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Heilmund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German mund "protection."

Heilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German rât "counsel."

Heilram m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and hraban or hramn "raven."

Heiltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and þruþ "strength."

Heilward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and Old High German wart "guard."

Heilwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Heiman m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of Heyman.

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).

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."

Heime m & f German (Rare, Archaic), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Short version of names with Heim- such as Heimbert or Heimtraut.... [more]

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).

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".

Heimito m German
Heimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [more]

Heimolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Heimulf.

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."

Heimtraut f German (Rare)
Meaning "home" and "strength"... [more]

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

Heinar m Estonian
Variant of Einar.

Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]

Heineken m Ijaw
Probably derived from the Dutch surname Heineken.... [more]

Heineken m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hendrick.

Heinekijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinemann m German (Archaic), Jewish (Archaic)
Probably a variant of Heymann. A known bearer of this name was the German rabbi Heinemann Vogelstein (1841-1911).

Heinerl m German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Heinrich. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.

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]

Heinina f Faroese
Faroese form of Heina.

Heinkiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinkijn m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Heinman m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hein 1 (compare Hanneman).

Heinric m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Hendrick.

Heinrica f Romansh
Variant of Henrica.

Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.

Heinriette f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Henriette.

Heinrigett m Medieval Romansh
Diminutive of Henric.

Heinrihs m Latvian
Latvian form of Heinrich.

Heins m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Heinz.

Heiny m & f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Heini.

Heir m African American
From Middle English via Old French from Latin heres.

Heirich m Estonian
Variant of Heinrich.

Heiter m German (Modern, Rare)
From the German word heiter "cheerful".

Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.

Heitham m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيثم (see Haytham).

Heiðar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear" and herr meaning ''army''.

Heithem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic هيثم (see Haytham) chiefly used in North Africa.

Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived 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.

Heiðveig f Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr meaning "bright, clear" or "honour, dignity" combined with veig meaning "strength"... [more]

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".

Heiti m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.

Heizela f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Hazel.

Hejdla f Silesian
Silesian cognate of Hedla.

Hekataia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hekataios.

Hekataios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hekate (see Hecate).

Hekatej m Croatian
Croatian form of Hekataios via Hecataeus.

Hekatey m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Hekataios.

Hekatodoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Hecate", from the name of the goddess Hecate combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Hekatokles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the name of the Greek goddess Hecate combined with κλεος (kleos) meaning "glory".

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"... [more]

Hekke m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Hecke.

Hekmat m & f Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حكمت (see Hikmat), as well as the Persian form.

Hekosz m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Ekard via the variant Hekard.

Hektoras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hector.

Hekuran m Albanian, Kosovar
Derived from Albanian hekur "iron".

Hekurane f Albanian
Feminine form of Hekuran.

Hela f Czech, Silesian, Polish
Czech, Silesian and Polish diminutive of Helena.

Hela f Estonian
Variant of Hele.

Heladia f Polish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Heladiusz and Galician feminine form of Heladio.

Heladio m Galician
Galician form of Helladius.

Heladiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Helladius.

Helai f Pashto
Means "duck, waterfowl" in Pashto.

Helaine f English (American)
Combination of Helen with a feminine name that ends in -aine, such as Elaine and Lorraine.... [more]

Hélaire m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Hilaire.

Helal m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic هلال (see Hilal), as well as the Bengali 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]

Hélan m French (Archaic)
Archaic French name found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.

Helandrea f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of Helene or Helga and Andrea 2.

Helar m Estonian
Variant of Elar.

Helasiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gelasios.

Helay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto هېلۍ (see Helai).

Helbe f Estonian
Derived from Estonian helbe, the genitive case of helve "flake" (see Helve).

Helcia f Polish
Diminutive of Helena.

Helda f Estonian
Variant of Helde.

Heldery f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Elderi.

Heldi f Estonian
Variant of Helde.

Heldur m Estonian
Variant of Haldur.

Hele f Estonian
Short form of Helena as well as a derivation from Estonian hele ''bright, clear, light''.

Heleene f Estonian
Estonian form of Helene.

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]

Héleinne f Picard
Picard form of Hélène.

Helel m Biblical Hebrew
Helel is a Hebrew word meaning "bright, lucent, shiny".... [more]

Helem m Mormon
Brother of Ammon in the Boo of Mormon.

Helem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Helen.

Helemai f Estonian (Rare)
Combination of Hele and Mai 3.

Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.

Héléna f French
Variant of Hélène.

Helená f Sami
Sami form of Helena.

Helenca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Helena, used as a given name in its own right.

Heléne f Swedish, Hungarian
Hungarian form and Swedish variant of Helene.

Heleni f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Hebraized), Hebrew (Modern)
Brazilian variant of Helene and Hebrewized spelling of Helene. As a Hebrew name it was borne by Queen Helena of Adiabene who was a Queen of a Vassal state of the Parthian Empire and a convert to Judaism... [more]

Helênio m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Helenius.

Helenio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Helenius.

Helenius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Variant of Helenus. This is the name of 3rd century AD Roman grammarian and commentator Helenius Acron.

