Submitted Names of Length 5

This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 5.
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Hêlan m & f Kurdish
Means "keep, preserve" in Kurdish.
Helar m Estonian
Variant of Elar.
Helbe f Estonian
Derived from Estonian helbe, the genitive case of helve "flake" (see Helve).
Helča f Czech
Diminutive of Helena.
Helda f Estonian
Variant of Helde.
Heldi f Estonian
Variant of Helde.
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.
Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.
Heley f Pashto
Means "swan" in Pashto.
Helgá f Sami
Sami variant of Helga.
Helge f Estonian
Variant of Helga.
Helgi f Estonian
Variant of Helga. This name is also interpreted as being derived from the genitive case of Estonian helk “brightness”.
Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.
Helia f Greek Mythology, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon... [more]
Helia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Anhielina.
Helie f Greek Mythology
One of the Heliades, seven daughters of Helios the sun god. When their brother Phaethon was struck from the chariot of the sun by Zeus, they gathered in their grief and were transformed into poplar-trees and their tears were transformed into golden amber... [more]
Hêlîn f Kurdish
Means "bird's nest" in Kurdish.
Helin f Estonian
Variant of Elin.
Heliz f Kurdish
Means "dill" in Kurdish.
Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.
Heljä f Finnish
Variant of Helena and/or Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".
Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.
Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.
Helju f Estonian
Variant of Helja.
Helka f Hungarian Mythology
The name of a fairy from the region around Lake Balaton. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, theories include a diminutive of Heléna.
Helke m Finnish
Finnish variant of Helge.
Helke f German
Low German short form of Germanic names starting in HEL- (dervied from the name element helm "helmet, protection").... [more]
Hella f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Heléna and, to a lesser degree, Helga. Occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Helle m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).
Helle f Estonian
Variant of Helena. This name is also associated with Estonian hell “tender” (compare Hellä).
Helli f Finnish
Variant of Helena, Hellevi or Hellin.
Helme f Estonian
Variant of Helmi.
Helme m German (Rare)
Short form of Helmut.
Helmi m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.
Helmo m Estonian
Short form of Helmar, Helmer and Helmut.
Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.
Helmu m Estonian
Variant of Helmo.
Helmy m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.
Helmy f Swedish
Variant of Helmi.
Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).
Helny f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Pet form of Helena where hel- is combined with the Norse name element nýr "new" in the style of Dagny, Signy, and Majny, etc.
Helon m Biblical
Helon was a member of the house of Zebulun according to Numbers 1:9. He was the father of Eliab.
Helüś f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Helena.
Helva f Norse Mythology
Helva is a variation of Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.
Helve f Sami
Sami form of Helvi.
Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.
Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.
Helvi f Estonian
Variant of Helve.
Helya f Persian
Means "sunshine" in Persian.
Helya f Chuukese
Chuukese form of Helia.
Hélyi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Helier.
Heman m Biblical
His name means Faithful, but can be rendered as "God is faithful" because of God keeping his promise to bless him. ... [more]
Hemat m Persian
Means "determination, will" or "endeavour" in Persian.
Hemei f Chinese
From the Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace" and 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".
Hêmin m Kurdish
Means "tranquil" in Kurdish.
Hemmo m Finnish
Diminutive of Hemminki, Henrik, Herman and Heimo... [more]
Hemra m Turkmen
Means "friend" in Turkmen.
Henar f Spanish
Means "hayfield" in Spanish. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de El Henar, meaning "Our Lady of the Hayfield".
Henar m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Derived from Kurdish hinar meaning "pomegranate".
Hence m American
Transferred use of the surname Hence or a spelling variant and subsequent transferred use of Hentz.
Hendá f Sami
Sami form of Hentta.
Hendo m English (British)
Short form and nickname for Henderson.
Henek m Polish
Diminutive form of Henryk.
Henia f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Henryka and Kashubian diminutive of Henrika.
Henio m Polish
Diminutive of Henryk.
Henka f Slovak
Diminutive of Henrieta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Henke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Henrik.
Henke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henna f Afghan, Pashto
Afghan form of Hannah.
Henna f Medieval English
Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.
Henna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Hanna 1 as well as a short form of Jehanna.
Henna m Arabic
Diminutive of Yuhanna.
Henna f English (American)
From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Henna f Cornish
Cornish form of Henrietta
Henná f Sami
Sami form of Henna.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Henni f Finnish
Variant of Henna.
Henni f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Henno m Estonian
Variant of Henn.
Henno m East Frisian
Diminutive of Hendrik.
Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.
Henoc m Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of Enoch.
Henos m Ge'ez
Variant of Enos.
Ĥenri m Norman
Norman form of Henri.
