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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilde-Gardi | f | There is currently no information available about the meaning | |
| Hilde-Lore | f | Hilde-Lore is a double name combining Hilde ("the fighter") and Lore ("the Other") | |
| Hilde-Rose | f | Hilde-Rose is a double name combining Hilde ("the fighter") and Rose ("the rose") | |
| Hildeberta | f | The name Hildeberta represents a feminine derivation of Hildebert | |
| Hildebrand | m | The name Hildebrand has its roots in ancient Germanic and means something like 'the swo… | |
| Hildebrecht | m | Hildebrecht is regarded as a form of the historical German name Hildebert | |
| Hildeburg | f | The name Hildeburg has its roots in Old High German and consists of the elements 'hiltj… | |
| Hildefons | m | Hildefons is an ancient Germanic name that consists of the two Old High German elements… | |
| Hildegard | f | Hildegard is an ancient German girl's name meaning "the battle-protecting one", "the on… | |
| Hildegard-Ilse | f | Hildegard-Ilse is a double name combining Hildegard ("the warrior protector") and Ilse … | |
| Hildegarda | f | Slavic | Hildegarda is a West Slavic, particularly Polish variant of the original German name Hi… |
| Hildegart | f | Hildegart represents a variant of the historical German name Hildegard and carries the … | |
| Hildeger | m | Hildeger is a traditional German boy's name, meaning 'the spear fighter', 'the warrior … | |
| Hildegerd | f | Danish | Hildegerd is a Danish and Norwegian derivation of the traditional German name Hildegard |
| Hildegrim | f | Hildegrim is a historical German first name for women, while the Norse equivalent is Hi… | |
| Hildegund | f | Hildegund is a historical German first name that means 'the combative warrior woman' or… | |
| Hildegunde | f | The designation Hildegunde can be understood as a newer form of the old name Hildigund | |
| Hildelies | f | Biblical | Hildelies is a female first name that originated from the combination of the names Hild… |
| Hildelinde | f | The name Hildelinde represents a combination of the strength of battle and gentleness, … | |
| Hildemar | m | Hildemar refers to a masculine first name whose meaning is "the famous warrior." It is … | |
| Hildemund | m | The historical German first name Hildemund carries the meaning "the one who protects (t… | |
| Hildemut | f | The name Hildemut, a feminine variant of the old German Hildimod, is interpreted as 'th… | |
| Hilderun | f | Hilderun is a female name that can be interpreted as 'the mysterious warrior', 'the war… | |
| Hildewart | m | The first name Hildewart comes from Old High German and is composed of two elements: hi… | |
| Hildewin | m | Hildewin is a variant of the Germanic name Hildwin and means 'the combative friend' or … | |
| Hildgard | f | Hildgard is a variation of the old German name Hildegard | |
| Hildgund | f | The name Hildgund, a short form of the Old High German Hildigund, translates to somethi… | |
| Hildina | f | Hildina is a Dutch first name for girls that conveys the meaning 'the fighter' or simpl… | |
| Hilding | m | Norse | The name Hilding is a Scandinavian name for boys and means 'the fighter' |
| Hildis | f | Swedish | Hildis is a Latinized variant of Hilde |
| Hildolf | m | Hildolf is a traditional male first name that has its roots in the Old High German lang… | |
| Hildor | m | Hildor is a masculine first name interpreted as 'the warrior thunder god.' This boy's n… | |
| Hildrun | f | The female name Hildrun has Old High German origins and is interpreted as 'the mysterio… | |
| Hildrun-Rose | f | Hildrun-Rose is a double name combining Hildrun ("the mysterious warrior") and Rose ("t… | |
| Hildtrude | f | Hildtrude, a girl's name, is regarded as a variant of the historical German name Hiltrud | |
| Hildur | f | Hildur is a younger form of the Old Norse name Hildr, which literally translates from O… | |
| Hilena | f | Indian | Hilena represents a Slavic form of Hila |
| Hilger | m | Hilger is an old German male first name that is considered a short form of Hildeger | |
| Hilja | f | Finnish | The name Hilja is an independent female first name from Finland with roots in the 19th … |
| Hilje | f | Finnish | Hilje is known as the Estonian form of Hilja |
| Hilka | f | Hilka is a female first name that functions as a short form for various names with Hild… | |
| Hilke | f | Hilke is a Low German and Frisian short form of names that begin with Hild-, such as Hi… | |
| Hilke-Isabell | f | Hilke-Isabell is a double name combining Hilke ("the fighter") and Isabell ("God is ful… | |
| Hilkea | f | Hilkea is a traditional girl's name that has its roots in Old High German | |
| Hilkija | m | Hebrew | The name Hilkija has Hebrew roots, with the exact meaning not documented |
| Hilkka | f | The name Hilkka is a Finnish girl's name that became known through the story of Little … | |
| Hilko | m | The first name Hilko means 'the fighter' | |
| Hilla | f | Finnish | Hilla is a feminine short form that is widespread in Low German, Frisian, and Scandinav… |
| Hillarey | f | Latin | Hillarey, a feminine first name, is translated in German as 'the cheerful one' and 'the… |
