This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Henna f English (American)From the North African henna plant. The leaves are the source of a reddish-brown dye, also known as henna.
Henri m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 遍 (
hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (
ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Ḫenti f HittiteMeaning uncertain, name borne by a Hittite queen who was the first wife of King Suppiluliuma I.
Ḫepat f Hurrian MythologyMeans "She of Halab". Ḫepat was the mother goddess of the Hurrian people. Her name occurs frequently as an element of personal names, examples being the names
Puduḫepa, and
Tadukhipa.
Heqet f Egyptian MythologyHeqet was an Egyptian goddess of fertility and was identified with Hathor. She was linked to the annual flooding of the Nile, and was represented as a frog.
Heren f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧 (he) meaning "green, blue" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. ... [
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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".
Heris m Ancient OscanOscan praenomen related to the roman gens Heria. Both may be derived from an Ancient Greek name, Herios.
Herja f Norse MythologyMeans "devastate" in Old Norse. The Prose Edda briefly mentions this name as that of a Valkyrie.
Herje m Swedish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with Old Norse name elements
Här- or
Her- meaning "army".
Herna f DutchDutch contracted form of
Hendrina and
Hermina and of some other names starting with
He- and ending in
-na (who also have an
-r- somewhere inbetween).... [
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Herne m Literature, FolkloreHerne the Hunter is a ghost first mentioned in Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
Herru f BerberEtymology unknown. This was the name of a famous poetess.
Herse m Old SwedishDerived from the Old Norse 'hersir' (Viking chief or prince). Often associated with the wide-ranging Bure dynasty, who trace their lineage back to Herse Falesson Bure (born circa 1350), and possibly even to Herse Bure (born circa 940).
Herva f English (American)The name was derived from the French surname
Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
Herzl m Hebrew (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)Herzl is originally a Yiddish given name. Currently it is both given and surname for both Hebrew-speaking and Yiddish-speaking Jews. The most famous Herzl is Benyamin Ze'ev "Theodor" Herzl, a Hungarian journalist who founded Modern Zionism.
Hesam m ArabicHesam means a sharp sword in arabic ( but also iranian people use it ! ) .
Hessa f ArabicIn arabic, Hessa means a big, pure, white pearl.
Hessy f YiddishHessy Levinsons was presented as the most beautiful Aryan baby in the journal 'Sonne ins Haus' in 1935. She and her family were able to escape to Cuba and settled in the USA after 1948.
Heth m BiblicalMeans "trembling, fear" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from חתת (hatat) meaning "to deplete of courage".... [
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Hewez m & f Kurdish (Rare)Means: Joy, Fun, Happy, Lucky, Funny, Playful, Joke, Joker, Pleasant (Kurdish-Kurmanji)
Hewşa f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
hewş meaning "courtyard".
Hexin m ChineseFrom 贺 (
hè) meaning "to congratulate" and 新 (
xīn) meaning "fresh, new".
Heyam f ArabicThe meaning of name Heyam is " One of the many levels or degrees of love " or " deep love", Often used by Muslims
Heyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹤 (hè) meaning "crane (bird)" and
谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
Heyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
荷 (hé) meaning "lotus, waterlily" and
越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
Hezhi m & f ChineseFrom 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"... [
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Hezro m BiblicalThis name is comprised of two parts. The first is חצר (
hasar), meaning "to cluster". It also may relate to חצר (
haser), meaning "settlement" or "village".... [
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Hiaya f JapaneseFrom Japanese 灯 (hi) meaning "lit flame" combined with 文 (aya) meaning "sentence". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hibil m MandaeanMandaic form of
Gabriel or
Abel. This is the name of a major figure in Mandaeism, also given as a personal name.
Hibio m JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 雄 (
o) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.
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.
Hicke m Medieval EnglishMedieval diminutive of
Richard. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the velar Norman
R was pronounced by the English (compare
Dick 1).... [
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Hidan m Popular CultureFrom Japanese 飛 (
hi) meaning "to fly, rapid, overhead" and 段 (
dan) meaning "grade, rank, step". Hidan is an antagonist from the manga and anime series 'Naruto'.
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).
Hiie f Estonian (Rare)Allegedly derived from Estonian
hiie, the genitive singular / attributive form of
hiis “sacred grove”.
