Names that Begin with H

• Herkus

  Short form of Henrikas.

• Herleif

  Modern Scandinavian form of Herleifr.

• Herleifr

  Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "descendent".

• Herleva

  Germanic name, possibly a derivative of hari "army", era "honour", or erla "noble" (or their Old Norse cognates).

• Herman

  Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man".

• Hermann

  German form of Herman.

• Hermanni

  Finnish form of Herman.

• Hermanus

  Latinized form of Herman.

• Hermenegild

  German form of Hermenegildo.

• Hermenegildo

  Spanish and Portuguese form of a Visigothic name which meant "complete sacrifice" from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, entire" and gild "sacrifice, value".

• Hermes

  Possibly meaning "cairn, pile of stones" in Greek.

• Hermia

  Feminine form of Hermes.

• Hermine

  German feminine form of Herman.

• Herminia

  Feminine form of Herminius.

• Hermínia

  Portuguese feminine form of Herminius.

• Herminio

  Spanish form of Herminius.

• Hermínio

  Portuguese form of Herminius.

• Herminius

  Roman name which was possibly of unknown Etruscan origin, but could also be derived from the name of the god Hermes.

• Hermione

  Derived from the name of the Greek messenger god Hermes.

• Hermogenes

  Means "born of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek γενης (genes) "born".

• Hermokrates

  Means "power of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek κρατος (kratos) "power".

• Hermolaos

  Means "the people of Hermes" from the name of the messenger god Hermes combined with Greek λαος (laos) "people".

• Hern

  Hern is a variant of Hearn.

• Hernan

  Hernan is a diminutive of Hernando, itself a Spanish form of Ferdinand.

• Hernán

  Short form of Hernando.

• Hernando

  Medieval Spanish form of Ferdinand.

• Hero

  Derived from Greek ‘ηρως (heros) meaning "hero".

• Herod

  From the Greek name ‘Ηρωιδης (Heroides) , which probably means "song of the hero" from ‘ηρως (heros) "hero, warrior" combined with ωιδης (oides) "song, ode".

• Herodes

  Greek form of Herod.

• Herodion

  Diminutive of the Greek name Heroides (see Herod).