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Guthlac m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker.
Guthmund m Old Danish, Anglo-Saxon
Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.
Gutnel f Sami
Sami form of Gunhild.
Guto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusto or Gustavo.
Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.
Guzalia f Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Tatar and Bashkir гүзәл (güzël) meaning "beautiful".
Gvozdika f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.
Gwenallt m Welsh
The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]
Gwendolin f German
German form of Gwendoline.
Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]
Gwent m Welsh
After the county in south Wales.
Gwenwynwyn m Medieval Welsh
Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
Gwern m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [more]
Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.
Gwion m Welsh Mythology, Welsh
Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.
Gwri m Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.
Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.
Gwyndaf m Celtic, Welsh
Celtic saint name.
Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.
Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Gyantwachia m Seneca
Means "the planter" in Seneca.
Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.
Gyrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."
Haahashtari m Biblical
Haahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah (1 Chronicles 4:6)
Ha'aheo f & m Hawaiian
Means "cherished with pride" in Hawaiian.
Habazziniah m Biblical
Habazziniah was the head of a family of Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3)
Habbamock m Wampanoag
Borne by a Wampanoag Native American who served as a guide, interpreter, and aide to the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The name may have been a pseudonym, as it means "mischievous".
Habis m Spanish
From Cynete meaning fawn. This was the name of a king of Tartessos, a region in Spain.
Hadadezer m Biblical
According to I Kings 11:23, Hadadezer, meaning "Hadad Helps," was king of Zobah.
Haddad m Biblical
Haddad the Edomite was an adversary of Solomon (I Kings 10:14)
Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.
Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.
Hǣlcelde f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical), History (Ecclesiastical, Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Old English form of Alkelda (meaning "healing spring" from Old English hǣlan "to heal" and celde "spring").
Haeley f English
Variant of Hayley.
Haelly f Various, English
Transferred use of the surname Haelly or variant of Haley.
Haemosu m Korean Mythology
A sun deity in Korean mythology. He is also the son of the god of Heaven, Chumong.
Hae-nim f Korean Mythology
The sun in Korean mythology. She is the sister to Dal-nim, the moon.
Haggas m English (Puritan)
Puritanical variation of Haggai.
Haggi m Biblical
Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.
Haile f English
Variant of Hayley.
Haile m Ge'ez, Amharic, Ethiopian
Means "power, force, strength" in Ge'ez and Amharic. This was the Ge'ez (baptismal) name of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as Tafari Makonnen.
Haili f English
Variant of Hayley.
Hain m English
From the Middle English personal name Hein. This is derived from the Germanic personal name Hagano, originally a byname meaning ‘hawthorn’... [more]
Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.
Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven
Haje m East Frisian
Variant of Hajo.
Hakkatan m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "the small."
Hakkoz m Biblical
Hakkoz is the name of two or three biblical individuals.
Haleakalā f Hawaiian
Means "house of the sun" in Hawaiian. Its usage was likely inspired by the crater of the same name in Maui.
Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.
Hali'a f Hawaiian
Means "fond remembrance" in Hawaiian.
Halimeda f Literature
Form of Halimede used by Barbara Kingsolver in her novel 'Animal Dreams' (1990).
Halkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Harry, derived from Hal combined with the diminutive suffix -kin.
Halla f Icelandic, Old Norse, Finnish, Norwegian (Archaic), Faroese
Feminine form of Hallr. Halla is also a Finnish word for an occasion when in growing season temperature lowers so much that ground gets covered with frost.
Hallar m Estonian
Variant of Hellar.
Hallet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Henry.
Halley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Halley.... [more]
Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.
Hallosheth m Biblical Hebrew
Meaning, "enchanter."
Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.
Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]
Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.
Hamdi m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "praiseworthy" or "praise" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise".
Hamelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Hammedatha m Biblical
Hammedatha was an Agagite and the father of Haman.
Hammett m Medieval English
Possible relation to Hamon?
Hamonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hamon and Hamond.
Hamor m Biblical
Hamor was the father of Shechem. Shechem defiled Dinah according to Genesis 34.
Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.
Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.
Hamsini f Indian
from india meaning 'swan'
Hamul m Biblical
Hamul was a son of Pharez of the Tribe of Judah according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Han m & f Dutch
Short form of Johannes or Hanne 1.
Han m Popular Culture
Variant of John. A bearer of this name is Han Solo a hero from the 'Star Wars' movies.
Hana f Albanian
Derived from Gheg Albanian hanë "moon".
Hanalei f & m Hawaiian
Means "crescent bay" from Hawaiian hana "bay" and lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of Henry.
Hanameel m Biblical
Hanameel, meaning "rest from God," a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought property. Jeremiah 32:7ff.
