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Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]

Hersent f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of a Germanic name derived from the elements heri meaning "host, army" and Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong".

Hersha f Sanskrit

Hersi f Albanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Hersjana.

Hersilie f French (Archaic)
French form of Hersilia.

Hersilija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hersilia.

Hersjana f Albanian (Rare)

Hersylia f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hersilia.

Herta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Horta.

Hertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Herta.

Hertruda f Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gertrude.

Herundina f Galician (Archaic)

Heruth f Hebrew
Variant of Herut.

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.

Hervea f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Herve.

Hervée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hervé.

Herveline f Breton
Feminine form of Hervé.

Herveva f Breton
Variant of Hervea.

Herveven f Breton
Variant of Herveva.

Hervör f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hervǫr.

Hervør f Faroese
Faroese form of Hervǫr.

Hervǫr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from herr "army" and vár "truth; woman". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]

Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).

Hervora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Hervor, used in the 19th century.

Herwardina f Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Herward.

Herzeleide f German, Literature, Theatre
From the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache". Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [more]

Herzeloyde f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Derived from the Middle High German words herze meaning "heart" and leit meaning "grief, sorrow, suffering".... [more]

Herzlinde f German (Rare)
New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".

Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)

Heséeotá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Medicine Woman, Herb Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.

Hesione f Greek Mythology
Said to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο (heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [more]

Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.

Hesper f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesperia.

Hespera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Feminine form of Hesperos.

Hesperia f Greek Mythology, Spanish
Derived from Greek hesperos "evening" (see Hesperos). In Greek myth this was the name of one of the three Hesperides, goddesses of the evening and sunsets... [more]

Hespérie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperie f Ancient Greek (Gallicized), Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Hesperia.

Hesperis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.

Hessa f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Hentshe.

Hessa f Arabic
In arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.

Hessah f Arabic (Rare)

Hessie f American
Diminutive of Hester.

Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".

Hessy f Yiddish
Hessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.

Hestȧhkėhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "twin (female)" in Cheyenne.

Hestȧhké'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Twin Woman" in Cheyenne.

Héstáné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Nation Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hestera f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hester.

Hesterina f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hester.

Hesterine f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hesterina. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer coach Hesterine de Reus (b. 1961).

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

Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.

Hesti f Javanese
Derived from Javanese estu meaning "serious, right, true".

Héstia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hestia.

Hestía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hestia

Hestija f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Hestia.

Hestóxena'hané'e f Cheyenne
Means "Kills Last Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hesychia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἡσυχία (hesychia) meaning "rest, quiet". In Greek mythology, this is the name of a daemon or spirit of quiet, rest, silence and stillness.

Heszperia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Hesperia.

Hetal f & m Indian (Sikh)
Indian

Hetav m & f Kurdish
Means "sun" in Kurdish.

Hetepenamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "peace of Amun" in Coptic.

Hetephernebti f Ancient Egyptian
Possibly means "Peaceful and Noble", with the second element deriving from the royal title nebti.

Hetha f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a warrior-queen in Norse mythology.

Heðindís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and dís "goddess, woman".

Heðingunnr f Old Norse
Old Norse name, combination of heðinn 'jacket of fur or skin' and gunnr 'battle, fight'.

Heðinví f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of heðinn "jacket of fur or skin" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Hetia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Hetisani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hetisa meaning "finish".

Hetiwa f Arapaho
This name was given to my grandmother in 1912 when she was born in Hammon Oklahoma. She was named by an Arapaho or Cheyenne Indian Chief. I was hoping to find out what it means and if anyone which tribe it was?

Hetóévá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Evening Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hetta f English (British), South African
Hetta is a nickname for Henrietta although it is used on its own as well.

Hetti f German
Diminutive of Henriette.

Hetty f English
Diminutive of Henrietta, Hester and Mehetabel.

Hettye f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hettie.

Heuke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hauke.

Heukli f & m Hebrew

Heulwyn f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Heulwen.

Heum f & m Korean

Heungbang f Korean

Heura f Catalan (Modern)
Directly taken from Catalan heura "ivy".

