This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *an*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gulandoz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
andoza meaning "pattern".
Gulanor f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
anor meaning "pomegranate".
Gulanvar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
anvar meaning "radiant".
Gülbəniz f AzerbaijaniMeans "rose-faced, of rose-like complexion" in Azerbaijani, from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Azerbaijani
bəniz meaning "face, complexion".
Gulbanot f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
banot meaning "velvet".
Gulbanu f KazakhMeans "flower lady", derived from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower" combined with بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady".
Gulchaman f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
chaman meaning "field of flowers, flowerbed".
Guldana f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and дана
(dana) meaning "wise, educated, learned".
Gülefşan f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)Means "one who scatters roses", from Turkish
gül meaning "rose" and Persian افشان
(afshan), the present stem of افشاندن
(afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
Gul-e-Rana f UrduFrom Urdu گل رعنا meaning "sweet-smelling flower". There is a Pakistani drama serial with this name, Gul-e-Rana.
Gülfidan f TurkishFrom Turkish
gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian
gol) and
fidan meaning "sapling".
Gülhan f TurkishDerived from Turkish
gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian) and
han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".
Gülhanım f TurkishFrom Turkish
gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian) and
hanım, an aristocratic title meaning "lady".
Guljaan f Uzbek, Urdu, KoreanIn Uzbek and Urdu, it is taken from gul meaning "flower" and jaan meaning "life". In Korean, 굴잔 (guljan) means "oyster".
Guljan f KazakhCombination of the Kazakh word
gul, meaning "flower" (derived from Persian
gol), and the Kazakh word
jan, meaning "soul" or "dear one" (ultimately derived from Persian).
Guljannat f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
jannat meaning "heaven".
Gulnîsan f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
gul meaning "rose" and
nîsan meaning "April".
Gulqand f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
qand meaning "sugarcube".
Gulrang f & m PashtoFrom Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and رنگ
(rang) meaning "colour".
Gulra'no f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
ra'no meaning "dogrose".
Gulravshan f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
ravshan meaning "bright, sharp, keen, clear".
Gulsanam f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
Gulshandeep m & f PunjabiMeans "lamp of the rose garden", derived from Persian گلشن
(golshan) "rose garden" and Sanskrit दीप
(dipa) "lamp, light".
Gulsuman f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
suman meaning "jasmine".
Gultan f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
tan meaning "body, person".
Gulxanda f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
xanda meaning "smile".
Gülyanaq f AzerbaijaniMeans "rose-cheeked", from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Azerbaijani
yanaq meaning "outside of cheek".
Gulzhan f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Gulzhanat f KazakhFrom Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic جَنَّة
(janna) meaning "paradise, garden, heaven".
Guojuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Guoshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guoxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Guoyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Guranda f GeorgianShorter form of
Gurandukht. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian actress Guranda Gabunia (1938-2019).
Gurbachan m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with वचन
(vacana) meaning "speech, word, utterance".
Gurbansoltan f TurkmenFrom Arabic
قربان (
qurban) meaning "sacrifice" and
soltun, meaning "ruler, sultan, king"
Gurcharan m & f Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with चरण
(caraṇa) meaning "foot, pillar, support".
Gursimran f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ
(simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin).
Gvantsa f Svan, GeorgianDerived from the Svan word გუანც
(guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [
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Gwangchorong f Korean (Rare)A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.
Gwang-Hui m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光
(gwang) meaning "light" or 侊
(gwang) meaning "big" combined with 熙
(hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬
(hui) meaning "beauty"... [
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Gwang-hye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Gwang-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty".
Gwang-suk f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 (
gwang) meaning "light" and 琡 (
suk) meaning "jade".
Gwennan f Welsh, BretonYounger form of
Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements
gwen "white, fair, blessed" and
nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of
Brychan Brycheiniog.
Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)Directly taken from Welsh
gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.
Haankhes f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥꜣ-ꜥnḫ-s meaning "may she live", derived from
ḥꜣ "if only, would that" and
ankh "life; to live", as well as
s, which may be phonetic, or may be a short form of
snb "health".
