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The Name Begins With The Letter H:
HESTIA  f  Greek Mythology
Means "hearth, fireside" in Greek...

HETTIE  f  English
Pet form of HENRIETTA or HESTER

HEULOG  f & m  Welsh
Means "sunny" in Welsh. This is a Welsh name of recent origin.

HEULWEN  f  Welsh
Means "sunshine" in Welsh.

HEVEL  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of ABEL

HEWIE  m  English
Variant of HUGHIE

HEYDAR  m  Iranian
Iranian form of HAIDAR

HEZEKIAH  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name חִזְקִיָהוּ (Chizqiyahu), which means "YAHWEH strengthens"...

HIAWATHA  m  History, Native American
From the Iroquoian name Haio-went-ha meaning "he who combs"...

HIBA  f  Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

HIBIKI  m  Japanese
Means "echo, sound" in Japanese.

HIDEAKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) "excellent" and 明 (aki) "bright".

HIDEKI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" or 英 (hide) "excellent" combined with 樹 (ki) "tree".

HIDEYOSHI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) "esteem, excellence" combined with 良 (yoshi) "good" or 吉 (yoshi) "good luck"...

HIERONYMUS  m  German
Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and Holland...

HIGINI  m  Catalan
Catalan form of HYGINUS

HIKARI  f  Japanese
Means "light" in Japanese...

HIKARU  m  Japanese
From Japanese 光 "light" or 輝 "radiance".

HIKMAT  m & f  Arabic
Derived from Arabic hikma meaning "wisdom".

HILAIRE  m  French
French form of HILARIUS

HILARGI  f  Basque
Means "moon" in Basque.

HILARIA  f  Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HILARION  m  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘ιλαρος (hilaros) meaning "cheerful"...

HILARIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman name which was derived from Latin hilaris meaning "cheerful"...

HILARY  f & m  English
Medieval form of HILARIUS or HILARIA

HILBERT  m  German
Variant of HILDEBERT

HILDA  f  English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle".

HILDE  f  German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of HILDA

HILDEBERT  m  German
Means "bright battle" from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and beraht "bright".

HILDEBRAND  m  German
Means "battle sword", derived from the Germanic element hild "battle" combined with brand "sword"...

HILDEGARD  f  German, Scandinavian
Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"...

HILDEGARDE  f  German, Scandinavian
Variant of HILDEGARD

HILDRED  f  English
Derived from the Old English elements hild "battle" and ræd "counsel"...

HILDUR  f  Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hildr meaning "battle".

HILJA  f  Finnish
Derived from Finnish hiljaisuus meaning "silence".

HILLAR  m  Estonian
Estonian form of HILARIUS

HILLARY  f & m  English
Variant of HILARY...

HILLEL  m  Biblical, Jewish
Derived from Hebrew הלל (halal) meaning "praise"...

HILLEVI  f  Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of HEILWIG

HILTRAUD  f  German
Means "strength in battle", derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and þruþ "strength".

HILTRUD  f  German
Variant of HILTRAUD

HILTRUDE  f  German
Variant of HILTRAUD

HINA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) "sun, sunlight" or 日 (hi) "day, sun" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

HINATA  f & m  Japanese
From Japanese 向日葵 "sunflower" or 陽向 "facing the sun"...

HIND  f  Arabic
Possibly means "group of camels" in Arabic...

HINE  f  Maori
Means "daughter" in Maori.

HINRICH  m  German
Low German form of HEINRICH

HINRIK  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of HENRY

HIPOLIT  m  Polish
Polish form of HIPPOLYTOS

HIPOLITO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of HIPPOLYTOS

HIPPOCRATES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ιπποκρατης (Hippokrates) which meant "horse power", derived from the elements ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... 

HIPPOLYTA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of HIPPOLYTE ... 

HIPPOLYTE (1)  f  Greek Mythology
Feminine form of HIPPOLYTOS...

HIPPOLYTE (2)  m  French
French form of HIPPOLYTOS

HIPPOLYTOS  m  Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "freer of horses" from Greek ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" and λυω (lyo) "to loosen"...

HIRAH  m  Biblical
Means "splendour" in Hebrew...

HIRAKU  m  Japanese
Means "expand, open, pioneer" in Japanese.

HIRAM  m  Biblical, English
Probably of unknown Phoenician origin, but it possibly means "exalted brother" in Hebrew...

HIROKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) "abundant" or 浩 (hiro) "prosperous" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

HIROSHI  m  Japanese
From Japanese 寛 "tolerant, generous" or 浩 "prosperous".

