HessyfYiddish 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.
Hezhim & fChinese 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]
HezromBiblical 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]
HibbemWest 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.
HibilmMandaean Mandaic form of Gabriel or Abel. This is the name of a major figure in Mandaeism, also given as a personal name.
HibiomJapanese 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.
HickemMedieval 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]
HidanmPopular Culture From Japanese 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly, rapid, overhead" and 段 (dan) meaning "grade, rank, step". Hidan is an antagonist from the manga and anime series 'Naruto'.
HierafAncient 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.
HieromAncient 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.
HiinafJapanese 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.
HiirofJapanese 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]
HikermEnglish (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.
HilaefEnglish (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.
Hilmim & fArabic, 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.
Hilmym & fArabic, Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian variant.
HilolfUzbek Means "new moon, crescent moon" in Uzbek.
Himarm & fGuanche, 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.
HimasmEnglish This name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.
HimeafJapanese From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HimeofJapanese From Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HinaefJapanese 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.
HinatfNabataean 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]
HindafYiddish Means "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".
HindifEnglish (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]
HinonmNew 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).
Hiranm & fIndian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Thai, Sinhalese Derived from Sanskrit हिरण (hirana) meaning "gold" (in Thai it is more commonly used to mean "money" or "silver"). It is used as a unisex name in India while it is solely masculine in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
HirilfLiterature A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.
HiroafJapanese From Japanese 裕 (hiro) meaning "courage" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HiroefJapanese From Japanese 浩 (hiro) "prosperous" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
HiroomJapanese From Japanese 弘 (hiro) meaning "wide, spacious, vast, broad, large" combined with 雄 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hissem & fDutch (Rare) Short form of names containing the name element hild "fight, battle".
HisuifJapanese (Modern, Rare) This name is used as 翡翠 which, in the sense of being used as a word, means "jade," from 翡 (hi) meaning "kingfisher" and 翠 (sui, kawasemi, midori) meaning "green."... [more]
Hiyuum & fJapanese From Japanese 一 (hiyuu) meaning "one", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 悠 (yuu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich" or 遊 (yuu) meaning "play"... [more]
HjúkimNorse Mythology Is said to mean "the one returning to health". In Norse Mythology, Hjúki and his sister Bil follow Máni, the personification of the moon, across the heavens.
Hlawnf & mChin Means "jewelry, ornament" in Hakha Chin.
HnefimOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hnefi meaning "fist, hand". Hnefi is also the name of the king in the Viking board game hnefatafl.
HninnfBurmese Alternate transcription of Burmese နှင်း (see Hnin).
Hoàngm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 潢 (hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰 (hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌 (hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".
HobabmBiblical Hobab was Moses' brother-in-law (Numbers 10:29) or father-in-law (Judges 4:11). The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law"... [more]
HobanmPopular Culture (Modern) Hoban "Wash" Washburne was a character in Joss Whedon's 2002 space Western drama Firefly.
HochemNorman, Picard Of uncertain origin and meaning. The name first appeared in various medieval texts, particularly in present-day Belgium, which leads certain academics to believe that this name might be a variant of Hugues.
HodeumKorean Combination of Korean Hanja "歩" meaning "Walk" or "Step Forwards", and "大" meaning "Great" or "Large". Other Korean Hanja Combinations possible.
HodgemMedieval English Medieval diminutive of Roger. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman R was pronounced by the English.... [more]
HodormPopular Culture Hodor is a fictional character in the TV series Game of Thrones (2011-2017).
HodurmOld Norse (Anglicized), Norse Mythology (Anglicized) From Old Norse hǫð "battle", ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *haþuz "battle". In Norse mythology Hodur is a blind son of Odin who accidentally kills Baldr when Loki gives him an arrow made of mistletoe (the only thing Baldr can be harmed by).
HögnafIcelandic Feminine form of Högni. This was borne by the Icelandic architect Högna Sigurðardóttir (1929-2017).
HögnemOld Swedish, Norse Mythology Swedish form of Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
HogunmPopular Culture Hogun the Grim is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor in the Marvel Universe.
HojinmKorean From Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear" and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (jin).
HoldefGerman (Rare) A rare German name based on names ending in -hold like Berthold. The secondary name element hold is originally derived from wald "to govern, to rule" but has been reinterpreted as derived from the German archaic adjective hold "gainly, lovely, comely, dainty, graceful".
HomiefJapanese From Japanese 法 (ho) meaning "method", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HormefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ὁρμή (horme) meaning "an onrush, an onset, an assault". In Greek mythology Horme is the personification of energetic activity, impulse or effort (to do a thing), eagerness, setting oneself in motion, and starting an action, and particularly onrush in battle... [more]