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Fénelon m French
Transferred the surname Fénelon to honor François Fénelon who was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer.

Fenenna f Biblical Latin, History, Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Polish
Form of Peninnah used in the Latin Old Testament.... [more]

Fenfang f Chinese
Means “fragrant breeze” or “perfumed petals”.

Fenglan f Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain, mist"... [more]

Fenglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, air; manners" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem".

Fengqin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird", 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style" or 丰 (fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful" combined with 琴 (qín) meaning "zither, lute" or 芹 (qín) meaning "celery"... [more]

Fengwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 丰 (fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful", 逢 (féng) meaning "meet with, encounter", 峰 (fēng) meaning "peak, summit" or 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 聞 (wén) meaning "news, message, smell, detect"... [more]

Fengxin m Chinese
From 楓 (fēng) meaning "maple tree" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "frangrance".

Fenjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, perfume" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Fenling f & m Chinese

Fennäus m East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Fenne recorded in the 19th century in East Frisia.

Fenneke f Dutch, West Frisian, East Frisian
Strictly feminine diminutive of Fenne.

Fennell m African American

Fenning m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenning.

Fennore f Irish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Anglicized form of Fionnúir, a modern shortening of Finnabhair (see Findabhair).

Fenyang m Tswana
Means "conqueror" in Tswana.

Feynman m Popular Culture, American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Feynman.... [more]

Ffinian m Welsh

Finchen f German
A German diminutive of Josefine.... [more]

Finland m English
In reference to the country of Finland. The first known written appearance of the name Finland is thought to be on three rune-stones. Two were found in the Swedish province of Uppland and have the inscription finlonti... [more]

Finndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Finndis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Finndís.

Finneas m English (Modern)
Variant of Phineas, likely inspired by names containing the Old Irish element finn "white".

Finnjón m Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse element finnr "Sámi, Laplander" combined with the name Jón.

Finnlay m & f English (British)
Variant of Finlay.

Finnola f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Medieval Scottish (Anglicized)
Variant of Finola.

Finnrós f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements finnr "a Finn; a Lapp" and rós "rose".

Finnved m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Finnviðr.

Finnvid m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern Swedish form of Finnviðr.

Finoana m & f Malagasy
Means "faith" in Malagasy.

Fiontán m Irish
Variant of Fionntan.

Fírinne f Irish
Invented during the Gaelic revival, taken from Irish fírinne meaning "truth".

Flinton m English
Transferred usage from the surname Flinton.

Flonnie f English
Diminutive of Florence.

Fonsine f Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Alfonsine.

Fontain m English (American)
French place name, a form of Fontaine meaning "spring" or "well". Compare the English word Fountain.

Francon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French and Norman form of Franco.

Frimann m Norwegian (Rare)
From a Danish family name, itself taken from the by-name Frimand "noble man" or "free man" (compare Freeman). It could also be a form of the German name Friedemann.

Frögunn f Old Swedish
Variant of Frøygunnr.

Fronnie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia or Saffron.

Frontin m Bosnian, Bulgarian, French (Archaic), Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bosnian, Bulgarian, French, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Frontinus. In France, the name Frontin can also be a diminutive of Front.

Frontón m Spanish
Spanish form of Fronto.

Fronton m Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Croatian, French, Greek, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Fronto.

Frontyn m Polish
Polish form of Frontinus.

Funanya f Chewa
Means “look for it” in Chichewa.

Fundinn m Old Norse
Means "foundling" in Old Norse. It is found as both a byname and a given name.

Fynnley m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Gailann f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Gail and Ann, or a variation of Gailene.

Gajanan m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
From Sanskrit गजानन (gajanana) meaning "elephant-faced", from गज (gaja) meaning "elephant" and आनन (anana) meaning "face". This is another name for Ganesha.

Gandung m Indonesian
Boy, javanese name

Ganesan m Tamil, Malayalam
Tamil and Malayalam form of Ganesha.

Gang-Min m Korean
From Sino-Korean 江 (gang) meaning "river", 强 (gang) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic" or 康 (gang) meaning "peace" combined with 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp"... [more]

Ġannina f Maltese
Feminine form of Ġanni.

Gannota f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old English ganot "gannet".

Gatlynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin

Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Geanann m Irish

Geanine f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanine.

Gencian m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Gentian.

