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Haruyuki m Japanese
From 春 (haru) "spring" and 雪 (yuki) "snow."

Härvidh m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse herr "army" and víðr "tree, forest".

Ha-seon m & f Korean
Korean unisex name derived from the hanja 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" and 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce, proclaim".

Hashana f Jewish 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

Hask m Pashto
Means "acme of mountain", a poetic reference to the sky, in Pashto.

Hásteinn m Old Norse
Old Norse name which probably meant "high stone", from Old Norse hár "high" and steinn "stone". Alternatively the first element may be derived from Primitive Scandinavian *hanhista "horse" or Primitive Scandinavian *haþu "battle"... [more]

Hasumi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 聾 (hasumi) meaning "deaf", 麓 (hasumi) meaning "base or foot of a hill or mountain", 録 (hasumi) meaning "copy" (for males) or 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" combined with 純 (sumi) meaning "pure, innocent", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 實 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" (for females)... [more]

Hasuna f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing" combined with 澄 (su) meaning "clean; pure" and 那 (na), a phonetic character. Alternatively, it may be from 羽 (ha), 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", or 遙 (ha) meaning "distant; far away" combined with 砂 (suna) or 沙 (suna), both meaning "sand"... [more]

Hatake m Japanese
Means "field" in Japanese.

Hatepuna f Near Eastern Mythology, Hattian Mythology
Her name originates in Hattic ha "sea" and puna "child". She is the daughter of the sea god and becomes the wife of Telipinu because of the rescue of Ištanu.

Hatsuharu m & f Japanese
Hatsuharu is a japanese name used for both boys and girls. It is uncommon, along with its meaning: “First spring day” “First spring” “Start of spring” “First spring month” “Early spring”

Hatsuyo f Japanese
Hatsu means "Beginning, First Time" and Yo means "Age, Replace, Generation, Change, Substitute, World".

Haugspori m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "hill treader". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Håvar m Norwegian
Either from the Old Norse name Hávarr, derived from há "high" and arr "warrior", or else a variant of Håvard.

Havaska f Hungarian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian havas "snowy, snow-covered; mountain" and a modern form of an alleged Old Hungarian given name Havadi which is said to have meant "moon" in Old Hungarian, whereas in modern Szekler-Hungarian havadi is a general term for white springflowers, most commonly the white narcissus or the snowdrop flower.

Hawaii f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin. ... [more]

Hawaiki m & f Maori
Means "sacred homeland" in Māori.

Hayase m Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (hayase) meaning "waterfall", 灘 (hayase) meaning "open sea, rapids" or 早 (haya) meaning "already, now", 逸 (haya) meaning "flee, escape, break loose", 隼 (haya) meaning "falcon" or 速 (haya) meaning "fast, speedy" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations", 瀬 (se) meaning "swift current, rapids" or 勢 (se) meaning "forces, energy, military strength"... [more]

Hayashi m Japanese
From 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, forest, thicket," derived from 生やし (hayashi) meaning "growth, cultivation."... [more]

Hayleyann f English
The name Hayleyann is a combination of the English names Hayley, meaning “meadow” or “hero” and Ann, meaning “gracious.” When combined, the name can mean “gracious meadow” or “gracious hero.”

Haymar f Burmese
Means "deep forest" in Burmese.

Hayots m Armenian
"Armenian nation"

Hayrenik m Armenian
Means "fatherland" in Armenian.

Heahbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and beorht "bright".

Heahhelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and helm "helmet, protection".

Heahhild f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name derived from the elements heah meaning "high, tall" and hild meaning "battle".

Heahmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English heah "high" and mund "protection".

Heahræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and ræd "wisdom, counsel, advice".

Heahstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high" and stan "stone" meaning "high stone". Cognate to Old Norse Hásteinn.

Heahweard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Old Norse Hávarðr, derived from the elements heah "high" and weard "guard, guardian".

Heahwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements heah "high, tall" and wulf "wolf".

Healani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly mist", from hea meaning "mist" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".

Heathcliff m English, Literature
Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff... [more]

Hebo m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 河 (he, meaning “river”) and 伯 (bo, meaning “elder”, “earl” or “lord”). Hebo is the god of the Yellow River in Chinese mythology. He is attested as far back as the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu, where he is described as a figure riding a dragon-powered chariot... [more]

He-dow f Shoshone, Bannock
Means "meadowlark" in Shoshone, where it is pronounced 'hee-doh'. Also means "close to ground" in the Bannock language, where it is pronounced 'hi-thoh'.... [more]

Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.

