English Submitted Names

Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.

Haidynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hayden.

Hail m Eastern African, English (Rare)

Haile f English
Variant of Hayley.

Hailea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Hailei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Haili f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haille f English (Rare)
Variant of Hailey and Hailie

Haily f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Hailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Hailey and Lyn.

Hailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.

Haise m Japanese, English
琲 means “String of pearls” and 世 “World”.... [more]

Haislee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Haisley.

Haisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Haisley.

Haisley f English (Modern)
Probably a blend of Hayley and Paisley. It is pronounced identically to Haseley, an English surname that was originally derived from place names meaning "hazel tree clearing", from a combination of Old English hæsel and leah.

Haislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Haisley and the popular name suffix lyn. Also compare Hazelynn.

Haiti f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Caribbean country.

Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven

Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".

Halaina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena, the spelling possibly influenced by Alaina.

Halea f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley or Hallie.

Halee f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haleena f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.

Hali f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley or Halle 2.

Halicia f English
Alternate spelling of Alice

Halie f English
Variant of Hallie or Hayley.

Haliey f & m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hailey

Halinda f English
Combination of Ha (from names like Hannah or Hayley) and Linda

Hallea f English

Hallee f English
Variant of Hallie.

Halleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hallie and Halle 2.

Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Halli f English
Variant of Hallie.

Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.

Hally f English
Variant of Hallie.

Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.

Hallye f English
A variant spelling of Hallie.

Halma m English

Halsey m & f English
From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).

Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.

Halstyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Halston and Halsten.

Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]

Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.

Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

Hammy m English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.

Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.

Hamylton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Han f English
Short form of Hannah.

Hanah f English
Variant of Hannah.

Handforth f English (Puritan)
Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant Handford.

Handi m English
Variant of Handy.

Handler m English (Americanized, Modern)

Handmaid f English (Puritan)
Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.

Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".

Handy m English
From a nickname for a useful person

Hanley m & f English, Caribbean
Derived from the surname Hanley.

Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.

Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.

Hann f English
Alternative form for Ann.

Hannabelle f English

Hannabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Beth.

Hannahette f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and popular suffix -ette.

Hannahlee f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lee.

Hannahlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lynn.

Hannalei f English (Modern, Rare)
Very rare elaboration of Hannah.

Hannaleigh f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and Leigh.

Hannalore f English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Hannelore.

Hannora f English (Rare)
Variant of Hanora influenced by Hannah.

Hannorah f Irish (Archaic), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Honora influenced by Hannah.

Hanora f Irish, English (Rare)
Irish variant of Honora.

Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.

Hansford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hansford.

Hanson m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanson.

Hap m English (Rare)
Short form of the English word happy. It was originally a nickname in the 19th century.

Happi f English (Rare)
Variant of Happy.

Happie f English (Rare)
Variant of Happy.

Happiness f American (Modern, Rare), English (African)
From the English word happiness.

Happyness f English (African)
Derived from the English word happiness. It is most common in Tanzania.

Har m English (Rare)
Short form of names that start with Har-, such as Harlan, Harley, Harold and Harry... [more]

Harbinger m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "messenger", "herald" or "omen".

Harbor f & m English
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.

Harbour f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harbor, reflecting the British spelling.

Hardee m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hardee.... [more]

Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.

Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.

Hardin m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hardin.

Hariet f English
Variant of Harriet.

Harietta f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Hariet and variant of Harrietta.

Hariette f English (Archaic)
Variant of Harriette.

Hariph m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Derived from the Hebrew verb חרף (harap) which means "to gather, pluck, harvest", "to spend the harvest season" or "to reproach, taunt, scorn". In the Old Testament this name belongs to two male characters.

Harissa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Harrison.

Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.

Harla f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps in invented name, intended to be a feminine form of Harlan or a shortened form of Harlene. Influence by the sound of similar names such as Marla.

Harlean f English
This was Jean Harlow's real first name.

Harlean f English (Archaic)
Possibly a rare variant of Harley. This was the real name of American actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937), who was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter.

Harleen f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
A fictional name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the popular cartoon series Batman: The Animated Series. The name was given to a new character, Dr. Harleen Quinzel "Harley Quinn" (first appearing in 1992), as a play on the word harlequin, referring to her manner of dress, that of a traditional harlequin jester, a theme meant to reference that of her partner-in-crime, Batman's arch-nemesis Joker... [more]

Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".

