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Galaida f Arthurian CycleKay’s sweetheart in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". She failed two chastity tests, which humbled Kay, who had been making great sport of the other ladies who failed.
Galbart m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". It is possibly derived from
Gilbert... [
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Galbatorix m LiteratureGalbatorix is the primary antagonist of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. He is an immensely powerful Dragon Rider and the king of a large portion of Alagaësia.
Galdor m LiteratureGaldor is an Elf of the Grey Havens, a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Galehaut m Arthurian CycleMeaning unknown. However, like many given names from Arthurian legend, this name is probably of Celtic origin (either Breton or Welsh, to be precise). It was subsequently gallicized and due to this, it is sometimes thought to be connected to Middle French
hault (which is
haut in modern French) meaning "high, elevated".... [
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Galion m LiteratureGalion is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Galion is a Nandorin Wood-elf who served as the king's butler within the Woodland Realm of northern Mirkwood.
Galleria f LiteratureUsed by American author Deborah Gregory for a character in her 'Cheetah Girls' series of books, first released in 1999. It was possibly inspired by the English vocabulary word (which refers to "a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level").
Gambit m Popular CultureGambit is the 'mutant' name of the comic book character Remy LeBeau, a member of Marvel's X-Men and King of the Thieve's Guild. He is frequently called both Remy and Gambit, with Gambit being more commonly used by those who don't know him as well, and by teammates while on a mission... [
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Gamelyn m Medieval English, LiteratureAnglo-Scandinavian form of
Gamall. In literature,
The Tale of Gamelyn is a romance written in c. 1350 in a dialect of Middle English, considered part of the Matter of England... [
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Gamling m LiteratureIn J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Gamling is a Man of Rohan. He appears in The Two Towers, the second volume of The Lord of the Rings.
Gamora f Popular CultureGamora is a fictional character that appeared in comic books by Marvel and in the 2014 movie "Guardians of the Galaxy".
Ganieda f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureAccording to the Red Book of Hergest, she was the twin sister of Merlin. She is found in both the Vita Merlini and the Welsh poems where she is called Gwendydd.... [
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Ganon m Popular CultureGanon is a fictional character and a commonly reoccurring antagonist of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.
Ganora f Arthurian CycleLatinate form of
Gaynor used by Reginald Heber for the character of Queen Guinevere in his unfinished and posthumous 'Morte d'Arthur' (first published in 1830).
Gargantua m LiteratureA name used by one of the book's main characters and father of
Pantagruel in François Rabelais' novel Pentalogy
Gargantua and Pantagruel, it is also used as the namesake for the English word
gargantuan... [
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Garion m LiteratureThe name of the main character in David Edding's
Belgariad series (1982-1984).
Garrus m Popular CultureGarrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the three games in the original trilogy.
Garsidis m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureKing of Karmerie and husband of Lambore. He died at a young age, which caused his wife to die of grief. His daughter, Tydomie, married Arthur’s nephew Meleranz.
Gauriel m Arthurian CycleA knight who married a fairy ruler, but lost her (and his own handsome features) when he revealed her existence to others. To reclaim her, he had to journey to Arthur’s court, defeat three knights, and take them to her land of Fluratrone... [
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Gavroche m LiteratureUsed by Victor Hugo in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a son of the Thénardiers. Due to the character, who adopts
Gavroche as his name, this has become a French slang word meaning "street urchin" or "mischievous child".
Gavving m LiteratureGavving is a corruption of
Gavin. He is a character from
Larry Niven's INTEGRAL TREES and SMOKE RING, first in Quinn Tuft, and later in Citizen's Tree.
Gayelette f LiteratureFrom the name of an ancient princess that is mentioned in the children's novel
Dorothy of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1989). Her name might be the feminization of the name
Gaylord.
Gazelle f Popular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern)From the name of the animal
gazelle which is from Arabic
غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).
Gendry m Literature, Popular CultureGendry is the name of a character, an unacknowledged royal bastard, from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [
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Generides m LiteratureGenerides is an English verse romance, originating in the English Midlands and dated to the end of the 14th century.The hero
Generides is born as an illegitimate son of the King of India, and after adventures marries a princess of Persia,
Clarionas and becomes ruler of both India and Persia.