Hananeel m Hebrew
Means "God graciously gave" in Hebrew.
Handforth f English (Puritan)
Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant Handford.
Handmaid f English (Puritan)
Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.
Hang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 航 or 杭 (háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行 (háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Hangyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 閒 (han) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 赳 (gyu) "grand".
Hania m Hopi
From Hopi hónawuu "bear".
Hanish m Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly deriving from the Akkadian word ḫanīšum ("submission"), although this etymology is contested. Name borne by a god of destruction, that was always invoked alongside his twin Shullat.
Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.
Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.
Hánna f Sami
Sami form of Hanna.
Hánná f Sami
Sami form of Hanna.
Hannahette f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and popular suffix -ette.
Hanneli f Finnish, Estonian, Afrikaans
Finnish variant of Hannele and Afrikaans variant of Hannelie.
Hanohano m Hawaiian
Means "glorious" in Hawaiian.
Hanoi m & f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Vietnam.
Hanora f Irish, English (Rare)
Irish variant of Honora.
Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.
Hansford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hansford.
Hanß m German (Archaic), Medieval German
Archaic spelling variant of Hans.
Hantaywee f Sioux
Means "faithful" in Sioux.
Hao m Chinese
From Chinese character 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 郝 (Hǎo), an ancient place in modern-day Shanxi province, or 豪 (háo) meaning "open-minded; straightforward".... [more]
Happiness f American (Modern, Rare), English (African)
From the English word happiness.
Harambe m Popular Culture, Pet
The name of a western lowland gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016. He was named for Rita Marley's song "Harambe" (1988), which was taken from Swahili harambee meaning "communal labour" or "pull together".
Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.
Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.
Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.
Hareton m Literature
Perhaps from an English place name meaning "hare town", but possibly a name invented by Emily Brontë for a character in her novel 'Wuthering Heights' (1847).
Harim m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "with pierced nose." May also mean "destroyed" or "dedicated to God" depending on your source.
Hariph m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Derived from the Hebrew verb חרף (harap) which means "to gather, pluck, harvest", "to spend the harvest season" or "to reproach, taunt, scorn". In the Old Testament this name belongs to two male characters.
Hark m American (South)
Possibly a religious themed named from the word Hark, meaning "listen," a popular word used in the Bible.
Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.
Harlem m English
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means 'home on a forested dune'.
Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.
Harmen m West Frisian, North Frisian, Low German, Dutch
Frisian and Low German form of Herman.... [more]
Harmonique f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony, perhaps inspired by the French word harmonique.
Harpo m English
From the stage name of Harpo Marx.
Harro m German, Dutch, Estonian
A short form of Germanic names beginning with Har- like Harald or a direct monothematic name from the Germanic name element heri "army".
Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.
Hartigan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hartigan.
Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.
Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]
Harum m Biblical
Father of Aharhel.
Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]
Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]
Haškɛnadɨltla m Apache
Means "angry, agitated" in Apache.
Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.
Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.
Hatcher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hatcher.
Hate-evil f English (Puritan)
Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."
Hathi m Indian
Means "elephant" in Hindi and Urdu.
Hatori m Popular Culture
Technically, this name doesn't mean anything since it is written in kana.... [more]
Hauʻoli m & f Hawaiian
Means "happiness" in Hawaiian. This name was used by American actress Mary Astor as a middle name for her daughter, Marylyn Hauoli Thorpe, who was born in 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A known bearer is American football player Hauʻoli Kikaha (1992-).
Havana f English (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.
Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.
Havelok m Literature, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Havelok. This name is also the source of the English surname Havelock.
Have-mercy f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for mercy if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
Haviland f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haviland.
Hawaii f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin. ... [more]
Hawea f Hawaiian
Possibly taken from hāwea, the name of a mythical drum brought from Tahiti.
Hawk m English, Popular Culture
From the English word for 'hawk', a predatory bird.
Hawke m English
Variant of Hawk.
Hawkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Henry.
Hawkins m American
Transferred use of the surname Hawkins.
Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.
Hawthorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.
Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.
Haylei f English
Variant of Hayley.
Hayriye f Turkish
Means "auspicious" in Turkish.
Hayter m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Hayter.
Hazen f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen or combination of the word haze with popular suffix -en.
Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.
Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.
Hazo m Biblical
Means "prophetic vision" in Hebrew, from the verb חָזָה (chazah or haza) "to see, to behold". In the Bible, Hazo was the fifth son of Nahor and Milkah (Genesis 22:22).
Hazzobebah m Biblical
The name of a minor Biblical character.
Heahmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English heah "high" and mund "protection".
Healani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly mist", from hea meaning "mist" and lani meaning "sky, heaven".
