Boy Names starting with “H”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “H”
Boy Names starting with “H”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himanish | m | Indian | The name Himanish is of Indian origin and means "Lord Shiva." |
| Himmet | m | Turkish | Himmet, a variant of Himmat, comes from the Urdu language and means "the ambitious one"… |
| Hinderk | m | The first name Hinderk is a Frisian and Low German form of Heinrich, carrying the meani… | |
| Hinek | m | The first name Hinek means 'the master of the house' or 'the lord of the house' | |
| Hinnerk | m | The first name Hinnerk, a Low German and Frisian variant of Heinrich, means 'the master… | |
| Hinrich | m | The name Hinrich is a Low German and Frisian variant of Heinrich and carries the meanin… | |
| Hinrich-Michael | m | Hinrich-Michael is a double name combining Hinrich ("the master of the house") and Mich… | |
| Hinrich-Uwe | m | Currently, there are no details about the meaning | |
| Hinricus | m | Hinricus is a Frisian form of Heinrich and derives from the spelling variant Heimerich,… | |
| Hinrik | m | Danish | Hinrik is a Low German and Frisian as well as Scandinavian variant of the name Heinrich |
| Hinz | m | The first name Hinz means 'the master of the house' or 'the lord of the house' | |
| Hiob | m | Hebrew | Hiob is a biblical name whose meaning refers to "the persecuted" and "the hated." These… |
| Hiob-Hippo | m | Origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hipolito | m | Portuguese | Hipólito is the Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Greek name Hippolytos |
| Hippocrates | m | Greek | The meaning of the name Hippocrates is derived from the ancient Greek term Hippokrates … |
| Hippokrates | m | The name Hippokrates has its roots in Ancient Greek and is made up of the words 'hippos… | |
| Hippolyt | m | The name Hippolyt is the German short form of the ancient Greek Hippolytos | |
| Hippolyte | m | French | The name Hippolyte serves as both the feminine and masculine form of the Greek name Hip… |
| Hippolytos | m | Greek | The name Hippolytos, an ancient Greek first name, means 'the one who releases horses' |
| Hippolytus | m | The name Hippolytus, in its Latin form, is derived from the ancient Greek name Hippolytos | |
| Hiram | m | The first name Hiram (חִירָם) comes from Ancient Hebrew and is a form of the Phoenician… | |
| Hirarama | m | Indian | Hirarama is an Indian unisex first name that means 'the name of God Vishnu' |
| Hiren | m | Indian | Hiren is a boy's name that plays a role particularly in Gujarati |
| Hiro | m | Japanese | Hiro, a masculine name, has its roots in Japanese and can be interpreted as 'the genero… |
| Hiroaki | m | Japanese | Hiroaki, a Japanese boy's name, is often interpreted as 'the great brightness' |
| Hiroki | m | Japanese | The name Hiroki, which originates from Japanese, means 'big tree' |
| Hiroshi | m | Hiroshi is a widely used boy's name in Japan with meanings such as "the generous" and "… | |
| Hiroyasu | m | Japanese | The Japanese boy's name Hiroyasu means 'the great peace' and is made up of the Japanese… |
| Hirsh | m | Hirsh is the English equivalent of the more common Jewish name Hirsch | |
| Hisato | m | Japanese | The name Hisato, a male name of Japanese origin, is translated as 'long-lived person' |
| Hisham | m | Arabic | Hisham is a male first name of Arabic origin, meaning 'the Generous' |
| Hiskia | m | Hiskia is a Jewish-Hebrew variation of the name Ḥizqiyahu (חִזְקִיָהוּ) | |
| Hisoka | m | Japanese | The name Hisoka has Japanese roots, with the exact composition of the word currently un… |
| Hitakrit | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hitoshi | m | Japanese | The Japanese boy's name Hitoshi has the meaning derived from the word hitoshi (仁), whic… |
| Hiwa | m | Hiwa is a Kurdish first name for boys and girls and carries the meaning of "hope" or "t… | |
| Hizir | m | Arabic | Hizir (Hızır) is the Turkish equivalent of Khidr (خضر) and translates to "the Green" |
| Hjalmar | m | The name Hjalmar has its roots in Old Icelandic and carries the meaning "the helmeted w… | |
| Hjálmarr | m | Hjálmarr is a traditional Old Norse boy's name that consists of the elements 'hjalmr' f… | |
| Hjalte | m | Hjalte is a masculine first name that originates from Old Norse and means 'the man from… | |
| Hjörleif | m | Swedish | The meaning of the male first name Hjörleif, used in Iceland and Sweden, is interpreted… |
| Hjörleifor | m | Hjörleifor is a masculine first name from Iceland and a variant of Hjörleifur, meaning … | |
| Hjuki | m | The name Hjuki has its roots in Old Norse and may be associated with terms that symboli… | |
| Hlynur | m | maple tree | |
| Hnokki | m | Hnokki is an Icelandic name that means "the boy." The pronunciation is "noki," and it c… | |
| Hoa | m | The name Hòa, which is used as both a masculine and feminine first name, means 'the pea… | |
| Hoashis | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hob | m | The name Hob is an Old English short form of Robert and means 'the glorious shining one' | |
| Hocine | m | Arabic | Hocine is a variant of the Arabic name Hussein, which is a diminutive form of Hassan |
