HalewijnmMedieval Dutch Name of the titular character in of the well-known Dutch medieval ballad "Heer Halewijn zong een liedekijn"/"The Song of Lord Halewijn".
HaliafGreek Mythology Means "briny" in Greek. In Greek mythology she was the personification of sea salt, a sea nymph native to the Isle of Rhodes (sometimes believed to be one of the indigenous Rhodian gods) and the favourite of Poseidon... [more]
HaliafHawaiian Directly taken from Hawaiian hali'a meaning "memory of a loved one, cherished or loving memory". It made the top 100 in Hawaii for the first time in 2020, the year of the Covid19 pandemic.
HalinorfPopular Culture Possibly an elaborated form of Elinor. Created for the comic book series 'W.I.T.C.H.'. In the story, Halinor was the original Guardian of Fire.
HaliyafFilipino, Philippine Mythology Haliya is the name of a Bicolano moon deity. There is an ancient ritual named after her performed in Bicol during the full moon, which was believed to frighten away Bakunawa, a serpent-like dragon in Philippine mythology... [more]
HallberafOld Norse, Icelandic, Faroese Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare Hallr, Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root) *ber- "bear" (also found in the noun berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of Hallbjörn.
Hallelujahf & mEnglish (Rare) From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."
Halleyf & mEnglish, Portuguese (Brazilian) Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.
HalonafHawaiian Means "peering; place from which to peer, place to peer at, lookout" in Hawaiian.
Halonam & fIroquois Halona is a unisex name that means "Of good fortune"
HalosydnefGreek Mythology Means "sea-fed" or "sea-born" from Greek ἅλς (halos) "sea" and ὑδνέω (hydneo) "to nourish". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Amphitrite.
HalrloprillalarfLiterature Halrloprillalar (Prill for short) is a character from Larry Niven's book RINGWORLD. She is from the species that created the Ringworld, known as the engineers.
Halseym & fEnglish From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).
HambalimIndonesian From the name of 9th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who founded the Hanbali school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.
HaribaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German hari "army" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
HarilalmIndian Combination of Hari and Lal. This was the name of Harilal Gandhi, the estranged eldest son of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Harpalm & fIndian (Sikh) From the name of the Hindu god Hari combined with Sanskrit पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
HarpalionmGreek Mythology Derived from either Greek ἁρπαλέος (harpaleos) meaning "devouring, consuming, grasping" or the Greek verb ἁρπαλίζω (harpalizo) meaning "to catch up, to be eager to receive"... [more]
HasalafMedieval German Probably a hypochoristic form of names containing the name element hadu "battle, combat". In Old High German, the word hasala means "hazel", but I don't think that this is the etymology of the name.
HavalmKurdish Means friend. Used as a name in military.
HealfdenemAnglo-Saxon Mythology Old English form of Halfdan. Healfdene (Halfdan in Old Norse) was a legendary Danish king who appeared in the epic poem Beowulf.
HialeahfIndigenous American Derived from the Muskogee haiyakpo meaning "prairie" and hili meaning "pretty". Alternatively, the name is of Seminole origin meaning "upland prairie". It also is the name of the 6th largest city in Florida.... [more]
HigalikfInuit (Anglicized) Means "Ice House". Borne by a female shaman of the Copper Inuit people who "adopted" anthropologist Diamond Jenness for two years in 1914 while he studied their way of life.
HildebaldmGermanic Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
HilderaldomBrazilian Famous bearer of this name is footballer of Italian origin Hilderaldo Bellini.
HildewaldmGermanic Derived from Old Norse hildr "battle" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."
Hinaleif & mHawaiian Combination of Hina, from the Hawaiian moon Goddess and lei "flowers, lei, child".
Hinaleimoanaf & mHawaiian Combination of Hinalei and Moana. Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu (1972- ) is a Native Hawaiian community leader in the field of Kanaka Maoli language and cultural preservation.
HıncalmTurkish Means "get revenge" in Turkish. A notable namesake is Hıncal Uluç, Turkish journalist and commentator.
HjálmeyfIcelandic (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").
HjálmþérmOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Derived from Old Norse hjalmr ("helmet, protection") and -þér ("servant"). In Norse mythology Hjálmþér and his brother Ǫlvir are the children of a jarl (or chieftain)... [more]
HjalmþrimulfNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse hjalmr "helmet, protection" and þrima "battle, noise". This was the name of a Valkyrie in Norse legend.
HjaltimIcelandic, Old Norse, Faroese Old Norse name meaning "man from Hjaltland" (referring to Shetland), originally a byname. The place name Hjaltland probably derives from the Old Norse word hjalt meaning "hilt (of a sword)".
HualianfChinese From the Chinese 华 (huá) meaning "flowery, illustrious, prosperous, splendid" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Hualinf & mChinese From Chinese 桦 (huà) meaning "birch", 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 化 (huà) meaning "change, transform" and 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain"... [more]
HunibaldmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element in this Germanic name is rather uncertain, and so there are various possibilities to the name's meaning. The most likely possibility is that the first element refers to the Huns, who derive their name from Germanic hûn "giant." Other possibilities are Old Norse hûnn "bear cub" and Celtic kuno "high." It's also possible that the first element is a blend of hûn with Gothic kuni "family, kin, race, kind" (see Kunibert)... [more]
HupalupamGuanche Meaning uncertain. It was borne by a Guanche chief who took part in the murder of Spanish conquistador Hernán Peraza, alongside Hautacuperche... [more]