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Hongan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Hong and An 1.

Hong-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泓 (hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride of man".

Honghwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 焕 "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Hongjoong m Korean
"to be the center of the broad world"

Hongrae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" (hong) and 來 "come, coming; return, returning".

Hongseung m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great", 洪 "vast, immense; flood, deluge" or 泓 meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."

Hongsu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) mean "deep, clear pool of water" and 愫 (sù) meaning "guileless, sincere, honest".

Hong Taiji m & f Manchu, Chinese (?)
Possibly deriving from the Mongolian khong tayiji, a title that was borrowed from the Chinese 皇太子 huang taizi ("crown prince"). This was likely the personal name of the founding emperor of the Qing dynasty (1592-1643 CE).

Hongvi f & m Hopi
Means "strong" in the Hopi language. ... [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]

Hong-wi m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Danjong (1441-1457), sixth king of Joseon.

Hongyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 沅 (yuán) referring to the Yuan River in Hunan province, 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 渊 (yuān) meaning "deep, profound, abyss"... [more]

Honi m Jewish
Jewish name in late antiquity. Honi the Circle-Drawer, a rabbi from the 1st century BC, is detailed in both the Mishnah and Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews.

Hønir m Old Norse
Variant of Hœnir.

Honke m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Honko m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Honmaru m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 本丸, which is also used as a word referring to an inner citadel or otherwise a core or a centre, made up of 本 (hon, moto) meaning "main, origin" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.meru, maru.i) meaning "circle, round."... [more]

Honne m East Frisian
Diminutive of Johannes.

Honnie m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honny m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honnys m Vilamovian
Variant of Hannys.

Honoraat m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish form of Honoratus.

Honorario m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Honoré.

Honorát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honoratus.

Honorat m Catalan (Rare), French (Rare), Polish
Catalan, French, and Polish form of Honoratus.

Honoratas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Honoratus.

Honorato m Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Honoratus.

Honorátusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honoratus.

Honori m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Honorius.

Honorije m Croatian
Croatian form of Honorius.

Honorijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Honorius.

Honorin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honorino m Galician
Galician form of Honorinus.

Honório m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Honorius.

Honóriusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honorius.

Honoriusz m Polish
Polish form of Honorius.

Honoriy m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Honorius.

Hònorôt m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Honoratus.

Honory m Polish
Variant of Honoriusz.

Honus m American (Rare)
Name of baseball great Honus Wagner who was born Johannes Peter Wagner... [more]

Honys m Vilamovian
Variant of Honnys.

Hooge m Manchu
Best known as the given name of one of General Hong Taiji’s sons.

Hookey m Romani (Archaic)
Either a transferred use of the surname Hookey or a corruption of Montague.

Hooper m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hooper.

Hoosea m Estonian, Finnish
Estonian and Finnish form of Hosea.

Hooshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Hooshmand m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هوشمند (see Houshmand).

Hoot m American (Rare)
Possibly transferred use of Dutch or German surname Hoot or from a nickname particular to the individual bearing the name. For instance, rodeo cowboy and early western film actor, Hoot Gibson (1892-1962), was originally called Hoot Owl and that nickname became shortened to Hoot... [more]

Hoover m English
Transferred use of the surname Hoover.

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

Hopeleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hobert.

Hope-still f & m English (Puritan)
Variant of the name Waitstill

Hopi f & m English
Variant of Hopy and Hopie.

Hoppe m West Frisian
Variant of Hobbe.

Hopper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hopper, originally borne by Hopper Jack Penn, the son of Sean Penn, in homage to Dennis Hopper.

Hopper m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Joseph.

Horác m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Horatius.

Horaci m Catalan
Catalan form of Horatius.

Horacije m Croatian
Croatian form of Horatius.

Horaciu m Asturian
Asturian form of Horace.

Horáciusz m Hungarian
Variant of Horác.

Horacjusz m Polish
Polish form of Horatius.

Horacy m Polish
Polish form of Horatius.

Hor-aha m Ancient Egyptian
The name of an ancient egyptian pharaoh. It's meaning is unknown, but due to the naming standard for pharaohs of the time, it's likely the name means some kind of animal.

Horas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Horus.

Horaz m German (Rare)
German form of Horatius.

Horcus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Horkos.

Hordiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gordias. It also is very close to a word meaning "proud" in Ukrainian.

Hordjedef m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-ḏd.f meaning "Horus is his stability", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with ḏd "stability".

Horemhat m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-m-ḥꜣt meaning "Horus is foremost", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with m "in; in the role of" and ḥat "front, foremost".

