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Hafdís f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and dís "goddess".

Hákon m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse form of Håkon, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

Hálfdan m Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Halfdan.

Hallbjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hallbjǫrn.

Halldór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Haldor.

Halldóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Haldor.

Hanna 1 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Dutch, Icelandic, Hungarian, Arabic, Hebrew
Form of Ḥanna (see Hannah) in several languages.

Hannes m German, Swedish, Dutch, Icelandic, Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Johannes.

Haraldur m Icelandic
Icelandic cognate of Harold.

Harpa f Icelandic
From the name of the first summer month in the old Icelandic calendar, which might have originally been named for an unattested pre-Christian goddess. It also means "harp" in Icelandic.

Heimir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
From Old Norse heimr meaning "home" (a cognate of Hama). In the Völsungasaga he is a king of Hlymdalir.

Heiðdís f Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "honour" and dís "goddess".

Heiðrún f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Heidrun.

Hekla f Icelandic
From the name of an active Icelandic volcano, derived from Old Norse hekla meaning "cloak".

Helena f German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

Helga f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, German, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Czech, Portuguese, Old Norse
Feminine form of Helge.

Helgi m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Helge.

Hildigunnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hildigunnr.

Hildur f Icelandic, Norwegian
Icelandic form of Hildr.

Hilmar m German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old German name Hildimar, derived from the elements hilt "battle" and mari "famous".

Hinrik m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Hjálmar m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Hjalmar.

Hjördís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hjördis.

Hjörtur m Icelandic
Means "deer" in Icelandic.

Hlíf f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse and Icelandic form of Liv 1.

Hlynur m Icelandic
Means "maple" in Icelandic.

Hólmfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hólmfríðr.

Hrafn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Means "raven" in Old Norse.

Hrafnhildur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrafnhildr.

Hrefna f Icelandic, Old Norse
Feminine form of Hrafn.

Hrönn f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrǫnn.

Hulda 1 f Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse hulda meaning "hiding, secrecy". This was the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology. As a modern name, it can also derive from archaic Swedish huld meaning "gracious, sweet, lovable".

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