Heilani f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Heilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Heimbald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Heimbert m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Heimbod m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer."

Heimfrid m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Heimgard f German (Rare)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "home", and gard meaning "enclosure".

Heimhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".

Heimoana m Tahitian
Means "crown of the ocean"; a combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".

Heimrad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Heimram m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Heimric m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Heimtrud f German (Rare)
From the Germanic elements heim meaning "home" and thrud meaning "strength".

Heimulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic haims "home, house" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Heini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element heim meaning "home", such as Heinrich (German) and Hendrik (Dutch).... [more]

Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".

Heiðrekr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a combination of Old Icelandic heiðr "heath" and Old Norse ríkr "mighty, rich, distinguished" (though it could also mean "ruler, sovereign" when it's used as a second element in a name).

Heiðvík f Faroese
Faroese form of Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and víg "fight, battle".

Hejia f & m 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 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [more]

Ȟéla m Sioux
Means "little mountain" in Lakota. This is the Lakota name of famous basketball player Kyrie Irving, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through his late mother.

Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]

Heled m Biblical
The name most likely comes from חלד (halad) meaning "being of the Earth". Some think it may come from חלד (holed) meaning "mole" or "weasel".... [more]

Heleia f Greek Mythology
From a Greek title of the goddess Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος (heleios), from ἕλος (helos) "marsh-meadow"... [more]

Helissent f Medieval French
Probably from an Old French form of the Germanic name Alahsind, which is composed of the elements alah "temple" and sinþs "path" (compare Elisenda).

Hemithea f Greek Mythology
Means "demigoddess" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a goddess who was formerly the mortal woman Molpadia. It was also borne by the sister of Tenes, locked in a chest with her brother and cast out to sea and together landing on an island where Tenes reigned as king... [more]

Henfrid m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of heimr "home, house" and friðr "love, peace".

Henuttaneb f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of all lands" in Coptic.

Henuttawy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of the two lands" in Coptic.

Heritanjona m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".

Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]

Hermelando m Spanish
It is a Spanish name of Visigothic origin. Possibly a combination of Germanic elements ermen "whole, entire" and land "land".

Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.

Herothemis m & f Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hera combined with the Greek noun θέμις (themis) meaning "law of nature, divinely ordained justice, that which is laid down" (see Themis).

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".

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]

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

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

Heulfryn m Welsh
Means "sunny hill", from Welsh haul "sun" and bryn "hill".

Hevraz m Kurdish
Means "hillside" in Kurdish.

Hewad m Pashto
Means "homeland" in Pashto.

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

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

Hezelo m Medieval German, Medieval French
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon hētha, Old High German heida and Gothic haiþi meaning "heath". Hezelo, as well as Hezel, can also be a Middle High German diminutive of either Herman or Henry.

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]

Hezro m Biblical
This name is comprised of two parts. The first is חצר (hasar), meaning "to cluster". It also may relate to חצר (haser), meaning "settlement" or "village".... [more]

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]

Hialmviðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hjalmr "helmet, protection" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Hiatt m English (Archaic)
An old English boys name meaning "lofty gate".

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

Hidaka m Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 夏 (daka) meaning "summer", 京 (daka) meaning "capital", 空 (daka) meaning "sky", 高 (daka) meaning "tall, high", 社 (daka) meaning "company, firm, office, association, shrine" or 天 (daka) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]

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

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.

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."

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]

Himadri m Hindi
"Mountain top of snow." Refers to the Himalaya.

Himeno f Japanese
From Japanese, following the kanjis; 姫 (hime): It means "princess, noblewoman.", 希 (no): It means "rare, hope, beg for." 妃 (hime): It means "princess, consort.", 乃 (no): means "from, therefore, accordingly." 妃 (hime): It means "princess, consort.", 野 (no): It means "field, plain, wilderness.", depends in various kanji naming characters...

Himeyo f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife", 米 (me) meaning "rice" or 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 代 (yo) meaning "world, society" or 夜 (yo) meaning "night"... [more]

Himildrud f Old High German
Combination of himil "heaven" and þrūþi "strength".

Himilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German himil "sky, heaven" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Himiltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German himil "sky, heaven" combined with þruþ "strength."

Himinbjörg f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Means "heaven's castle" or "heaven mountain" in Old Norse. This is the name of a mythical place, the home of the Norse god Heimdall.

