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HABIBA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HABIB

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... [more]

HADEWYCH   f   Dutch
Dutch cognate of HEDWIG

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.

HADYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HADIYA

HAF   f   Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HAFSA   f   Arabic
Means "gathering" in Arabic... [more]

HAFSAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

HAFZA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

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

HAGIR   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR

HAI   m & f   Chinese
Means "sea" in Chinese.

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

HAIFA   f   Arabic
Variant of HAYFA

HAILEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAILEY   f   English
Variant of HAYLEY

HAILIE   f   English (Modern)
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

HALA   f   Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic... [more]

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).

HALEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HALEY   f   English
Variant of HAYLEY

HALINA   f   Polish
Polish form of GALINA

HALLDÓRA   f   Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of HALDOR

HALLE (2)   f   English
Variant of HALLIE

HALLIE   f   English
Pet form of HARRIET

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

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

HANA (2)   f   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of HANNAH

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

HANAA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HANA (1)

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

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

HANDE   f   Turkish
Means "to smile" in Turkish.

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

HANIA   f   Polish
Polish pet form of HANNA (1)

HANIFA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HANIF

HANIYYA   f   Arabic
Means "pleasant" in Arabic.

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"... [more]

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 (1)

HANNELE   f   Finnish
Finnish pet form of JOHANNA or HANNAH

HANNELORE   f   German
Combination of HANNE (2) and ELEONORE

HANNIE   f   Dutch
Pet form of JOHANNA

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

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

HARMONIA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek... [more]

HARMONIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HARMONY

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

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

HARRIET   f   English
Feminine form of HARRY... [more]

HARRIETT   f   English
Feminine form of HARRY

HARRIETTA   f   English
Feminine form of HARRY

HARRIETTE   f   English
Feminine form of HARRY

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

HARUKA   f   Japanese
From Japanese "far off, distant"... [more]

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

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

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... [more]

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

HATTIE   f   English
Pet form of HARRIET

HATTY   f   English
Pet form of HARRIET

HAUKEA   f   Hawaiian
Means "white snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and kea "white".

HAURVATAT   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan... [more]

HAVA   f   Jewish
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

HAVEN   f & m   English
Simply means "haven" from the English word for a safe place, derived ultimately from Old English hæfen.

HAVILAH   f & m   Biblical
Means "stretch of sand" in Hebrew... [more]

HAVVA   f   Turkish
Turkish form of EVE

HAYDEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAIDEE

HAYDEN   m & f   English
From a surname meaning "hay valley", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley".

HAYFA   f   Arabic
Means "slender" in Arabic.

HAYLEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAYLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAYLEY   f   English
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of a town in England (meaning "hay clearing" from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing").

HAYLIE   f   English
Variant of HAYLEY

HAZAN   f   Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.

HAZE   f   English
Short form of HAZEL

HAZEL   f   English
Means simply "hazel" from the English word for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel.

HE   f & m   Chinese
From Chinese "river" or "lotus" (which is usually only feminine).

HEATHER   f   English
Means simply "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas... [more]

HEAVEN   f   English
From the vocabulary word meaning "paradise".

HEBE   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ‘ηβη (hebe) meaning "youth"... [more]

HECATE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek ‘Εκατη (Hekate), possibly derived from ‘εκας (hekas) meaning "far off"... [more]

HED   m & f   Jewish
Means "echo" in Hebrew.

HEDDA   f   Norwegian, Swedish
Pet form of HEDVIG... [more]

HEDVIG   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian cognate of HEDWIG

HEDVIGA   f   Slovak
Slovak form of HEDWIG

HEDVIKA   f   Czech, Slovene
Czech and Slovene form of HEDWIG

HEDWIG   f   German
Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "contention" and wig "war".

HEDY   f   German, Dutch
Pet form of HEDWIG

HEFINA   f   Welsh
Feminine form of HEFIN

HEGE   f   Norwegian, Danish
Pet form of HELGA

HEIDA   f   German
German pet form of ADELHEID

HEIDI   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
German pet form of ADELHEID... [more]

HEIDRUN   f   Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "heath"... [more]

HEIKE   f & m   German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian pet form of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH

HEILWIG   f   German
Derived from the Germanic elements heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and wig "war".

HEINRIKE   f   German
Feminine form of HEINRICH

HEINTJE   f   Dutch
Feminine pet form of HENDRIK

HEL   f   Norse Mythology
In Norse mythology this was the name of the daughter of Loki... [more]

HELAH   f   Biblical
Means "rust" in Hebrew... [more]

HELEDD   f   Welsh
Meaning unknown... [more]

HELEEN   f   Dutch
Dutch variant of HELEN

HELEENA   f   Finnish
Finnish variant of HELENA

HELEENTJE   f   Dutch
Dutch pet form of HELEN

HELEN   f   English, Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek ‘Ελενη (Helene), probably from the Greek ‘ελενη (helene) "torch" or "corposant", or possibly from σεληνη (selene) "moon"... [more]

HELENA   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English
Latinate form of HELEN

HÉLÈNE   f   French
French form of HELEN

HELENE   f   German, Scandinavian, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.

