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HAAKON   m   Norwegian
Variant of HÅKON

HABACUC   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of HABAKKUK

HABAKKUK   m   Biblical
Means "embrace" in Hebrew... [more]

HABIB   m   Arabic
Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic.

HABIBA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HABIB

HACHIRO   m   Japanese
Variant transcription of HACHIROU

HACHIROU   m   Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hachi) "eight" and 郎 (rou) "son"... [more]

HADAD   m   Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly derived from a Semitic root meaning "thunder"... [more]

HADAR   f & m   Jewish
Means "splendour, glory" in Hebrew.

HADAS   f   Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

HADASSAH   f   Biblical, Jewish
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew... [more]

HADES   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek ‘Αιδης (Haides), derived from αιδης (aides) meaning "unseen"... [more]

HADEWYCH   f   Dutch
Dutch cognate of HEDWIG

HADI   m   Arabic
Means "leader, guide" in Arabic.

HADIA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HADI

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

HADIYA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HADI

HADIYYA   f   Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.

HADJARA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR

HADLEY   f & m   English
From an English surname which was derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English.

HADRIAN   m   History
From the Roman cognomen Hadrianus, which meant "from Hadria" in Latin... [more]

HADRIANUS   m   Ancient Roman
Original Roman form of HADRIAN

HADYA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HADIYA

HADYN   m   English (Rare)
Variant of HAYDEN

HAF   f   Welsh
Means "summer" in Welsh.

HAFEEZ   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFIZ

HAFIZ   m   Arabic
Means "custodian, guardian" in Arabic.

HAFSA   f   Arabic
Means "gathering" in Arabic... [more]

HAFSAH   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

HAFZA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAFSA

HAGAN   m   German
German form of HÅKON

HAGAR   f   Biblical
Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin... [more]

HAGEN   m   Danish
Danish form of HÅKON

HAGGAI   m   Biblical
Means "festive" in Hebrew... [more]

HAGIR   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAJAR

HAGOP   m   Armenian
Armenian form of JACOB (or JAMES).

HAI   m & f   Chinese
Means "sea" in Chinese.

HAIDAR   m   Arabic
Means "lion" in Arabic... [more]

HAIDEE   f   Literature
Perhaps intended to derive from Greek αιδοιος (aidoios) "modest, reverent"... [more]

HAIDER   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR

HAIFA   f   Arabic
Variant of HAYFA

HAIG   m   Armenian
Meaning unknown... [more]

HAIK   m   Armenian
Variant of HAIG

HAILEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAILEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAILIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAIZEA   f   Basque
Means "wind" in Basque.

HAJAR   f   Arabic
Arabic form of HAGAR

HAJNA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of HANNAH

HAJNAL   f   Hungarian
Means "dawn" in Hungarian.

HAJNALKA   f   Hungarian
Diminutive of HAJNAL

HÅKAN   m   Swedish
Swedish form of Hákon (see HÅKON).

HAKAN   m   Turkish
Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish.

HAKEEM   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAKIM

HAKIM   m   Arabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.

HÁKON   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of HÅKON, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

HÅKON   m   Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Hákon, which meant "high son" from "high" and konr "son"... [more]

HAL   m   English
Medieval diminutive of HARRY

HALA   f   Arabic
Means "halo around the moon" in Arabic... [more]

HALCYON   f   Various
From the name of a genus of kingfisher birds, derived from Greek αλκυων (alkyon) or ‘αλκυων (halkyon) (see ALCYONE).

HALCYONE   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek ‘Αλκυονη (Halkyone), a variant of Αλκυονη (Alkyone) (see ALCYONE).

HALDOR   m   Danish, Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).

HALE   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "nook, retreat" in Old English.

HALEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HALEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HALINA   f   Polish
Polish form of GALINA

HALL   m   English
From a surname which was derived from Old English heall "manor, hall", originally belonging to a person who lived or worked in a manor.

HALLAM   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning either "at the rocks" or "at the nook" in Old English.

HALLBJÖRN   m   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements hallr "rock" and björn "bear".

HALLDÓR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of HALDOR

HALLDOR   m   Danish, Norwegian
Variant of HALDOR

HALLDÓRA   f   Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of HALDOR

HALLE (1)   m   Norwegian
Short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element hallr meaning "rock".

HALLE (2)   f   English (Modern)
In the case of American actress Halle Berry (1966-), it is from the name of a department store in Cleveland where she was born (the store was founded by brothers bearing the German surname Halle, a cognate of HALL).

HALLIE   f   English
Diminutive of HARRIET

HALLVARD   m   Norwegian
Variant of HALVARD

HALSTEIN   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".

HALSTEN   m   Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN).

HALVAR   m   Swedish
Swedish form of HALVARD

HALVARD   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hallvarðr, which meant "rock guardian" from hallr "rock" combined with varðr "guardian, defender".

HALVDAN   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hálfdan, composed of the elements hálfr "half" and Danr "Dane", originally a nickname for a person who was half Danish.

HALVOR   m   Norwegian, Danish
Variant of HALVARD

HALYNA   f   Ukrainian
Ukrainian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN).

