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Hiylar m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar хыйла (hıyla) meaning "trick" or "cunning".

Hiyo f Japanese
From Japanese 燈 (hi) meaning "lamp, light" combined with 夜 (yo) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiyoko f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun", 曜 (yo) meaning "weekday" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Hiyomi f & m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 日 (hi) meaning "sun; sunlight; daylight" combined with 与 (yo) meaning "to give; to provide" and 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]

Hiyori f Japanese
This name can be used as 日和, referring to fine weather, made up of 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 和 (wa, o, ka, yawa.ragu/eru, nago.mu, nago.yaka, a.eru, yori) meaning "harmony, peace,"... [more]

Hiyoriko f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hiyu m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Hiyuu.

Hiyuka f Japanese (Rare)
From 陽 (hiyu) meaning "sun, positive, yang, plus" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance, aroma, pleasant scent".

Hiyuki f Japanese
From Japanese "緋" (hi) meaning "scarlet" or "crimson" combined with "雪" (yuki) meaning "snow".

Hiyuu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (hiyuu) meaning "one", 妃 (hi) meaning "queen, princess", 緋 (hi) meaning "scarlet, cardinal", 飛 (hi) meaning "fly", 姫 (hi) meaning "princess" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male" combined with 優 (yuu) meaning "gentleness, lithe, superior", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly", 悠 (yuu) meaning "distant, leisurely", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich" or 遊 (yuu) meaning "play"... [more]

Hizya f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Hjálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements hjalmr "helmet; protection" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Hjálmtýr m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse hjalmr "helmet", "protection" and Tyr.

Hjörný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hjǫrr "sword" and nýr "new".

Hlayisani m & f Tsonga
From the Xitsonga hlayisa meaning "preserve, protect".

Hlóðyn f Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Hludana. In Norse mythology, Hlóðyn was an alternative name for Fjǫrgyn (also known as Jǫrð).

Hlykeriy m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Glykerios.

Hlykeriya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Glykeria.

Hmayag m Armenian
"talisman"

Hmayak m Armenian

Hnamadawgyi f Mythology
Name of Burmese goddess, meaning "royal sister".

Hoagy m American
Diminutive for Hoagland as borne by bandleader and composer Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael (1899-1981).

Hoàng Yến f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 黃 (hoàng) "yellow" and 燕 (yến) "swift (bird)" meaning "canary".

Hoàn Mỹ f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 完美 (hoàn mỹ) meaning "perfectly beautiful".

Hobby m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Robin. This is where the English word hobby was derived.

Hobey m English, Dutch
Diminutive of Hubert.

Hoby m English

Hoby m & f Malagasy
Means "shout of rejoicing" in Malagasy.

Hodaya f Hebrew
Variant of Hodiyah. Means "splendor of Yahweh" from the Hebrew hod "glory, splendor" and ya "God".

Hodiya f Hebrew
Variant latinisation of Hodiyah.

Hodysław m Medieval Polish
Variant of Godzisław.

Hokey m Literature
The name of a house elf in the "Harry Potter" series.

Holbey m Romani (Archaic)

Holiday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Holiday.

Holley f & m English
Variant of Holly.

Holliday f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Holiday.... [more]

Hollyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Holly using the popular name suffix lyn.

Hollynd f English (American)
Irish-English

Hollywood m & f English (American, Rare)
From the neighbourhood in the American city Los Angeles located in California.

Holstyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Halston and Halsten.

Holy f Malagasy
Derived from Malagasy oly "curly; curly hair".

Holyanna f Popular Culture
Combination of the word "holy" and Anna, used in the 1985 Toto song 'Holyanna'.

Holynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Holland.

Homayoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun).

Homayoun m Persian
Means "blessed, sacred, fortunate" in Persian.

Homayra f Bengali
Bengali form of Humayra.

Homayun m Persian, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Persian همایون (see Homayoun), as well as the Bengali form.

Homey m English
Diminutive of Homer.

Homeyra f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian حمیرا (see Homeira).

Homily f Literature
The name of a character from the children's novel 'The Borrowers' (1952) by Mary Norton. A homily is a Catholic sermon, but the name was probably a borrower corruption of Emily (their names were all mispronounced forms of traditional names).

Homiya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek homiy meaning "benefactor".