Genesta f Literature, Popular CulturePossibly derived from
Genista, the Latin name of the broom plant. This is the name of the good fairy in the French fairy tale "Heart of Ice". Genesta is a fairy who brings up the protagonist, Mannikin, and assists him on his journey... [
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Genius m Arthurian CycleGenius is the gatekeeper of the Bower of Bliss and the porter of the Garden of Adonis in "The Faerie Queene".
Genvissa f Arthurian CycleAccording to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [
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Gereth m LiteratureGereth is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Gereth is one of the Elves who aided the flight of Evranin from Artanor (the place which would later become Doriath) during the years following the battles between Elves and the Nauglath... [
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Geric m LiteratureThe name of a character in
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale.
Geromy m LiteratureCorruption of
Jeremy, used as the name of the token black character in popular webcomic series
Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff by Andrew Hussie.
Geryoneo m Arthurian CycleGeryoneo is the monster who invades and destroys Belge's country. He represents Catholic Spain's domination of Europe. Arthur kills him.
Giannelli m Popular CultureThis is the name of Giannelli Imbula who was born as Gilbert Imbula. He is born to Congolese parents.
Gilan m Popular CulturePossibly a variant of the name 'Galen' meaning 'green'. A character from John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice'... [
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Gilgalad m LiteratureGilgalad, der Gierige ("Gilgalad, the greedy") is the main antagonist in the novel 'Igraine Ohnefurcht' by Cornelia Funke.... [
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Gilimar m Arthurian CycleA noble knight who lodged Lancelot, Gawaine, Gareth, and Tristan on their way back from the castle Pluris adventure.... [
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Gilraen f LiteratureMeans "wandering star" and can be found in J.R.R. Tolkien's works as the mother of Aragorn.
Giorno m Popular CultureThis name is used in the anime 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' by protagonist Giorno Giovanna. It means "day" in Italian.
Giramphiel f Arthurian CycleA goddess, in Diu Crône, who hated Gawain because he had stolen a magic belt from her husband, Sir Fimbeus. When Gawain visited her castle, she maliciously told him of an adventure to be found in the country of Aufat (Aufrat) – in truth, the “adventure” was a terrible dragon, which Gawain nonetheless managed to defeat.... [
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Girida f Arthurian CycleOne of Isolde’s ladies-in-waiting in La Tavola Ritonda. She is known as Bessille in the Prose Tristan.... [
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Giroflée f LiteratureMeans "wallflower" in French, referring to the flower Erysimum cheiri. This is the name of a character in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The White Doe (also known as The Hind in the Wood). Giroflée is the faithful lady-in-waiting of the protagonist Désirée... [
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Girshel m Georgian (Rare), LiteratureMeaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, the name comes from the Yiddish name
Hershel, which seems unlikely in the Georgian context. Instead, it is more likely that the name is either Turco-Persian in origin, or fully Persian.... [
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Gismirante m Arthurian CycleHero of Antonio Pucci’s romance, from the fourteenth century, bearing his name, Gismirante, the son of a former Knight of the Round Table, left his home in Rome for Arthur’s court after his father, on his deathbed, bade him to make the journey... [
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Giuriano m Arthurian CycleNephew of the King of Scotland, present at Arthur’s tournament at the Hard Rock (Castle of the Hard Rock).
Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà f San Mythology, AstronomyMeaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles
gǃkún meaning "aardvark",
ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix
dí.... [
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Gladion m Popular CultureDerived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Glador m Arthurian CycleA vassal of the King with a Hundred Knights present at King Mark’s tournament at Lancien.
Glados f Popular CultureThe name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
Glaedr m LiteratureUsed by novelist Christopher Paolini (1983-) for a dragon in his
Inheritance Cycle fantasy series. Oromis' dragon Glaedr is golden-colored and missing a leg from a skirmish with another dragon and Rider.
Glanni m Popular CultureGlanni
Glæpur is the Icelandic name for Robbie Rotten, a character from the TV-series 'LazyTown'. Glanni Glæpur literally means "reckless crime" in Icelandic, but neither names are used in Iceland outside of this show.
Glaurung m LiteratureGlaurung was the first of the Dragons, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium. He was known as the Deceiver, the Golden, and the Worm of Greed.
Glimmer f LiteratureFrom the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.
Gliss f Popular CultureThe name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glitonea f Arthurian CycleA sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
Glóredhel f LiteratureMeans "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of
Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.
