Dog Names That Start With H

396 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Haakon

Variant of Hákon, an Old Norse name

Habana

A city in Cuba known for its rich history and culture

Habib

Arabic masculine given name meaning "beloved" or "darling"

Hachi

Eight in Japanese, also associated with loyalty.

Hachie

Hachikō

Name of an Akita dog, written in Japanese as ハチ公

Hadda

Recorded as a feminine given name in Icelandic

Haddie

Recorded as a given name in modern American usage (feminine)

Hadley

From an English surname derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English

Hadrian

From Hadria, the name of two Roman towns in Italy

Hagen

From the Old German element hag, meaning "enclosure"

Haggy

Hagrid

The name of a character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels

Haidy

A variant of the name Heidi, which means 'noble one' or 'of noble descent'

Haiko

Haila

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hawaiian

Haile

From Ge'ez ኀይል (hayl), meaning "power, force, strength".

Hailey

Variant of Hayley

Hairy Houndini

Haisley

A variation of the name Hailey, which means 'hay clearing' or 'from the hay meadow'.

Hakan

Means "emperor, ruler" in Turkish

Haki

A given name recorded in Albanian and in literature; also a Norse sea-king's name

Hako

Japanese word for box or container

Hakon

Danish spelling of the norwegian name håkon or haakon

Haku

Written with the kanji 白, meaning white, or 朴

Hal

A medieval diminutive of Harry

Haldor

From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, "Thor's rock", from hallr "rock" and the god Thor

Hale

From an Old English place name meaning "nook, retreat"

Haleigh

Variant of Hayley, an English given name from a surname meaning "hay meadow"

Halen

A name of Welsh origin meaning 'to be healthy'.

Halet

Haley

Variant of Hayley, from Old English, literally "hay field"

Halia

Ancient greek name meaning 'the dweller in the sea' or 'the briney'

Halina

Polish and Belarusian form of galina

Halka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Ukrainian

Halle

From the Old Norse name Halli, a diminutive of names containing hallr, "rock, slab, slope".

Halley

Of Old English origin meaning 'land by a hall'.

Halli

Old Norse form of Halle 1

Hally

Recorded as a given name in English, for either gender

Halona

Recorded as a given name in Hawaiian and Iroquois

Hals

Dutch for 'neck' or 'throat'

Halsey

A variant of the Old English name 'Hals', meaning 'nook' or 'hollow'.

Halvor

From Old Norse hallr ("flat stone") and vorðr ("guardian")

Haly

Halyn

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Hami

Recorded as a masculine given name in Finnish

Hamika

Hamish

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Sheumais, the vocative of Seumas, the Gaelic James.

Hamley

Hammie

Recorded as a given name in english, used for both boys and girls

Hammy

Recorded as a given name in English, masculine

Hampton

An English masculine given name

Hampy

Han Solo

An iconic character from the Star Wars franchise, known for his charm and bravery

Hana

In Arabic, "bliss, happiness"; in Japanese, "flower"; also a form of Hannah.

Hanako

From Japanese 花 (hana) "flower" and 子 (ko) "child"

Handro

Handsome

English word for physical attractiveness, recorded as a masculine given name

Hania

Polish diminutive of Hanna; also an alternate transcription of Arabic Haniyya.

Hanie

A variant of 'Hannah', meaning 'grace' or 'favor'.

Haniya

Alternate transcription of the Arabic name هنيّة (Haniyya)

Hank

Short form of Hankin, a medieval diminutive of John; also a diminutive of Henry

Hanka

A Finnish name from farm place names, and a Polish clipping of Hanna

Hanko

A type of Japanese seal or stamp

Hanne

Danish, Norwegian, German and Dutch short form of Johanne, Johanna or Johannes.

Hanni

A German name, borrowed into English from Swiss German Hänni; in Finnish a vernacular form of Johannes.

Hannie

A diminutive of Johanna

Hanno

Meaning 'brave' or 'daring' in some contexts.

Hanny

Recorded as a feminine given name in Swiss German

Hans

A famous German name meaning 'God is gracious.'

Hansie

A diminutive form of Hans, which means 'gracious' or 'full of grace'

Hanter

Hanto

Hanzo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sorbian

Hap

From Middle English hap, meaning chance, luck or fortune

Happie

No documented meaning; recorded as a rare English given name

Hara

A given name recorded in Greek, Hinduism and Korean use

Harbo

Hardi

Estonian short form of names containing the old high german element hart, "hard"

Hardy

From a surname derived from Middle English hardi, "bold, hardy"

Hari

Sanskrit word meaning "brown, yellow, tawny", and by extension "monkey, horse, lion"

Haris

Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith; also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name

Harkos

Harky

Harkym

Harlan

Derived from Old English meaning 'hare land' or 'rocky land'

Harlekin

A character in Italian commedia dell'arte usually portrayed as a clever servant

Harlem

A neighborhood in Upper Manhattan, New York City, known for its cultural contributions, especially in music and art.

Harlequin

From Old French Herlequin, a demon in French passion plays; the commedia dell'arte stock character

Harley

From an English surname, from Old English hara "hare" or har "rock" and leah "woodland, clearing"

Harlie

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Harlow

English surname from a place name: Old English hær "rock" or here "army" + hlaw "hill"

Harly

Recorded as a given name in modern English, used for boys and girls

Harmonia

Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek

Harmony

The English word harmony, from Greek ἁρμονία (harmonia)

Haro

A term used in various contexts, including a name in Japanese

Harold

From the Old English Hereweald, "army" and "powerful, mighty"

Haros

Háros is a name given to a ship, not a word with a documented meaning.

Harra

Harri