HinafUrdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim) Derived from the Arabic حناء (ḥinnāʾ), which refers to a dye taken from the Lawsonia inermis plant (called "henna" in English). In South Asian and Middle Eastern culture, it was traditionally used for body art and dying.
HinofJapanese From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
HirafMaori Means "great, important" or "abundant" in Maori.
HiromJapanese From 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 寛 (hiro) meaning "generous, tolerant" or 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.
HisafJapanese This name can be used as 久 (kyuu, ku, hisa.shii) meaning "long time, old story" or 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku, kotoho.gu, hisa) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]
Hisem & fNepali A masculine and feminine name that means "hiss", so from Hisa. No relation to Hisé
HiséfFrench From Ysé, Which is pronounced the same way.
HitomJapanese From Japanese 均 (hito) meaning "gentle", 侍 (hito) meaning "warrior; samurai", 人 (hito) meaning "person" or from 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [more]
HlínfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "protection" in Old Norse, the root of which is Old Icelandic hleina "to save, protect, defend" (ultimately relating to Old English hlæna and modern English lean; also the related noun hlein is used of the upright warp-weighted loom, which is leaned against a wall in use)... [more]
HohofJapanese From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend"... [more]
HokafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.
HokofJapanese From Japanese 法 (ho) meaning "law, model, method, principle" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hokuf & mHawaiian Means "night of the full moon" in Hawaiian.
HolafPolynesian Means "hour" in Hawaiian, Samoan and Maori.
HolyfMalagasy Derived from Malagasy oly "curly; curly hair".
HomafPersian Mythology, Persian From Middle Persian humāy meaning "bird of good omen, eagle", itself derived from Iranian *hu- meaning "good" and *māyā- meaning "blessing, happiness". This is the name of a legendary bird in Persian mythology, said to live its entire life in the sky without ever touching the ground... [more]
HomifJapanese From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Homum & fJapanese From 穂 (ho) meaning “grain”, or 保 (ho) meaning “protect, maintain”, combined with 武 (mu) meaning “military, martial”, or 夢 (mu) meaning “dream, vision”.
HonemMaori Maori form of John. Hone Tūwhare (21 October 1922 – 16 January 2008) was a noted Māori New Zealand poet.
HonimJewish Jewish name in late antiquity. Honi the Circle-Drawer, a rabbi from the 1st century BC, is detailed in both the Mishnah and Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews.
HonofJapanese From Japanese 炎 (hono) meaning "flame". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HootmAmerican (Rare) Possibly transferred use of Dutch or German surname Hoot or from a nickname particular to the individual bearing the name. For instance, rodeo cowboy and early western film actor, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962), was originally called Hoot Owl and that nickname became shortened to Hoot... [more]
HorafSanskrit, Indian, Hindi "horoscope", "horoscopy", "hour" ,a branch of traditional Indian astrology dealing with finer points of predective methods"
HorafRoman Mythology Possibly derived from Latin hora, meaning "hour, time". This was another name for Hersilia.
HorimBiblical Hori of the house of Simeon was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.
HosamArapaho (Anglicized) From the Arapaho name Hóuusóó meaning "young crow" or "young raven". Chief Hosa or Little Raven was a 19th-century Southern Arapaho leader who oversaw the resettlement of his people into Oklahoma.
HowlmLiterature, English (American, Modern) In the case of the wizard Howl in the fantasy novel 'Howl's Moving Castle' (1986) by British author Diana Wynne Jones, it was a variant of Howell (the character's birth name).
HróimIcelandic, Old Norse Derived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and -vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.
HumafPakistani Variant of Homa. This is name of a bird which is supposed to fly so high and never comes down on earth, if by mistake it hits the ground it burns itself by rubbing on ground.
HumemEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Hume. A well-known bearer of this name was the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), who himself had been named after his father, the Canadian politician Hume Cronyn, Sr... [more]
HunimAncient Egyptian Meaning uncertain, as there are multiple readings of the name. It could possibly derive from Egyptian ḥw "utterance" (also the name of the god Hu 2) or ḥwj "to strike, hit, beat" or "to tread (a road)"... [more]
HvítfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Feminine form of Hvítr, a by-name meaning "white". Hvít appears in the 'Hrólfs saga kraka' as the queen of Norway and the mother of legendary hero Bödvar (Bǫðvarr) Bjarki.
HyasmGreek Mythology Ancient Greek masculine name derived from ῡ̔́ω (hū́ō) meaning "rain".
HydemEnglish (Rare) From the English surname Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom That '70s Show (1998-2006).
HylomAmerican (Rare) Nickname given to bluegrass singer and guitarist Frank "Hylo" Brown, Jr. (1922-2003) due to his broad vocal range.
Hymnm & fEnglish (Puritan) From the English word hymn meaning a song of praise or worship, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (hymnos) "song, hymn, ode (in praise of heroes or gods)".
IabafAncient Aramaic Possibly derives from one of the following West Semitic elements: yph ("beautiful"), nby ("to name") or yhb ("to give"). Name borne by an Assyrian queen, who was possibly of Aramean origin.
IasofGreek Mythology A minor goddess of healing, remedies, and recuperating from ailments, one of the daughters and attendants of Asklepios. Her name comes from the word ίασης (iasis), meaning "cure, remedy, healing".
İbadmAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic عباد ('ibad) meaning "slaves, servants", the plural of عبد ('abd).
Ibisf & mSpanish (Rare) From Latin ibis, referring to a type of long-legged bird with long downcurved bill, ultimately coming from Egyptian hbj. It was the symbol of Thoth, thus having a great importance in Egyptian mythology.
IbónmBasque Ibón is the Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the Pyrenees, generally above 2,000 m. Ibón stems from the Basque word ibai (river), which originally designated hot springs.
Ichim & fJapanese From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or from Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in" combined with 稚 (chi) meaning "young, immature, childhood". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
IdarmNorwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare) Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Ida created by combining the Old Norse element ið "industrious, work, activity" (compare the Germanic element id) and the common name suffix -r, taken from Norse herr "army, warrior".
IesemGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Yishay (see Jesse) via its Biblical Greek form Iessai. A notable bearer of this name was king Iese of Kartli (1680-1727), who is known as Jesse in English.
Ihmem & fEast Frisian (Rare) Variant of East Frisian Ime 2, which is a very shortened form of Germanic names with the element irmin or ermin meaning "big, overwhelming".... [more]
I-jaem & fKorean Combination of an i hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 怡 meaning "happiness; delight" and a jae hanja, such as 在 meaning "stand; exist" or 才 meaning "talent, gift."