| Hillary | f | Latin | Hillary translates into German as "the Cheerful," "the Joyful," and "the Happy." The na… |
| Hille | f | Estonian | Hille, a historical female first name, is a short form from Low German and Frisian of n… |
| Hillegonde | f | The name Hillegonde is an old northern German form of Hildegunde, which in turn is a yo… | |
| Hillel | m | Hillel is a biblical name that is considered a form of Hallel | |
| Hillerie | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hillert | m | The boy's name Hillert has an unclear origin and there are currently no specific word c… | |
| Hillevi | f | The name Hillevi represents a Finnish and Swedish variant of the German name Heilwig | |
| Hilley | f | Persian | The name Hilley has Persian roots and consists of several elements, the specific meanin… |
| Hilma | f | Finnish | The name Hilma is a Frisian short form of the Old High German Hilmar, which means 'the … |
| Hilmar | m | Danish | As a short form of the male first name Hildemar, Hilmar (also Hilmer) means 'the famous… |
| Hilmar-Detlef | m | Hilmar-Detlef is a double name combining Hilmar ("the famous fighter") and Detlef ("son… | |
| Hilmar-Ulrich | m | Hilmar-Ulrich is a double name combining Hilmar ("the famous fighter") and Ulrich ("the… | |
| Hilmer | m | Hilmer, also Hilmar, is a diminutive of the masculine first name Hildemar, which means … | |
| Hilmi | m | Arabic | The name Hilmi is a Turkish first name for boys, with roots in Arabic |
| Hilmija | m | Arabic | The name Hilmija originates from Arabic and means "the forbearing one." This meaning is… |
| Hiltgunt | f | Hiltgunt is a girl's name that is understood as a variant of Hildigund | |
| Hiltja | f | Hiltja is a traditional German girl's name that carries the meaning 'the fighter' or 't… | |
| Hiltje | f | Dutch | The name Hiltje originates from the Frisian-Dutch region and is a short form for names … |
| Hilton | m | Hilton is an Old English first name derived from a geographical surname | |
| Hiltraud | f | The name Hiltraud is an old German name for girls, which can be translated as 'the stro… | |
| Hiltrud | f | Hiltrud, an Old German name, carries the meaning "the strong in battle" or "the strong … | |
| Hiltrude | f | Hiltrude, an alternative form of Hiltrud, is a classic German first name translated as … | |
| Hilusch | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hima | f | Hima is a shortened Frisian form of Hilma, which in turn is the feminine counterpart of… | |
| Himanish | m | Indian | The name Himanish is of Indian origin and means "Lord Shiva." |
| Himari | f | Japanese | The name Himari, a female first name from Japan, is derived from Himawari and translate… |
| Himawari | f | Japanese | The name Himawari originates from Japanese and means "the sunflower." |
| Hime | f | Japanese | Hime is a girl's name that comes from Japanese |
| Himmet | m | Turkish | Himmet, a variant of Himmat, comes from the Urdu language and means "the ambitious one"… |
| Hina | f | Arabic | Hina is a goddess in Hawaiian belief, probably the oldest of the goddesses |
| Hinagiku | f | Japanese | The name Hinagiku means 'daisy' in Japanese |
| Hinako | f | Japanese | The name Hinako for girls is formed from the Japanese characters hi (日) for "sun, day,"… |
| Hinata | f | Hinata is a Japanese name suitable for both boys and girls | |
| Hind | f | Arabic | Hind is an Arabic girl's name whose origins trace back to pre-Islamic times |
| Hinderk | m | The first name Hinderk is a Frisian and Low German form of Heinrich, carrying the meani… | |
| Hinderkien | f | The name Hinderkien has its roots in Old High German | |
| Hindrika | f | Hindrika is an East Frisian form of the name Hindrike, which in turn is derived from Hi… | |
| Hinek | m | The first name Hinek means 'the master of the house' or 'the lord of the house' | |
| Hinnerk | m | The first name Hinnerk, a Low German and Frisian variant of Heinrich, means 'the master… | |
| Hinrich | m | The name Hinrich is a Low German and Frisian variant of Heinrich and carries the meanin… | |
| Hinrich-Michael | m | Hinrich-Michael is a double name combining Hinrich ("the master of the house") and Mich… | |
| Hinrich-Uwe | m | Currently, there are no details about the meaning | |
| Hinricus | m | Hinricus is a Frisian form of Heinrich and derives from the spelling variant Heimerich,… | |
| Hinrik | m | Danish | Hinrik is a Low German and Frisian as well as Scandinavian variant of the name Heinrich |
| Hinz | m | The first name Hinz means 'the master of the house' or 'the lord of the house' | |
| Hiob | m | Hebrew | Hiob is a biblical name whose meaning refers to "the persecuted" and "the hated." These… |
| Hiob-Hippo | m | Origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hiolair | f | Irish | the name means "happy" |
| Hipolito | m | Portuguese | Hipólito is the Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Greek name Hippolytos |
| Hippocrates | m | Greek | The meaning of the name Hippocrates is derived from the ancient Greek term Hippokrates … |
| Hippokrates | m | The name Hippokrates has its roots in Ancient Greek and is made up of the words 'hippos… |