The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

HEIMIRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of HENRY

HEINRICH   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of HENRY... [more]

HELGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of HELGE

HELMO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELMO

HENGIST   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "stallion" in Germanic... [more]

HENRICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HEINRICH

HERACLEITUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ηρακλειτος (Herakleitos) which meant "glory of Hera", derived from the name of the goddess HERA combined with κλειτος (kleitos) "glory"... [more]

HERACLIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek personal name ‘Ηρακλειος (Herakleios) which was derived from the name of the Greek hero HERAKLES... [more]

HERAKLEIDES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek hero HERAKLES.

HERAKLEIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HERACLIUS

HERAKLEITOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HERACLEITUS

HEREWARD   m   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements here "army" and weard "guard"... [more]

HEREWEALD   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of HAROLD

HERLEIFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent".

HERMAN   m   English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man"... [more]

HERMANUS   m   Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HERMAN

HERMINIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god HERMES... [more]

HERMOGENES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek γενης (genes) "born".

HERMOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) "power".

HERMOLAOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god HERMES combined with Greek λαος (laos) "people".

HERO (2)   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of HERON

HERODOTUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Ηροδοτος (Herodotos), meaning "given to the hero", derived from ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior" and δοτος (dotos) "given to, granted"... [more]

HERON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘ηρως (heros) meaning "hero"... [more]

HESIOD   m   Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name ‘Ησιοδος (Hesiodos), which probably means "to throw song" from ‘ησι (hesi) "to throw" and ωιδης (oides) "song, ode"... [more]

HIERONYMOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of JEROME

HIERONYMUS   m   German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and Holland... [more]

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

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

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

HILDEFONS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ILDEFONSO

HILDIBERHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEBERT

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"... [more]

HIPPOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HIPPOCRATES

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

HLUDOWIG   m   Ancient Germanic
Original Germanic form of LUDWIG

HOMER   m   English, Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name ‘Ομηρος (Homeros), derived from ‘ομηρος (homeros) meaning "hostage, pledge"... [more]

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... [more]

HORSA   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "horse" in Germanic... [more]

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

HRÓARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name, derived from the element hróð "fame" combined with either geirr "spear" (making it a relation of HRÓÐGEIRR), harja "army" or warja "defender"... [more]

HRODEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROBERT

HRODERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RODERICK

HRODGER   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROGER

HRODLAND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROLAND

HRODPREHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of HRODEBERT

HRODULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RUDOLF

HRŒREKR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hroderich (see RODERICK).

HROLF   m   Ancient Germanic
Contracted form of HRODULF

HRÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Contracted form of HRÓÐÓLFR

HROÐGAR   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER)... [more]

HRÓÐGEIRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodger (see ROGER).

HRÓÐÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF).

HUGO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HUGH... [more]

HUGUO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HUGH

HULDERIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hulþa "merciful, graceful" and ric "power, rule"... [more]

HUNFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic form of HUMPHREY

HYACINTHUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Υακινθος (Hyakinthos), which was derived from the name of the hyacinth flower... [more]

HYAKINTHOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of HYACINTHUS

HYGINOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of HYGINUS

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

IMHOTEP   m   Ancient Egyptian
Means "he comes in peace" in Egyptian... [more]

INGI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGE

INGIMÁRR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEMAR

INGÓLFR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGOLF

INGVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVAR

IRENEUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ειρηναιος (Eirenaios) which meant "peaceful"... [more]

ISIDOROS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of ISIDORE

ISOCRATES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ισοκρατης (Isokrates) which meant "equal power", derived from ισος (isos) "equal" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

IULIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIAN

IULIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of JULIUS

ÍVARR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of IVOR

IVO (1)   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew"... [more]

JARL   m   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "chieftain, nobleman, earl" in Old Norse... [more]

JASON   m   English, French, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
From the Greek name Ιασων (Iason), which was derived from Greek ιασθαι (iasthai) "to heal"... [more]

JORDANES   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jördh meaning "land"... [more]

JULIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, German
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded"... [more]

KALLIAS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek καλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty"... [more]

KALLIKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful power", derived from the Greek elements καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

KALLISTOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of CALLISTUS

KARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English, Ancient Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]

KARPOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Original Greek form of CARPUS

KLEISTHENES   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of CLEISTHENES

KLEITOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "splendid, famous" in Greek... [more]

KLEON   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of CLEON

KLEOPATROS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek masculine form of CLEOPATRA

KNÚTR   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of KNUT

KÓRI   m   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name of unknown meaning.

KOSMAS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of COSMAS

KURUSH   m   Ancient Near Eastern
Original Persian form of CYRUS

KYRIAKOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIACUS

KYRILLOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of CYRIL

KYROS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of CYRUS

LAMBERT   m   German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]

LAMPRECHT   m   German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
German form of LAMBERT

LANDEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LAMBERT

LANZO   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of LANCE

LAURENTINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was a derivative of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1))... [more]

LAURENTIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman form of LAURENCE (1)

LEOFRIC   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear power", derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with ric "power".

LEOFWINE   m   Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear friend", derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and wine "friend"... [more]

LEON   m   English, German, Polish, Slovene, Hebrew, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]

LEONARD   m   English, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic elements levon "lion" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

LEONIDAS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek λεων (leon) "lion"... [more]

LEONTIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]

LEONTIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of LEONTIOS

LEUDBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LEOPOLD

LIUPOLD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LEOPOLD

LIVIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin masculine form of LIVIANA

LIVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which may be related to either Latin liveo "to envy" or lividus "blue, envious"... [more]

LÓEGAIRE   m   Irish Mythology, Ancient Irish
Means "calf herder", derived from Irish loagh "calf"... [more]

LONGINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin longus "long"... [more]

LUCIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from the Roman praenomen LUCIUS.