Henri m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Henrý m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Henry.
Hente m Finnish
Short form of Henterikki and its variant forms.
Ḫenti f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.
Henti m Finnish
Variant of Hente.
Henzo m Galician (Rare)
Short form of Henrique via German Heinz.
Ḫepat f Hurrian Mythology
Means "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names Puduḫepa, and Tadukhipa.
Hepsu m Finnish
Pet form of Henri (and most likely Heikki too). Would be used for a baby or toddler.
Hepsy f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.
Hepti m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "grasp". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Heqet f Egyptian Mythology
Heqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.
Heren f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [more]
Heris m Ancient Oscan
Oscan praenomen related to the roman gens Heria. Both may be derived from an Ancient Greek name, Herios.
Herja f Norse Mythology
Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements Här- or Her- meaning "army".
Herke m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Herre. Also compare Harke.
Herko m Sami, Dutch
Variant of Herkko.
Herma f Sorbian
Contracted form of Hermina.
Herma f Dutch
Short form of Hermana.
Hermê m Kurdish
Means "pear" in Kurdish.
Hermo m Estonian
Short form of Herman and Hermann.
Herna f Dutch
Dutch contracted form of Hendrina and Hermina and of some other names starting with He- and ending in -na (who also have an -r- somewhere inbetween).... [more]
Herne m Literature, Folklore
Herne the Hunter is a ghost first mentioned in Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
Heros m Armenian
Means "hero" in Armenian.
Herre m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian variant of Harre.
Herri m Breton
Breton form of Henry.
Herru f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.
Herry m German (Rare)
Short form and nickname of Heribert.
Herse m Old Swedish
Derived from the Old Norse 'hersir' (Viking chief or prince). Often associated with the wide-ranging Bure dynasty, who trace their lineage back to Herse Falesson Bure (born circa 1350), and possibly even to Herse Bure (born circa 940).
Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]
Hersz m Yiddish (Polonized)
Polish-Yiddish variant of Hersh.
Herta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Horta.
Herva f English (American)
The name was derived from the French surname Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Herzl m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.
Hesam m Arabic
Hesam means a sharp sword in arabic ( but also iranian people use it ! ) .
Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)
Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.
Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.
Hesro m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hezro.... [more]
Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.
Hessa f Arabic
In arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.
Hessa m Finnish
Finnish variant of Hese.
Hessi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Hese.
Hesso m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Hese.
Hesso m German (Rare)
Probably derived from Hesse, a German state.
Hessu m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Hese.
Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hesti f Javanese
Variant of Esti.
Hetai m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names He and Tai.
Hetal f & m Indian (Sikh)
Indian
Hetav m & f Kurdish
Means "sun" in Kurdish.
Hetem m Albanian
Albanian form of Hatem.
Hetha f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a warrior-queen in Norse mythology.
Hetta f English (British), South African
Hetta is a nickname for Henrietta although it is used on its own as well.
Hetti f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Hetty f English
Diminutive of Henrietta, Hester and Mehetabel.
Hetum m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
A borrowed name of uncertain origin.
Heura f Catalan (Modern)
Directly taken from Catalan heura "ivy".
Heves m Turkish
Means "enthusiasm" in Turkish.
Hevrê m & f Kurdish
Means "friend" in Kurdish.
Hevta m & f Kurdish
Means "equal, match" in Kurdish.
Hewad m Pashto
Means "homeland" in Pashto.
Hewet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh. See also Huguette.
Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)
Hewin m Arthurian Cycle
A duke who governed Guiens under King Arthur.
Hewrê m Kurdish
From Kurdish ewr, hewr meaning "cloud".
Hewşa f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish hewş meaning "courtyard".
Heyam f Arabic
The meaning of name Heyam is " One of the many levels or degrees of love " or " deep love", Often used by Muslims
Heyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
Heyim m Hebrew
Alternative of Hayim
Heyne m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Hendrick.
Heyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Hezan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish hêz meaning "power".
Hezar f Kurdish
Means "thousand" in Kurdish.
Hezhi m & f 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 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]
Hezig f Armenian
"friendly"
Hezro m Biblical
This name is comprised of two parts. The first is חצר (hasar), meaning "to cluster". It also may relate to חצר (haser), meaning "settlement" or "village".... [more]
Hiapo m & f Hawaiian
Means "first born" in Hawaiian.
Hiatt m English (Archaic)
An old English boys name meaning "lofty gate".
Hiaya f Japanese
From Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hibah f Arabic
Derived from Arabic hiba "gift" (ultimately from Arabic wahaba "to give (as a gift); to offer").
Hibaq f Somali
Variant transcription of Hibaaq.