Genelyn f Filipino
Variant of Jenelyn. In the case of Genelyn Magsaysay, the mother of the late Filipino actor Ramgen Revilla, it appears to be a combination of Genaro and Lyn, the names of her parents.

Geninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Geninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenio.

Gennade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gennadios via Latinized Gennadius.

Gennaia f English (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)

Gennaio m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Januarius.

Gennara f Neapolitan
Feminine form of Gennaro.

Ġennaru m Maltese
Maltese form of Januarius.

Gennaru m Corsican
Corsican form of Gennaro.

Génotin m Norman

Gentien m French (Rare)
French form of Gentianus.

Gentjan m Albanian
Variant of Gentian.

Genuina f Italian
Truncated form of Ingenuina.

Germann m German (Archaic)
German form of the ancient Germanic given name Ger(e)man, which is composed of the Germanic elements ger meaning "spear" and man meaning "man".... [more]

Gernand m Dutch, Medieval German
Dutch form of Garinand.

Giannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Giannai m & f Obscure
Variant of Gianni.

Giannin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.

Giannos m Greek
Variant of Giannis.

Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.

Gilonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilon, an obsolete hypocoristic form of Gilles.

Ginalyn f Filipino
Combination of Gina and the popular suffix -lyn.

Ginnarr m Old Norse
Derived from ginna ("to fool, to deceive; to bewitch") and herr ("army").

Ginnaru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gennaro.

Gio-an-na f Vietnamese
Feminine version of Gio-an (see John)

Gionina f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Gion.

Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.

Giuanin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.

Giuanna f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Giuannes.

Giuanni m Sardinian
Campidanese and Sassarese form of John.

Givanna f Brazilian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Givanni m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), English
Form of Giovanni.

Glendon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glendon.

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glennie f Manx
Perhaps a feminine variant of Glenn.

Glennon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glennon.

Glyndon m English
Variant spelling of Glendon or transferred use of the surname Glyndon.

Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.

Glynwen f Welsh
From the Welsh elements glynn meaning "valley" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Gnendel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Gneshe.

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derives from the Old English name element god meaning "god" and the Old English name element wynn meaning "joy, bliss".

Gonnery m Medieval French
Gallicized form of Goneri.

Gontina f Medieval Spanish

Gontrán m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Guntram.

Ġovanna f Maltese
Maltese form of Joanna.

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

Græinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".

Grannus m Celtic Mythology
Grannus was a Celtic deity of classical antiquity. He was regularly identified with Apollo as Apollo Grannus and frequently worshipped in conjunction with Sirona, and sometimes with Mars and other deities.

Grunnah f Yiddish
Derived from German grün meaning "green".

Guancan f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, luster of gems, lustrous".

Guangna f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Guanina f Taíno (Archaic)

Guanlin f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gems".

Guanran f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes; pledge, promise".

Guanwan f Chinese
From the Chinese 鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and 湾 (wān) meaning "bay, cove".

Guanxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous".

Guanyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Gudmann m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Guðmann.

Guencen f Medieval Cornish

Guinand m Medieval French
French form of Winand.

Guionne f Medieval Breton
Gallicized feminine form of Guion.

Gunawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian guna meaning "benefit, advantage, goodness, purpose", ultimately from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.

Gundang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Segunda.

Gunduin m History (Gallicized)
French form of Gundwin.

Gundwin m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Gunnbor f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gunnborg recorded Austlandet and Agder (after the Protestant Reformation).

Gunndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle; fight" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Gunndór m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Gunnþór.

Gunnela f Swedish
Younger form of Gunnila.

Gunnemi f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Gunmarie.

Gunnera f English

Gunnevi f Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Gunvi.

Gunnika f Hindi
Derived from an Indian word meaning 'garland'.

Gunnila f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunhild.

Gunnild f Old Swedish, Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gunnhildr and Danish variant of Gunild.

Gunning m Medieval English

Gunnlis f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gunlis.

Gunnlod f Astronomy
Alternate form of Gunnlǫð, and one of Saturn’s moons.

Gunnrún f Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (Hypothetical)
From Old Norse gunnr "war" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gunnulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern form of Gunnulfr.

Gunsten m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Swedish (Modern)
Old Swedish, Swedish and Old Danish form of Gunnstæinn.

