Girl Names starting with “H”
Girl names full of sound and meaning – from timeless to extraordinary.
A girl's name stays with your daughter for life – it should sound beautiful, suit you and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find popular classics like Emma, Mia or Lea as well as international, short or rare first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by special names. Whether Nordic, Mediterranean or biblical: there's the right name for every little girl.
Popular first names starting with “H”
Girl Names starting with “H”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henna-Mathilda | f | Currently, there is no information available about the meaning of the name | |
| Hennesa | f | The name Hennesa has an unclear origin and is not sufficiently documented | |
| Henni | f | Finnish | Henni serves as a short and pet form of Henrike and Henriette in German and also repres… |
| Henora | f | Latin | The Honored |
| Henried | f | Henried is a girl's name composed of Old High German elements | |
| Henrieke | f | Henrieke is a spelling variant of Henrike and means 'the mistress of the house' or 'the… | |
| Henrieta | f | The name Henrieta is a Slavic variant of Henriette or Henrietta, which is considered a … | |
| Henriett-Claudia | f | Origin unknown | |
| Henrietta | f | As a Latinized form of Henriette and a female pet form of Henri, the French equivalent … | |
| Henriette | f | Henriette is the feminine diminutive of Henri, which corresponds to Heinrich in French | |
| Henriette-Maria | f | Henriette-Maria is a double name combining Henriette ("the lady of the house") and Mari… | |
| Henriikka | f | The name Henriikka is a Finnish derivation of Henrika and means 'the mistress of the ho… | |
| Henrijeta | f | The first name Henrijeta represents a Serbo-Croatian variant of Henrietta (Henriette), … | |
| Henrika | f | Swedish | The name Henrika stands for 'the mistress of the house' or 'the ruler of the home.' It … |
| Henrike | f | The name Henrike means 'the mistress of the house' or 'the ruler of the homeland' and i… | |
| Henrike-Christina | f | Henrike-Christina is a double name combining Henrike ("the mistress of the home") and C… | |
| Henrike-Leonie | f | Henrike-Leonie is a double name combining Henrike ("the mistress of the home") and Leon… | |
| Henrikje | f | Henrikje is a Frisian variant of Henrike, meaning "the mistress of the house" or "the r… | |
| Henrina | f | The name Henrina has its roots in Old High German and consists of the elements 'heima',… | |
| Henryette | f | Henryette is a variant spelling of Henriette, derived from Heinrich, and is therefore f… | |
| Hephzibah | f | Hephzibah (Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ) is a biblical name with Hebrew origins and carries the … | |
| Hepzibah | f | English | The name Hepzibah is a form of the biblical Hephzibah (Hebrew חֶפְצִי־בָהּ) and means i… |
| Hera | f | Basque | The meaning of the name Hera is not clearly defined |
| Herberta | f | Herberta is a less common female form of Herbert, meaning 'the famous warrior' or 'the … | |
| Herborg | f | Danish | Herborg is a Nordic form of the Old High German name Herburg, which has its origin in H… |
| Herdina | f | Danish | Herdina is a female first name whose origin lies in the Old High German language area |
| Herdis | f | Scandinavian | Herdis is a newer variant of the old Nordic name Herdís |
| Herena | f | Latin | The name Herena has a fascinating origin, composed of Ancient Greek and Latin elements |
| Hereweard | f | Origin unknown | |
| Hergard | f | Hergard is an Old German female name that means "the one who protects the army," "the o… | |
| Hergrund | f | The name Hergrund has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the elements 'heri… | |
| Herine | f | The meaning of the name is of Armenian origin | |
| Herlinde | f | The name Herlinde is a historical German name for women and is translated with the mean… | |
| Herlindis | f | The name Herlindis is a Latinized variant of the Old High German name Herlinde and stan… | |
| Herma | f | The name Herma has its roots in the ancient German name Hermann | |
| Hermandine | f | The name Hermandine, as a feminine derivative of Hermann or Herman, consists of the Old… | |
| Hermela | f | Hebrew | The name Hermela is a girl's name of Hebrew origin |
| Hermelina | f | The name Hermelina is a rare girl's name, whose origin and exact meaning are unclear | |
| Hermesinda | f | Hermesinda is a girl's name that originates from ancient Greek | |
| Hermia | f | English | Hermia represents the feminine form of Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mytho… |
| Hermina | f | Dutch | As the old German form of Hermine, Hermina stands for 'the warrior woman' or 'the femal… |
| Hermine | f | Hermine represents the feminine form of the historical name Hermann and is composed of … | |
| Hermine-Gertrude | f | Hermine-Gertrude is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Gertrude ("th… | |
| Hermine-Marie | f | Hermine-Marie is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Marie ("the belo… | |
| Hermine-Sabine | f | Hermine-Sabine is a double name combining Hermine ("army, warrior") and Sabine ("the Sa… | |
| Herminia | f | The name Herminia is a modified form of Hermanna, which in turn is a female variant of … | |
| Hermione | f | Hermione (Ἑρμιόνη) is a female first name from Greek mythology | |