Hinagi f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun, sunny, day, fire" or 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet" combined with 渚 (nagi) meaning "strand, beach, shore", 凪 (nagi) meaning "calm", 和 (nagi) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan"... [more]

Hinagiku f Japanese, Popular Culture
This is the name of a main character in the Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [more]

Hinaka f Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinaki f Japanese
From Japanese 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird" or 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 葵 (ki) meaning "hollyhock". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinako f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 秀 (hi) meaning "excel, excellence, beauty, surpass", 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, squab, duckling, doll", 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light", 瞳 (hi) meaning "pupil (of eye)", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 披 (hi) meaning "expose, open", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly, skip (pages), scatter", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 品 (hina) meaning "goods, refinement, dignity, article", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 陽向 (hina) meaning "toward the sun" or 鄙 (hina) meaning "lowly, the country, the countryside, be countrified", 七 (na) meaning "seven", 南 (na) meaning "south", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 名 (na) meaning "name", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 暖 (na) meaning "warmth", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 捺 (na) meaning "press, print, affix a seal, stamp", 陽 (na) meaning "light, sun, male", 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 直 (na) meaning "straight" or 笑 (na) meaning "laugh" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow", 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness" or 菊 (ko) meaning "chrysanthemum"... [more]

Hinami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "noble's wife", 斐 (hi) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal, ratio, the Philippines", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" or 翔 (hi) meaning "soar, fly", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 己 (na) meaning "I (male)" (for males), 七 (na) meaning "seven", 成 (na) meaning "to become" or 雛 (hina) meaning "chick, young bird", 陽 (hina) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, close, thick, profound", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches, 水 (mi) meaning "water", 南 (nami) meaning "south" or 波 (nami) meaning "wave"... [more]

Hinana f Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hina) meaning "sunny place" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinerangi f Maori
Means "sky/heaven girl" in Maori.

Hinook-Mahiwi-Kalinaka f Indigenous American, Ho-Chunk
Means "fleecy cloud floating in place" in the Ho-Chunk language. This was the Ho-Chunk name of painter and teacher Angel De Cora Dietz.

Hirari f Japanese
From Japanese 桜 (hi) meaning "cherry blossom", 蝶 (hirari) meaning "butterfly", 天 (hi) meaning "heaven, sky", 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 妃 (hi) meaning "empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly", 柊 (hira) meaning "holly olive" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" or 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy" or 里 (ri) meaning "village", 舞 (rari) meaning "dance", 空 (rari) meaning "sky" or 凜 (ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold"... [more]

Hiroka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle", 嘉 (hiro) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 海 (hiro) meaning "sea, ocean", 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 均 (hiro) meaning "level, average", 啓 (hiro) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (hiro) meaning "jade pointed at top", 敬 (hiro) meaning "respect", 硯 (hiro) meaning "inkstone", 光 (hiro) meaning "light", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, large", 広 (hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast, broad, wide", 洪 (hiro) meaning "deluge, flood, vast", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 紘 (hiro) meaning "large", 潤 (hiro) meaning "soft, moist, sleek, freshen", 祥 (hiro) meaning "auspicious, happiness, blessedness, good omen, good fortune", 尋 (hiro) meaning "search, seek", 泰 (hiro) meaning "peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", 拓 (hiro) meaning "expand, open, support", 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air", 博 (hiro) meaning "doctor, PhD, exposition, fair, exhibition", 普 (hiro) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 明 (hiro) meaning "bright", 弥 (hiro) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 佑 (hiro) meaning "help, assist", 優 (hiro) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 容 (hiro) meaning "contain, form, looks", 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 陽 (hiro) meaning "light, sun, male", 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious", 洸 (hiro) meaning "sparkling water", 絋 (hiro) meaning "cotton wadding", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (hi) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 比 (hi) meaning "compare, race, ratio, Philippines", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal" or 火 (hi) meaning "fire", 路 (ro) meaning "path, route, road, distance", 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 嘉 (ka) meaning "applaud, praise, esteem, happy, auspicious", 郁 (ka) meaning "cultural progress, perfume", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 耶 (ka) meaning "question mark", 和 (ka)meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 閑 (ka) meaning "leisure", 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete" or 雅 (ka) meaning "gracious, elegant, graceful, refined".... [more]

