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30,235Hümeyra is the Turkish form of Humayra, an Arabic name meaning "red". It was originally a nickname given by the Prophet Muhammad to his wife Aisha, reflecting her fair complexion that would blush reddish. The name has be...
Humphrey is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Old German elements hun meaning "bear cub" and fridu meaning "peace". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it gradually replaced the Ol...
Humphry is a variant spelling of Humphrey, a masculine given name of Old Germanic origin. The name derives from the elements hun "bear cub" and fridu "peace", thus giving the meaning "peace of the bear cub". Introduced t...
Hunahpu is a central hero figure in Maya mythology, most famously appearing alongside his twin brother Xbalanque in the Popol Vuh, the sacred book of the K'iche' Maya. His name is interpreted as "one blowgunner" from Cla...
Hunbeorht is an Old English name composed of the elements hun ("bear cub") and beorht ("bright"), making it a cognate of Humbert. Recorded in Anglo-Saxon England, the name survives mainly through its association with a 9...
Hunberht is an early medieval given name of Old German origin, attested in Anglo-Saxon England. It is a variant of the Old German name Humbert, and it is formed from the elements hun meaning "bear cub" and beraht meaning...
Hunfrid is the Old German form of Humphrey, a name that combines two ancient Germanic elements: hun meaning "bear cub" and fridu meaning "peace". The resulting meaning is therefore "peaceful bear cub" or "bear cub of pea...
Hùng is a Vietnamese male given name of Sino-Vietnamese origin. It derives from the Chinese character 雄 (pronounced xióng in Mandarin), which carries the meanings of “brave,” “manly,” and “heroic.” In Vietnamese, Hùng i...
Hunor is a Hungarian masculine given name derived from the ethnic term Hun, referring to the nomadic people from Central Asia who expanded into Europe in the 4th century. The word Hun traces its linguistic roots to Latin...
Hunter is an English given name derived from an occupational surname for a person who hunts. The surname originated from the Old English word hunta, meaning "hunter." As a first name, Hunter has been used primarily in En...
Hương is a Vietnamese female given name derived from the Sino-Vietnamese element hương (香), meaning "fragrant" or "perfume." The character 香 is composed of 禾 (grain) and 日 (sun), evoking the sweet scent of ripening g...
Hường is a Vietnamese feminine given name and a variant of Hồng, one of the most common female names in Vietnam. According to Vietnamese etymological resources, Hường derives from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of the Chi...
Huri is a masculine name found in the Hebrew Bible, where it belongs to a minor figure in genealogical lists. The name means "linen weaver" in Hebrew, reflecting a craft-oriented occupational background common among anci...
Hurik is an Armenian feminine given name meaning "small fire" in Armenian. The name derives from the Armenian word hur (fire) combined with the diminutive suffix -ik, conveying endearment. This poetic meaning evokes warm...
Huriya is an Arabic feminine name derived from the word houri, referring to the celestial maidens of paradise in Islamic tradition. The name directly embodies the concept of the houris, depicted in the Quran as pure, bea...
Huriye is a Turkish feminine given name, derived from the Arabic Huriya. The name ultimately stems from the Arabic word ḥūrīyah, meaning "nymph" or "heavenly maiden," referring to the houris — beautiful, pure maidens des...
Huriyyah is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name حوريّة (see Huriya). This feminine name is deeply rooted in Islamic theology and Arabic onomastic traditions. The base word huriya means "nymph" or "heavenly maid...
Hürrem is a feminine given name of Persian origin, derived from خرّم (khorram), meaning "happy, pleasant." The name is most famously borne by Hürrem Sultan (c. 1507–1558), also known as Roxelana, the chief consort and ev...
Hursamundō is a reconstructed Proto-Germanic female name, representing the ancient form of Rosamund. Etymologically, the name is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements hros ("horse") and *mundō ("protection"), meaning "...
Hurşit is a Turkish form of the Persian name Khorshid. The name Khorshid derives from the Avestan Huuarə Xšaēta, meaning "shining sun," and in Zoroastrianism it refers to a Yazata (holy being) associated with the sun. Th...