Glorfindel m LiteratureMeans "golden tress" (i.e., "having tresses of gold") from Sindarin
glaur "golden light" and
finnel "braided tress of hair" (archaic
findel). In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a noble Elf of Gondolin and Imladris.
Glorfinniel f LiteratureMeans "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin
glaur "golden light" combined with
find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix
iel, from
iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [
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Gloriant m LiteratureProbably derived from Old French
gloriant meaning "boasting, glorying", or otherwise related to the Latin noun
gloria meaning "glory".... [
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Glorvina f LiteratureInvented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending
glory and a name such as
Malvina (though
Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [
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Gohan m Popular CultureMeans "cooked rice". From the Japanese
gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [
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Goldberry f LiteratureThe wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings and also some poems by JRR Tolkien.
Goldmund m LiteratureIn German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel
Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [
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Gomeisa m AstronomyGomeisa is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, after Procyon. It's also the name of a character from The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.
Goodwill m Literature, English (African), Southern AfricanFrom the English word
goodwill, derived from Middle English
gode meaning "good" and
will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [
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Goofy m Popular CultureGoofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions.
Gorice m LiteratureThe name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.
Gorrister m LiteratureGorrister is a character in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
Gosalyn f Popular CultureIn the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
Gothmog m LiteratureGothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.
Graceless m LiteratureFrom the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Grandgousier m LiteratureMeans "big throat" in French, from
grand "large, senior" and French
gosier "gullet". Grandgousier is a fictional character in
Gargantua and Pantagruel who is the husband of
Gargamelle and the father of
Gargantua.
Grantaire m LiteratureGrantaire is a fictional character from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a student from the South of France and is one of the principal characters of the revolutionary group known as the Friends of the ABC.
Grantorto m Arthurian CycleGrantorto is the giant who holds Irena and her kingdom hostage in Book 5. He represents Irish Catholic rebels. Artegall kills him.
Greedo m Popular CultureGreedo is a Rodian bounty hunter in George Lucas's Star Wars universe. He was killed by Han Solo, who shot first.
Grell m & f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'. The name was also used in the 'Dungeons & Dragons' fantasy role-playing game, where it belong to a race of tentacled creatures.
Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, LiteratureBorne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial
alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *
gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [
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Grimhilde f Popular CultureVariant of
Grimhilt. This is the name often ascribed to the Queen in Disney's 'Snow White', although she is not actually named in the movie.
Grimlock m Popular CultureGrimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.
Grishnákh m LiteratureGrishnákh was an Uruk. He led a group of orcs under Sauron's dominion that joined Uglúk's Uruk troop on the plains of Rohan. Since Saruman bred his own strain or breed of Uruk-hai, Grishnákh and Ugúlk looked different... [
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Groot m Popular CultureMeans "large" in Dutch. This is the name of a fictional superhero in Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Guignier f Arthurian CycleA maiden married Sir Caradoc Briefbras, one of Arthur’s knights, in the First Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes’s Perceval.
Guilin m LiteratureA character in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is from the fictional Sindarin language, possibly containing the name element
lind meaning "song".
Guinan f Popular CultureGuinan is a supporting character on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Guinever f Arthurian CycleVariant of Gwenivere, occasionally seen in original Arthurian works when speaking of Gwenivere, King Arthur's queen.
Guiron m Arthurian CycleGuiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.
Guizor m Arthurian CycleGuizor was killed by Artegall before the narration begins in "The Faerie Queene".
Gumball m Popular CultureFrom the kind of spherical candy. Also, from a fictional cartoon character, Gumball Watterson.
Gundolpho m LiteratureGundolpho Bolger was a hobbit of the Shire, and the patriarch of the Bolger family.
Guzma m Popular CultureFrom the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [
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Gwaine m Welsh, Arthurian CycleVariant of
Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
Gweir m Arthurian CycleAn Arthurian warrior named as one of the Three Enemy-Subduers of the Island of Britain and a “stubborn man” in the Welsh Triads.
Gwindor m LiteratureGwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.... [
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Gyburc f LiteratureIn medieval German literature, this is the name of a Saracen princess from the epic poem
Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). Her name was originally
Arabel, but she changed it to Gyburc after converting to Christianity.... [
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Gynecia f LiteratureFrom the archaic English adjective
gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή
(gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of
Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [
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Hador m LiteratureMeans "thrower of spears" in Noldorin. This was the name of the leader of the House of Hador in Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'. He was the grandfather of
Húrin and the great-grandfather of
Turin... [
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Haegon m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the series, Haegon Blackfyre is the third of the Blackfyre claimants to the throne of Westeros.
