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The Name Begins With The Letter H:
HAAKON  m  Norwegian
Variant of HÅKON

HABACUC  m  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of HABAKKUK

HABAKKUK  m  Biblical
Means "embrace" in Hebrew... 

HABIB  m  Arabic
Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic.

HABIBA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of HABIB

HACHIRO  m  Japanese
Variant transcription of HACHIROU

HACHIROU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hachi) "eight" and 郎 (rou) "son"...

HADAD  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "thunder"...

HADAR  f & m  Jewish
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

HADAS  m & f  Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

HADASSAH  f  Biblical, Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew...

HADES  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek ‘Αιδης (Haides), derived from αιδης (aides) meaning "unseen"...

HADEWYCH  f  Dutch
Dutch cognate of HEDWIG

HADI  m  Arabic
Means "religious guide" in Arabic.

HADIA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of HADI

HADIL  f  Arabic
Means "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic.

HADIYA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of HADI

HADIYYA  f  Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

HADJARA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR

HADLEY  f & m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English.

HADRIAN  m  History
From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin...

HADRIANUS  m  Ancient Roman
Original Roman form of HADRIAN

HADYA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HADIYA

HADYN  m  English (Modern)
Variant of HAYDEN

HAF  f  Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HAFEEZ  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFIZ

HAFIZ  m  Arabic
Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic.

HAFSA  f  Arabic
Means "gathering" in Arabic...

HAFSAH  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

HAFZA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

HAGAN  m  German
German form of HÅKON

HAGAR  f  Biblical
Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin...

HAGEN  m  Danish
Danish form of HÅKON

HAGGAI  m  Biblical
Means "festive" in Hebrew...

HAGIR  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR

HAGOP  m  Armenian
Armenian form of JACOB

HAI  m  Chinese
Means "sea" in Chinese.

HAIDAR  m  Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic... 

HAIDEE  f  English
Perhaps intended to derive from Greek αιδοιος (aidoios) "modest, reverent"...

HAIDER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR

HAIFA  f  Arabic
Variant of HAYFA

HAIG  m  Armenian
Meaning unknown...

HAIK  m  Armenian
Variant of HAIG

HAILEE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAILEY  f  English
Variant of HAYLEY

HAIZEA  f  Basque
Means "wind" in Basque.

HAJAR  f  Arabic
Arabic form of HAGAR

HAJNA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of HANNAH

HAJNAL  f  Hungarian
Means "dawn" in Hungarian.

HAJNALKA  f  Hungarian
Pet form of HAJNAL

HÁKAN  m  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

HÅKAN  m  Swedish
Swedish form of HÅKON

HAKAN  m  Turkish
Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish.

HAKEEM  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAKIM

HAKIM  m  Arabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.

HÅKON  m  Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hákon, which meant "high son" from há "high" and konr "son"...

HAL  m  English
Medieval pet form of HARRY

HALA  f  Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic...

HALCYON  f  Various
From the name of a genus of kingfisher birds, derived from Greek αλκυων (alkyon) or ‘αλκυων (halkyon) (see ALCYONE).

HALCYONE  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek ‘Αλκυονη (Halkyone), a variant of Αλκυονη (Alkyone) (see ALCYONE).

HALDOR  m  Danish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).

HALE  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" in Old English.

HALEIGH  f  English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HALEY  f  English
Variant of HAYLEY

HALINA  f  Polish
Polish form of GALINA

HALL  m  English
From a surname which was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor.

HALLAM  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

HALLBJÖRN  m  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and björn "bear".

HALLDÓR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of HALDOR

HALLDOR  m  Danish, Norwegian
Variant of HALDOR

HALLDÓRA  f  Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of HALDOR

HALLE (1)  m  Norwegian
Short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock".

HALLE (2)  f  English
Variant of HALLIE

HALLIE  f  English
Pet form of HARRIET

HALLVARD  m  Norwegian
Variant of HALVARD

HALSTEIN  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".

HALSTEN  m  Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN).

HALVAR  m  Swedish
Swedish form of HALVARD

HALVARD  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with varðr "guardian, defender".

HALVDAN  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hálfdan, composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish.

HALVOR  m  Norwegian, Danish
Variant of HALVARD

HALYNA  f  Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN).

HAM  m  Biblical
Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew...

HAMEED  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAMID

HAMID  m  Arabic
Means "praised" in Arabic.

HAMILCAR  m  History
Means "friend of Melqart" from Phoenician hi "friend" combined with Melqart, the name of a Phoenician god...

HAMILTON  m  English
From a surname (meaning "falt hill" in Old English) which was originally taken from the name of a town in England (which no longer exists)...

HAMISH  m  Scottish
Anglicized spelling of Sheumais, vocative case of SEUMAS.

HAMLET  m  Literature
Anglicized form of the Danish name Amleth...

HAMMOND  m  English
From a surname which was derived from either the Germanic first name Haimund which meant "home protection" or else from the Old Norse first name Hamund which meant "high protection".

HAMMURABI  m  History
From the Akkadian name Hammu-rapi, possibly derived from Amorite meaning "uncle is a healer"...

HAMNET  m  Medieval English
Pet form of HAMO...

HAMO  m  Medieval English
Norman form of the Germanic name Heimo, which was a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element heim meaning "home"...

HAMON  m  Medieval English
Variant of HAMO

HAMPUS  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of HANS

HAMZA  m  Arabic
Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast"...

HANA (1)  f  Arabic
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic.

HANA (2)  f  Czech
Short form of JOHANA

HANA (3)  f  Japanese
From Japanese 花 or 華 which both mean "flower".