Hirokuni m Japanese
From Japanese 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" combined with 邦 (kuni) meaning "home country (usually refers to Japan)". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiromiko f Japanese
From Japanese 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant" or 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hirono f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 比 (hi) meaning "comparison; equal" combined with 呂 (ro) meaning "spine" and 乃 (no) a possessive particle. It can also derive from 絢 (hiro) meaning "brilliant fabric design" and 乃 (no), the possessive particle... [more]

Hironobu m Japanese
Hiro can mean "Widespread,Broad", "Ocean", "Abundance", "Generous,Tolerant", or "Prosperous" + Nobu meaning "Stretch,Prolong" or "Trust". So,it could mean "Broad Stretch", "Prosperous Stretch", & so on... [more]

Hisaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 寿 (hisa) meaning "longevity, long life", 久 (hisa) meaning "long time", 尚 (hisa) meaning "still, as always", 火 (hi) meaning "fire" (for males), 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet", 百 (hi) meaning "hundred", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" (for females) combined with 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive, worthful, precious", 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle", 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula, cape" (for males) or 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom" (for females)... [more]

Hisano f Japanese
"Open plain"

Hisaya m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" combined with 谷 (ya) meaning "valley". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Hispania f Obscure
She is the national personification of Spain. It is thought to be derived from Phoenician 𐤔𐤐‎𐤍‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎ (ʾiy šapan) meaning "land of hyraxes". Another proposed other possible derivation, which is from Phoenician ‎‎𐤑𐤐𐤍‎‎ ‎𐤀𐤉‎‎‎ (‘i ṣapun) meaning "(is)land to the north".

Hitachi m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 常 (hi) meaning "eternal; unchanging" combined with 陸 (tachi) meaning "land".... [more]

Hitotoki m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (hi) meaning "spring", 夏 (to) meaning "summer", 秋 (to) meaning "autumn" combined with 冬 (ki) meaning "winter". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiyori f Japanese
This name can be used as 日和, referring to fine weather, made up of 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, yori) meaning "harmony, peace,"... [more]

Hjálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hjalmr "helmet; protection" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

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

Hlédís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hlē-r "ocean, sea (used in poetic contexts)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Hlér m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "ocean, sea". This is another name for Ægir.

Hlévangr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Hlévargr or derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vangr ("garden"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hludana f Germanic 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]

Hoàng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潢 (hoàng) meaning "expanse of water, lake, pond", 凰 (hoàng) meaning "female phoenix" or 煌 (hoàng) meaning "bright, shining, luminous".

Hof f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "beach, shore" in Hebrew.

Hohfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hoh meaning "high" combined with Old High German fridu meaning "peace."

Hoi m & f Chinese (Cantonese)
Means "ocean" and is often combined with a second character to form a given name. For example, the female name 海婷 (Hoi Ting).

Hōkūokalani f & m Hawaiian
Means "star of the heavens" in Hawaiian.

Hólmar m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet, small island" and herr "army".

Holmbiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements holmr "small island" and bjǫrn "bear".

Holmfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse holmr "islet" and fastr "strong, firm".

Holmfrid m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Norse name elements holmr "small island" and friðr "peace" or fríðr "beautiful, beloved". The name was originally a feminine name, but is nowadays almost exclusively masculine.

Holmgar m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, possibly using the Old English elements holm "ocean, waters" and gar "spear".

Holmgautr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gautr "goth".

Hólmgrímur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island" and gríma "mask".

Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Holmlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

HolmR m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse holmr "small island".

Holmstæinn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr "small island" steinn "stone".

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]

Honestus m Late Roman, Ancient Roman
Derived from the late Latin "honor, honestus", meaning "honest, gentleman, honorable, respectable"... [more]

Hongbin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined"... [more]

Hong-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泓 (hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride of man".

Honghwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 焕 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Hongjoong m Korean
"to be the center of the broad world"

Honglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Hongqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud"

Hongrae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Hongseung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."

Hongsu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) mean "deep, clear pool of water" and 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest".

Hongyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Hongyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Hongzheng f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite".

Hǫr m Old Norse
Derived from hǫr, hár or hór (all meaning "high").

Hosato m & f Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ho) meaning "riverbank, shore", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 里 (sato) or 郷 (sato) which both mean "village". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Ho-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Hoshino f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or 野 (no) meaning "area, field". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hoshiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Höskuldur m Icelandic
Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]

Hosseinali m Persian
This name is a combination of Hossein "handsome" and Ali "lofty, "sublime". Most common in the Baluchistan region of Iran.