Hagrid m LiteratureInvented by J.K. Rowling for the surname of a character in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, from an English slang term for looking exhausted and unwell, related to
haggard.
Haki m LiteratureUsed in Eiríks Saga Rauða, probably written sometime before 1265. ... [
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Haku m & f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom the Japanese kanji 白 (
haku) meaning "white" or 伯 (
haku) meaning "count; eldest brother; chief official" or 魄 (
haku) meaning "soul".... [
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Haldir m LiteratureA character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. An Elf of Lothlorien, Haldir is the one who guides the Fellowship through the forest and brings them before Galadriel and Celeborn.
Halfred m LiteratureHalfred of Overhill was a Hobbit of the Shire and a member of the Gamgee family.
Halinor f Popular CulturePossibly 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.
Halrloprillalar f LiteratureHalrloprillalar (
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.
Halt m Popular CultureA name created by John Flanagan for his series 'Ranger's Apprentice' in which Halt is an old Ranger who takes on an apprentice.
Hamal m AstronomyDerived from the Arabic راس الحمل (
rās al-ħamal) meaning "head of the ram". The brightest star in the Aries constellation.
Hanji f LiteratureThis is the name of a character in the Japanese manga series 'Attack on Titan'.
Harambe m Popular Culture, PetThe name of a western lowland gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May 2016. He was named for Rita Marley's song "Harambe" (1988), which was taken from Swahili
harambee meaning "communal labour" or "pull together".
Hareton m LiteraturePerhaps from an English place name meaning "hare town", but possibly a name invented by Emily Brontë for a character in her novel 'Wuthering Heights' (1847).
Harfang m LiteratureFrom a name of the snowy owl, originally Swedish
harfång, which means "hare-catcher" from
har(e) "hare" and
fånga "to catch". It occurs briefly in the 'Harry Potter' series belonging to a pure-blood wizard (Harfang Longbottom) and in 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series (in the sixth book, 'The Silver Chair') as the name of a city of giants ("the great city of the far northern giants (the civilized ones)").
Harleen f Popular Culture, English (Rare)A fictional name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the popular cartoon series
Batman: The Animated Series. The name was given to a new character, Dr. Harleen Quinzel "Harley Quinn" (first appearing in 1992), as a play on the word
harlequin, referring to her manner of dress, that of a traditional harlequin jester, a theme meant to reference that of her partner-in-crime, Batman's arch-nemesis Joker... [
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Haruhi f & m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name can be used to combine 晴 (sei, ha.re, haru) meaning "clear up," 陽 (you, hi) meaning "positive, sunshine, yang principle," 春 (shun, haru) meaning "spring(time)" or 遥 (you, haru.ka) meaning "distant" with 日 (jitsu, nichi, -ka, hi, -bi) meaning "day, sun," 妃 (hi, kisaki, ki) meaning "empress, queen" or 姫 (ki, hime, hime-) meaning "princess" (the last two kanji used for girls).... [
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Hathin f LiteratureUsed in the book Gullstruck Island as the name of the protagonist.
Hatsumomo f Literature, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 初
(hatsu) meaning "first, new" combined with 桃
(momo) meaning "peach," as borne by the fictional character Hatsumomo in the 1997 book 'Memoirs of a Geisha' by Arthur Golden and its 2005 movie adaptation.
Hawkeye m & f English, Popular CultureFrom the English words "
Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [
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Haymitch m LiteratureInvented by author Suzanne Collins for her 'Hunger Games' novels and used as the first name of Haymitch Abernathy, mentor to main protagonist Katniss Everdeen. It may be an alteration of
Hamish, influenced by
Mitch.
Heathcliff m English, LiteratureCombination of
Heath and
Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel
Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named
Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called
Heathcliff... [
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Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), LiteratureRefers 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).
Heihachi m Japanese, Popular CultureThis name is used to combine 平 (hyou, byou, hei) meaning "flat" or 兵 (hyou, hei, tsuwamono) meaning "army, soldier" with 八 (hachi, ya, ya'.tsu, ya.tsu, you) meaning "eight."... [
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Hekja f Old Norse, LiteratureAppears in
Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [
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Hela f Popular CultureAn alternate form of
Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
Helaena f LiteraturePossibly a spelling variant of
Helena. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon", Helaena Targaryen is the queen consort of Westeros to her brother, Aegon II, during his reign which is disputed by their older half-sister Rhaenyra.