Horemheb m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-m-ḥb meaning "Horus is in jubilation". This was the name of the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, succeeding the throne after Tutankhamun died at age 19... [more]

Horge m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Jorge.

Hóri m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tóri.

Hori m Maori
Maori form of George.

Hori m Biblical
Hori of the house of Simeon was the father of Shaphat, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:5.

Horică m Romanian
Diminutive of Horia and Horea.

Horis m English
Variant of Horace.

Horisław m Sorbian
Sorbian cognate of Hořeslav.

Horkos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek horkos "witness" and related to Greek horkion "oath". In Greek mythology, Horkos was the god of (false) oaths and a son of the goddess Eris.

Hormidas m French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Hormisdas.

Hormin m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-mnw meaning "Horus-Min", a combination of the names of the gods Horus and Min.

Hormisda m History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Hormisdas.

Hormuz m Northeastern Neo-Aramaic
Probably a Northeastern Neo-Aramaic form of Hormoz.

Hormuzd m Persian
Variant of Hormizd.

Hornbori m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly means "horn-blower" or "horn-bearer". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hornburi m Old Norse
Variant of Hornbori.

Horo m Italian
Italian form of Horus.

Horomona m Moriori
The meaning of this name is possibly not known. This was the name of a boy who was one of the survivors in 1861 of the Moriori genocide. This name has been used as a surname as well.

Horotychos m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is Greek τυχη (tyche) "chance, luck, fortune". The first element may be Greek ὣρα (hôra) "time", or it may be derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horos.

Horrace m English
Variant of Horace.

Horris m English
Variant of Horace.

Horry m English
Diminutive of Horace.

Hors m Latvian
Latvian form of Horus.

Horsa m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adaption of Hebrew Hoshaya and a variant of Catalan Ursí (via the variant Ors).

Horsan m Medieval Occitan
Variant of Horsa (see user-submitted name).

Hòrt m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Fòrt.

Hortensio m Spanish
Spanish masculine form of Hortense.

Hortensjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Hortensius.

Hǫrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hörður.

Hórður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tórður.

Hørður m Faroese
Faroese form of Hǫrðr (see Hörður).

Hortic m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Diminutive of Hòrt.

Horton m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Horton. Horton the Elephant is a fictional character from Dr. Suess's 'Horton Hatches the Egg' and 'Horton Hears a Who'.

Hortuñño m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Hortun.

Horudja m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-wḏꜣ meaning "the healthy Horus" or "Horus is hale", derived from the name of the god Horus combined with wḏꜣ "to be safe, intact, unhurt".

Horwennefer m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥr-wnn-nfr meaning "Horus-Onnophris", a combination of the Ancient Egyptian God Horus and an epithet of Osiris, Onnophris... [more]

Hosa m Arapaho (Anglicized)
From the Arapaho name Hóuusóó meaning "young crow" or "young raven". Chief Hosa or Little Raven was a 19th-century Southern Arapaho leader who oversaw the resettlement of his people into Oklahoma.

Hosannah f & m English, Nigerian, Spanish
Variant of Hosanna.

Hosato m & f Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ho) meaning "riverbank, shore", 帆 (ho) meaning "sail" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 里 (sato) or 郷 (sato) which both mean "village"... [more]

Hose m American (Hispanic)
Variant of José.

Hose m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Might be a variant of Hosea

Hosé m American (Hispanic)
Variant of José.

Hošea m Croatian
Croatian form of Hosea.

Hóseas m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hoshea.

Hosegħa m Maltese
Maltese form of Hosea.

Hosep m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Hovsep.

Hosey m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hosey.

Hoseyn m Persian
Persian form of Arabic Husayn.

Hoshen f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Hoshen is the priestly breastplate, who was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites. 12 different precious stones were placed in it against the twelve tribes and it was placed on the chest of the High Priest... [more]

Hoshim m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Hashim.

Hoshimbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Hoshim with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Hosie m Hebrew
Diminutive of Hosea.

Hǫskuldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Höskuldur.

Höskuldur m Icelandic
Modern form of Hǫðskuldr, an Old Norse name with uncertain etymology. It could be a variant of Old Norse names HagustaldaR "owner of an enclosed area" (compare Icelandic hagi "pasture"), or of Hǫskollr "gray head"... [more]

Høskuldur m Faroese (Rare)
Faroese form of Höskuldur.

Hosny m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسني (see Husni).

Hospice m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Hospitius.

Hossain m Bengali
Bengali form of Husayn.

Hosseinali m Persian
This name is a combination of Hossein "handsome" and Ali "lofty, "sublime". Most common in the Baluchistan region of Iran.

