Submitted Names Starting with H

Huân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 勳 (huân) meaning "meritorious deed, rank".

Huan m Spanish (Rare), Extremaduran
Variant of Juan 1 found in the Spanish region Extremadura.

Huan m Manx (Archaic)

Huana f Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh huan "sun".

Huanghun f & m Chinese
Chinese meaning "nightfall"

Huangrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 凰 (huáng) meaning "female phoenix" and 榕 (róng) meaning "banyan tree".

Huanitl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain; the name was often written with the flag glyph panitl, but this was almost certainly a phonetic representation of the name, and unrelated to its etymology. This was the Nahuatl name of Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, an Aztec tlatoani (ruler) who became the first governor of Tenochtitlan under colonial Spanish rule.

Huaniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Huanlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Huanlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret".

Huanmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 幻 (huàn) meaning "illusion, fantasy, mirage" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".

Huanming m Chinese
From Chinese 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or 环 (huán) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [more]

Huanrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Huanshuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, happy, pleased" and 烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle".

Huanu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juan 1.

Huanxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Huanyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".

Huanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Huaping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "to wander, to travel around" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Huaqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [more]

Huasheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life, living, lifetime, birth".

Huashuang f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" combined with 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost". Other character combinations are possible.

Huâttar m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Theodore.

Huaxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and 夏 (xià) meaning "summer".

Huaxu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 华 (huá, meaning “flower”, “luxuriance”) and 胥 (xū, meaning “all, each and every”). In Chinese mythology this name is borne by the mother of Fuxi and Nüwa... [more]

Huaxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious" and 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, variegated, adorned, brilliant".

Huāyīn f Chinese
From Chinese 花音 (huāyīn) meaning "appoggiatura" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Huaying f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Huayu f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Huayuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Huazi f Chinese
From Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, Chinese" combined with 子 (zǐ) meaning "child". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Hub m Indigenous American
Crow name

Huba m Hungarian
Meaning unknown.

Hubal m Near Eastern Mythology
May mean "master god". From the Aramaic hu meaning 'spirit, god', and Ba'al 'master, lord'.... [more]

Hubald m Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old German hugu meaning "mind, heart" and Old High German bald meaning "bold".

Hubbard m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hubbard, itself derived from Hubert.

Hübbe m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hube m American
Diminutive of Hubert. The pianist Hube Hanna worked with bandleader and composer Hoagy Carmichael.

Hùbert m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hubert.

Hubèrt m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Hubert.

Hùberta f Kashubian
Feminine form of Hùbert.

Huberta f Dutch, German (Rare), Polish, Hungarian
Feminine form of Hubert.

Hubertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hubert.

Huberte f French (Rare), French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Hubert.

Hubertha f Dutch, German
Variant of Huberta.

Huberthina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hubertina.

Hubertilda f Dutch (Archaic)
Combination of Huberta with a feminine given name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Mathilda... [more]

Hubertilde f German (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Combination of Huberta (German) or Huberte (French) with a feminine given name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Mathilde and Reinhilde.

Hubertin m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Hubert, as it contains the French masculine diminutive suffix -in.

Hubertina f Dutch, German (Rare)
Variant of Hubertine.

Hubertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Dutch, German (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Huberte, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine. In other words: this name is the feminine form of Hubertin.... [more]

Hubertinus m Dutch
Extended form of Hubertus.

Huberto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hubert.

Hubertusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Hubertus.

Hubie m English
Diminutive of Hubert.

Hubsi m German
Nickname for Hubert.

Huc m Gascon
Gascon form of Hugo.

Huch’uykilla f Quechua
Feminine Quechua name derived from huchuy meaning "small" and killa meaning "moon".

Huchuysisa f Quechua
Means "little flower" in Quechua, from huchuy, "little" and sisa, "flower".

Hud m Arabic
Hud was a prophet of ancient Arabia mentioned in the Qur’an.

Hud m English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Hudson.

Hüda f Turkish
Turkish form of Huda.

Hudaelyangwon f Korean

Hudah f Malaysian

Hüdaverdi m Turkish
Turkish form of Xudaverdi.

Hudd m Medieval English
Variant of Hudde.

Huddibras m Arthurian Cycle
Huddibras is Elissa's lover in Book 2, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene".

Hude f Judeo-Spanish, Yiddish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hode.

Hudha f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Huda.

Hudhayfah m Arabic
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]

Hudhud m Arabic
This is the word for hoopoe-bird. This animal is one of the main protagonists of Surah An-Naml (the Ant) in the Qur'an.

Hudie f Chinese
Means "butterfly" in Chinese.

Hudit f Armenian
Armenian form of Judith.

Hudjefa m Ancient Egyptian
Means "erased, missing" in Egpytian, possibly derived from ḥḏj "to smash" or wzf "to neglect, to ignore". This is a pseudonym for a 2nd Dynasty pharaoh as reported on the Turin canon since his original name was already lost in Ramesside times.

Hudkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Hudde

Hudria f Medieval French
Recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.

Hudsen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hudson.

Hudsyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Hudson given to 52 girls in and 23 boys in 2016.

Hue m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Variant of Hugh.

Hue f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Huệ used outside of Vietnam.

Huecamecatl m Nahuatl
Means "long rope", from Nahuatl hueca "far away, distant" and mecatl "rope, cord".

Huecanemitl m Nahuatl
Probably means "one who lives in seclusion" or "one who travels far away" in Nahuatl, the noun form of huecanemi "to live in a secluded place, to go far away".

Huehue m Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "elder, old man" in Nahuatl.

Huēhuecoyōtl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "old coyote", from Nahuatl huehue "elderly person, old man; very old" and coyotl "coyote". This was an Aztec god of mischief, music, dance, and sexuality.

Huehuetecatl m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of Nahuatl huehue "elderly, old man" and -tecatl "person of". Alternately, the first element could be huehuetl "drum", or refer to a location.

Huehueteotl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American
Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.

Huehuetl m Nahuatl
A kind of upright drum that originated in Mesoamerica, the name ultimately deriving from Nahuatl huehue "old man, elderly person".

Huelitl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "powerful one, able one", derived from Nahuatl hueli "power, possibility, ability".

Huell m English (American)
Form of the Old English Howell, which derives from the Old Welsh Hywel. Notable bearers of the name include television host Huell Howser and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul character Huell Babineaux.

Huelyehuatl m Nahuatl
Means "the very same one" in Nahuatl.

Huelyn m English (American, Rare)
Birth name of 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly musician Huelyn Wayne Duvall (1939-2019).

Hueman m Mormon
A form of Mormon used in the Works of Ixtlilxochitl.

Huematzin m Aztec 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]

Huen m & f English

Huenú f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Wenu.

Huertas f Spanish (European)
Means "orchards" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de las Huertas meaning "Our Lady of the Orchards". She is the patron saint of the city of Lorca, located in the Region of Murcia, Spain... [more]

Huertaya f Guanche
From Guanche *wər-tayyat, meaning "without support". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.

Huet m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Huet".

Huetl m Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain. Possibly related to Nahuatl huentli, meaning "sacrifice, offering", or huei "large, great".

Hû'eu m Hawaiian
Meaning "mischievious."

Hufane m Somali
Hufane is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]

Hufen f Chinese

Huff m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Huff or a short form of Humphrey.

Huffie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Huffy m & f English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hufriya f Indian (Parsi)
Persian Origin... [more]

Hug m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Hugo.

Hugall m Old Norse
From Old Norse hugall meaning "mindful, attentive".

Hugbald m Old High German
Derived from the Old High German elements hugu "mind, spirit, thought" and bald "bold, brave".

Hugberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Hugborg.

Hugbert m Germanic
Short form of Hugubert. Also, see Hubert.

Hugbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Hugborg.

Hugbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Means "bright mind", from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Hubert.

Hugborg f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Hugdietrich m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
An old composition of Hugo and Dietrich.... [more]

Hugdís f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse hugr "mind, spirit, thought" combined with dís "goddess".

Huge m Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Danish and Swedish form of Hugi.

Hugelin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugen m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Hugh which was was widely used as an Anglicization of Manx Ae and Aedan.

Huggin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughack m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughan m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hughe m Old Danish, Medieval Dutch
Old Danish form of Hugi and medieval Dutch variant of Hugo.

Hughelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugheman m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hughe (compare Hanneman).

Hughen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Hugo.

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

Hughette f English
Variant of Huguette.

Hughey m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Hughga m Japanese

Hughi m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hugi.

Hughina f Scottish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hugh.

Hughlene f English (American)
Hughlene is a feminine form of Hugh that means "of soul, mind, intellect".

Hugho m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Hugo.

Hughoc m Scots
Scots diminutive of Hugh.

Hughock m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughon m English
Variant of Hughen.

Hughtavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Hugh.

Hugi m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic, Danish (Rare)
Either an Old Norse form of Hugo or derived from hugr ("mind, spirit, thought").

Hugin m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Variant of Huginn.

Huginn m Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hugr "mind, thought" (see also Hugubert). In Norse mythology, Huginn is the name of one of Odin's two ravens. Huginn signifies Thought and each day, he and Muninn (the other raven) fly over all the nine worlds known in Norse mythology in order to gather news and information for Odin.

Hüginosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hyginus.

Hugleikur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugleikr.

Húgó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hugo.

Hùgò m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hugo.

Hugó m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Húgó and Hungarian form of Hugo.