Hommy m Manx (Archaic)
Aspirated form of Tommy mimicking the Manx vocative case.

Homye f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Homie.

Honesty f English (Puritan)
From the English word "honesty" referring to "fairness and truthfulness". Also the name of a plant with purple flowers, Lunaria annua, also known as 'money plant'. Ultimately from Latin honōrāre 'honor, repute'.

Honeybee f & m English
From the insect.

Honeybelle f English
A combination of the names Honey and Belle. A type of honeysuckle flower, and a type of small orange. Honeybell Adams is a character in the 1940 movie The Primrose Path.

Honeyblossom f Obscure (Modern)
This name was perhaps coined by television presenter Paula Yates and musician Bob Geldof for their daughter Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof (1989-2014), from a combination of the names Honey and Blossom.

Honeycomb f Popular Culture

Honeylene f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Honeylyn. A known bearer of this name is Honeylene Laurente who competed in Binibining Pilipinas 1999.

Honeylet f Filipino
Possibly a coined name from the English word honey referring to the sweet fluid produced by bees.

Honeyleth f Filipino
Variant of Honeylet.

Honeylyn f Filipino
Combination of Honey with the popular suffix -lyn

Honeylynne f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Honeylyn.

Honeysuckle f English (Rare)
Named after the plant and flower, the honeysuckle, as borne by British actress Honeysuckle Weeks.

Hong-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 泓 (hong) meaning "clear, deep pool of water" and 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride of man".

Hong-ryeon f Literature
Means "red lotus" from Sino-Korean 紅蓮. Hong-ryeon is the name of one of the heroines in the Korean folktale "The Story of Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon".

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]

Hongyang m Chinese
From 红 (hóng) meaning "red" and 扬 (yáng) meaning "to lift, to raise".

Hongye f Chinese
From the Chinese 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Hong-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 虹 (hong) meaning "rainbow" and 烈 (yeol) meaning "fiery".

Hongyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" or 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, vast, deep" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 祎 (yī) meaning "excellent, rare, beautiful, fine", 伊 (yī) meaning "he, she, this, that" or 奕 (yì) meaning "great, grand, skilled, adept"... [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".

Hongying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillon, blush", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast", or 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great" combined with 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry blossom", 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", or 映 (yìng) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Hongyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep water", 弘 (hóng) meaning "enlarge, expand, great", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush", 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 轰 (hōng) meaning "strike, explode, blast" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 余 (yú) meaning "surplus"... [more]

Hongyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洪 (hóng) meaning "flood, deluge, great, vast", 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" combined with 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 沅 (yuán) referring to the Yuan River in Hunan province, 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 渊 (yuān) meaning "deep, profound, abyss"... [more]

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]

Honny m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Honoré.

Honnys m Vilamovian
Variant of Hannys.

Honoriy m Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian and Ukrainian form of Honorius.

Honory m Polish
Variant of Honoriusz.

Honoryna f Polish
Polish form of Honorine.

Honys m Vilamovian
Variant of Honnys.

Hookey m Romani (Archaic)
Either a transferred use of the surname Hookey or a corruption of Montague.

Hooriya f Arabic
Variant transcription of Huriya.

Hooriyah f Pakistani

Hopelyn f English

Hopelynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hope and Lynn.

Hopemary f English (Rare)
A combination of Hope and Mary.

Hopey f English
Diminutive of Hope.

Horacy m Polish
Polish form of Horatius.

Hordiy m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Gordias. It also is very close to a word meaning "proud" in Ukrainian.

Horotychos m Ancient Greek
The second element of this name is Greek τυχη (tyche) "chance, luck, fortune". The first element may be Greek ὣρα (hôra) "time", or it may be derived from the name of the Egyptian god Horos.

Horpyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian folk form of Agrippina.

Horry m English
Diminutive of Horace.

Hortyja f Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Horteja.

Horudueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Orodueynna.

Hoşay m Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar хош (hoş) meaning "calm, serene".

Hosay f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto هوسۍ/هوسی (see Hosai).

Hoserygray m Romani (Archaic)

Hosey m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hosey.

Hoseyn m Persian
Persian form of Arabic Husayn.

Hoshiyo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Hosiloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek hosil meaning "harvest" and oy meaning "moon".

