Submitted Names of Length 8

Hariëtta f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Harriëtta.

Harietta f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Hariet and variant of Harrietta.

Hariëtte f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Harriëtte.

Hariette f English (Archaic)
Variant of Harriette.

Harigast m Germanic
From Proto-Germanic *gastiz (guest). This was the name of an ancient priest whose helmet was found in Ženjak.

Harigild m & f Germanic
Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

Harigund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Harikage m Japanese (Rare)
This is name is used as 針影, spelled with 針 (hari) meaning "needle, hand, pointer, fishhook, distant" and 影 (#ka.ge 3) meaning "shadow,s hade, other side".

Hariklia f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Chariclea.

Hariland m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with land "land."

Harilaos m Greek
Modern transcription of Charilaos.

Harimund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Harishni f Tamil

Haritina f Romanian, Moldovan, Latvian (Rare), Ukrainian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Russian form of Charitina.

Hariward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Harjanti f Indonesian (Rare)

Harkiran f Punjabi
This name means the ray of sunshine coming down from god. It is of Punjabi origin.

Harkirat m & f Indian (Sikh)
From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit कीर्ति (kīrti) meaning "fame, renown, glory, praise".

Harkless m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Harkliss.

Harkliss m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Hercules.

Harlampi m Russian
Russian variant transcription of Kharlampiy.

Harlinde f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Herlinde.

Harmatka f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian harmat "dew" combined with a diminutive suffix.

Harmonee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmoney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmonie f French
The french world for "harmony". The popularity of this name was influenced by the european french version of Super Mario where "Rosalina" is called "Harmonie". Also this is the french name of Harmonia.

Harmonii f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmtien f Dutch

Harodain m Romani
Romani corruption of Herodion.

Haroldas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Harold.

Harotaro m Japanese (Rare)

Harpagon m Theatre
From the character created by French playwright Molière, the name Harpagon is derived from the Latin harpago "harpoon, raptor", itself derived from the ancient Greek ἁρπαγή (harpagế) "greed, rapacity".

Harpagus m Old Persian

Harriatt f English
Alternate spelling of Harriet

Harrigan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Harrigan.

Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.

Harshini f Indian
Sanskrit... [more]

Harshita f Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Feminine form of Harshit.

Harsiese m Ancient Egyptian, Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ḥr-zꜣ-ꜣst meaning "Horus, son of Isis". This was used as an epithet of the god Horus as well as a given name.

Hartbert m Germanic, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Variant of Hardbert.

Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.

Hartigan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hartigan.

Hartinah f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian arti meaning "meaning".

Hartlieb m German (Archaic)
Containing name elements hart and liob.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruhide m Japanese
From 東 (haru) meaning "the east, the Orient" and 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Haruhiko m Japanese
From Japanese 榛 (haru) meaning "hazelnut", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Haruhime f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Haruhiro m Japanese
From Japanese 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruhisa m Japanese
From 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence" and 彌 (hisa) meaning "go across, span, cover, for a long time, forever". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Haruhito m Japanese
Haru means "Spring","Clear Weather",and possibly "Sunny" with different kanji. Hito means "Person". Haruhito Tomi is an architectural designer who has worked in East London for many years. Japananses male names that end in "hito" aren't common,like Ryuhito for instance.

Haruichi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Harukako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harukana f Japanese
From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.

Harukari f Japanese
From Japanese 遥 (haru) meaning "far off, distant" combined with 李 (kari) meaning "plum". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harukaze m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 春風 (harukaze) meaning "spring breeze."... [more]

Harukiko m Japanese
Variant transcription of Haruhiko.

Harukiyo m Japanese
From 陽 (haru) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 斎 (kiyo) meaning "Buddhist service, cleansing, purification, room" or 人 (kiyo) meaning "person"... [more]

Harukuni m Japanese
From 温 (haru) meaning "warm", 浩 (haru) meaning "prosperous" or 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence" and 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country", 郁 (kuni) meaning "culture, cultural progress, fragrance, perfume", or 薰 (kuni) meaning "scent, fragrance, perfume, smolder"... [more]

Harumasa m Japanese
From 成 (haru) meaning "to become" combined with 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "true, real, genuine". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Harumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From 榛 (haru, shin) meaning "hazelnut, Asian hazel", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat". This name can also be comprised of other combinations of kanji.

Harunaga m Japanese
From Japanese 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 修 (naga) meaning "discipline". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harunako f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 榛 (haru) meaning "hazelnut", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 名 (na) meaning "name" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]

Harunobu m Japanese
春 (haru, shun) meaning "spring season", 晴 (haru, teru, hare) meaning "clear weather", or 治 (haru, ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 信 (nobu, shin) meaning "trust, faith, believe", 延 (nobu.ru) meaning "prolong, stretch"... [more]

Harusame f Japanese
From Japanese 春雨 (harusame) meaning "spring rain".

