GweirfulfMedieval Welsh Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
HadrielmBiblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern) Form of Adriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hae-CheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 澈 (cheol) meaning "clear, limpid". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Haetsalf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 햇살 (haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해 (hae) meaning "sun" and 살 (sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).
HamuelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Hammuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
HamulmBiblical 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.
HanameelmBiblical Hanameel, meaning "rest from God," a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought property. Jeremiah 32:7ff.
HananelmHebrew Hebrew. This is a traditional, though seldom-used, Jewish name. It means "God is gracious". Ultimately, it derives from the same Hebrew root as John and Anne.
Han-byeolf & mKorean (Modern) From Byeol prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]
HangilmKorean A Native-Korean name that means "One Way", "One Path", or "One Direction".
Han-gyeolm & fKorean (Modern) From native Korean 한결 (hangyeol) meaning "uniformity," effectively a combination of determiner 한 (han), from the numeral Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great"), and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
HannielmBiblical Means "grace of God" in Hebrew, the first element from the stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favour" (compare Hannah, Hannibal, John)... [more]
Han-solf & mKorean (Modern) From Sol prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana 4 meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]
Hanulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From an archaic and dialectal variant of Haneul (compare Han-eol). It can also be a variant transcription of Han-ul or Haneul, the latter being the case for figure skater Kim Ha-nul (2002-).
Hate-evilfEnglish (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."
HayotgulfUzbek Derived from Uzbek hayot meaning "life" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
HayranidilfOttoman Turkish From Arabic حيران (hayran) meaning "perplexed, astonished" and Persian دل (dil) meaning "heart".
HayselfEnglish (British) From hay + sele (“season”). Meaning haying season, also used as an alternative form of Hazel or Hayes.
Ha-Yulf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 荷 (ha) meaning "lotus, water lily" or 河 (ha) meaning "river, stream" combined with 律 (yul) meaning "law, statute, rule, regulation" or 汩 (yul) meaning "run swiftly, flow rapidly (as in water)"... [more]
HeeyulfKorean From Sino-Korean 熙 (hee) meaning "shine" combined with 玉 (yul) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations are possible.
HeinerlmGerman (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.
HerzlmHebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare) Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.
HirilfLiterature A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.
HiyabelfEthiopian, Tigrinya (?) According to Nameberry, it means "gift of God" from the Tigrinya element hiyab meaning "gift" and Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God".
HjalmþrimulfNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet, protection" and þrima "battle, noise". This was the name of a Valkyrie in Norse legend.
Hong-yeolmKorean From Sino-Korean 虹 (hong) meaning "rainbow" and 烈 (yeol) meaning "fiery".
Hopefulf & mEnglish (Puritan), Literature Meaning, "feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event." Referring to the hope in Christ for eternal life.
HowelmCornish, Breton Cornish cognate of Hywel and Breton variant of Hoel. Howel was the last Cornish king .
HowlmLiterature, English (American, Modern) In the case of the wizard Howl in the fantasy novel 'Howl's Moving Castle' (1986) by British author Diana Wynne Jones, it was a variant of Howell (the character's birth name).
HuacmitlmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl huactli, meaning "laughing falcon" or "black-crested night heron" (see Huactli), and mitl "arrow".
HuanitlmNahuatl Meaning uncertain; the name was often written with the flag glyph panitl, but this was almost certainly a phonetic representation of the name, and unrelated to its etymology. This was the Nahuatl name of Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, an Aztec tlatoani (ruler) who became the first governor of Tenochtitlan under colonial Spanish rule.
HuecamecatlmNahuatl Means "long rope", from Nahuatl hueca "far away, distant" and mecatl "rope, cord".
HuecanemitlmNahuatl Probably means "one who lives in seclusion" or "one who travels far away" in Nahuatl, the noun form of huecanemi "to live in a secluded place, to go far away".
HuēhuecoyōtlmAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "old coyote", from Nahuatl huehue "elderly person, old man; very old" and coyotl "coyote". This was an Aztec god of mischief, music, dance, and sexuality.
HuehuetecatlmNahuatl Possibly a combination of Nahuatl huehue "elderly, old man" and -tecatl "person of". Alternately, the first element could be huehuetl "drum", or refer to a location.
HuehueteotlmAztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.
HuehuetlmNahuatl A kind of upright drum that originated in Mesoamerica, the name ultimately deriving from Nahuatl huehue "old man, elderly person".
HuelitlmNahuatl Possibly means "powerful one, able one", derived from Nahuatl hueli "power, possibility, ability".
HuellmEnglish (American) Form of the Old English Howell, which derives from the Old Welsh Hywel. Notable bearers of the name include television host Huell Howser and Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul character Huell Babineaux.
Hui-cheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" and 澈 "thoroughly, completely". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hee-chul (1983-).
Huin-yeoulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."
HuitzilatlmNahuatl Means "hummingbird water, derived from Nahuatl huitzilin "hummingbird" and atl "water". Could refer to a blue-green shimmer on water, or to a natural spring of the same name.
HuitznahuatlmNahuatl A noble title also used as a given name. Possibly means "thorn speech", from Nahuatl huitztli "thorn, spine" and nahuatl "speech, language; a pleasant sound", or "near the south", from huitztlan "south" and -nahuac "next to, near; with".
Hui-yeolmKorean From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).
HumogulfUzbek Derived from humo the name of a mythical bird who bestows good fortune to the person on whose head it alights, and gul meaning "rose, flower".
HúskarlmAnglo-Scandinavian, Old Norse Means "free man in service to another person" in Old Norse (literally "house man"). The name appears in England among Norse settlers.
HüsnügülfAzerbaijani From the Arabic حسناء (hasna) meaning "beauty" and the Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
IamuelmBiblical Latin Form of Jemuel used in the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate"), which has been the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since 1979.
IcnonemitlmNahuatl Means "one who lives humbly" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan; someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)".
Icnoyotlm & fNahuatl Means "misery, poverty" or "compassion, mercy" in Nahuatl.
IcuthielmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Jekuthiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the Clementine Vulgate (1592). The latter was the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church for nearly four centuries: from the year it was published until 1979.
IdzimysłmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish idzie "he goes", which is derived from Polish iść "to go, to walk" (which in turn is derived from Proto-Slavic it'i "to go")... [more]
IecuthielmBiblical Latin Form of Jekuthiel used in the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate"), which has been the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since 1979.
IerielmBiblical Greek, Biblical Latin Form of Jeriel used in the Septuagint and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate"). The latter has been the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since 1979.
IlancueitlfNahuatl, Aztec From Nahuatl ilantli, meaning "old woman", and cuēitl, meaning "skirt". This was the name of the first queen consort of Tenochtitlan as the first wife of Acamapichtli.
IlgölfBashkir From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
IlgüzälfBashkir From Bashkir ил (il) meaning "country" and гүзәл (güzäl ) meaning "beautiful".
IlhuicacihuatlfNahuatl From Nahuatl ilhuicac "celestial, heavenly; in the sky, in heaven" and cihuatl "woman".
IlilfHebrew (Modern, Rare) The Israeli poet Shaul Tchernichovsky wrote a love song where he calls his lover by the name he invented: Ilil.
IlyasvielfPopular Culture This is the name of a character from the 'Fate/stay night' Japanese visual novel; Ilyasviel 'Ilya' von Einzbern is a German aristocrat.
ImrahilmLiterature Meaning unknown; probably originates from the Númenórean language. In Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Imrahil is the Prince of Dol Amroth and the uncle of Boromir and Faramir... [more]