Hotaka m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (ho) meaning "beautiful; elegant; graceful", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "worthful, precious, expensive" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high"... [more]

Houtu f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 后 (hou, meaning “queen”) and 土 (tu, meaning “earth”). Houtu was the Chinese goddess of the earth who regulated all life above ground. In earlier Chinese texts she was also a goddess of the underworld, but later she was absorbed into the Daoist religion and became one of the main deities assisting the rule of Yudi.

Hræiðarr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and herr "army".

Hræiðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and ulfr "wolf".

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hrant m Armenian
Means "fiery field" in Armenian.

Hreggviður m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hregg "storm, blast" and viðr "forest, wood".

Hreiðmarr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Germanic name elements hreiðr "nest, home" and mærr "famous". Hreiðmarr is a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hrishika f Malayalam
Meaning "The Village of Birth".

Hróðví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements hróðr "fame" and vé "home", "temple", "sanctuary".

Htar f Burmese
Means "put, set aside, consider" in Burmese.

Htut m Burmese
Possibly means "pinnacle, top" in Burmese.

Hu m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave" or 祜 (hù) meaning "favor from heaven; blessing". ... [more]

Hualin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 桦 (huà) meaning "birch", 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Huayuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Huecanemitl m Nahuatl
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".

Huertas f & m Spanish
It means "orchards" in Spanish. This was the name of a Muslim converted to Catholicism. As he was given a fertile plot of land he chose this name to be known. This name is normally used by females as "huertas" is grammaticaly feminine.

Huilen f Mapuche
Mapuche "spring".... [more]

Huiqiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Huitzilatl m Nahuatl
Means "hummingbird water, derived from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and atl "water". Could refer to a blue-green shimmer on water, or to a natural spring of the same name.

Hui-won f & m Korean
Combination of a hui hanja, like 喜 meaning "happiness," 禧 meaning "luck, good fortune; happiness," 希 meaning "wish, hope, desire" or 熙 meaning "bright, splendid," and a won hanja, such as 源 meaning "root, source," 元 meaning "beginning," 園 meaning "yard, garden; field," 援 meaning "help, assist, aid" or 媛 meaning "(beautiful) woman."

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Huiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 因 (yīn) meaning "follow, reason, cause" or 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone"... [more]

Huiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Húnbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Húnbogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bogi meaning "bow".

Húndís f Icelandic (Archaic, ?)
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and dís meaning "goddess".

Huneric m Germanic, English, History
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Húni m Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", such as Húnbogi or Húnulfr... [more]

Hunibald m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunibert m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunimund m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunulf m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hurbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Hurbibish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and bibish meaning "lady".

Hurchehra f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and chehra meaning "face".

Hurgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Hurjahon f Uzbek
Derived from hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and jahon meaning "the world".

Hurjamol f Uzbek
Derived from hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Hurjon f Uzbek
Derived from hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".

Hurmuz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and muz meaning "ice".

Hurong f Chinese
From the Chinese 湖 (hú) meaning "lake, bluish-green" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Hurpari f Uzbek
Derived from hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and pari meaning "fairy".

Hurposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Hursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Hursanam f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.

Hurtoji f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hur meaning "houri (virgin of paradise)" or "alluring girl" and toj meaning "crown".

Huyændon Ældar m Ossetian Mythology
Means "Lord of the Strait" in Ossetian, probably referring to the present-day Strait of Kerch. Huyændon Ældar is the Ossetian lord of fish and a great magician and spirit.

Hyeong-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hyeon-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hye-rim f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent", 蕙 "orchid" or 惠 "favor, confer kindness" (hye) and 林 "forest, grove" or 琳 "beautiful jade, gem" (rim).

Hylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ὑλαιος (Hylaios), which is probably derived from Greek ὕλη (hylē) meaning "forest, woodland". However, it could also have been derived from Greek ὗλις (hylis) "mud" or from Greek ὑλάω (hylaō) meaning "to bark, to bay"... [more]

Hylas m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὕλη (hyle) meaning "wood, timber" or "trees, forest". This was the name of a companion of Heracles in Greek mythology, a member of the Argonauts.

Hylonome f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὑλονόμος (hylonomos) meaning "living in the woods". In Greek mythology this was the name of a female centaur.

Hylur m Icelandic
From Icelandic hylur meaning "pool, deep hole in a beck".

