Submitted Names with "surname" in Description

Forester m English
From a surname meaning "keeper of forest" or "forest expert", originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. Could also be considered an elaboration of Forrest and Forest.

Forney m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Forney.

Forrester m English
Transferred use of the surname Forrester.

Forrey m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrey.

Forrie m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrie.... [more]

Forry m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forry.

Forsythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.

Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]

Fortebraccio m Medieval Italian
Means "strong arm" in Italian, as it is derived from Italian forte meaning "strong" combined with Italian braccio meaning "arm" (the plural form is bracci).... [more]

Fount m English
Meaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.

Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]

Fowler m English
Transferred use of the surname Fowler.

Foxworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Foxworth

Foxx m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Foxx or a variant of Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.

Foy m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Foy.

Frampton m Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Frampton.

Francescoli m Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Francescoli, named in honour of former Uruguayan football player Enzo Francescoli (1961-).

Frazer m Scottish
Variant of Fraser, more commonly found as an alternate spelling of the surname.

Fredman m Swedish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fredman. Its modern usage as a first name is probably inspired by Swedish poet, songwriter and composer Carl Michael Bellman's well-known 18th century works Fredman's songs and Fredman's epistles.

Fredson m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Fredson.

Free m & f English (American)
From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname Free.

Freelove f English (American, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?)
Likely one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century, referring to God's free love for his believers. It also coincides with an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Friðulaf meaning "peace-survivor" (see Freelove).

Freesia f English (Rare)
Derived from the English word for the flower.... [more]

Fremont m American
Probably derived from the surname Frémont.

French m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname French.

Friendly m English (American)
Derived from either the English word friendly or the English surname Friendly.

Frijn m Medieval Dutch
Medieval short form of Severijn, which is nowadays almost exclusively found as a surname in The Netherlands.

Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.

Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]

Frunze m Armenian
Transferred use of the surname, which comes from Romanian 'frunză' meaning "leaf."

Frye m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Frye.

Fuchsia f English (British, Rare), Literature
From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]

Fufei f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 宓 (fu, a surname) and 妃 (fei, meaning “concubine, consort”). More commonly known as Luoshen (洛神), Fufei is the goddess of the Luo River in Chinese mythology, first appearing in the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu as the wife of the river god Hebo... [more]

Fujimori m Japanese (Rare), South American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Fuji and 盛 (mori) meaning "heap, pile," 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "protection." It is rarely used in Japan and is more often found as a surname.... [more]

Fuller m English
Transferred use of the surname Fuller.

Fumine f Japanese (Rare)
Fumi means "History,Chronicle", "Sentence,Literature", or "Cultural Progress,Perfume" or it could be a combination of Fu short for Fuyu :"Winter" and Mi meaning "Look"(usually just in surnames) or "Beauty"(this is used in many girl names)... [more]

Furman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Furman.

Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.

Fuyuki m & f Japanese
As a unisex name, this name can be used as 吹雪 or 冬希 with 吹 (sui, fu.ku) meaning "blow, breathe, emit, puff, smoke", 冬 (tou, fuyu) meaning "winter", 雪 (setsu, yuki) meaning "snow" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "beg, beseech, few, Greece, hope, phenomenal, pray, rare, request."... [more]

Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian Creole
Possibly derived from the French surname of Gabard, the origin of which is not quite certain. It could be a patronymic surname that is derived from the Germanic given name Gebhard, but it could also be a descriptive surname derived from Occitan gabar meaning "to joke, to jest, to mock".... [more]

Gabii m Gamilaraay
A skin name given to male children of Gambuu and Maadhaa who marries Yibadhaa... [more]

Gable m English
Transferred use of the surname Gable.

Gahan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gahan.... [more]

Gaines m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gaines.

Gaither m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaither.

Galea f Biblical Latin
Transferred from the surname Galea.

Gallatin m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gallatin.

Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.

Gallyon f & m Dutch (Rare)
This given name is predominantly feminine in the Netherlands. It is not a typical Dutch first name and therefore its meaning is uncertain; it may possibly have been derived from the British surname Gallyon, which is Norman-French in origin (and is found in the spelling Gallion in modern France).... [more]

Gandhar m Indian
Transferred use of the surname Gandhar.

Gannon m American
Transferred use of the surname Gannon.

García m Spanish, Medieval Spanish
Spanish form of Garsea, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". It was widely used as a first name in Spain since the Middle Ages until the 17th century... [more]

García f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname García.

Garcilaso m Spanish
Combination of Garci or García and the surname Laso. It is the name of a famous Spanish poet and soldier from the 16th century.

Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.

Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.

Gardner m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardner.

Garner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garner.

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Garson m English
Transferred use of the surname Garson.

Garvey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garvey.

Garvin m Irish (Anglicized), Scottish (Anglicized), Scottish Gaelic (Anglicized)
Transferred use of the surname Garvin.

Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.

Gatlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gatlin. ... [more]

Gatsby m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gatsby.

Gattlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gattlin.... [more]

Gaul m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.

Gauss m Brazilian (Rare)
From the surname Gauss, borne by the German physicist and mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss.

Gaylor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Galor or from an English occupational surname meaning "jailer".

Geary m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Geary.

Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.

Gentry f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gentry or from the word gentry, referring to "people of education and good breeding; those people between the nobility and the yeomanry; courtesy; civility; complaisance"... [more]

Gethry m African American
Variant of surname Guthry.

Getty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.

Gherardi m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gherardi.... [more]

Giel m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname Giel.

Gifford m English
Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.

Gill m & f Indian
This name derives from the Jatt tribe. All members of the Gill tribe will traditionally add Gill as their surname. This Jatt tribe can be found throughout the historic Punjab region and the regions bordering Punjab... [more]

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilman m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Guillemin, an Old French diminutive of Guillaume (see Gilman).

Gilmore m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gilmore.

Gílson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese borrowing of the surname Gilson.

Giordan m Greek
Giordan is generally considered to be a patronymic surname created from the given name Jordan, originally the name of the river in used by John the Baptist for baptizing people.

Giray m Turkish (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Originally a surname of the Crimean Tatar royal house, rarely also used as a given name.

Giroud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Giroud.... [more]

Giuteni m Judeo-Italian
Possibly a form of Ioctan (see Yoqtan) or a surname inspired on it. ... [more]

Gjerløv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Geirlaugr or Geirleifr, or transferred use of the surname Gjerløw.

Glade m Mormon
Almost exclusively found in Utah and used by members of the Mormon church. Transferred use of the surname Glade.

Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.

Glauber m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Glauber.

Glendon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glendon.

Glennon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glennon.

Glismar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese-style, Modern)
Brazilian name, corruption of the German surname Klinsmann. Possible reference to Jürgen Klinsmann, professional football manager and former player

Glover m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Glover.

Glyndon m English (Rare)
Variant of Glendon. Transferred use of the surname Glyndon.

Gō m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 豪 (gou, era.i) meaning "overpowering, powerful, superior," 剛 (gou) meaning "strong, sturdy, brave," 強 (kyou, gou, kowa.i, shi.iru, tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru) meaning "strong," 昂 (kou, gou, a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru) meaning "rise" or 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "countryside."... [more]

Godolphin m English (British, Rare)
Transferred usage of a Cornish aristocratic surname.

Godot m Theatre
Probably derived from the French surname Godeau. This was the name of the main protagonist in the play 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett, a man who, as the title suggests, two men are waiting for, but never arrives.

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godwinson m African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Godwinson.

Gognon m & f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Gognon.

Golden m & f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]

Goldman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Goldman.

Gonzague m French, French (Belgian)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]

Gonzalez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzalez.

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.

Gothicus m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".

Gould m English (American)
Transferred the surname Gould.

Gow m & f English (American)
Possibly from the surname Gow, derived from Scottish Gaelic gobha meaning "smith".

Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval English
From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]

Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).

Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.

Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.

Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.

Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.

Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.

Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.

Graves m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Graves.

Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.

Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.

Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.

Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.

Greenberry m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenberry. Given originally in honor of Colonel Nicholas Greenberry. Sometimes split into two names (i.e. Green Berry)

Greenleaf m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenleaf.

Greenlee f English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Greenlee.

Greenly f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Greenly. A notable bearer is one of Jane's three friends from the Disney TV series "Legend of Tarzan".

Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.

Griezmann m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Griezmann.... [more]

Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.

Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.

Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.

Guan m Chinese
Transferred from the surname "Guan".

Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]

Guerland m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guerland.

Guerrero m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Guerrero.

Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.

Gulliver m English
Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.

Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.

Gurney m English (American, Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]

Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.

Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.

Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.

Guzmán m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Guzmán, derived from the name of a Spanish town. The name itself possibly come from the Ancient Germanic elements gut meaning "good" and mann meaning "man".

Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.

Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.

Haelly f Various, English
Transferred use of the surname Haelly or variant of Haley.

Hagalín m Icelandic (Rare)
From an Icelandic surname, itself perhaps derived from Old Norse hagi meaning "pasture, enclosure" or Old Norse hagr meaning "capable".