Gutmann m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Derived from the Middle High German and Yiddish name elements Gut "Good" and Mann "Man". This name was frequently used as a medieval vernacular form of Tovia

Guyanne f Caribbean
Maybe inspired from the country name Guyana and blended with the name Anne 1.

Guyonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French feminine form of Guyon.

Gwanwyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".

Gwenina f English (Rare), Breton (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwennina.

Gwenlyn f English

Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]

Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwennin m Breton
Masculine form of Gwenn.

Gwennol f Cornish (Modern)
Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.

Gwennyn f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.

Gwinian m Breton

Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by gwyn and nant. Means "white valley".

Gwyndon m English (American, Archaic)

Haelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

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.

Haidynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hayden.

Hailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Hananeh f Persian
Possibly derived from Hanan 2, meaning "mercy, compassion". Various forms of this name are common in the Middle East.

Hananel m Hebrew
Hebrew. This is a traditional, though seldom-used, Jewish name. It means "God is gracious". Ultimately, it derives from the same Hebrew root as John and Anne.

Hanania f Biblical (Rare)
Feminine form of Hananiah.

Hananja f Gujarati (Rare), Hindi (Rare), Marathi (Rare)
Possibly meaning "Peace".

Hananto m Javanese
Variant of Ananto.

Hananya m Hebrew
Variant transcription of חֲנַנְיָה (See Chananyah)

Hanarin f Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Handono m Indonesian

Hanilyn f Filipino

Haninda f Indonesian
Meaning uncertain.

Hanjani f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Anjani.

Hanjian m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese
comes from Chinese (hânjiàn) meaning "rare"

Hanmeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 焓 (hán) meaning "sound of a fiercely burning fire" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".

Hannane f Muslim (Rare)

Hanneli f Finnish, Estonian, Afrikaans
Finnish variant of Hannele and Afrikaans variant of Hannelie.

Hannely f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hanneli.

Hanniél m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Hanniel.

Hanniël m Dutch
Dutch form of Hanniel.

Hanniel m Biblical
Means "grace of God" in Hebrew, the first element from the stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favour" (compare Hannah, Hannibal, John)... [more]

Hannijn m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Han 10.

Hannina f Romansh (Rare)
Variant of Annina.

Hanning m & f Chinese (Latinized, Rare)

Hanning m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Hanno

Hannora f English (Rare)
Variant of Hanora influenced by Hannah.

Hannula f Polish
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

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."

Hanoona f Arabic
Variant transcription of Arabic حنونة (see Hanunah).

Hanshin m Japanese
From Japanese 範 (han) meaning "to control" combined with 真 (shin) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hansîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Hansiina, the Greenlandic form of Hansina.

Hansina f Faroese, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Hans.

Hansine f German (Rare)
A feminine form of Hans showing Scandinavian influence (compare Danish Hansigne and Hansina).

Hansini f Sanskrit
Hansini means "Swan".

Hansong m Chinese (Latinized)

Hanssen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Hansen 1.

Hanunah f Arabic
From Arabic حَنُونة (ḥanūnah), the feminine singular form of حَنُون (ḥanūn) meaning ‎"affectionate, tender".

Hanunia f Polish
Diminutive of Hanna 1.

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

Harlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlyn.

Harmann m Frisian
Frisian variant of Herman.

Hasnain m Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Punjabi
Derived from Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan) meaning "handsome, beautiful" or "good, fine, well" (see Hasan).

Havanna f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Havana.

Haylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hayley and the popular name suffix lyn. This is borne by Haylynn Cohen (1980-), an American model.

Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).

Heinina f Faroese
Faroese form of Heina.

Heinman m Medieval Dutch
Diminutive of Hein 1 (compare Hanneman).

Helenna f English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Helinna f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Hellynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Helen, with the popular suffix lynn at the end.

Hendina f Medieval English
Meaning uncertain. According to heraldry.sca.org, the name was derived from the Old English word (ge)hende meaning "courteous, handsome". But in Wiktionary, it is said that the word gehende means "close, near, nearby".

Henínge m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Henning.

Henjene m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Henk-Jan m Dutch
Combination of Henk and Jan 1.

Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).

Henrina f Dutch

Henrine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Henry.

Henrion f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Local feminine form of Henri by way of combining the name with the diminutive ending -on (compare names like Marion 1 and Alison) found in Montreux up until the early 1700s.