Heurippa f Greek Mythology
Means "horse finder", derived from Greek εὑρίσκειν (heuriskein) meaning "to find; find out, discover; get, gain, procure" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse"... [more]

Heurodis f Literature
Medieval English form of Eurydice. This form was used in the 13th-century poem 'Sir Orfeo', a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.

Heva f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eva.

Hévelin f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Evelin.

Heven f Chinese (Rare)

Hêvî f Kurdish
Means "hope" in Kurdish.

Hêvîdar f Kurdish
Means "beacon of hope" in Kurdish.

Hevrê m & f Kurdish
Means "friend" in Kurdish.

Hevta m & f Kurdish
Means "equal, match" in Kurdish.

Hevyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heaven.

H'ê-wa f Rade
Rade form of Eve. H'- is a feminine name prefix.

Hewa f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Hawa.

Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)

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

Hewşa f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish hewş meaning "courtyard".

Hexilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized), English (Rare)
Contracted form of Hextilda.

Hexilde f Medieval Scottish (Gallicized)
Variant of Hexilda.

Hexovóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Shell Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hextilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of an Old English name, the deuterotheme of which is hild "battle, war" (cf. Hilda, Hildr). The prototheme is disputed, but may be Old English hīehst, hēhst "highest, greatest, most illustrious".... [more]

Heya f Chinese
Combination of He and Ya.

Heyam f Arabic
The meaning of name Heyam is " One of the many levels or degrees of love " or " deep love", Often used by Muslims

Heyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Heydi f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Heidi.

Heydia f Punjabi
Meaning "Pleasant and Charming Young Woman".

Heyley f American
Variant of Hayley.

Heyltje f Dutch
Dutch form of Helena

Heylzoete f Medieval Flemish

Heynar f Kurdish
Variant of Henar.

Heyndrynen f Medieval Flemish

Heyoka m & f Sioux
Heyókȟa translates to a 'sacred clown' in the culture of the Sioux (Lakota and Dakota people) of the Great Plains of North America. In Lakota mythology, Heyókȟa is also a spirit of thunder and lightning; & influence of the content of dreams... [more]

Heyoon f Korean
A mix of the Korean words he (헤) meaning wise, and yoon (요온) meaning beautiful.

Heyra f Spanish (Latin American)

Heyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Heyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Heyv f Kurdish
Means "moon" in Kurdish.

Hez f American
Diminutive of Heather.

Hezar f Kurdish
Means "thousand" in Kurdish.

Hezhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Hezie f English (American)

Hezig f Armenian
"friendly"

H'hen f Rade

Hia f Japanese
Means "bright" in japanese.

Hia f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Ia.

Hiacenta f Polish (Rare)
Older variant of Hiacynta.

Hiachi f Japanese
From "Hachi", meaning "eight".

Hiacinta f Hungarian (Archaic)
Hungarian form of Hyacintha.

Hiacinthe f & m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Variant of Hyacinthe.

Hialeah f Indigenous American
Derived from the Muskogee haiyakpo meaning "prairie" and hili meaning "pretty". Alternatively, the name is of Seminole origin meaning "upland prairie". It also is the name of the 6th largest city in Florida.... [more]

Hiälmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmdís.

Hialmdís f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet" and dís "goddess".

Hiálmgerðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Hjálmgerðr.

Hialmlaug f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hjalmr "helmet, protection" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Hiälmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hialmlaug.

Hiam f Arabic

Hiandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Hiandra is used in the Dominican Republic, and most commonly found in Brazil.

Hiapo m & f Hawaiian
Means "first born" in Hawaiian.

Hiara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Iara.

Hiav f Hmong
Means "sea, ocean" in Hmong.

Hiaya f Japanese
From Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiazinta f Romansh (Rare)
Romansh form of Hyacintha.

Hibaaq f Somali
Derived from Arabic هِبَة (hiba) meaning "gift, grant".

Hibah f Arabic
Derived from Arabic hiba "gift" (ultimately from Arabic wahaba "to give (as a gift); to offer").

