This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the length is 4.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Guni m BiblicalGuni was a son of
Naphtali according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with
Jacob.
Gure f & m BasqueDerived from Basque
gura, meaning "desire, wish".
Guro m & f GeorgianShort form of given names that start with
Gur-, such as
Guram and
Guranda. In some cases, there might possibly also be a connection with the Laz and Mingrelian noun გური
(guri) meaning "heart".... [
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Guru m IndianDerived from Sanskrit
गुरु (guru) meaning "instructor, teacher, tutor" (noun) or "grave, heavy" (adjective).
Guss m Old NorseOld Norse byname, From Old Norse
guss meaning "talk, chat".
Gwri m Welsh MythologyProbably derived from Proto-Celtic *
wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh
gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by
Teyrnon to the infant
Pryderi.
Hadj m Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic
حاج (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from
حج (ḥajj) meaning "pilgrimage", referring to the mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This name is mainly used in Algeria.
Hael m & f ObscureUnknown origin. It is possibly a variant of
Hale 2 or modernly taken from the Welsh word
hael ("generous").
Hafr m Old NorseOld Norse name and byname, from Old Norse
hafr meaning "buck, he-goat".
Haim m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, GujaratiMEANING - golden, consisting or made of gold, a name of lord Shiva, dew, hoar-frost, wintry, covered with snow... [
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Haja m & f MalagasyMeans "honour, reverence, respect" in Malagasy.
Haki m LiteratureUsed in Eiríks Saga Rauða, probably written sometime before 1265. ... [
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Haku m & f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom the Japanese kanji 白 (
haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (
haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (
haku) meaning "soul".... [
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Halt m Popular CultureA name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
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.
Hành m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 衡 (
hành) meaning "balanced, to judge, power, authority".
Hạnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 行
(hạnh) meaning "business, line, row" or 幸
(hạnh) meaning "luck, favour".
Hanh m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 亨
(hanh) meaning "smoothly progressing".
Hanu m & f ShonaMeaning “mountain pass”, or “path in the valley”, synonymous with
Haro.
Hark m American (South)Possibly a religious themed named from the word Hark, meaning "listen," a popular word used in the Bible.
Hart m EnglishProbably transferred from the surname
Hart. A notable bearer is the poet Hart Crane.
Hask m PashtoMeans "acme of mountain", a poetic reference to the sky, in Pashto.
Hauk m NorwegianNorwegian form of
Haukr. This is also the modern Norwegian word for "hawk".
Havu m & f Finnish (Rare)Means "fresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree" or "needle of a coniferous tree".
Hawj m & f HmongMeans "energetic, spirited, active" in Hmong Daw.
Haya f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" combined with 弥 (ya) meaning "universally". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hazo m BiblicalMeans "prophetic vision" in Hebrew, from the verb
חָזָה (
chazah or
haza) "to see, to behold". In the Bible, Hazo was the fifth son of
Nahor and
Milkah (Genesis 22:22).
Hean m KhmerMeans "to dare, to be unafraid" in Khmer.
Hebo m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom a combination of the characters 河 (he, meaning “river”) and 伯 (bo, meaning “elder”, “earl” or “lord”). Hebo is the god of the Yellow River in Chinese mythology. He is attested as far back as the Chuci (楚辞) or Elegies of Chu, where he is described as a figure riding a dragon-powered chariot... [
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Ȟéla m SiouxMeans "little mountain" in Lakota. This is the Lakota name of famous basketball player Kyrie Irving, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe through his late mother.
Help m LiteratureFrom the English word
help, which is both a noun meaning "succour, assistance" and a verb meaning "to support, to do good to"; in Middle English
help also meant "assistant, helper". This is the name of a man in the First Part of
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Heri m Medieval Scandinavian, Faroese, DanishFaroese name of uncertain derivation, used since at least the 14th century. It is possibly a diminutive of names beginning with the Old Norse element
herr meaning "army", or derived from Old Norse
héri "hare" or "hare-hearted"... [
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Heri m IndonesianDerived from Sanskrit हरि
(hari) meaning "yellow, tawny", and by extension, "monkey, horse, lion".
Heth m BiblicalMeans "trembling, fear" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from חתת (hatat) meaning "to deplete of courage".... [
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Hick m Medieval EnglishMedieval diminutive form of
Richard using rhyming slang. It has dropped out of use because of the word 'hick' being a derogatory slang term used to refer to an uneducated, unsophisticated person from the country.