Hagrid m Literature
Invented by J.K. Rowling for the surname of a character in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, from an English slang term for looking exhausted and unwell, related to haggard.

Haikyuu m Japanese
From Japanese 裴 (hai) meaning "surname" combined with 休 (kyuu) meaning "rest; vacation". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.

Hakuryū m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 博龍, 博竜, 博隆, 白竜, 白龍, 白隆, 伯龍, 伯竜, 伯隆 or 柏龍 with 博 (haku, baku) meaning "command, esteem, exposition, fair, win acclaim," 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white," 伯 (haku) meaning "Brazil, chief, count, earl, uncle," 柏 (haku, hyaku, byaku, kashiwa) meaning "oak," 龍 (ryuu, ryou, rou, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial," 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" and 隆 (ryuu) meaning "high, hump, noble, prosperity."... [more]

Halbert m American
Transferred use of the surname Halbert.

Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.

Halley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Halley.... [more]

Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.

Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.

Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.

Hamlin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hamlin. A notable bearer is American author Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) who wrote fictional works about life in the Midwest.

Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.

Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.

Hanbē m Japanese (Archaic)
This name combines 半 (han, naka.ba) meaning "half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-" with 兵衛 (bee) (see Hyōe).... [more]

Handforth f English (Puritan)
Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant Handford.

Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.

Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.

Hänschen m German (Rare)
German diminutive of Hans, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]

Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.

Hansford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hansford.

Hanson m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanson.

Hanzoye f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Inspired by the surname Yesohán.

Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.

Hardee m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hardee.... [more]

Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.

Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.

Hardin m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hardin.

Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.

Harnett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harnett.... [more]

Harrington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harrington.

Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.

Hartigan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hartigan.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.

Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]

Harwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Harwood.

Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

Hatcher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hatcher.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hatori m Popular Culture
Technically, this name doesn't mean anything since it is written in kana.... [more]

Hatsune f Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) "first, new" or 発 (hatsu) "radiate, emit" combined with 音 (ne) "sound." It is written はつね using the hiragana writing system. A famous bearer (used as a surname) includes Miku Hatsune, the first Vocaloid2 singing synthesizer made by Yamaha.

Hatton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hatton.

Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.

Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.

Havelok m Literature, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Havelok. This name is also the source of the English surname Havelock.

Haviland f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haviland.

Haward m Medieval English, English
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Heahweard and or Hávarðr. The modern form is derived from the surname Haward... [more]

Hawking m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawking.

Hawkins m American
Transferred use of the surname Hawkins.

Hawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawley.

Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.

Hawthorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.

Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.

Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.

Hayter m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Hayter.

Hayward m English
Transferred from the surname Hayward.

Hazen f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen or combination of the word haze with popular suffix -en.

Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.

Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.

Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.

Heathcote m English
Transferred use of the surname Heathcote.

Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.

Heilken f Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Medieval pet form of Helena, Heilwig and Hildegonda (and similar names starting with Heil- and Hil-)... [more]

Heimlich m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Heimlich. Also the name of a caterpillar in the Pixar movie 'A Bug's Life' (1998).

Heineken m Ijaw
Probably derived from the Dutch surname Heineken.... [more]

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

Helaine f English (American)
Combination of Helen with a feminine name that ends in -aine, such as Elaine and Lorraine.... [more]

Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.

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).

Hence m American
Transferred use of the surname Hence or a spelling variant and subsequent transferred use of Hentz.

Heneage m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heneage.

Henley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Henley.

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]

Henson m English
Transferred use of the surname Henson.

Hepburn m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hepburn.

Heredia f Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Heredia.

Heritage m English
Transferred use of the surname Heritage.

Hernandez m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hernández

Hersey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hersey.

Hershey m English
Transferred use of the surname Hershey.

Herva f English (American)
The name was derived from the French surname Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.

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.

Hesketh m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hesketh.

Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.

Hestle m American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the surname Hestle.

Heston m English
Transferred use of the surname Heston. A famous namesake is British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.

Hewitt m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hewitt.

Hibiya m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 響也 with 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate" and 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (classical form)."... [more]

Hickman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hickman.

Hidenobu m Japanese
Nobu means "Trust, Believe" and "Stretch/Prolong" and Hide means "Excellent,Fine". So, Hidenobu could literally mean "Trusting Excellence"... [more]

Higgins m American
Transferred use of the surname Higgins.

Highland m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Highland.

Hijazi m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian), Minangkabau, Acehnese, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
A surname originally designating a person (or their ancestor) from the Hejaz region in Saudi Arabia, derived from Arabic الحجاز (al-Ḥijāz) meaning "the barrier".

