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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.
Hartger m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic element hart meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy" combined with ger meaning "spear"... [more]
Harueko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 恵 (e) meaning "blessing" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other kanji combinations.
Harukako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Harukaze m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 春風 (harukaze) meaning "spring breeze."... [more]
Harumiko f Japanese (Rare)
From 榛 (haru, shin) meaning "hazelnut, Asian hazel", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, first sign of the Chinese zodiac, sign of the rat". This name can also be comprised of other combinations of kanji.
Harunako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" or 榛 (haru) meaning "hazelnut", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 名 (na) meaning "name" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Haruru f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晴 (haruru) meaning "to clear up" or 春 (haru) "spring (season)" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.
Harveen f Indian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Parveen or a feminine form of Harvey
Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]
Hasko m German (Rare)
A diminutive of Hasso.
Hasoona f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hasoonah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hasouna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hassouna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hassuna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hassunah f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic حَسُّونَة (ḥassūnah) meaning "beautiful".
Hasuna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hasuna f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing" combined with 澄 (su) meaning "clean; pure" and 那 (na), a phonetic character. Alternatively, it may be from 羽 (ha), 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", or 遙 (ha) meaning "distant; far away" combined with 砂 (suna) or 沙 (suna), both meaning "sand"... [more]
Hasunah f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hatasu m Japanese (Rare)
From 果 (hatasu) meaning "fruit, reward, end, finish, succeed, to accomplish, achieve, carry out, fulfill, realize, execute, perform, do completely or entirely".
Hathagat m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Possibly derived from haþu "battle, combat" and gaut "Geat". This was the name of an early Saxon leader considered the founding father of Saxony.
Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.
Hati m & f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare), Finnish, Old Norse
Means "despiser, hater". In Norse mythology Hati is a wolf who pursues the moon. He is the son of Hróðvitnir (another name for Fenrir), the father of Hrímgarðr, and the brother of Skǫll, who pursues the sun.
Hatidzse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian phonetic transciption of Khadija.
Hatley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hatley, likely popularized by other names ending in lee.
Hatsukazu m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, original, beginning" combined with 一 (kazu) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are usable.
Hatsuyuki m Japanese (Rare)
Combination of 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, new" and 雪 (yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Hatun f Turkish (Rare)
Means "lady, woman" in Turkish.
Haug m East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic), Upper German
Frisian and Upper German form of Hugo as well as a short form of other Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element.... [more]
Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.
Hauk m & f East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element, such as Hugubert. Also compare Haug, which this name could be considered to be a variant form of.
Hauksteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse haukr "hawk" and steinn "stone". Also compare Haukur.
Haulwyn m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh elements haul meaning "sun" and gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed."
Haviland f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haviland.
Havoc m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word havoc.
Havryila f Ukrainian (Rare)
Feminine form of Havryil.
Havu m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "fresh sprig or small branch of a coniferous tree" or "needle of a coniferous tree".
Hawaii f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin. ... [more]
Hax m German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Haxhije f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Haxhi.
Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H
Hayaa f Arabic (Rare)
From Arabic حياء (ḥayāʾ) meaning "decency, modesty, bashfulness".
Hayabusa m Japanese (Rare)
From 隼 (hayabusa), referring to the peregrine falcon.... [more]
Haydelis f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Aideliz, or an elaboration of Haydée.
Haye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Haie. A known Dutch bearer of this name is the author Haye van der Heyden (b. 1957).
Hayes f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine nickname for Hayley.
Ha-ye-seul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the first syllable of Haneul and Ye-seul.
Hayeslee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hayes and Lee, or a variant of Haisley.
Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.
Haykal m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "temple, place of worship, altar" in Arabic.
Haylin f English (Rare, ?), American (Hispanic)
Rare variant of Hailyn or Halen. As a Hispanic name, it could be a variant of Aylín or Ailyn.
Haylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hayley and the popular name suffix lyn. This is borne by Haylynn Cohen (1980-), an American model.
Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.
Hazell f English (Rare)
Variant of Hazel. A notable bearer is English singer Hazell Dean (1952-).
Hazelnut m English (American, Rare)
Comes from the English word hazelnut meaning "a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel".
Hazelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Hazel using the popular name suffix lyn.
Hazen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen.
Hazret m Circassian, Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Persian حضرت (hazrat) meaning "holiness, excellency, majesty". A notable bearer is Hazret Sovmen (1937-), the second President of Adygea from 2002-2007.
Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.
