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Hilariy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Hilarius.

Hildard m Germanic
Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Hildert m West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian form of Hildard.

Hilduin m History (Ecclesiastical)
English, French and younger German form of Hildewin.

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

Hilkiah m Ancient Hebrew
Hilkiah means “portion of Yah” or “the LORD is my portion.” Hilkiah was a Levite and high priest during the reign of King Josiah. He found the long-lost Book of the Law (see II Chronicles 34).

Hillard m English
A variant of Hilliard that is likewise a transferred use of the surname Hilliard.

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

Hillery m & f English
Variant of Hilary.

Hilmano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Combination of a name that starts with Hil- (such as Hilario) with a name that ends in -mano, such as Germano and Romano... [more]

Hilprad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic hilpan "to help" (Old High German helfan; O.H.G. also had the noun form helfa, hilfa "help") and Old High German rât "counsel".

Hilrich m East Frisian
Variation of Hilderich.

Hilrick m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Hilrich.

Himadri m Hindi
"Mountain top of snow." Refers to the Himalaya.

Himchan m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of adjective 힘차다 (himchada) meaning "powerful, vigorous, energetic," effectively a combination of Him and verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill."

Himeneo m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Hymenaeus.

Himeneu m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hymenaeus.

Himeros m Greek Mythology
Himeros is one of the Erotes, who are children of Aphrodite, typically depicted as cupid-like (Roman counterpart). He is often depicted with a bow and arrow to create lust and desire in people, and is representative of sexual desire and unrequited love

Himiona m Maori
Maori form of Simeon.

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

Hinderk m Low German, East Frisian, West Frisian
Low German variant of Hinnerk as well as a Frisian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).

Hindley m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Hindley.

Hindley m Literature
First name of Hindley Earnshaw, a character in Emily Bronte's classic novel, Wuthering Heights.

Hindrek m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.

Hindrik m Dutch, Low German, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Hendrik (Dutch), Hinrik (Low German) and Henrik (Swedish).

Hinrick m East Frisian, Medieval Baltic
East Frisian variant of Hinrich and medieval Latvian form of Heinrich.

Hipácio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Hypatios via it's Latinized form Hypatius.

Hipacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Hypatius.

Hipalit m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Hippolytos.

Hiparco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Hipparchus.

Hiparko m History
Basque form of Hipparchos.

Hiperió m Catalan
Catalan form of Hyperion.

Hipòlit m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Hippolytos.

Hippias m Ancient Greek
Derived from Ancient Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the masculine name suffix -ίας (-ias). This was the name of the last tyrant of Athens, ruling during the 5th century BCE... [more]

Hiraaki m Japanese
It can be spelled with 平 (hira) meaning "peace, flat, level, even" and 察 (aki) meaning "guess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Hiraman m Indian
From Sanskrit हीर (hīrā) meaning "diamond" and मान (mān) meaning "respect, pride".

Hircine m Popular Culture
Meaning "goat", from the Middle English hircyne, from Latin hircinus, from hircus, goat.... [more]

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

Hiroaki m Japanese
From 広 (hiro) meaning "widespread, broad" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright, sparkle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiroomi m Japanese
From Japanese 大 (hiro, o) meaning "big, great" or 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning “vassal, subject”. Other kanji are possible.

Hiroumi m Japanese
From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful", 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great, vast, high", 博 (hiro) meaning "command, esteem", 弘 (hiro) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" or 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean", 宏 (hiro) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 海 (umi) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]

Hiruzen m Popular Culture
It's name of Hiruzen Sarutobi, the third hokage of Konoha in Naruto anime and manga series.... [more]

Hirving m Spanish (Mexican)
Probably a variant of Irving.... [more]

Hisaaki m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan" and 明 (ake, aki) meaning "bright, light, clear, daybreak". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hisarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Hisaro.

Hisashi m Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisashi) meaning "long time, long time ago", 永 (hisashi) meaning "perpetual, eternal" or 尚 (hisashi) meaning "still, yet". It can also be formed from 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago" combined with 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 司 (shi) meaning "director, boss", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations read the same way.

Hiskias m Finnish
A Finnish form of Hezekiah.

Histiée m History (Gallicized)
French form of Histiaios via Histiaeus.

Histieo m Spanish
Spanish form of Histiaios via Histiaeus.

Histiey m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Histiaios.

