Names starting with H

From Sino-Vietnamese 河 (hà) meaning "river".

Variant of Håkon.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حامد (see Hamid 2).

Latin form of Habakkuk used in some editions of the Vulgate.

From the Hebrew name חֲבַקּוּק (Ḥavaqquq), probably derived from the root חָבַק (ḥavaq) meaning "embrace" [1]. In the Old Testament, this is one of...

Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic.

Feminine form of Habib.

Means "friend of Allah", from Arabic حبيب (ḥabīb) meaning "friend" combined with الله (Allah).

Turkish form of Hagar.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 八郎 (see Hachirō).

From Japanese 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son". Traditionally given to the eighth son. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 八郎 (see Hachirō).

Kurdish form of Haji.

Turkish form of Haji.

Derived from a Semitic root meaning "thunder". Hadad was a Western Semitic (Levantine) deity of thunder and storms, frequently called Ba'al. He was...

Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

Modern Hebrew form of Hadassah.

Hebrew form of Hadassah, as well as the standard spelling in Portuguese and German.

From Hebrew הֲדַס (haḏas) meaning "myrtle tree". In the Old Testament, this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.

Alternate transcription of Arabic هديل (see Hadil).

From Greek Ἅιδης (Haides), derived from ἀϊδής (aides) meaning "unseen". In Greek mythology, Hades was the god of the underworld, a realm that also...

Germanic name derived from the elements hadu meaning "battle, combat" and wit meaning "wide".

Old German form of Hedwig.

Dutch variant of Hedwig.

Means "leader, guide" in Arabic, from the root هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide". In Islamic tradition, الهادي (al-Hādī) is one of...

Means "gift" in Arabic, ultimately a derivative of هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide".

Feminine form of Hadi.

Kyrgyz form of Khadija, as well as an alternate transcription of Uzbek Хадича (see Xadicha).

Swahili form of Khadija.

Indonesian form of Khadija.

Means "cooing (of a pigeon)" in Arabic.

Kazakh form of Khadija.

Alternate transcription of Arabic هديّة (see Hadia 1) or هادية (see Hadia 2).

Turkish feminine form of Hadi.

Alternate transcription of Arabic هديّة (see Hadia 1).

Hausa form of Khadija.

Hausa variant form of Khadija.

Variant of Hadley.

Derived from an English surname originating from a place name that meant "heather field" in Old English.

From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, meaning "from Hadria" in Latin. Hadria was the name of two Roman settlements. The first (modern Adria) is in...

Feminine form of Hadrianus.

Original Latin form of Hadrian.

French variant form of Adrian.

Old German name derived from the elements hadu "battle" and beraht "bright".

Alternate transcription of Arabic هديّة (see Hadia 1) or هادية (see Hadia 2).

Variant of Hayden.

Breton form of Harvey.

From Sino-Korean 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity". Other hanja character combinations...

Means "summer" in Welsh.

Derived from Old Norse haf "sea, ocean" and dís "goddess".

Alternate transcription of Arabic حفيظ (see Hafiz), as well as the Urdu form of Hafiz.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حافظ (see Hafiz).

Means "preserver, guardian, keeper" in Arabic, a derivative of حفظ (ḥafiẓa) meaning "to preserve, to protect". This transcription covers two related...

Means "gathering" in Arabic. This was borne by the daughter of Umar, the second caliph, and a wife of Muhammad. It was also the name of the...

Alternate transcription of Arabic حفصة (see Hafsa).

Hausa form of Hafsa.

Hausa form of Hafsa.

Alternate transcription of Arabic حفصة (see Hafsa).

Means "locust" in Hebrew. This is a minor character in the Old Testament.