Helaés f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureHelaes was an orphan, the Countess of Limos, the sister of one Clapor le Riche and the niece of one Meleager le Rous, a sister or cousin of the Damoisele à la Harpe, and also unmarried and a determined lover of Sir Gawaine... [
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Helain m Arthurian CycleOne of the two peasant brothers who were protégés of King Armant of the Delectable Isle and the Red City. They treacherously killed the king and seized his kingdom. Palamedes killed Helain and avenged King Armant’s death.
Helaius m Arthurian CycleNephew of Joseph of Arimathea and ancestor of Arthur on the maternal side, according to the pedigree of John of Glastonbury.
Heleyne f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
Helior m Arthurian CycleA knight who abducted the wife of Sir Daguenet (Dagonet), Arthur’s fool. Daguenet eventually killed him.
Hellawes f Arthurian CycleProbably a variant of
Helewise. It occurs in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight... [
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Help m LiteratureFrom the English word
help, which is both a noun meaning "succour, assistance" and a verb meaning "to support, to do good to"; in Middle English
help also meant "assistant, helper". This is the name of a man in the First Part of
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Helpherich m Arthurian CycleA king who, allied with King Ekunaver of Kanadic, went to war with Arthur. Ekunaver was defeated by Garel, and Helpherich was given a seat at the Round Table.
Helsin f LiteratureThe title figure of the children's novel 'Helsin Apelsin und der Spinner' by Stefanie Höfler.... [
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Helva f LiteratureIn John Greenleaf Whittier's poem 'Kallundborg Church' (1865), 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... [
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Hendor m LiteratureA fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien, Hendor was a house-carle and servant of Idril Celebrindal during the First Age. It is told that Hendor carried Eärendil, when he was a child, to safety amid the Fall of Gondolin when they, Tuor, and others were assailed by wolf-riders.
Hermenor m Arthurian CycleA knight slain by Guiron the Courteous at the Levegnic tournament. His brother, Hector the Noble, was also killed by Guiron.
Hermind m Arthurian CycleThe brother of King Hermance of the Red City, Hermind fought Sir Palomides for the right of avenging Hermance’s death, but yielded to Palomides as the better warrior.... [
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Herne m Literature, FolkloreHerne the Hunter is a ghost first mentioned in Shakespeare's play "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
Herzeleide f German, Literature, TheatreFrom the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache".
Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance
Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [
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Heurodis f LiteratureMedieval English form of
Eurydice. This form was used in the 13th-century poem 'Sir Orfeo', a retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.
Heuxos m LiteratureThe son of Tiriel in William Blake's narrative poem, "Tiriel".
Hibiya m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureThis name is used as 響也 with 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate" and 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (classical form)."... [
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Hidan m Popular CultureFrom Japanese 飛 (
hi) meaning "to fly, rapid, overhead" and 段 (
dan) meaning "grade, rank, step". Hidan is an antagonist from the manga and anime series 'Naruto'.
Hiiragi f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular CultureFrom 柊
(hiiragi), referring to the flowering plant known variously as 'holly osmanthus', 'holly olive', or 'false holly', derived from a combination of stem
hiira, something that is throbbing or aching (in reference to its thorny and prickly leaves), and 木
(ki) meaning "tree."... [
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Hinagiku f Japanese, Popular CultureThis is the name of a main character in the
Wedding Peach manga and TV series, one of the most popular animes released in the mid-90s. In her case it is spelled 珠野, which combines 珠 meaning "pearl, gem, jewel" with 野 meaning "plains, field, life"... [
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Hinaichigo f Popular CultureCombination of 雛
(hina) meaning "doll; chick, young bird" and 苺
(ichigo) meaning "strawberry," used on a character in the manga and anime television series 'Rozen Maiden'.... [
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Hindley m LiteratureFirst name of Hindley Earnshaw, a character in Emily Bronte's classic novel, Wuthering Heights.
Hinoka f Popular CultureDerived from the name of the Hinoki cypress, a species of tree which is considered sacred in various parts of Japan. This name is borne by a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Fates.
Hiril f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the word
hiril meaning "lady" in the fictional Sindarin language.
Hogun m Popular CultureHogun the Grim is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers and supporting cast of Thor in the Marvel Universe.