Browse Submitted Names

Hanna f Japanese (Rare)
Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Hanna, Hannah or Hana 2.

Hanna f Korean
From combination of sino-Korean 韓(han) meaning "korea, samhan kingdom" and 奈(na) meaning "apple tree". Other hanja combinations are also possible

Hanni f & m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Hanna and Johanna (and Hannu and Johannes)... [more]

Hanny f German (Swiss), Dutch, Flemish
Diminutive of Johanna.

Hanoi m & f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Vietnam.

Hanon f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 覇 (ha) meaning "conqueror, supreme, lord" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hanra f & m Korean
Meaning "High Land". From Ancient Native Korean 'Han(한) / Khan, Kan(칸)' Meaning "Giant, Great, Big, High" and Ancient Native Korean 'Na, Ra(나, 라)' Meaning "Land"... [more]

Hanse f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in 13th-century Latvia, it is a feminine form of Hans.

Hansi f German (Austrian, Rare)
A rare feminine form of Hans.... [more]

Hanta f Malagasy

Hanu m & f Shona
Meaning “mountain pass”, or “path in the valley”, synonymous with Haro.

Ha-nui f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the native Korean word referring to the west direction or wind.... [more]

Han-ul m & f Korean (Modern)
From an archaic variant of Haneul (compare Han-eol and Hanul)... [more]

Hanul f & m Korean (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-).

Hanxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Hanya f Arabic (Egyptian)
Variant transliteration of of Arabic هنيّة (see Haniyya).

Hanya f Japanese

Hanya f Obscure

Hanya f Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

Hańža f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Agnes. Hańža Bjeńšowa (*1919) is a Sorbian writer.

Haoai f Chinese
From the Chinese 皓 (hào) meaning "bright, luminous, clear" or 颢 (hào) meaning "luminous, white" and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter" and 霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".

Haoxi m & f Chinese
It means "a good hi"

Hapii f Japanese
From Japanese 幸 (hapii) meaning "happiness" or other kanji pronounced in the same way.... [more]

Hapka f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Agatha.

Happi f English (Rare)
Variant of Happy.

Haqiq f Uzbek
Means "carnelian" in Uzbek.

Hara f Japanese
Means "wilderness" (noun) or "raw" (adj.) in Japanese.

Hara f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Χαρα (see Chara).

Hara f Urdu

Hara f Korean
Hara means "to do" in korean. Also, combination of hanja 河(ha) meaning "lake, river" or 夏(ha) meaning "summer" with 羅(ra) meaning "silk, display" can conform make this name.

Ha-ram f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 燃 (ram) meaning "burn, spark, hestle"

Haran m & f Basque
Means "valley" in Basque.

Haren f Japanese
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wave" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hari f Welsh
Short form of Angharad

Hari f & m Korean
"Rising"

Harii m & f Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer", 河(ha) meaning "water", 霞 (ha) meaning "sunset, mist" and 璘(rin) meaning "luster of jade". Other hanja character combinations can also form this name.

Harir f & m Arabic
Means "silk" in Arabic.

Harla f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps in invented name, intended to be a feminine form of Harlan or a shortened form of Harlene. Influence by the sound of similar names such as Marla.

Harli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlo m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Harlow.

Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.

Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.

Harma f Frisian
Feminine form of Harmann.

Härmi f Estonian (Archaic)

Harou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wave" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 浪 (rou) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper.

Harty f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Harriet.

Haru f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 하루 (haru) meaning "day(time)."

Harua f Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harue f Japanese
Japanese feminine given name derived from 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 衣 (e) meaning "clothes, garment". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Harui f Japanese
From Japanese 温 (haru) meaning "lukewarm" or 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harum f & m Indonesian
Means "fragrant" in Indonesian.

Harva f American (Rare)

Harvi f Indian

Hasel f English
Variant of Hazel.

Hashi m & f Japanese
波 means "wave, billow, surge." 紫 means "purple, violet."

Hasia f Western African
Probably a spelling variant of Hassia.