Harusato m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Harusuke m Japanese
From 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence" or 暖 (haru) meaning "warm" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help" or 介 (suke) meaning "shell, shellfish". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Harutaka m Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (haru) meaning "quick, sharp", 治 (haru) meaning "govern, regulate, administer", 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear up" combined with 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous"... [more]

Harutami m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) meaning "light, sun, male", 遥 (haru) meaning "distant, remote" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil" or 黎⁠ (tami, rei, ri, kuro.i, rai) meaning "bluish black, gloomy, dusky"... [more]

Harutaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Harutarou.

Harutiun m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հարություն (see Harutyun).

Harutomo m Japanese

Haruyasu m Japanese
From 治 (haru) meaning "govern, rule" and 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruyuki m Japanese
From 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow." Other kanji combinations can be used.

Haryanti f Javanese
Feminine form of Haryanto.

Haryanto m Javanese
From the Javanese noble title arya meaning "respected, esteemed, noble".

Haryotes m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Horudja.

Harytyna f Ukrainian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant transliteration of Харитина (see Haritina).

Hasanbiy m Karachay-Balkar
From the Arabic given name Hasan and the Karachay-Balkar бий (biy) meaning "bey, prince".

Hasannor m Maranao
Variant of Hasanor.

Haseenah f Arabic
Variant of Haseena.

Hasherin m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Hashim It means Strong or Destroyer of Evil

Hashimah f Malay
Feminine form of Hashim.

Hashizou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Hashizo.

Hasieńka f Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Halszka.

Hasleigh f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Hasley.

Haslinda f Malay, Indonesian

Hasoonah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).

Hassanah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسنة (see Hasana).

Hassanor m Filipino, Maranao
Combination of Hassan and Nor 1.

Hassouna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).

Hassunah f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic حَسُّونَة (ḥassūnah) meaning "beautiful".

Ḫaštayar f Hittite
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a Hittite noblewoman who was speculated to be either a daughter or a wife of Hattusili I.

Hásteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse name which probably meant "high stone", from Old Norse hár "high" and steinn "stone". Alternatively the first element may be derived from Primitive Scandinavian *hanhista "horse" or Primitive Scandinavian *haþu "battle"... [more]

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

Hasyimah f Malay
Variant of Hashimah.

Hataikan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Hathaikan.

Hatairat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Hathairat.

Hataiwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Hathaiwan.

Hate-evil f English (Puritan)
Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."

Hatepuna f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Her name originates in Hattic ha "sea" and puna "child". She is the daughter of the sea god and becomes the wife of Telipinu because of the rescue of Ištanu.

Hathagat m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Possibly derived from haþu "battle, combat" and gaut "Geat". This was the name of an early Saxon leader considered the founding father of Saxony.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hatheryn f Cornish (Archaic)

Hatidzhe f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Khadija.

Hatidzse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transciption of Khadija.

Hatsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hatsurou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Hatsuro.

Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.

Hauquina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hauquin.

Haurlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of haƀuraR "buck", "he-goat" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Havalina f Popular Culture

Havasgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek havas meaning "desire" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.

Havergal m English
Famous bearer was the composer Havergal Brian.

Haviland f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haviland.

Havryila f Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Havryil.

Havstein m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hafsteinn.

Hawaikii f & m Maori
Its a pretty cool name.

Hawanatu f Western African
Possibly a form of Hawa, used in Sierra Leone.

Hawariah f Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Hawari.

Hawaryat m Ge'ez
Means "apostles" in Ge'ez.

Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Hayabusa m Japanese (Rare)
From 隼 (hayabusa), referring to the peregrine falcon.... [more]

Hayahiko m Japanese
From Japanese 剣 (haya) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hayahito m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 勇 (haya) meaning "brave" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person" or 仁 (hito) meaning "benevolence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hayakazu m Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 颯 (haya) meaning "the sound of the wind" combined with 一 (kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.

Haydelis f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aideliz, or an elaboration of Haydée.

Haydrian m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadrian.

Ha-ye-seul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of Haneul and Ye-seul.

Haygaran m Armenian
From the Armenian name for the central region of the country.

Hayırqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar хайыр (hayır) meaning "benefit", or the Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr) or Persian خیر (xeyr) meaning "good", and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Hayitgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Hayitjon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Hayitnoz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Hayitqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayit meaning "feast day, holiday" and qiz meaning "girl".

Haymitch m Literature
Invented by author Suzanne Collins for her 'Hunger Games' novels and used as the first name of Haymitch Abernathy, mentor to main protagonist Katniss Everdeen. It may be an alteration of Hamish, influenced by Mitch.

Hayotgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hayot meaning "life" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Hayrbībī f Balochi
Derived from hayr meaning "wellbeing" and bībī meaning "lady".

Hayrenik m Armenian
Means "fatherland" in Armenian.

Hayuning f Javanese
Variant of Ayuning.

Hazeline f American
Elaboration of Hazel.

Hazelnut m English (American, Rare)
Comes from the English word hazelnut meaning "a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel".

Hazelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazelyn.

Hazleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazley.

Hazvinei f Shona
Hazvinei means "Never mind, no worries". This name may be given by a parent who was offended

Heahhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and helm "helmet, protection".

Heahhild f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name derived from the elements heah meaning "high, tall" and hild meaning "battle".

Heahmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English heah "high" and mund "protection".

Heahræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and ræd "wisdom, counsel, advice".

Heahstan m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "high stone" from the elements heah "high" and stan "stone". It is a cognate of Old Norse Hásteinn.

Heahwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and wulf "wolf".

Heanriga f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Harriet and Henrietta, deriving from Old English Heanric.

Hearding m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from the Old English element heard meaning "hard, strong, bold" combined with the name-forming suffix ing.

Hearthom m Mormon
Middle Jaredite king and son of Lib.

Heartlee f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley or a combination of Heart and Lee.

Heartley f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley influenced by the English word: Heart.

Heberich f East Frisian (Archaic)

Hectoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Hector.

Hedjarah f Filipino, Maranao
Variant of Hedjara.

Hedrikhe m Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
Circassian God of Death.

Hedvička f Czech
Diminutive form of Hedvika.

Hedvigis f Polish (Archaic), Medieval Polish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hedwig.

Heekyung f Korean

Heeraman m Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).

Heeseung m Korean

Hefaistė f Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Hefaistas.

Hefzibah f Hebrew
Modern variant of Hephzibah

Hegarenn f Breton (Rare)

Hegbjǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægbiǫrn.

Hegemone f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἡγεμόνη (hegemone) meaning "female leader, queen", which thus makes this name the feminine form of Hegemon.... [more]

Hégésias m History (Gallicized)
French form of Hegesias.

Hegesias m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide"... [more]

Hegèsies m Catalan
Catalan form of Hegesias.

Hegésipo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hegesippos via it's Latinized form Hegesippus.

Hegesipo m History
Basque and Spanish form of Hegesippus.

Heghineh f Armenian
Alternate transcription of Heghine.

Hegvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hægvaldr.

Hegviðr m Old Norse
Variant of Hægviðr.

Hé-gylfir m Old Norse
Combination of the prefix hé- ("household, family") and the Old Norse name Gylfir.

Heherson m Filipino
From the phrase "He, Her Son", referring to Jesus Christ's position as the son of Mary. A known bearer was Heherson Alvarez (1939-2020), a Filipino politician.

Hehewuti f Hopi
Means "mother-spirit of the warrior" in Hopi.

Heidelen f German (Rare)
A combination of Heide and Lene.

Heidewig f German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hedwig.

Heidiwig f Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hedwig.

Heihachi m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [more]

Heilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German beraht "bright."

Heilecke f Medieval German
Medieval German form of Heilike.

Heilfúss m Old Norse
Variant of Hæilfúss.

Heilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Heilgund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German gund "war."

Heilmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German mund "protection."

Heiltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and þruþ "strength."

Heilward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German wart "guard."

Heilwige f Medieval Flemish, Medieval German
Variant of Heilwig. This was the name of a Christian mystic from Brussels.

Heimbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Heimbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).

Heimfrid m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Heimgard f German (Rare)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "home", and gard meaning "enclosure".

Heimhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".

Heimkell m Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hæimkæll.

Heimoana m Tahitian
Means "crown of the ocean"; a combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".

Heimtrud f German (Rare)
From the Germanic elements heim meaning "home" and thrud meaning "strength".

Heineken m Ijaw
Probably derived from the Dutch surname Heineken.... [more]

Heineken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hendrick.

Heinkiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinkijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Heinrich.

Heinrica f Romansh
Variant of Henrica.

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

Heinrihs m Latvian
Latvian form of Heinrich.

Heiðarr m Icelandic
Variant of Heiðar.

Heiðbrá f Icelandic
From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".

Heiðrik m Faroese
Variant of Heiðrikur.

Heiðvík f Faroese
Faroese form of Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and víg "fight, battle".

Hekataia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hekataios.

Hekewika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hedwig.

Hektoras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hector.

Hektorka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Hector.

Hekurane f Albanian
Feminine form of Hekuran.

Helamana m Mormon
Samoan form of Helaman.

Heleanor f English
Combination of Helen and Eleanor.

Héleinne f Picard
Picard form of Hélène.

Helenann f English (Rare)
Combination of Helen and Ann. It has been used since 1920.