Hosny m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حسني (see Husni).

Hostylian m Polish
Polish form of Hostilian.

Hoşyar f Ottoman Turkish
Meaning "pleasant lover", from Ottoman Turkish hoş - "nice, pleasant, likeable" and yâr - "beloved, lover". Hoşyar Kadın (died 1859) was the wife of Sultan Mahmud II.

Hotepsekhemwy m Ancient Egyptian
From 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".

Hothlepoya m Creek

Houry f Armenian
Houry Gebeshian (1989-)... [more]

Houstyn f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Houston sometimes used as a feminine form.

Hou Yi m Chinese Mythology
From 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.

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... [more]

Hoy m Chinese

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... [more]

Høye m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.

Hoyeon m Korean
From 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant" and Sino-Korean 姸 "beautiful" or 衍 "overflowing" (yeon),

Ho-ying f Chinese (Cantonese)

Hoyle m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hoyle.

Hoyte m Dutch (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of names containing the Germanic name element hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit".

Ho-yuen m Chinese (Cantonese)

Hoyvon f African American

Hrafney f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Hrafntýr m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hrafn "raven" and týr "god" (or the name of the Norse god Týr, which is identical).

Hrayr m Armenian
Means "fiery man", derived from Armenian hur "fire" combined with Armenian ayr "man".

Hražyna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Grażyna.

Hrehary m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Gregory.

Hriday m Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Means "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 Bengali
Means "heart, mind" in Bengali, derived from Sanskrit हृदय (hrdaya).

Hridya f Sanskrit
Means “heart” in Sanskrit.

Hristiyana f Bulgarian

Hristiyaniya f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Christiania.

Hróðný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse hróðr meaning "praise, fame" and nýr meaning "new".

Hrydzia f Medieval Polish

Hryhir m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Older variant of Hryhoriy.

Hryhor m Ukrainian
Variant of Hryhoriy.

Hryhory m Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Hryhoriy.

Hrysha m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Grisha.

Hrysopiyi f Greek (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-).

Hrystyna f Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Khrystyna.

Hryts m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Hryhoriy.

Hrytsko m Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Hryhoriy, which was used as the main folk form of the name until the early 20th century.

Hsieyun f Chinese
Means "harmonious cloud" in Mandarin.

Hsinbyushin m & f History
Means "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... [more]

Hsin-yi f Taiwanese
Taiwanese transcription of Xinyi.

Htay m & f Burmese
Means "rich, wealthy" in Burmese.

Huanyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet" and 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent".

Huanyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Huāyīn f Chinese
From Chinese 花音 (huāyīn) meaning "appoggiatura" which comes from combining 花 (huā) meaning "flower, blossom" with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other Chinese characters can form this name as well.

Huaying f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gems, crystal".

Huayu f Chinese
From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, flowery, illustrious" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Huayuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 花 (huā) meaning "flower" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Huch’uykilla f Quechua
Feminine Quechua name derived from huchuy meaning "small" and killa meaning "moon".

Huchuysisa f Quechua
Means "little flower" in Quechua, from huchuy, "little" and sisa, "flower".

Hucxley f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Huxley.

Hudaelyangwon f Korean

Hudaýberdi m Turkmen
From Persian خدا (khoda), meaning "God, lord" and bermek meaning "given".

Hudhayfah m Arabic
Means "little short one" or "short-statured" in Arabic, derived from a diminutive that ultimately comes from the Arabic verb حذف (hadafa) or (hadhafa) meaning "to shorten, to reduce" as well as "to remove, to take away"... [more]

Hudsyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Hudson given to 52 girls in and 23 boys in 2016.

Huēhuecoyōtl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "old coyote", from Nahuatl huehue "elderly person, old man; very old" and coyotl "coyote". This was an Aztec god of mischief, music, dance, and sexuality.

Huelyehuatl m Nahuatl
Means "the very same one" in Nahuatl.

Huelyn m English (American, Rare)
Birth name of 1950s rock and roll and rockabilly musician Huelyn Wayne Duvall (1939-2019).

Huertaya f Guanche
From Guanche *wər-tayyat, meaning "without support". This was recorded as the name of a 12-year-old Guanche girl from La Palma who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1497.

Huffy m & f English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hufriya f Indian (Parsi)
Persian Origin... [more]

Hughey m English (Rare)
Variant of Hughie.