Harlen m & f English
Variant of Harlan.

Harlene f English
Possibly a variant of Harlen, or the feminine form of Harlan.

Harleth f English
One notable bearer of this name is rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

Harleyquinn f Popular Culture, English (American, Rare)
Combination of Harley and Quinn. Harley Quinn is a fictional character in comic books by DC Comics and was one of the main characters in the 2016 movie 'Suicide Squad'... [more]

Harli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlin m English
Variant of Harlan.

Harlo m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Harlow.

Harlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.

Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.

Harlye f & m English
The meaning of the name is “Hare’s Meadow.” It is a unisex name that is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and Leah, meaning wood.

Harlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlyn.

Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.

Harman m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Herman.

Harmone f English (Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmonee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmoney f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmoni f English (Modern)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmonica f English (Rare)
Contraction of Harmony and Monica. From the English word harmonica.

Harmonii f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmyny f English (Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harnett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harnett.... [more]

Haroldine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Harold.

Harolyn f English (Rare)
A blend of Harold and Carolyn.

Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper

Harpo m English
From the stage name of Harpo Marx.

Harpyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harper. According to the SSA, Harpyr was given to 6 girls in 2016.

Harray m English

Harrell m English (Rare)
Of Old German origin, meaning "Commander"... [more]

Harrey m English
Variant of Harry.

Harriatt f English
Alternate spelling of Harriet

Harrie m & f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Harry (English and Dutch) as well as a short form of Harriet (English).... [more]

Harrigan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Harrigan.

Harrington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harrington.

Harriot f English
Variant of Harriet. A famous bearer was Harriot Stanton Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.

Harrold m English (American)
Variant of Harold.

Harryet f English
Variant of Harriet.

Harryo f English
Diminutive of Harriet. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire had a daughter Harriet, called "Harryo".

Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.

Hart m German, English
Either 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... [more]

Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.

Hartigan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hartigan.

Hartlee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hartley.

Hartleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley.

Hartlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hartley and Lyn.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harty f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Harriet.

Harv m English
Diminutive of Harvey.

Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.

Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]

Harvy m English (Rare)
Variant of Harvey.

Harwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Harwood.

Has-descendants m & f English (Puritan, Rare)

Hasel f English
Variant of Hazel.

Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Hassel m English (Rare)
Variant of Hassell.

Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

Hatcher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hatcher.

Hate-bad m English (Puritan)
Variant of Hate-evil.

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."

Hate-evill f English (Puritan)
Variant of Hate-evil.

Hate-ill m English (Puritan)
Variation of Hate-evil.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hatsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Harriet and Henrietta

Hatton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hatton.

Hattye f English
Variant of Hattie.

Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.

Havalah f Hebrew, English, Literature
Variant of Chavala.

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.

Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.

Have-mercy f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for mercy if the life of the child or mother was endangered.

Havergal m English
Famous bearer was the composer Havergal Brian.

Haviland f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haviland.

Havoc m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word havoc.

Havok m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Havoc.

Havyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haven.

Haward m Medieval English, English, Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Heahweard and or Hávarðr. The modern form is derived from the surname Haward... [more]

Hawk m English, Popular Culture
From the English word for 'hawk', a predatory bird.

Hawke m English
Variant of Hawk.

Hawken m English

Hawkeye m & f English, Popular Culture
From 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".... [more]

Hawking m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawking.

Hawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawley.

Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Hawthorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.

Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H

Haydan m English (Australian)
Variant of Hayden.

Hayde m & f English
Short form of Hayden.

Haydee f English
Anglicized form of Haydée or a variant of Heidi.

Haydon m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Haydrian m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadrian.

Haydyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Hayes m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern), English (American)
From a surname, Hayes, and also used as a modern diminutive of Hazel for girls.

Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.

Hayla f English (Modern)
Combination of Hayley and Kayla

Hayle f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haylea f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Hayleen f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Haylei f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haylen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halen.

Hayles f English
Diminutive of Hayley.

Hayleyann f English
The 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.”

Hayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haylin f English (Rare, ?), American (Hispanic)
Rare variant of Hailyn or Halen. As a Hispanic name, it could be a variant of Aylín or Ailyn.

