This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Harriot f EnglishVariant of
Harriet. A famous bearer was Harriot Stanton Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Harryo f EnglishDiminutive of
Harriet. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire had a daughter Harriet, called "Harryo".
Hart m German, EnglishEither a short form of
Hardy,
Hartmann, or other name beginning with the element
hart or
hard, "hardy, strong"; or from the Old English
heorot or Middle Low German
harte, a male deer... [
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Hate-evil f English (Puritan)Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."
Havana f English (Modern)From the name of the capital city of Cuba (see
Havana). The 2017 song
Havana by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello caused this name to gain some popularity, along with its similarity in sound to
Savannah.
Hawkeye m & f English, Popular CultureFrom the English words "
Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [
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Hayleyann f EnglishThe name Hayleyann is a combination of the English names Hayley, meaning “meadow” or “hero” and Ann, meaning “gracious.” When combined, the name can mean “gracious meadow” or “gracious hero.”
Haysel f English (British)From hay + sele (“season”). Meaning haying season, also used as an alternative form of Hazel or Hayes.
Haz m EnglishDiminutive of
Harry. Predominantly used in Australia or New Zealand and occasionally heard in the UK.
Hazley f & m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Hazley or combination of the word
haze with common suffix
-ley.
Hearsay m English (Puritan)Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.
Heathcliff m English, LiteratureCombination of
Heath and
Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel
Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named
Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called
Heathcliff... [
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Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), LiteratureRefers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel
The Holy War (1682).
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.
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
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.
Herodiana f English (British, Rare)A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.
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.