Hymir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin, possibly related to Old Norse húm meaning "semi-darkness, twilight". In Norse mythology this was the name of a giant (jǫtunn), according to Hymiskviða the father of the god Tyr, from whom Thor wanted to fetch a cauldron for the Æsir... [more]

Hyo-jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 孝 "filial piety, obedience" or 曉 "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" (hyo), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal", 正 "right, proper, correct" or 庭 "courtyard" (jeong).

Hyōta m Japanese
From Japanese 瓢 (hyō) meaning "gourd" or 豹 (hyō) meaning "leopard, panther" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many", or 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]

Hypsenor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ὕψος (hypsos) meaning "height" as well as "top, summit" and "grandeur" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Hypseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὕψος (hypsos) meaning "height". This name was borne by three characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the son of the river god Peneus by the nymph Creusa.

Hypsicles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ὑψικλῆς (Hypsikles), derived from ῠ̔́ψῐ (hypsi) meaning "on high, aloft" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Hypsipyle f Greek Mythology
Derived from ὕψῐ (húpsi) meaning “on high” and πύλη (púlē) meaning "door, gate".

Hyrcanus m History
Means "of Hyrcania", Hyrcania being a Greek form of the Persian name Verkâna, which meant "wolf-land" and referred to a historical region in Persia. Hyrcanus was a member of the Hasmonean dynasty, the Jewish High Priest and King of Judea in the 1st century BC.

Iárnvidia f Norse Mythology
Means "she of Iron-wood" in Old Norse. In the Prose Edda Iárnvidia is a female troll who lives in Járnvid ("the iron wood"). She is sometimes identified with Angrboða.

Ibara f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 淡 and 茨 (ibara) meaning "thorny shrub, briar, bramble, wild rose" or 棘 (ibara) meaning "thorn". Ibara can also be the combination of 出 (i) meaning "something that comes out" and 原 (bara) meaning "meadow"... [more]

Iberê m Brazilian, Tupi
Originally a diminutive of Itiberê, which is said to be derived from Tupi y "water; river" and tiri'ri "to drag oneself" and is thus commonly interpreted as "creeping river".

Ichi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" or from Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in" combined with 稚 (chi) meaning "young, immature, childhood". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Ichika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ichi) meaning "love", 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in", 維 (i) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 育 (i) meaning "produce, give birth to", 一 (ichi) or 壱 (ichi) both meaning "one", 希 (ichi) meaning "hope, rare", 初 (i) meaning "beginning, start, first", 唯 (i) meaning "just, only, simply", 葉 (ichi) meaning "leaf" or 苺 (ichi) meaning "strawberry", 知 (chi) meaning "to know", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 樺 (ka) meaning "Japanese white birch", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 圭 (ka) meaning "jade pointed at top", 彩 (chika) meaning "colour", 誓 (chika) meaning "swear, pledge", 絵 (ka) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 綺 (ka) meaning "elegant, beautiful"... [more]

Ichimi f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ichinose m Japanese
"Position of current" (ichi no se) in Japanese.... [more]

Icnocuauh m Nahuatl
Means "humble eagle" or "sad eagle" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan, someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and cuauhtli "eagle"... [more]

Icnonemitl m Nahuatl
Means "one who lives humbly" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan; someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)".

Idaho m American (Rare)
From the name of a state in the United States of America. The name of the state was made in the early 1860s, when the United States Congress was considering organizing a new territory in the Rocky Mountains, eccentric lobbyist George M. Willing suggested the name "Idaho", which he claimed was derived from a Shoshone language term meaning "the sun comes from the mountains" or "gem of the mountains".

Iđelbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir иҙел (iđel) meaning "river" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Iđeliä f Bashkir
From Bashkir иҙел (iđel) meaning "river".

Idit f Hebrew
Means "ground" or "soil" in Hebrew.

Idonae f English (Archaic)
An Old English name that later became Idonea, possibly to feminise it. 19th century author Charlotte Mary Yonge writes that the derivation of Idonae from Iðunn is almost certain, noting that although Idonae may be "the feminine of the Latin idoneus (fit), its absence in the Romance countries may be taken as an indication that it was a mere classicalizing of the northern goddess of the apples of youth.

Ienzo m Popular Culture
A character from Square Enix Disney video game series "Kingdom Hearts".

Ifanwy f Welsh
Feminine form of Ifan, using the suffix wy meaning "river". This is a modern Welsh name.