HANAA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HANA (1)

HANAKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and (ko) "child".

HANAN (1)  m  Biblical
Means "gracious" in Hebrew...

HANAN (2)  f  Arabic
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.

HANANIAH  m  Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is gracious" in Hebrew...

HANDE  f  Turkish
Means "to smile" in Turkish.

HANEUL  m & f  Korean
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

HANI  m  Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

HANIA  f  Polish
Polish pet form of HANNA

HANIF  m  Arabic
Means "true, upright" in Arabic.

HANIFA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of HANIF

HANIYYA  f  Arabic
Means "pleasant" in Arabic.

HANK  m  English
Short form of Hankin which was a medieval pet form of JOHN...

HANKE  m  German
Low German pet form of JOHAN

HANNA (1)  f  Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Icelandic
Cognate of HANNAH

HANNA (2)  f  German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Short form of JOHANNA

HANNAH  f  English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"...

HANNE (1)  f  Danish, Norwegian, German
Danish and Norwegian short form of JOHANNE, or a German short form of JOHANNA.

HANNE (2)  f  German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA

HANNELE  f  Finnish
Finnish pet form of JOHANNA or HANNAH

HANNELORE  f  German
Combination of HANNE (2) and ELEONORE

HANNES  m  Dutch, German, Finnish
Short form of JOHANNES

HANNIBAL  m  History
Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL... 

HANNIE  f  Dutch
Pet form of JOHANNA

HANNU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of JOHANNES

HANS  m  German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES...

HAPPY  m & f  English
From a modern English nickname meaning "happy".

HARALAMB  m  Romanian
Romanian form of CHARALAMPOS

HARALD  m  Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD...

HARALDUR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic cognate of HAROLD

HARDING  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name Heard, which was itself a short form of various Old English names containing the element heard meaning "brave, hardy".

HARDY  m  English
From a Norman surname which meant "brave, hardy" in Germanic.

HARENDRA  m  Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods HARI (referring to Vishnu) and INDRA.

HARI  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"...

HARINDER  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of HARENDRA

HARISH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of HARISHA

HARISHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit हरि (hari) "monkey" and ईश (isha) "lord"...

HARITH  m  Arabic
Means "good provider" in Arabic.

HARKAITZ  m  Basque
Means "rock" in Basque.

HARLAN  m  English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English.

HARLAND  m  English
Variant of HARLAN

HARLEY  m & f  English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare clearing" from Old English hara "hare" and leah "clearing".

HARM  m  Dutch
Dutch short form of HERMAN

HARMON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name HERMAN.

HARMONIA  f  Greek Mythology
Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek...

HARMONIE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of HARMONY

HARMONY  f  English
Means simply "harmony, concord" from the English word, ultimately deriving from Greek ‘αρμονια (harmonia).

HAROLD  m  English
Means "leader of the army", derived from Old English here "army" and weald "leader, ruler"...

HAROUN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HARUN

HARPER  m & f  English
From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps...

HARRI  m  Finnish, Welsh
Finnish and Welsh form of HARRY

HARRIET  f  English
Feminine form of HARRY...

HARRIETT  f  English
Feminine form of HARRY

HARRIETTA  f  English
Feminine form of HARRY

HARRIETTE  f  English
Feminine form of HARRY

HARRIS  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name HARRY.

HARRISON  m  English
From a surname which meant "son of HARRY"...

HARRY  m  English
Medieval English form of HENRY

HARSHA  m  Indian
Means "happiness" in Sanskrit...

HARSHAD  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

HARSHAL  m  Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

HARTA  m  Indonesian
Means "treasure" in Indonesian.

HARTLEY  m & f  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hart clearing" in Old English.

HARTMANN  m  German
Means "brave man", derived from the Germanic element hard "brave, hardy" combined with man.

HARTMUT  m  German
Means "brave mind", derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit".

HARTWIG  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and wig "battle".

HARTWIN  m  German
Means "brave friend" from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and win "friend".

HARU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 陽 "sun, sunlight", 春 "spring" or "clear up".

HARUKA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 遥 "far off, distant"...

HARUKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or (ki) "life".

HARUKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

HARUN  m  Arabic
Arabic form of AARON...

HARUNA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up" or 遥 (haru) "far off, distant" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

HARUTO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight", 遥 (haru) "distant" or 晴 (haru) "clear up" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".

HARVE  m  English
Short form of HARVEY

HARVEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the Breton first name Haerviu, which meant "battle worthy" from Breton haer "battle" and viu "worthy"...

HARVIE  m  English
Variant of HARVEY

HASAN  m  Arabic
Means "beautiful", derived from Arabic hasuna "to be good"...

HASDRUBAL  m  History
Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL...

HASHIM  m  Arabic
Means "crusher, breaker" in Arabic...

HASIB  m  Arabic
Means "noble, respected" in Arabic.

HASIM  m  Arabic
Means "decisive" in Arabic.

HASKEL  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

HASSAN  m  Arabic
Means "beautifier" in Arabic. This was the name of two kings of Morocco.

HASSE  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of HANS

HATHOR  f  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Het-Heru which means "the house of Horus", derived from Egyptian hwt "house" combined with Hr the god Horus...

HATIM  m  Arabic
Means "determined, decisive" in Arabic.

HATSHEPSUT  f  Ancient Egyptian
Means "foremost of noble women" in Egyptian...

HATTIE  f  English
Pet form of HARRIET

HATTY  f  English
Pet form of HARRIET

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