HloðwigmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Louis, deriving from Germanic Hludwig. This is the form of Louis that was present in England before the Norman Conquest in 1066, where it was replaced with Middle English Lewis and Lowis.
HludanafGermanic Mythology Hludana is a Germanic goddess attested in five ancient Latin inscriptions from the Rhineland and Frisia, all dating from 197–235 AD (the Beetgum inscription was dedicated by a group of fishermen)... [more]
Hlulanim & fTsonga Means "win, conquer" in Xitsonga.
Hlwanm & fBurmese Means "to spread over or widely" in Burmese.
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.
Hniangf & mChin Means "youngest, dearest" in Hakha Chin.
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".
HobmWest Frisian Frisian short form of names that have hugu for a first element, and of which the second element starts with a "b." The name Hugubert is a good example of that.
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.
HobartmEnglish Apparently derived from the given name Hubert. Also a transferred use of the surname Hobart.
Hobisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hoby meaning "shout of rejoicing" and soa meaning "good".
Hobomockm & fAlgonquin, Wampanoag, Narragansett, New World Mythology In Algonquin legends (mainly Wampanoag and Narragansett) Hobomock is the manito the spirit of death: a destructive, often evil, being. He is subject of many Wampanoag 'bogeyman' stories, warning children away from dangerous or naughty behavior... [more]
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]
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).
HoelunfMedieval Mongolian Etymology uncertain. Name borne by an Olkhonud woman, who was the mother of Genghis Khan.
HœnirmNorse Mythology Possibly means "strong" or "helper" in Old Norse. Hœnir is a god in Norse mythology. According to 'The Prose Edda', he, along with Lóðurr, helped Odin create the first humans.
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.
Hogaram & fJapanese (Rare) From the stem of adjective 朗らか (hogaraka) meaning "cheerful, merry; bright, clear."... [more]
HogarthmEnglish (Rare) Transferred from the surname “Hogarth”. This name was borne by a character in the cartoon movie “The Iron Giant”, starring little Hogarth Hughes and a giant iron robot from outer space.
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.
HohfridmGermanic Derived from Old High German hoh meaning "high" combined with Old High German fridu meaning "peace."
HohikomJapanese From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
HohofJapanese From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" or 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend"... [more]
HohodzukifJapanese From Japanese 微 (hoho) meaning "delicate" combined with 月 (dzuki) meaning "moon". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
HohoemifJapanese (Modern, Rare) From 微笑み (hohoemi) meaning "smile," derived from 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek" (normally hō when used in isolation) and 笑み (emi), the continuative form of the verb 笑む (emu) meaning "to smile."... [more]
HộimVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 會 (hội) meaning "meeting, assembly".
HợifVietnamese Means "pig" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the pig.
Hoim & fChinese (Cantonese) Means "ocean" and is often combined with a second character to form a given name. For example, the female name 海婷 (Hoi Ting).
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).
HokafJapanese From Japanese 甫 (ho) meaning "beginning, for the first time" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.
HokofJapanese From Japanese 法 (ho) meaning "law, model, method, principle" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hokule'af & mHawaiian, Astronomy Hōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star... [more]
Hokutom & fJapanese As a unisex name, this name combines 北 (hoku, kita) meaning "north" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper" or 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis."... [more]
HolafPolynesian Means "hour" in Hawaiian, Samoan and Maori.
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".
HollandinefDutch (Rare, Archaic) Derived from the place name Holland 1, part of the Netherlands. In the case of Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, the name was given to her because she was born in Dutch exile and the States General took over the sponsorship.
HollermNorse Mythology In Norse myth, Holler is the god of death and destruction and the one who brings diseases and disasters. He drags people to his dungeon where he tortures them to death.
HolmesmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Holmes in infrequent use as a first name in America in the late 1800s and the first decade of the 1900s.
HolmfastrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet" and fastr "strong, firm".
Holmfridm & fSwedish Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.
HolmgærðrmOld Norse Combination of holmr 'small island' and garðr 'enclosure', 'protection'.
HolmgarmAnglo-Saxon Old English form of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, possibly using the Old English elements holm "ocean, waters" and gar "spear".
HolmgautrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gautr "goth".
HomammArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic همام (see Humam).
Homarem & fJapanese This name can be used as 誉, 帆希, 歩希 or 穂希 with 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, reputation," 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step," 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "few, hope, wish, rare."... [more]
HomeermDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Dutch form of Homer. It was mostly used in the 17th and 18th century, usually in order to refer to the Greek epic poet.
HomerusmAncient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare) Latinized form of Homeros (see Homer). It is chiefly by this form that the Greek epic poet is known in the Dutch-speaking world (such as Flanders and the Netherlands).
HomifJapanese From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
HomiefJapanese From Japanese 法 (ho) meaning "method", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HomikafJapanese From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "grain", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
HomikofJapanese From Japanese 穂 (ho) meaning "ear of grain", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HomilyfLiterature The name of a character from the children's novel 'The Borrowers' (1952) by Mary Norton. A homily is a Catholic sermon, but the name was probably a borrower corruption of Emily (their names were all mispronounced forms of traditional names).
HomonoiafGreek Mythology Homonoia in ancient Greek religion, was a minor goddess of concord, unanimity, and oneness of mind. Her opposite was Eris (Strife).... [more]
Homum & fJapanese From 穂 (ho) meaning “grain”, or 保 (ho) meaning “protect, maintain”, combined with 武 (mu) meaning “military, martial”, or 夢 (mu) meaning “dream, vision”.
HomurafJapanese (Modern, Rare) This name can used as 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame" or 秀邑 with 秀 (shuu, hii.deru, ho) meaning "beauty, excel(lence), surpass" and 邑 (yuu, ure.eru, kuni, mura) meaning "village, hamlet."... [more]
HomurakofJapanese From Japanese 炎 (homura) meaning "flame" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.