Habana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 々, a ideographic iteration mark, indicating that the previous kanji should be repeated combined with 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hafgan m & f WelshProbably means "summer song", from the Welsh elements
haf "summer" combine with
cân "song". Could also mean "summer white".... [
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Haidan m & f Chinese (Rare)Deriving from the Chinese elements 海 (
hǎi "sea,ocean"), and 丹 (
dān "red, cinnabar"). Other character combinations are also possible.
Hailan f ChineseFrom the Chinese character 艾 (
Ài) meaning "love" combined with 兰 (
Lán) meaning "blue". All together the name could mean "ocean waves" or "ripples".
Haipan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for".
Haitian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and
恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".
Haiyan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏
(yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕
(yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [
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Haiyang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋
(yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳
(yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [
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Hajanirina m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
haja meaning "respect, honour" and
nirina meaning "desired".
Halənur f AzerbaijaniFrom the Arabic
هالة (hala) meaning "halo around the moon" combined with
نور (nur) meaning "light".
Hân f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 欣
(hân) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".
Han m & f BurmeseMeans "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.
Han m & f LaoMeans "lively" in Lao.
Hanabi f JapaneseFrom the word 花火 (
hanabi) meaning "fireworks". It is spelled with 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 火 (
bi) meaning "fire". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hanabira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hañagua f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)From Guanche ⴰⵐⴰⵓⴰ
(añawa), derived (through palatalisation) from
aniawa, from *
ha-nya-wa "this one is melody". This was the name of the wife of Bencomo, a 15th-century mencey (aboriginal Guanche leader) of the kingdom of Taoro on the island of Tenerife... [
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Hanagumo f JapaneseCloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.
Hanahime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hana-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Hana 4 likely combined with the suffix 이
(-i), referring to a person, effectively meaning "one person" (compare other words like 둘이
(dul-i) meaning "two people; pair; couple" and 여럿이
(yeoreot-i) meaning "many people").
Hanai f HawaiianDevivred from Hawaiian word (
Hānai) meaning "to adopt" or "to nurture." Could also be a shortened version of the name
Hanaiakamalama.
Hanaiakamalama f & m HawaiianA compound name in Hawaiian meaning "work of the moon" or "guardian of the moon," derived from:... [
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Hanaka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 華 (hana) or 花 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanalei f & m HawaiianMeans "crescent bay" from Hawaiian
hana "bay" and
lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of
Henry.
Hanəm f AbkhazDerived from Turkic
hanım meaning "lady, mistress".
Haname f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 愛 (me) meaning "love, affection" or 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花見 (
hanami) meaning "flower view" or "blossom view" combining 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 見 (
mi) which actually means "view, see, viewing" ... [
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Hanana f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 那 (na) meaning "what" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [
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Hanane f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Hananeh f PersianPossibly derived from
Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.
Hanano f JapaneseFrom the Japanese 華 (
hana) meaning "flower", 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" and 埜 (
no) meaning "field, plain". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hanao f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (usually feminine) or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-areum f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Areum 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."
Hanari f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 凛 (
ri) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanarin f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Hanaru f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 成 (
naru) meaning "to become". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanasa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" combined with 咲 (
sa) meaning "bloom, come out". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanaura f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hana", that means "to create" and "ura", referred to a typical Polynesian dance. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "creative dance" or "creative dancer".
Hanaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 英 (
hana) meaning "excellent, fine" combined with 耶 (
ya), a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanayo f JapaneseFrom 花 (
hana) meaning "flower" and 代 (
yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hanazuki f JapaneseFrom Japanese, 花好き(Hana-suki) means "Flower lover" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 好き (suki) meaning "like" or "love" This name is used on a fictional character in the animated web series "Hanazuki: Full of Treasures"
Hanbilek f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler" and
билек (bilek) meaning "hand" or "support, hope".
Han-bit m & f Korean (Modern)From
Bit 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."
Han-boram m & f Korean (Rare)From
Boram 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."