Hitachi m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 常 (hi) meaning "eternal; unchanging" combined with 陸 (tachi) meaning "land".... [more]

Hitasho m Japanese, Ainu

Hiðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Heðinn.

Hitoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (hitoshi) meaning "compassionate, benevolent", 均 (hitoshi) meaning "level, equal", 一 (hitoshi) meaning "one", 斎 (hitoshi) meaning "cleansing, purification", or 等 (hitoshi) meaning "rank, class"... [more]

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

Hixinio m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Hyginus.

Hizashi m Japanese (Rare)
From 陽 (hi, yo) meaning "sun, male, heaven, sunshine, yang principle, positive, daytime" and 射 (zashi) meaning "shoot, shine into, onto, archery". 陽射 (Hizashi) means sunlight or sun rays.

Hizmael m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Izmael.

Hizquia m Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Catalan form of Hizkiah.

Hjalmer m English, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Hjalmar.

Hjálmur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Hialmr.

Hjartan m Faroese
Faroese variant of Kjartan.

Hjörvar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrr "sword" and varr "vigilant, aware" (or possibly Germanic *warjan "defend, protect").

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

Hlodwig m Frankish
Variant of Chlodwig.

Hlompho m Sotho
Means "respect" in Sesotho.

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

Hnikarr m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Means "instigator". This is another name for Odin.

Hobelot m Medieval English
Diminutive of Robert.

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

Hodelew m Medieval Welsh

Hoebart m English (Archaic)
Variant of Hobart.

Hogarth m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname “Hogarth”. This name was borne by a character in the cartoon movie “The Iron Giant”, starring little Hogarth Hughes and a giant iron robot from outer space.

Hohfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German hoh meaning "high" combined with Old High German fridu meaning "peace."

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

Hokishe m Mao
Meaning Unknown.

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]

Hokusai m Japanese

Holbert m Medieval English
From the Germanic elements hold "friendly, gracious, loyal" and beraht "bright".

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

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

Holiver m Medieval Catalan
Late medieval Catalan variant of Oliver.

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

Holling m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Holling.

Holmgar m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Old Norse Hólmgeirr, possibly using the Old English elements holm "ocean, waters" and gar "spear".

Holsten m Swedish (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Holmsten.

Holston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halston and Halsten.

Holstyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halston and Halsten.

Homayun m Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun), as well as the Bengali form.

Homerus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare)
Latinized form of Homeros (see Homer). It is chiefly by this form that the Greek epic poet is known in the Dutch-speaking world (such as Flanders and the Netherlands).

Hómóðr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Hámóðr.

Honesto m Galician
Galician form of Honestus.

Honesto m Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish and Filipino form of Honestus.

Hong-bin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 弘 "enlarge, expand; liberal, great" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

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]

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

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]

Hongjin m & f Chinese
From 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money" or 堇 (jǐn) meaning "violet (flower)"... [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]

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]

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".

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".

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]

Hongwen m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 纹 (wén) "line, stripe, streak"... [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]

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]

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]

Hongzhi m Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" combined with 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition"... [more]

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]

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

Honorát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Honoratus.

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

Honorin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

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

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

Hònorôt m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Honoratus.

Ho'okano m Hawaiian
Meaning "proud."

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

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.

Hopleus m Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, perhaps related to ὁπλή (hoplḗ) meaning "hoof" or ὅπλον (hóplon) meaning “tool, arms”.

Horaciu m Asturian
Asturian form of Horace.

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

Hormuzd m Persian
Variant of Hormizd.

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

Horrace m English
Variant of Horace.

Hórður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Tórður.

Hörður m Icelandic
From the Old Norse word hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.

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

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".

Hosegħa m Maltese
Maltese form of Hosea.

Hoseong m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest".

Hoshama m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "God hears."

Hoshang m Indian

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

Hoshito m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hospice m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Hospitius.

Hossain m Bengali
Bengali form of Husayn.

Hosseyn m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حسین (see Hossein).

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.

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.

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

Hotozhe m Indian

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.

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".

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

Hovagem m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovagim m Armenian
Variant of Hovakim.

Hovakim m Armenian
Armenian form of Joachim.

Hovards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Howard.

Howsmon m English (American)
This name comes from the english surname Howsmon.

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

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

Hraunar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hraun "lava" and herr "army, warrior".

Hrehary m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gregory.

Hrikesh m Indian, Nepali

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.

Hrishab m Bengali
Means “bull” in Bengali.

Hristea m & f Romanian

Hriteek m Nepali

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

Hrjehor m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Gregor.

Hrólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Hrólfr.

Hrvatin m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Hrvatina.

Hryhory m Ukrainian
Variant transcription 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.

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.

Huafeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "point, cutting edge, vanguard"... [more]

Hualani f & m Hawaiian
Meaning "heavenly fruit."

Huaming m Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

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.

Huaping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "to wander, to travel around" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]

Huaqing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [more]

Huâttar m Skolt Sami
Skolt Sami form of Theodore.

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

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

Hucbald m Medieval French

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

Hudjefa m Ancient Egyptian
Means "erased, missing" in Egpytian, possibly derived from ḥḏj "to smash" or wzf "to neglect, to ignore". This is a pseudonym for a 2nd Dynasty pharaoh as reported on the Turin canon since his original name was already lost in Ramesside times.

Huelitl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "powerful one, able one", derived from Nahuatl hueli "power, possibility, ability".

Hugbald m Old High German
Derived from the Old High German elements hugu "mind, spirit, thought" and bald "bold, brave".

Hugberg m Icelandic
Masculine form of Hugborg.

Hugbert m Germanic
Short form of Hugubert. Also, see Hubert.

Hugelin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughack m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hughock m Scots
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hugolin m Medieval French, Polish

Hugonet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Huguiro m Guanche
Variant of Zuguiro.

Huibert m Dutch
Modern Dutch form of Huybert.

Huifang f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]

Huiling f & m Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid" combined with 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]

Huiming m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]

Huiqiao m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".

Hui-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Hui-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).

Huizhen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 会 or 會 (huì) meaning "meeting, gathering", 蕙 (huì) meaning "orchid", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 貞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or 禎 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious"... [more]

Huldwin m Medieval French
Derived from Old High German hold meaning "friendly, comely, graceful" and Old High German wini meaning "friend".

Hulifah m & f Arabic
A name which derives from an Arabic word meaning "pledged"

Hūlušun m Manchu

Humabon m Filipino (Rare, Archaic), Obscure, Cebuano
Uncertain meaning, It could derived from the Cebuano word mabaw "shallow" with the prefix ha- because the name was also pronounced as Hamabao. This was the name of a chief in Cebu who encountered Ferdinand Magellan who was later baptized as Don Carlos Valderrama.

Humaidy m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "praiseworthy" or "one who praises (Allah) often" in Arabic, it is a attributive of from (حمد) hamid.

Humayun m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Homayoun.

Humbaba m Sumerian Mythology, Near Eastern Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, whose name has been attested both with and without the dingir 𒀭 (a determinative sign written before the names of gods and goddesses)... [more]

Humfred m History

Humfree m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrey m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrid m Germanic
Humfrid was the Count of Barcelona, Girona, Empúries, Roussillon, and Narbonne from 858 to 864. He also bore the title Margrave of Gothia (Gothiæ marchio), as he held several frontier counties. He was a Hunfriding by birth, with no connection to Gothia... [more]

Humfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Onfroi and Humphrey. Also compare Humbert and Godefroy.

Humfrye m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humilde f & m South American (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Humilis, as well as the Spanish word for "humble". This was borne by Humilde Patlán Sánchez (1895-1970; birth name María Patricia Magdalena), a Mexican Franciscan nun who was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2017.

Humilis m Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Medieval Latin
Means "humble" in Latin, from humilis meaning "low". Used by an Italian saint of the same name.

Humoyun m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Homayoun.

Humphan m Lao
Means "king's retainer" in Lao.

Humphie m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hunachi m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Gennady.

Húnbogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Derived from Old Norse húnn meaning "child, (bear) cub", or possibly from Primitive Scandinavian *hun meaning "high", and bogi meaning "bow".

Hundulf m Germanic, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from hund "hound, dog" and Anglo Saxon wulf, old high German wolf "wolf" meaning "wolf hound".

Hunebot m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly from Old English hun "bear cub, offspring" and bot "remedy, help; improvement".

Hunéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Huneric.

Huneric m Germanic, English, History
The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]

Hunerik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Huneric.

Huneryk m Polish
Polish form of Huneric.

Hungero m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Hunger.

Hunræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements hun "bear cub" and ræd "counsel, advice".

Huntlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Huntley.

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

Húnulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements húnn "child, cub, bear cub" and ulfr "wolf".

Hunwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements hun "bear cub" and wine "friend".

Huoniso m & f Shona
It means "to show; allow to see", a shorter form of the can be Huoni or Oniso.