HIROTO  m  Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro) "large, great" or 博 (hiro) "command, esteem" combined with 翔 (to) "soar, fly" or 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major.

HIRSH  m  Yiddish
Means "deer" in Yiddish.

HIRSHEL  m  Yiddish
Pet form of HIRSH

HISEIN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN

HISHAM  m  Arabic
Means "generous" in Arabic, ultimately from hashama "to crush"...

HITOMI  f  Japanese
From Japanese 瞳 "pupil of the eye"... 

HIZKIAH  m  Jewish, Biblical
Alternate form of the Hebrew name Chizqiyahu (see HEZEKIAH).

HJALMAR  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hjálmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with arr "warrior".

HJÖRDÍS  f  Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjörr "sword" and dís "goddess".

HJØRDIS  f  Danish, Norwegian
Modern form of HJÖRDÍS

HJÖRTUR  m  Icelandic
Means "deer" in Icelandic.

HOA  f  Vietnamese
Means "flower" in Vietnamese.

HODE  f  Yiddish
Yiddish form of HADASSAH

HODEI  m  Basque
Means "cloud" in Basque.

HODEL  f  Yiddish
Pet form of HODE

HOHEPA  m  Maori
Maori form of JOSEPH

HOKOLESQUA  m  Native American
Means "cornstalk" in Shawnee...

HOLDEN  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "deep valley" in Old English...

HOLGER  m  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, derived from the elements hólmr "island" and geirr "spear"...

HOLLIE  f  English
Variant of HOLLY

HOLLIS  m & f  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name, which was itself derived from Old English holen "holly".

HOLLY  f  English
Means simply "holly" from the name of the tree, derived from Old English holen.

HOMER  m  English
Derived from Greek ‘ομηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge"... 

HONEY  f  English
Means simply "honey" from the English word, from Old English hunig...

HÒNG  f  Vietnamese
Means "rose" in Vietnamese.

HONG  m  Chinese
Means "great" in Chinese.

HONOKA  f  Japanese
From Japanese 和 (hono) "harmony" (using an obscure nanori reading) and 花 (ka) "flower"...

HONOR  f  English, Irish
Variant of HONOUR, using the American spelling.

HONORA  f  Irish
Either a variant of HONORIA or an elaborated form of HONOUR.

HONORATA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of HONORATUS

HONORATUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which meant "esteemed, distinguished" in Latin...

HONORÉ  m  French
French form of HONORATUS

HONORIA  f  Late Roman
Feminine form of HONORIUS

HONORINE  f  French
French feminine form of HONORIUS

HONORIUS  m  Late Roman
Late Latin name which meant "honour"...

HONOUR  f  English
Means simply "honour" from the English word, ultimately from Latin...

HONZA  m  Czech
Czech pet form of JAN (1)

HOODA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUDA

HOPCYN  m  Welsh
Welsh form of HOPKIN

HOPE  f  English
Means simply "hope" from the English word, from Old English hopian...

HOPKIN  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of Hob", Hob being a medieval pet form of ROBERT.

HORACE  m  English, French
English and French form of HORATIUS

HORACIO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of HORATIUS

HORATIA  f  Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS

HORATIO  m  English
English variant of HORATIUS... 

HORATIU  m  Romanian
Romanian form of HORATIUS

HORATIUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was possibly derived from Latin hora "hour, time, season", though the name may actually be of Etruscan origin...

HOREA  m  Romanian
Meaning unknown, possibly from Romanian hora, a type of circle dance...

HORIA  m  Romanian
Variant of HOREA

HORMAZD  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Persian form of AHURA MAZDA

HORSA  m  Ancient Germanic
Means "horse" in Germanic...

HORST  m  German
Means "wood, thicket" in German...

HORTENSE  f  French
French feminine form of Hortensius (see HORTENSIA).

HORTENSIA  f  Ancient Roman, English, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".

HORUS  m  Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Heru which is of unknown meaning...

HOSANNA  f & m  Biblical
From a religious expression meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew...

HOSANNAH  f & m  Various
Variant of HOSANNA

HOSEA  m  Biblical
From the Hebrew name הוֹשֵׁעַ (Hoshe'a) which meant "salvation"... 

HOSHI  f  Japanese
Means "star" in Japanese.

HOSHIKO  f  Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) "star" and 子 (ko) "child".

HOSNI  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSNI

HOTAKA  m  Japanese
From Japanese 穂 (ho) "grain" and 高 (taka) "tall"...

HOTARU  f  Japanese
Means "firefly" in Japanese.