HELGA   f   Scandinavian, German
Feminine form of HELGE

HELI (2)   f   Finnish
Pet form of HELENA

HELKA   f   Finnish
Finnish form of HELGA

HELLA   f   Scandinavian, German
Variant of HELGA

HELLÄ   f   Finnish
Means "gentle, tender" in Finnish.

HELLE (1)   f   Danish
Danish variant of HELGA

HELLE (2)   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

HELLEN   f   English
Variant of HELEN

HELMA   f   German
Short form of WILHELMINA

HELMI   f   Finnish, Swedish
Pet form of VILHELMIINA or VILHELMINA... [more]

HELMINE   f   German
Short form of WILHELMINE

HÉLOÏSE   f   French
French form of ELOISE

HENA   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENDA   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENDEL   f   Yiddish
Yiddish pet form of HANNAH

HENDRIKA   f   Dutch
Feminine form of HENDRIK

HENDRIKJE   f   Dutch
Feminine form of HENDRIK

HENE   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HENG   m & f   Chinese
Means "permanent, constant" in Chinese.

HENNA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of HENRY

HENNIE (1)   f   English
Pet form of HENRIETTA

HENNIE (2)   m & f   Dutch
Dutch pet form and feminine form of HENDRIK

HENNY   m & f   Dutch
Dutch pet form and feminine form of HENDRIK

HENRIETTA   f   English
Feminine pet form of HENRY

HENRIETTE   f   French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
French feminine pet form of HENRY

HENRIIKKA   f   Finnish
Finnish feminine form of HENRY

HENRIKA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of HENRY

HENRIKE   f   German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of HENRY

HENRYKA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of HENRY

HENYE   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HANNAH

HEPHZIBAH   f   Biblical
Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew... [more]

HEPSIE   f   English
Pet form of HEPHZIBAH

HEPZIBAH   f   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of HEPHZIBAH

HERA   f   Greek Mythology
Uncertain meaning, possibly from either Greek ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior"; ‘ωρα (hora) "period of time"; or ‘αιρεω (haireo) "to be chosen"... [more]

HERMIA   f   German
Feminine form of HERMES... [more]

HERMINE   f   German, French
German and French feminine form of HERMAN, or perhaps HERMINIUS.

HERMÍNIA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of HERMINIUS

HERMINIA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of HERMINIUS

HERMIONE   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god HERMES... [more]

HERO (1)   f   Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ‘ηρως (heros) meaning "hero"... [more]

HERSILIA   f   Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

HERTA   f   German
Variant of HERTHA

HERTHA   f   German
Form of NERTHUS... [more]

HERUT   f   Jewish
Means "freedom" in Hebrew.

HESTER   f   English
Medieval form of ESTHER

HESTIA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "hearth, fireside" in Greek... [more]

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.

HIBA   f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

HIKARI   f   Japanese
Means "light" in Japanese... [more]

HIKMAT   m & f   Arabic
Derived from Arabic حكمة (hikmah) meaning "wisdom".

HILARGI   f   Basque
Means "moon" in Basque.

HILARIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HILARY   f & m   English
Medieval form of HILARIUS or HILARIA

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

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

HILDEGARDE   f   German, Scandinavian
Variant of HILDEGARD

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

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

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

HILLARY   f & m   English
Variant of HILARY... [more]

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"... [more]

HIND   f   Arabic
Possibly means "group of camels" in Arabic... [more]

HINE   f   Maori
Means "daughter" in Maori.

HIPPOLYTA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of HIPPOLYTE (1)... [more]

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

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

HITOMI   f   Japanese
From Japanese "pupil of the eye"... [more]

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

HOA   f   Vietnamese
Means "flower" in Vietnamese.

HODE   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of HADASSAH

HODEL   f   Yiddish
Pet form of HODE

HOKULANI   f   Hawaiian
Means "star of heaven" in Hawaiian.

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.

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

HÒNG   f   Vietnamese
Means "rose" in Vietnamese.

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

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

HONORIA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of HONORIUS

HONORINE   f   French
French feminine form of HONORIUS

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

HOODA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HUDA

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

HORATIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS

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".

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

HOSANNAH   f & m   Various
Variant of HOSANNA

HOSHI   f   Japanese
Means "star" in Japanese.

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

HOTARU   f   Japanese
Means "firefly" in Japanese.

HOUDA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HUDA

HOURIG   f   Armenian
Means "small fire" in Armenian.

HRISTINA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of CHRISTINA

HUA   f & m   Chinese
From Chinese "magnificent, Chinese" or "flower" (which is usually only feminine).

HUAN   f & m   Chinese
Means "happy, joyous" in Chinese.

HUDA   f   Arabic
Means "right guidance" in Arabic.

HUDES   f   Yiddish
Yiddish form of JUDITH

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

HUGUETTE   f   French
Feminine form of HUGUES

HUHANA   f   Maori
Maori form of SUSAN

HUI   f   Chinese
Means "intelligent, wise" 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... [more]

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

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

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

HYACINTHA   f   English
Feminine variant of HYACINTH

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

HYE   f   Korean
Means "intelligent" from Sino-Korean .

HYLDA   f   English
Variant of HILDA

HYLEDD   f   Welsh
Variant of HELEDD

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

HYUN   m & f   Korean
Means "virtuous" from Sino-Korean .

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