Meanings of the Given Names (H)

Hamilton = Treeless Hill

People often ask me - what does my name mean?

Sometimes, I also ask other peoples if his or her name means something.

These are not important but it is good to know about each other in our cultures of mankind.

For my friends who want to know, the meanings of (Western) given names:


Men’s Names (H)

Hamilton: (Old English) Treeless hill
Harley: (Old English) Hare, woods
Harold: (Old Norse) Army, power
Harrison: (Old English) Son of Harry
Harry: (Germanic) Home, rule
Harvey: (Celtic, Old French) Bitter; warrior; carnage worthy
Hector: (Greek, Gaelic) Defender; horseman
Henry: (Germanic) Home, rule
Herbert: (Germanic) Army, bright
Herman: (Germanic) Army, man
Hilary: (Latin) Cheerful
Hiram: (Hebrew) Brother is exalted; noble
Hobart, Hubert: (Germanic) Mind, bright
Homer: (Greek) A security or pledge
Horace: (Latin) Timekeeper
Hosea: (Hebrew) Salvation
Howard: (Old English) Sword, guardian; hedge warden
Hugh, Hugo: (Germanic) Mind or spirit
Humphrey: (Germanic) Giant, peace
Hyman: (Hebrew) Life

Women’s Name (H)

Hannah: (Hebrew) Grace; God has been gracious
Harriet: (Germanic) Home, rule
Hazel: (Old English) Of the hazel tree
Heather: (Scottish) Of the shrub heather
Hedda: (Old English) Robe
Helen: (Greek) Light
Helga: (Norse) Holy
Hephzibah: (Hebrew) On whom is my delight
Hermione: (Greek) Of the earth; of Hermes, messenger god
Hester: (Persian) A star
Hilda: (Germanic) War or battle
Hildegarde: (Germanic) War, knowledge
Holly: (Old English) Of the shrub holly
Hope: (Old English) Expectation of something desired
Hyacinth: (Greek-Irish) Of the plant hyacinth


Source: Smith, Elsdon C. “Vocabulary of Given Names.” The World Book Dictionary. 1968 edition. 1968.

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