Hasia f Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Halszka.

Hasie f Albanian

Hasni f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic حَسُنَ (hasuna) meaning "to be good, to be beautiful". It is unisex in Arabic-speaking countries and Malaysia while it is only feminine in Indonesia.

Hasti f Etruscan

Hasu f Japanese (Archaic)
The Edo Period pronunciation of Ren, meaning "lotus", which was only used as a female name.

Hasya f Arabic
means beautiful perfect

Hatar m & f Arabic
From Arabic خطر (khaṭar) meaning "danger, risk, peril" or "eminence, nobility".

Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.

Hato f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Hatsu f Japanese
This name can be used as 初 (sho, ui-, -so.meru, -zo.me, haji.me, haji.mete, hatsu, hatsu-) meaning "beginning, first time" or 波津 with 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billows, Poland, waves" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Hatsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Harriet and Henrietta

Hatun f Turkish (Rare)
Means "lady, woman" in Turkish.

Haua f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Eve, through Arabic Hawa.

Haude f Old Celtic (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical), French
Gallicized form of the Celtic name Eodez or Heodez.... [more]

Hauk m & f East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element, such as Hugubert. Also compare Haug, which this name could be considered to be a variant form of.

Haukū m & f Maori
Means "dew" in Māori.

Haule f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hauke.

Ha-Un f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 하은 (see Ha-Eun).

Hava f Albanian
Derived from Albanian hava "sky; open air".

Havat m & f Armenian
Means "belief" in Armenian.

Havîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish havîn meaning "summer".

Havin f Turkish
Means "summer nights" in Turkish.

Havo f Uzbek
Means "sky, weather" in Uzbek.

Havu m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "fresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree" or "needle of a coniferous tree".

Havvo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Hawa.

Havyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haven.

Hawaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حواء (see Hawa).

Hawea f Hawaiian
Possibly taken from hāwea, the name of a mythical drum brought from Tahiti.

Hawi f Ethiopian
Hope

Hawi f & m Luo
"good luck"

Hawîn m & f Kurdish
Means "summer" in Kurdish.

Hawiz f Medieval Breton
Breton cognate of Hawise.

Hawj m & f Hmong
Means "energetic, spirited, active" in Hmong Daw.

Hawka f Quechua
Means "carefree" in Quechua.

Hawra f Arabic, Muslim
Means "having eyes with a marked contrast of black and white; gazelle-eyed" in Arabic. ... [more]

Hawrī f Balochi
Derived from hawr meaning "rain".

Hawwa f Arabic, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حواء (see Hawa), as well as the Dhivehi form.

Hawys f Medieval English, Welsh
Variant of Hawise.

Haya f & m Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "universally". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Haya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Chaya.

Hayaa f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic حياء (ḥayāʾ) meaning "decency, modesty, bashfulness".

Hayae f Japanese (Rare)

Hayal f Turkish
Means "dream, fantasy, reverie, illusion, imagination" in Turkish.

Hayam f Arabic (Rare)

Hayan f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of the adjective 하얗다 (hayata) meaning "(pure) white/pale."

Həyat f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hayat.

Hayde m & f English
Short form of Hayden.

Hayes f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Haley.

Hayla f English (Modern)
Combination of Hayley and Kayla.

Hayle f English
Variant of Hayley.

Hayli f English (Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haylo f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halo, possibly inspired by the spelling of Hayley.

Hayly f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hayley

Hayu f Javanese
Variant of Ayu.

Ha-Yul f & m Korean
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]

Hayun f Korean
From 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, name" or 霞 (ha) meaning "rosy cloud, mist" combined with 允 (yun) meaning "truth" or 昀 (yun) meaning "sunlight". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

Haza f Chechen
Means "beautiful" in Chechen

Häžär f Bashkir
Possibly a Bashkir form of Hajar.

Hazar f Arabic
Means "vigilant, cautious, careful" in Arabic.

Hazel f Turkish
Variant of Hazal.

Hazey f English
Diminutive of Hazel.