Hergunn f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Hergunnr.

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.

Héðinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Heðinn.

Heðinn m Old Norse
From Norse heðinn meaning "jacket of fur or skin".

Heymann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
German Jewish form of Chayyim (see Chayim). This name could also be the German form of Hagiman in some cases; for this, compare the medieval Dutch name Heyman.... [more]

Heynken m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Heineken 2.

Hiðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Heðinn.

Hnazant f Armenian
Means "obedient, docile" in Armenian.

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]

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".

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]

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]

Hongyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 吟 (yín) meaning "sing, hum, a type of poetry".

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]

Hon'mana f Hopi
Means "bear girl" in Hopi.

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

Honorin m French (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

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

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

Huinian f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of, recall, study".

Húngunn f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements húnn "child, cub" and gunnr "battle, fight".

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

Husnain m Arabic
Variant transcription of حسن (see Hasan)

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".

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).

Iansîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Jensina.

Icelynn f English (American)
Variant of Icelyn which entered American top 1000 in 2024.

Icylinn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Icelyn.

Iivanni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Îváne.

Ilannaq f Inuit

Ileanna f English (Rare)
Variant of Ileana.

Ilianna f Greek, American (Hispanic, Rare)
Hispanic American variant of Ileana. As a Greek name it is likely a variant of Iliana (a feminine form of Ilias, the Modern Greek form of Elias).

Ilyanna f French (Modern, Rare)

Incadan f Inca
A name used for the chief's Daughter

Inciona f Celtic Mythology
Inciona is a little-known Celtic goddess of the Treveran region.

Indíana f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Indiana.

Indiano m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Indiana.

Inganbi f Manipuri
Means "bright light" in Meitei.

Ingelin f Norwegian
Meaning uncertain. Perhaps a combination of Ing and lin or a variant of Ingilín.

Ingerun f Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish and modern form of Ingirún.

Ingilín f Faroese, Icelandic (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning.

Ingirún f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements Yngvi "the name of a god" and rún "secret".

Ingirun f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Ingirún.

Inglina f Romansh
Derivative of Angela via Angiolina.

Ingmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Ingemund.

Ingnora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ingnor recorded in the late 19th century.

Ingonde f Medieval French, History (Gallicized)
French form of Ingund.

Ingrand m Medieval French
Variant of Enguerrand.

Ingyinn f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese အင်ကြင်း (see Ingyin).

In-hyeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 顯 "manifest, display; evident, clear". A famous bearer is Queen Inhyeon of Joseon (1667-1701).

Inisian m Medieval Cornish

In-jeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" (in), and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 正 "right, proper, correct" (jeong).

Innarik m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ínarik.

Inngyin f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese အင်ကြင်း (see Ingyin).

Innisaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Ínisaĸ.

Innogen f Literature
Probably derived from Old Irish ingen meaning "daughter" or "girl" (see Imogen).... [more]

Inocent m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Innocent.

Inogena f Portuguese, Literature (Portuguese-style)
Portuguese form of Innogen. While Imogênia is the portuguese form of Imogen

Inpaeng m & f Lao
Etymology unknown.

Inphone m & f Lao
From Lao ອິນ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra and ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing".

Invaneĸ m Greenlandic
Means "the one who has brooded" or "the one who has been brooded on" in Greenlandic.

Inverno m English
From the Italian word for "winter"

Inviony f Indonesian (Modern, Rare)

In-young f Korean

Ioanina f Romanian
Diminutive of Ioana.

Ionafan m Russian
Russian form of Yehonatan (see Jonathan) via its Biblical Greek form Ionathan.

Ionatan m Romanian
Romanian form of Jonathan.

Iovanna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Iovanny m Spanish (Italianized, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni using an English-flavored spelling.

Irelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Irelyn.

Irianna f Greek (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Isanman m Germanic
Derived from isan, which comes from îsarn "iron", and man "man."

Isannah f English (American, Rare), Literature
Of uncertain origin and meaning, although theories include a combination of Isabella and Susannah. This name was first recorded in the Boston area in the early 1700s and famously borne by one of Paul Revere's daughters who died in infancy... [more]

Isannay f Irish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
Obscure and obsolete Irish variant of Ismay.... [more]

Iselinn f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Iselin.