Ifearnán m Old Irish
Means "demon" from a diminutive of Gaelic ifreann "hell".

Ifra f Arabic, Pakistani
Means "Height, sublimity".

Igleceria f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Filipino name of uncertain derivation, perhaps a variant of Gliceria altered to resemble Spanish iglesia "church".

Iglesia f Medieval English
Derived from iglesia, the Spanish word for "church".

Ígulbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ígull "sea urchin" or igull "hedgehog" and bjǫrn "bear".

Ígulfríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ígull "sea urchin" or igull "hedgehog" and fríðr "beautiful".

Ígulgæirr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ígull "sea urchin" or "hedge hog" and geirr "spear".

Íkam m Aguaruna
Means "forest, jungle" or "mountain" in Awajún.

Ike f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
池 (Ike) meaning "pond, cistern, pool, reservoir", 潢 (Ike) meaning "Expanse of water, lake, pond". There are similar kanji characters which have the same meaning but are pronounced differently.

Ikemba m Igbo
Means "strength of a nation" or "power of the people" in Igbo.

Ikkai m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one" combined with 介 (kai) meaning "shell, shellfish" or 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ikki m Japanese
This name combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i') meaning "one" with 輝 (ki, kagaya.ku) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, brilliance," 貴 (ki, tatto.i, touto.i) meaning "precious, prize, value," 稀 (ki, ke, mabora, mare) meaning "rare," 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "few, hope, wish, rare," 樹 (ju, ki) meaning "timber, wood, tree," 気 (ki, ke, iki) meaning "air, atmosphere, mind, mood, spirit," 喜 (ki, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, pleasure" or 期 (ki, go) meaning "date, period, term, time."... [more]

Iko f Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 斐 (hi, i) meaning "beautiful, patterned", 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 惟 (i, yui, omo.nmiru, kore, omo.uni) meaning "consider, reflect, think", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 威 (i, odo.kasu, odo.shi, odo.su) meaning "dignity, intimidate, majesty, menace, threaten", 慰 (i, nagusa.meru, nagusa.mu) meaning "consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console", 維 (i) meaning "fibre, tie, rope", 偉 (i, era.i) meaning "admirable, conceited, excellent, famous, greatness, remarkable", 委 (i, yuda.neru) meaning "committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard", 位 (i, kurai, gurai) meaning "rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some", 井 (sei, shou, i) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 以 (i, mo'.te) meaning "because, by means of, compared with, in view of", 蔚 (utsu, i, uchi, otokoyomogi) meaning "dense growth" or 猪 (cho, i, inoshishi) meaning "boar" with 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of the Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Ikue f Japanese
From Japanese 育 (iku) meaning "education" and 江 (e) meaning "bay". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ila f Scottish
Meaning "island."... [more]

Ilay m & f Hebrew
Means "high" or "supreme", from Aramaic origin.

Ildus m Tatar, Bashkir
Meaning "friend of the motherland", derived from Turkic el or il meaning "country, homeland" combined with Persian دوست (dôst) meaning "friend".

Ilfat m Tatar, Bashkir
Means "friend of the nation", derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation".

Ilfizä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and Arabic فضّة (fidda) meaning "silver".

Ilgöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".

Ilgüzäl f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and гүзәл (güzäl ) meaning "beautiful".

Ilhuicacihuatl f Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ilhuicac "celestial, heavenly; in the sky, in heaven" and cihuatl "woman".

Ilkbahar f Turkish
Means "first spring" in Turkish.

İlmi m Crimean Tatar
Derived from the Turkic root el meaning "people, country, nation".

Ilnur m Tatar, Bashkir
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Ilsöyä f Bashkir
Means "country-loving, patriotic" in Bashkir.

Iluka m Indigenous Australian
Named for the village of Iluka in northern New South Wales. Often translated as "by the sea" in an Australian Aboriginal language, it is probably derived from the Djangati term yiluga, of unknown meaning.

Ilüzä f Bashkir
From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and үзә, үҫә (üzä, üθä) meaning "growing".

Imari f Japanese
This name can be used as 衣鞠, 伊鞠, 一鞠, 伊万里 or 衣麻里 with 衣 (i, e, kinu, -gi, koromo) meaning "clothes, dressing, garment", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one", 鞠 (kiku, kyuu, mari) meaning "ball", 万 (ban, man, yorozu, ma) meaning "ten thousand/10,000", 麻 (ma, maa, asa) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "league, parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]

Imlac m Literature
Transferred use of the surname Imlac, derived from the Old Gaelic imeallach or imleach, meaning "marginal land" or "marshy shore-land."... [more]

Imobach m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Popularly claimed to mean "green valley". Possibly derived from Guanche *iɣezran "valley".