Hugobert m Germanic, History, German
Variant of Hugubert. A known bearer of this name was the 7th-century Merovingian senechal Hugobert, whose daughter Plectrude was married to the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal.

Hugoe m Cornish
Cornish form of Hugo

Hugolin m Medieval French, Polish

Hugolina f Medieval English
Feminine form of Hugo or Hugolin used in the Old English times.

Hugoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Hugolin.

Hugon m Polish (Rare)
Polish variant of Hugo created on the basis of the Latin declination.

Hugona f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hugon.

Hugonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugor m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Hugo.

Hugorina f Dutch
Feminine form of Hugo

Hugrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse hugr "mind, thought, mood" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Hugstari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "the stubborn one". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology, also called Haugspori.

Hugue m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Hugues.

Huguelin m Medieval French
Double diminutive of Hugues.

Huguenin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugueta f Catalan, Galician (Rare), Occitan, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Catalan, Galician, Occitan, Portuguese and Spanish form of Huguette.

Huguiro m Guanche
Variant of Zuguiro.

Hugyn m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Huhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Uel used in the Latin Old Testament.

Hui-a f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Huia f Maori

Hui-ah f Korean
Hui, combined with Ah

Huiai f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Huian m & f Chinese
Combination of Hui and An 1.

Huib m Dutch
Short form of Huibert.

Huiba f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 八 (bā) meaning "eight" or "all around, all sides".

Huibao f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Huibert m Dutch
Dutch variant of Hubert.

Huibing f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Huichae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn" and 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" 彩 (chae) meaning "colors"

Hui-cheol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" and 澈 "thoroughly, completely". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hee-chul (1983-).

Huifang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Hui-hye f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn" and 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" 炅 (hye) "brilliance"

Hui-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 曦 (hui) meaning "sunlight", 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty", or 希 (hui) meaning "rare, hope, expect, strive for" combined with 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct"... [more]

Huijie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 薈 (huì) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 皇 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 婕 (jié) meaning "handsome, beautiful" or 解 (jiě) meaning "understanding, solution"... [more]

Huijin f Korean
Variant of Heejin.

Huiju f Chinese (?)

Huijuan f Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]

Hui-jun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious" and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome".

Huijun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler", 莙 (jūn) referring to a species of water plant, 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel" or 䇹 (jùn) referring to a type of bamboo... [more]

Huilang f Chinese
Wise jade tinkling

Huilen f Mapuche
Mapuche "spring".... [more]

Huilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, long for".

Huiliang m Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 回 (huí) meaning "return, go back" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 两 (liǎng) meaning "both, two"... [more]

Huiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]

Huilong f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 珑 (lóng) meaning "gem cut like a dragon".

Huilotl f Nahuatl
Means "mourning dove" in Nahuatl.

Huilun f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 纶 (lún) meaning "green silk thread".

Huimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Huimin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Huin m Korean
Variant of Hun.

Huina f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Na.

Huinan f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Huinga f Maori
Means "gathering" in Māori.

Huinian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Huipeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 会 (huì) meaning "assemble, meet together" and 朋 (péng) meaning "friend".

Huiping f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" or 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful".

Huiqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 荟 (huì) meaning "flourishing, abundant" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune".

Huiqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 谦 (qiān) meaning "humble, modest" or 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage".

Huiqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a kind of orchid, and 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose".

Huiqiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Huiqin f Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute"... [more]

Huiqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, peaceful".

Huiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Huiren f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".

Huirong f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".

Hui-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hui-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" combined with 縷 (ru) meaning "strand; thread, detailed", 蔞 (ru) meaning "piper betel", or 鏤 (ru) meaning "to engrave; to carve, hard steel"... [more]

Hùisdean m Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Ùisdean. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Hugh.

Hui-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Huishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a type or orchid, 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, kind".

Huishao f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Huisheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit, kindness" and 昇 (shēng) meaning "rise, ascent, peace".

Huisu f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".

Huitaca f New World Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of the Muisca goddess of arts, dance and music, witchcraft, sexual liberation and the Moon who was turned into a white owl.

Huitace f Medieval French

Huitai f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 泰 (tài) meaning "great, superior, exalted".

Huitang f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plums".

Huitiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 窕 (tiǎo) meaning "slender, charming, quiet and modest".

Hui-ting f Taiwanese
Taiwanese romanization of Huiting.

Huitzilatl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird water, derived from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and atl "water". Could refer to a blue-green shimmer on water, or to a natural spring of the same name.

Huitzilcuauh m & f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and cuauhtli "eagle".

Huitzilihuitl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird feather" in Nahuatl.

Huitzilin m Nahuatl
Variant of Huitzitl.

Huitzillatzin m Nahuatl
Form of Huitzilatl, using the honorific suffix -tzin. This was the name of the first ruler of Huitzilopochco, an Aztec city-state.

