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Heeposh f Kashmiri
Means "jasmine flower".

Hee-yeon f Korean
Variant of Hui-yeon.

Hefring f Norse Mythology
Means "the lifting one" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Hefring was a billow maiden and one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.

Hefzibá f Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hephzibah.

Heghine f Armenian
Armenian form of Helen.

Heiarii m & f Tahitian
Means "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from ari'i meaning "king".

Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.

Heilani f Tahitian
From Tahitian hei meaning "crown" and Hawaiian lani meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Heilika f Estonian
Diminutive of Heili, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Heilike f German (Archaic)
19th-century variant of Heilke.

Heilken f Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Medieval pet form of Helena, Heilwig and Hildegonda (and similar names starting with Heil- and Hil-)... [more]

Heimana f & m Tahitian
From Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".

Heimanu f & m Tahitian
Means "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of hei "crown" and manu "bird".

Heinina f Faroese
Faroese form of Heina.

Heirava f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "precious garland" or "sparkly garland".

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.

Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".

Heiður f Icelandic
Variant of Heiðr.

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

Heizeru f English (Japanized)
Japanized Hazel.

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

Helaena f Literature
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.

Helaina f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

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

Helaria f African

Helayna f English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Helena.

Helayne f American, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Helbest f Kurdish
Means "poem" in Kurdish.

Heldery f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Elderi.

Heldria f Romani (Archaic)

Heleene f Estonian
Estonian form of Helene.

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

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

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

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

Helewis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eloise.

Heleyna f Obscure
Variant of Helena.

Heleyne f Arthurian Cycle
A variation of Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.

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).

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

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.

Helicia f English
Apparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek helix (genitive helikos; see Helice), perhaps via Latin.

Helinda f English (Rare)
Similar to the names "Belinda" and "Melinda".

Helinka f English (Australian, Rare)

Helinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Heliora f Obscure
A feminine form of Helios

Heliosa f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Helios or Heloísa.

Helisoa m & f Malagasy
Possibly from the Malagasy hely, a dialect form of kely meaning "little, small", and soa meaning "good".

Hellena f English (African)
Variant of Helena.

Hellevi f Finnish
Either a variant of Hillevi or derived from Hellä or Hellin.

Hellika f Estonian
Diminutive of Hella via the variant Helli.

Hellynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Helen, with the popular suffix lynn at the end.

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

Helmina f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Spanish form of Hermine.

Heloina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Eloina.

Heloïsa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Eloise.

Heloisa f Czech, German, Slovak, English, Spanish
Czech, German, and Slovak 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.

Helouse f English (Rare)
Variant of Héloïse

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.

Heluška f Czech
Diminutive form of Helena.

Helvida f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)

Helvira f Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Elvira.

Helwisa f Medieval English
Variant of Helwys.

Helwise f Medieval English

Hemangi f Indian

Hemanti f Sinhalese
Meaning "Joyful".

Hemasri f Hinduism

Hemilly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Emily.

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

Hendina f Medieval 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".

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

Heniuta f Polish
Diminutive form of Henryka.

Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).

Henohea f Hawaiian
Hawaiian name, meaning "beautiful", "gorgeous".

Henrica f Dutch, Flemish, Romansh
Dutch feminine form of Henricus and Romansh feminine form of Henric.

Henrina f Dutch

Henrine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Henry.

Henrion f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Local feminine form of Henri by way of combining the name with the diminutive ending -on (compare names like Marion 1 and Alison) found in Montreux up until the early 1700s.

Henryke f German, Dutch, Brazilian
Variant of Henrike

Hentshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Henda.

Heóvá'é'e f Cheyenne
Means "Yellow Hair Woman" in Cheyenne.

Hepburn m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Hepburn.

Herborg f Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Norse, Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse harja or herr "army" combined with Old Norse björg "protection, help".

Hereani f Tahitian
Tahitian name, composed by "here", meaning "love" and "ani", meaning "request" or "desire", so the meaning is "desire of love" or "request of love".

Heredia f Spanish (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Heredia.

Herehau m & f Tahitian
Means "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of here "love" and hau "peace".

Hereiti f Tahitian
Tahitian name, meaning "little love" or "sweet love".

Herenia f Polish (Archaic), Spanish

Herenoa m & f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "free love", (from "here", meaning "love" and "noa", meaning "freedom").

Hereora f Polynesian
Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "love and life", or "bond of life".

Hereura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "here", meaning "love" and "ura", meaning "red", so the meaning is "red love", intended as "passionate love".

Hergunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Hergunnr.

Herilde f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German heri "host, army" and hiltja "battle".

Herisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hery meaning "force, power" and soa meaning "good".

Herjoat f Indian (Sikh)
Sikhism: God's light in Punjabi.... [more]

Herlina f Indonesian

Herlind f German (Rare)
Variant of Herlinde.

Herline f English (British)

Hermaia f Ancient 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.

Hermana f Dutch, Polish (Rare)
Dutch and Polish feminine form of Herman.

Hermela f Ethiopian

Hermesa f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Hermes.

Hermien f Dutch
Dutch form of Hermine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Hermila f Spanish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Hermilo.

Hermīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Hermine.

Hermosa f Spanish (Rare)
Hermosa is a spanish name meaning 'beautiful'

Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.

Hernica f American (Rare)

Herrada f History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized and Spanish form of Herrad.

Herrade f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Herrad.

Hersent f Medieval French, Medieval English
Old French form of a Germanic name derived from the elements heri meaning "host, army" and Old Saxon swith, Gothic swinþs meaning "strong".

Hertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Herta.

Herveva f Breton
Variant of Hervea.

Hervora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Archaic Norwegian form of Hervor, used in the 19th century.

Herzula f Haitian Creole (Rare)

Hesione f Greek Mythology
Said to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο (heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [more]

Hespera f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Feminine form of Hesperos.

Hestera f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Hester.

Hesther f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Hester.

Hestija f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Hestia.

Heulwyn f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Heulwen.

Hevanui f & m Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "heva", that means "sacred", "divine", or also "splendor" and "nui", meaning "big", "great". Hence the meaning might be "great and divine" or "great splendor".

Hévelin f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Evelin.

Hêvîdar f Kurdish
Means "beacon of hope" in Kurdish.

Hexilda f Medieval Scottish (Latinized), English (Rare)
Contracted form of Hextilda.

Hexilde f Medieval Scottish (Gallicized)
Variant of Hexilda.

Heyltje f Dutch
Dutch form of Helena

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]

Hiandra f Spanish (Latin American)
Hiandra is used in the Dominican Republic, and most commonly found in Brazil.

Hidayah f & m Indonesian, Malay
Means "guidance" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic هداية (hidāya). It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Hidayet m & f Turkish
Turkish form of Hidayat.

Hiddeke f East Frisian (Archaic)

Hidilyn f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Heidilyn. A bearer of this name is Hidilyn Diaz, a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman.

Hierona f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Hieronyma.

Higalik f Inuit (Anglicized)
Means "Ice House". Borne by a female shaman of the Copper Inuit people who "adopted" anthropologist Diamond Jenness for two years in 1914 while he studied their way of life.

Highdee f English (American)
Variant of Heidi.

Higinia f Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Hyginus.

Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Hiiragi f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From 柊 (hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木 (ki) meaning "tree."... [more]

Hikoyat f Uzbek
Means "story" in Uzbek.

Hilaera f Greek Mythology
Variant of Hilaeira.

Hilaree f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hilary.

Hilária f Hungarian
Feminine form of Hilár.

Hilarie f English
Variant of Hilary.

Hildeke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch diminutive of Hilde.

Hildete f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Hilda.

Hildiko f History
The last wife of Attila the Hun. According to the Eastern Roman diplomat Priscus of Panium, Attila died on their wedding night (453 AD).... [more]

Hildina f Dutch (Rare)

Hildith f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Hildgyð.

Hildois f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hiltja meaning "battle" and Old Saxon widu, wido, Old High German witu meaning "wood".

Hildrun f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Hildirun.

Hildura f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Hildur recorded in Troms.

Hildure f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant form of Hildur recorded in Troms (Ibestad) in the 19th century.

Hilina'i m & f Hawaiian
Means "trust" in Hawaiian.

Hillari f English (Rare)
Variant of Hillary. This name is held by Hillari Kimble, a character in Jerry Spinelli's book "Stargirl".

Hilleke f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Hildeke.

Hillela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Hillel.

Hillert m & f East Frisian
Short form of names with Hild- such as Hilderich or Hildegund.

Hillery m & f English
Variant of Hilary.

Hilmiah f Indonesian
Feminine form of Hilmi.

Hiltina f South African

Himalia f Greek Mythology
One of jupiter's moons

Himangi f Indian
a girl with silver body

Himoyat f Uzbek
Means "defense, support" in Uzbek.

Hinalei f & m Hawaiian
Combination of Hina, from the Hawaiian moon Goddess and lei "flowers, lei, child".

Hinatea f Tahitian
Means "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.

Hinatsu f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hinauri f Maori
Means "dark grey" in Maori.

