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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herta-Katharina | f | Herta-Katharina is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Katharina ("… | |
| Herta-Olivia | f | Greek | Herta-Olivia is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Olivia ("the ol… |
| Hertha | f | Hertha is derived from the gender-neutral deity Nerthus, mentioned in the writings of T… | |
| Hertha-Julia | f | Latin | Hertha-Julia is a double name combining Hertha ("the powerful one") and Julia ("the one… |
| Hertha-Maria | f | Aramaic | Hertha-Maria is a double name combining Hertha ("the powerful one") and Maria ("the bel… |
| Hertrud | f | The name Hertrud is a historical German girl's name that can be interpreted as 'the str… | |
| Hertwig | m | Hertwig is a variant of the old German name Hartwig, which means 'the determined fighte… | |
| Hertwiga | f | Hertwiga is an Old German first name that is regarded as the feminine variant of Hertwig | |
| Herve | m | Breton | The name Herve (Hervé) has its origins in the Breton and French languages and is a vari… |
| Herwald | m | The name Herwald is an ancient German name for boys that means 'the army leader' or 'th… | |
| Herward | m | Herward is a two-part first name of Old High German origin, meaning 'the guardian of th… | |
| Herwarth | m | The Old High German name Herwarth carries the meaning "the guardian of the army." It is… | |
| Herwig | m | The name Herwig is an old German first name that means "the army fighter," "the one who… | |
| Herwin | m | Herwin is a historical two-part first name formed from the Old High German terms heri, … | |
| Herzeleide | f | The name Herzeleide originates from Middle High German and is composed of the words 'he… | |
| Herzeline | f | The name Herzeline has its origin in the German word for heart and is a modified form o… | |
| Herzl | m | The name Herzl originates from Yiddish and is derived from Heinrich | |
| Hese | m | Finnish | The name Hese, a masculine first name, is a Finnish pet form of Heinrich, which in turn… |
| Hesekiel | m | Finnish | Hesekiel, a male first name of biblical origin, translates to 'God makes strong' or 'Go… |
| Heshmat | m | Arabic | The name Heshmat, which has its origins in Persian and Arabic, is derived from Hishmat … |
| Hesho | f | The name has its roots in Iranian | |
| Hesiod | m | The name Hesiod originates from Ancient Greek and is made up of the words 'hesi', meani… | |
| Hesione | f | Greek | The name Hesione has Greek roots that can be traced back to a word composition |
| Heske | f | Heske is a Frisian short form for feminine first names that begin with 'Heri-.' The nam… | |
| Hesna | f | Arabic | Hesna is a variant of the Arabic first names Hasna and Hasana and is derived from the M… |
| Hessa | f | Hessa is considered the female variant of Hasso | |
| Hessam | m | Arabic | Hessam is the Persian-Iranian form of the Arabic Husam |
| Hester | f | English | Hester is regarded as a Latin derivative of the Persian name Esther, which is especiall… |
| Hestia | f | Greek | The name Hestia (Ἑστία) comes from Greek mythology and means 'the hearth' or 'the firep… |
| Heston | m | Scottish | Heston stands for: the one originating from Heston |
| Heta | f | As a girl's name, Heta is a Finnish diminutive of Hedwig and originally derives from th… | |
| Hetav | f | sun | |
| Hetem | m | The name Hetem has Albanian roots, although the exact composition of the words has not … | |
| Hetta | f | Finnish | The name Hetta is a Finnish short form of Hedwig and is derived from Haduwig |
| Hetty | f | Hetty, also known as Hetti, is an old diminutive of the name Hedwig, which in turn deri… | |
| Heudelinde | f | Heudelinde is a modified form of the name Adelinde, which in turn is derived from the o… | |
| Heval | f | Heval, a name from the Kurdish region, carries the meanings 'friend', 'companion', and … | |
| Hevan | m | The name Hevan has English roots and translates to 'the sky' | |
| Hevi | f | The name Hevi, in the Kurdish language Hêvî, stands for 'the hope' or 'the hopeful one'… | |
| Hevidar | f | Hevidar is a girl's name that originates from the Kurdish language | |
| Hevin | f | Hevin, a girl's name from Kurdish, means 'the wish' or 'the hope' | |
| Hêvîndar | f | The name Hêvîndar is a girl's name that originates from the Kurdish language | |
| Hevron | m | Biblical | Hevron is an Israeli variation of the biblical name Hebron and stands for 'the Connector' |
| Hewad | m | Hewad is a boy's name from Afghanistan and can be directly translated as 'the home.' It… | |
| Hewi | f | Hewi is a girl's name that is presumably derived from Hevi and means "the hopeful one."… | |
| Heye | m | Heye is a masculine first name whose meaning is 'the keeper' or 'the protector of the g… | |
| Heylie | f | Heylie is a modified form of the name Hayley and is directly translated as 'the hay mea… | |
| Heyman | m | The first name Heyman, as a Dutch form of Hagiman, has its origins in Old High German a… | |
| Heymann | m | Heymann, a male first name, is a variant of Heyman and carries the meaning 'the man of … | |