Han-byeol f & m Korean (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."... [
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Handforth f English (Puritan)Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant
Handford.
Handmaid f English (Puritan)Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.
Haneen f ArabicArabic feminine name meaning "longing, yearning".
Hanekaze m & f JapaneseFrom the kanji Hane meaning “Wing, feather” (羽) and Kaze meaning “Wind” (風), other kanji combinations may be possible.
Haneko f Japanese (Rare)From the Japanese elements 羽 (
hane) meaning "feather, plume", and 子 (
ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Haneulbyeollimgureumhaennimbodasarangseureouri f KoreanThis 16-hangul-character given name translates to "lovelier than the Sky, Stars, Clouds, and Sun~". Since 1993, regulations in South Korea have prohibited the registration of given names longer than five hangul characters, in response to some parents giving their children extremely long names such as this... [
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Hang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 航 or 杭
(háng) meaning "ship, boat, sail, navigate" or 行
(háng) meaning "business, line, row", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Han-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Garam 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."
Han-geuru m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From Korean 한그루
(han-geuru), which refers to a raising of a single crop (of rice) a year or, in general, single-crop farming, from
Geuru prefixed with 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").
Han-gyeol m & f Korean (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."
Hạnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 行
(hạnh) meaning "business, line, row" or 幸
(hạnh) meaning "luck, favour".
Hania f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 似 (i) meaning "resemble" and 空 (a) meaning "sky". Other kanji can be used.
Hanička f Czech, SlovakDiminutive of
Hana 2. While Czech Hanička is occasionally used as a given name in its own right, Slovak Hanička is strictly used as a diminutive.
Hanii f JapaneseFrom Japanese 蜂蜜 (
hanii) meaning "honey". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Hanikea f & m PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "melody" and "kea", meaning "white", "clear".
Hanım f TurkishDerives from
khanum, a female royal and aristocratic title.
Hanirava f & m Polynesian, TahitianPolynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "favor" or "benevolence" and "rava", meaning "bright", hence the meaning is "bright favor" or "light of favor" or also "bright benevolence" or "light of benevolence".
Hanisi m & f RotumanA common name in Rotuman culture. The word
hanisi means "love" and so if you have a very affectionate child then this is the name for them. Interestingly, the word
hanisi can be added to other words to further expand on the meaning of the name such as the name
Rauhanisi Hanitea f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hani", meaning "sweet" and "tea", meaning "white" or "bright".
Hanivai f TahitianTahitian name, composed by "hani", meaning "adorning" or "sweetness", in hawaiian also meand "caress", while "vai" means "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sweet water" or "caress of water".
Hanji f LiteratureThis is the name of a character in the Japanese manga series 'Attack on Titan'.
Hanko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 汎 (han) meaning "float, drift" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Han-maeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Maeum 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."
Hanmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
焓 (hán) meaning "sound of a fiercely burning fire" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Hanmo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" and
默 (mò) meaning "silent, quiet, still, dark".
Hanna f KoreanFrom combination of sino-Korean 韓(han) meaning "korea, samhan kingdom" and 奈(na) meaning "apple tree". Other hanja combinations are also possible
Han-narae f Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Narae 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."
Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Icelandic combination of
Hanna 1 and the Old Norse name element
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Han-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From
Nuri 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."
Hannusya f UkrainianUkrainian diminutive of
Hanna 1. The name has been used in several notable works, such as Ганнуся (Hannusya) (1839) by Ukrainian writer Hryhorii Fedorovych Kvitka-Osnovianenko and "Hannusya" by Ukrainian musical act Dakh Daughters... [
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Hanoko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and の子 (noko) meaning "child", as well as other character combinations. Also an alternate spelling/misspelling of the given name
Hanako Hanon f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 覇 (
ha) meaning "conqueror, supreme, lord" combined with 音 (
non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hanorai m & f Polynesian, TahitianName of Polynesian origin, composed by "hano", meaning "going" and "rai", meaning "sky". Hence the meaning is "going to the sky".
Hanqiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn" and
嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".