Hugyn m Medieval English
Diminutive of Hugh.

Hui-hye f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn" and 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" 炅 (hye) "brilliance"

Huin-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Yeo-ul prefixed with 흰 (huin), the present determiner form of adjective 희다 (huida) meaning "white, light grey."

Huiya f Chinese
Combination of Hui and Ya.

Huiyan f Chinese
From Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 妍 (yán) meaning "beautiful, handsome". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Hui-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).

Hui-yeon f Korean
From Sino-Korean 熙 (hui) meaning "prosperous; splendid", 希 (hui) meaning "to hope, to admire", 喜 (hui) meaning "to like; to enjoy", 晞 (hui) meaning "dawn", 僖 (hui) meaning "cautious, merry; joyful", 禧 (hui) meaning "joy", 嬉 (hui) meaning "amusement", 熹 (hui) meaning "bright, warm", 凞 (hui) meaning "bright; splendid; glorious", 爔 (hui) meaning "fire, sunlight", 曦 (hui) meaning "light of day", or 憙 (hui) meaning "to be happy" and 涓 (yeon) "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 (yeon) "delay, postpone, defer" 妍 (yeon) "beautiful, handsome; seductive"... [more]

Huiyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" or 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, right, proper" or 忆 (yì) meaning "remember, memory".

Huiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent", or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 因 (yīn) meaning "follow, reason, cause" or 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone"... [more]

Huiying f Chinese
From Chinese 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness" or 惠 (huì) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 瑛 (yīng) meaning "jade" or 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Huiyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕙 (huì), the name of a kind of fragrant orchid, or 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous, valiant, fierce".

Huiyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness" and 友 (yǒu) meaning "friend, companion, friendly".

Huiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Huiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Huldrych m German (Swiss)
Remodelled form of Ulrich to be read as huld-reich "rich of grace, rich of favour".... [more]

Hulya f Quechua
Quechua form of Julia.

Humaidy m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "praiseworthy" or "one who praises (Allah) often" in Arabic, it is a attributive of from (حمد) hamid.

Humaiya f Swahili

Humanity f & m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "humaneness; benevolence."

Humay f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Umay or Homa.

Humaý f Turkmen
Means "fantastic bird" in Turkmen.

Humayd m Arabic
Means "praiseworthy", derived from a diminutive of Arabic حميد (ḥamīd).

Humayr m Muslim, Arabic
Possibly a masculine form of Humayra.... [more]

Humayun m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Homayoun.

Humfrey m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfroy m Medieval French
Medieval French variant of Onfroi and Humphrey. Also compare Humbert and Godefroy.

Humfry m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humfrye m English
Variant of Humphrey.

Humility f English (Puritan), History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Humilitas, or directly from the English word humility, which is ultimately from Latin humilitas "lowness" (in Church Latin "humbleness; meekness").

Humoyun m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Homayoun.

Humphroy m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Humphrey.

Humpty m English
Diminutive of Humphrey.

Hunayn m Arabic
Possibly derived from John. Hunayn ibn Ishaq (latin: Iohannitius) (809 – 873) was a famous and influential scholar, physician, and scientist of Arab Christian descent.

Huneryk m Polish
Polish form of Huneric.

Hunny f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Honey. This spelling appears in the famous children books 'Winnie the Pooh' by A.A. Milne, not as a name, but a vocabulary word instead written on honey jars.

Huntley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Huntley.

Huntyr m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hunter.

Hunydd f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain derivation, possibly from Welsh hun "sleep" or huan "sun". It was the name of a sweetheart of the 12th-century poet and soldier Hywel ap Owain.

Hurby m Haitian Creole
Variant of Herbie.

Huriy m Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Gourias (see Gurias).

Huriye f Turkish
Turkish form of Huriya.

Hurley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hurley.

Hurmatoy f Uzbek
Derived from hurmat meaning "respect" and oy meaning "moon".

Hurriya f Arabic
Means "freedom" in Arabic.

Hurriyat f Uzbek
Means "liberty" in Uzbek.

Hürriyet f & m Turkish
Means "freedom, liberty" in Turkish.

Hürriyyət f Azerbaijani
From the Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurriyya) meaning "freedom, liberty".