Helenko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Helena.

Helenna f English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Helenos m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Masculine form of Helena. This was the name of a Trojan prince the son of king Priam and queen Hecuba of troy and the win brother of Cassandra.

Helenus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helenos. Used various bishops and an obscure saint.

Heleri f Estonian (Modern)
Combination of Helena and Maria or Katariina.

Heleriin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hele and Riin.

Helerin f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Heleriin.

Helernus m Roman Mythology
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a minor god of the underworld in Roman mythology.

Helery f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Heleri.

Helewis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helewise f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Helfrid f Swedish, Finland Swedish
The 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).

Helfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helfrid.

Helgar m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helge.

Helgard f German (Rare)
Probably a blend of Helga with a name ending in -gard.... [more]

Helge f Estonian
Variant of Helga.

Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.

Helgi f Estonian
Variant of Helga. This name is also interpreted as being derived from the genitive case of Estonian helk “brightness”.

Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.

Helia f Greek Mythology, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon... [more]

Helia f Belarusian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Anhielina, or alternate transcription of Ukrainian Helya.

Heliana f South American
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Heliane f German
Feminine form of Helios. This name was used in the German opera "The Miracle of Heliane" in 1927. It has also been used in France.

Hélias m Medieval French, French (Modern)
French form of Helias. The name was revived in the 1990s.

Helice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helike.

Heliconis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helikonis.

Héliette f French
Diminutive of Hélie (as -ette is a French feminine diminutive suffix). Also compare Éliette.

Heliga f Old Swedish
Variant of Helga.

Helika f Estonian
Diminutive of Heli 2.

Helike f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Astronomy
Means "something that winds; crack willow (species Salix fragilis)" in Greek. Compare the masculine form Helix.... [more]

Helikonis f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "of Helikon, Heliconian" in Greek (see Helikon). This was an epithet of the Muses in Greek mythology, because Mount Helikon in Boeotia was sacred to them... [more]

Helin f Estonian
Variant of Elin.

Helina f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Alina.

Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).

Helinä f Finnish
Derives from Finnish word helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of Helena.... [more]

Heline f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helina.

Heliocles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heliokles. This name was borne by a Greek king of Bactria (now northern Afghanistan) from the 2nd century BC.

Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.

Héliodore m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Heliodorus.

Heliodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Heliodoros. This name was borne by Heliodorus of Emesa, a Greek novelist from the 3rd century AD.

Heliogabal m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Heliogabalus.

Heliokles m Ancient Greek
Means "glorious sun", derived from Greek ἥλιος (helios) "sun" combined with Greek κλεος (kleos) "glory."

Hélion m French (Rare, Archaic)
French variant of Helion.

Hélios m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French
French form of Helios.

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).

Helius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Helios.

Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.

Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.

Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.

Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Heljo f Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Variant of Helja.

Helju f Estonian
Variant of Helja.

Helke f German
Low German short form of Germanic names starting in HEL- (dervied from the name element helm "helmet, protection").... [more]

Hella f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Heléna and, to a lesser degree, Helga. Occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Hellade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Helladios via Helladius.

Hellanokrateia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Hellanokrates.

Hellanokrates m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ἕλλην (Hellen) meaning "a Greek" (genitive ἕλλανος (hellanos)) and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Hellar m Estonian
Variant of Helar.

Hellawes f Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Helewise. It occurs in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight... [more]

Helle m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).

Helle f Estonian
Variant of Helena. This name is also associated with Estonian hell “tender” (compare Hellä).

Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Heller m Upper German
Nickname for Helmut

Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.

Hellika f Estonian
Diminutive of Hella via the variant Helli.

Hellny f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Helny.

Helmand m Pashto
From the name of the Helmand River that flows through Afghanistan, itself derived from Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬎𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬝 (haētumant̰) meaning "with dams, having a dam".

Helmar m German, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Helmer.

Helmbald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Helmbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Helmburg f Germanic
The first element is derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Helmdag m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with daga "day."

Helme f Estonian
Variant of Helmi.

Helme m German (Rare)
Short form of Helmut.

Helmee m Malay
Malay variant of Hilmi.

Helmer m Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian
Variant of Hjalmar, Heilmar, or Helmerich.

Helmeri m Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish variant of Helmer.

Helmert m West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Helmer. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Helmert van der Flier (1827-1899) and the Dutch actor Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023).

Helmey m Malay
Malay variant of Hilmi.

Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".

Helmin m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).

Helmina f German, Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Truncated form of Wilhelmina.

Helmo m Estonian
Short form of Helmar, Helmer and Helmut.

Helmolf m Germanic
Variant of Helmulf.

Helmrik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Helmrich.

Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.

Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."

Helmu m Estonian
Variant of Helmo.

Helmulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Helmuts m Latvian
Variant of Helmut.

Helmward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Helmwige f Theatre
Derived 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'.

Helmwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Helmy m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic حلمي (see Hilmi), as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Helmy f Swedish
Variant of Helmi.

Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).

Helny f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Pet form of Helena where hel- is combined with the Norse name element nýr "new" in the style of Dagny, Signy, and Majny, etc.

