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Erning m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Ernesto.

Ervig m Germanic
Meaning unknown.

Erving m English
Variant of Irving.

Erwig m Gothic
Erwig (after 642 – 687)) was a king of the Visigoths in Hispania (680–687). According to the 9th-century Chronicle of Alfonso III, Erwig was the son of Ardabast, who had journeyed from the Byzantine Empire to Hispania during the time of Chindasuinth, and married Chindasuinth's niece Goda... [more]

Euing m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ifing, an Old English name probably formed from the name Ifa and the suffix ing.

Eunchang m Korean
From 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver" and Sino-Korean 昌 "light of sun; good, proper".

Eun-gwang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".

Eun-sang m Korean
Famous bearer-Lee-eun sang.

Eun-seong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 殷 (eun) meaning "many, great; abundant, flourishing" combined with 誠 (seong) meaning "sincere, honest; true, real".

Evening f & m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the English word, evening, the last part of the day.

Ewing m English
Means "law-friend", also a variant of Ewin and Euan.

Eyberg m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Eyborg.

Eying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Eyong m & f Jagham, Kenyang
Derived from ɛyɔŋ meaning "word, voice" in Jagham and Kenyang.

Faig m Azerbaijani (Russified)
Variant spelling or transcription of Faiq. It was probably brought about by Russian influence during the Soviet era, since it does not appear to be a native Azerbaijani variant of the aforementioned name.

Falibog m Medieval Polish
Variant of Chwalibóg.

Fangfang f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square"... [more]

Fangming m & f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese character 方 (see Fang) and 明 (see Ming).... [more]

Fannberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Fannborg.

Fanxiang f & m Chinese

Fanying f & m Chinese
Combination of 凡 (see Fan) and 影 (see Ying).... [more]

Farhang m Persian
Means "culture, knowledge" in Persian.

Farheng m Old Persian, Mazanderani
Means "knowledge, education" in Mazanderani.

Farthing m English
Transferred use of the surname Farthing.

Fastlaug m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements fastr "firmly, fast" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Fatherling m Medieval English

Fearing m English (Puritan)
Referring to reverencing God.

Feilong m Chinese, Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon", as well as other character combinations... [more]

Fēng f & m Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese "楓" (Fēng) meaning "Maple". In Japanese it can be spelled as Kaede.

Feng m & f Chinese
Means "phoenix" in Chinese.

Fengming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Fengqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix" combined with 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Fenling f & m Chinese

Fenning m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenning.

Fenyang m Tswana
Means "conqueror" in Tswana.

Fielding m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fielding.

Fig m & f English, Literature
Fig is the name of Hannah's cousin in Curtis Sittenfield's 'The Man of My Dreams'.... [more]

Figg m Medieval English
Diminutive of Fulke.

Flamig m & f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Flammig.

Flammig m & f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive and feminine form of Eflamm.

Fleming m American (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Denoted one who came from Flanders in the Netherlands. American usage is derived from the surname Fleming and Scandinavian usage is variant of the Danish given name Flemming.

Folcdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German folc "people" combined with daga "day."

Fông m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Fang.

Fong m & f Chinese
another form of Foong

Fong f & m Korean

Fong m & f Thai
Means "bubble" in Thai.

Foong m & f Chinese
From Chinese... [more]

Foung m Hmong
Variant of Foom.

Fraing m Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Francis

Francestg m Romansh
Romansh form of Francis.

Francing m & f Filipino
Diminutive of Francisco or Francisca.

Franzestg m Romansh
Romansh form of Francis, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Freadaraig m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Frederick.

Fredag m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Friday" in Swedish, derived from Old Norse frjádagr meaning "day of Frigg" (though often interpreted as meaning "day of Freja" since Frigg and Freja are believed to be the same deity by some scholars).

Frederig m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Frederick.

Freitag m German (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Freitag is a German word meaning "friday".... [more]

Freng m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Francisc.

Friðberg m Icelandic
Variant of Friðbergur.

Fruing m English
Meaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.

Fudong m Chinese
From Chinese 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing", 复 (fù) meaning "return, resume, recover", 扶 (fú) meaning "help, support" or 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east" or 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam"... [more]

Furong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Gading m & f Indonesian
Means "ivory" in Indonesian.

Gæsling m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gæslingr.

Gaichang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day; bright, clear".

Gaiming m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, improve" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Galang m Indonesian
Means "support, beam, foundation" in Indonesian.

Gamling m Literature
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gamling is a Man of Rohan. He appears in The Two Towers, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings.

Gandung m Indonesian
Boy, javanese name

Gankhuyag m Mongolian
Means "steel armour" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".

