GvirafHebrew (Rare) Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
GvozdikafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.
GyneciafLiterature From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]
HachirōtamJapanese (Rare) This name combines 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]
HachishakusamafJapanese Mythology Ms. Eight Feet Tall (八尺様, Hachishaku-sama, also informally called Hasshakusama) is a type of main Japanese spirit (Yokai) that takes the form of an impossibly tall female specter often said to have a deep, masculine or feminine voice in which she repeats the interjection "Po" ぽ repeatedly, and a habit of preying on children, usually ones who are nine to eleven years old.
HacıbalamAzerbaijani Means "child of the hajji" from Azerbaijani hacı meaning "hajji (a Muslim who has visited Mecca)" and bala meaning "child".
HadeiafAncient Greek From ἁδεῖα (hadeia), the Doric Greek form of the adjective ἡδεῖα (hedeia) meaning "pleasant" (feminine form of ἡδύς (hedys)). This name was borne by a sister-in-law of Lysimachus, one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great.
HaihayamOdia Haihaya was the name of a royal dynasty and their kingdom. This country was one of the kingdoms ruled by kings in the central and western India. It was ruled by the powerful Kartavirya Arjuna , who even defeated Ravana... [more]
HaixiafChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠 (xiá) meaning "heroic, chivalrous, brave"... [more]
HakizimanamRwandan, Rundi, African Mythology (Modern) A name which means "God saves everything," imana being the name of the original Rwandan/Burundian deity and now the modern word for God in all monotheistic usages within Rwanda and Burundi.
HaliafGreek Mythology Means "briny" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of sea salt, a sea nymph native to the Isle of Rhodes (sometimes believed to be one of the indigenous Rhodian gods) and the favourite of Poseidon... [more]
HaliafHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian hali'a meaning "memory of a loved one, cherished or loving memory". It made the top 100 in Hawaii for the first time in 2020, the year of the Covid19 pandemic.
HaliyafFilipino, Philippine Mythology Haliya is the name of a Bicolano moon deity. There is an ancient ritual named after her performed in Bicol during the full moon, which was believed to frighten away Bakunawa, a serpent-like dragon in Philippine mythology... [more]
Hamid RezamPersian Combination of Hamid 1 and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
HampsicoramHistory Meaning unknown. Could be a Latin form of Ampsaga, the name of a river (today known as Rhummel in Algerian Arabic) bordering with the Numidian Massylii in the vicinity of Cirta.... [more]
HamsikafIndian Means "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.
HanabirafJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanaiakamalamaf & mHawaiian A compound name in Hawaiian meaning "work of the moon" or "guardian of the moon," derived from:... [more]
HaniafJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 似 (i) meaning "resemble" and 空 (a) meaning "sky". Other kanji can be used.
HaničkafCzech, Slovak Diminutive of Hana 2. While Czech Hanička is occasionally used as a given name in its own right, Slovak Hanička is strictly used as a diminutive.
HanpeitamJapanese (Rare, Archaic) This name is used as 半平太 with 半 (han, naka.ba) meaning "half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-," 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "plain, flat, even, level" and 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]
HargitafHungarian Derived from the name of the "Harghita Mountains" (Hargita in Hungarian) in Romania.
HargizafUzbek Possibly derived from hargiz meaning "not ever".
HariasafGermanic Mythology Hariasa is a Germanic goddess attested on a (now lost) stone bearing a Latin dedication to her. Her name is likely derived from Proto-Germanic *harja "army; battle". Linguist Siegfried Gutenbrunner reconstructed the form *Hari-ansus "army goddess; war goddess", while Rudolf Simek compares her name to that of the valkyrie Herja.
HarimellafGermanic Mythology Harimella is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The first element of her name is derived from Germanic *xarjaz (harjaz) "army", the second element -mella is of debated origin and meaning... [more]
HarirafUzbek Derived from Uzbek harir meaning "fine silk fabric".
HarpinafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology Harpina was a daughter of Asopus and the mother of Oenomaus, king around Pisa, by Ares, according to the tradition of the Eleans and Phliasians... [more]
HaruchikamJapanese From Japanese 東 (haru) meaning "east, the Orient", 温 (haru) meaning "warm" or 墾 (haru) meaning "till, plough, reclaim wasteland, open, cultivate" combined with 史 (chika) meaning "history", 睦 (chika) meaning "good relations, harmony", or 親 (chika) meaning "elder, parent"... [more]
HaruhisamJapanese From 悠 (haru) meaning "permanence" and 彌 (hisa) meaning "go across, span, cover, for a long time, forever". Other kanji combinations can be used.
HatixhejafHistory Albanian form of Khadija, used to refer to Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, the first wife and first follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
HayagrivamHinduism, Hindi Means "horse-necked one", derived from Sanskrit हय (haya) meaning "horse" and ग्रीवा (grīvā) meaning "neck". This is the name of a Hindu god of knowledge and wisdom, a horse-headed avatar of Vishnu.
HeianafTahitian From the Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is anaana meaning "bright, shining".
Heiatam & fTahitian Means "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of ata "cloud" and hei "crown".
Heiavaf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "garland" or "garland of waters".
HeinoafTahitian, Polynesian Name of Tahitian origin, composed by "hei", meaning "garland" and "noa", meaning "free. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of freedom".
HeiðafIcelandic, Faroese Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]
HeiðbráfIcelandic From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".
Hei'urafTahitian From Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and 'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
HeiurafTahitian Means either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
HeivafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".
Heiwaf & mJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [more]
Hejiaf & mChinese From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]
HeleiafGreek Mythology From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow"... [more]
HeliafGreek Mythology, Galician (Rare) Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon... [more]
HelinäfFinnish Derives from Finnish word helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of Helena.... [more]