HmonefBurmese Means "dim, sullen, gloomy" in Burmese.
HnefimOld Norse Old Norse name and byname, from Old Norse hnefi meaning "fist, hand". Hnefi is also the name of the king in the Viking board game hnefatafl.
HögnemOld Swedish, Norse Mythology Swedish form of Hagni. This was the name of a legendary king of the Swedish province Östergötland. He appears in the epic works 'Heimskringla' and 'Volsunga saga' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
HollandinefDutch (Rare, Archaic) Derived from the place name Holland 1, part of the Netherlands. In the case of Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate, the name was given to her because she was born in Dutch exile and the States General took over the sponsorship.
Honestm & fEnglish (Puritan), African From the English word meaning "honorable, virtuous". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.
HonestyfEnglish (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'.
HoneybellefEnglish 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.
HoneyblossomfObscure (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.
HuecanemitlmNahuatl Probably means "one who lives in seclusion" or "one who travels far away" in Nahuatl, the noun form of huecanemi "to live in a secluded place, to go far away".
HufanemSomali Hufane is a Somali name with the following characteristics:... [more]
HunericmGermanic, English, History 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]
HymeneusmBiblical, Biblical Latin Variant of Hymenaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as at least two English Bibles: the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
HynessmPopular Culture Hyness is the principal villain in Kirby Star Allies, serving as the penultimate boss in Story Mode.
HypermnestrafGreek Mythology Means "much-wooed", from Greek ὑπέρ (hyper) meaning "over" and μνηστήρ (mnester) meaning "courter, wooer". In Greek mythology Hypermnestra was one of Danaus' fifty daughters, the Danaids... [more]
IchinefJapanese From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ichneumonm & fAncient Greek From the name given to the mythologized Egyptian mongoose. Ichneumon is a fearless creature who, despite its small size, will hunt down and kill snakes, crocodiles, and dragons.
IcnonemitlmNahuatl Means "one who lives humbly" in Nahuatl, from icno- "humble; in a sad state, bereaved" (from icnotl "an orphan; someone or something poor, humble, worthy of compassion and aid") and nemi "to dwell, to live (as)".
IdomeneusmGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Idomeneus was a Cretan king and commander who led the Cretan armies to the Trojan War, in eighty black ships. He was also one of the suitors of Helen, as well as a comrade of the Telamonian Ajax... [more]
IernefEnglish (Rare) Anglicized form of Eireann (compare Erin, Ériu). This was the middle name of Dolly Wilde (1895-1941), niece of the Irish writer Oscar Wilde.
IhanelmafFinnish Created during the time of Finnish Romantic nationalism by using an old Finnish name iha. The name was probably inspired by similar names Anelma and Sanelma.
IlionefGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek place name Ἴλιον (Ilion), an alternative name of Troy, the ancient city that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad... [more]
ImogènefTheatre (Gallicized) French form of Imogen. In France, this mostly refers to the character from Shakespeare's play Cymbeline and is rarely, if ever, used as a given name.
InemWest Frisian (Rare) Derived from the particle in, which is usually used to give extra emphasis to something. Scholars have not been able to find any other explanation for the meaning of this Frisian name.
InefJapanese This name can be used as 稲 (te, tou, ina-, ine) meaning "rice plant" or イ子 with イ representing the phonetic character for 'i' and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "sign of the rat (first sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]
InejiroumJapanese From Japanese 稲 (ine) meaning "rice plant", 次 (ji) meaning "next, order, sequence" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
InelafBosnian Meaning unknown at this time. A famous bearer of this name is Inela Nogić (b. 1976), a Bosnian woman who won a beauty pageant contest during the Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996). The story behind the contest as well as amateur footage of it led to the making of a documentary titled Miss Sarajevo, which added to the international pressure to end the siege... [more]
InetafLatvian Latvian name which has only been used since the middle or latter part of the 20th century (first recorded during 1950-1975), possibly a variant of Inta (feminine form of Ints, itself from Indriķis), Inita (which is either from Latin initus "a beginning, an entrance" or a diminutive of Ina) or Inese (variant of Agnesa, Agneta).
IneyfManx Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of Eithne, others derive it from Manx inney "daughter (of)". This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Annie.
IpalnemohuanimAztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl Means "he through whom we live" or "giver of life" in Nahuatl. This was one of several names for a supreme Aztec deity. It later came to be used as a term for the Christian god.
IrenefJapanese (Rare) From 唯 (i) meaning "ordinary, usual", 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanja are aslo possible.
Iruenef & mGuanche Mythology, Spanish (Canarian) This is the name of a demon that manifested itself as a large black and woolly dog, mainly in Tenerife and Gran Canaria. Variant of Yurena.
IusenebmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian jw-snb meaning "(the one) coming healthy", derived from jj "to come, to return" and snb "health; to heal, be healthy".