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Glezi m Romansh
Variant of Gliezi.

Gliceri m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Catalan composer Gliceri Nonell i Mas (1841-1921).

Glieci m Romansh
Variant of Leci, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Gliezi m Romansh
Variant of Glieci.

Glikeri m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Glykerios.

Glodi m African

Glói m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse male form of Glóa or an Icelandic form of Glóði. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Glóði m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").

Gnégnéri m Western African (Gallicized)
Borne by Ivorian footballer Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (1983-), known simply as Yaya Touré.

Gneisti m Icelandic
From Old Norse gneisti meaning "spark".

Goderdzi m Georgian
Georgian form of a Persian given name, of which the original form is currently uncertain. The name is said to mean "strong bull" in Persian, which seems possible indeed, since the modern Persian word for the animal is گاو (gav).... [more]

Godtovi m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with the Scandinavian name Tovi (a medieval form of Tófi).

Godwi m Medieval English
Derived from Old English god meaning "god, deity" and Old English wig meaning "war, battle".

Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Goichi m Japanese

Goki m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gouki.

Gomi m Japanese (Rare)

Gonbei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Gonchi m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gondai m Shona
Means "to trust or place hope in" in Shona.

Goneri m Medieval Breton
Variant of Koneri.

Goneri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective გონიერი (gonieri) meaning "prudent" as well as "rational, clever, intelligent".

Gonglei f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 龚 (gōng) meaning "give, present, reverential" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.

Gopi m Indian
Gopi is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows.

Gordei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Гордей.

Gorgui m Wolof

Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Gori m Catalan
Short form of Gregori.

Goshchti m Karelian
Karelian form of Kostya.

Goðvini m Old Norse
Nordic form of Godwine.

Gøti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gautr.

Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.

Gouichi m Japanese

Gouki m Japanese
From Japanese 豪 (gou) meaning "magnificent, bold" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Gouri m & f Indian (Rare)

Ġovanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John (via Italian Giovanni).

Goyi m Nigerian (Rare)

G'oyibberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'oyib meaning "absent, invisible" and berdi meaning "gave".

Gozzi m New World Mythology, African
Son Of a God

Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).

Græipi m Old Norse
Derived from either greip ("hand") or grípa ("to grasp").

Grégori m Gascon
Gascon form of Gregory.

Gregòri m Occitan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Gregory.

Gregori m Catalan, Romansh, Sardinian
Catalan, Romansh and Campidanese Sardinian form of Gregory.

Greifi m Medieval English

Greisi f & m Albanian (Modern)
Variant of Greis.

Greppi m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Griffri m Medieval Welsh

Grigoli m Georgian
Form of Grigol with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Grigorei m Russian
Variant transcription of Grigorii.

Grikkfari m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse Grikk "Greek, Greece" and fara "ship".

Gripi m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.

Grundi m Old Norse
From Old Norse grunda meaning 'to think about, to meditate on'.

Guacanagari m Taíno
Name of the king, cacique of Marian a kingdom on the island of Hispaniola. Marian was captured by the Spanish and Guacanagari fled.

Gualtieri m Italian (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Gualtiero.

Guanghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 輝 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Guangli m & f Chinese

Guangmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]

Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]

Gubajuti m & f Bandial
Means "they do not have you" in Bandial.

Gubazi m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Gubaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Gubazi m Laz
Laz version of the name Gubazes.

Gubbi m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Guðbiǫrn.

Gubi m & f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Gábor and Gabriella.

Guerri m Medieval English

Gui m French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon
French variant and Walloon, Languedocian, Gascon and Provençal form of Guy 1.

Guidaí f & m Charrúa (Rare, Archaic)
Moon or spirit of the moon

Guigui m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.

Guivi m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Guladi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective გულადი (guladi) meaning "brave, courageous, adventurous".

Gulkalaski m Cherokee
Means "one who falls from the leaning position" in Cherokee.

G'ulomali m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and the given name Ali 1.

G'ulomnabi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and nabi, an obsolete word meaning "prophet".

G'ulomqori m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and qori meaning "Qur'an reciter".