Imperi f Catalan
Catalan feminine name meaning "empire".

Imperia f Medieval Italian, Literature, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin imperium meaning "command; authority; rule, power; empire". This was the name of an obscure saint, who was venerated in Mauprévoir, France (also known as Impère and Impérie)... [more]

Inala f Indigenous Australian (Rare)
A suburb of Brisbane which literally means "rest time, night time" in a local language, but is often glossed as "place of peace".

Inara f English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Popular Culture
The name of a leading female character from the TV show Firefly and Serenity movie created by Joss Whedon.... [more]

Inbae m Korean
From 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 培 "bank up with dirt; cultivate".

İncə f Azerbaijani
Means "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" in Azerbaijani.

İncənay f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and ay meaning "moon".

İncəsu f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani incə meaning "artful, high quality" or "delicate, gentle, fine, soft" and su meaning "water".

Ingarde f Medieval French
Old Icelandic ing(i), of uncertain origin but perhaps identical with the god name Ing or Yngvi, also of uncertain origin + Old Saxon gard, Old High German gart "enclosure, protection; yard, garden".

Ino f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 偉 (i) meaning "admirable, great, excellent" combined with 野 or 埜 (no) both meaning "field, area". In the Naruto franchise there is a female character called Ino written with Japanese Hiragana いの (Ino)... [more]

Inse m & f West Frisian (Rare), East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare)
Frisian variant form of Ine. Sometimes also said to be a Frisian short form of Germanic names that have Ing for a first element, such as Ingulf... [more]

Iori m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 庵 (an, iori, io) meaning "hermitage, retreat" (masculine) or it can combine 一 (ichi, hito.tsu, i) meaning "one," 伊 (i, kare) meaning "that one," 衣 (i, e, kinu, koromo) meaning "clothes, garment," 依 (i, e, yo.ru) meaning "depend, rely," 唯 (i, yui, tada) meaning "merely, only, simply, solely" or 惟 (i, yui, omo.uni, kore) meaning "consider, think" with 織 (o.ri) meaning "fabric, weave."... [more]

Ipolani f Hawaiian
Meaning "Heavenly Sweetheart", it combines Ipo, meaning "sweetheart, darling" and Lani, meaning "sky, heaven".

Ippei m Japanese
From Japanese 一 (i) meaning "one", 壱 (i) meaning "one (in documents)", 逸 (i) meaning "deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge" or 市 (i) meaning "market, city, town" combined with 平 (pei) meaning "even, flat, peace" or 兵 (pei) meaning "soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics"... [more]

Ira m & f Hinduism
In Hinduism, Ira (ईर) is the name of the wind-god who is the father of the monkey god Hanuman. His name means "wind" in Sanskrit.... [more]

Irama m Aymara
Means "hillside" in Aymara.

Iratxe f Basque
From the name of a monastery located in Navarre, Spain, possibly derived from Basque iratze, meaning "fern grove".

Iria f Japanese
From Japanese 依 (i) meaning "rely", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irian m & f Spanish, Indonesian, Brazilian
Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.

Irisa f Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (i) meaning "clothes", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irisu f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "rainbow", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the Greek word iris or from Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "Italy", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 朱 (su) meaning "crimson"... [more]

Irori f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (iro) meaning "colour" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Irwan m Indonesian, Malay
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Irwin or Irawan or from Indonesian and Malay nirwana meaning "heaven, enlightenment, nirvana".

Isae f Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 功栄, 功英, 功恵, 功枝, 功江, 伊佐江 or 伊佐恵 with 功 (ku, kou, isao, isa) meaning "achievement, credit, honour, merits, success", 伊 (i, kare) meaning "Italy, that one", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 栄 (ei, you, e, saka.eru, ha.e, ha.eru, -ba.e) meaning "flourish, glory, honour, prosperity, splendour", 英 (ei, hanabusa, e) meaning "England, English, excellent", 恵 (e, kei, megu.mi, megu.mu) meaning "blessing, favour, grace, kindness", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, limb, twig" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Ísafold f Icelandic (Rare)
From a poetic name for Iceland, which is derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice" and fold meaning "earth, land; field".