Hayumam & fJapanese From Japanese 覇 (ha) meaning "rule by might rather than right", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 隼 (hayu) meaning "falcon" or 映 (hayu) meaning "a reflection; to reflect" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 磨 (ma) meaning "to polish, to grind, to brush (teeth)"... [more]
HazretmCircassian, Turkish (Rare) Derived from Persian حضرت (hazrat) meaning "holiness, excellency, majesty". A notable bearer is Hazret Sovmen (1937-), the second President of Adygea from 2002-2007.
HebronmBiblical Derived from Hebrew chebhron meaning "league, association, confederacy". In the Old Testament this is the name of a paternal uncle of Moses, Miriam and Aaron. He is said to be the ancestor of the Hebronite people.... [more]
HedonefGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "pleasure" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Hedone is personified as a goddess of pleasure, enjoyment and delight, as the daughter born from the union of Eros (personification of love) and Psyche (personification of the soul)... [more]
HedrekmCornish Derived from Celtic hedr, meaning "bold".
HeeyulfKorean From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 玉 (yul) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations are possible.
HeglanmArthurian Cycle A knight in Arthur’s court from Camelot, defeated in duel by King Pellinore.
HeianafTahitian From the Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is anaana meaning "bright, shining".
HeianifTahitian Possibly from Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ani# meaning "request".
Heiatam & fTahitian Means "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of ata "cloud" and hei "crown".
HeikirmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
HeiðafIcelandic, Faroese Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]
Heiðrm & fNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of Hrímnir; another name for the seeress Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Hei'urafTahitian From Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and 'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
HeiurafTahitian Means either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
HeizeimJapanese (Rare, Archaic) From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HelaésfArthurian Cycle, Literature Helaes was an orphan, the Countess of Limos, the sister of one Clapor le Riche and the niece of one Meleager le Rous, a sister or cousin of the Damoisele à la Harpe, and also unmarried and a determined lover of Sir Gawaine... [more]
HelainmArthurian Cycle One of the two peasant brothers who were protégés of King Armant of the Delectable Isle and the Red City. They treacherously killed the king and seized his kingdom. Palamedes killed Helain and avenged King Armant’s death.
HelalefKurdish Means "tulip" in Kurdish, possibly from the Turkish lale.
HelavafRotuman (Modern) A common name in Rotuman culture. The word helava means "beautiful". A fitting name for an adorable child who will grow into their name. Interestingly, like most other words in the Rotuman language, helava when added to other words will create a deeper meaning for the name.
HeleiafGreek Mythology From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow"... [more]
HelinäfFinnish Derives from Finnish word helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of Helena.... [more]
HelmikmNorwegian (Rare) Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
HelminmDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).
HenakofJapanese From Japanese 平 (he) meaning "level; even; flat", 成 (na) meaning "to become" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HendormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hendor was a house-carle and servant of Idril Celebrindal during the First Age. It is told that Hendor carried Eärendil, when he was a child, to safety amid the Fall of Gondolin when they, Tuor, and others were assailed by wolf-riders.
HeonaefKorean The name of a 1st century Korean queen, derived from the sino-korean 獻 (heon) meaning "to show, display, offer, present" and 哀 (ae) meaning "sad, grief, sorrow".
HephermBiblical Hepher was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32 and Joshua 17:2.
Hepingm & fChinese From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
HeqaibmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḥqꜣ-ỉb meaning "he who controls his heart", derived from ḥqꜣ "ruler, king; to rule, govern" and jb "heart, mind, emotions". This was the nickname of an ancient Egyptian governor during the 6th dynasty, born Pepinakht.
HērbadmOld Persian In the present day, hērbad is the lowest rank in the Zoroastrian priesthood, and is granted following the basic navar ceremony that marks the beginning of theological training
HerclimRomansh Romansh form of Härtli, a medieval German diminutive of Hartmann and, to a lesser extent, Hartwig. This name was early on misunderstood as a Romansh short form of Hercules.
HerenefJapanese From Japanese 妃 (he) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]