HegoafBasque Mythology Derived from Basque hego "wind" and, more specifically, "South wind".... [more]
HeianafTahitian From 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".
Heiatam & fTahitian Means "cloud crown" in Tahitian; a combination of ata "cloud" and hei "crown".
Heiavaf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "garland" or "garland of waters".
HeinoafTahitian, Polynesian Name of Tahitian origin, composed by "hei", meaning "garland" and "noa", meaning "free. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of freedom".
HeiraaurafPolynesian Polynesian 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".
HeiravafTahitian Tahitian name, meaning "precious garland" or "sparkly garland".
Heiroaf & mTahitian Tahitian name, meaning "noble crown".
HeiðafIcelandic, Faroese Originally a short form of names such as Aðalheiður that contain the Old Norse element heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour" (making it a cognate of Heidi)... [more]
HeiðbráfIcelandic From Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear, cloudless" and brá "eyelash".
Hei'urafTahitian From Tahitian hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and 'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
HeiurafTahitian Means either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
HeivafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".
HeivaurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, meaning "bright garland of the sea" or "bright crown of the sea".
Heiwaf & mJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [more]
Hejiaf & mChinese 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]
HekjafOld Norse, Literature Appears in Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [more]
ȞélamSioux 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.
HelaenafLiterature Possibly 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.
HelavafRotuman (Modern) A common name in Rotuman culture. The word helava means "beautiful". A fitting name for an adorable child who will grow into their name. Interestingly, like most other words in the Rotuman language, helava when added to other words will create a deeper meaning for the name.
HeleiafGreek 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]
HeliafGreek 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]
HelinäfFinnish Derives from Finnish word helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of Helena.... [more]
HeljäfFinnish Variant of Helena and/or Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".
HelkafHungarian Mythology The name of a fairy from the region around Lake Balaton. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, theories include a diminutive of Heléna.
HellivesafGermanic Mythology A minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
HelvafNorse Mythology Helva is a variation of Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.
HelvetiafObscure Likely taken from the name of the national personification of Switzerland. It comes from Helvetii, the name of a Celtic tribe. A bearer of this name was Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, a member of The Boswell Sisters, a close harmony singing trio.
Hemaraf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "the garden" or "the splendor".
HemdafHebrew (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.
HemitheafGreek 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]
HemlatafIndian, Marathi, Hindi Possibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता (hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (Ernodea littoralis).
HendinafMedieval English Meaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word (ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word gehende means "close, near, nearby".
HenedinafHistory (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.
HerenniafAncient Roman Herennia Cupressenia Etruscilla was an Augusta and later regent of the Roman Empire, married to Emperor Decius, and mother of Emperors Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian.
Herenoam & fPolynesian Polynesian origin name, meaning "free love", (from "here", meaning "love" and "noa", meaning "freedom").
HereorafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "love and life", or "bond of life".
HereurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "here", meaning "love" and "ura", meaning "red", so the meaning is "red love", intended as "passionate love".
Herilalainam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and lalaina meaning "loved, dear".
Herilazam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and laza meaning "fame, glory, honour".
Herimalalam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and malala meaning "beloved, esteemed".
Herimenam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and mena meaning "red".
Herinambininam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nambinina meaning "prosperous, lucky".
Herinantenainam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nantenaina meaning "hoped for".
Herinirinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and nirina meaning "desired".
Herintahinam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and tahina meaning "blessed".
Herintsoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy herina meaning "return" and soa meaning "good".
Herisoam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and soa meaning "good".
Heritanjonam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and tanjona meaning "protrusion of a mountain, cape, peninsula" or "goal, objective".
Herivolam & fMalagasy From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and vola meaning "silver" or "money".
HerjafNorse Mythology Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
HermaiafAncient Greek Feminine form of Hermaios. In ancient Greece, Hermaia was also the name of several annual festivals that were held in honour of the god Hermes.
HernafDutch Dutch contracted form of Hendrina and Hermina and of some other names starting with He- and ending in -na (who also have an -r- somewhere inbetween).... [more]
HerodianafEnglish (British, Rare), Popular Culture A female version of the name Herod it is also the name of a character in the Harry Potter universe Named Herodiana Byrne from Hogwarts Legacy.