GwenwledyrfWelsh Mythology The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.
GwindormLiterature Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.... [more]
GyrðrmOld Norse Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."
HadegarmGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German hadu "battle." The second element is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared."
HademarmGermanic, Dutch, German Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
HadharfArabic Hadhar is a rare and unique name of a bird in jannah in islam. this name is related to the religion of islam.
HadormLiterature Means "thrower of spears" in Noldorin. This was the name of the leader of the House of Hador in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. He was the grandfather of Húrin and the great-grandfather of Turin... [more]
HägarmPopular Culture The name of the main character in comic strip 'Hägar the Horrible".
HagbarðrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Folklore Combination of the Germanic elements hag "enclosure" and barta "little axe". Hagbarðr was a legendary Scandinavian sea-king mentioned in several Norse sagas. The tragic legend of him and his lover Signý in Scandinavian folklore remained popular until late 17th century.
HakormAncient Egyptian Of uncertain etymology. This was the name of a pharaoh of the Twenty-Ninth Dynasty of Egypt, also called Hagar.
HalənurfAzerbaijani From the Arabic هالة (hala) meaning "halo around the moon" combined with نور (nur) meaning "light".
HaldirmLiterature A character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. An Elf of Lothlorien, Haldir is the one who guides the Fellowship through the forest and brings them before Galadriel and Celeborn.
HáleikrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of hǫð "battle" and leikr "game", "play", "sport", "fight".
HalinorfPopular Culture Possibly an elaborated form of Elinor. Created for the comic book series 'W.I.T.C.H.'. In the story, Halinor was the original Guardian of Fire.
HalrloprillalarfLiterature Halrloprillalar (Prill for short) is a character from Larry Niven's book RINGWORLD. She is from the species that created the Ringworld, known as the engineers.
HarmDutch (Rare), Limburgish Short form of the French name Henri, which is primarily used in the Dutch province of Limburg. In practice, the name is also used on bearers of related names, such as Harie, Harry, Hendrik and Henricus.
HarbirmIndian (Sikh) From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Harborf & mEnglish From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.
HárrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Hǫr or derived from hárr ("grey-haired"). This is a name for Odin and the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
HartgarmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy" combined with garo meaning "ready, prepared".... [more]
Hat-hormAncient Egyptian Probably a variant of Hathor. This was possibly the name of a possible pharaoh or king of Dynasty 0 who ruled around the Naqada IIIb period.
HeikirmIcelandic (Rare) Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
HeilmarmGermanic, German Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
Heiðrm & fNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of Hrímnir; another name for the seeress Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
HeiðrekrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly a combination of Old Icelandic heiðr "heath" and Old Norse ríkr "mighty, rich, distinguished" (though it could also mean "ruler, sovereign" when it's used as a second element in a name).
HenarfSpanish Means "hayfield" in Spanish. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de El Henar, meaning "Our Lady of the Hayfield".
HendormLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hendor was a house-carle and servant of Idril Celebrindal during the First Age. It is told that Hendor carried Eärendil, when he was a child, to safety amid the Fall of Gondolin when they, Tuor, and others were assailed by wolf-riders.
HergunnrfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Combination of Old Norse herr "army" and gunnr "battle, fight". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
HervǫrfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived from herr "army" and vár "vigilant, cautious". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]
HervorfSwedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
HerzglitzermObscure (Rare) Herzglitzer is an ad hoc made up German compound meaning "heart glitter".
HidsermWest Frisian (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of a masculine Germanic name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Hildegar... [more]
HikermEnglish (Rare) From the English word hiker, meaning a person who hikes, from the English dialectal hyke “to walk vigorously”. Hiker Chiu is a Taiwanese intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese in 2008 and cofounded Intersex Asia in 2018.
HildegarmGermanic Derived from the elements hild "battle, strife" and gar "spear". Alternatively, the second element could be garo "ready, prepared" (compare garawen).
HildemarmGermanic Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
HilmirmIcelandic Derived from Old Norse hilmir "helmsman; (poetic) ruler, chief, king, prince".
Himarm & fGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Name of a Guanche person as reported by Canarian historian Gregorio Chil. It probably comes from the toponym of a valley named Himar (modernly called Jinámar) in the Canary Islands.
HitlermSouth American, Indonesian, Indian, Filipino From the German surname Hitler. Despite the strong negative connotations of the name Hitler, it is used as a given name in South America, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.