Hinekoa f Maori
Means "happy girl" in Maori.

Hinemoa f Maori
From the Maori hine meaning "girl, daughter" and moa, the Maori name of an extinct species of bird.

Hineura f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, composed by "hine", meaning "young girl" and "ura", meaning "red" or "bright", hence the meaning is "radiant girl".

Hinewai f Maori (Rare)
Combining "Hine" meaning "girl" or "maiden", and "wai" meaning water. Thus, Hinewai translates to "maiden of the water" or "water maiden".

Hinoiri f Japanese
Means "sunset" in Japanese.

Hionija f Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Chionia.

Hioniya f Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Chionia.

Hipátia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatia.

Hipatia f Galician (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Galician and Spanish form of Hypatia.

Hippola f Greek (Archaic, ?)
A derivative of Ancient Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Hiraani f English (Rare)

Hiraeth f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From Welsh hiraeth which is widely regarded as an untranslatable word, denoting a deep longing for something or nostalgia.

Hirelis f Obscure (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Hirenes f Montenegrin (Archaic)
Recorded in Montenegro in the early 1600s.

Hirguan m & f Guanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian)
Variant of Iruene.

Hirushe f Albanian (Rare)

Hitrivi f Mari
From the Chuvash hitre meaning "pretty, good".

Hitsuji m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羊 (hitsuji) meaning "sheep".

Hîvîdar f Kurdish
Means "optimistic" in Kurdish.

Hixinia f Galician (Rare)
Galician feminine form of Hyginus.

Hiyabel f Ethiopian, Tigrinya (?)
According to Nameberry, it means "gift of God" from the Tigrinya element hiyab meaning "gift" and Hebrew אֵל ('el) meaning "God".

Hizecha f Medieval German
A diminutive from names with the secondary name element HIZ (derived from hild "battle, strength").

Hjálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hjalmr "helmet; protection" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hjordis f English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Form of Hjördis, Hjørdis or Hjördís used outside of the Nordic countries.

Hlekani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hleka meaning "laugh".

Hloriia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gloria

Hlóðyn f Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Hludana. In Norse mythology, Hlóðyn was an alternative name for Fjǫrgyn (also known as Jǫrð).

Hludana f Germanic Mythology
Hludana is a Germanic goddess attested in five ancient Latin inscriptions from the Rhineland and Frisia, all dating from 197–235 AD (the Beetgum inscription was dedicated by a group of fishermen)... [more]

Hlulani m & f Tsonga
Means "win, conquer" in Xitsonga.

Hnazant f Armenian
Means "obedient, docile" in Armenian.

Hnubkaj f Hmong
Means "sunshine" in Hmong, from hnub meaning "sun" and kaj meaning "clear (sky)".

Hobisoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy hoby meaning "shout of rejoicing" and soa meaning "good".

Hodijah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khadija.

Hófehér f Literature (Magyarized)
Means "snow-white" in Hungarian from hó (From Proto-Uralic *kume meaning "thin snow") meaning "snow" combined with fehér (Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *päjɜ meaning "white") meaning "white".

Hohoemi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From 微笑み (hohoemi) meaning "smile," derived from 頬 (hoho) meaning "cheek" (normally hō when used in isolation) and 笑み (emi), the continuative form of the verb 笑む (emu) meaning "to smile."... [more]

Hoikhom f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "bitter" or "freshwater snail" in Thai.

Hokule'a f & m Hawaiian, Astronomy
Hōkūleʻa is Hawaiian for “Star of Gladness” or “Clear Star”. The western name of this star is Arcturus. Hōkūleʻa is the brightest in the northern hemisphere and it is Hawaii’s zenith star... [more]

Holanda f English (American, Rare, Archaic, ?)

Holdine f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Holda, primarily used in the 19th century.

Holgerd f Old Danish (Rare)
Likely derived from the male given name Holger.

Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.

Holilah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khalila.

Holisoa f Malagasy
Combination of Holy and the adjective soa "good, beautiful, excellent".

Hollace f American (Rare)

Holland f & m English, Romani (Archaic)
From the name of geographic places called Holland 1, or transferred usage of the surname Holland 1.

Hollynd f English (American)
Irish-English

Hólmdís f Icelandic
Younger form of Holmdís.

Holmdís f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of holmr 'small island' and dís 'goddess'.

Holmdis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmdís.

Holmgun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of holmr "small island" and gunnr "battle, fight".

Holmlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Holmlaug.

Homaira f Bengali, Persian
Bengali and Persian form of Humayra.

Homayra f Bengali
Bengali form of Humayra.

Homeira f Persian
Persian form of Humayra.