HAM   m   Biblical
Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew... [more]

HAMEED   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAMID

HAMID   m   Arabic
Means "praised" in Arabic.

HAMILCAR   m   History
Means "friend of Melqart" from Phoenician hi "friend" combined with Melqart, the name of a Phoenician god... [more]

HAMILTON   m   English
From a surname meaning "crooked hill" in Old English, which was originally taken from the name of a town in England (which no longer exists)... [more]

HAMISH   m   Scottish
Anglicized form of Sheumais, vocative case of SEUMAS.

HAMLET   m   Literature
Anglicized form of the Danish name Amleth... [more]

HAMMOND   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which was derived from either the Germanic given name Haimund which meant "home protection" or else from the Old Norse given name Hámundr which meant "high protection".

HAMMURABI   m   History
From the Akkadian name Hammu-rapi, possibly derived from Amorite meaning "uncle is a healer"... [more]

HAMNET   m   English (Archaic)
Diminutive of HAMO... [more]

HAMO   m   English (Archaic)
Norman form of the Germanic name Heimo, which was a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element heim meaning "home"... [more]

HAMON   m   English (Archaic)
Variant of HAMO

HAMPUS   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS

HAMZA   m   Arabic
Possibly derived from Arabic hamuza meaning "strong, steadfast"... [more]

HANA (1)   f   Arabic
Means "bliss, happiness" in Arabic.

HANA (2)   f   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of HANNAH

HANA (3)   f   Japanese
From Japanese or which both mean "flower".

HANAA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of HANA (1)

HANAKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child".

HANAN (1)   m   Biblical
Means "gracious" in Hebrew... [more]

HANAN (2)   f   Arabic
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.

HANANIAH   m   Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is gracious" in Hebrew... [more]

HANDE   f   Turkish
Means "to smile" in Turkish.

HANEUL   m & f   Korean
Means "heaven, sky" in Korean.

HANI   m   Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

HANIA   f   Polish
Polish diminutive of HANNA (1)

HANIF   m   Arabic
Means "true, upright" in Arabic.

HANIFA   f   Arabic
Feminine form of HANIF

HANIYYA   f   Arabic
Means "pleasant" in Arabic.

HANK   m   English
Originally a short form of Hankin which was a medieval diminutive of JOHN... [more]

HANKE   m   German
Low German diminutive of JOHAN

HANNA (1)   f   Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Icelandic
Cognate of HANNAH

HANNA (2)   f   German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Short form of JOHANNA

HANNAH   f   English, Jewish, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name חַנָּה (Channah) which meant "favour" or "grace"... [more]

HANNE (1)   f   Danish, Norwegian, German
Danish and Norwegian short form of JOHANNE, or a German short form of JOHANNA.

HANNE (2)   f   German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA (1)

HANNELE   f   Finnish
Finnish diminutive of JOHANNA or HANNAH

HANNELORE   f   German
Combination of HANNE (2) and ELEONORE

HANNES   m   Dutch, German, Finnish
Short form of JOHANNES

HANNIBAL   m   History
Means "grace of Ba'al" from Phoenician hann "grace" combined with the name of the god BA'AL... [more]

HANNIE   f   Dutch
Diminutive of JOHANNA

HANNU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of JOHANNES

HANS   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES... [more]

HAPPY   f & m   English (Rare)
From the English word happy.

HARALAMB   m   Romanian
Romanian form of CHARALAMPOS

HARALD   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD... [more]

HARALDUR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic cognate of HAROLD

HARDING   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name Heard, which was itself a short form of various Old English names containing the element heard meaning "brave, hardy"... [more]

HARDY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from Middle English hardi "brave, hardy".

HARENDRA   m   Indian
Combination of the names of the Hindu gods HARI (referring to Vishnu) and INDRA.

HARI   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "brown, yellow, tawny" in Sanskrit, and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"... [more]

HARINDER   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of HARENDRA

HARISH   m   Indian
Modern transcription of HARISHA

HARISHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of monkeys" from Sanskrit हरि (hari) "monkey" and ईश (isha) "lord"... [more]

HARITH   m   Arabic
Means "good provider" in Arabic.

HARKAITZ   m   Basque
Variant of ARKAITZ

HARLAN   m   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare land" in Old English... [more]

HARLAND   m   English
From a surname which was a variant of HARLAN.

HARLEY   m & f   English
From a surname which was from a place name meaning "hare clearing" from Old English hara "hare" and leah "clearing".

HARM   m   Dutch
Dutch short form of HERMAN

HARMON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name HERMAN.

HARMONIA   f   Greek Mythology
Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek... [more]

HARMONIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of HARMONY

HARMONY   f   English
From the English word harmony, ultimately deriving from Greek ‘αρμονια (harmonia).