Husain is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Husayn, derived from the name of the revered figure Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The name is particularly significant in Islam, especially...
Husam is an Arabic given name meaning "sword," derived from the verb ḥasama (to sever, to finish, to decide). The name carries connotations of decisiveness and strength, reflecting its martial etymology. Etymology The ro...
Husayn is an Arabic masculine name, a diminutive form of Hasan, derived from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), meaning "good," "handsome," or "beautiful." The name holds profound religious and historical significanc...
Husein is the Bosnian form of Husayn, an Arabic name that functions as a diminutive of Hasan. The name derives from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), which conveys meanings of goodness, beauty, and excellence. In th...
Etymology & Origin Husên is the Kurdish form of Husayn, which itself is a diminutive of Hasan. The name ultimately derives from the Arabic root Ḥ-S-N, meaning "good" or "handsome." Husayn ibn Ali (also transliterated Hus...
Hüseyin is the Turkish form of Husayn, an Arabic name that is a diminutive of Hasan. The name is derived from the Arabic triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), which conveys the meaning of "good", "handsome" or "beautiful."...
Hüseyn is the Azerbaijani form of Husayn, an Arabic name deeply rooted in Islamic history. The name Husayn itself is a diminutive of Hasan, meaning “good” or “handsome,” but its significance far surpasses its linguistic...
Husna is a female given name of Arabic origin. It comes from the Arabic root ḥ-s-n, which conveys beauty, goodness, and excellence. The name literally means "more beautiful" or "best" in Arabic, serving as the feminine f...
Husni is a masculine Arabic given name, derived from the Arabic word حسْن (ḥusn) meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness". The name embodies positive qualities like beauty and moral excellence, often used in the Islamic wo...
Husniya is a feminine given name of Arabic origin. It is the feminine form of Husni, a masculine name derived from the Arabic word حسْن (ḥusn) meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness." As such, Husniya carries connotations...
Hüsniye is a Turkish feminine given name derived from the masculine Husni (also spelled Hüsnü in Turkish). The root name Husni originates from Arabic حسْن (ḥusn), meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness." As such, Hüsniye...
Hüsnü is a Turkish masculine given name, also used as a surname. It is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Husni, which is derived from the Arabic word حسْن (ḥusn), meaning "beauty, excellence, goodness." Etymology and O...
Husroy is a Middle Persian form of Khosrow, a name with deep roots in Iranian history and mythology. The name originates from an Old Iranian compound meaning "good fame,” composed of elements meaning “good” and “fame.” T...
Hussain is an alternative transcription of the Arabic Ḥusayn (حسين), and the usual transliteration in Urdu and Dhivehi. It is derived from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), conveying the concepts of goodness, beauty...
Hussein is a common transliteration of the Arabic name Husayn, derived from the root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن) meaning “good,” “handsome,” or “beautiful.” As a diminutive of Hasan, the name literally conveys “little Hasan” or “littl...
Hutaosa is an Avestan name, serving as a cognate of the Old Persian *Utautha, which is the root of the better-known name Atossa. This connection places Hutaosa in the same etymological family as key figures from ancient...
Hut-Heru is the reconstructed Egyptian form of the name Hathor, derived from Egyptian ḥwt-ḥrw meaning "the house of Horus." It combines ḥwt ("house, enclosure") with ḥrw (the god Horus). In Egyptian mythology, Hut-Heru (...
Hữu is a Vietnamese masculine given name of Sino-Vietnamese origin, derived from one of two possible Chinese characters: 有 (hữu) meaning "to have" or 友 (hữu) meaning "friend, companion." The name reflects the prestige...
Huub is a Dutch and Flemish short form of Hubert. While Hubert itself derives from the Old German elements hugu "mind, thought, spirit" and beraht "bright", meaning "bright heart", Huub emerged as a familiar, colloquial...
Huw is a Welsh given name, a variant of Hugh. It derives from the Old Frankish hugi or Old High German hugu meaning "mind, thought, spirit". Historically, the name Hugh was popular among Frankish and French nobility, fam...
