First Names starting with “H”
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Popular first names starting with “H”
First Names starting with “H”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herakleios | m | Greek | The name Herakleios (Ἡράκλειος) comes from Greek and is derived from the ancient Greek … |
| Herakles | m | Greek | The name Herakles, or Hēraklês (Ἡρακλῆς), is a well-established Greek first name with … |
| Herald | m | Herald is a masculine form of the name derived from Herold and traces back to the old G… | |
| Herb | m | English | Herb is derived from Herbert, a variant of the name Heribert, which goes back to the Ge… |
| Herbald | m | Herbald is a traditional, two-part masculine first name that means 'the bold warrior' | |
| Herbert | m | Herbert means 'the shining one in the army' or 'the famous warrior' | |
| Herbert-Egon | m | Herbert-Egon is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Egon ("… | |
| Herbert-Ernst | m | Herbert-Ernst is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Ernst … | |
| Herbert-Günther | m | Herbert-Günther is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Günt… | |
| Herbert-Hans | m | Herbert-Hans is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Hans ("… | |
| Herbert-Heinrich | m | Herbert-Heinrich is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Hei… | |
| Herbert-Heinz | m | Herbert-Heinz is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Heinz … | |
| Herbert-Hermann | m | Herbert-Hermann is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Herm… | |
| Herbert-Magnus | m | Herbert-Magnus is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Magnu… | |
| Herbert-Mario | m | Herbert-Mario is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Mario … | |
| Herbert-Paul | m | Herbert-Paul is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Paul ("… | |
| Herbert-Raimund | m | Herbert-Raimund is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Raim… | |
| Herbert-Vitus | m | Herbert-Vitus is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Vitus … | |
| Herberta | f | Herberta is a less common female form of Herbert, meaning 'the famous warrior' or 'the … | |
| Herbie | m | English | Herbie, a masculine name, originates as the English short form of Herbert |
| Herborg | f | Danish | Herborg is a Nordic form of the Old High German name Herburg, which has its origin in H… |
| Hercli | m | Hercli is a Romansh form of the name Hercules, which originates from Latin and the Anci… | |
| Hercule | m | French | Hercule is the French variant of the Ancient Greek name Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς) |
| Herdina | f | Danish | Herdina is a female first name whose origin lies in the Old High German language area |
| Herdis | f | Scandinavian | Herdis is a newer variant of the old Nordic name Herdís |
| Herena | f | Latin | The name Herena has a fascinating origin, composed of Ancient Greek and Latin elements |
| Hereweald | m | The name Hereweald comes from Old High German and is composed of the words 'heri' and '… | |
| Hereweard | f | Origin unknown | |
| Hergard | f | Hergard is an Old German female name that means "the one who protects the army," "the o… | |
| Hergen | m | Hergen is a Frisian and Dutch diminutive form that refers to names starting with 'Her-'… | |
| Hergrund | f | The name Hergrund has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the elements 'heri… | |
| Heribert | m | Heribert is a male first name that translates to 'the shining one in the army' or 'the … | |
| Herine | f | The meaning of the name is of Armenian origin | |
| Heriolf | m | derived from Old High German heri, meaning army, and wolf, meaning wolf | |
| Herish | m | Sanskrit | The name Herish, a variant of the Indian Harish, is derived from Harisha (हरीश) and lit… |
| Herkko | m | Finnish | The name has its roots in Finnish |
| Herko | m | The name Herko comes from the Low German and Frisian language and is a shortened form o… | |
| Herkules | m | Polish | The name Herkules is a form of Hercules, a Latin derivation of the ancient Greek Herakl… |
| Herlinde | f | The name Herlinde is a historical German name for women and is translated with the mean… | |
| Herlindis | f | The name Herlindis is a Latinized variant of the Old High German name Herlinde and stan… | |
| Herlof | m | Herlof is an Old High German first name, meaning 'the army wolf' | |
| Herluf | m | Herluf is a male first name of Old High German origin, meaning 'the army wolf' | |
| Herma | f | The name Herma has its roots in the ancient German name Hermann | |
| Herman | m | Danish | Herman is the international form of the traditional German name Hermann and means 'the … |
| Hermandine | f | The name Hermandine, as a feminine derivative of Hermann or Herman, consists of the Old… | |
| Hermann | m | Hermann is a historically grown German first name meaning 'the army man' or 'the war le… | |
| Hermann-Dieter | m | Hermann-Dieter is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Dieter ("the rul… | |
| Hermann-Ernst | m | Hermann-Ernst is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Ernst ("the serio… | |