Gülverdi m Azerbaijani (Rare)
The first element of this name is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian noun gul meaning "flower, rose", whilst the second element is possibly derived from the Arabic noun وردة (warda) meaning "rose".... [more]

Gumi m & f Shona
Meaning “ten”.

Gunadi m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian guna meaning "benefit, purpose, use".

Guni m Biblical
Guni 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.

Gunnhvati m Medieval English

Guohui m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Guowei m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [more]

Guoyi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, harmony, joy".

Gupei m Japanese (Rare)

Gurgeni m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Gurgen with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Guri m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Gourias (see Gurias).

Guri m Albanian

Güschti m Alsatian (Rare)
Alsatian diminutive of August.

Gusi m & f Biblical Spanish

Gustavi m Provençal
Provençal form of Gustav.

Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with Gust- or ending with -gust and Swedish form of Gusta.

Guði m Old Norse
From Old Norse guðr meaning "god".

Guti m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gautr or Goti.

Ġużeppi m Maltese
Maltese form of Joseph.

Ġużi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Gwaai m Haida
Gwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.

Gwalajori m Kassena
Means "the slave raider has returned" in Kasem.

Ġwanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John.

Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.

Gwinyai m Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong". The Zimbabwean tennis player Gwinyai Tongoona is a famous bearer of this name.

Gwri m Welsh Mythology
Probably 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.

Gyasi m Akan

Gyennadii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Gennadiy.

Gyi m Burmese
Means "great, big, senior" in Burmese.

Gyi m & f Burmese
Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.

Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.

Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.

Gyovanni m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Gyu-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [more]

Haadi m Arabic, Muslim
Alternate spelling of Hadi.

Haahashtari m Biblical
Haahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah (1 Chronicles 4:6)

Haaraltti m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Harald.

Habiki m Japanese
The name "Habiki" (羽引) in Japanese doesn't have a widely recognized meaning on its own. It could be a unique or rare name without a specific meaning. However, in some contexts, "Habiki" can mean "feather pull" or "drawstring," depending on the kanji characters used to write it.

Hachidai m Japanese
A notable bearer is Hachidai Nakamura, a jazz artist.

Hadadangi m & f Western African, Hausa
Means "joining of clans" in Hausa.

Haddi m & f Icelandic
Variant of Haddr.

Hadithi m Swahili

Hadji m & f Arabic, Tausug, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Haji as well as the Tausug and Maranao form. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in the Philippines.

Hadzuki f & m Japanese
As a unisex name, this name combines 葉 (you, ha) meaning "blade, leaf, needle" or 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear weather, fair, fine" with 月 (gatsu, getsu, tsuki) meaning "moon, month."... [more]

Haeng-ni m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. I Haeng-ni was an ancestor of the Joseon dynasty's royal family. His descendants posthumously granted him a royal title and declared him King Ikjo of Joseon.

Hafizi m Malay
Variant of Hafiz.

Hafliði m Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "seafarer" from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and liði "one who goes" (from líða "to go, fare").

Hagai m Hebrew
Either an alternate transcription of Haggai or a younger form of the name.

Haggi m Biblical
Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.

Haghni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hagni.

Hagni m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Hagano.

Hai m Hebrew
Means "alive" or "living" in Hebrew.

Haiji m Japanese
灰 (Hai) means "grey",... [more]

Hailei m Chinese

Haili m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 利 (lì) meaning "benefit, advantage"... [more]

Haini m Romani
Romani form of Hein.

Hainri m Alsatian (Rare, Archaic)
Vernacular form of Heinrich.

Haiqi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 琦 (qí) meaning "fine, admirable, outstanding". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

Haji m Korean

Haki m Literature
Used in Eiríks Saga Rauða, probably written sometime before 1265. ... [more]

Haki m Albanian

Hakudoshi m Japanese
Means "white child" in japanese

Hakunei m & f Shona
This is a name that implies and asks, meaning "What is not there?". This is a name given by or to someone who is assumed to be falling short or without, so they name the child "What could be missing?" in a sense of affirmation, so to say there is perfection even if you (all) do not see it or doubt it... [more]

Hakushi m Japanese
Hakushi (白紙) means: blank paper; blank/unfilled form; blank sheet, white paper.

