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Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.

Graisyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.

Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.

Granite m English (Rare)
From the English word referring to a type of rock.

Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.

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

Grantly m English
Transferred used of the surname Grantly.

Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.

Grasyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson

Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.

Graven m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.

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

Graycen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Graycin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Grayson.

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

Graydon m English
Means 'gray hill' in English. Comes from gray, as in the color, and 'don' which means hill.

Grayham m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Graham or an elaboration of Gray with the suffix -ham.

Graylen m English

Graylin m & f English
This name means "gray-haired person" ... [more]

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).

Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn

Graysin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Graysyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

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

Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.

Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.

Greene m English
Variant of Green.

Greenie m & f English
Diminutive form of Green

Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.

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

Greenleigh f & m English (American)
Variant of Greenlee.

Greenwood m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the surname Greenwood. A famous bearer was Greenwood LeFlore (1800-1865), chief of the Choctaw Nation.

Gregary m English (Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Gregge m English
Short form of Gregory.

Greggie m & f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Gregory or Gregoria.

Greggory m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Greil m English

Greville m English (British)

Greydon m English (Rare)
Variant of Graydon.

Greyer m English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Grey.

Greyham m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Grayham.

Greyleigh f & m English (American)
A combination of the names Grey and Leigh.

Greyor m English (American, Modern)
As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.

Greysyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Greyson sometimes used as a feminine form.

Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.

Grif m English
Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.

Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.

Griffen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Griffin.

Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.

Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.

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.

Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.

Grit m English
Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.

Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".

Gryffin m English
Variant of Griffin.

Gryphon m English
Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).

Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]

Guffin m & f English (Rare)

Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]

Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.

Gulliver m English
Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.

Gundulf m Germanic, English
Means "wolf of war", derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." A bearer of this name was Gundulf of Rochester, who lived in the first half of the Middle Ages.

Guppy m English (Rare)
From the fish.

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

Gurione f & m English (Rare)

Gurley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Gurney m English (American, Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]

Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.

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

Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.

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

Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Gwyndon m English (American, Archaic)

Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]

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

Hade m English
Short form of Hayden.

Haden m English (American)
Variant of Hayden.

Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadleigh m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
alternate spelling of Hayden.

Hadriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern)
Form of Adriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hadron m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from "Hadrian".

Haedyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Hagan m English

Haggas m English (Puritan)
Puritanical variation of Haggai.

Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]

Haiden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayden, probably altered due to the influence of Aiden (which has been, in America, the most popular spelling - i.e., more so than Aidan).

Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.

Hail m Eastern African, English (Rare)

Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.

Haise m Japanese, English
琲 means “String of pearls” and 世 “World”.... [more]

Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven

Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".

Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.

Haliey f & m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hailey

Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.

Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.

Halma m English

Halsey m & f English
From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).

Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.

Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]

Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.

Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

Hammy m English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

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

Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.

Hamylton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Handi m English
Variant of Handy.

Handler m English (Americanized, Modern)

Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".

Handy m English
From a nickname for a useful person

Hanley m & f English, Caribbean
Derived from the surname Hanley.

Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.

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

Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.

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

Hanson m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanson.

Hap m English (Rare)
Short form of the English word happy. It was originally a nickname in the 19th century.

Har m English (Rare)
Short form of names that start with Har-, such as Harlan, Harley, Harold and Harry... [more]

Harbinger m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "messenger", "herald" or "omen".

Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.

Harbour f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harbor, reflecting the British spelling.

Hardee m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hardee.... [more]

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

Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.

Hardin m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hardin.

Harford m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Harford.

Hariph m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Derived from the Hebrew verb חרף (harap) which means "to gather, pluck, harvest", "to spend the harvest season" or "to reproach, taunt, scorn". In the Old Testament this name belongs to two male characters.

Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.

Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".

Harlen m & f English
Variant of Harlan.

Harli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlin m English
Variant of Harlan.

Harlo m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Harlow.

Harlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.

Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.

Harlye f & m English
The meaning of the name is “Hare’s Meadow.” It is a unisex name that is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and Leah, meaning wood.

Harlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.

Harman m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Herman.

Harnett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harnett.... [more]

Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper

Harpo m English
From the stage name of Harpo Marx.

Harray m English

Harrel m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Harrell, which is derived from Harold.

Harrell m English (Rare)
Of Old German origin, meaning "Commander"... [more]

Harrey m English
Variant of Harry.

Harrie m & f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Harry (English and Dutch) as well as a short form of Harriet (English).... [more]

Harrigan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Harrigan.

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

Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.

Harrold m English (American)
Variant of Harold.

Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.

Hart m German, English
Either a short form of Hardy, Hartmann, or other name beginning with the element hart or hard, "hardy, strong"; or from the Old English heorot or Middle Low German harte, a male deer... [more]

Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.

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

Hartlee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hartley.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harv m English
Diminutive of Harvey.

Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.

Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]

Harvy m English (Rare)
Variant of Harvey.

Harwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Harwood.

Has-descendants m & f English (Puritan, Rare)

Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Hassel m English (Rare)
Variant of Hassell.

Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

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

Hate-bad m English (Puritan)
Variant of Hate-evil.