Hurvey m English (American)

Husewyf f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Middle English element huse, which is from housen meaning "house" and wyf meaning "woman, wife, female spouse". This name could literally mean "housewife".

Huseyin m Turkish
Simplified form of Hüseyin.

Hüseynağa m Azerbaijani
Combination of Hüseyn and Azerbaijani ağa meaning "lord, master".

Hüseynəli m Azerbaijani
Combination of Hüseyn and Əli.

Hüseynqulu m Azerbaijani
Means "servant of (Imam) Husayn". This name is a combination of Hüseyn and Qulu meaning "servant".

Husiy m Quechua
Quechua form of Joseph.

Husnioy f Uzbek
Derived from husn meaning "beauty, charm" and oy meaning "moon".

Husniyah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay (Rare), Thai (Muslim, Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Husniya as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Thai form.

Huwcyn m Welsh
Diminutive of Huw.

Huyændon Ældar m Ossetian Mythology
Means "Lord of the Strait" in Ossetian, probably referring to the present-day Strait of Kerch. Huyændon Ældar is the Ossetian lord of fish and a great magician and spirit.

Huyana m Miwok
Means "rain falling" in Miwok.

Huybert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Hubert.

Huybrecht m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Hubrecht.

Huyên m & f Vietnamese
"Huyên" means "luck" or "happiness" in Vietnamese. A person named "Huyên" is a person blessed with good luck for his/her life. As an old saying goes, "Happiness brings good charm", this is a name of ancient origin and less seen nowadays, but still can be seen in literature works of the previous centuries.

Huyền f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 玄 (huyền) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious, black".

Huỳnh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 黃 (huỳnh) meaning "yellow".

Huynh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 兄 (huynh) meaning "elder brother".

Hüýri f Turkmen
Means "houri" in Turkmen.

Huyu m & f Chinese

Hvítaský m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse hvítaský meaning "white cloud".

Hwahyeop f Korean
Korean feminine name meaning "harmony".

Hwa-young f Korean
Meaning “Little Flower”.

Hwlcyn m Medieval Welsh
Diminutive of Hywel.

Hy m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 希 (hy) meaning "to hope", 熙 (hy) meaning "bright, glorious", or 曦 (hy) meaning "sunshine".

Hyacinthia f Folklore
Variant of Hyacintha used by Andrew Lang for a character in his version of the Russian fairy tale King Kojata. It also coincides with the name of an ancient Spartan festival that celebrated the death of Hyacinthus.

Hyacynthe m Norman
Norman form of Hyacinthus.

Hyades f Astronomy
From Greek Ὑάδες (Hyades) which is probably derived from ὗς (hys) meaning "swine", though folk etymology connects it to ὕειν (hyein) "to rain". This is the name of a V-shaped cluster of seven stars in the head of the constellation Taurus, held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rose with the sun... [more]

Hyago m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Hiago.

Hyakkimaru m Japanese Mythology
abandoned by parents at birth, started fighting demons to get body parts back, Dororo, hes 16/17

Hyale f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ὕαλος (hyalos) meaning "crystal". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs that formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis.

Hyang m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Munjong (1414-1452), fifth king of Joseon.

Hyangmae f Korean
From 香 "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense". Other combinations are possible.... [more]

Hyang-sim f Korean
Possibly deriving from the Sino-Korean elements 香 (hyang "fragrant, sweet-smelling, incense") and 沈 (sim "sink, submerge, addicted to"). Other hanja combinations are possible.

Hyanna f Brazilian (Rare)

Hyapatia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hypatia.

Hyara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Iara.

Hyas m Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name derived from ῡ̔́ω (hū́ō) meaning "rain".

Hyateguash f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
Name of the Circassian goddess of Beauty and Gardens.

Hyato m Japanese

Hyatt m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Hyatt.

Hyazinthe f German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Hyacinthe.

Hyazinthus m German (Bessarabian)
German form of Hyacinthus.

Hybbert m Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Hubert.

Hyben f Danish (Modern, Rare)
Taken directly from Danish hyben "rosehip".

Hybla f Mythology
The name of a goddess of earth and fertility in Sicel or Siceliot mythology, worshiped in ancient Sicily by the Sicels. Multiple cities were named after her.