Hostamir m Literature
A character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works, another name of the character Zimrathôn. The name is is a compound of the words hosta meaning "many" or "gather, collect," and the word mir meaning "jewel" in the fictional Quenya language, and means either "many jewels" or "collector of jewels".

Hosteen m Navajo
A term of respect meaning "man, grown man, elder, mister, husband." Transferred use of the Navajo word Hastiin of the same meanings. Found as Áłtsé Hastiin, the first man in the Navajo creation story... [more]

Hostili m Catalan
Catalan form of Hostilius.

Hostilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Hostilian.

Hostilian m English, History
English form of Hostilianus. This name was borne by a Roman emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Hostiliano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Hostilian.

Hostilianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Hostilius.

Hostilien m History (Gallicized)
French form of Hostilian.

Hostilijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Hostilian.

Hostilije m Croatian
Croatian form of Hostilius.

Hostílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hostilius.

Hostilio m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Hostilius.

Hostivít m Medieval Czech
Means "to welcome guests", from the Slavonic hosti, meaning "guests", and vítat, meaning "to welcome". Hostivít was the last of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the (also mythical) founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj.

Hostylian m Polish
Polish form of Hostilian.

Hotaka m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (ho) meaning "beautiful; elegant; graceful", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" or 穂 (ho) meaning "grain" combined with 貴 (taka) meaning "worthful, precious, expensive" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high"... [more]

Hotam m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham.... [more]

Hotchkiss m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchkiss.

Hotchner m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hotchner.

Hotepsekhemwy m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥtp-sḫm.wi meaning "the two powers are reconciled" or "pleasing in powers", derived from ḥtp "peace, satisfaction", sḫm "power, capability", and the suffix wj "the two of them".

Hoth m Norse Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Hǫðr (cf. Hodur, a more common Anglicized form).

Hotham m Biblical
A biblical name meaning "seal", "signet", or "lock".... [more]

Hothan m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hotham, as used in 1 Chronicles 11:44.... [more]

Hother m Danish, Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Hǫðr.

Höður m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Hǫðr.

Hotimir m Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene cognate of Chociemir. A bearer of this name was Hotimir, a prince of Carantania who lived in the 8th century AD.

Hotse m West Frisian
Variant of Hotte.

Hotte m West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Hotte might have been a short form of Horatius.

Hotze m West Frisian, Dutch
Short form of Horatius.

Houari m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hawari (chiefly Algerian).... [more]

Houarnon m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Hervé.

Houarvian m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Houardon.

Houbêrt m Walloon
Walloon form of Hubert.

Houbert m Walloon
Walloon form of Hubert.

Houcine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسين (see Husayn) chiefly used in North Africa.

Houde m Medieval English
Variant of Hudde.

Houkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Houman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian هومن (see Hooman).

Houmisi m Coptic
Means "birthday", or literally "day (of) birth", ultimately derived from ϩⲟⲟⲩ (hoou) "day" combined with ⲙⲓⲥⲉ (mise) "to bear, bring forth, give birth".

Housam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسام (see Husam).

Housei m Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (hou) meaning "fragrant" combined with 成 (sei) meaning "to become", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 正 (sei) meaning "first (month of the lunar year)", 清 (sei) meaning "pure" or 生 (sei) meaning "live"... [more]

Houshang m Persian Mythology, Persian
From the Avestan name Haoshyangha possibly meaning "good choice" or "wise choice", from Proto-Iranian hu meaning "good, well" or Middle Persian ōš meaning "intelligence, wisdom" and a second uncertain element šyah perhaps meaning "selecting, deciding"... [more]

Houssem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسام (see Husam).

Houssine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Husayn (chiefly Moroccan).

Houstoun m English (Rare)
Variant of Houston.

Houw m Medieval English
Variant of Hugh.

Houwe m Medieval English
Variant of Hugh.

Hou Yi m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese 后羿 (Hòuyì) meaning "king Yi" or "monarch Yi". In Chinese mythology this is the name of a legendary archer and the husband of the moon goddess Chang'e.

Hovagem m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovagim m Armenian
Variant of Hovakim.

Hovah m Armenian (Eastern)
Armenian form of Jehovah.

Hovahnnes m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Hovhannes.

Hovakim m Armenian
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovard m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Håvard or Howard.

Hovards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Howard.

Hovav m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Hobab. A famous bearer is Hovi Star whos birth name was Hovav Sekukets

Hovel m Armenian
Armenian form of Joel.

Hovenden m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hovenden.

Hovig m Armenian
Variant transcription of Hovik.

Hovnan m Armenian
Armenian form of Jonah.