Hayly f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hayley

Haylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hayley and the popular name suffix lyn. This is borne by Haylynn Cohen (1980-), an American model.

Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.

Hays m English
Variant of Hayes.

Haysel f English (British)
From hay + sele (“season”). Meaning haying season, also used as an alternative form of Hazel or Hayes.

Haythan m English (Rare)
Variant of Haytham.

Hayven f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Haven.

Hayward m English
Transferred from the surname Hayward.

Hayzel f English (Modern)
Variant of Hazel.

Hayzleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazley.

Haz m English
Diminutive of Harry. Predominantly used in Australia or New Zealand and occasionally heard in the UK.

Hazard m English (American)
Middle name of famous US commander Oliver Hazard Perry

Hazelee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazley.

Hazeleigh f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Hazel and the suffix Leigh

Hazell f English (Rare)
Variant of Hazel. A notable bearer is English singer Hazell Dean (1952-).

Hazella f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Hazel and Ella 1.

Hazelnut m English (American, Rare)
Comes from the English word hazelnut meaning "a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel".

Hazely f English (Modern)
Variant of Hazley.

Hazelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Hazel using the popular name suffix lyn.

Hazelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazelyn.

Hazen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen.

Hazey f English
Diminutive of Hazel.

Hazle f English
Variant of Hazel.

Hazleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazley.

Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.

Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.

Hazy f English (American)
Diminutive of Hazel.

Hazza m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harry

Headfield m & f English (American)

Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.

Hearsay m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.

Heartley f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley influenced by the English word: Heart.

Heater f English
Variant of Heather.

Heathcliff m English, Literature
Combination 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... [more]

Heathcote m English
Transferred use of the surname Heathcote.

Heavenleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heavenly.

Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), Literature
Refers 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).

Heavyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heaven.

Hec m English
Diminutive of Hector.

Hectie m English
Diminutive of Hector.

Hecto m & f English
Hecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.

Hectoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Hector.

Hectorina f English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hector.

Heddrik f & m English
This name is probably came from the jewish word Hed which means "echo"

Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.

Heedi f & m English (Modern)
Name ur child this

Hegan f English
Possibly a invented name, influenced by names like Megan, or Regan.

Heidie f Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Heidi.

Heidy f English, Spanish (Latin American), Estonian
Variant of Heidi.

Heiley f English
Variant of Hayley.

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

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.

Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.

Heizeru f English (Japanized)
Japanized Hazel.

Hejsa f English (Canadian, Rare)

Helaina f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Helaine f English (American)
Combination of Helen with a feminine name that ends in -aine, such as Elaine and Lorraine.... [more]

Helana f English
Variant of Helena.

Helayna f English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Helena.

Heleanor f English
Combination of Helen and Eleanor.

Helenann f English (Rare)
Combination of Helen and Ann. It has been used since 1920.

Helenna f English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Helenore f English (Rare), Literature
An elaboration of Helen or Elenore. Used by Scottish poet Alexander Ross (1699-1784) in Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess, published in 1768.

Heliah f English (American)
Variant of Helia.

Helicia f English
Apparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek helix (genitive helikos; see Helice), perhaps via Latin.

Helinda f English (Rare)
Similar to the names "Belinda" and "Melinda".

Helinka f English (Australian, Rare)

Helinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

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.

Helise f English (American, Rare)

Hellena f English (African)
Variant of Helena.

Hellenore f English (Rare), Literature
Borne by a character in Edmund Spenser's 1590 masterpiece, The Faerie Queene. ... [more]

Hellion m English (American)

Helly f English (Modern, Rare)

Hellynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Helen, with the popular suffix lynn at the end.

Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.

Heloisa f Czech, German, Slovak, English, Spanish
Czech, German, and Slovak form of Eloise.

Helon f English (Rare)
Variant of Helen.

Helouse f English (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse

Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.

Help-on-high m English (Puritan)
Referring to the help we receive from God.

Helyn f English (American)
Variant of Helen.

Hemel m English

Hemele f English

Hemilton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Hemily f English
Adaption of the given name Emily.

Hemin m Arabic, English

Hemingway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hemingway.

Hemlock m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Theatre
Transferred use of the surname Hemlock. Hemlock Marreau is a fictional Francophone detective created by Robert Farrow who appeared in eleven plays (1991-2014).