Haldai m Biblical

Hali f & m Greek
"The sea"

Halti m & f Finnish
From the name of a Finnish fell, Halti (Háldi in Northern Sami).... [more]

Hambali m Indonesian
From the name of 9th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who founded the Hanbali school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.

Hamdi m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "praiseworthy" or "praise" in Arabic, derived from the root حمد (hamida) meaning "to praise".

Hami m Finnish
Finnish short form of Aaprahami.

Hamidi m Greek (Cypriot), Turkish (Cypriot)
Meaning "To Be Commended", "Praise".

Hampei m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Hanpei.

Hanafi m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 8th-century Islamic theologian and jurist Abu Hanifa, who founded the Hanafi school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.

Hanalei f & m Hawaiian
Means "crescent bay" from Hawaiian hana "bay" and lei. It is sometimes used as the Hawaiian form of Henry.

Hanani m Hebrew (Rare), Biblical

Handayani f & m Javanese
Means "encouraging, benefitting" in Javanese.

Handi m English
Variant of Handy.

Hangeri m Circassian, Adyghe, Kabardian
From Turkic "Khan" and "Giray"

Hangfeizi m History
Hanfeizi was a scholar who developed the teachings of legalism.

Hangi m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Heinrich.

Hanisi m & f Rotuman
A 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

Hankali m & f Hausa
Means "intelligent" in Hausa.

Hanni f & m Finnish
A Finnish diminutive of Hanna and Johanna (and Hannu and Johannes)... [more]

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."

Hanoi m & f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Vietnam.

Hanpei m Japanese (Rare)
Han means "Odd Number, Part, Semi-, Half, Middle" and Pei means "Peace, Level, Flat, Even". My source is Hanpeita and a computer scientist named Hanpei Koike.

Hansheiri m German (Swiss)
Contraction of Hans and Heiri.

Hanshichi m Japanese

Hansi m German, Scots
German and Shetlandic Scots diminutive of Hans. As a German name, it is rarely, if ever, used as a given name in its own right.

Hansruedi m German (Swiss)
Combination of Hans and Ruedi. This was borne by the Swiss surrealist painter Hans Rudolf "Hansruedi" Giger (1940-2014).

Hansueli m German (Swiss)
Contraction of Hans and Ueli.

Hanxi m Chinese (Cantonese)

Hanyani m Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hanya meaning "live".

Hanzi m Romani
Romani form of Hans.

Haoli m Chinese
From Chinese hao, meaning "pearl", and li, meaning "black". Note that other combinations are also possible.

Haoxi m & f Chinese
It means "a good hi"

Hapaki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Herbert.

Haqqi m Bengali
Meaning "Someone Who Holds the Truth".

Haqverdi m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth" combined with Azerbaijani verdi meaning "gave" (the past tense of vermək meaning "to give").

Haraali m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Harâle.

Hardi m German, Estonian
Short form of names containing the name element -hard / -hart "hard".

Hári m Old Norse
Variant of Hárr or Heri.

Hari m Nepali

Hari m Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
From Tagalog and Cebuano hari meaning "king".

Hari m Welsh
Variant of Harri

Hari f & m Korean
"Rising"

Harii m & f Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harimurti m & f Indonesian, Malay, Javanese
From Malay hari meaning "day" and Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti) meaning "icon, religious statue".

Harlampi m Russian
Russian variant transcription of Kharlampiy.

Harli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Hárri m Sami
Either a Sami form of Harry or taken from Sami hárri "care".

Haruaki m Japanese

Harufumi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [more]

Haruichi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]

Haruji m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 次 (ji) meaning "next, secondary". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Harukichi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 晴 (haru) meaning "clear weather" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck"... [more]

Harukuni m Japanese

Harumichi m Japanese
"Spring path."

Haruomi m Japanese
From haru 悠 meaning “leisurely, distant” and omi 臣 meaning “vassal, subject”.

Harushi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage" or 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Haruyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" combined with 善 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Haruyuki m Japanese
From 春 (haru) "spring" and 雪 (yuki) "snow."