Hovnatan m Armenian
Armenian form of Jonathan.

How m English (African, Rare), African American
Short form of Howard.

Howden m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname surname Howden.

Howdy m American (Rare)
Often associated with the children's television show 'Howdy Doody' (1947-1960) and the puppet of the same name. Howdy is also a diminutive for Howard and therefore a variant of Howie... [more]

Howel m Cornish, Breton
Cornish cognate of Hywel and Breton variant of Hoel. Howel was the last Cornish king .

Howl m Literature, 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).

Hoy m American (Rare)
A name of various possible origins: English, Scottish or Danish. The English form can be a transferred use of the surname Hoy from an occupational name for a sailor... [more]

Høye m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Hoyle m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hoyle.

Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".

Hozefa m Arabic
Variant form or transcription of the name Huzaifa or Huzaifah, which is a modern form of Hudhayfah.

Hozeja m Latvian
Latvian form of Hosea.

Hozumi m Japanese
Hozumi means "ear (of plant), head (of plant)" (ho, 穗), and "volume, contents, pile up" (zumi, 積).

Hrabanus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Latinisation of Hraban.

Hrach m Armenian
Short form of Hrachya.

Hrachia m Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Հրաչյա (see Hrachya).

Hræfn m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Raven and cognate of Hrafn and Hraban. From Old English hræfn "raven".

Hrafnkell m Icelandic
Combination of hrafn "raven" and ketill "helmet".

Hrafntýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and týr "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Hrair m Armenian
Variant transcription of Hrayr.

Hranimir m Bulgarian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Slavic elements hrani "protect, defend" and mir meaning "peace". Cognate of Branimir.

Hrannar m Icelandic (Modern)
Possibly a combination of Old Norse hrǫnn "wave" and herr "army".

Hrastimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Hreggviður m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hregg "storm, blast" and viðr "forest, wood".

Hrehary m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gregory.

Hreiðar m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hreiðarr.

Hreiðmar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hreiðmarr.

Hreodbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Hrodebert.

Hriday m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "heart" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit हृदय (hrdaya). It is also an alternate transcription of Bengali হৃদয় of the same meaning (see Hridoy).

Hrímgrímnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hrīm ("rime, hoarfrost") and gríma ("person wearing a helmet"). It is an intensification of the name Grímnir. In Norse mythology this is the name of a giant who lives in the land of the dead... [more]

Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hrīm "rime, hoarfrost; soot". This is the name of a jǫtunn in Norse mythology. In the 'Völsunga saga' mentioned as the father of Hljóð, and in the poem 'Hyndluljóð' as the father of Heiðr and Hrossþjófr.

Hringur m Icelandic
From the Old Norse name and byname Hringr which meant "ring" (as in an arm ring, an item of Viking jewellery), and could also be interpreted as meaning "man from Ringerike".

Hrisant m Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Serbian form of Chrysanthos.

Hrishikesh m Indian
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit हृषीकेश (Hrishikesha), an epithet of the Hindu god Vishnu meaning "lord of the senses", composed of Sanskrit हृषीक (hrishika) meaning "senses" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord"... [more]

Hrisogon m Bulgarian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian and Serbian form of Chrysogonos.

Hrisolog m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Chrysologus.

Hrisostom m Bulgarian (Archaic)
Bulgarian form of Chrysostomos.

Hristian m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christian.

Hristodor m Bulgarian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian and Serbian form of Christodoros.

Hristodul m Bulgarian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian and Serbian form of Christodoulos.

Hristomir m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Hristos, which is the Slavic form of Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Hristoslav m Bulgarian
This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Hristos, which is the Slavic form of Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Hrithik m Indian
Shortened form of Hrithikhesh, meaning "from the heart".

Hrizostom m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Chrysostomos.

Hrjehor m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Gregor.

Hróaldur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hróaldr.

Hróbjartr m Old Norse
From Old Norse hróðr "praise, fame" and bjartr "bright", making it a cognate of Hrodebert.

Hróbjartur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hróbjartr.

Hrodenand m Old High German
Old High German variant form of Hrōdnand.

Hrói m Icelandic, Old Norse
Derived from the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *HróþiwíhaR composed of the Norse elements hróðr "praise, fame, honor" and -vir of uncertain etymology. Hrói höttur is the Icelandic name for the legendary medieval English hero Robin Hood.

Hrólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrólfr.

Hrómundr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hróðmundr.

Hrómundur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrómundr.

Hrossþjófr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from hross ("horse") and þjófr ("thief"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.

Hróðbjartr m Icelandic
Old Norse form of Hrodebert.

