EtanamSumerian The thirteenth god-king of the Sumerian dynasty ruling the city of Kish. He was appointed by Anu himself. Etana had no son and prayed daily to Shamash, the sun-god, to grant him a child... [more]
EzanamEthiopian Ezana or Ezanas (c.303– c.350 CE/AD) was king of Aksum, now Ethiopia. Ezana was the first monarch of the Kingdom of Aksum to embrace Christianity. Ezana is a Geʽez (an ancient Ethiopian Semitic language) name of unknown meaning... [more]
FachananmMedieval Irish A saint whose feast is observed liturgically throughout all Ireland. He is patron of the diocese of Ross, where he was probably the first bishop.
FaranakfPersian, Persian Mythology Etymology uncertain; it may be a form of Parvaneh, parvanek which means "little butterfly" and refers to the Persian lynx or caracal, or may be derived from the Middle Persian plwʾnk' (parwānag) meaning "guide, leader"... [more]
FuranafJapanese From Japanese 風 (fu) meaning "wind", 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
GajananmIndian, Marathi, Konkani From Sanskrit गजानन (gajanana) meaning "elephant-faced", from गज (gaja) meaning "elephant" and आनन (anana) meaning "face". This is another name for Ganesha.
GeilanafFrankish She was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.... [more]
GeranafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [more]
HabanafJapanese From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 々, a ideographic iteration mark, indicating that the previous kanji should be repeated combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HaganamScythian From Scythian *Frakāna meaning "leader, chief".
HakizimanamRwandan, Rundi, African Mythology (Modern) A name which means "God saves everything," imana being the name of the original Rwandan/Burundian deity and now the modern word for God in all monotheistic usages within Rwanda and Burundi.
Hanabi-kofJapanese Means "fireworks child" in Japanese. A famous gorilla, KoKo, bears this name in reference to her Fourth of July birthday.
HanabirafJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanabusamJapanese (Rare) From 花房 (hanabusa) meaning "calyx, flower cluster," combined from 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (fusa) meaning "bunch, cluster (of flowers); segment."... [more]
HanafimArabic, Malay, Indonesian From the name of 8th-century Islamic theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who founded the Hanafi school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.
HañaguafSpanish (Canarian, Rare) From Guanche ⴰⵐⴰⵓⴰ (añawa), derived (through palatalisation) from aniawa, from *ha-nya-wa "this one is melody". This was the name of the wife of Bencomo, a 15th-century mencey (aboriginal Guanche leader) of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife... [more]
HanagumofJapanese Cloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.
HanahimefJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hana-ifKorean (Modern, Rare) From Hana 4 likely combined with the suffix 이 (-i), referring to a person, effectively meaning "one person" (compare other words like 둘이 (dul-i) meaning "two people; pair; couple" and 여럿이 (yeoreot-i) meaning "many people").
HanakafJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanamarumJapanese From Japanese 花園 (hanamaru) meaning "flower garden".
HanamefJapanese From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" or 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanameelmBiblical Hanameel, meaning "rest from God," a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought property. Jeremiah 32:7ff.
HanamifJapanese From Japanese 花見 (hanami) meaning "flower view" or "blossom view" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 見 (mi) which actually means "view, see, viewing" ... [more]
HananafJapanese From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [more]
HananefJapanese From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
HananehfPersian Possibly derived from Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.
HananelmHebrew Hebrew. This is a traditional, though seldom-used, Jewish name. It means "God is gracious". Ultimately, it derives from the same Hebrew root as John and Anne.
Hanaof & mJapanese From Japanese 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-areumfKorean (Modern, Rare) From Areum prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HanarifJapanese From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 凛 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanarinfJapanese From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
HanarufJapanese From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 成 (naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanazukifJapanese From Japanese, 花好き(Hana-suki) means "Flower lover" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 好き (suki) meaning "like" or "love" This name is used on a fictional character in the animated web series "Hanazuki: Full of Treasures"
HarukanafJapanese From Japanese 遥 (haruka) meaning "distant, remote" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
HashanafJewish Legend Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” the festival begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar, which falls during September or October. ... Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the two “High Holy Days” in the Jewish religion
HavanafEnglish (Modern) From the name of the capital city of Cuba (see Havana). The 2017 song Havana by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello caused this name to gain some popularity, along with its similarity in sound to Savannah.
HegesianaxmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις (hegesis) meaning "command" (ultimately derived from ἡγέομαι (hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", closely related to ἄγω (ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry") and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".
HeianafTahitian From the Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and ana meaning "he, she, it", or "belonging to him/her". Another commonly suggesting etymology is anaana meaning "bright, shining".
Heimanaf & mTahitian From Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
HeimoanamTahitian Means "crown of the ocean"; a combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".
HermesianaxmAncient Greek Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes combined with Greek ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king"... [more]
HerodianafEnglish (British, Rare) A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.
HibikanafJapanese From Japanese 響 (hibi) meaning "sound, echo", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HiganafJapanese 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.
HiguanamafTaíno Name of the queen, cacique of the kingdom of Higuey on the island of Hispaniola.
HikolanamDagbani when a child was born denoting the owner to have to brought blessing, luck and authority in a family in northern dagombi speaking family .
HinanafJapanese From Japanese 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HludanafGermanic Mythology Hludana is a Germanic goddess attested in five ancient Latin inscriptions from the Rhineland and Frisia, all dating from 197–235 AD (the Beetgum inscription was dedicated by a group of fishermen)... [more]
HontanaresfSpanish (Rare) From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Hontanares and Nuestra Señora de Hontanares, meaning "The Virgin of Hontanares" and "Our Lady of Hontanares."... [more]
HursanamfUzbek Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.
IanassafGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek ἰά (ia) meaning "shout, clamour; sound, roar" and νάσσα (nassa), the aorist form of ναίω (naio) meaning "to dwell in" or "to make habitable"... [more]
IchihanafJapanese From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) which both mean "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
IgrianafLiterature (Polonized) Polonized form of Igraine, used in the Polish translation of Marion Zimmer Bradley's fantasy novel The Mists of Avalon (1983).... [more]