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Hegesistratos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun ἥγησις
(hegesis) meaning "command". This word is ultimately derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι
(hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω
(ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [
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Hegestratos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek verb ἡγέομαι
(hegeomai) meaning "to go before, to lead (the way)" as well as "to guide", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἄγω
(ago) meaning "to lead, to guide" as well as "to bring, to carry"... [
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Heherson m FilipinoFrom the phrase "He, Her Son", referring to
Jesus Christ's position as the son of
Mary. A known bearer was Heherson Alvarez (1939-2020), a Filipino politician.
Hehewuti f HopiMeans "mother-spirit of the warrior" in Hopi.
Heiana f TahitianFrom 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".
Heiani f TahitianPossibly from Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of
flowers" and
ani meaning "request".
Heiata m & f TahitianMeans "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of
ata "cloud" and
hei "crown".
Heiava f & m PolynesianPolynesian name, meaning "garland" or "garland of waters".
Heidrek m GermanicHeidrek, or Heiðrekr, is one of the main characters in the cycle about the magic sword Tyrfing. He appears in the Hervarar saga, and probably also in Widsith, together with his sons Angantyr (Incgentheow) and Hlöð (Hlith), and Hlöð's mother Sifka (Sifeca)... [
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Heihachi m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [
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Heihachirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat", 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible. ... [
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Heijian m ChineseFrom the characters 黑 (hei, meaning “black”) and 肩 (jian, meaning “shoulder”). This was the name of Duke Huan of Zhou (周桓公), a retainer and minister under King Huan of Zhou (周桓王) during the Zhou Dynasty (c... [
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Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to
Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her
Ísfólkið series of books.
Heilgard f Germanic, GermanThe 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."
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)Variant spelling of
Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heimanu f & m TahitianMeans "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
manu "bird".
Heimeran m German (Rare)Variant form of
Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
Heimito m GermanHeimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [
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Heinfried m GermanGerman name composed of the elements
hagan "enclosure" and
frid "peace".
Heini f FinnishPossibly derived from the Finnish word
heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of
Heino.
Heinoa f Tahitian, PolynesianName of Tahitian origin, composed by "hei", meaning "garland" and "noa", meaning "free. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of freedom".
Heiraaura f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, composed by "hei", meaning "garland", "rau", that means "hundred" or "leaf" and "ura", meaning "red"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of red leaves", or "garland of hundred red
flowers".
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which
Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of
Hrímnir; another name for the seeress
Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Heiðrekr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyPossibly 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 FaroeseFaroese 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".
Hei'ura f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
Heiura f TahitianMeans either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
Heiva f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".
Hejia f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Hekateros m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek ἑκατερίς
(hekateris), the name of a type of rustic dance which involved quickly moving hands. It has also been suggested that this may be a corruption of Greek ἑκ Δώρου
(ek Dorou) meaning "of Doros", or may mean "each of two".
Hekatomnos m Ancient Greek, Carian (Hellenized)Hellenized form of the Carian name 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫
(k̂tmno), possibly composed of Carian
-mno "son" and a relative of Hittite
katta "under", ultimately meaning "under-son" or "descendent"... [
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Hekatonymos m Ancient GreekThe first element is derived from either Greek ἑκατόν
(hekaton) meaning "hundred", or from the name of the goddess
Hecate. The second element derives from ὄνομα
(onoma) meaning "name".
Hekja f Old Norse, LiteratureAppears in
Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [
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Ȟéla m SiouxMeans "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.
Hela f Popular CultureAn alternate form of
Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
Hela f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, BengaliName: Hela हेला... [
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Helaena f LiteraturePossibly a spelling variant of
Helena. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon", Helaena Targaryen is the queen consort of Westeros to her brother, Aegon II, during his reign which is disputed by their older half-sister Rhaenyra.
Helaés f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureHelaes was an orphan, the Countess of Limos, the sister of one Clapor le Riche and the niece of one Meleager le Rous, a sister or cousin of the Damoisele à la Harpe, and also unmarried and a determined lover of Sir Gawaine... [
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Helain m Arthurian CycleOne of the two peasant brothers who were protégés of King Armant of the Delectable Isle and the Red City. They treacherously killed the king and seized his kingdom. Palamedes killed Helain and avenged King Armant’s death.
Helaius m Arthurian CycleNephew of Joseph of Arimathea and ancestor of Arthur on the maternal side, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.
Helaman m MormonThe name of three figures in The Book of Mormon. The most notable Helaman was a Nephite prophet and soldier, the son of
Alma the Younger and brother of
Shiblon and
Corianton... [
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Helbe f EstonianDerived from Estonian
helbe, the genitive case of
helve "flake" (see
Helve).
Hele f EstonianShort form of
Helena as well as a derivation from Estonian
hele ''bright, clear, light''.
Heled m BiblicalThe name most likely comes from חלד (
halad) meaning "being of the Earth". Some think it may come from חלד (
holed) meaning "mole" or "weasel".... [
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Heleia f Greek MythologyFrom 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"... [
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Heleyne f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland SwedishThe origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of
Helfried or a variant of
Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of
Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by
Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in
Eloise).
Helgi f EstonianVariant of
Helga. This name is also interpreted as being derived from the genitive case of Estonian
helk “brightness”.
Heli f GujaratiGujarati name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit हेलि
(heli) meaning "sun" (which comes from Greek ἥλιος
(helios)), or from a term of address for a female friend (perhaps related to Hindi, Marathi and Nepali सहेली
(saheli) meaning "female friend, girlfriend")... [
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Heliane f GermanFeminine form of
Helios. This name was used in the German opera "The Miracle of Heliane" in 1927. It has also been used in France.
Helianthe f Dutch (Rare)Derived from
Hélianthe, the French name for
Helianthus, which is a genus of plants. It is ultimately derived from Greek
helianthos meaning "sun-flower", from Greek
helios "sun" and
anthos "flower".
Helicia f EnglishApparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek
helix (genitive
helikos; see
Helice), perhaps via Latin.
Helie f Greek MythologyOne of the Heliades, seven daughters of
Helios the sun god. When their brother
Phaethon was struck from the chariot of the sun by
Zeus, they gathered in their grief and were transformed into poplar-trees and their tears were transformed into golden amber... [
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Helinä f FinnishDerives from Finnish word
helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of
Helena.... [
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