Garang m Dinka, African Mythology
According to the Dinka myths Garang is the First Man, created by Nhialic.

Gatag m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Gatag is a water spirit in Ossetian mythology and the father of Syrdon in the Nart epics. Since he was the ruler of water, he could cut off the Narts' water supply at any time he desired, but he chose to befriend them instead... [more]

Gavving m Literature
Gavving is a corruption of Gavin. He is a character from Larry Niven's INTEGRAL TREES and SMOKE RING, first in Quinn Tuft, and later in Citizen's Tree.

Geirlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Gæirlaug as well as an archaic Norwegian masculine form (via Gæirlaugr).

Geordag m Scots
Caithness Scots diminutive of George.

Gereg m Breton
Variant of Gireg.

Gerg m English

Gerling m Medieval English

Gerung m German (Silesian, Archaic)

Geunhyung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Ghorzang m Pashto
Means "leaping, jumping" in Pashto.

Giêg m & f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Jie.

Giềng m & f Vietnamese
Means "the main rope of a fishing net" in Vietnamese.

Gig m English (Rare)

Gi-gwang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".

Gilang m Sundanese
Means "brilliant, shining, sparkling" in Sundanese.

Gilg m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ägidius.

Gireg m Breton
Variant of Guirec.

Gjerlaug m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Geirlaug.

Glaurung m Literature
Glaurung was the first of the Dragons, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium. He was known as the Deceiver, the Golden, and the Worm of Greed.

Godberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Gudbjørg or simply a combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and berg "mountain".

Goding m Medieval English

Gog m Biblical, Muslim
See also Gogmagog.

Gogmagog m Cornish, Welsh Mythology
In medieval English legend, he is a giant chieftain of Cornwall who was slain by Brutus’s companion Corineus... [more]

Golding m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon, Romani (Archaic)
Late Old English personal name meaning "son of Golda" or "son of Golde", derived from Golda (or the feminine form Golde) and the Old English patronymic suffix -ing.

Gong m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.

Goring m Filipino
Found on the PAGASA typhoon naming list.

Gotaatamang m Tswana
Means "who is coming?" in Setswana.

Gothmog m Literature
Gothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.

Goumang m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [more]

Goying m Filipino
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Graig m English
Variant of Greg

Grayling m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).

Grig m Russian
Diminutive of Grigorii.

Grinling m English (Rare)
Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.

Guanbing f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "crown, cap" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Guang m Taiwanese
Means "light, glory" in Taiwanese.

Guangming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Guangrong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper"... [more]

Guangsheng m Chinese
From Chinese 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guangying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow, reflection" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, bright, lustrous".

Guanliang m Chinese
From Chinese 关 (guān) meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other character combinations.

Guanying m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Mandarin Chinese "冠" (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with "英" (yīng) meaning "flower, petal" other hanzi can be used.

Gudeng m Romansh
Variant of Gudench.

Gudintg m Romansh
Variant of Gudentg.

Guifang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Guirong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus"... [more]

Guisheng m Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]

Gulrang f & m Pashto
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and رنگ (rang) meaning "colour".

Gunnberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gunnbjǫrg.

Gunning m Medieval English

Gunnlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".

Guocheng m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" and 城 (chéng) meaning "castle, city". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guodong m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 栋 (dòng) meaning "pillar, beam"... [more]

Guofeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 锋 (fēng) meaning "edge, point, vanguard". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guohong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast"... [more]

Guoliang m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge" or 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Guoling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime", 令 (lìng) meaning "order, command", 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain range" or 领 (lǐng) meaning "neck, collar, lead, guide"... [more]

Guoming m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Guopeng m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 鹏 (péng) referring to a giant bird in Chinese mythology. Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" or 郭 (guō) meaning "outer city" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Guoqiang m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic"... [more]

Guoqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate"... [more]

Guorong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 熔 (róng) meaning "melt, fuse"... [more]

Guosheng m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory"... [more]

Guoxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper", 行 (xíng) meaning "carry out, execute, perform", 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour" or 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet"... [more]

Guoxiong m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly" or 熊 (xióng) meaning "bear"... [more]

Guoying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" or 帼 (guó) referring to a type of headgear historically worn by women combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, hero, brave"... [more]

Guozhong m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion"... [more]

Gurung m Bhutanese

Guðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðbergur.

Gwangjong m Korean

Gwereg m Medieval Breton

Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.

Gyeongjeong f & m Korean (Rare)

Gyu-jong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".

Hadewig m & f Dutch
Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German wîg "warrior."

Haebong m Korean
From 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" and 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy".