Hide m & f JapaneseFrom 秀
(hide), shifted from
hiide, the stem of verb 秀でる
(hiideru) (Old Japanese
hiidzu) meaning "to excel, surpass," in turn a combination of 穂
(ho>hi) meaning "ear/head (of plant); point, tip" and verb 出づ
(idzu) (modern
deru) meaning "to come out." Other kanji can be used in relation to the verb, e.g. 英 meaning "wisdom, brilliance." The combination 日出 is also used, stemming from a shortening of 日の出
(hinode) meaning "sunrise."... [
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Hiel m BiblicalHiel the Bethelite, means "the
Divine brother, or kinsman, is God," rebuilt Jericho during the reign of King
Ahab... [
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Hiến m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 獻
(hiến) meaning "offer, present, donate".
Hiền m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 賢
(hiền) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".
Hiện m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 現 (
hiện) meaning "to rise, to appear, to come into sight".
Hiệp m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 俠
(hiệp) meaning "chivalrous, knight, hero".
Hiệu m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 效
(hiệu) meaning "effect, result". It can also be an altered form of 昊
(hạo) meaning "sky, heaven", changed in order to avoid homophony with the name of emperor Kiến Phúc (full name Nguyễn Phúc Hạo).
Hiko f & m JapaneseFrom 日 (
hi) meaning “day, sun” and 子 (
ko) meaning “child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac”. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hiro m JapaneseFrom 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant", 寛 (
hiro) meaning "generous, tolerant" or 浩 (
hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.
Hise m & f NepaliA masculine and feminine name that means "hiss", so from
Hisa. No relation to
Hisé Hito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 均 (hito) meaning "gentle", 侍 (hito) meaning "warrior; samurai", 人 (hito) meaning "person" or from 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation... [
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Hlei f & m ChinMeans "bridge" in Hakha Chin.
Hoài m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 懷
(hoài) meaning "think of, cherish, miss, long for".
Hoàn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 環
(hoàn) meaning "circle, ring" or 桓
(hoàn) meaning "Chinese soapberry".
Hoku f & m HawaiianMeans "night of the full moon" in Hawaiian.
Homu m & f JapaneseFrom 穂 (ho) meaning “grain”, or 保 (ho) meaning “protect, maintain”, combined with 武 (mu) meaning “military, martial”, or 夢 (mu) meaning “dream, vision”.
Hone m MaoriMaori form of
John. Hone Tūwhare (21 October 1922 – 16 January 2008) was a noted Māori New Zealand poet.
Honi m JewishJewish 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.
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... [
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Hori m BiblicalHori 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.
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.
Hrói m Icelandic, Old NorseDerived 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.
Hsan m & f BurmeseMeans "new, strange, extraordinary" in Burmese.
Htee f & m KarenMeans "water" in S'gaw Karen.
Htet m & f BurmeseMeans "keen, sharp, intelligent" in Burmese.
Htin m & f BurmeseMeans "to think, to appear to mind" or "to be visible, to be seen" in Burmese.
Htoo m & f BurmeseMeans "extraordinary, special" in Burmese.
Huân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 勳
(huân) meaning "meritorious deed, rank".
Hulk m EnglishBorne by American professional wrestler Hulk Hogan born Terry Bollea (b. 1953) also used by the Marvel Superhero character.
Hume m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Hume. A well-known bearer of this name was the Canadian actor Hume Cronyn (1911-2003), who himself had been named after his father, the Canadian politician Hume Cronyn, Sr... [
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Hưng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 興
(hưng) meaning "rise, thrive, prosper, flourish".
Huni m Ancient EgyptianMeaning uncertain, as there are multiple readings of the name. It could possibly derive from Egyptian
ḥw "utterance" (also the name of the god
Hu 2) or
ḥwj "to strike, hit, beat" or "to tread (a road)"... [
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Hyde m English (Rare)From the English surname
Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom
That '70s Show (1998-2006).
Hymn m & f English (Puritan)From the English word
hymn meaning a song of praise or worship, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ὕμνος
(hymnos) "song, hymn, ode (in praise of heroes or gods)".
Hyōe m JapaneseThis name combines 兵 (
hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" and 衛 (ei,
e) meaning "defense, protection."... [
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Iaka m & f GilberteseA gender-neutral name which is associated with the sea or ocean
İbad m AzerbaijaniDerived from Arabic عباد
('ibad) meaning "slaves, servants", the plural of عبد
('abd).
Ibbe m & f East FrisianPossibly a shortening of names with the element
ihwō meaning oak or a variation of
Ebbe.
Ibis f & m Spanish (Rare)From Latin
ibis, referring to a type of long-legged bird with long downcurved bill, ultimately coming from Egyptian
hbj. It was the symbol of
Thoth, thus having a great importance in Egyptian mythology.
Ibón m BasqueIbón is the Aragonese term for small mountain lakes of glacial origin in the Pyrenees, generally above 2,000 m.
Ibón stems from the Basque word
ibai (river), which originally designated hot springs.
Icel m Anglo-SaxonIcel of Mercia was a 6th-century Anglish king in Britain.