Hybris f Greek Mythology
From Greek ὕβρις (hybris) meaning "insolence, arrogance, wanton violence, outrage, insult" (originally "presumption toward the gods"). In Greek mythology Hybris was a spirit or goddess of violence, insolence and outrageous behaviour... [more]

Hydajet m Albanian
Albanian form of Hüdayet.

Hydajete f Albanian
Feminine form of Hydajet.

Hydarnes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Vidarna.

Hydaspes m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "caring for horses” in Greek, borrowed from Sanskrit वितस्ता (vitasta), itself borrowed from Old Persian *Vidāspa-, literally “caring for horses”, from *vīd- “to take care of”, and 𐎠𐎿𐎱 “horse”... [more]

Hyddwn m Welsh Mythology
Hyddwn (from the Welsh hydd, "stag") appears in the fourth of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and is one of the three sons of brothers Gwydion and Gilfaethwy... [more]

Hyde m English (Rare)
From the English surname Hyde. Fictional bearers of the surname include the criminal Edward Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Steven Hyde, known simply as Hyde, a character played by Danny Masterson on the American television sitcom That '70s Show (1998-2006).

Hydee f English (Rare), Filipino
Variant of Heidi.

Hydrangea f Obscure
From the flower (species Hydrangea macrophylla), also called hortensia in English. The name is derived from Greek ὕδωρ (hudor) meaning "water" and ἀγγεῖον (angeion) meaning "vessel", in reference to the bulb or cone shape of its seed capsules.

Hydref m & f Welsh
Means "autumn, October" in Welsh, ultimately derived from hydd "stag" and bref "call, cry; lowing, bleat".

Hye-bin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 彬 "cultivated, well-bred".

Hye-deok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" (hye) and 德 "ethics, morality, virtue" (deok). Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Hye-eun f Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 (hye) "orchid" or 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "hapiness, happy, smile"

Hye-gyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" (hye) and 慶 "congratulate" or 敬 "respect" (gyeong).... [more]

Hye-in f Korean
From Sino Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Hye-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 子 "child". The same characters can be read Keiko in Japanese. Hye-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in ja that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards... [more]

Hye-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, benefit, confer kindness" and 貞 (jeong) "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal.

Hyejin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare". This name can be formed by a variety of other hanja character combinations as well.

Hyejong m Korean

Hye-joo f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 (hye) "bright, intelligent" and 舟 (joo) "boat, ship." Other Hanja combinations are also possible.

Hye-ju f Korean

Hye-jung f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-jeong.

Hyekyeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" (gyeong).

Hye-kyung f Korean
Variant transcription of Hye-gyeong.

Hye-lin f Korean
Alternate spelling of Hye-rin.

Hyelni f African
Name means 'God has given me'. It is used by the burah's of Garkida in Adamawa state of Nigeria.

Hye-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慧 "bright, intelligent" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Hye-na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) "favor, confer kindness", 蕙 "orchid" or "bright, intelligent" and 娜 (na) "elegant, graceful, delicate".

Hye-Ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" combined with 玉 (ok) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare".

Hyeokgyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 革 "leather", 赫 "radiant", 奕 "abundant", 焱 "flames", 侐 "quiet" or 嚇 "scare" and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".

Hyeok-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" and 宰 "to slaughter; to rule".

Hyeok-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 爀 (hyeok) meaning "red" and 震 (jin) meaning "lightning".

Hyeol m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Seongjong (1457-1495), ninth king of Joseon.

Hyeon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 泫 "weep; cry; shine, glisten" (hyeon) and 我 "our, us, i, me, my, we" or 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined" (a). A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kim Hyuna (1992-).

Hyeong-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hyeon-gon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" and 坤 "earth; feminine, female".

Hyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" and 洙, the name of a river in Shandong, China.

Hyeong-won m Korean
From Sino-Korean 馨 "fragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance" and 遠 "distant, remote, far; profound".

Hyeon-gyeom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 現 (hyeom) meaning "current, present" and 謙 (gyeom) meaning "humble, modest".

Hyeon-Gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise", 現 (hyeon) meaning "appear, manifest, become visible" or 玄 (hyeon) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration", 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 璟 (gyeong) meaning "lustre of gems", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror, lens, glass"... [more]

Hyeonji f & m Korean (Rare)
From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous" (hyeon) combined with 智 (ji) "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence"