HeebeommKorean From 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation,".
Hee-jungm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 正 (jung) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)". Other hanja combinations are possible. ... [more]
HefringfNorse Mythology Means "the lifting one" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Hefring was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.
HegemonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἡγεμών (hegemon) meaning "leader" as well as "guide" and "commander, chief, ruler". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry".... [more]
HeidrekmGermanic Heidrek, or Heiðrekr, is one of the main characters in the cycle about the magic sword Tyrfing. He appears in the Hervarar saga, and probably also in Widsith, together with his sons Angantyr (Incgentheow) and Hlöð (Hlith), and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca)... [more]
HeijianmChinese From the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [more]
HeilandmGerman (Archaic) An old german name the title given to Jesus Christ meaning "the healer" or "the savior" or "the redeemer" not allowed anymore as a first name in Germany as it could hurt religious feelings.
HeilanifTahitian From Tahitian hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
HeilmanmGermanic Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and man "man."
HeilmarmGermanic, German Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
HeilradmGermanic Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German rât "counsel."
HeilrammGermanic Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."
HeilwinmGermanic Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
Heimanaf & mTahitian From Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
HeimannmGerman (Rare), Jewish (Rare) Variant spelling of Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heimanuf & mTahitian Means "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of hei "crown" and manu "bird".
HeimbodmGermanic Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."
HeimitomGerman Heimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [more]
HeimradmGermanic Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
HeimrammGermanic Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."
HeimricmGermanic Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
HeimulfmGermanic Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
HeinerlmGerman (Austrian), Upper German Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Heinrich. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.
HeiressfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
HelaenafLiterature Possibly a spelling variant of Helena. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon", Helaena Targaryen is the queen consort of Westeros to her brother, Aegon II, during his reign which is disputed by their older half-sister Rhaenyra.
HelaiusmArthurian Cycle Nephew of Joseph of Arimathea and ancestor of Arthur on the maternal side, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.
HelamanmMormon The name of three figures in The Book of Mormon. The most notable Helaman was a Nephite prophet and soldier, the son of Alma the Younger and brother of Shiblon and Corianton... [more]
HelfridfSwedish, Finland Swedish The origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of Helfried or a variant of Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in Eloise).
HelmandmPashto From the name of the Helmand River that flows through Afghanistan, itself derived from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰) meaning "with dams, having a dam".
HelmdagmGermanic Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with daga "day."
HelmertmWest Frisian, Dutch (Rare) Variant of Helmer. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Helmert van der Flier (1827-1899) and the Dutch actor Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023).
HelorummMormon Son of King Benjamin (c. 130 BC), brother of Mosiah and Helaman. Helorum is mentioned in only one verse, but is addressed with his brothers by King Benjamin.
HemlatafIndian, Marathi, Hindi Possibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता (hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (Ernodea littoralis).
HemlockmEnglish (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).
HendinafMedieval English Meaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word (ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word gehende means "close, near, nearby".
HenrionfFrench (Swiss, Archaic) Local feminine form of Henri by way of combining the name with the diminutive ending -on (compare names like Marion 1 and Alison) found in Montreux up until the early 1700s.
HermaiafAncient Greek Feminine form of Hermaios. In ancient Greece, Hermaia was also the name of several annual festivals that were held in honour of the god Hermes.
HermindmArthurian Cycle The brother of King Hermance of the Red City, Hermind fought Sir Palomides for the right of avenging Hermance’s death, but yielded to Palomides as the better warrior.... [more]
HermionmGreek Mythology According to the 2nd-century AD writer Pausanias, Europs' son Hermion was said to be the founder of Hermione, a city in Argolis.
Hernanim & fSpanish, Theatre Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.
HesionefGreek Mythology Said to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο (heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [more]
HeywoodmEnglish 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]