Huitziltemoc m Nahuatl
Means "descending hummingbird", from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and temo "to descend".

Huitzilxochtzin f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl huitzilin, meaning "hummingbird", xōchitl "flower", and the diminutive or reverential suffix "-tzin", often used in Aztec royal families. This was another name of Atotoztli II, the regent or possible tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan.

Huitzitl m & f Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird" in Nahuatl.

Huitznahuatl m Nahuatl
A noble title also used as a given name. Possibly means "thorn speech", from Nahuatl huitztli "thorn, spine" and nahuatl "speech, language; a pleasant sound", or "near the south", from huitztlan "south" and -nahuac "next to, near; with".

Huitznecahual m Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of huitztli "thorn, spine" and Necahual.

Huitztecol m Nahuatl
Means "dark brown; whitish" in Nahuatl.

Huiwei f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 维 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve" or 惠 (huì) meaning "small".

Huiwen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns" or 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

Hui-won f & m Korean
Combination of a hui hanja, like 喜 meaning "happiness," 禧 meaning "luck, good fortune; happiness," 希 meaning "wish, hope, desire" or 熙 meaning "bright, splendid," and a won hanja, such as 源 meaning "root, source," 元 meaning "beginning," 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman."

Huixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 熙 (xī) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

Huixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of fragrant orchid, and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".

Huixin f Chinese
From the Chinese 彗 (huì) meaning "broomstick, comet", 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning".

Huiya f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Ya.

Huiyan f Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Hui-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Huiyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper" or 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory".

Huiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 因 (yīn) meaning "follow, reason, cause" or 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone"... [more]

Huiying f Chinese
From Chinese 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Huiyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), the name of a kind of fragrant orchid, or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".

Huiyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".

Huiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Huiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Huizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 会 or 會 (huì) meaning "meeting, gathering", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 貞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]

Huizheng f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "just, right, proper, correct".

Huizhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), a species of orchid, and 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will".

Huje m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Hugi.

Hujon m Japanese

Hŭk m Buddhism
Min Dong form of Buddha.

Huki m Finnish
Finnish form of Hugi.

Huko m Estonian
Variant of Hugo.

Hukupapa f & m Maori (Rare)
Means "frost" in Maori.

Hul m Biblical
Genesis 10:23

Hulai f Chinese

Hulda f Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Hilda. Also, compare the names Astrid and Astrud, which could be more examples of how an I can turn into a U.

Huldegarde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart meaning "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".

Huldrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hulda "hiding, secrecy" (compare Hulda 1) and rún "secret lore, rune".

Huldrych m German (Swiss)
Remodelled form of Ulrich to be read as huld-reich "rich of grace, rich of favour".... [more]

Huldward m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old High German wart meaning "guard, ward".

Huldwin m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old High German wini meaning "friend".

Hulga f Literature
Hulga Hopewell is a character in Flannery O'Connor's Good Country People.

Huliane f Armenian
Armenian form of Juliane.

Hulichan f Even
Means "fox" in Even.

Hulifah m & f Arabic
A name which derives from an Arabic word meaning "pledged"

Hulisani m & f Venda
Means "respect" in Tshivenda.

Hulk m English
Borne by American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan born Terry Bollea (b. 1953) also used by the Marvel Superhero character.

Hulkar f Uzbek
Means "the Pleiades" in Uzbek.

Hulla f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Hullah.

Hullah f Medieval Arabic
Means "dress, garment" in Arabic.

Hulleah f Indigenous American
Borne by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (1954-), a Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer and educator. Possibly of Navajo, Seminole or Muscogee origin.

Hulon m English

Hulra f Finnish
Finnish form of Hulda 1.

Hulta f Finnish
Variant of Hulra.

Hulti f Finnish
Finnish form of Hulda 1.

Hultu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Hulda 1.

Hultukka f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Hulda 1.

Hulusi m Albanian, Turkish

Hūlušun m Manchu

Hulya f Quechua
Quechua form of Julia.

Hüma f Turkish, Ottoman Turkish
Turkish form of Homa.

Huma f Pakistani
Variant of Homa. This is name of a bird which is supposed to fly so high and never comes down on earth, if by mistake it hits the ground it burns itself by rubbing on ground.

Humabon m Filipino (Rare, Archaic), Obscure, Cebuano
Uncertain meaning, It could derived from the Cebuano word mabaw "shallow" with the prefix ha- because the name was also pronounced as Hamabao. This was the name of a chief in Cebu who encountered Ferdinand Magellan who was later baptized as Don Carlos Valderrama.

Humaid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حميد (see Humayd).

Humaidah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Humaida.

Humairah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Humayra.

Humaiya f Swahili

Humam m Arabic
Means "hardworking, enthusiastic, energetic" in Arabic.