HippomachosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek adjective ἱππόμαχος (hippomachos) meaning "fighting on horseback", which consists of the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the Greek noun μάχη (mache) meaning "battle".... [more]
Hisham ud-DinmArabic Means "generosity of the religion" from Arabic هشام (hisham) meaning "generous, generosity" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".
HrímgrímnirmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from hrīm ("rime, hoarfrost") and gríma ("person wearing a helmet"). It is an intensification of the name Grímnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives in the land of the dead... [more]
Hsinbyushinm & fHistory Means "white elephant" from Burmese ဆင် (hsin) meaning "elephant" and ဖြူ (hpyu) meaning "white, pure". This was the honourific title chosen by Sirisūriyadhamma Mahadhammarāja Rājadhipati (1736-1776), the king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776... [more]
Huch’uykillafQuechua Feminine Quechua name derived from huchuy meaning "small" and killa meaning "moon".
HuecamecatlmNahuatl Means "long rope", from Nahuatl hueca "far away, distant" and mecatl "rope, cord".
HuecanemitlmNahuatl Probably means "one who lives in seclusion" or "one who travels far away" in Nahuatl, the noun form of huecanemi "to live in a secluded place, to go far away".
HuehueteotlmAztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.
Humiliationm & fEnglish (Puritan) Humiliation comes from the Latin word humiliare, which means "to humble." Referring to the humility one must have before God.
Husis-moxmoxmNez Perce Means "yellow head" in Nez Perce. From the Nez Perce húsus 'head' and maqsmáqs 'yellow, sorrel'.
HviezdoslavmSlovak The first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
Hyeon-gyeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeon) "appear, manifest, become visible" or 賢 (hyeon) "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 慶 (gyeong) "congratulate, celebrate".
IeronymakismGreek (Rare) Modern Greek diminutive of Ieronymos, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
IffatunnisafPersian Means "modest of women" from عفت (iffat) meaning "modest" and نسا (nisa) meaning "women"
IhbarhasvadmMongolian Possibly derives from Mongolian их (ikh) meaning "great, large, many" and бархасбадь (barkhasbadi) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)".
IkrombuvishfUzbek Derived from ikrom meaning "honour, respect" and buvish meaning "lady".
InshushinakmNear Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology Inshushinak was the name of one of the major gods of the Elamite pantheon. He started out as a mere local god, in which capacity he was the patron deity of the city of Susa. This is also reflected in his name, as it is derived from Sumerian nin-shushinak meaning "lord of Susa"... [more]
Ishtar-deelamCaucasian Mythology Possibly from the name Ishtar combined with Chechen дела (dela) meaning “god, deity”. This is the name of the Vainakh god of death and ruler of the underworld.
ItsaraphongmThai From Thai อิสระ (itsara) meaning "free, independent" and พงศ์ or พงษ์ (phong) meaning "lineage, family".
ItzcotocatlmNahuatl Means "person from Itzcotlan", possibly derived from Nahuatl itztli "obsidian" combined with cotoctli "fragment, piece of something" or cotona "to cut something, to break something off", along with the affiliative suffix -catl.
ĪtzpāpālōtlfAztec and Toltec Mythology Derived from Nahuatl itztli meaning "obsidian, obsidian knife" and pāpālōtl "butterfly". This name has been translated as "clawed butterfly", perhaps in effect equal to "bat". In Aztec mythology, Ītzpāpālōtl was a skeletal warrior goddess of infant mortality and women who die in childbirth.
IvalorssuaĸfGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning "big tendon, thread, sinew" with the combination of Ivalo and -rsuaq meaning "big, great".
IzzahbillahfArabic Combination of Arabic Izzah (عزة) meaning "Glory, power" and Arabic Billah (بالله) meaning "with God, through God".
JarþrúðurfIcelandic Combination of either Old Norse jǫrð "earth" or jara "battle, fight", with *þrúðr "strength, force, power". It could also be a variant of Geirþrúðr.
JigonhsaseefIroquois Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Iroquoian woman considered to be a co-founder, along with The Great Peacemaker and Hiawatha, of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy sometime between AD 1142 and 1450... [more]
John BaptistmEnglish (Rare) This name was used in reference to Saint John the Baptist, where his stories can be found on some of the New Testament books, such as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts. Notable bearer of this name including John Baptist Purcell (1800-1883), an American prelate of the Catholic Church... [more]
JuwayriyyahfMedieval Arabic Meaning uncertain. It could figuratively mean "young woman" from Arabic جرى (jara) meaning "to run, to flow" (referring to a girl reaching maturity). Alternatively, it could be derived from ورد جوري (ward juri), the Arabic name for the Damask rose (a type of flower), itself from Persian گور (Gor), which is an old name for the Iranian city of Firuzabad... [more]
K'ajorapalukmGreenlandic Possibly a combination of qajorlak "golden plover" and -paluk "dear little" or qaajorpoq "is chilly, is thin-skinned" and -paluk "dear little".
