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Heddwen f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Heddwyn.
Hede m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Hade.
Hede f & m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish hede meaning "stamen".
Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.
Hedi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my echo" in Hebrew.
Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.
Hèdila f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hedyle.
Hedin m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of Heðinn.
Hedløy m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedly m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hedløy, the Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedra f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Hedra "October". This is a recent coinage.
Hedser m West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of Hadegar. Also compare Hidser.
Hedsert m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Hedser. It is possible that this name could also be the West Frisian form of Hadard or Hadeward... [more]
Hedwiga f Prague German, Medieval Polish, Romanian (Rare)
Prague German form of Hedvika and older Polish form of Jadwiga.
Heeraamaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Heeramaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Heeraman m Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Hee-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).
Hee-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).
Hefaistas m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian form of Hephaistos (see Hephaestus).
Hehku m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "glow" in Finnish.
Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.
Heidelen f German (Rare)
A combination of Heide and Lene.
Heidelore f German (Modern, Rare)
A double form created from Heide and Lore 1.... [more]
Heidilyn f Various (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Heidi with the popular suffix lyn.
Heikedine f East Frisian, German (Rare)
An elaboration of the name Heike with the clearly feminine suffix -dine.... [more]
Heikir m Icelandic (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.
Heiman m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of Heyman.
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heime m & f German (Rare, Archaic), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Short version of names with Heim- such as Heimbert or Heimtraut.... [more]
Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
Heimgard f German (Rare)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "home", and gard meaning "enclosure".
Heimhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".
Heimtraut f German (Rare)
Meaning "home" and "strength"... [more]
Heimtrud f German (Rare)
From the Germanic elements heim meaning "home" and thrud meaning "strength".
Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]
Heini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element heim meaning "home", such as Heinrich (German) and Hendrik (Dutch).... [more]
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.
Heiska m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Heinrich.
Heiter m German (Modern, Rare)
From the German word heiter "cheerful".
Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.
Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".
Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".
Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".
Heiðrekur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Heiðrekr.
Heiwa f & m Japanese (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]
Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Heizela f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Hazel.
Hekewika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hedwig.
Hekke m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Hecke.
Hekun f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names He and Kun
Heladia f Polish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Heladiusz and Galician feminine form of Heladio.
Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]
Helandrea f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of Helene or Helga and Andrea 2.
Helemai f Estonian (Rare)
Combination of Hele and Mai 3.
Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.
Helenann f English (Rare)
Combination of Helen and Ann. It has been used since 1920.
Heleni f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Hebraized), Hebrew (Modern)
Brazilian variant of Helene and Hebrewized spelling of Helene. As a Hebrew name it was borne by Queen Helena of Adiabene who was a Queen of a Vassal state of the Parthian Empire and a convert to Judaism... [more]
Helenio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Helenius.
Helenius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Variant of Helenus. This is the name of 3rd century AD Roman grammarian and commentator Helenius Acron.
Helenko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form 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.
Helgard f German (Rare)
Probably a blend of Helga with a name ending in -gard.... [more]
Helgarda f Polish (Rare)
Form of Helgard. Last year it was borne by 13 women in Poland.
Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.
Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.
Helia f Greek 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]
Heliantha f Dutch (Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Greek, from ‘Ηλιος (helios) "sun" and ανθος (anthos), "flower".
Helianthe f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Hélianthe, the French name for Helianthus, which is a genus of plants. It is ultimately derived from Greek helianthos meaning "sun-flower", from Greek helios "sun" and anthos "flower".
Heliasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Helios.
Helija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Helios.
Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).
Helinda f English (Rare)
Similar to the names "Belinda" and "Melinda".
Heliodor m Polish (Rare), Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.
Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.
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.
Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.
Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.
Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.
Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.
Hella f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Heléna and, to a lesser degree, Helga. Occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Helle m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).
Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellenore f English (Rare), Literature
Borne by a character in Edmund Spenser's 1590 masterpiece, The Faerie Queene. ... [more]
Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Helen, with the popular suffix lynn at the end.
Helme m German (Rare)
Short form of Helmut.
Helmeri m Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish variant of Helmer.
