This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hörður m IcelandicFrom the Old Norse word
hǫrðr, meaning one from Hordaland in Norway.
Horton m English, LiteratureTransferred 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'.
Horudja m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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".
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.
Hosato m & f JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Ho-seok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 昊 "summer time; sky; heaven" and 錫 "bestow, confer".
Hoseong m KoreanFrom 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".
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... [
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Hoshihiko m JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" or 灯 (ho) meaning "lit flame such as a candle or torch", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince"... [
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Hoshihito m JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, dot" combined with 人 (
hito) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.
Hoshiki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 希 (ki) meaning "hope". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hoshio m JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (
hoshi) meaning "star, dot" combined with 郎 (
o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Hoshirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also 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.
Höskuldur m IcelandicModern 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"... [
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Hosseinali m PersianThis name is a combination of Hossein "handsome" and Ali "lofty, "sublime". Most common in the Baluchistan region of Iran.
Hostamir m LiteratureA 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 NavajoA 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... [
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Hostilius m Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
hostilis "hostile." This name was borne by Tullus Hostilius, a legendary Roman king from the 7th century BC.
Hostivít m Medieval CzechMeans "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.
Hốt m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 笏 (
hốt) meaning "tablet held by officials at court".
Hotaka m JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Hotepsekhemwy m Ancient EgyptianFrom 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".
Hotma m & f BatakFrom Toba Batak
hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" combined with the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Hotmian f & m BatakFrom Toba Batak
hot meaning "firm, steady, steadfast" and
mian meaning "reside, dwell, stay".
Hotte m West FrisianThe 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.
Hougo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 萌 (hou) meaning "bud, sprout" or 蓬 (hou) meaning "sagebrush, wormwood, mugwort" combined with 吾 (go) meaning "I, me" or 伍 (go) meaning "five". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Houmisi m CopticMeans "birthday", or literally "day (of) birth", ultimately derived from ϩⲟⲟⲩ
(hoou) "day" combined with ⲙⲓⲥⲉ
(mise) "to bear, bring forth, give birth".
Houmpheng m LaoFrom Lao ຫຸມ
(houm) meaning "love" and ແພງ
(pheng) meaning "expensive, dear".
Housei m JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Houshang m Persian Mythology, PersianFrom 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"... [
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Hou Yi m Chinese MythologyFrom 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.
Hovav m HebrewHebrew form of
Hobab. A famous bearer is Hovi Star whos birth name was Hovav Sekukets
Howahkan m SiouxMeans "in a very strong voice" or "in a sacred voice" in Lakota. From the Lakota
hówakȟaŋyaŋ, from
hó 'voice' and
wakȟáŋ 'sacred, spiritual'.
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... [
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Ho-won m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 號 (
ho) meaning "number, issue, adition" and 原 (
won) meaning "meadow".
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... [
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Hoyeon m KoreanFrom 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),
Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element
hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".
Hozefa m ArabicVariant form or transcription of the name
Huzaifa or
Huzaifah, which is a modern form of
Hudhayfah.
Hozumi m JapaneseHozumi means "ear (of plant), head (of plant)" (ho, 穗), and "volume, contents, pile up" (zumi, 積).
Hræiðarr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hreiðr "nest, home" and
herr "army".
Hræiðulfr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hreiðr "nest, home" and
ulfr "wolf".
Hrastimir m CroatianThe first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun
hrast "oak (tree)". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace".
Hrayr m ArmenianMeans "fiery man", derived from Armenian
hur "fire" combined with Armenian
ayr "man".
Hriday m Indian, Hindi, BengaliMeans "heart" in Hindi, derived from Sanskrit हृदय
(hrdaya). It is also an alternate transcription of Bengali হৃদয় of the same meaning (see
Hridoy).
Hridoy m BengaliMeans "heart, mind" in Bengali, derived from Sanskrit हृदय
(hrdaya).
Hrímgrímnir m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived 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... [
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Hrímnir m Norse Mythology, IcelandicDerived 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 IcelandicFrom 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".
Hrishikesh m IndianModern 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"... [
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Hristomir m BulgarianThis 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"... [
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Hristoslav m BulgarianThis 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"... [
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Hrōdnand m Old High GermanDerived from the Germanic name elements
hrōd "praise, glory, honour, fame" and
nenden "to dare".
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.
Hróðlæifr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
hróðr "fame" and
leifr "heir, descendant"
Hruai m & f ChinMeans "guide, govern, manage" in Hakha Chin.
Hrútr m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian name and byname. From Old Norse hrútr meaning "ram, male sheep".
Hrytsko m UkrainianUkrainian diminutive of
Hryhoriy, which was used as the main folk form of the name until the early 20th century.
Hsan m & f BurmeseMeans "new, strange, extraordinary" in Burmese.
Hsinbyushin m & f HistoryMeans "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... [
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Hsu f & m BurmeseMeans "wish, prize, reward" 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.
Hu m ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 虎 (
hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave" or 祜 (
hù) meaning "favor from heaven; blessing". ... [
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Hu m Egyptian MythologyFrom 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.
Hựu m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 宥 (
hựu) meaning "to forgive, pardon, indulge" or 祐 (
hựu) meaning "to assist, to bless, to protect".
Huachen m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Huacmitl m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
huactli, meaning "laughing falcon" or "black-crested night heron" (see
Huactli), and
mitl "arrow".
Huactli m NahuatlCan mean either "black-crowned night heron" or "laughing falcon" in Nahuatl, both birds named onomatopoetically for the sound of their cries.
Huafeng m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Huahuo f & m ChineseFrom 花火 (huāhuǒ), a Chinese word meaning "fireworks, petard" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower" with 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire".
Huaiqing m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Huaizhong m ChineseFrom Chinese 怀
(huái) meaning "heart, mind, think of, cherish" combined with 中
(zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠
(zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion"... [
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Hualin f & m ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Huamin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化
(huà) meaning "change, transform" combined with 民
(mín) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏
(mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [
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Huaming m ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
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Huân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 勳
(huân) meaning "meritorious deed, rank".
Huanitl m NahuatlMeaning 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.
Huanming m ChineseFrom Chinese 焕
(huàn) meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous" or 环
(huán) meaning "circle, ring" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear"... [
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Huaping m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Huaqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean"... [
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