FrancinafCatalan, Provençal, Gascon Catalan and Gascon diminutive of Francesca and Provençal diminutive of Francesa. Francina Armengol has been the president of the Balearic Islands since 2015.
GenoafEnglish (Rare) From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [more]
GercomDutch Derived from Gero, which is a short form of Germanic names containing the element ger meaning "spear". A known bearer of this name is the Dutch show jumping equestrian Gerco Schröder (b... [more]
GermanmGermanic derived from the Germanic elements Ger (spear) and Man (man) meaning "man of spear". Now this name is used in Germany but in a different form and rarely Germann.
GinkofJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" or 吟 (gin) meaning "to sing, to recite" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".... [more]
GomezmMedieval Spanish, Popular Culture Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.
GretemEast Frisian (Archaic) Either use of the feminine Grete as a masculine name or from old frisian Grete meaning claimant, this word can also be found in Gretman meaning judge.
GrethafDutch Short form of Margaretha. In other words, one could say that this is a variant form of Greta.
GritmEnglish Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.
GuanliangmChinese From Chinese 关 (guān) meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other character combinations.
GurammGeorgian Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is etymologically related to Bahram and therefore of Persian origin. Also compare the related names Gvaram and Varam.... [more]
GurlifTheatre, Danish, Swedish, Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Faroese The name of a character in the 1788 or 1790 German play Die Indianer in England (The Indians in England) by Augustus von Kotzebue, explained as either a mistake for Gauri (meaning "white" from Sanskrit) or as the Persian for "rose" (compare Gol)... [more]
GwynnefEnglish Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.
Gyim & fBurmese Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.
Haifengm & fChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
HailemGe'ez, Amharic, Ethiopian Means "power, force, strength" in Ge'ez and Amharic. This was the Ge'ez (baptismal) name of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as Tafari Makonnen.
HailiangmChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 量 (liáng) meaning "measure, estimate, evaluate"... [more]
Haiqim & fChinese 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.
HaixiafChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠 (xiá) meaning "heroic, chivalrous, brave"... [more]
Haiyangm & fChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]
HannafKorean From combination of sino-Korean 韓(han) meaning "korea, samhan kingdom" and 奈(na) meaning "apple tree". Other hanja combinations are also possible
HannomMedieval German, German (Rare) A short form of German names containing the name element han. The name element is explained as "cock" (modern German Hahn) or as "Singer".
HạomVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 昊 (hạo) meaning "summer, sky, heaven", 浩 (hạo) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 顥 (hạo) meaning "luminous, white".
Hảom & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 好 (hảo) meaning "good".
HaomChinese From Chinese character 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 郝 (Hǎo), an ancient place in modern-day Shanxi province, or 豪 (háo) meaning "open-minded; straightforward".... [more]
Haojiem & fChinese From Chinese 浩 (hào) meaning "great, numerous, vast" or 豪 (háo) meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding"... [more]
HarromGerman, Dutch, Estonian A short form of Germanic names beginning with Har- like Harald or a direct monothematic name from the Germanic name element heri "army".
HeinifFinnish Possibly derived from the Finnish word heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of Heino.
Heinim & fGerman, 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]
HelifGujarati Gujarati name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit हेलि (heli) meaning "sun" (which comes from Greek ἥλιος (helios)), or from a term of address for a female friend (perhaps related to Hindi, Marathi and Nepali सहेली (saheli) meaning "female friend, girlfriend")... [more]
Henrim & fJapanese From Japanese 遍 (hen) meaning "everywhere, all over, throughout" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
HilkkafFinnish From the word hilkka, which means "a bonnet, a hood". Little Red Riding Hood is known as 'Punahilkka' in Finland, and the fairy tale may have had something to do with the name Hilkka becoming more common... [more]
Himawarif & mJapanese (Modern) From 向日葵 (himawari) which refers to the sunflower, originally deriving from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" combined with 回り (mawari) meaning "rotation, circulation," from the misconception that the sunflowers follow the direction of the sun, the behaviour only occuring in immature flower buds and not in fully grown sunflowers (which faces east).... [more]
HiroakimJapanese From 広 (hiro) meaning "widespread, broad" and 明 (aki) meaning "bright, sparkle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hiromif & mJapanese From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant, generous", 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", 浩 (hiro) meaning "prosperous", 弘 (hiro) meaning "vast" or 博 (hiro) meaning "esteem" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful".
HirotamimJapanese From 裕 (hiro) meaning "abundant", or 大 (hiro) meaning "big, great", combined with 民 (tami, tamiyo) meaning "people, nationals, citizens, civil" or 黎 (tami, rei, ri, kuro.i, rai) meaning "bluish black, gloomy, dusky"... [more]
HirotoshimJapanese From Japanese 寛 (hiro) meaning "tolerant" combined with 俊 (toshi) meaning "genius, excellence". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
HiroyukimJapanese From Japanese 祐 (hiro) meaning "divine protection, divine help" or 広 (hiro) meaning "vast, wide" combined with 介 (yuki) meaning "shellfish, shell, to be between, mediate, help, assist, armor" or 幸 (yuki) meaning "happiness, good fortune, luck"... [more]
HisashimJapanese 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.
HisayoshimJapanese From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time" combined with 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason"... [more]
HitokimJapanese From 人 (hito) meaning "person" and 麒 (ki) meaning "Chinese unicorn, giraffe, genius, bright, shining" or 希 (ki) meaning "beg, request, hope". Other kanji combinations can be used.
HitoshimJapanese 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]
HolmesmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Holmes in infrequent use as a first name in America in the late 1800s and the first decade of the 1900s.
Homarem & fJapanese This name can be used as 誉, 帆希, 歩希 or 穂希 with 誉 (yo, homa.re, ho.meru) meaning "glory, honour, reputation," 帆 (han, ho) meaning "sail," 歩 (fu, bu, ho, ayu.mu, aru.ku) meaning "walk, step," 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "ear (of plant), head" and 希 (ki, ke, mare) meaning "few, hope, wish, rare."... [more]
Hongbom & fChinese From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" combined with 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble"... [more]
HripsimefArmenian, History (Ecclesiastical) Rhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime, Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema (died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.
HrysopiyifGreek (Rare) From Greek χρυσός (chrysos) "golden" and πηγή (pigi) "source, origin" or "water source, spring". This is the name of a former monastery built on the southeast coast of Sifnos as well as retired Greek athlete Hrysopiyi Devetzi (1976-).