Helenice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Helena.

Helenita f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Helena.

Helenius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Variant of Helenus. This is the name of 3rd century AD Roman grammarian and commentator Helenius Acron.

Helenora f Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin form of Eleanor, recorded in England.

Helenore f English (Rare), Literature
An elaboration of Helen or Elenore. Used by Scottish poet Alexander Ross (1699-1784) in Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess, published in 1768.

Heleriin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hele and Riin.

Helernus m Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a minor god of the underworld in Roman mythology.

Helevysa f Medieval French
Variant of Helewis.

Helewisa f Medieval French
Variant of Helewis.

Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helfrid.

Helgarda f Polish (Rare)
Form of Helgard. Last year it was borne by 13 women in Poland.

Heliabel f Arthurian Cycle
The Grail heroine and the sister of Perceval.... [more]

Helianna f & m Finnish
A combination of Hel, from Helena, and Anna.

Héliette f French
Diminutive of Hélie (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). Also compare Éliette.

Heliodor m Polish (Rare), Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.

Helioner f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Helionna f German (Bessarabian)

Hellanis f Ancient Greek
Doric Greek variant of Ἑλληνίς (Hellenis), an Attic Greek vocabulary word meaning "Greek woman", the feminine form of Ἕλλην (Hellen) (see Ellada).

Hellawes f Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Helewise. It occurs in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight... [more]

Hellicha f Medieval Dutch
Hellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.

Helmbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Helmbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Helmburg f Germanic
The first element is derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Helmgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derives from the Old English element helm "helmet" and guð "battle".

Helmiina f Finnish
Either a short form of Vilhelmiina or an elaboration of Helmi ("pearl" in Finnish).

Helmoald m Old High German
Old High German variant form of Helmwald.

Helmrich m German
German younger form of Helmerich.

Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."

Helmwald m Old High German
Combination of helm "helmet" and walt "ruler".

Helmward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Helmwige f Theatre
Derived from the Germanic name elements helm "helmet" and wig "battle". Helwige is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.

Helouise f American (Rare), Louisiana Creole, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse.

Helpfrid m Medieval German
Old High German combination of helfa "help" and fridu "peace", "friendship".

Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.

Helsinki m Popular Culture
Capital city of Finland.... [more]

Helvecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Helvetia.

Helvécio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Portuguese form of Helvetius.

Helvecio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Helvetia.

Helvétia f French Creole (Rare)
French form of Helvetia. A notable bearer is Reunionese karateka Helvétia Taily (1999-).

Helvetia f Obscure
Likely taken from the name of the national personification of Switzerland. It comes from Helvetii, the name of a Celtic tribe. A bearer of this name was Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, a member of The Boswell Sisters, a close harmony singing trio.

Helvidis f Medieval French
Variant of Elvidis.

Helvydis f Medieval French
Variant of Elvidis.

Helwisia f Medieval English
Variant of Helwisa.

Helwysia f Medieval English
Variant of Helwisia.

Hélyette f French (Rare)
Variant of Héliette.

Hemakshi f Hindi, Gujarati
Means "golden-eyed" from Sanskrit हेम (hema) meaning "golden" and अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye".

Hemantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Hemant.

Hemanthi f Sinhalese
Variant of Hemanti.

Hemelian m German (Bessarabian)

Hémétère m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Emeterius.

Hemilton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Hemingur m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hæmingr.

Hemithea f Greek Mythology
Means "demigoddess" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a goddess who was formerly the mortal woman Molpadia. It was also borne by the sister of Tenes, locked in a chest with her brother and cast out to sea and together landing on an island where Tenes reigned as king... [more]

Hemminki m Finnish
Finnish form of Hemming.

Henderik m Dutch
Variant of Hendrik.

Hendrica f Dutch
Feminine form of Hendricus.

Hendrich m Sorbian
Sorbian borrowing of Heinrich.

Hendrike f German (Modern)
Hendrike is a female form of Hendrik.

Hendrine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrina.

Henecota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Henna.

Henerick m English
English variant of Henrik.

Henessis f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Génesis.

Hengameh f Persian
Possibly derived from Persian هنگام (hengam) meaning "time; occasion; season".

Hengheng f Chinese

Henikaja m & f Malagasy
Means "full of glory" in Malagasy.

Henioche f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ἡνίοχος (hêniochos) meaning "charioteer, driver, one who holds the reins", itself derived in part from the word ἡνία (hênia) "reins, bridle". In Greek mythology this was an epithet of the goddess Hera... [more]

Henleigh f English
Variant of Henley

Hennadij m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hennadiy.

Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]

Henninge f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Henning.

Henretta f American
Variant of Henrietta.

Henrieta f Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Romanian
Czech, Slovak, Kashubian and Romanian form of Henrietta.

Henriete f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Henriette.