Hróðfúss m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hróðr "fame" and fúss "willing, eager".

Hróðleifr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant spelling of Hróðlæifr.

Hrothrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse cognate of Roderick.

Hróðsteinn m Old Norse
Variant of Hróðstæinn.

Hrungnir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from either hröngl ("tumult, movement") or hrang ("noise, din"). This is the name of a Jǫtunn.

Hrútur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hrútr.

Hrvat m Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
An old Croatian name meaning ''Croat''.... [more]

Hrvatin m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Hrvatina.

Hrvoj m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Hrvoje.

Hrvoslav m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian male name a combination of Hrvat "Croat" and slava "glory".

Hryhir m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Older variant of Hryhoriy.

Hryhor m Ukrainian
Variant of Hryhoriy.

Hryhory m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hryhoriy.

Hrysha m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Grisha.

Hryts m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hryhoriy.

Hrytsko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Hryhoriy, which was used as the main folk form of the name until the early 20th century.

Ḥsen m Kabyle
Kabyle form of Hassan.

Hsiao-chun f & m Taiwanese
Alternate romanization of Xiaojun chiefly used in Taiwan.

Hsinbyushin m & f History
Means "white elephant" from Burmese ဆင် (hsin) meaning "elephant" and ဖြူ (hpyu) meaning "white, pure". This was the honourific title chosen by Sirisūriyadhamma Mahadhammarāja Rājadhipati (1736-1776), the king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma from 1763 to 1776... [more]

Htaik m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ထိုက် (see Htike).

Hu m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian hw "utterance, annunciation". Hu was the deification of the first word, the word of creation, that Atum was said to have exclaimed upon ejaculating in his masturbatory act of creating the Ennead.

Huachen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform" combined with 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak", 辰 (chén) meaning "early morning" and also referring to the fifth Earthly Branch (7 AM to 9 AM), which is itself associated with the dragon of the Chinese zodiac, or 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, gem, precious stone"... [more]

Huactli m Nahuatl
Can mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.

Huaiqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 怀 (huái) meaning "heart, mind, think of, cherish" combined with 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration", 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather"... [more]

Huaizhong m Chinese
From Chinese 怀 (huái) meaning "heart, mind, think of, cherish" combined with 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion"... [more]

Hualin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 桦 (huà) meaning "birch", 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]

Hualit m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Walid.

Huan m Spanish (Rare), Extremaduran
Variant of Juan 1 found in the Spanish region Extremadura.

Huanitl m Nahuatl
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.

Huanu m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Juan 1.

Huâttar m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Theodore.

Hubal m Near Eastern Mythology
May mean "master god". From the Aramaic hu meaning 'spirit, god', and Ba'al 'master, lord'.... [more]

Hubbard m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hubbard, itself derived from Hubert.

Hübbe m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hube m American
Diminutive of Hubert. The pianist Hube Hanna worked with bandleader and composer Hoagy Carmichael.

Hùbert m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hubert.

Hubèrt m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Hubert.

Hubertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hubert.

Hubertin m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of Hubert, as it contains the French masculine diminutive suffix -in.

Hubertinus m Dutch
Extended form of Hubertus.

Huberto m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Hubert.

Hubertusz m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Hubertus.

Hubi m & f German
Diminutive of Hubert, Hubertus and to a lesser extent Huberta, Hubertina and Hubertine.

Hubie m English
Diminutive of Hubert.

Huc m Gascon
Gascon form of Hugo.

Hucxley f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Huxley.

Hud m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from the Arabic root ه و د (h-w-d) related to returning or ه د ي (h-d-y) related to guidance. In Islamic tradition this is the name of an ancient Arabian prophet who is commonly identified as the biblical figure Eber... [more]

Hud m English (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Hudson.

Hüdaverdi m Turkish
Turkish form of Xudaverdi.

Hudd m Medieval English
Variant of Hudde.

Huddibras m Arthurian Cycle
Huddibras is Elissa's lover in Book 2, Canto 2 of "The Faerie Queene".

Hudhayfah m Arabic
Means "little short one" or "short-statured" in Arabic, derived from a diminutive that ultimately comes from the Arabic verb حذف (hadafa) or (hadhafa) meaning "to shorten, to reduce" as well as "to remove, to take away"... [more]

Hudhud m Arabic
This is the word for hoopoe-bird. This animal is one of the main protagonists of Surah An-Naml (the Ant) in the Qur'an.

Hudkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Hudde

Hudsen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hudson.

Hudsyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Hudson given to 52 girls in and 23 boys in 2016.

Hue m Medieval English, Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Variant of Hugh.