Hibana f Japanese
Means "spark" in Japanese.

Hibaq f Somali
Variant transcription of Hibaaq.

Hibari f Japanese
From Japanese 雲雀 (hibari) meaning "lark, skylark" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Hibat f Arabic

Hibba f Muslim (Arabized, ?)
Gift

Hibbel f Low German
Low German form of Hildburg.

Hibernia f English (Rare)
From the Roman name for Ireland, which was influenced by Latin hibernus "wintry". (Cf. Ierne, Iverna, Juverna.)

Hibetullah f Ottoman Turkish

Hibi f & m Japanese
The desire to help others.

Hibika f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife, queen, empress", 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 日 (ka) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower" or 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poetry"... [more]

Hibikana f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hibina f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiciel f Filipino (Rare)

Hidajete f Albanian

Hidaya f Swahili
Swahili feminine name meaning "beautiful".

Hidayah f & m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya) meaning "guidance". It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Hidayati f Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Hidayat.

Hidayaturrizkiyah f Indonesian
Derives from هداية الرزقية (hidayah al-rizqiyah), "guidance of the livelihood" in Arabic

Hidayet m & f Turkish

Hiddeke f East Frisian (Archaic)

Hide m & f Japanese
From 秀 (hide), shifted from hiide, the stem of verb 秀でる (hiideru) (Old Japanese hiidzu) meaning "to excel, surpass," in turn a combination of 穂 (ho>hi) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" and verb 出づ (idzu) (modern deru) meaning "to come out." Other kanji can be used in relation to the verb, e.g. 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance." The combination 日出 is also used, stemming from a shortening of 日の出 (hinode) meaning "sunrise."... [more]

Hideharu m & f Japanese

Hideno f Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "English" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hideyo f Japanese
From the Japanese 秀 (hide) "preeminence" and 代 (yo) "world," "age," "material," "cost."

Hidilyn f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Heidilyn. A bearer of this name is Hidilyn Diaz, a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman.

Hie f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" combined with 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiê f Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Hui.

Hieke f Dutch (Rare)
Frisian name, an abbreviations from names with the element Hild. Related to Hidde and Hibbe.

Hieko f Japanese

Hiền m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 賢 (hiền) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".

Hien f & m Vietnamese
Means "quiet", "gentle", "tranquil".

Hiéra f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Hiera.

Hiera f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From Greek ἱερός (hieros) meaning "holy, sacred, divine". In Greek mythology Hiera is the wife of Telephos, the mythic founder of the city of Pergamum.

Hierodora f Late Greek
Means "sacred gift", derived from the Greek adjective ἱερός (hieros) meaning "sacred" combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Hierokleia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierokles.

Hierona f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Hieronyma.

Hieronike f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hieronikos. Also compare the related Greek noun ἱερονίκης (hieronikes) meaning "conqueror in the games".

Hieronima f Polish, Hungarian
Polish and Hungarian feminine form of Jerome.

Hieronyma f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Hieronymus. This name is quite old-fashioned in the Netherlands these days (it was more common in late medieval times), but it's still in use, although it's quite rare now... [more]

Hiéronyme m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).

Hierothea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotheos.

Hierotima f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hierotimos.

Hièrru f Jèrriais
Jèrriais feminine given name of unknown etymology.... [more]

Hieu f Vietnamese
Means "respectful" in Vietnamese.

Higala f English (Rare)
Unknown.

Higalik f Inuit (Anglicized)
Means "Ice House". Borne by a female shaman of the Copper Inuit people who "adopted" anthropologist Diamond Jenness for two years in 1914 while he studied their way of life.

Higana f Japanese
From 彼岸花 higanbana (red spider lily) and 彼岸 higan (nirvana; literally means the other shore). The red spider lily is portrayed as the "flower of heavens" in Buddhist scriptures. However, it is also known as 死人花 shibitobana (flower of the dead) in Japan and symbolizes "sorrowful memories" in the language of flowers.

Highdee f English (American)
Variant of Heidi.