Hate-ill m English (Puritan)
Variation of Hate-evil.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hatton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hatton.

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

Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.

Have-mercy f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for mercy if the life of the child or mother was endangered.

Havergal m English
Famous bearer was the composer Havergal Brian.

Havoc m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word havoc.

Havok m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Havoc.

Havyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haven.

Haward m Medieval English, English, Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Heahweard and or Hávarðr. The modern form is derived from the surname Haward... [more]

Hawk m English, Popular Culture
From the English word for 'hawk', a predatory bird.

Hawke m English
Variant of Hawk.

Hawken m English

Hawkeye m & f English, Popular Culture
From the English words "Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [more]

Hawking m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawking.

Hawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawley.

Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Hawthorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.

Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H

Haydan m English (Australian)
Variant of Hayden.

Hayde m & f English
Short form of Hayden.

Haydon m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Haydrian m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadrian.

Haydyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.

Haylen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halen.

Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.

Hays m English
Variant of Hayes.

Haythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Haytham.

Hayven f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Haven.

Hayward m English
Transferred from the surname Hayward.

Haz m English
Diminutive of Harry. Predominantly used in Australia or New Zealand and occasionally heard in the UK.

Hazard m English (American)
Middle name of famous US commander Oliver Hazard Perry

Hazelnut m English (American, Rare)
Comes from the English word hazelnut meaning "a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel".

Hazen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen.

Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.

Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.

Hazza m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harry

Headfield m & f English (American)

Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.

Hearsay m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.

Heartsill m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heartsill, itself a variant of Hartsill.

Heathcliff m English, Literature
Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff... [more]

Heathcote m English
Transferred use of the surname Heathcote.

Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), Literature
Refers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel The Holy War (1682).

Hec m English
Diminutive of Hector.

Hectie m English
Diminutive of Hector.

Hecto m & f English
Hecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.

Heddrik f & m English
This name is probably came from the jewish word Hed which means "echo"

Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.

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

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

Heinie m English
Diminutive of Henry

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

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

Hellion m English (American)

Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.

Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.

Help-on-high m English (Puritan)
Referring to the help we receive from God.

Hemel m English

Hemilton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Hemin m Arabic, English

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

Hemlock m English (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).

Hendo m English (British)
Short form and nickname for Henderson.

Hendral m English
Masculine form of "Hendra".

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

Henerick m English
English variant of Henrik.

Henery m English
Variant of Henry.

Henlee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Henley.

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

Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]

Henrie m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.

Henson m English
Transferred use of the surname Henson.

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

Herio m English (American)

Heritage m English
Transferred use of the surname Heritage.

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

Hermanfrid m Germanic, English, History
Variant spelling of Ermanfrid. Hermanfrid lived in the 6th century AD and was the last independent king of the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe.

Hermenegild m Germanic, English, Catalan, Polish
Variant of Hermengild. Saint Hermenegild lived in the 6th century AD and was killed on order of his own father, King Liuvigild of the Visigoths.

Hermey m English

Hermon m English, Romansh
English variant of Herman and Romansh variant of Hermann.

Hermus m English
Probably a form of Hermes.

Herodian m English
English form of Herodianus. This name was borne by a Greco-Roman grammarian from the 3rd century AD.

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

Hershal m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hershel.

Hershell m English
Variant of Hershel.

Hershey m English
Transferred use of the surname Hershey.

Hesikiah m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hezekiah.

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

Heston m English
Transferred use of the surname Heston. A famous namesake is British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.

Hew m English, Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew as well as a medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Hewan m English

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

Hexley m English (Rare)

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

Heywood m English
The most common interpretation of the name is that it comes from the Anglo-Saxon haga (hedge), with Heywood meaning "the wood surrounded by a hedge", or, more likely, an enclosure within a wood... [more]

Hezzie m English (American)

Hi m English
Short form of Hiram.

Hiatt m English (Archaic)
An old English boys name meaning "lofty gate".

Hickman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hickman.

Hickory m English (American, Archaic)
From the English word hickory, a species of tree.

Hiker m English (Rare)
From the English word hiker, meaning a person who hikes, from the English dialectal hyke “to walk vigorously”. Hiker Chiu is a Taiwanese intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese in 2008 and cofounded Intersex Asia in 2018.

Hilery f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.

Hiley m English
Diminutive of Hiram.

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

Hillard m English
A variant of Hilliard that is likewise a transferred use of the surname Hilliard.

Hillaree f & m English
Variant of Hilary.

Hillery m & f English
Variant of Hilary.

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

Hillie m English (American, Rare)
Masculine diminutive of Hilary.

Hillis m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hillis.

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

Himas m English
This name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.

Hindley m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Hindley.

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

Hiraeth f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Welsh hiraeth which is widely regarded as an untranslatable word, denoting a deep longing for something or nostalgia.

Hiron m English (Rare)
Probably a short form of Hieronymus.

Hitchsen m English

Hjalmer m English, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hjalmar.

Hobart m English
Apparently derived from the given name Hubert. Also a transferred use of the surname Hobart.

Hobbs m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hobbs.