HyblafMythology The name of a goddess of earth and fertility in Sicel or Siceliot mythology, worshiped in ancient Sicily by the Sicels. Multiple cities were named after her.
HybrisfGreek Mythology From Greek ὕβρις (hybris) meaning "insolence, arrogance, wanton violence, outrage, insult" (originally "presumption toward the gods"). In Greek mythology Hybris was a spirit or goddess of violence, insolence and outrageous behaviour... [more]
HydaspesmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "caring for horses” in Greek, borrowed from Sanskrit वितस्ता (vitasta), itself borrowed from Old Persian *Vidāspa-, literally “caring for horses”, from *vīd- “to take care of”, and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 “horse”... [more]
HydemEnglish (Rare) From the English surname Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom That '70s Show (1998-2006).
Hydrefm & fWelsh Means "autumn, October" in Welsh, ultimately derived from hydd "stag" and bref "call, cry; lowing, bleat".
Hye-binfKorean From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".
Hye-deokmKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye) and 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" (deok). Other Hanja combinations are also possible.
Hye-eunfKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "hapiness, happy, smile"
Hye-gyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (gyeong).... [more]
Hye-infKorean From Sino Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Hye-jafKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 子 "child". The same characters can be read Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards... [more]
Hye-jeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 貞 (jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal.
HyelnifAfrican Name means 'God has given me'. It is used by the burah's of Garkida in Adamawa state of Nigeria.
Hye-mifKorean From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".
Hye-nafKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or "bright, intelligent" and 娜 (na) "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Hye-OkfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 玉 (ok) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
HyeokmKorean From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".
HyeokgyumKorean From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare" and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".
Hyeok-jaemKorean From Sino-Korean 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".
HyeolmKorean, History Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seongjong (1457-1495), ninth king of Joseon.
Hyeon-afKorean From Sino-Korean 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon) and 我 "our, us, i, me, my, we" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hyuna (1992-).
Hyeong-gonmKorean From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".
Hyeon-gonmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".
Hyeong-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China.
Hyeong-wonmKorean From Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" and 遠 "distant, remote, far; profound".
Hyeon-gyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) "appear, manifest, become visible" or 賢 (hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 慶 (gyeong) "congratulate, celebrate".
Hyeonjif & mKorean (Rare) From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"
Hyeon-jinm & fKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) and 進 "advance, make progress, enter" or 振 "raise, excite, arouse action" (jin).
Hyeon-junmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" or 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon) and 俊 "talented, capable; handsome" (jun).
Hyeon-jungmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 重 "heavy, weighty; double".
Hyeon-seof & mKorean From Sino-Korean 晛 "sunlight" and 瑞 "felicitous omen; auspicious".
HyeonseofKorean Combination of Korean Hanja "賢" meaning "Smart" and "瑞" meaning "Felicitous". Other combinations are possible.
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]
Hyeon-seongmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 聖 "holy, sacred; sage".
Hyeon-seungmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" (hyeon), and 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" or 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" (seung).
Hyeon-sikmKorean From Sino-Korean 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt" and 植 "plant, trees, plants; grow".
Hyeon-sum & fKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon), and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful" or 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China (su).
Hyeon-sukfKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 淑 "good, pure, virtuous, charming".
HyeontakmKorean From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 탁 meaning wide
Hyeon-yeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper".
HyerifKorean Means "charming, expressive, and witty". Hyeri is also a popular singer in South Korea under the group Girls Day.
Hye-rimfKorean From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent", 蕙 "orchid" or 惠 "favor, confer kindness" (hye) and 林 "forest, grove" or 琳 "beautiful jade, gem" (rim).
Hye-rinfKorean From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye), and 潾 "clear water" or 璘 "luster of jade" (rin).
Hye-seonfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".
Hye-seongm & fKorean Means "comet" from Sino-Korean 彗星 (mainly masculine), made up of 彗 (hye) meaning "comet" and 星 (seong) meaning "star." Other hanja used include 惠 (hye) meaning "grace, blessing," 成 (seong) meaning "attain, achieve" and 性 (seong) meaning "nature, character, personality."
Hye-youngfKorean From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "benefit, to confer kindness" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 英 (young) meaning " petal, flower, leaf". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Hye-yunfKorean From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" or 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye), and 允 "allow, consent" or 潤 "soft, sleek" (yun).
HygebaldmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements hyge "thought, mind" and beald "bold". This was the name of a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon saint, also known as Hybald.
HygieiafGreek Mythology From the name of the Greek goddess of medical cleanliness. Her name is derived from Ancient Greek Ὑγίεια (Hugíeia), which is also from ὑγίεια (hugíeia) meaning "health".
HylaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Ὑλαιος (Hylaios), which is probably derived from Greek ὕλη (hylē) meaning "forest, woodland". However, it could also have been derived from Greek ὗλις (hylis) "mud" or from Greek ὑλάω (hylaō) meaning "to bark, to bay"... [more]
HylasmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ὕλη (hyle) meaning "wood, timber" or "trees, forest". This was the name of a companion of Heracles in Greek mythology, a member of the Argonauts.
HyleasfObscure Borne by American heptathlete Hyleas Fountain (1981-).
HyliafPopular Culture, Obscure Name of a goddess in the video game saga The Legend of Zelda. This name has been given to at least 45 women in the United States since 2017, when the game 'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was released.
HylomAmerican (Rare) Nickname given to bluegrass singer and guitarist Frank "Hylo" Brown, Jr. (1922-2003) due to his broad vocal range.
HylonomefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ὑλονόμος (hylonomos) meaning "living in the woods". In Greek mythology this was the name of a female centaur.
HylurmIcelandic From Icelandic hylur meaning "pool, deep hole in a beck".
HymenmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek hymenaios meaning "bridal song, hymeneal (wedding hymn)". In Greek mythology Hymen was the god of marriage and weddings, supposed to preside over every wedding.
HymeneusmBiblical, Biblical Latin Variant of Hymenaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least two English Bibles: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
HymirmNorse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare) Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight". In Norse mythology this was the name of a giant (jǫtunn), according to Hymiskviða the father of the god Tyr, from whom Thor wanted to fetch a cauldron for the Æsir... [more]
Hymnm & fEnglish (Puritan) From the English word hymn meaning a song of praise or worship, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (hymnos) "song, hymn, ode (in praise of heroes or gods)".
Hyo-rifKorean From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" and 利 "gains, advantage, profit, merit". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Lee Hyori (1979-).
HyorinfKorean From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo) and 潾 "clear water", 璘 "luster of jade" (rin)
HyōtamJapanese From Japanese 瓢 (hyō) meaning "gourd" or 豹 (hyō) meaning "leopard, panther" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many", or 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
HypatiusmLate Greek (Latinized), Late Roman Latinized form of Hypatios. Bearers of this name include Roman senator Flavius Hypatius (4th century AD) and saint Hypatius of Gangra (4th century AD).
HypenosmAncient Greek From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (huper) "over, above, beyond" with an added suffix.
HypenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Hypenos. Hypenus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who won the double race (Diaulos) of the 14th Ancient Olympic Games in 724 BC.
HyperbolosmAncient Greek Means "to throw over" or "to overshoot", metaphorically "to exceed, excel, surpass", derived from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above" and βάλλω (ballo) meaning "to throw, cast; to strike".
HypereidesmAncient Greek Derived from either Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over, above" and εἶδος (eidos) meaning "kind, type", or from ὑπερείδω (hypereidos) meaning "put under as a support; lean upon, lift, carry", itself from ὑπό (hypo) meaning "under, beneath" and ἐρείδω (ereido) meaning "to prop, support".
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”.
HypermnestrafGreek Mythology Means "much-wooed", from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over" and μνηστήρ (mnester) meaning "courter, wooer". In Greek mythology Hypermnestra was one of Danaus' fifty daughters, the Danaids... [more]
HyperochusmGreek Mythology Derived from ῠ̔πέρ (hupér) meaning "above, over, across, beyond" and ὄχος (ókhos) meaning "chariot", or, more broadly, "anything which holds, bears something".
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.’
HypsenormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun ὕψος (hypsos) meaning "height" as well as "top, summit" and "grandeur" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
HypseusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek ὕψος (hypsos) meaning "height". This name was borne by three characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the son of the river god Peneus by the nymph Creusa.
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".
HyrcanusmHistory Means "of Hyrcania", Hyrcania being a Greek form of the Persian name Verkâna, which meant "wolf-land" and referred to a historical region in Persia. Hyrcanus was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea in the 1st century BC.
HyrrokkinfNorse Mythology a giantess from Norse mythology, who launched Hringhorni, Baldr's funeral ship
HyrtacusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Hyrtacus is an obscure character associated with the Trojan War. He was a comrade of King Priam of Troy and married Arisbe, daughter of King Merops of Percote, after Priam had divorced her to marry Hecabe... [more]
Hyun-kyungfKorean From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good, clever" combined with 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 慶 (gyeong) meaning "celebration"... [more]
Hyun-ryeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) meaning "current, present" or 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, good, clever" and 鈴 (ryeong) "bell".
HyunseobmKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 燮 "harmonize, blend; adjust".
HyunseonfKorean From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good" and 善 meaning "good, nice," 誠 meaning "sincerity; honesty, truth" or 宣 meaning "giving; mercy, kindness."
HywynmWelsh (Rare) Diminutive of Hywel. A notable bearer of this name was Saint Hywyn (d. 516) who founded Aberdaron in Gwynedd, Wales and was a patron of churches in Western England.
HyzenthlayfLiterature A doe rabbit who escapes from the warren Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.