HOUDA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUDA

HOURIG  f  Armenian
Means "small fire" in Armenian.

HOUSSAM  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSAM

HOVHANNES  m  Armenian
Armenian form of Johannes (see JOHN).

HOVSEP  m  Armenian
Armenian form of JOSEPH

HOWARD  m  English
From an Old English surname which can derive from various occupational sources ("high warden" or "ewe herder" or "hog warden"), though another theory states that the surname derives from a Germanic first name composed of the elements hug "heart, mind" and hard "brave, hardy"...

HOWELL  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of HYWEL

HOWIE  m  English
Pet form of HOWARD

HOYT  m  English
From an English surname derived from Middle English hoit "stick", originally a nickname for a thin person.

HRAFN  m  Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "raven" in Old Norse.

HRISTINA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of CHRISTINA

HRISTO  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of CHRISTOPHER

HROTHGAR  m  Anglo-Saxon
From Hroðgar, the Old English cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER)...

HRYHORIY  m  Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of GREGORY

HUAN  f & m  Chinese
Means "happiness" in Chinese.

HUANG  m  Chinese
Means "bright" in Chinese.

HUBERT  m  English, German, Dutch, French, Polish
Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright"...

HUBRECHT  m  Dutch
Dutch form of HUBERT

HUDA  f  Arabic
Means "right guidance" in Arabic.

HUDES  f  Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDITH

HUDSON  m  English
From a surname which meant "son of Hudd", Hudd being a medieval pet form of HUGH or RICHARD...

HUE  f  Vietnamese
Means either "lily" or "intelligence" in Vietnamese.

HUEY  m  English
Variant of HUGHIE

HUFFIE  m  English
Pet form of HUMPHREY

HUGH  m  English
From Germanic hug, meaning "heart, mind, or spirit"... 

HUGHIE  m  English
Pet form of HUGH

HUGO  m  Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German
Latinized form of HUGH...

HUGUES  m  French
French form of HUGH

HUGUETTE  f  French
Feminine form of HUGUES

HUHANA  f  Maori
Maori form of SUSAN

HUI  m  Chinese
Means "intelligent" in Chinese.

HULDA (1)  f  Scandinavian, German
Derived from archaic Swedish huld meaning "sweet, lovable".

HULDA (2)  f  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of HULDAH

HULDAH  f  Biblical
Means "weasel, mole" in Hebrew...

HUMBERT  m  English, German, French
Means "famous warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior" and beraht "famous"...

HUMPHREY  m  English
Means "peaceful warrior" from the Germanic elements hun "warrior" and frid "peace"...

HUMPHRY  m  English
Variant of HUMPHREY

HÙNG  m  Vietnamese
Means "brave, heroic" in Vietnamese.

HUNTER  m & f  English
From an occupational surname meaning "hunter" in Old English.

HUO  m & f  Chinese
Means "fire" in Chinese.

HÙONG  f  Vietnamese
Means "rose" or "pink" in Vietnamese.

HUPPERT  m  German
German form of HUBERT

HUPPRECHT  m  German
German form of HUBERT

HURI  m  Biblical
Means "linen weaver" in Hebrew...

HUSAIN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN

HUSAM  m  Arabic
Means "sword" in Arabic.

HUSAYN  m  Arabic
Pet form of HASAN...

HUSNI  m  Arabic
Derived from Arabic husn meaning "beauty, excellence".

HUSSAIN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN

HUSSEIN  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HUSAYN

HUW  m  Welsh
Welsh form of HUGH

HYACINTH  m & f  English
From the Greek name ‘Υακινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the Hyacinth flower... 

HYACINTHA  f  English
Feminine variant of HYACINTH

HYACINTHE  m & f  French
French masculine and feminine form of HYACINTH

HYAM  m  Jewish
Variant of CHAYIM

HYDER  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR

HYGINUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of ‘Υγινος (Hyginos), a Greek name derived from ‘υγιεινος (hygieinos) meaning "healthy"...

HYLDA  f  English
Variant of HILDA

HYLEDD  f  Welsh
Variant of HELEDD

HYMAN  m  Yiddish
Alteration of HYAM influenced by Yiddish man "man".

HYMIE  m  Yiddish
Pet form of HYMAN

HYPATIA  f  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘υπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme"...

HYPERION  m  Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ‘υπερ (hyper) "over"...

HYRAM  m  English
Variant of HIRAM

HYUN  m & f  Korean
Means "wise" in Korean.

HYWEL  m  Welsh
Means "eminent" in Welsh. This was the name of a 10th-century king of Wales.

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