Dog Names That Start With H

Hellion

A word for a mischievous person

Helly

Recorded as a rare modern English given name for girls

Helmie

A given name recorded in Dutch, feminine

Helmo

Short form of Germanic names beginning with helm, "helmet, protection"

Heloise

French female given name

Helvi

Finnish and Estonian feminine given name, from Swedish Hedvig.

Hemi

Māori form of James.

Hemie

Hendrix

From a Dutch surname derived from the given name Hendrik

Heni

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian and Ancient Egyptian

Henja

Recorded as a feminine given name in Jewish usage

Henky

Henley

From the English surname Henley, derived from the names of English towns

Henni

A form of the name Henrietta, meaning 'home ruler'

Hennie

Dutch diminutive and feminine form of Hendrik

Henny

Diminutive of Henriette, Hendrika and other names containing "hen"

Henrey

Henri

French form of Henry, from Heinrich

Henry

From the Germanic Heimirich, "home ruler", from heim "home" and rih "ruler"

Henzo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Hera

Queen of the gods in Greek mythology

Herbie

Diminutive of Herbert

Herby

Herka

Herko

A Sami masculine given name

Herky

Hermes

Messenger of the gods in Greek mythology

Hermie

Cebuano short form of Herminigildo; also English informal for a hermit crab

Hermione

Ancient Greek name derived from the name of the messenger god Hermes

Hero

English word for a person or character who combats adversity through courage or strength

Herra

Hershee

Hershel

A Hebrew name meaning 'deer' or 'noble person'

Hershey

Place name derived from the last name of Milton S. Hershey, founder of the Hershey Chocolate Factory

Herton

Herzchen

Hesper

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Hessa

A name of Arabic origin meaning 'to be enthusiastic or joyful.'

Hessel

Recorded as a masculine given name in Dutch

Heston

Derived from the Old English meaning 'settlement on a hill'

Hettie

Diminutive of Henrietta or Hester

Hetty

English feminine given name, often a diminutive of Henrietta

Heureux

French word meaning happy or fortunate, from heur (luck) + -eux

Hexy

Heyda

Heydi

Recorded as a given name in Latin American Spanish

Heyko

Heymo

Hezel

Hibiki

From Japanese 響 (hibiki), meaning "sound, echo"

Hickory

English word for trees of the genus Carya, or their wood

Hideki

Japanese masculine given name, from 秀 or 英 "excellent" plus 樹 "tree"

Higgi

Higgie

An English surname

Highlander

Hikaru

Japanese unisex name meaning "light" (光) or "brightness" (輝)

Hiker

One who hikes; recorded as a rare English given name

Hilaria

Feminine form of Hilarius, used in English and Italian

Hilda

Short form of Germanic names containing the element hild, "battle"

Hilde

German, Dutch and Norwegian variant of Hilda

Hildie

Recorded as a given name in English, rare and archaic

Hilja

Means "silent, quiet" in Finnish and Estonian

Hilka

A given name recorded in Hungarian and Low German, feminine in both

Hilke

A name of Dutch origin meaning 'the strong one' or 'the protector'

Hill

English word for an elevated landmass smaller than a mountain

Hilla

Short form of names beginning with Hil; also Finnish for cloudberry.

Hilli

A name of uncertain origin, possibly related to the Old Norse word for 'hill'

Hillu

Recorded as a modern German feminine given name

Hilly

A place with hills or hill country

Hilma

A feminine name, probably a variant of Wilhelmina or of Helma, or a feminine form of Hilmar

Himari

A Japanese name that means 'sunny place' or 'prosperous village'

Hina

Japanese: from 陽 (hi) "light, sun" or 日 (hi) "sun, day" with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens"; also polynesian "grey, white, silver" and arabic "henna"

Hinako

Japanese feminine given name, written 日菜子

Hinata

Japanese name from 日向 "sunny place", 陽向 "toward the sun", or a reading of 向日葵 "sunflower"

Hinka

Hinto

Hiphop

English, a genre of popular music that emerged in the early 1970s

Hippi

Hippie

Hippy

A person who is part of a countercultural movement that started in the 1960s, known for its values of peace and love.

Hira

From Sanskrit hīra, "diamond"; also from Arabic Ḥirāʾ, a cave name

Hiram

From Phoenician Ḥirom, meaning "exalted brother".

Hiroko

Japanese feminine name: hiro (tolerant, abundant or prosperous) + ko (child)

Hirra

Hiska

Hitch

English surname; also recorded as a medieval English given name

Hiwa

A Hawaiian word meaning 'to glow' or 'to shine'

Hobbes

Named after the character Hobbes from the comic strip 'Calvin and Hobbes' created by Bill Watterson.

Hobbit

A fictional race of people in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels

Hobbs

A name of English origin.

Hobie

A masculine given name and nickname used in modern American English, where it is rare.

Hoby

Recorded as a given name in English and Malagasy

Hodge

Middle English diminutive of the given name Roger

Hodor

A word used for door.

Hogan

An anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó hÓgáin or Ó hEochagáin

Hoggy

Hoka

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Japanese

Hokkaido

English name of the second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo

Hokky

Hoku

Hawaiian given name used for girls and boys (user-submitted)