Hearding m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Derived from the Old English element heard meaning "hard, strong, bold" combined with the name-forming suffix ing.
Heartlee f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley or a combination of Heart and Lee.
Heartley f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hartley influenced by the English word: Heart.
Heartsill m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heartsill, itself a variant of Hartsill.
Hebzeba f Hebrew (Arabized, Rare)
(my) (light) (is) (in) (her) (Hebrew) (Israel)
Hecke m German (Modern, Rare)
Low German short form of names containing the name element hag "enclosure".
Hectoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Hector.
Héda f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Hedvig.
Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".
Hedd m Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh hedd "peace".
Heddus f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh heddus "peaceful, pacific, tranquil".
Heddwen f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Heddwyn.
Hede m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant form of Hade.
Hede f & m Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish hede meaning "stamen".
Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.
Hedi m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "my echo" in Hebrew.
Hedí f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Hedi.
Hèdila f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hedyle.
Hedin m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Possibly a modern form of Heðinn.
Hedløy m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedly m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Hedløy, the Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedra f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Hedra "October". This is a recent coinage.
Hedser m West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of Hadegar. Also compare Hidser.
Hedsert m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Hedser. It is possible that this name could also be the West Frisian form of Hadard or Hadeward... [more]
Hedwiga f Prague German, Medieval Polish, Romanian (Rare)
Prague German form of Hedvika and older Polish form of Jadwiga.
Heeraamaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Heeramaan m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Heeraman m Hindi (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari हीरामान (see Hiraman).
Hee-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).
Hee-Ru f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).
Hefaistas m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Lithuanian form of Hephaistos (see Hephaestus).
Hehku m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "glow" in Finnish.
Heichal f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "hall", "shrine" or "temple" in Hebrew, it's quite rare name in Israel.
Heidelen f German (Rare)
A combination of Heide and Lene.
Heidelore f German (Modern, Rare)
A double form created from Heide and Lore 1.... [more]
Heidilyn f Various (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Heidi with the popular suffix lyn.
Heikedine f East Frisian, German (Rare)
An elaboration of the name Heike with the clearly feminine suffix -dine.... [more]
Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
Heiman m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of Heyman.
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heime m & f German (Rare, Archaic), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Short version of names with Heim- such as Heimbert or Heimtraut.... [more]
Heimeran m German (Rare)
Variant form of Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
Heimgard f German (Rare)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "home", and gard meaning "enclosure".
Heimhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".
Heimtraut f German (Rare)
Meaning "home" and "strength"... [more]
Heimtrud f German (Rare)
From the Germanic elements heim meaning "home" and thrud meaning "strength".
Heine m Brazilian, German (Rare, Archaic), Danish, Norwegian
German short form of Heinrich and other names beginning with Hein-.... [more]
Heini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element heim meaning "home", such as Heinrich (German) and Hendrik (Dutch).... [more]
Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Heiska m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Heinrich.
Heiter m German (Modern, Rare)
From the German word heiter "cheerful".
Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.
Heiðbjörg f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr meaning "bright, clear; honour, dignity" combined with bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Heiðbjörk f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and bjǫrk "birch tree".
Heiðmundur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse heiðr "bright, clear; honour" or heiðr "heath" combined with mundr "protection".
Heiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements heiðr "bright, clear; honour" and nýr "new".
Heiðrekur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Heiðrekr.
Heiwa f & m Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [more]
Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Heizela f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Hazel.
Hekewika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Hedwig.
Hekke m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Hecke.
Hekun f & m Chinese (Rare)
Combination of the names He and Kun
Heladia f Polish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Heladiusz and Galician feminine form of Heladio.
Helam m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Mormon
Derived from Hebrew חֵילָם (Helam), which is the name of a biblical town where king David and his army fought and won a battle against the army of the Syrian king Hadadezer... [more]
Helandrea f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian combination of Helene or Helga and Andrea 2.
Helemai f Estonian (Rare)
Combination of Hele and Mai 3.
Helén f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Helen as well as a Hungarian short form of Heléna.
Helenann f English (Rare)
Combination of Helen and Ann. It has been used since 1920.
Heleni f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Hebraized), Hebrew (Modern)
Brazilian variant of Helene and Hebrewized spelling of Helene. As a Hebrew name it was borne by Queen Helena of Adiabene who was a Queen of a Vassal state of the Parthian Empire and a convert to Judaism... [more]
Helenio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Helenius.
Helenius m Ancient Roman (Rare)
Variant of Helenus. This is the name of 3rd century AD Roman grammarian and commentator Helenius Acron.