Hasani m Arabic
This name means Handsome

Hasbi m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic حسب (hasb) meaning "sufficient, adequate".

Hashi m & f Japanese
波 means "wave, billow, surge." 紫 means "purple, violet."

Hasni f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic حَسُنَ (hasuna) meaning "to be good, to be beautiful". It is unisex in Arabic-speaking countries and Malaysia while it is only feminine in Indonesia.

Hassi m Faroese
Faroese form of Hasse.

Hasumi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 聾 (hasumi) meaning "deaf", 麓 (hasumi) meaning "base or foot of a hill or mountain", 録 (hasumi) meaning "copy" (for males) or 波 (ha) meaning "wave" or 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus" combined with 純 (sumi) meaning "pure, innocent", 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 見 (mi) meaning "to see", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 水 (mi) meaning "water", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 實 (mi) meaning "reality, truth" (for females)... [more]

Hathai f & m Thai
Means "heart, mind" in Thai.

Hathi m Indian
Means "elephant" in Hindi and Urdu.

Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.

Hatori m Popular Culture
Technically, this name doesn't mean anything since it is written in kana.... [more]

Hatsadi m & f Lao
Means "laugh, laughter" in Lao.

Hatsuaki m Japanese
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "beginning, start, first" combined with 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hatsuji m Japanese

Hatsuki m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Hadzuki.

Hatsutoshi m Japanese

Hattusa-ziti m Hittite
Possibly means "man from Hattusa", deriving from the Luwian element ziti ("man"). The city of Hattusa was a major political center for the Hittite Empire. Name borne by an envoy of Suppiluliuma I, who was sent to the court of the Egyptian queen Ankhesenamun.

Haugspori m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "hill treader". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Haunui m Tahitian
Means "great peace" from Tahitian hau meaning "peace, concord" and nui meaning "great, big".

Hauʻoli m & f Hawaiian
Means "happiness" in Hawaiian. This name was used by American actress Mary Astor as a middle name for her daughter, Marylyn Hauoli Thorpe, who was born in 1932 in Honolulu, Hawaii. A known bearer is American football player Hauʻoli Kikaha (1992-).

Havsi m Turkish
Nickname for Hafzullah.

Hawaiki m & f Maori
Means "sacred homeland" in Māori.

Hawaikii f & m Maori
Its a pretty cool name.

Hawari m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "apostle, follower, supporter" in Arabic.

Hawi f & m Luo
"good luck"

Hawi m Luo
It means luck.

Haxhi m Albanian
Albanian form of Haji.

Hayaji m Japanese
From Japanese 奔 (haya) meaning "bustle" combined with 士 (ji) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hayaki m Japanese
From Japanese 鋭 (haya) meaning "sharp" combined with 己 (ki) meaning "self". Other kanji combinations can also form this name.

Hayashi m Japanese
From 林 (hayashi) meaning "woods, forest, thicket," derived from 生やし (hayashi) meaning "growth, cultivation."... [more]

Hazviperi m & f Shona
"It does not end". Situational name given in circumstances where family faced unending troubles or trials.

Hêdî m Kurdish
Means "calm" in Kurdish.

Hedi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Hadi (chiefly Tunisian).

Hedi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my echo" in Hebrew.

Hedji m Romani

Hedoi m Basque
Variant of Hodei. This name is borne by Hedoi Etxarte Moreno (*1986), a Basque writer and violinist.

Heedi f & m English (Modern)
Name ur child this

Hefni m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hæfnir.

Hegai m Biblical

Hegoi m Basque, Basque Mythology
The name of a god associated with the south wind in Basque mythology.

Hei m Chinese
"black, dark"

Heiarii m & f Tahitian
Means "crown king, royal crown" in Tahitian; derived from ari'i meaning "king".

Heihachi m Japanese, Popular Culture
This name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [more]

Heihei m Popular Culture
Heihei is the chicken in Disney film Moana.

Heikoti m Mormon
Tongan derivative of Hagoth.

Heini m Welsh
Means "sprightly" in Welsh.

