)
French variant of Helion.

Helior m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who abducted the wife of Sir Daguenet (Dagonet), Arthur’s fool. Daguenet eventually killed him.

Hélios m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French
French form of Helios.

Héliosz m Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Helios.

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

Helius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helios.

Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.

Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Helke m Finnish
Finnish variant of Helge.

Hellade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Helladios via Helladius.

Hellanokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ἕλλην (Hellen) meaning "a Greek" (genitive ἕλλανος (hellanos)) and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Hellar m Estonian
Variant of Helar.

Hellder m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Hélder.

Helle m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).

Hellef m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hellof.

Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellenboldus m German (Silesian, Latinized, Archaic), Medieval German (Latinized)

Hellenbrecht m Medieval German

Heller m Upper German
Nickname for Helmut

Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellion m English (American)

Hellmut m German
Variant of Helmut

Hellof m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Herlof.

Helmand m Pashto
From the name of the Helmand River that flows through Afghanistan, itself derived from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰) meaning "with dams, having a dam".

Helmar m German, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Helmer.

Helmbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Helmbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Helmdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with daga "day."

Helme m German (Rare)
Short form of Helmut.

Helmee m Malay
Malay variant of Hilmi.

Helmer m Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Hjalmar, Heilmar, or Helmerich.

Helmeri m Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish variant of Helmer.

Helmerich m Old High German
Old High German combination of helm "helmet", "protection" and rīhhi "mighty", "distinguished", "rich".

Helmert m West 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).

Helmey m Malay
Malay variant of Hilmi.

Helmholtz m Literature
'Brave New World'

Helmi m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".