Haeng-bog f & m Korean (Rare)
From Native Korean "행복" meaning "happiness, to be happy"

Hae-Seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 成 (seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 盛 (seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 星 (seong) meaning "star, planet"... [more]

Hae-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 해성 (see Hae-Seong).

Haidong m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 东 (dōng) meaning "east". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Haifeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Hailiang m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 量 (liáng) meaning "measure, estimate, evaluate"... [more]

Hailong m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 龙 (lóng) meaning "dragon". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Haiming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Haing m Khmer

Haiping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Haiqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Haiqiong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "ocean, sea" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious, elegant".

Hairong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 容 (róng) meaning "appearance, form" or 蓉 (róng) meaning "lotus"... [more]

Haisheng m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]

Haixiang m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, auspiciousness" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "to fly, to soar", as well as other character combinations.

Haiyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Haiying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon"... [more]

Hamming m Japanese
This name is a very rarely used name in japenese culture

Hang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 航 or 杭 (háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行 (háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Hanning m & f Chinese (Latinized, Rare)

Hanning m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Hanno

Han-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Sarang prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."

Hansong m Chinese (Latinized)

Hanung m Indonesian
Means "great child" in Indonesian.

Haoming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 灏 or 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Harfang m Literature
From a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from har(e) "hare" and fånga "to catch". It occurs briefly in the 'Harry Potter' series belonging to a pure-blood wizard (Harfang Longbottom) and in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series (in the sixth book, 'The Silver Chair') as the name of a city of giants ("the great city of the far northern giants (the civilized ones)").

Härlög m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Herlaugr.

Harring m German (Rare)
A derivation from Harro with the patronymic suffix -ing

Hartvig m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Old Swedish, Old Danish
Nordic form of Hartwig.

Hashtag m & f Popular Culture

Haug m East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic), Upper German
Frisian and Upper German form of Hugo as well as a short form of other Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element.... [more]

Hawking m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawking.

Haytug m Armenian
Means "combatant" in Armenian.

Hayung m Atayal
Meaning "pine tree"

Hearding m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from the Old English element heard meaning "hard, strong, bold" combined with the name-forming suffix ing.

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]

Heeseung m Korean

Hegong m Chinese

Heiðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Heiðbjörg.

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

Hemang m Indian
Which has a golden body part.

Heming m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hemming.

Heng m Khmer
Means "lucky" in Khmer.

Heng m Luxembourgish
Vernacular form of Henri.

Henrig m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Henrik.

Heping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Herlog m Swedish
Swedish modern form of Härlög.

Herwig m German
Derived from the Germanic elements heri meaning "army" and wig meaning "war, battle".

Higg m Medieval English
Diminutive of Isaac.

Himig m & f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "tune, melody, tone" in Tagalog.

Hirving m Spanish (Mexican)
Probably a variant of Irving.... [more]

Hlaing m & f Burmese
Means "abundant, plentiful" in Burmese.

Hlodowig m Frankish
Reconstructed Frankish form of Louis.

Hlodwig m Frankish
Variant of Chlodwig.

Hloðwig m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Louis, deriving from Germanic Hludwig. This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English Lewis and Lowis.

Hmayag m Armenian
"talisman"

Hniang f & m Chin
Means "youngest, dearest" in Hakha Chin.

Hoàng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潢 (hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰 (hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌 (hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".

Holling m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Holling.

Holong m & f Batak
Means "love, affection" in Toba Batak.

Hongbing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, troops, weapon, soldier"... [more]

Hongfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit", 丰 (fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" or 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple"... [more]

Hongjoong m Korean
"to be the center of the broad world"

Hongliang m Chinese
From Chinese 蕻 (hóng) meaning "budding, flourishing", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good" or 亮 (liàng) "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Hongming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Hongseung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."

Hongxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet"... [more]

Hongying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Hongzhang m Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 章 (zhāng) meaning "chapter"... [more]

Hoong m Malaysian, Chinese

Hooshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Hoseong m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest".

Hoshang m Indian

Houmpheng m Lao
From Lao ຫຸມ (houm) meaning "love" and ແພງ (pheng) meaning "expensive, dear".

Houshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [more]

Hovig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Hovik.

Hrag m Armenian
Means "fire" in Armenian.

Huanming m Chinese
From Chinese 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or 环 (huán) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Huaping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "to wander, to travel around" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Huaqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [more]

Hug m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Hugo.

Hugberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Hugborg.

Huifang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Hui-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for" combined with 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct"... [more]

Huiliang m Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 回 (huí) meaning "return, go back" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 两 (liǎng) meaning "both, two"... [more]

Huiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]

Huiming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

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

Hưng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 興 (hưng) meaning "rise, thrive, prosper, flourish".

