\Honorable H names [girls]

Hiroko

Japanese

"generous, fair"

Commonly used in Japanese families.

Himalaya

Place-name

Place-name that suggests the highest heights and carries a hippyish aura.

Hjördis

Scandinavian

"sword goddess"

Pronunciation problems overwhelm this name.

Honora

Latin

"woman of honor"

Honora and Honoria are two ways of softening the severity of Honor, while retaining its righteous meaning. They were predominant until the Reformation, when the Puritans adopted the abstract virtue…

Hyacinth

Flower name, from Greek

"blue larkspur; precious stone"

Though it may not be as sweet and gentle as, say, Violet, the purple-hued Hyacinth still might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a truly unusual flower name. In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was…

Hypatia

Greek

"highest, supreme"

Hypatia, an ancient Greek name, has a distinguished namesake: Hypatia of Alexandria was an early philosopher and scholar of mathematics and astronomy. Fittingly, the name derives from the Greek…

Hoshi

Japanese

"star"

Short and catchy form of traditional Asian name.

Haidee

Literature, English

"modest, reverant"

While Haidee may sound like a variant of Heidi or Hailey, it's actually a separate name with a literary history. First appearing in Byron's epic poem Don Juan (1819), it was likely inspired by the…