Hazie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hazy.

Hazle f English
Variant of Hazel.

Hazrâ f Turkish
Green، also means sky.

Hazy f English (American)
Diminutive of Hazel.

Heba f Bengali
Bengali form of Hiba.

Hebah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic هبة (see Hiba).

Hebat f Near Eastern Mythology
Hebat, was the mother goddess of the Hurrians, known as "the mother of all living". She is also a Queen of the deities. During Aramaean times Hebat also appears to have become identified with the goddess Hawwah, or Eve.

Hebbe f Yiddish

Hébé f Greek Mythology
French and Hungarian form of Hebe.

Hebla f Old Swedish
A variant form of Hebbla.

Hecto m & f English
Hecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.

Héda f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Hedvig.

Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".

Hedar f Kurdish
Means "patience" in Kurdish.

Heddi f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Hedda.

Heddy f Scandinavian
Variant of Heddi.

Hede f Estonian
Variant of Heda.

Hede f & m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish hede meaning "stamen".

Hedi f German, German (Swiss), Estonian, Croatian
Variant of Hedy.

Hedi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my echo" in Hebrew.

Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.

Hédia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hadia, chiefly used in Tunisian Arabic.

Hedie f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هدیه (see Hedieh).

Hedla f German (Silesian)
Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Hedly m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hedløy, the Norwegian form of Hedley.

Hedo f & m Assyrian
Means "adornment" in Assyrian.

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]

Hedra f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Hedra "October". This is a recent coinage.

Hedva f Czech

Hedva f Hebrew

Hedvi f Estonian
Variant of Hedvig.

Hee-a f Korean
Variant of Hee-ah/Hui-ah

Hee-ah f Korean
Variant of Hui-ah.

Heedi f & m Indian

Heela f Pashto
Means "to hope" or "to wish" in Pashto.

Heena f Nepali
Meaning "Myrtle".

Heend f Arabic
Alternate transcription of هند (see Hind).

Heer f Indian
Religious name

Heera f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu ہیرا, Punjabi Gurmukhi ਹੀਰਾ or Hindi हीरा (see Hira).

Hee-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).

Hee-su f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 희수 (see Hui-su).

Hegan f English
Possibly a invented name, influenced by names like Megan, or Regan.

Hegoa f Basque Mythology
Derived from Basque hego "wind" and, more specifically, "South wind".... [more]

Hehku m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "glow" in Finnish.

Heid f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern form of Heiðr.

Heidy f English, Spanish (Latin American), Estonian
Variant of Heidi.

Heiji f Japanese

Heiki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Heidi.

Heila f Afrikaans

Heile f Medieval Dutch
Short form of names beginning with the Old German element heil meaning "healthy, whole".

Heili f Estonian
Variant of Eili.

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

Heini f Finnish
Possibly derived from the Finnish word heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of Heino.

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]

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

Heiva f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".

Heivi f Estonian

Heiwa f & m Japanese (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]

Hêja f Kurdish
Means "dear" in Kurdish.

Hejia f & m Chinese
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]

Hejîn f Kurdish
Means "sway" or "tottle, wobble" in Kurdish.

Hejsa f English (Canadian, Rare)

Heki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Hedy.

Hekja f Old Norse, Literature
Appears in Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [more]

Hekun f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names He and Kun

Héla f Hungarian
Diminutive and of Heléna.

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

Hela f Estonian
Variant of Hele.

Hela f Popular Culture
An alternate form of Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.

Hela f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali
Name: Hela हेला... [more]

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

Helal f Kurdish
Means "tulip" in Kurdish.

Hêlan m & f Kurdish
Means "keep, preserve" in Kurdish.

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).

Helča f Czech
Diminutive of Helena.

Helda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hilda.

Helda f Estonian
Variant of Helde.

Helde f Estonian (Archaic)

Heldi f Estonian
Variant of Helde.

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

Helem f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Helen.

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

Heley f Pashto
Means "swan" in Pashto.

Helgá f Sami
Sami variant of Helga.