| Heynrich | m | The name Heynrich is an alternative spelling of Heinrich, which is considered a Saxon d… | |
| Heyo | m | Heyo is considered a form of the name Heio, which traces back to the ancient German ori… | |
| Hezal | f | Arabic | Hezal is considered the Kurdish form of the name Ghazal |
| Hezan | m | Hezan is a Kurdish name that means 'the powerful,' 'the strong,' or 'the mighty.' It is… | |
| Hiam | f | Arabic | Hiam (هيام) is an Arabic girl's name that translates into English as "the love-stricken… |
| Hias | m | Hebrew | The name Hias originates as an Upper German short form of Matthias and carries the mean… |
| Hiawatha | m | He brings rivers to flow | |
| Hiba | f | Arabic | The name Hiba, which is also considered an Islamic name, is a short form of Hibatullah,… |
| Hibah | f | Arabic | Hibah is a Muslim girl's name that is considered an alternative spelling of Hiba |
| Hibari | f | Japanese | Hibari, a feminine first name, is interpreted in Japanese as hibari (雲雀) and means 'the… |
| Hibiki | m | Japanese | Hibiki (響) is a unisex name from Japan, whose meaning can be literally translated as 't… |
| Hicham | m | Arabic | Hicham (Arabic هشام) is a male first name that means 'the Generous' |
| Hicran | f | Arabic | Hicran is a Turkish girl's name with Arabic origins |
| Hicret | f | Arabic | The name Hicret literally means 'to go' or 'to avoid' and refers contextually to leavin… |
| Hidan | m | Japanese | The name Hidan is a Japanese first name for men |
| Hidayet | m | Arabic | Hidayet represents the Turkish variant of the Arabic Hidayat |
| Hidde | u | The name Hidde is used as a Frisian and Dutch short form for various names that start w… | |
| Hiddekel | f | Hebrew | Hiddekel is a girl's name with Hebrew roots |
| Hideki | m | Japanese | Hideki, a male first name from Japan, is composed of the terms hide (秀) for 'excellent'… |
| Hidelinde | f | The name Hidelinde has its roots in Old High German and means roughly 'the gentle warri… | |
| Hidemi | f | Japanese | The first name Hidemi means 'striking beauty' and is a unisex name of Japanese origin |
| Hideo | m | Japanese | The name Hideo is a male first name that means 'excellent man' or 'excellent son.' It o… |
| Hideyoshi | m | Japanese | Hideyoshi, a Japanese boy's name, can be freely interpreted as 'great luck' |
| Hidir | m | Arabic | Hidir (Hıdır) is the Turkish form of the Arabic name al-Chidr |
| Hien | f | Hien is a name commonly used in Vietnam for both girls and boys | |
| Hiep | m | Hiep (Hiệp) is a boy's name of Vietnamese origin | |
| Hieronim | m | The name Hieronim indicates the meaning 'holy being' | |
| Hieronymus | m | The name Hieronymus is the Latinized form of the ancient Greek name Hīerṓnumos (Ῑ̔ερώνυ… | |
| Hikari | f | Japanese | The name Hikari is both a female and a male first name of Japanese origin, meaning 'the… |
| Hikaru | u | Japanese | The name Hikaru, which is common for both men and women, originates from Japan and has … |
| Hikmat | m | Arabic | The name Hikmat stands for the meaning 'wisdom' |
| Hikmet | m | Arabic | Hikmet is the Turkish variant of the Arabic name Hikmat and literally means 'the wisdom… |
| Hikmete | f | Arabic | The girl's name Hikmete has Arabic roots, with the exact meaning from the word composit… |
| Hiko | m | Japanese | The name Hiko (彦) stands for 'young man' or 'the prince' in Japanese |
| Hila | f | Hebrew | The name Hila, female gender, has its roots in Hebrew, where hilá (הִלָּה) translates t… |
| Hilal | u | Arabic | Hilal is often used as a girl's name in Turkish, while it is predominantly a boy's name… |
| Hilar | m | Latin | The first name Hilar originates from the Croatian language and also appears in Hungaria… |
| Hilaria | f | Latin | Hilaria is the feminine variant of Hilarius and carries the meanings "the Cheerful" and… |
| Hilarie | f | Latin | Hilarie is a modified form of Hilary, a feminine variant of the Latin Hilarius |
| Hilarius | m | Latin | The name Hilarius stands for 'the cheerful' or 'the delighted' and also originates from… |
| Hilary | f | Latin | The name Hilary, translated into German as "die Heitere" and "die Fröhliche," is a medi… |
| Hilbert | m | Hilbert is a male first name that is considered a modern variant of Hildebert | |
| Hilbrecht | m | Hilbrecht is a newer variant of the name Hildebert | |
| Hilda | f | The feminine first name Hilda is a short form of names that start with the element 'Hil… | |
| Hilda-Babette | f | Hilda-Babette is a double name combining Hilda ("the fighter") and Babette ("God is ful… | |
| Hilda-Marianne | f | Hilda-Marianne is a double name combining Hilda ("the fighter") and Marianne ("the relu… | |
| Hildburg | f | The name Hildburg has its roots in Old High German and means something like 'the protec… | |
| Hilde | f | Dutch | Hilde is an independent female first name that also serves as a short form for various … |
| Hilde-Anna | f | Hilde-Anna is a double name combining Hilde ("the fighter") and Anna ("God is gracious") | |
| Hilde-Charlotte | f | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Hilde-Elisabeth | f | Hilde-Elisabeth is a double name combining Hilde ("the fighter") and Elisabeth ("God is… |