Hearsay m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.
Hearthom m Mormon
Middle Jaredite king and son of Lib.
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]
Heathcote m English
Transferred use of the surname Heathcote.
Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), Literature
Refers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel The Holy War (1682).
Hec m English
Diminutive of Hector.
Hedd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh hedd "peace".
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]
Heela f Pashto
Means "to hope" or "to wish" in Pashto.
Heiley f English
Variant of Hayley.
Heini m Welsh
Means "sprightly" in Welsh.
Heir m African American
From Middle English via Old French from Latin heres.
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.
Hekili m & f Hawaiian
Means "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past, Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
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]
Helaman m Mormon
The 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... [more]
Heleainná f Sami
Sami variant of Helena.
Helek m Biblical
Helek was a son of Gilead of the Tribe of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:30 and Joshua 17:2.
Helem m Mormon
Brother of Ammon in the Boo of Mormon.
Helená f Sami
Sami form of Helena.
Helenore f English (Rare), Literature
An elaboration of Helen or Elenore. Used by Scottish poet Alexander Ross (1699-1784) in Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess, published in 1768.
Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.
Heleyna f Obscure
Variant of Helena.
Helgá f Sami
Sami variant of Helga.
Hélias m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Helias. The name was revived in the 1990s.
Helicia f English
Apparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek helix (genitive helikos; see Helice), perhaps via Latin.
Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.
Helmy m & f Arabic, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Hilmi as well as an Indonesian variant.
Heloisa f Czech, German, Slovak, English, Spanish
Czech, German, and Slovak form of Eloise.
Helon m Biblical
Helon was a member of the house of Zebulun according to Numbers 1:9. He was the father of Eliab.
Helorum m Mormon
Son of King Benjamin (c. 130 BC), brother of Mosiah and Helaman. Helorum is mentioned in only one verse, but is addressed with his brothers by King Benjamin.
Help m Literature
From the English word help, which is both a noun meaning "succour, assistance" and a verb meaning "to support, to do good to"; in Middle English help also meant "assistant, helper". This is the name of a man in the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
Help-on-high m English (Puritan)
Referring to the help we receive from God.
Hem m Mormon
Brother of Ammon in The Book of Mormon.
Hemingway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hemingway.
Hemlock m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Theatre
Transferred use of the surname Hemlock. Hemlock Marreau is a fictional Francophone detective created by Robert Farrow who appeared in eleven plays (1991-2014).
Henchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Hannah.
Hengest m Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon cognate of Hengist.
Henleigh f English
Variant of Henley
Henley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Henley.
Henná f Sami
Sami form of Henna.
Henner m German
Short form of the given name Heinrich. ... [more]
Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]
Henritta f East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian contraction of Henrietta, predominantly used in the 1800s.
Henson m English
Transferred use of the surname Henson.
Henutsekhemu f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Mistress of Powers"
Henuttamehu f Ancient Egyptian
Means "lady of lower Egypt" in Coptic.
Henuttaneb f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of all lands" in Coptic.
Henuttawy f Ancient Egyptian
Means "mistress of the two lands" in Coptic.
Hepburn m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hepburn.
Hepher m Biblical
Hepher was a son of Manasseh according to Numbers 26:32 and Joshua 17:2.
Hepsy f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.
Herald m Estonian
Variant of Harald.
Heredia f Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Heredia.
Herisch m Kurdish (Germanized)
Germanized form of Herish.
Heritage m English
Transferred use of the surname Heritage.
Herius m Ancient Roman
Oscan praenomen also used in Ancient Rome. ... [more]
Herlewin m Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old English eorl "earl" or Old Saxon erl "earl, man" combined with Old English wine or Old High German wini "friend".
Hermie f English
Diminutive of Hermione.
Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]
Hersey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hersey.
Hesketh m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hesketh.
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]
Hesperis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Hesperos. According to some Greek legends this name belonged to one of the Horae, namely, the goddess who personified the evening.
Hesterly f & m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hesterly.
Heston m English
Transferred use of the surname Heston. A famous namesake is British celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal.
Hetepenamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "peace of Amun" in Coptic.
Heth m Mormon
Early Jaredite and son of Com.
Hew m English, Medieval English
Diminutive of Matthew as well as a medieval diminutive of Hugh.
Hewet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh. See also Huguette.
Hewitt m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hewitt.
Hezron m Biblical
Means "enclosed."
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]
Hiapo m & f Hawaiian
Means "first born" in Hawaiian.
Hibernia f English (Rare)
From the Roman name for Ireland, which was influenced by Latin hibernus "wintry". (Cf. Ierne, Iverna, Juverna.)
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