HitlermSouth American, Indonesian, Indian, Filipino From the German surname Hitler. Despite the strong negative connotations of the name Hitler, it is used as a given name in South America, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
HopokoekaufIndigenous American, Ho-Chunk Means "glory of the morning" or "the coming dawn" in the Ho-Chunk language. From the Ho-Chunk hąp meaning 'day', ho- 'the time at which', gu 'to come arriving', the feminine affix -wį, and the definite article -ga (used for personal names).
Huch’uykillafQuechua Feminine Quechua name derived from huchuy meaning "small" and killa meaning "moon".
HuchuysisafQuechua Means "little flower" in Quechua, from huchuy, "little" and sisa, "flower".
HuehueteotlmAztec and Toltec Mythology, Indigenous American Means "old god", from Nahuatl huehue "an elder, an old man" and teotl "god, deity; divine or sacred force". This was the name of a Mesoamerican deity who featured in Aztec mythology, often associated with fire and blood.
HulleahfIndigenous American Borne by Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (1954-), a Seminole-Muscogee-Navajo photographer and educator. Possibly of Navajo, Seminole or Muscogee origin.
HumildadfSpanish From Spanish humildad meaning "humility, humbleness," taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Humildad, meaning "The Virgin of the Humility."
Humildef & mSouth American (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized) Spanish form of Humilis, as well as the Spanish word for "humble". This was borne by Humilde Patlán Sánchez (1895-1970; birth name María Patricia Magdalena), a Mexican Franciscan nun who was declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2017.
Ibisf & mSpanish (Rare) From Latin ibis, referring to a type of long-legged bird with long downcurved bill, ultimately coming from Egyptian hbj. It was the symbol of Thoth, thus having a great importance in Egyptian mythology.
IdairafSpanish (Modern), Spanish (Canarian) This was allegedly the name of a Guanche princess from the Canarian island of La Palma. It has perhaps been popularized in the Spanish-speaking world by the Canarian-born Spanish singer simply known as Idaira (1985-).
IlichmSpanish (Latin American) Spanish form of the Russian patronymic Ilyich meaning "son of Ilya," given in honour of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), the founder of the former Soviet state.
IllafAymara Means "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
IllánmAsturian, Medieval Spanish, Spanish Asturian and Medieval Spanish form of Julian. It was borne by the son of saint Isidro, and it has seen some revival in Asturias and Castille in modern times.
IluminaciónfSpanish (Rare, Archaic) From Spanish iluminación meaning "illumination, enlightenment". In Spain, it was specially used during the Second Spanish Republic by republican parents who were eager to choose names related to republican values.
InocentemSpanish, Galician Derived from Spanish and Galician inocente, meaning "innocent, blameless; naïve". It is used in reference to the Christian festival Día de los (Santos) Inocentes (Childermas) celebrated on December 28.
IriánmSpanish (Rare) Alternative spelling of Irian with the stress on the last syllable, also coinciding with the town of Irián in northern Spain.
Irianm & fIndonesian, Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Rare) Historical name for the island of New Guinea in Indonesian, from Biak meaning "hot land". It is also a woman-dragon character in Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels.
IsmeriafMedieval English, Medieval German, Spanish Quasi-Marian name connected to the devotion of Notre Dame de Liesse in Picardy. According to the legend, Ismeria ("the Black Madonna") was a Moorish girl who converted to Christianity and released the crusaders captivated by her father because of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary.... [more]
ItatífSouth American, Spanish (Latin American) From the name of a town in Argentina that contains a famous statue and shrine to the Virgin Mary, possibly meaning "white stone" in Guaraní.
JacarandafSpanish (Latin American, Rare) A species of tree from south america and grown throughout the world, known for its vibrant purple foliage, it is the national tree of Mexico and its blooming is hailed as a sign of spring.
JaniermSpanish (Latin American) Variant spelling of Yanier. A known bearer of this name is Janier Acevedo (b. 1985), a Colombian professional road racing cyclist.