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

Higinia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Hyginus.

Higuanama f Taíno
Name of the queen, cacique of the kingdom of Higuey on the island of Hispaniola.

Higura m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (higu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 東 (hi) meaning "east", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 久 (gu) meaning "long time", 公 (gu) meaning "public, prince, official, governmental", 来 or 來 (gu) both meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 空 (gu) meaning "sky", 功 (gu) meaning "achievement, merits, success, honor, credit", 呉 (gu) meaning "give, do something for", 宮 (gu) meaning "Shinto shrine", 工 (gu) meaning "craft, construction" or 暮 (gu) meaning "evening, twilight, season's end, livelihood, make a living, spend time" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good", 楽 (ra) meaning "music, comfort, ease", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 椋 (gura) meaning "type of deciduous tree, grey starling", 蔵 (gura) meaning "storehouse, hide, own, have, possess", 藏 (gura) meaning "hide, own, have, possess" or 倉 (gura) meaning "godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury"... [more]

Hiie f Estonian (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Estonian hiie, the genitive singular / attributive form of hiis “sacred grove”.

Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Hiʻilei f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "child carried in the arms" from Hawaiian hiʻi "carry in the arms" and lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei).

Hiina f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hiina) meaning "young bird; chick​, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.

Hiiragi f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From 柊 (hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木 (ki) meaning "tree."... [more]

Hiiro f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive, Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [more]

Hijacinta f Slovene
Feminine form of Hijacint.

Hijau m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "green, verdant" in Malay.

Hijiri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines" or 聖 (hijiri, hiji) meaning "holy", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 知 (jiri) meaning "know, wisdom", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 莉 (ri) meaning "jasmine", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 稜 (ri) meaning "angle, edge, corner, power, majesty"... [more]

Hika f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese 飛花 (hika) meaning "flower petals fly in the wind", derived from the Japanese kanji 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" and 花 (ka) meaning "flower". This name can also be the combination of 比 (hi) meaning "ratio; compare; equal" or 嘉 日 and 陽 (hi) meaning "sun; sunshine" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire" and 嘉 (ka) meaning "praise; auspicious" or 香 (ka) meaning "pleasant smell; fragrance".... [more]

Hikako f Japanese (Rare)

Hikani f Shona
"Surprise."

Hikariko f Japanese
From Hikari combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" (compare Hikaruko).... [more]

Hikaruko f Japanese
From Hikaru combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child" (compare Hikariko).... [more]

Hiki f Japanese

Hikmah f & m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Hikmat.

Hiko f & m Japanese
It means "day's child"

Hikomi f Japanese

Hikoro f Japanese
From Japanese 響 (hi) meaning "sound, echo" combined with 心 (koro) meaning "heart, mind, soul". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hikoyat f Uzbek
Means "story" in Uzbek.

Hila f Sorbian

Hila f Afghan, Pashto
Means "hope" in Pashto.

Hilae f English (American, Rare)
Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.

Hilaeira f Greek Mythology
Means "softly-shining" in Greek (probably from ἱλαρός (hilaros) "cheerful, bright"; compare Hilarius). In Greek myth the sisters Hilaeira and Phoebe, commonly referred to as the Leucippides (being daughters of Leucippus of Mycenae), were carried off by Castor and Pollux, who were charmed by their beauty... [more]

Hilaera f Greek Mythology
This was the name of a Leucippide, the wife of Castor.

Hilah f Hebrew
"Aura" "glow"

Hilaree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hilary.

Hilária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Hilár.

Hilarie f English
This is an alternative spelling of Hilary, specifically for girls, apparently coined -and occasionally used - in England.

Hilarija f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Slovene, Latvian (Rare)
Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, and Latvian form of Hilaria.

Hilariona f Polish
Feminine form of Hilarion

Hilarionne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Hilarion.

Hilaritas f Roman Mythology
Derived from hilaritas "hilarity", Hilaritas was a minor goddess who caused serenity.

Hilberta f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hilbert.

Hilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Hilbert.