Hiina f JapaneseFrom Japanese 雛 (
hiina) meaning "young bird; chick, hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Hiiro f JapaneseFrom Japanese 一 (hi) meaning "one", 光 (hi) meaning "light", 灯 (hi) meaning "a lit flame such as a candle or torch", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male", 柊 (hi) meaning "holly olive,
Osmanthus heterophyllus" or 暉 (hi) meaning "sunshine" combined with 彩 (iro) meaning "colour"... [
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Hika f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese 飛花 (
hika) meaning "flower petals fly in the wind", derived from the Japanese kanji 飛 (
hi) meaning "to fly" and 花 (
ka) meaning "flower". This name can also be the combination of 比 (
hi) meaning "ratio; compare; equal" or 嘉 日 and 陽 (
hi) meaning "sun; sunshine" or 火 (
hi) meaning "fire" and 嘉 (
ka) meaning "praise; auspicious" or 香 (
ka) meaning "pleasant smell; fragrance".... [
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Hiker m English (Rare)From the English word
hiker, meaning a person who hikes, from the English dialectal
hyke “to walk vigorously”. Hiker Chiu is a Taiwanese intersex human rights activist who founded Oii-Chinese in 2008 and cofounded Intersex Asia in 2018.
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.
Hilae f English (American, Rare)Used as early as the mid 19th century in the Appalachian Mountain area of the eastern United States. It may be a form of the Hebrew name Hila.
Hili f Hebrew (Modern)Means "she is mine" in Hebrew, from the word Hi (pronuced "hee") means "she" and the name
Li 2 means "my.." / "mine" , it's sometimes used as a diminutive of
Hila Hilla f SwedishOf debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of
Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish
Helle 1.
Hilmi m & f Arabic, Turkish, Malay, IndonesianMeans "my forbearance, my tolerance" from Arabic حلم
(ḥilm) meaning "forbearance, longanimity, self-restraint". It is occasionally used as a feminine name in Indonesia.
Hilol f UzbekMeans "new moon, crescent moon" in Uzbek.
Hima f JapaneseFrom Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "the sun" combined with 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Himar m & f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Name of a Guanche person as reported by Canarian historian Gregorio Chil. It probably comes from the toponym of a valley named Himar (modernly called Jinámar) in the Canary Islands.
Himas m EnglishThis name is a shortened derivation of the biblical name Ahimaaz.
Hime f Japanese (Rare)From 姫
(hime) meaning "princess" (also used for this name as 妃), derived from a combination of 日
(hi) meaning "sun" (used as a prefix or appellation in reference to the imperial family) and 女
(me) meaning "woman."... [
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Himea f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Himeo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (hime) meaning "princess" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hina f Urdu, Punjabi, Indian (Muslim)Derived from the Arabic حناء
(ḥinnāʾ), which refers to a dye taken from the
Lawsonia inermis plant (called "henna" in English). In South Asian and Middle Eastern culture, it was traditionally used for body art and dying.
Hinae f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day", 菜 (
na) meaning "vegetables, greens" combined with 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hinda f YiddishMeans "deer" in Yiddish, related to the English word "hind".
Hindi f English (Rare, Archaic)Likely a diminutive of
Hind, a (nick)name derived from an archaic English word for a female deer, or a transferred use of the surname
Hind, which is derived from the same source (and was likely given as a nickname to a shy, timid person)... [
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Hino f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Hinon m New World MythologyMeans "thunder" in Iroquois. He was is the god of thunder in Iroquois and Wyandot mythology, where he is depicted as a thunderbird (the thunderbird is a symbol common to many Native American tribes, Hinon is only represented by the symbol by these specific peoples, not all).
Hiori m JapaneseHiori is the main character in the manga, Phantom Thief Pokemon 7
Hira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 日 (
hi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 羅 (
ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hira f MaoriMeans "great, important" or "abundant" in Maori.
Hirak m Hinduismnot sure about the history but the name means 'diamond keeper' and for the girls its hiral, which also means the same
Hiran m & f Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, Thai, SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit हिरण
(hirana) meaning "gold" (in Thai it is more commonly used to mean "money" or "silver"). It is used as a unisex name in India while it is solely masculine in Thailand and Sri Lanka.
Hiren m IndianSanskrit name which has been translated as either “lord genius” or “lord of gemstones and pearls”.
Hiril f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word
hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.
Hiro m JapaneseFrom 裕 (
hiro) meaning "abundant", 寛 (
hiro) meaning "generous, tolerant" or 浩 (
hiro) meaning "prosperous". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.
Hiroa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 裕 (
hiro) meaning "courage" combined with 愛 (
a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hiroe f JapaneseFrom Japanese 浩 (
hiro) meaning "prosperous" combined with 榎 (
e) meaning "Chinese hackberry". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Hiroo m JapaneseFrom Japanese 弘 (
hiro) meaning "wide, spacious, vast, broad, large" combined with 雄 (
o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.