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Hecto m & f EnglishHecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.
Heddrik f & m EnglishThis name is probably came from the jewish word
Hed which means "echo"
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Helicia f EnglishApparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek
helix (genitive
helikos; see
Helice), perhaps via Latin.
Heliotrope f English (Rare)Refers to a flowering plant (Heliotropium) whose tiny flowers range from white to blue or purple, and by extension the color, a pink-purple tint, inspired by the flower. It is derived from the Ancient Greek
Ἥλιος (helios) "sun" and
τροπεῖν (tropein) "to turn", because of the belief that heliotrope flowers turned to face the direction of the sun.
Hence m AmericanTransferred use of the surname
Hence or a spelling variant and subsequent transferred use of
Hentz.
Henna f English (American)From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Herva f English (American)The name was derived from the French surname
Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Heston m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Heston. A famous namesake is British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
Heywood m EnglishThe most common interpretation of the name is that it comes from the Anglo-Saxon
haga (hedge), with Heywood meaning "the wood surrounded by a hedge", or, more likely, an enclosure within a wood... [
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Hiker m English (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.
Hilae f English (American, Rare)Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.
Hilarie f EnglishThis is an alternative spelling of Hilary, specifically for girls, apparently coined -and occasionally used - in England.
Hildreth f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Hildreth. It was borne by American muralist, mosaicist and Art Deco artist Hildreth Meière (1892-1961)... [
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Himas m EnglishThis name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.
Hindi f English (Rare, Archaic)Likely a diminutive of
Hind, a (nick)name derived from an archaic English word for a female deer, or a transferred use of the surname
Hind, which is derived from the same source (and was likely given as a nickname to a shy, timid person)... [
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Hobart m EnglishApparently derived from the given name Hubert. Also a transferred use of the surname
Hobart.
Hogarth m English (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.
Holmes m EnglishTransferred 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.
Honeybelle f EnglishA combination of the names
Honey and
Belle. A type of honeysuckle flower, and a type of small orange. Honeybell Adams is a character in the 1940 movie The Primrose Path.
Honeysuckle f English (Rare)Named after the plant and flower, the honeysuckle, as borne by British actress Honeysuckle Weeks.
Hoot m American (Rare)Possibly transferred use of Dutch or German surname
Hoot or from a nickname particular to the individual bearing the name. For instance, rodeo cowboy and early western film actor, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962), was originally called Hoot Owl and that nickname became shortened to Hoot... [
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Hopper m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Hopper, originally borne by Hopper Jack Penn, the son of Sean Penn, in homage to Dennis Hopper.
Horizon f & m English (Rare)Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin
horizon, from Greek
horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.
Horton m English, LiteratureTransferred use of the surname
Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.
Howdy m American (Rare)Often associated with the children's television show 'Howdy Doody' (1947-1960) and the puppet of the same name. Howdy is also a diminutive for
Howard and therefore a variant of
Howie... [
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Hoy m American (Rare)A name of various possible origins: English, Scottish or Danish. The English form can be a transferred use of the surname
Hoy from an occupational name for a sailor... [
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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.