Hunsag m Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Hunsag (or Hunstag) was the Vainakh patron spirit of the forest and forest animals. He sought to kill hunters he met in the woods and was defended by the nature, flora, and fauna of the forest.

Huoching m Medieval German
Förstemann derives this name from the stem hôc that he relates to the Old Norse word hoekingr "sword, that cuts off the extremities".... [more]

Huorong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 获 (huò) meaning "get, obtain, capture, receive" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".

Hushang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Huug m Dutch, Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Hugo.

Hwang m & f Chinese (Rare)

Hwang m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Yejong (1450-1469), eighth king of Joseon.

Hwaseong m Korean (Rare)
a word for "Mars" in Korean

Hyang m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Munjong (1414-1452), fifth king of Joseon.

Hyejong m Korean

Hyeon-Gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 現 (hyeon) meaning "appear, manifest, become visible" or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration", 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 璟 (gyeong) meaning "lustre of gems", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror, lens, glass"... [more]

Hyeonjong m Korean

Hyeon-jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 重 "heavy, weighty; double".

Hyeon-seong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 聖 "holy, sacred; sage".

Hyeon-seung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" (hyeon), and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung).

Hye-seong m & f Korean
Means "comet" from Sino-Korean 彗星 (mainly masculine), made up of 彗 (hye) meaning "comet" and 星 (seong) meaning "star." Other hanja used include 惠 (hye) meaning "grace, blessing," 成 (seong) meaning "attain, achieve" and 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, personality."

Hyo-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (jeong).

Hyomyong m Korean

Hyosung m Korean

Hyug m Scots
Variant of Shug.

Hyun-jeong f & m Korean
Combination of Hyun and Jeong. Meaning varies depending on characters used.

Hyun-Kyung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현경 (see Hyeon-Gyeong).

Hyunyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".

Ibiang m & f Yakuur
Good... [more]

Icyang m Amis

Ifig m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Celtic yv "yew".

Ikageng m Tswana

Iking m Filipino
Diminutive of Enrique.

Il-hyang m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 日 (il) meaning "sun, day" combined with 向 (hyang) meaning "direction, towards". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

İllig m Medieval Turkic
Means "the one possesses state, emperor" in Old Turkic. İl meaning state, and -lXg is a suffix.

Il-sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 일성 (see Il-Seong).

In-jeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (in), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 正 "right, proper, correct" (jeong).

Inpaeng m & f Lao
Etymology unknown.

Inpong m Lao

Inyang m & f Efik

Inyong m Filipino
Diminutive of Herminio.

Ipisichung m Tibetan, Bhutanese

Irbeg m Ossetian
Variant transcription of Irbek.

Irdlirvirisissong m & f Inuit Mythology, Inuit
Means "demon cousin of the moon"

Isahag m Armenian
Variant of Isahak.

Isang m Korean, German (Rare)
Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (sang) "mulberry tree".... [more]

Ishaag m Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Ishaq.

Ising f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Isabela, Isidro, Priscila, and other names containing -is-.

Itang m Indonesian (Rare)

Itsaraphong m Thai
From Thai อิสระ (itsara) meaning "free, independent" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Itsarapong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Itsaraphong.

Itthiphong m Thai
From Thai อิทธิ (itthi) meaning "power, might" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".

Itthipong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Itthiphong.

Ittiphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Itthiphong.

Ittipong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Itthiphong.

Itzig m Yiddish

Jaechang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "To rule or and Sino-Korean 昶 "a long day; bright; extended; clear"

Jae-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 栽 "to cultivate, plant; to care for plants" and 經 "classic works; pass through".

Jae-hyeong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宰 "to slaughter; to rule" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".

Jae-jung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 中 "central; center, middle".

Jaekang m Korean
From 裁 "cut out; decrease", 才 "talent, ability", 宰(jae) "to rule" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest" and 강 meaning "river".

Jaeneung m Korean
From 才 "talent, ability" and 능 meaning "ability."... [more]

Jae-Ryong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" or 才 (jae) meaning "talent, ability" combined with 龍 (ryong) meaning "dragon"... [more]

Jae-sang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 載 "load; carry; transport, convey" and 相 "mutual, reciprocal, each other". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Psy, born Park Jae-sang (1977-).

Jae-Sung m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 재성 (see Jae-Seong).

Jae-Yeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 在 (jae) meaning "located at, exist" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper", 永 (yeong) meaning "perpetual, eternal", 瑩 (yeong) meaning "bright, lustrous" or 詠 (yeong) meaning "sing, hum, chant"... [more]

Jae-Young m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 재영 (see Jae-Yeong).

Jag m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Jagger.