KalligeneiafGreek Mythology Means "bearer of a fair offspring", derived from the Greek elements κάλλος (kallos) meaning "beauty" and γενής (genes) meaning "born"... [more]
KallimachosmAncient Greek Means "beautiful battle", derived from the Greek elements καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and μαχη (mache) "battle."
KamalelehuafHawaiian Means "garden of lehuas" in Hawaiian. This was the middle name of the American actress Kelly Preston (1962-2020), who was born in Hawaii.
KamaruzamanmMalay Means "moon of time" from Arabic قمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" combined with زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age".
KamitsuhikomJapanese From 加密列 KAMITSURE (カミツレ), meaning CHAMOMILLE in japanese, an annual herbal plant very commonly used in both aesthetics and medicine from the botanical genus MATRICARIA, of the family of plants ASTERACEAE, of the botanical order ASTERALES... [more]
KarangarangfIndigenous Australian Possibly means "pelican", deriving from the Dharug word karranga-ba ("pelican"). Name borne by a prominent Eora woman (1771-1837).
KarpokratesmAncient Greek Means "the fruit of power", derived from Greek καρπὸς (karpos) meaning "fruit" combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) meaning "power".
KarpophorosmAncient Greek Means "to bear fruit" (probably in reference to a fruit-bearing tree), derived from Greek καρπος (karpos) "fruit" combined with Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear". For the latter element, also compare Greek φερω (phero), which has the same meaning.
KarunakaranmIndian, Tamil, Malayalam Derived from Sanskrit करुणा (karuna) meaning "compassion, kindness, mercy" and करण (karana) meaning "clever, skillful".
KassiodorosmAncient Greek The second element of this name is derived from Greek δωρον (doron) meaning "gift". The first element is fairly uncertain, in that there are several possibilities available for its etymology... [more]
KataḫziwurifNear Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology Possibly deriving from the Hattian elements kattaḫ ("queen") and wur ("country). Name borne by a Hattian and Palaic goddess known from texts surrounding purification and building rituals... [more]
KatsuichiromJapanese This name is often consisted of three characters, Katsu, "Victory", Ichi, "One", and Ro, "Son". This name directly means "Victorious First Son". Variant transcription of Katsuichirou
KazuichiroumJapanese From Japanese 一 (kazu) meaning "one", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Keʻalohilanif & mHawaiian Means "the heavenly brightness" or "the bright sky," from definite article ke, ʻalohi meaning "bright, brilliant, glitter, sparkle" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."
KeleustanormGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective κελευστός (keleustos) meaning "commanded, ordered" or from the Greek noun κελευστής (keleustes) meaning "boatswain"... [more]
KephisophonmAncient Greek Means "voice of Kephisos", derived from the name of the Greek river god Kephisos combined with the Greek noun φωνή (phone) meaning "voice" as well as "sound, tone".
KeuthonymosmGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from Greek κεῦθος (keuthos) which can mean "the depths" as well as "hidden". It is related to Greek κεῦθω (keuthō) meaning "I hide, I cover"... [more]
KhaarchaanafYakut From Yakut хаар (xaar) meaning "snow", of Turkic origin. This is also the Yakut name for the milk-white brittlegill, a type of flower, and a reference to the Snezhana, a Russian fairy tale character.
KhairunnisafArabic, Indonesian, Malay Means "goodness of women", from Arabic خير (khair) meaning "goodness" combined with نساء (nisa') meaning "women". This is an epithet of Khadija.
KhastsetsegfMongolian From the Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jasper, jade" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
KhatanzorigfMongolian From the Mongolian хатан (khatan) meaning "madam, lady" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, resolution".
Khayr al-NisafPersian Means "goodness of women" from خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, charity" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women". This was the name of a Mazanderani Princess.
Khuvtsagaanm & fMongolian Possibly from the Mongolian хув (khuv) meaning "amber" and цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white".
KhwanphiromfThai From Thai ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious" and ภิรมย์ (phirom) meaning "delighting, pleasing, satisfying".
KishichiroumJapanese From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 七 (shichi) meaning "seven" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations can be possible.... [more]
KleandridasmAncient Greek Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Kleandrides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
KleinandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective κλεινός (kleinos) meaning "famous, renowned" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
KleitandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is the Epic Greek form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]
KleitarchosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]
KleostratosmAncient Greek Means "glorious army", derived from Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with Greek στρατος (stratos) "army".
KochchenganmIndian South Indian Chola King Name. The first two letter "ko" means king in tamil language. The remaining "chengan" means redeyed. Hence kochchengan means redeyedking.
KotosaburoumJapanese From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, 三 (sabu) meaning "three" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son".