HófehérkefFolklore Hungarian name meaning "snow white". This is a literal translation of the German literary name Schneewittchen (earlier Sneewittchen), and was probably first used as a borrowing from the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm.
HohodzukifJapanese From Japanese 微 (hoho) meaning "delicate" combined with 月 (dzuki) meaning "moon". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
HongliangmChinese From Chinese 蕻 (hóng) meaning "budding, flourishing", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good" or 亮 (liàng) "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]
Hong-ryeonfLiterature Means "red lotus" from Sino-Korean 紅蓮. Hong-ryeon is the name of one of the heroines in the Korean folktale "The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon".
HongseungmKorean From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
Hong Taijim & fManchu, Chinese (?) Possibly deriving from the Mongolian khong tayiji, a title that was borrowed from the Chinese 皇太子 huang taizi ("crown prince"). This was likely the personal name of the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty (1592-1643 CE).
HongzhangmChinese From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 章 (zhāng) meaning "chapter"... [more]
HongzhengfChinese From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".
HordjedefmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḥr-ḏd.f meaning "Horus is his stability", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with ḏd "stability".
HortariusmGermanic (Latinized) Hortarius was an Alemmanic king in the 4th century, said to have been tortured and burned alive.
HoshihikomJapanese From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" or 灯 (ho) meaning "lit flame such as a candle or torch", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [more]
HoshihimefJapanese From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
HoshihitomJapanese From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
HoshizukifJapanese From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 月 (zuki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HöskuldurmIcelandic Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]
HostiliusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin hostilis "hostile." This name was borne by Tullus Hostilius, a legendary Roman king from the 7th century BC.
HowardenafAfrican American (Rare) Feminine form of Howard. A famous bearer of this name is an American artist, curator, critic, and educator Howardena Pindell (1943-).
HrastimirmCroatian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
HristomirmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Hristos, which is the Slavic form of Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
HuangrongfChinese From the Chinese 凰 (huáng) meaning "female phoenix" and 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree".
HuashuangfChinese (Rare) From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost". Other character combinations are possible.
HuddibrasmArthurian Cycle Huddibras is Elissa's lover in Book 2, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene".
HudhayfahmArabic Means "little short one" or "short-statured" in Arabic, derived from a diminutive that ultimately comes from the Arabic verb حذف (hadafa) or (hadhafa) meaning "to shorten, to reduce" as well as "to remove, to take away"... [more]
HuematzinmAztec and Toltec Mythology Huematzin is mentioned in some Mesoamerican codices as being a sage and a member of Toltec nobility and scholar who lived during the end of the 8th century. It is unknown whether he was an actual historical person or a legendary figure... [more]
Huin-yeoulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."
HutellurafHurrian Mythology Likely means "midwife", deriving from the Hurrian hutelluri. Hutellura was a goddess of fate, and a divine midwife. In her role as a divine midwife she is closely associated with Hutena.
HvatmóðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly" and móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
HvězdomírmCzech The first element of this name is derived from Czech hvězda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Slovak hviezda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HydrangeafObscure From the flower (species Hydrangea macrophylla), also called hortensia in English. The name is derived from Greek ὕδωρ (hudor) meaning "water" and ἀγγεῖον (angeion) meaning "vessel", in reference to the bulb or cone shape of its seed capsules.
Hye-gyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (gyeong).... [more]
HyekyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).
Hyeong-gonmKorean From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".
Hyeong-wonmKorean From Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" and 遠 "distant, remote, far; profound".
Hyeon-jungmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 重 "heavy, weighty; double".
Hyeon-SeokmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able", 鉉 (hyeon) which refers to a device used to lift a tripod cauldron, or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "dark, black, mysterious" combined with 石 (seok) meaning "stone", 碩 (seok) meaning "big, large" or 錫 (seok) meaning "tin"... [more]
HyperenormAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above, beyond" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
HyperippefGreek Mythology Derived from ὑπέρ (hupér) meaning “above” and ἵππος (híppos) meaning “horse”.
HypocrisymLiterature Middle English from Old French ypocrisie, via ecclesiastical Latin, from Greek hupokrisis ‘acting of a theatrical part’, from hupokrinesthai ‘play a part, pretend’, from hupo ‘under’ + krinein ‘decide, judge.’
HypsiclesmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑψικλῆς (Hypsikles), derived from ῠ̔́ψῐ (hypsi) meaning "on high, aloft" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
HypsipylefGreek Mythology Derived from ὕψῐ (húpsi) meaning “on high” and πύλη (púlē) meaning "door, gate".
IargæirrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of jara 'battle, fight' and geirr 'spear'.
IárnvidiafNorse Mythology Means "she of Iron-wood" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda Iárnvidia is a female troll who lives in Járnvid ("the iron wood"). She is sometimes identified with Angrboða.
IbadullahmArabic, Urdu The first element of this name is derived from Arabic عباد ('ibad), which is the plural of the noun عبد ('abd) meaning "servant, slave". The second element is derived from the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah)... [more]
IccauhtlimNahuatl Nahuatl and Native American name meaning "younger brother".
IchirōbeimJapanese From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 郎 (rou) meaning "son" combined with 平 (bei) meaning "peace, flat". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IchitaroumJapanese From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ichneumonm & fAncient Greek From the name given to the mythologized Egyptian mongoose. Ichneumon is a fearless creature who, despite its small size, will hunt down and kill snakes, crocodiles, and dragons.
IcnocuauhmNahuatl Means "humble eagle" or "sad eagle" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan, someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and cuauhtli "eagle"... [more]
IdomeneusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax... [more]
IecuthielmBiblical Latin Form of Jekuthiel used in the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate"), which has been the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since 1979.
IlluyankamNear Eastern Mythology, Hittite Mythology Likely means "snake", from Proto-Indo-European elements *h₁illu- and *h₂engʷeh₂. Illuyanka was the name of a serpentine dragon in Hittite mythology, who was slain by the sky god Tarhunz... [more]
IlyasvielfPopular Culture This is the name of a character from the 'Fate/stay night' Japanese visual novel; Ilyasviel 'Ilya' von Einzbern is a German aristocrat.
Imad al-DinmArabic Means "pillar of the faith" from Arabic عماد ('imad) meaning "support, pillar" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
ImmaculéefFrench (African, Rare) French cognate of Inmaculada. A known bearer is Rwandan writer Immaculée Ilibagiza (1972-), a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
IngalbaldmMedieval French An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old High German bald "bold".
IngalradafMedieval French An elongation of Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt "counsel, advice".