Helenko m Croatian (Rare)
Masculine form of Helena.
Helenore f English (Rare), Literature
An elaboration of Helen or Elenore. Used by Scottish poet Alexander Ross (1699-1784) in Helenore, or the Fortunate Shepherdess, published in 1768.
Helgard f German (Rare)
Probably a blend of Helga with a name ending in -gard.... [more]
Helgarda f Polish (Rare)
Form of Helgard. Last year it was borne by 13 women in Poland.
Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.
Helgo m Estonian, Swedish (Latinized, Rare)
Estonian form and Swedish Latinization of Helge.
Helia f Greek Mythology, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Helios. This name was borne by one of the Heliades, daughters of the sun god Helios by Clymene the Oceanid and sisters of the ill-fated Phaethon... [more]
Heliantha f Dutch (Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Greek, from ‘Ηλιος (helios) "sun" and ανθος (anthos), "flower".
Helianthe f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from Hélianthe, the French name for Helianthus, which is a genus of plants. It is ultimately derived from Greek helianthos meaning "sun-flower", from Greek helios "sun" and anthos "flower".
Heliasz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Helios.
Helija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Helios.
Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).
Helinda f English (Rare)
Similar to the names "Belinda" and "Melinda".
Heliodor m Polish (Rare), Catalan
Polish and Catalan form of Heliodorus.
Heliodora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Heliodoro and Polish feminine form of Heliodor.
Heliotrope f English (Rare)
Refers to a flowering plant (Heliotropium) whose tiny flowers range from white to blue or purple, and by extension the color, a pink-purple tint, inspired by the flower. It is derived from the Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (helios) "sun" and τροπεῖν (tropein) "to turn", because of the belief that heliotrope flowers turned to face the direction of the sun.
Helja f Old Swedish, Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Originally an Old Swedish diminutive of Helga, Helena and other names beginning with the element Hel-. See also Heljä.
Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.
Helje f Estonian, Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Estonian and Finnish variant and Norwegian form of Helja.
Helje m Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal form of Helge.
Hella f Hungarian (Rare)
Short form of Heléna and, to a lesser degree, Helga. Occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Helle m West Frisian (Rare)
Frisian short form of names that contain the element hildr (such as Hildebrand) or heil (such as Heilbert).
Helleik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellenore f English (Rare), Literature
Borne by a character in Edmund Spenser's 1590 masterpiece, The Faerie Queene. ... [more]
Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Helen, with the popular suffix lynn at the end.
Helm m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Helm.
Helme m German (Rare)
Short form of Helmut.
Helmeri m Finnish (Rare)
A Finnish variant of Helmer.
Helmert m West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Helmer. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Helmert van der Flier (1827-1899) and the Dutch actor Helmert Woudenberg (1945-2023).
Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
Helmin m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).
Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."
Helna f Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Helena (compare Elna).
Heloïsa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Eloise.
Helvétia f French Creole (Rare)
French form of Helvetia. A notable bearer is Reunionese karateka Helvétia Taily (1999-).
Helvi f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish contraction of Hellevi.
Helvid' f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Helya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive of Anhelina, from Russian Gelya.
Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)
From the Hebrew חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.
Hemingway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hemingway.
Hemlock m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Theatre
Transferred use of the surname Hemlock. Hemlock Marreau is a fictional Francophone detective created by Robert Farrow who appeared in eleven plays (1991-2014).
Henar m & f Kurdish (Rare)
Derived from Kurdish hinar meaning "pomegranate".
Hendrietta f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Henrietta, used in Sweden as early as 1675 (predating Sweden's earliest documented usage of Henriette in 1729).
Heneage m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heneage.
Henerietta f English (Rare, Archaic), Literature
Variant of Henrietta, used in Somebody's Luggage by Charles Dickens.
Henfrid m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Heimfrid.
Hengan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Heng and An 1.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Hennessy f & m English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hennessy. It is the name of a brand of cognac (which is a type of brandy) that is frequently referenced in rap music lyrics.... [more]
Hennika f & m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Henny (compare Jannika, Annika and Ellika).
Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.
Henrick m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Swedish and Dutch variant of Henrik as well as a medieval Latvian variant of Hinrick.
Henrie m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.
Henriete f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Henriette.
Henrihs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Heinrich.
Henrikh m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Armenian and Georgian form of Henry.
Henriqueta f Portuguese (Rare), Galician
Portuguese and Galician feminine form of Henrique.