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Hanno m Medieval German, German (Rare)A short form of German names containing the name element
han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German
Hahn) or as "Singer".
Hasala f Medieval GermanProbably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element
hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word
hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
Hathagat m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)Possibly derived from
haþu "battle, combat" and
gaut "Geat". This was the name of an early Saxon leader considered the founding father of Saxony.
Hazecha f Medieval GermanA diminutive form of names with the secondary German name element
HAZ derived from the Germanic name element
HAD "battle, combat".... [
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Hedzer m West FrisianVariant spelling of
Hedser. A known bearer of this name was the Dutch politician Hedzer Rijpstra (1919-2011).
Heimito m GermanHeimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [
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Helke f GermanLow German short form of Germanic names starting in
HEL- (dervied from the name element
helm "helmet, protection").... [
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Helmwige f TheatreDerived from the Germanic name elements
helm "helmet" and
wig "battle". Helwige is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Helsin f LiteratureThe title figure of the children's novel 'Helsin Apelsin und der Spinner' by Stefanie Höfler.... [
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Herfried m German (Rare)Formed from the Germanic name elements
heri "army" and
fridu "peace". A notable bearer of the name is the German political scientist Herfried Münkler.
Herne m Literature, FolkloreHerne the Hunter is a ghost first mentioned in Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
Herva f English (American)The name was derived from the French surname
Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Herzeleide f German, Literature, TheatreFrom the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache".
Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance
Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [
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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".
Hessy f YiddishHessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Hira f Pakistani, Arabic, TurkishFrom the name of a cave where Mohammed according to Islamic tradition received his first revelations.
Hitlerike f German (Rare, Archaic)A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.
Hitlerine f German (Archaic)A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.
Hlewagastiz m Old NorseA Proto-Norse name attested on the Golden Horns of Gallehus. Second element is
gastiz "guest".
Hnefi m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
hnefi meaning "fist, hand". Hnefi is also the name of the king in the Viking board game
hnefatafl.
Ho m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 虎 "tiger; brave, fierce" or 皓 "bright, clear".... [
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Holde f German (Rare)A rare German name based on names ending in
-hold like
Berthold. The secondary name element
hold is originally derived from
wald "to govern, to rule" but has been reinterpreted as derived from the German archaic adjective
hold "gainly, lovely, comely, dainty, graceful".
Hollandine f Dutch (Rare, Archaic)Derived from the place name
Holland 1, part of the Netherlands. In the case of Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, the name was given to her because she was born in Dutch exile and the States General took over the sponsorship.
Hotte m West FrisianThe origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Hotte might have been a short form of
Horatius.
Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element
hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".
Huoching m Medieval GermanFörstemann derives this name from the stem
hôc that he relates to the Old Norse word
hoekingr "sword, that cuts off the extremities".... [
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Husa f Medieval GermanThe origin of this name is unknown. The name resembles the German word
Haus (dialectal:
Hus) "house".
Hutoka f LiteratureThe name of a fictional Native American woman in the book 'Hutoka, Or: The Maid of the Forest, a Tale of the Indian Wars' by Osgood Bradbury in 1846. According to the book, the meaning of the name is "springing fawn".
Huzālu m BabylonianMeans "gazelle", deriving from the Akkadian
ḫuzālu ("gazelle kid").
Idelinde f Medieval FrenchOld Frankish id, of uncertain origin but perhaps related to Old Icelandic ið 'work, business, occupation, per Morlet + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.
Ieyasu m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 家康 with 家 (ka, ke,
ie, uchi, ya) meaning "family, house(hold)" and 康 (kou,
yasu) meaning "ease, peace."... [
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Ifemelu f Igbo, LiteratureIfemelu is the name of the main protagonist in 'Americanah' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Igmar m AfrikaansAfrikaans. Combination of his mother and fathers name. Siegfried and Marieta. Ig and Mar. Combined Igmar
Ihme m & f East Frisian (Rare)Variant of East Frisian
Ime 2, which is a very shortened form of Germanic names with the element
irmin or
ermin meaning "big, overwhelming".... [
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Ilmo m EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Ilmar, now used as a given name in its own right.
İltimas m AzerbaijaniMeaning "request, appeal" in Azerbaijani, from Persian التماس
(eltemâs) "supplication".
Immalee f LiteraturePossibly a variant of
Emily used by Charles Robert Maturin for the female protagonist in his novel 'Melmoth the Wanderer' (1820).
Inanç m & f TurkishTurkish form of
Faith. In modern Turkey mainly used as a masculine name.
Ingvelde f German (Rare), LiteratureThe name is probably an invention by the Austrian writer Joseph Christian Von Zedlitz (1790–1862) who wrote a novel titled "Ingvelde Schönwang".... [
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Ing-Wen f & m Taiwanese (Rare)Alternate transcription of
Yingwen chiefly used in Taiwan. A notable bearer is Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), the current president of Taiwan.
Inias m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendOne of the 7 angels reprobated by the church council in Rome (745 C.E.) The others were Uriel, Raquel, Simiel (Semibiel), Tubuel, Tubuas, and Saboac.... [
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Iorwen f Welsh (Rare)Likely a feminine form of
Iorwerth, formed from the Welsh elements
iôr "lord, ruler" and
gwen "white, fair, blessed".
Irhaa f MuslimFrom an Arabic word meaning "to make calm, to tranquilize".
Irie m & f Jamaican Patois, African AmericanIrie is used in the music and culture of Jamaica. The meaning is to have no worries or be at peace with everything around you. You hear the saying feeling Irie in many Regea songs.
Isang m Korean, German (Rare)Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (
i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (
sang) "mulberry tree".... [
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