Homeyra f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حمیرا (see Homeira).

Honalee f English (Rare), Popular Culture
The meaning of this name is unknown.... [more]

Honatsu​ f Japanese
From Japanese 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" combined with 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Honesta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin honesta "distinguished, reputable; respected, honorable".

Honeste f French (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
French feminine form of Honest 2. As an African American name, it may be used as a variant of Honesty.

Honesti f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honesty.

Honesty f English (Puritan)
From the English word "honesty" referring to "fairness and truthfulness". Also the name of a plant with purple flowers, Lunaria annua, also known as 'money plant'. Ultimately from Latin honōrāre 'honor, repute'.

Hongbin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined"... [more]

Hongfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, vast, deep", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 斐 (fěi) meaning "brilliant, magnificent", 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly" or 非 (fēi) meaning "not, to not be"... [more]

Honghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese", 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform"... [more]

Honghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent"... [more]

Hongjia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 嘉 (jiā) meaning "good, fine, excellent, auspicious" or 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful"... [more]

Hongjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]

Hongjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 钧 (jūn) meaning "potter's wheel", 俊 or 隽 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军 (jūn) meaning "army"... [more]

Honglan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]

Honglei f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Honglin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 麟 (lín) referring to the qilin, a mythical hooved creature in Chinese mythology... [more]

Hongmei f Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful"... [more]

Hongmin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [more]

Hongnan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 南 (nán) meaning "south".

Hongtao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves"... [more]

Hongwei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect" or 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province... [more]

Hongxia f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 侠 (xiá) meaning "hero, knight, brave, chivalrous" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]

Hongxue f Chinese
From the Chinese elements 宏 hóng ("great, magnificent") and 雪 xuě ("snow, snowfall"). Other character combinations are also possible.

Hongyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 or 紅 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" combined with 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned"... [more]

Hongyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

Hongyun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 运 (yùn) meaning "fortune, luck, fate"... [more]

Hongzuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 佐 (zuǒ) meaning "assist, aid".

Hon'mana f Hopi
Means "bear girl" in Hopi.

Honnête m & f French (African)
Derived from French honnête, meaning "honest".

Honorée f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Honoré.

Honória f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Honoria.

Honorka f Hungarian

Honoura f English (American, Archaic, Rare)
Rare variant of Honora, possibly based on the British spelling if the word honour.

Ho'onani m & f Hawaiian
Meaning "adornment."

Hoorain f Urdu, Arabic

Hoorain f Arabic
Means "houri" in Arabic, which can be translated as "having eyes with an intense contrast of white and black". In Islamic religious belief, houris are women with beautiful eyes who are described as a reward for the faithful Muslim believers in Paradise... [more]

Hooriya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Huriya.

Hope-for m & f English (Puritan)
Possible variant of Hope-still and Waitstill.

Hopeful f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "feeling or inspiring optimism about a future event." Referring to the hope in Christ for eternal life.

Hopelyn f English

Horácia f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Horatia.

Horacia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Horatia.

Horalia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oralia.

Horasan f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the name of the ancient province Khorasan, itself from the Middle Persian hwlʾsʾn' (xwarāsān) meaning “sunrise; east”.

Hordzia f Medieval Polish

Horenga f Medieval English
Variant of Orenga.

Horizon f & m English (Rare)
Late Middle English via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’.

Horosol f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orosol.

Horowai m & f Maori
Means "waterfall" in Maori.

Horpyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Agrippina.

Horteja f Sorbian (Archaic)
Lower Sorbian form of Dorothy.

Hortyja f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Horteja.

Hoshika f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshiki f & m Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshimi f Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 光 (mi) meaning "light, radiance" or 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Hoshina f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshine f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hoshiyo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hosiana f Rwandan

Hosiloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hosil meaning "harvest" and oy meaning "moon".

Hotijah f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Khadija.

Hotmian f & m Batak
From Toba Batak hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" and mian meaning "reside, dwell, stay".

Houaria f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Likely a feminine form of Houari.

Hourieh f Persian
Persian form of Huriyyah

Houstyn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Houston sometimes used as a feminine form.

Hóvirág f Hungarian
Hungarian word for the snowdrop flower. Name days are March 21 and April 3.

Hożanka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Ożanna.

Hradini f Sanskrit, Nepali, Indian, Tamil, Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), Malayalam, Gujarati, Assamese, Telugu, Kannada
MEANING - river, lightning

Hradzin f Armenian
Means "born from fire" in Armenian.

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hranush f Armenian
From Armenian հուր (hur) meaning "fire" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Hražyna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Grażyna.