| Hero | f | Greek | The name Hero (Ἡρώ) comes from Greek mythology and is linked to a tragic love story in … |
| Herolinda | f | Herolinda is the feminine form of the Albanian name Herolind | |
| Herrad | f | Herrad is a feminine name of Old High German origin and carries the meaning 'the adviso… | |
| Herrad-Ulrike | f | Herrad-Ulrike is a double name combining Herrad ("the advisor of the army") and Ulrike … | |
| Herta | f | The name Herta derives from the Germanic deity Nerthus, who is genderless and associate… | |
| Herta-Gertrud | f | Herta-Gertrud is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Gertrud ("the … | |
| Herta-Katharina | f | Herta-Katharina is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Katharina ("… | |
| Herta-Olivia | f | Greek | Herta-Olivia is a double name combining Herta ("the energetic one") and Olivia ("the ol… |
| Hertha | f | Hertha is derived from the gender-neutral deity Nerthus, mentioned in the writings of T… | |
| Hertha-Julia | f | Latin | Hertha-Julia is a double name combining Hertha ("the powerful one") and Julia ("the one… |
| Hertha-Maria | f | Aramaic | Hertha-Maria is a double name combining Hertha ("the powerful one") and Maria ("the bel… |
| Hertrud | f | The name Hertrud is a historical German girl's name that can be interpreted as 'the str… | |
| Hertwiga | f | Hertwiga is an Old German first name that is regarded as the feminine variant of Hertwig | |
| Herzeleide | f | The name Herzeleide originates from Middle High German and is composed of the words 'he… | |
| Herzeline | f | The name Herzeline has its origin in the German word for heart and is a modified form o… | |
| Hesho | f | The name has its roots in Iranian | |
| Hesione | f | Greek | The name Hesione has Greek roots that can be traced back to a word composition |
| Heske | f | Heske is a Frisian short form for feminine first names that begin with 'Heri-.' The nam… | |
| Hesna | f | Arabic | Hesna is a variant of the Arabic first names Hasna and Hasana and is derived from the M… |
| Hessa | f | Hessa is considered the female variant of Hasso | |
| Hester | f | English | Hester is regarded as a Latin derivative of the Persian name Esther, which is especiall… |
| Hestia | f | Greek | The name Hestia (Ἑστία) comes from Greek mythology and means 'the hearth' or 'the firep… |
| Heta | f | As a girl's name, Heta is a Finnish diminutive of Hedwig and originally derives from th… | |
| Hetav | f | sun | |
| Hetta | f | Finnish | The name Hetta is a Finnish short form of Hedwig and is derived from Haduwig |
| Hetty | f | Hetty, also known as Hetti, is an old diminutive of the name Hedwig, which in turn deri… | |
| Heudelinde | f | Heudelinde is a modified form of the name Adelinde, which in turn is derived from the o… | |
| Heval | f | Heval, a name from the Kurdish region, carries the meanings 'friend', 'companion', and … | |
| Hevi | f | The name Hevi, in the Kurdish language Hêvî, stands for 'the hope' or 'the hopeful one'… | |
| Hevidar | f | Hevidar is a girl's name that originates from the Kurdish language | |
| Hevin | f | Hevin, a girl's name from Kurdish, means 'the wish' or 'the hope' | |
| Hêvîndar | f | The name Hêvîndar is a girl's name that originates from the Kurdish language | |
| Hewi | f | Hewi is a girl's name that is presumably derived from Hevi and means "the hopeful one."… | |
| Heylie | f | Heylie is a modified form of the name Hayley and is directly translated as 'the hay mea… | |
| Hezal | f | Arabic | Hezal is considered the Kurdish form of the name Ghazal |
| Hiam | f | Arabic | Hiam (هيام) is an Arabic girl's name that translates into English as "the love-stricken… |
| Hiba | f | Arabic | The name Hiba, which is also considered an Islamic name, is a short form of Hibatullah,… |
| Hibah | f | Arabic | Hibah is a Muslim girl's name that is considered an alternative spelling of Hiba |
| Hibari | f | Japanese | Hibari, a feminine first name, is interpreted in Japanese as hibari (雲雀) and means 'the… |
| Hicran | f | Arabic | Hicran is a Turkish girl's name with Arabic origins |
| Hicret | f | Arabic | The name Hicret literally means 'to go' or 'to avoid' and refers contextually to leavin… |
| Hiddekel | f | Hebrew | Hiddekel is a girl's name with Hebrew roots |
| Hidelinde | f | The name Hidelinde has its roots in Old High German and means roughly 'the gentle warri… | |
| Hidemi | f | Japanese | The first name Hidemi means 'striking beauty' and is a unisex name of Japanese origin |
| Hien | f | Hien is a name commonly used in Vietnam for both girls and boys | |
| Hikari | f | Japanese | The name Hikari is both a female and a male first name of Japanese origin, meaning 'the… |
| Hikmete | f | Arabic | The girl's name Hikmete has Arabic roots, with the exact meaning from the word composit… |
| Hila | f | Hebrew | The name Hila, female gender, has its roots in Hebrew, where hilá (הִלָּה) translates t… |
| Hilaria | f | Latin | Hilaria is the feminine variant of Hilarius and carries the meanings "the Cheerful" and… |
| Hilarie | f | Latin | Hilarie is a modified form of Hilary, a feminine variant of the Latin Hilarius |
| Hilary | f | Latin | The name Hilary, translated into German as "die Heitere" and "die Fröhliche," is a medi… |
| Hilda | f | The feminine first name Hilda is a short form of names that start with the element 'Hil… | |
| Hilda-Babette | f | Hilda-Babette is a double name combining Hilda ("the fighter") and Babette ("God is ful… |