Helge f Estonian
Variant of Helga.

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

Heli f Gujarati
Gujarati name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit हेलि (heli) meaning "sun" (which comes from Greek ἥλιος (helios)), or from a term of address for a female friend (perhaps related to Hindi, Marathi and Nepali सहेली (saheli) meaning "female friend, girlfriend")... [more]

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.

Helie f Greek Mythology
One of the Heliades, seven daughters of Helios the sun god. When their brother Phaethon was struck from the chariot of the sun by Zeus, they gathered in their grief and were transformed into poplar-trees and their tears were transformed into golden amber... [more]

Hêlîn f Kurdish
Means "bird's nest" in Kurdish.

Helin f Kurdish

Helin f Estonian
Variant of Elin.

Heliz f Kurdish
Means "dill" in Kurdish.

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.

Heljä f Finnish
Variant of Helena and/or Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".

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

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

Helju f Estonian
Variant of Helja.

Helka f Hungarian 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.

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

Hell f Estonian
Shortened form of Hella.

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

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

Helli f Finnish
Variant of Helena, Hellevi or Hellin.

Helly f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Helen.

Helme f Estonian
Variant of Helmi.

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.

Heloa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Eloá.

Helon f English (Rare)
Variant of Helen.

Helüś f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Helena.

Helva f Norse 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.

Helve f Sami
Sami form of Helvi.

Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.

Helvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hæilví.

Helvi f Estonian
Variant of Helve.

Hely f Finnish
Derived from Helena. The word hely also means "trinket" in Finnish.

Helya f Persian
Means "sunshine" in Persian.

Helya f Chuukese
Chuukese form of Helia.

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

Helyn f English (American)
Variant of Helen.

Helza f Hungarian

Hema f Slovene
Slovene form of Hemma.

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.

Hemei f Chinese
From the Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, peace" and 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".

Hemer f Romani (Archaic)

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

Hemu f Tamil
Means "Dinesh's life" in Tamil.

Hëna f Albanian
Derived from Albanian hënë "moon".

Hena f Indian

Hena f Chinese
Combination of He and Na.

Hena f Latvian

Henar m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Derived from Kurdish hinar meaning "pomegranate".

Hendá f Sami
Sami form of Hentta.

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

Hēni f Maori
Maori form of Jane.

Heni f Hungarian
Diminutive of Henrietta.

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

Henja f Jewish

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

Henna f Afghan, Pashto
Afghan form of Hannah.

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.

Henna f English (American)
From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.

Henna f Cornish
Cornish form of Henrietta

Henná f Sami
Sami form of Henna.

Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.

Henni f Finnish
Variant of Henna.

Henni f German
Diminutive of Henriette.

Henný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Henny.

Henri m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ḫenti f Hittite
Meaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.

Heńü f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Henryka.

Henya f Spanish (Latin American), Filipino

Ḫepat f Hurrian Mythology
Means "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names Puduḫepa, and Tadukhipa.

Heppy f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Hepzibah

Hepsy f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.

Hepzi f English

Heqet f Egyptian Mythology
Heqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.

Héra f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare), Hungarian
French and Hungarian form of Hera.

Héré f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
Variant of Héra.

Heren f Japanese
From Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [more]

Herja f Norse Mythology
Means "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.

Herm m & f Dutch, English, Limburgish
Short form of given names that start with Herm-, such as Herman, Hermes and Hermione.... [more]

Herma f Sorbian
Contracted form of Hermina.

Herma f Dutch
Short form of Hermana.

Hermi f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Härmi.

Herna f Dutch
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]

Hêro f Kurdish
Means "hollyhock" in Kurdish.

Herru f Berber
Etymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.

Herse f Greek Mythology
Means "dew" in Ancient Greek.... [more]

Hersi f Albanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Hersjana.

Herta f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian variant of Horta.

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.

Hesed f & m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֶסֶד (See Chesed)

Hesel f Turkmen
Uncertain, perhaps a Turkmen form of Asal.

Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.