HAROLD   m   English
From the Old English name Hereweald meaning "leader of the army", derived from the elements here "army" and weald "leader, ruler"... [more]

HAROUN   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HARUN

HARPER   f & m   English
From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps... [more]

HARRI   m   Finnish, Welsh
Finnish and Welsh form of HARRY

HARRIET   f   English
English form of HENRIETTE, and thus a feminine form of HARRY... [more]

HARRIETT   f   English
Variant of HARRIET

HARRIETTA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of HARRIET

HARRIETTE   f   English
Variant of HARRIET

HARRIS   m   English
From a surname which was derived from the given name HARRY.

HARRISON   m   English
From an English surname which meant "son of HARRY"... [more]

HARRY   m   English
Medieval English form of HENRY... [more]

HARSHA   m   Indian
Means "happiness" in Sanskrit... [more]

HARSHAD   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

HARSHAL   m   Indian
Derived from Sanskrit हर्श (harsha) meaning "happiness".

HARTA   m   Indonesian
Means "treasure" in Indonesian.

HARTLEY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hart clearing" in Old English.

HARTMANN   m   German
Means "brave man", derived from the Germanic element hard "brave, hardy" combined with man.

HARTMUT   m   German
Means "brave mind", derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit".

HARTWIG   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and wig "battle".

HARTWIN   m   German
Means "brave friend" from the Germanic elements hart "brave, hardy" and win "friend".

HARU   m   Japanese
From Japanese "sun, sunlight", "spring" or "clear up".

HARUKA   f   Japanese
From Japanese "far off, distant"... [more]

HARUKI   m   Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 輝 (ki) "radiance, shine" or 生 (ki) "life".

HARUKO   f   Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) "spring" or 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight" combined with 子 (ko) "child".

HARUN   m   Arabic
Arabic form of AARON... [more]

HARUNA   f   Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (haru) "clear up", 遥 (haru) "far off, distant" or 春 (haru) "spring" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".

HARUTO   m   Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (haru) "sun, sunlight", 遥 (haru) "distant" or 晴 (haru) "clear up" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to the constellation Ursa Major, or 翔 (to) "soar, fly".

HARVE   m   English
Short form of HARVEY

HARVEY   m   English
From the Breton given name Haerviu, which meant "battle worthy", from haer "battle" and viu "worthy"... [more]

HARVIE   m   English
Variant of HARVEY

HASAN   m   Arabic
Means "handsome", derived from Arabic حسن (hasuna) "to be beautiful, to be good"... [more]

HASDRUBAL   m   History
Means "Ba'al helps" from Phoenician azru "help" combined with the name of the god BA'AL... [more]

HASHIM   m   Arabic
Means "crusher, breaker" in Arabic... [more]

HASIB   m   Arabic
Means "noble, respected" in Arabic.

HASIM   m   Arabic
Means "decisive" in Arabic.

HASKEL   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of EZEKIEL

HASSAN   m   Arabic
Means "beautifier" in Arabic. This was the name of two kings of Morocco.

HASSE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS

HATHOR   f   Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Egyptian Het-Heru which means "the house of Horus", derived from Egyptian hwt "house" combined with Hr the god Horus... [more]

HATIM   m   Arabic
Means "determined, decisive" in Arabic.

HATSHEPSUT   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "foremost of noble women" in Egyptian... [more]

HATTIE   f   English
Diminutive of HARRIET

HATTY   f   English
Diminutive of HARRIET

HAUKEA   f   Hawaiian
Means "white snow" from Hawaiian hau "snow" and kea "white".

HAUL   m   Welsh
Means "sun" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

HAURVATAT   f   Near Eastern Mythology
Means "health, perfection, wholeness" in Avestan... [more]

HAVA   f   Jewish
Modern Hebrew form of EVE

HÅVARD   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Hávarðr, which meant "high guardian" from "high" and varðr "guardian, defender".

HAVEL   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of GALLUS

HAVEN   f & m   English
From the English word for a safe place, derived ultimately from Old English hæfen.

HAVILAH   f & m   Biblical
Means "stretch of sand" in Hebrew... [more]

HAVVA   f   Turkish
Turkish form of EVE

HAYATE   m   Japanese
Means "smooth" in Japanese.

HAYATO   m   Japanese
From Japanese 隼 (haya) "falcon" and 人 (to) "person".

HAYDEE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of HAIDEE

HAYDEN   m & f   English
From an English surname meaning "hay valley", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley".

HAYDER   m   Arabic
Variant transcription of HAIDAR

HAYDN   m   English (British)
From a German surname meaning "heathen"... [more]

HAYFA   f   Arabic
Means "slender" in Arabic.

HAYLEE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAYLEIGH   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAYLEY   f   English (Modern)
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of an English town (meaning "hay clearing" from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing")... [more]

HAYLIE   f   English (Modern)
Variant of HAYLEY

HAYTHAM   m   Arabic
Means "young eagle" in Arabic.

HAYWOOD   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "fenced wood" in Old English.

HAZAEL   m   Biblical
Means "God sees" in Hebrew... [more]

HAZAN   f   Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.

HAZE   f   English (Rare)
Short form of HAZEL

HAZEL   f   English
From the English word hazel for the tree or the light brown colour, derived ultimately from Old English hæsel... [more]

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