Heloina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Eloina.

Heloïsa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Eloise.

Heloise f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), German (Rare)
Scandinavian and German adoption of Héloïse.

Heloiza f Polish
Polish form of Eloise.

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.

Helouise f American (Rare), Louisiana Creole, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse.

Heloys f Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Héloïse.

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.

Helsin f Literature
The title figure of the children's novel 'Helsin Apelsin und der Spinner' by Stefanie Höfler.... [more]

Helsinki m Popular Culture
Capital city of Finland.... [more]

Helunia f Polish
Diminutive of Helena.

Helusch f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of names starting in *Hel-* or *Hil-* like Helene, Helmtrud, or Hiltrud.

Helusia f Polish
Diminutive of Helena.

Helvécio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Portuguese form of Helvetius.

Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.

Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.

Helvi f Estonian
Variant of Helve.

Helvig f Old Danish
Danish form of Heilwig. It has sometimes been conflated with Hedvig.

Helya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anhelina, from Russian Gelya.

Helye m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Elie (compare Elye).

Hélyette f French (Rare)
Variant of Héliette.

Hélyi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Helier.

Helzbieta f Medieval Polish
Medieval variant of Elżbieta.

Helżka f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Halszka.

Hem m Mormon
Brother of Ammon in The Book of Mormon.

Hema f Slovene
Slovene form of Hemma.

Hemalatha f Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
South Indian form of Hemlata.

Hemant m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali
From Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta) meaning "winter", referring to the Indian ecological season from November to January.

Hemanta m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Hemant.

Hemanth m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Southern Indian form of Hemant.

Hemantha m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Hemant.

Hemat m Persian
Means "determination, will" or "endeavour" in Persian.

Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.

Hemetério m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Emeterius.

Hêmin m Kurdish
Means "quiet, tranquil, calm" in Kurdish.

Heming m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Hemming.

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]

Hemlata f Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Possibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता (hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (Ernodea littoralis).

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).

Hemma f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Emma or Helma.... [more]

Hemmingur m Faroese
Faroese form of Hemming.

Hemminki m Finnish
Finnish form of Hemming.

Hemmo m Finnish
Diminutive of Hemminki, Henrik, Herman and Heimo... [more]

Hémont m French (Archaic)
Local name of uncertain origin and meaning recorded in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1700s.

Hëna f Albanian
Derived from Albanian hënë "moon".

Henadź m Belarusian
Łacinka transcription of Henadz.

Henadzi m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gennadius.

Hender m Scots
Diminutive of Hendry.

Henderik m Dutch
Variant of Hendrik.

Henderika f Dutch
Feminine form of Henderik.

Henderina f Dutch
Feminine form of Henderik.

Hendla f Yiddish
Variant of Hendel.

Hendo m English (British)
Short form and nickname for Henderson.

Hendra m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Indra.

Hendrawan m Indonesian
Combination of the name Hendra and the masculine suffix -wan.

Hendretta f Scots
Scots feminine form of Hendry and cognate of Henrietta.

Hendri m Romansh
Romansh form of Henry.

Hendri m Dutch
Dutch short form of Hendrik, influenced in its spelling and pronunciation by French Henri.

Hendrich m Sorbian
Sorbian borrowing of Heinrich.

Hendrie m Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Hendry.

Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).

Hendrike f German (Modern)
Hendrike is a female form of Hendrik.

Hendrikka f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hendrika.

Hendrine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrina.

Hendrizal m Indonesian
Combination of the name Hendri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Hendro m Javanese
Javanese form of Hendra.

Hene f Estonian (Archaic)
Pre-18th century form of Ene.

Heneage m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heneage.

Henecota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Henna.

Henedina f History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly from Greek ἐνηδύνω (enedýno) meaning "to cheer, to gratify". This was the name of an early Christian Sardinian saint who was martyred alongside saints Justa and Justina in 130 AD.

Henericus m Various
Variant of Henricus.

Henery m English
Variant of Henry.

Heneto m Guanche

Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.

Heng m Luxembourgish
Vernacular form of Henri.

Hengame f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هنگامه (see Hengameh).

Hengeletta f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Elepheletta.

Heni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Henrietta.

Henia f Polish, Kashubian
Polish diminutive of Henryka and Kashubian diminutive of Henrika.

Heniek m Polish
Diminutive of Henryk.

Henio m Polish
Diminutive of Henryk.

Heniuś m Polish
Diminutive of Henryk.

Héńk m Kashubian
Short form of Henrik.

Henka f Slovak
Diminutive of Henrieta, not used as a given name in its own right.

Henke m Swedish, East Frisian
Swedish diminutive of Henrik and East Frisian diminutive of Hendrik.

Henkel m Medieval German
Diminutive of Johann.

Henk-Jan m Dutch
Combination of Henk and Jan 1.

Henleigh f English
Variant of Henley

Henn m Estonian
Variant of Enn.

Henna f Medieval English
Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Henna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Hanna 1 as well as a short form of Jehanna.

Hennadij m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hennadiy.