Huxley is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that originally denoted someone from the village of Huxley in Cheshire, England. The surname itself dates back to early medieval times,...
Huy is a Vietnamese given name, derived from the Sino-Vietnamese element 輝 (huy), meaning "brightness" or "radiance." This element is also found in compounds like Huy Hoàng (meaning "bright glare") and Minh Huy ("bright...
Huyền is a Sino-Vietnamese female given name derived from the Chinese character 玄 (huyền in Vietnamese pronunciation), which carries meanings of "black," "mysterious," "dark," or "deep." As part of the Vietnamese naming...
Hvare Khshaeta is an alternate transcription of the Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀, which in its standardized form appears as Hvare Xšaeta. This name belongs to a Zoroastrian yazata (divine being) associated with the sun. Etymolo...
EtymologyHvare Xšaeta is the Avestan form of Khorshid, a name with deep roots in Zoroastrianism. The Avestan original, 𐬵𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆⸱𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀 (Huuarə Xšaēta), literally means "shining sun". The name is composed of elements hvar-...
Həvva is the Azerbaijani form of Eve, derived via Arabic Ḥawwāʾ. The name ultimately traces back to the Hebrew Ḥawwa (חַוָּה), which is related to the words for "to breathe" (ḥawa) or "to live" (ḥaya). According to the O...
Hwan is a Korean unisex given name (though more commonly used for males) as well as a rare family name. Its meaning depends on the hanja (Sino-Korean characters) used to write it.Etymology and MeaningAs a given name or n...
Hyacinth is the English form of the Latinized name Hyacinthus, which itself derives from the ancient Greek Hyakinthos (Ὑάκινθος). The name is intimately tied to both classical mythology and Christian hagiography.Etymolog...
Hyacinth is an English feminine given name derived from the name of the flower, or from the precious stone (jacinth) that also bears this name. The ultimate source is Greek hyakinthos, referring to a blue or purple gemst...
Hyacintha is a Latinate feminine form of Hyacinthus, primarily used in historical contexts to refer to the 17th-century Italian saint Hyacintha Mariscotti (born Giacinta). The name is a Latinized rendering of the Greek Ὑ...
Hyacinthe is a French given name that serves as both a masculine and feminine form of Hyacinthus. Deriving from the Latinized Greek Hyakinthos, the name is intrinsically linked to the hyacinth flower, which in Greek myth...
Etymology and OriginHyacinthus is the Latinized form of the Greek name Hyakinthos (Ὑάκινθος), which is derived from the name of the hyacinth flower. In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was a beautiful Spartan prince and lover...
Hyakinthos is the Greek form of Hyacinthus, a name deeply rooted in ancient Greek mythology and religion. The name derives from the Greek word Ὑάκινθος (Hyakinthos), which originally referred to the hyacinth flower, thou...
Hyam is a variant transcription of the Hebrew name Chaim, derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayim) meaning "life". This name has been used since medieval times, particularly among Jewish communities. The spelling Hy...
Hyder is an alternate transcription of the Urdu Haider, itself derived from the Arabic Haidar, which means "lion" or "warrior." This name holds deep significance in Islamic tradition, as Haidar is a title of Ali ibn Abi...
Hydra is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word ὕδωρ (hydor), meaning "water", and thus carries the sense of "water serpent". The name is most famously associated with the Lernaean Hydra, a ma...
Hye is a Korean given name, most commonly used for males, though it is not inherently gender-specific. The name is often written with the Sino-Korean character 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent," though other homopho...
Hye-jin is a common Korean female given name, formed by combining the Sino-Korean characters hye and jin. The first element, hye, can represent characters such as 慧 meaning "bright, intelligent" or 惠 meaning "favour, b...
Hyeon is a Korean unisex given name derived from Sino-Korean characters. The most common character used is 賢 (hyeon), meaning "virtuous, worthy, or able," but other characters sharing the same pronunciation (e.g., 顯 me...
Hyeon-jeong is a Korean female given name, formed by combining two hanja characters. The first element can be hyeon, such as 賢 meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 meaning "shine, glitter." The second element is often...