GyöngyvirágfHungarian The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.
HægvaldrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements heggr "birdcherry tree" and valdr "ruler", "mighty one", "powerful one".
HægviðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements heggr "birdcherry tree" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".
HaevafGermanic Mythology Haeva is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in what is now the Netherlands. Scholars generally derive her name from Germanic *hiwan "to marry" and surmise that her function may have been the protection of the family.
Haniravaf & mPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "favor" or "benevolence" and "rava", meaning "bright", hence the meaning is "bright favor" or "light of favor" or also "bright benevolence" or "light of benevolence".
HanivaifTahitian Tahitian name, composed by "hani", meaning "adorning" or "sweetness", in hawaiian also meand "caress", while "vai" means "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "sweet water" or "caress of water".
HaqverdimAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth" combined with Azerbaijani verdi meaning "gave" (the past tense of vermək meaning "to give").
HarivanshmIndian, Hindi Means "lineage of Hari" from Sanskrit हरि (hári), another name for Vishnu or Krishna, combined with वंश (vaṃśá) meaning "lineage, descent".
Hate-evilfEnglish (Puritan) Referring to Psalm 97:10, "Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked."
Haumanavam & fTahitian Combination of Tahitian hau meaning "peace" and manava meaning "welcome".
HaurevafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "hau", meaning "breath" or "breeze" (and also "peace") and "reva", that means "flying", "floating". Hence the meaning is interpreted as "floating breeze", "blowing breeze".
HaurevafPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "wind breeze" or "wind of peace".
HavafAlbanian Derived from Albanian hava "sky; open air".
HavalmKurdish Means friend. Used as a name in military.
HavammHistory Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a king of Haripuñjaya (located in what is now Northern Thailand).
HavanafEnglish (Modern) From the name of the capital city of Cuba (see Havana). The 2017 song Havana by Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello caused this name to gain some popularity, along with its similarity in sound to Savannah.
HavasgulfUzbek Derived from Uzbek havas meaning "desire" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
HavaskafHungarian Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Hungarian havas "snowy, snow-covered; mountain" and a modern form of an alleged Old Hungarian given name Havadi which is said to have meant "moon" in Old Hungarian, whereas in modern Szekler-Hungarian havadi is a general term for white springflowers, most commonly the white narcissus or the snowdrop flower.
HayagrivamHinduism, Hindi Means "horse-necked one", derived from Sanskrit हय (haya) meaning "horse" and ग्रीवा (grīvā) meaning "neck". This is the name of a Hindu god of knowledge and wisdom, a horse-headed avatar of Vishnu.
Heavenly-mindmEnglish (Puritan), Literature Refers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel The Holy War (1682).
Heiavaf & mPolynesian Polynesian name, meaning "garland" or "garland of waters".
HeiravafTahitian Tahitian name, meaning "precious garland" or "sparkly garland".
HeiðveigfIcelandic, Faroese Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr meaning "bright, clear" or "honour, dignity" combined with veig meaning "strength"... [more]
HeiðvíkfFaroese Faroese form of Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and víg "fight, battle".
HeivafPolynesian Name of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".
Heivanuim & fPolynesian Polynesian name, composed by "heiva", referred to a typical local festival, celebration and "nui", meaning "great", "big".
HeivaurafPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, meaning "bright garland of the sea" or "bright crown of the sea".
HelavafRotuman (Modern) A common name in Rotuman culture. The word helava means "beautiful". A fitting name for an adorable child who will grow into their name. Interestingly, like most other words in the Rotuman language, helava when added to other words will create a deeper meaning for the name.
HellivesafGermanic Mythology A minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
HelvafNorse Mythology Helva is a variation of Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.
HelvetiafObscure Likely taken from the name of the national personification of Switzerland. It comes from Helvetii, the name of a Celtic tribe. A bearer of this name was Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, a member of The Boswell Sisters, a close harmony singing trio.
HervafEnglish (American) The name was derived from the French surname Hervé as a reference to the French socialist Gustave Hervé. It was borne by the opera singer Herva Nelli.
HervǫrfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Derived from herr "army" and vár "vigilant, cautious". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology. Hervǫr is the daughter of Hlǫðver and the sister of Hlaðgunnr... [more]
HervorfSwedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Hevanuif & mPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian origin name, composed by "heva", that means "sacred", "divine", or also "splendor" and "nui", meaning "big", "great". Hence the meaning might be "great and divine" or "great splendor".
HimavarifPakistani From old Indus civilization. The meaning of the name is snow stream or frozen plants. Later it has been mentioned in Riga Veda as another name of Goddess of Saraswati who is Goddess of speech. Lexicographers like Hemchandra and Halayudh have also used Vari in their writings in which Vari is another name of Chaaya (छाय), wife of God Sun.
HiminglævafNorse Mythology Means 'the heaven-shining one, the transparent one", referring to the transparency of water. In Norse mythology, Himinglæva was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.
HlévangrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Variant of Hlévargr or derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vangr ("garden"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
HlévargrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from hlé ("lee, shelter") and vargr ("thief, outlaw; wolf"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
HostivítmMedieval Czech Means "to welcome guests", from the Slavonic hosti, meaning "guests", and vítat, meaning "to welcome". Hostivít was the last of the seven Bohemian mythical princes between the (also mythical) founder of the Přemyslid dynasty, Přemysl the Ploughman and the first historical prince Bořivoj.
HristoslavmBulgarian This name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from Hristos, which is the Slavic form of Christ and thus refers to Jesus Christ. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
HvalimirmSerbian The first element of this name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian noun hvala "thanks". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace". A known bearer of this name was Hvalimir Belojević, a 9th-century Serbian duke.
HvannarmIcelandic (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".
HvatarrmOld Norse Old Norse combination of hvatr "active", "brisk", "vigorous", "manly" and geirr "spear".
HvatmóðrmOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements hvatr "active, brisk, vigorous, manly" and móðr "mind, spirit, courage".
HvězdomírmCzech The first element of this name is derived from Czech hvězda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Slovak hviezda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HvězdoslavmCzech The first element of this name is derived from Czech hvězda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Slovak hviezda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HviezdomirmSlovak The first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]
HviezdoslavmSlovak The first element of this name is derived from Slovak hviezda "star", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gvězda "star". Also compare Czech hvězda and Russian zvezda, both of which mean "star"... [more]