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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heloisius | m | The name Heloisius is a Latinized male variant of Heloise (Héloise), which has its orig… | |
| Helon | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Helvin | m | The name Helvin has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the words 'heil', me… | |
| Helwart | m | The name Helwart has its roots in Old High German and is composed of the terms 'heil' a… | |
| Helwig | m | Helwig, also known as Hellwig, is a masculine first name that derives from both Helmwig… | |
| Hemerich | m | Hemerich is a male variant of the name Heimrich, which in turn is a shortened form of H… | |
| Hend | m | Arabic | Hend is a boy's name that is regarded as a short form of Henning, which in turn represe… |
| Henderson | m | English | The name Henderson has its roots in Old High German and belongs to the group of male fi… |
| Hendra | m | Indian | The name Hendra has Indian roots and consists of various terms, although their specific… |
| Hendric | m | This masculine first name, Hendric, is a form of Hendrik and means 'the ruler of the home' | |
| Hendrick | m | Hendrick is a boy's name that originates from the Old High German and Dutch language areas | |
| Hendrik | m | The male first name Hendrik is a Low German and Dutch form of Heinrich and means 'the h… | |
| Hendrik-Fritz | m | Hendrik-Fritz is a double name combining Hendrik ("the house lord") and Fritz ("the pea… | |
| Hendrik-Hartwig | m | Hendrik-Hartwig is a double name combining Hendrik ("the house lord") and Hartwig ("the… | |
| Hendrix | m | Hendrix, a masculine first name, is a modern English spelling of Hendrik, which in turn… | |
| Hengin | m | Hengin is a shortened variant of Heinrich | |
| Hengist | m | The name Hengist has its roots in Old Germanic and Old High German | |
| Henje | m | Henje is a Danish and Frisian form of the name Henrik, derived from Heinrich | |
| Henk | m | Henk is a Frisian and Dutch short form of Hendrik and carries the meaning 'the master o… | |
| Henk-John | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Henke | m | The first name Henke is a Frisian and Dutch short and affectionate form of the name Hen… | |
| Henley | m | English | Henley is a gender-neutral first name of English origin, derived from an English-Irish … |
| Henne | m | Henne is a masculine, Low German short and pet form of Hendrik | |
| Henneke | m | The first name Henneke, as a diminutive form of Henne, is a Low German short and pet fo… | |
| Henner | m | The name Henner is a short and affectionate form of Hendrik, which comes from Low German | |
| Hennes | m | The first name Hennes is a Rhineland variation of the name Johannes and means "God is g… | |
| Hennig | m | Hennig is a rare variant of the name Henning and also serves as a Frisian and Low Germa… | |
| Henning | m | Henning is known as a pet form of Heinrich and carries the meaning 'the master of the h… | |
| Henning-Niels | m | Henning-Niels is a double name combining Henning ("the master of the house") and Niels … | |
| Henno | m | Henno is a male first name that has both Frisian and Low German roots | |
| Hennrik | m | Hennrik, a masculine first name, represents a rare Swedish spelling of Henrik, which is… | |
| Hennry | m | American | Hennry is an American-English form of Henry, derived from Heinrich and tracing back to … |
| Henoch | m | Finnish | Henoch is a variant of the biblical name Chanokh, which comes from Hebrew |
| Henok | m | Hebrew | The name Henok (ኄኖክ) is an Amharic variant of Enoch, which traces back to the Hebrew Ch… |
| Henri | m | Henri is the French equivalent of Heinrich and derives from Heimerich | |
| Henri-Constantin | m | Henri-Constantin is a double name combining Henri ("the lord of the house") and Constan… | |
| Henri-Josef | m | Henri-Josef is a double name combining Henri ("the lord of the house") and Josef ("God … | |
| Henric | m | Swedish | The name Henric is a male first name with roots in Old High German |
| Henrich | m | Henrich is a variant of Heinrich and carries the meaning 'the master of the house' or '… | |
| Henrick | m | Scandinavian | Henrick means 'ruler of the home' and also describes 'the rich and powerful in the home… |
| Henrico | m | Spanish | The name Henrico is a less common Spanish form of Heinrich and carries the meaning 'the… |
| Henricus | m | Henricus is the Latinized form of the name Heinrich | |
| Henrik | m | The name Henrik comes from Heinrich and means 'the master of the house' or 'the lord of… | |
| Henrik-Laurin | m | The meanings of the names Henrik and Laurin can be found separately | |
| Henrikas | m | The name Henrikas brings the meanings 'the ruler of the home', 'the rich in the homeste… | |
| Henrikh | m | Georgian | Henrikh is a rather rare masculine first name, considered an Armenian and Georgian vari… |
| Henriko | m | The name Henriko is considered a variant of Hendrik and is the Nordic rendition of Hein… | |
| Henrique | m | Portuguese | The name Henrique is the Portuguese equivalent of Heinrich and means 'the master of the… |
| Henriques | m | African | Henriques is an alternative spelling of Henrique, the Portuguese counterpart to Heinrich |
| Henry | m | English | Henry means "the house lord," "the lord of the house," "the ruler of the prosperous hom… |
| Henry-Alexander | m | Henry-Alexander is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Alexande… | |
| Henry-George | m | Henry-George is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and George ("th… | |
| Henry-Heribert | m | Henry-Heribert is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Heribert … | |
| Henry-Louis | m | Latin | Henry-Louis is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Louis ("the … |
| Henry-Luca | m | American | Henry-Luca is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Luca ("the bo… |
| Henry-Max | m | Henry-Max is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Max ("the grea… | |
| Henry-Maxim | m | Henry-Maxim is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Maxim ("the … | |
| Henry-Michael | m | Henry-Michael is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Michael ("… | |
| Henry-Oliver | m | Henry-Oliver is a double name combining Henry ("the lord of the house") and Oliver ("th… | |
| Henryk | m | Polish | The name Henryk is considered the Polish form of Heinrich and means 'the ruler of the h… |
| Hens | m | Hebrew | The boy's name Hens has its roots in a Hebrew word combination |
| Hephaistos | m | Hephaistos is an Ancient Greek name that is linked to the god of fire and blacksmithing | |
| Heracles | m | French | The name Heracles, a Latinized variant of the Greek Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς), carries the me… |
| Herakleios | m | Greek | The name Herakleios (Ἡράκλειος) comes from Greek and is derived from the ancient Greek … |
| Herakles | m | Greek | The name Herakles, or Hēraklês (Ἡρακλῆς), is a well-established Greek first name with … |
| Herald | m | Herald is a masculine form of the name derived from Herold and traces back to the old G… | |
| Herb | m | English | Herb is derived from Herbert, a variant of the name Heribert, which goes back to the Ge… |
| Herbald | m | Herbald is a traditional, two-part masculine first name that means 'the bold warrior' | |
| Herbert | m | Herbert means 'the shining one in the army' or 'the famous warrior' | |
| Herbert-Egon | m | Herbert-Egon is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Egon ("… | |
| Herbert-Ernst | m | Herbert-Ernst is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Ernst … | |
| Herbert-Günther | m | Herbert-Günther is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Günt… | |
| Herbert-Hans | m | Herbert-Hans is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Hans ("… | |
| Herbert-Heinrich | m | Herbert-Heinrich is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Hei… | |
| Herbert-Heinz | m | Herbert-Heinz is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Heinz … | |
| Herbert-Hermann | m | Herbert-Hermann is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Herm… | |
| Herbert-Magnus | m | Herbert-Magnus is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Magnu… | |
| Herbert-Mario | m | Herbert-Mario is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Mario … | |
| Herbert-Paul | m | Herbert-Paul is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Paul ("… | |
| Herbert-Raimund | m | Herbert-Raimund is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Raim… | |
| Herbert-Vitus | m | Herbert-Vitus is a double name combining Herbert ("the shining in the army") and Vitus … | |
| Herbie | m | English | Herbie, a masculine name, originates as the English short form of Herbert |
| Hercli | m | Hercli is a Romansh form of the name Hercules, which originates from Latin and the Anci… | |
| Hercule | m | French | Hercule is the French variant of the Ancient Greek name Herakles (Ἡρακλῆς) |
| Hereweald | m | The name Hereweald comes from Old High German and is composed of the words 'heri' and '… | |
| Hergen | m | Hergen is a Frisian and Dutch diminutive form that refers to names starting with 'Her-'… | |
| Heribert | m | Heribert is a male first name that translates to 'the shining one in the army' or 'the … | |
| Heriolf | m | derived from Old High German heri, meaning army, and wolf, meaning wolf | |
| Herish | m | Sanskrit | The name Herish, a variant of the Indian Harish, is derived from Harisha (हरीश) and lit… |
| Herkko | m | Finnish | The name has its roots in Finnish |
| Herko | m | The name Herko comes from the Low German and Frisian language and is a shortened form o… | |
| Herkules | m | Polish | The name Herkules is a form of Hercules, a Latin derivation of the ancient Greek Herakl… |
| Herlof | m | Herlof is an Old High German first name, meaning 'the army wolf' | |
| Herluf | m | Herluf is a male first name of Old High German origin, meaning 'the army wolf' | |
| Herman | m | Danish | Herman is the international form of the traditional German name Hermann and means 'the … |
| Hermann | m | Hermann is a historically grown German first name meaning 'the army man' or 'the war le… | |
| Hermann-Dieter | m | Hermann-Dieter is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Dieter ("the rul… | |
| Hermann-Ernst | m | Hermann-Ernst is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Ernst ("the serio… | |
| Hermann-Friedrich | m | Hermann-Friedrich is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Friedrich ("t… | |
| Hermann-Gregor | m | Hermann-Gregor is a double name combining Hermann ("the army man") and Gregor ("the wat… |