Heini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element heim meaning "home", such as Heinrich (German) and Hendrik (Dutch).... [more]

Heisei m Japanese

Heiti m Estonian
Variant of Hendrik.

Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hekili m & f Hawaiian
Means "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past, Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.

Helari m Estonian

Helblindi m Norse Mythology
Means "Hel-blinder" or "all-blinder" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of Loki's brother.

Helghi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Helgi.

Helmeri m Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish variant of Helmer.

Helmi m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Hilmi as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant.

Helori m Breton
Younger form of Haelguri, itself derived from Old Breton hael "generous; prince" and uuobri "serious; important".

Helouri m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Helori.

Helsinki m Popular Culture
Capital city of Finland.... [more]

Hélyi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Helier.

Hemminki m Finnish
Finnish form of Hemming.

Henadzi m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gennadius.

Hendri m Romansh
Romansh form of Henry.

Hendri m Dutch
Dutch short form of Hendrik, influenced in its spelling and pronunciation by French Henri.

Heneli m Tongan
Tongan form of Henry.

Ĥenri m Norman
Norman form of Henri.

Henri m & f Japanese
From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Henterikki m Finnish
Finnish variant form of Hentrikki

Henti m Finnish
Variant of Hente.

Hentrikki m Finnish
Variant of Hentrik.

Hepti m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "grasp". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Heptifíli m Norse Mythology
Combination of Hepti and Fíli. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Hercli m Romansh
Romansh form of Härtli, a medieval German diminutive of Hartmann and, to a lesser extent, Hartwig. This name was early on misunderstood as a Romansh short form of Hercules.

Herewini m Maori
Maori form of Selwyn.

Heri m Medieval Scandinavian, Faroese, Danish
Faroese 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"... [more]

Heri m Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit हरि (hari) meaning "yellow, tawny", and by extension, "monkey, horse, lion".

Hernâni m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Presumably a Portuguese variant of Hernán.

Hernani m & f Spanish, Theatre
Often considered a diminutive of Hernán or Hernando. The French author Victor Hugo used it for the title hero of his play Hernani (1830) (which Verdi adapted into the opera Ernani in 1844), though in this case it was taken from the Spanish place name Hernani, a town in the Basque Country, which allegedly means "top of an illuminated hill" from Basque.

Heroshi m Japanese (Expatriate)
Simplified variant spelling of Hiroshi, used outside of Japan among people of Japanese descent.

Herri m Flemish

Herri m Breton
Breton form of Henry.

Hertli m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Hercli.

Hesiqui m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Hesychios via its latinized form Hesychius.

Hessi m Finnish
Finnish variant of Hese.

Hetisani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hetisa meaning "finish".

Heukli f & m Hebrew

Heyi m Chinese (Cantonese)
legendary name very rare and endangered

Hezhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 枝 (zhī) meaning "branch, twig", 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition", or 直 (zhí) meaning "straight"... [more]

Hezi m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Yechezkel.

Hi m English
Short form of Hiram.

Hibi f & m Japanese
The desire to help others.

Hidefumi m Japanese

Hidekichi m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "to bear fruit" combined with 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Hidenori m Japanese

Hideomi m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 臣 (omi) meaning "minister; statesman; official". Other kanji combinations can also form this name. ... [more]

Hideshi m Japanese
From Japanese 秀 (hide) meaning "excellent, outstanding" combined with 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Hidetoshi m Japanese
Hide means "Fine/Excellent" and Toshi means "Ancient,Valued", "Alert,Focused", "Mirror Image". "Excellent Value", and "Focused" are possible meanings for this name. Hidetoshi Nakayama is a knife maker & netsuke artist... [more]

Hideyuki m Japanese
From Japanese 英 (hide) meaning "excellent, fine" and 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness" or 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiei m Japanese, Popular Culture
Means "flying shadow" in Japanese, from 飛 (hi) "jump, fly" and 影 (ei) "shadow".... [more]

Hifzi m Turkish

Hiʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "held in the arms of heaven," from hiʻi "bear, hold/carry in the arms" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."

Hiiragi f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From 柊 (hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木 (ki) meaning "tree."... [more]