Hilbjørg f Norwegian (Rare)
Contracted form of Hildeborg.

Hilbmá f Sami
Sami form of Hilma.

Ħilda f Maltese
Maltese form of Hilda.

Hildá f Sami
Sami form of Hilda.

Hildagarda f English (Rare)
Variant of Hildegard.

Hildagarde f English (Rare)
Variant of Hildegard.

Hildbjørg f Norwegian
Variant of Hildebjørg.

Hildburg f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements hild "battle, fight" and burg "protection".

Hildeberta f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Hildebert or Hildeberto.

Hildebjørg f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Hildeborg.

Hildeborg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Hildegærdh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hildegard.

Hildegárd f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Hildegard.

Hildegilde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".

Hildegonda f Dutch
Dutch form of Hildegund.

Hildegonde f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Dutch variant form of Hildegonda and French form of Hildegund.

Hildegondis f Dutch
Dutch form of Hildegundis.

Hildegundis f Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Hildegund.

Hildeke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch diminutive of Hilde.

Hildeken f Medieval Dutch, Flemish (Rare)
Medieval Dutch diminutive of feminine given names that contain the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Hildegonda and Mathilde... [more]

Hildemara f German (Rare), South American
Feminine form of Hildemar.

Hildemarie f Swedish
Feminine variant of Hildemar or a combo of Hilde and Marie.

Hildete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Hilda.

Hildewalde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Feminine form of Hildewald

Hildgyð f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements hild meaning "battle" and guð also meaning "battle".

Hildiard f Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman French form of Hildegard.

Hildie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Hilda.

Hildigard f Frankish
Reconstructed Frankish form of Hildegard.

Hildigerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Hildigerðr.

Hildigerðr f Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Hildegard.

Hildiko f History
The last wife of Attila the Hun. According to the Eastern Roman diplomat Priscus of Panium, Attila died on their wedding night (453 AD).... [more]

Hildina f Dutch (Rare)

Hildineia f Brazilian (Rare)

Hildiríðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hildr "battle, fight" and fríðr "beautiful".

Hildiríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hildiríðr.

Hildirun f Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements hilta "battle, fight" and rûna "secret, magic, murmur, session".

Hildisif f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle, fight" and Sif.

Hildith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Hildgyð.

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]

Hildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Hildirun.

Hildtraut f German (Rare)
Variant of Hiltraud.

Hildtrud f Germanic, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Hiltrud.

Hildura f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hildur recorded in Troms.

Hildure f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant form of Hildur recorded in Troms (Ibestad) in the 19th century.

Hildy f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of Hilda.

Hiledd f Welsh (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Hyledd.

Hilery f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.

Hiley f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Mahala.

Hili f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "she is mine" in Hebrew, from the word Hi (pronuced "hee") means "she" and the name Li 2 means "my.." / "mine" , it's sometimes used as a diminutive of Hila

Hilia f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Hilja

Hilina'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "trust" in Hawaiian.

Hilit f Hebrew
Diminutive or variant of Hila.

Hïlïwbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Hilje f Estonian
Variant of Hilja.

Hilju f Estonian
Variant of Hilja.

Hilka f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Hilkka.

Hilka f Low German, German (Rare), Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with or containing the element hild-, used as a given name in its own right.

Hilká f Sami
Sami form of Hilkka.

Hilke f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Hilde.

Hilkka f Finnish
From the word hilkka, which means "a bonnet, a hood". Little Red Riding Hood is known as 'Punahilkka' in Finland, and the fairy tale may have had something to do with the name Hilkka becoming more common... [more]

Hilla f Afghan, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Hila.

Hilla f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.... [more]

Hilla f Swedish
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.

Hilla f Hebrew
Variant of Hila.

Hillá f Sami
Sami form of Hilla.

Hillaree f & m English
Variant of Hilary.

Hillari f English (Rare)
Variant of Hillary. This name is held by Hillari Kimble, a character in Jerry Spinelli's book "Stargirl".

Hillaria f English (African)
Variant of Hilaria.

Hillarie f American (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.