Huorong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 获 (huò) meaning "get, obtain, capture, receive" and 荣 (róng) meaning "glory, honour, prosper".

Huracan m Mayan Mythology
The hurricane god in Maya mythology. In modern Spanish, huracán means "hurricane".

Huraira m & f Pakistani, Punjabi, Nigerian
Means "kitten" in Arabic. Abu Hurairah was one of the Prophet Muhammad's companions, in whose case it was part of a kunya or nickname acquired because of his attachment to cats.

Hurbert m American
Variant of Herbert.

Huriata f & m Maori
Maori name meaning "Turn Morning" "Dawn" Or "Daylight". Huri means to 'turn' or 'change' and Ata means 'Morning'.

Hurrish m Irish, Literature
Irish dialectical variant of Horatio, according to the Anglo-Irish writer Emily Lawless in her novel 'Hurrish' (1886).

Hurshel m English (American)
Variant of Hershel

Husaini m Hausa, Indonesian, Malay
Hausa, Indonesian and Malay form of Husayn.

Husband m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the surname Husband. A famous bearer was Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7th, 1941.

Huseyin m Turkish
Simplified form of Hüseyin.

Hushang m Persian Mythology, Persian
Alternate transcription of Houshang.

Húskarl m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Norse
Means "free man in service to another person" in Old Norse (literally "house man"). The name appears in England among Norse settlers.

Husnain m Arabic
Variant transcription of حسن (see Hasan)

Husnija m Bosnian
Variant of Husni.

Hutchin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Hugh.

Huybert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Hubert.

Huzaifa m Arabic
Variant of Huzaifah.

Huzziah m Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Uzziah.

Hvannar m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hvǫnn, the name of a type of flower (species Angelica archangelica; also compare Hvönn) combined with Old Norse herr "army, warrior".

Hvatarr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of hvatr "active", "brisk", "vigorous", "manly" and geirr "spear".

Hvezdoň m Slovak

Hwmffre m Welsh (Archaic)
Older form of Wmffre.

Hybbert m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hydajet m Albanian
Albanian form of Hüdayet.

Hye-deok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye) and 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" (deok). Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Hyejong m Korean

Hyeonji f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"

Hyeon-Su m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron combined with 洙 (su) referring to a river in China or 秀 (su) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding"... [more]

Hye-sung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 혜성 (seee Hye-seong).

Hygelac m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Old English form of Hugleikr. This name occurs in the 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf' belonging to a king of the Geats.

Hyginas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Hyginus.

Hylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ὑλαιος (Hylaios), which is probably derived from Greek ὕλη (hylē) meaning "forest, woodland". However, it could also have been derived from Greek ὗλις (hylis) "mud" or from Greek ὑλάω (hylaō) meaning "to bark, to bay"... [more]

Hyménée m Biblical French
French form of Hymenaeus.

Hyndrix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hendrix.

Hynrick m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Hinrick.

Hynryck m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Hinrick.

Hyomohk m Korean

Hyosung m Korean

Hypenos m Ancient Greek
From Ancient Greek ὑπέρ (huper) "over, above, beyond" with an added suffix.

Hypenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hypenos. Hypenus of Elis was an ancient Greek athlete from Elis who won the double race (Diaulos) of the 14th Ancient Olympic Games in 724 BC.

Hypseus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὕψος (hypsos) meaning "height". This name was borne by three characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the son of the river god Peneus by the nymph Creusa.

Hyrieus m Greek Mythology

Hyun-jae m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 현재 (see Hyeon-jae).

Hyun-Jin m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현진 (see Hyeon-Jin).

Hyun-Jun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현준 (see Hyeon-Jun).

Hyun-Min m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현민 (see Hyeon-Min).

Hyun-Seo f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현서 (see Hyeon-Seo).

Hyun-Soo m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현수 (see Hyeon-Su).

Hyun-Suh f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현서 (see Hyeon-Seo).

Hyusein m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Husayn.

Iachiam m Ladin
Ladin form of Jachiam.

Iachint m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Hyacinthus.

Iadomir m Russian
Rare name. Meaning unknown.

Iakinte m Georgian
Georgian form of Hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Ianache m Romanian (Archaic)
Probably the Romanian form of Yannakis (see Giannakis). Also compare the similar name Janaq.... [more]

Ianvara m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian იანვარი (ianvari) meaning "January", which is ultimately derived from Latin Ianuarius.... [more]