| Hodor | m | The name Hodor has an uncertain origin, and there is currently no documented word compo… | |
| Hoger | m | Hoger is a rare spelling of Holger and means 'the spear fighter from the island.' The n… | |
| Hogir | m | The name Hogir, a Kurdish boy's name, means 'the friend' or 'the companion' | |
| Hoimar | m | The masculine first name Hoimar is a Frisian variant of the name Hugmar and carries the… | |
| Hojjatollah | m | Arabic | The boy's name Hojjatollah, which originates from Persian and Iranian, is a variant of … |
| Holden | m | Holden is a contemporary English boy's name that has originated from a surname derived … | |
| Holder | m | The first name Holder also originates from Old High German | |
| Holdo | m | Holdo is a short form of Old High German names that contain the element '-hold' | |
| Holger | m | Holger, a male first name, carries the meaning "the spear fighter from the island." It … | |
| Holger-Christian | m | Holger-Christian is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island"… | |
| Holger-Heino | m | Holger-Heino is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island") an… | |
| Holger-Helmut | m | Holger-Helmut is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island") a… | |
| Holger-Jens | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning of the name | |
| Holger-Jörg | m | Holger-Jörg is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island") and… | |
| Holger-Michael | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning of the name Holger-M… | |
| Holger-Rene | m | Holger-Rene is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island") and… | |
| Holger-Wolfgang | m | Holger-Wolfgang is a double name combining Holger ("the spear fighter from the island")… | |
| Holk | m | Holk is a Frisian short form of masculine first names that end in '-hold', such as Rein… | |
| Holm | m | Norse | The name Holm, which derives from the Old Norse name Holmr, carries the meaning "the is… |
| Holmer | m | Holmer is a Germanized form of the name Holmar, which translates as "the one from the f… | |
| Holmger | m | Danish | Holmger is a male first name that is considered an Old Danish and Old Swedish form of t… |
| Homam | m | Arabic | Homam is a variant of the Arabic name Humam |
| Homare | m | Japanese | The name Homare means "to honor" in Japanese and has the meaning of "(the) reputation" … |
| Homer | m | The name Homer is derived from the Ancient Greek Homeros (Ὅμηρος) and means 'the hostag… | |
| Hong-Li | m | Chinese | Originating from Chinese |
| Honok | m | The origin of the name is unknown | |
| Honore | m | Latin | The name Honore, in both male and female forms, is derived from the Latin terms Honorat… |
| Honorius | m | Latin | Honorius is a male first name that originates from Latin and carries the meaning 'the h… |
| Hooman | m | Persian | Hooman is a Persian variation of the name Human (هومن) |
| Horace | m | Latin | Horace is the English and French form of the name Horatius, which goes back to an ancie… |
| Horacio | m | Latin | Horacio represents a Spanish and Portuguese variant of Horatius, originating from an an… |
| Horand | m | The name Horand has its roots in Old High German and is a traditional boy's name | |
| Horatio | m | Horatio is a masculine form of the name derived from Horatius, which goes back to an an… | |
| Horatius | m | Latin | Horatius is a masculine first name that traces back to an ancient Roman family name, wh… |
| Horaz | m | Latin | Horaz is an old German form of the name Horatius, which can be traced back to an ancien… |
| Horia | m | Horia, as a masculine first name, is a variant of Horea | |
| Horst | m | The masculine first name Horst is derived from the knight's name Horst, which was commo… | |
| Horst-Achim | m | Currently, there is no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Horst-Albert | m | French | Horst-Albert is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Albert ("… |
| Horst-Albin | m | Horst-Albin is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Albin ("th… | |
| Horst-Alexander | m | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning | |
| Horst-Alfred | m | Horst-Alfred is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Alfred ("… | |
| Horst-Andreas | m | Horst-Andreas is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Andreas … | |
| Horst-Burckhardt | m | Origin is unknown | |
| Horst-Christian | m | Horst-Christian is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Christ… | |
| Horst-Conrad | m | Horst-Conrad is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Conrad ("… | |
| Horst-Detlev | m | Horst-Detlev is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Detlev ("… | |
| Horst-Dietrich | m | Horst-Dietrich is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Dietric… | |
| Horst-Eckhard | m | Horst-Eckhard is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Eckhard … | |
| Horst-Eckhardt | m | Horst-Eckhardt is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Eckhard… | |
| Horst-Edgar | m | Horst-Edgar is a double name combining Horst ("the man from the forest") and Edgar ("th… |