Helmert m West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Helmer. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Helmert van der Flier (1827-1899) and the Dutch actor Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023).
Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
Helmin m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).
Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."
Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).
Heloïsa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Eloise.
Helvétia f French Creole (Rare)
French form of Helvetia. A notable bearer is Reunionese karateka Helvétia Taily (1999-).
Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.
Helvid' f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anhelina, from Russian Gelya.
Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.
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).
Henar m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Derived from Kurdish hinar meaning "pomegranate".
Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).
Heneage m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heneage.
Henerietta f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Variant of Henrietta, used in Somebody's Luggage by Charles Dickens.
Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.
Hengan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Heng and An 1.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]
Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).
Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.
Henrick m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish and Dutch variant of Henrik as well as a medieval Latvian variant of Hinrick.
Henrie m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.
Henriete f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Henriette.
Henrihs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Heinrich.
Henrikh m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Armenian and Georgian form of Henry.
Henriqueta f Portuguese (Rare), Galician
Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Henrique.
Henzo m Galician (Rare)
Short form of Henrique via German Heinz.
Heraklit m Armenian (Rare), Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, Ukrainian
Armenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene and Ukrainian form of Herakleitos via its latinized form Heraclitus.
Heraklo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Hercules.
Herasym m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Gerasimos.
Herbertus m Medieval, Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Herbert.
Herbjartur m Faroese (Rare)
Masculine form of Herbjört, a cognate of Herbert.
Herbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Herbjǫrg.
Herbjørn m Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Herbjörn.
Herbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse herr "army" and bjǫrt "bright" (feminine of bjartr). This is a cognate of Herbert.
Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".
Herculine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hercule and the French form of Herculina. Herculine Adélaïde Barbin, later known as Abel Barbin (1838-1868) was a French intersex person who was assigned female at birth and raised in a convent, but was later reclassified as male by a court of law, after an affair and physical examination.
Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.
Herfrid m German (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of the name Herfried.
Herfried m German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and fridu "peace". A notable bearer of the name is the German political scientist Herfried Münkler.
Hergerður f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic younger form of Hergerðr.
Hergot m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Hergautr.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements Här- or Her- meaning "army".
Herke m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Herre. Also compare Harke.
Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Herlofina f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Herlof
Hermana f Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Dutch and Polish feminine form of Herman.
Hermanas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Herman.
Hermance f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Quebec)
French feminine form of Herman, which was influenced or inspired by Latin, in that French names ending in -ce usually come from Latin names ending in -tius (for males) and -tia (for females)... [more]
Hermande f French (Archaic), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French variant form of Armande, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic masculine name Herman.
Hermesinda f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Ermesinda.
Hermilando m Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Hermelando. A bearer of this name is Hermilando Mandanas, a Filipino politician.
Hermīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Hermine.
Herminie f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Herminia. This was borne by French feminist Herminie Cadolle (1845-1926), inventor of the modern bra.
Hermod m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Hermóðr (see Herimot).
Hermosa f Spanish (Rare)
Hermosa is a spanish name meaning 'beautiful'
Hermosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish hermosísima meaning "most beautiful".
Hernandez m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hernández
Hero m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Herre, which itself is a variant form of Harre. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch former politician Hero Brinkman (b... [more]
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.
Herper m Frisian (Rare)
Frisian cognate of Harper (also compare Herpert).
Herpert m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Herbert.
Herre m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian variant of Harre.
Herrie f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Herry.
Herry m German (Rare)
Short form and nickname of Heribert.
Hersey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hersey.
Hervea f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Herve.
Hervée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hervé.
Hervor f Swedish, 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).
Herwart m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern German form of Hereward.... [more]
Herzglitzer m Obscure (Rare)
Herzglitzer is an ad hoc made up German compound meaning "heart glitter".
Herzl m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.
Herzlinde f German (Rare)
New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Hesketh m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hesketh.
Hesso m German (Rare)
Probably derived from Hesse, a German state.
Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".
Hesterine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesterina. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer coach Hesterine de Reus (b. 1961).
Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.
Heszperia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Hesperia.
Hetai m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names He and Tai.
Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.
Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)
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