Hildreth f English
Transferred use of the surname Hildreth. It was borne by American muralist, mosaicist and Art Deco artist Hildreth Meière (1892-1961)... [more]

Hill m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hill.

Hillard m English
A variant of Hilliard that is likewise a transferred use of the surname Hilliard.

Hilliard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hilliard.

Hilton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hilton.

Himaya f Filipino, Cebuano
Transferred use of the surname, which means "glory," "bliss," or "rapture" in Cebuano.

Himmer m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Himmer.

Himoto m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 日本 (himoto) meaning "Japan". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well. ... [more]

Hindi f English (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a diminutive of Hind, a (nick)name derived from an archaic English word for a female deer, or a transferred use of the surname Hind, which is derived from the same source (and was likely given as a nickname to a shy, timid person)... [more]

Hindley m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Hindley.

Hinley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hinley.

Hinton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hinton.

Hitler m South American, Indonesian, Indian, Filipino
From the German surname Hitler. Despite the strong negative connotations of the name Hitler, it is used as a given name in South America, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

Hitlerike f German (Rare, Archaic)
A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.

Hitlerine f German (Archaic)
A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.

Hjaltalín m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
From an Icelandic surname that was derived from a place name meaning "Hjalti's valley".

Hoagland m American
Transferred use of the surname Hoagland borne by bandleader and composer Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (1899-1981).

Hobart m English
Apparently derived from the given name Hubert. Also a transferred use of the surname Hobart.

Hobbes m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Hobbes.... [more]

Hobbs m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hobbs.

Hobson m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hobson.

Hodges m English
Transferred use of the surname Hodges.

Hodierna f Medieval French (Latinized)
Medieval French form of Odierne, an Old French form of Audigerna, with the spelling altered under influence by Latin hodierna "of today, present-day, existing now"... [more]

Hodson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hodson.

Hogan m English
Transferred use of the surname Hogan.

Hogarth m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname “Hogarth”. This name was borne by a character in the cartoon movie “The Iron Giant”, starring little Hogarth Hughes and a giant iron robot from outer space.

Hoke m English
Transferred use of the surname Hoke.

Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.

Holland f & m English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of geographic places called Holland 1, or transferred usage of the surname Holland 1.

Holling m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Holling.

Hollister m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hollister.

Holmes m English
Transferred use of the surname Holmes in infrequent use as a first name in America in the late 1800s and the first decade of the 1900s.

Holt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holt.

Homura f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name can used as 炎 (en, honoo) meaning "blaze, flame" or 秀邑 with 秀 (shuu, hii.deru, ho) meaning "beauty, excel(lence), surpass" and 邑 (yuu, ure.eru, kuni, mura) meaning "village, hamlet."... [more]

Honda m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大海 (honda) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Hookey m Romani (Archaic)
Either a transferred use of the surname Hookey or a corruption of Montague.

Hooper m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hooper.

Hoot m American (Rare)
Possibly transferred use of Dutch or German surname Hoot or from a nickname particular to the individual bearing the name. For instance, rodeo cowboy and early western film actor, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962), was originally called Hoot Owl and that nickname became shortened to Hoot... [more]

Hoover m English
Transferred use of the surname Hoover.

Hopper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hopper, originally borne by Hopper Jack Penn, the son of Sean Penn, in homage to Dennis Hopper.

Horomona m Moriori
The meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of a boy who was one of the survivors in 1861 of the Moriori genocide. This name has been used as a surname as well.

Horton m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.

Horuss m Popular Culture, Literature
Used by Horuss Zahhak, a character from the webcomic Homestuck. The name is derived from Horus, with the additional letter to fit the Homestuck troll name criteria (6 letter first name, 6 letter surname.)

Hotchkiss m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchkiss.

Hotchner m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchner.

Hoy m American (Rare)
A name of various possible origins: English, Scottish or Danish. The English form can be a transferred use of the surname Hoy from an occupational name for a sailor... [more]

Hoyle m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hoyle.

Huet m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Huet".

Hughen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hughen.

Hughes m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hughes.

Humble m & f English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From an English surname Humble or from the word humble, from Middle English (h)umble, humel meaning "humble, meek".... [more]

Hume m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hume. A well-known bearer of this name was the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), who himself had been named after his father, the Canadian politician Hume Cronyn, Sr... [more]

Huna m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly a short form of names with the element hun "bear cub, offspring". Cognate of Húni, Húnn, Huno, and Hunno... [more]

Hunt m English
Transferred use of the surname Hunt. May also be used as a diminutive of Hunter.

Huntington m English
Transferred use of the surname Huntington.