LUCIUS   m   Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light"... [more]

LUDOVICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hludowig (see LUDWIG)

LUGUBELENUS   m   Ancient Celtic
Older form (possibly) of LLYWELYN

LYCURGUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Λυκουργος (Lykourgos), a Greek name which meant "deed of a wolf" from λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf" and εργον (ergon) "deed, work"... [more]

LYSANDER   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Λυσανδρος (Lysandros) which meant "a release of a man" from Greek λυσις (lysis) "a release" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]

LYSIMACHUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Λυσιμαχος (Lysimachos) which meant "a loosening of battle", derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and μαχη (mache) "battle"... [more]

MARCELLINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from MARCELLUS... [more]

MARCELLUS   m   Ancient Roman, German
Roman family name which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS... [more]

MARCIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was a derivative of the praenomen MARCUS... [more]

MARCUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Biblical (Variant)
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]

MARIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name, which was itself derived from the Roman name MARIUS... [more]

MARINUS   m   Ancient Roman, Dutch
From the Roman family name Marinus, which derives either from the name MARIUS or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea".

MARIUS   m   Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]

MARTINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of MARTIN

MAXIMIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS

MAXIMILIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman form of MAXIMILIAN

MAXIMINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from MAXIMUS... [more]

MAXIMUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin maximus "greatest"... [more]

MEGINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements magan "strength" and hard "brave, hardy".

MENES   m   Ancient Egyptian
Meaning unknown... [more]

METHODIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of METHODIUS

METHODIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Μεθοδιος (Methodios), derived from Greek μεθοδος (methodos) meaning "pursuit" or "method", ultimately from μετα (meta) "with" and ‘οδος (hodos) "road"... [more]

METROPHANES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μητηρ (meter) "mother" (genitive μητρος (metros)) and φανης (phanes) "appearing"... [more]

MILTIADES   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μιλτος (miltos) meaning "red earth"... [more]

MNASON   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek... [more]

MORCANT   m   Ancient Celtic
Old Welsh form of MORGAN (1)

MYRON   m   English, Ancient Greek
Means "myrrh" in Greek... [more]

NERO (1)   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous"... [more]

NERVA   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin nervus "strength"... [more]

NICODEMUS   m   Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Νικοδημος (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and δημος (demos) "the people"... [more]

NICOLAUS   m   German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikolaos (see NICHOLAS)... [more]

NIKANDROS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "victory of a man" from the Greek elements νικη (nike) "victory" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]

NIKEPHOROS   m & f   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

NIKIAS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory"... [more]

NIKODEMOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of NICODEMUS

NIKOLAOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of NICHOLAS

NIKOMACHOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "battle of victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and μαχη (mache) "battle".

NIKOMEDES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "to think of victory", derived from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think"... [more]

NIKON   m   Ancient Greek, Russian
Derived from Greek νικη (nike) meaning "victory".

NIKOSTRATOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "army of victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and στρατος (stratos) "army"... [more]

OCTAVIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of OCTAVIAN

OCTAVIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name meaning "eighth" from Latin octavus... [more]

ODALRIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ULRICH

ODO   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of AUDO

ODOVACAR   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant"... [more]

ÓENGUS   m   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Old Irish form of AONGHUS

OLYMPIODOROS   m   Ancient Greek
From Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods, combined with Greek δωρον (doron) "gift".

OLYMPOS   m   Ancient Greek
From a Greek personal name which was derived from the place name Ολυμπος (Olympos) (of unknown meaning), the name of the mountain home of the Greek gods.

ONESIMOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Original Greek form of ONESIMUS

ONESIPHOROS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Original Greek form of ONESIPHORUS

OSBEORN   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of OSBORN

OSBERHT   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of OSBERT

OSGAR   m   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and gar "spear".

OSMUND   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of OSMOND

OSWALD   m   English, German, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule"... [more]

OSWINE   m   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of OSWIN

OTHO   m   Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning... [more]

OTTO   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Later German form of AUDO... [more]

OVIDIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of OVID

PAMPHILOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of all" from Greek παν (pan) "all" and φιλος (philos) "friend".

PANCRATIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πανκρατιος (Pankratios) meaning "all power", derived from παν (pan) "all" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

PANKRATIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of PANCRATIUS

PANTALEON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements παντες (pantes) "all" and λεων (leon) "lion"... [more]

PANTHER   m   Ancient Greek
Means "panther" in Greek.

PANTHERAS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πανθηρ (panther) meaning "panther" (which is ultimately derived from the elements παν (pan) "all" and θηραω (therao) "to hunt")... [more]

PARAMONOS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek παραμονη (paramone) meaning "endurance, constancy".

PAULINUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Latin form of PAULINO

PAULUS   m   Ancient Roman
Latin form of PAUL

PELAGIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of PELAGIUS

PELAGIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πελαγιος (Pelagios), which was derived from πελαγος (pelagos) "the sea"... [more]

PERICLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Περικλης (Perikles), which was derived from the Greek elements περι (peri) "around, in excess" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

PETRONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which is possibly derived from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".

PHAEDRUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φαιδρος (Phaidros), which meant "bright"... [more]

PHILIPPOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PHILIP

PHILO   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Φιλων (Philon), which was derived from φιλεω (phileo) "to love"... [more]

PHILOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of power" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

PHILON   m   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of PHILO

PHILOTHEOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of god" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and θεος (theos) "god".

PHOCAS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκας (Phokas), which meant "a seal" from Greek φωκη (phoke)... [more]

PHOIBOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of PHOEBUS

PHOKAS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of PHOCAS

PHOTIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light".