| Hermann-Friedrich | m | Hermann-Friedrich is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Friedrich ("t… | |
| Hermann-Gregor | m | Hermann-Gregor is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Gregor ("the wat… | |
| Hermann-Heinrich | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Hermann-Heinz | m | Hermann-Heinz is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Heinz ("the maste… | |
| Hermann-Joachim | m | Hermann-Joachim is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Joachim ("God w… | |
| Hermann-Johann | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Hermann-Joseph | m | Hermann-Joseph is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Joseph ("God may… | |
| Hermann-Jürgen | m | Hermann-Jürgen is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Jürgen ("the far… | |
| Hermann-Michael | m | Hermann-Michael is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Michael ("Who i… | |
| Hermann-Ralf | m | Hermann-Ralf is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Ralf ("the counsel… | |
| Hermann-Rudolf | m | Currently, there are no details available regarding the meaning | |
| Hermann-Theodor | m | Hermann-Theodor is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Theodor ("gift … | |
| Hermann-Thomas | m | Hermann-Thomas is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Thomas ("the twin") | |
| Hermela | f | Hebrew | The name Hermela is a girl's name of Hebrew origin |
| Hermelina | f | The name Hermelina is a rare girl's name, whose origin and exact meaning are unclear | |
| Hermen | m | Dutch | Hermen is a masculine designation that is regarded as a North German and Dutch variant … |
| Hermengild | m | Hermengild is a male variant of the name Hermingild and originates from the Visigothic … | |
| Hermengilde | m | Hermengilde, as a variant of Hermenegild, has its roots in the Visigothic Erminigild | |
| Hermes | m | Greek | The first name Hermes (Ἑρμῆς) originally comes from Greek mythology |
| Hermesinda | f | Hermesinda is a girl's name that originates from ancient Greek | |
| Hermia | f | English | Hermia represents the feminine form of Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mytho… |
| Hermin | m | Dutch | The first name Hermin, a modern Dutch form of Hermann, is interpreted as "the man of th… |
| Hermina | f | Dutch | As the old German form of Hermine, Hermina stands for 'the warrior woman' or 'the femal… |
| Herminafried | m | The name Herminafried is a boy's name composed of Old High German words | |
| Hermine | f | Hermine represents the feminine form of the historical name Hermann and is composed of … | |
| Hermine-Gertrude | f | Hermine-Gertrude is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Gertrude ("th… | |
| Hermine-Marie | f | Hermine-Marie is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Marie ("the belo… | |
| Hermine-Sabine | f | Hermine-Sabine is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Sabine ("the Sa… | |
| Herminia | f | The name Herminia is a modified form of Hermanna, which in turn is a female variant of … | |
| Hermio | m | The name Hermio means 'the army man' or 'the war leader' | |
| Hermione | f | Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη) is a female first name from Greek mythology | |
| Hermo | m | Hermo is a short form of the Old German name Hermann, which means 'the army man' or 'th… | |
| Hermon | m | Hermon is an English variation of Herman, which originates from the German name Hermann | |
| Hermour | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Hernan | m | Spanish | The name Hernan (Hernán) is a short form of the Spanish Hernando, which is derived from… |
| Hernando | m | Hernando is a medieval Spanish derivation of the name Fernando, which was particularly … | |
| Hero | f | Greek | The name Hero (Ἡρώ) comes from Greek mythology and is linked to a tragic love story in … |
| Herodes | m | Latin | Herodes (Heródes) is a male first name that is considered a Latin variant of the biblic… |
| Herold | m | Herold is a masculine name form that originates from Old High German | |
| Herolind | m | Herolind is a boy's name of Albanian origin, formed from the terms hero for 'hero' and … | |
| Herolinda | f | Herolinda is the feminine form of the Albanian name Herolind | |
| Heron | m | French | Heron (Ἥρων) is a masculine first name of ancient Greek origin |
| Herrad | f | Herrad is a feminine name of Old High German origin and carries the meaning 'the adviso… | |
| Herrad-Ulrike | f | Herrad-Ulrike is a double name combining Herrad ("the advisor of the army") and Ulrike … | |
| Herrick | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Herrmann-Dieter | m | Origin uncertain | |
| Herrmann-Josef | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Herron | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Herschel | m | Hebrew | The name Herschel comes from Yiddish and can be literally translated as "the deer" or "… |
| Hershel | m | American | Hershel is a variant of Herschel ("the deer") |
| Herta | f | The name Herta derives from the Germanic deity Nerthus, who is genderless and associate… | |
| Herta-Gertrud | f | Herta-Gertrud is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Gertrud ("the … |