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Place-name
If you want to honor your grandfather Hal but can't work up much enthusiasm for his full name Harold, consider the more stylish (if a bit pretentious) capital of Nova Scotia.
Haniyyah is a feminine name of Arabic origin, meaning 'happiness,' 'pleasure,' or 'contentment.' It derives from the Arabic root 'hana' which relates to joy and satisfaction. The name has special…
Compound name, Combination of Hanna and Lise
How To Get Away With Murder has made Annalise a genuinely trendy name; it now ranks higher than ever been, just outside the Top 400 in the U.S.. Hannalise, by contrast, has only popped up in the…
Japanese
"born in spring"
A traditional possibility for a Japanese or Japanese-American child born in April or May.
Greek literary name
Queen Hecuba was the legendary queen of King Priam of Troy, mother of Hector, Paris, Cassandra and others. Euripedes' tragedy Hecuba depicts Hecuba's grief over the death of her daughter Polyxena,…
Arabic
"beloved"
Strong and memorable.
German
"war"
An ancient German saint's name – and most famously the name of Harry Potter's snowy owl – but the combination of "head" plus "wig" feels a little too literal in English.
botanical name
Despite the beauty of this flower's appearance and fragrance, this is one of the clumsier flower names.
Heracles is a masculine name derived from ancient Greek mythology, where Heracles (known as Hercules in Roman mythology) was the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, renowned for his extraordinary…
Hermano is a masculine name of Spanish origin directly meaning 'brother' in Spanish, derived from the Latin 'germanus.' While primarily used as a common noun in Spanish-speaking countries rather than…
Spanish
"beautiful"
Hermosa, the name of a California beach town, means "beautiful".
Iroquois
"he makes rivers"
Journalist Hiawatha Bray is a singular contemporary bearer of this name of a Native-American leader immortalized in a Longfellow poem.
"nobleman"
Hidalgo is the name of a minor planet, and, on Earth, the Spanish word for a nobleman, but we don't see much crossover potential.
Place-name that suggests the highest heights and carries a hippyish aura.
French from Greek
"releaser of horses"
Hippolyte is the name of an Amazonian princess AND her son, both unfortunate mythical figures. The name Hippolyte, later borne by several saints, is a not an uncommon boys' name in France, but has…
Hodel is a feminine Yiddish name that gained recognition as one of Tevye's daughters in the musical "Fiddler on the Roof." The name has Jewish origins and may be related to the Hebrew word "hodaya"…
English word name
Sure it makes a big statement, but if you can call your child Wren, Robin or Falcon, why not also Hummingbird? This pint-sized jewel of a bird is a lovely connotation for the baby that's full of…
Greek
"the high one"
In Greek mythology, Hyperion is one of the twelve Titans: children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). Hyperion presides over heavenly light, and is the father of Helios (Sun), Selene (Moon), and Eos…