Hibbe m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian short form of names that have hildr for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The names Hildebert and Hildebrand are good examples of that.
Hibil m Mandaean
Mandaic form of Gabriel or Abel. This is the name of a major figure in Mandaeism, also given as a personal name.
Hibio m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hicke m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Richard. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman R was pronounced by the English (compare Dick 1).... [more]
Hidan m Japanese
Hidan is the name of a member of the antagonist organization Akatsuki from the manga Naruto. ... [more]
Hıdır m Turkish
Turkish form of Khidr.
Hieke f Dutch (Rare)
Frisian name, an abbreviations from names with the element Hild. Related to Hidde and Hibbe.
Hielm m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hialmr.
Hiera f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek ἱερός (hieros) meaning "holy, sacred, divine". In Greek mythology Hiera is the wife of Telephos, the mythic founder of the city of Pergamum.
Hiero m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hieron. This name was borne by two tyrants of Syracuse, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.
Higin m Croatian
Croatian form of Hyginus.
Hiina f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hiina) meaning "young bird; chick​, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]
Hijau m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "green, verdant" in Malay.
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.
Hilae f English (American, Rare)
Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.
Hilah f Hebrew
"Aura" "glow"
Hilár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hilarius.
Ħilda f Maltese
Maltese form of Hilda.
Hildá f Sami
Sami form of Hilda.
Hildo m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Masculine equivalent of Hilda.
Hildy f English, Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Hilda or Hilde, or another name beginning with the element hild "battle".
Hileo m Spanish
Spanish form of Hylaeus.
Hiley m English
Diminutive of Hiram.
Hilip m Veps
Veps form of Philip.
Hilit f Hebrew
Diminutive or variant of Hila.
Hilje f Estonian
Variant of Hilja.
Hilje m Sami (Rare)
Southern Sami form of Elias.
Hiljo m Estonian
Masculine form of Hilja.
Hilju f Estonian
Variant of Hilja.
Hilka f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Hilkka.
Hilka f Low German, German (Rare), Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with or containing the element hild-, used as a given name in its own right.
Hilká f Sami
Sami form of Hilkka.
Hilko m Low German, Dutch, East Frisian
Low German and Dutch short form of names with the first name element hild "battle".
Hilla f Afghan, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Hila.
Hilla f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.... [more]
Hilla f Swedish
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.
Hilla f Hebrew
Variant of Hila.
Hillá f Sami
Sami form of Hilla.
Hille f East Frisian, Estonian, German (Rare), German (Silesian, Rare), Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda. It was first recorded in the 1300s and is still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms)... [more]
Hilli f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian diminutive of Hille and Finnish diminutive of Hilla.
Hillo m Estonian
Variant of Illo.
Hillu f German (Modern)
Short form of Hiltrud.... [more]
Hilmi m & f Arabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian
Means "my forbearance, my tolerance" from Arabic حلم (ḥilm) meaning "forbearance, longanimity, self-restraint". It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Hilmy m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Hilol f Uzbek
Means "new moon, crescent moon" in Uzbek.
Hilpi f Finnish
Variant of Hilppa.
Hilta f Finnish
Finnish form of Hilda.
Hiltu f Finnish
Finnish form of Hilda.
Hilža f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian short form of Hilžbjeta.
Himar m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Name of a Guanche person as reported by Canarian historian Gregorio Chil. It probably comes from the toponym of a valley named Himar (modernly called Jinámar) in the Canary Islands.
Himas m English
This name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.
Himea f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeo f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himig m & f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "tune, melody, tone" in Tagalog.
Himni m Mormon
Son of Mosiah in the Book of Mormon.
Hinae f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hinat f Nabataean Arabic (Anglicized, Archaic)
Hinat is the name found at the Tomb of Hinat, daughter of Wahbu, carved into Jabal al-Ahmar Necropolis of Hegra (Saudi-Arabia) 60 C.E. or 61 C.E., originating from the time of the Nabataeans... [more]
Hinda f Yiddish
Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".
Hindi f English (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a diminutive of Hind, a (nick)name derived from an archaic English word for a female deer, or a transferred use of the surname Hind, which is derived from the same source (and was likely given as a nickname to a shy, timid person)... [more]
Hindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hinda.
Hinke m & f West Frisian
West Frisian short form of Hendrik or Hendrika, depending on the sex of the bearer.
Hinko m Croatian, Slovene
Diminutive of Henrik.
Hinon m New World Mythology
Means "thunder" in Iroquois. He was is the god of thunder in Iroquois and Wyandot mythology, where he is depicted as a thunderbird (the thunderbird is a symbol common to many Native American tribes, Hinon is only represented by the symbol by these specific peoples, not all).