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Hebiyama Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 蛇 (
hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (
yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Hebron English (British)Habitational name from Hebron in Northumberland, which possibly derives from Old English
hēah meaning “high” +
byrgen meaning “burial place, tumulus.” See also
Hepburn.
Hebron CzechFrom the Biblical place name of the same name mentioned in II Samuel 1-3 which is said to mean “alliance” in Hebrew.
Hecht GermanMeans "pike (fish)" in German, generally a nickname for a rapacious and greedy person. In some instances it may have been a metonymic occupational name for a fisher, and in others it may be a habitational name from a house distinguished by a sign depicting this fish.
Heckenlaible German (Rare)Probably derived from Middle High German
hecke "hedge" and a diminutive form of
loube "arbour, bower".
Hedberg SwedishCombination of Swedish
hed "heath, moor" and
berg "mountain".
Heddle EnglishFrom the name of a location in Orkney, derived from Old Norse meaning either "high valley" or "hay valley".
Hedén SwedishCombination of Swedish
hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix
-én.
Hedge EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a hedge, Middle English
hegg(e). In the early Middle Ages, hedges were not merely dividers between fields, but had an important defensive function when planted around a settlement or enclosure.
Hedin SwedishCombination of Swedish
hed "heath, moor" and the common surname suffix
-in.
Hedrick German (Americanized)This name has a very obscure origin. With the name being of German origin but with notably more people living in England. It means, "Combatant ruler/Ruler of the heathland
Hedström SwedishCombination of Swedish
hed "heath, moor" and
ström "stream, river".
Hee Danish, Norwegian, DutchA Danish habitational name from any of several places named from a word meaning ‘shining’ or ‘clear’, referencing a river.... [
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Heemskerk DutchFrom the name of a small town in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands, possibly derived from the personal name
Hemezen (itself possibly a diminutive form of the element
heim) combined with
kirke "church".
Heenan Old IrishThought to be a nickname or metonymic, and to owe its derivation from the early Gaelic word
ean meaning a "bird". The derivation is from the ancient name
O'hEeanchain, which loosely translates as The descendant of the son of the Bird.
Heerkens DutchDerived from a diminutive form of a given name containing the element
heri "army". Alternatively, a variant form of
Eerkens.
Hefler GermanDerived from the Old German and German word hof, which means settlement, farm or court.
Hegadush HungarianMeaning violin maker and violin player deriving from the Hungarian work for violin.
Hegazi Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see
Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Hegazy Arabic (Egyptian)Alternate transcription of Arabic حجازي (see
Hijazi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Hegde KannadaHegde means the Headman of the village. Hegde or Heggade Pergade is a surname from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kasargod district of Kerala and Karnataka in India. It is found amongst Hindus of the Bunt community, Jain bunt community, Havyaka Brahmins, Vokkaligas in Karnataka.... [
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Hegeman DutchToponymic name derived from Middle Dutch
hage "hedge, bush".
Heid German, JewishTopographic name from Middle High German heide, German Heide ‘heath’, ‘moor’. Compare Heath.... [
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Heidenreich GermanFrom the medieval personal name Heidenrich, ostensibly composed of the elements heiden 'heathen', 'infidel' (see Heiden 2) + ric 'power', 'rule', but probably in fact a variant by folk etymology of Heidrich.
Heider GermanCombination of German
Heide "heath, headland" and the suffix
-er denoting an inhabitant. The surname can be either topographic for someone living on or near a heath, or habitational for someone from any place named with the element
Heide.
Heifetz JewishAn invented Jewish name based on Hebrew
chefets "pleasure". Lithuanian-born US violinist Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) was a known bearer.
Heil GermanMost recognisably known for meaning ‘Salvation’, it was also one used as an indication of a doctor or healer.
Heiland GermanSouth German: from Middle High German
heilant ‘savior’, ‘Christ’, presumably either a name given to someone who had played the part of Christ in a mystery play or an occupational name for a healer, from Middle High German
heilen ‘to heal’, ‘save’.
Heimburg GermanGerman for "home". Originates in the German village of Heimburg (not to be confused with
Hamburg) and the nearby castle of the same name.
Heimburger German, JewishStatus name for a village head, derived from Middle High German
heim meaning "homestead, settlement" and
bürge meaning "guardian". It could also be a habitational name for someone from numerous places called
Heimburg or
Heimberg in Germany.
Heimlich GermanNickname for a secretive person from Middle High German heimelich German heimlich "confidential secret".
Heinamaa EstonianHeinamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "hayfield" (literally, "hay land").
Heinbokel German(Hein) is a short form of the name
Heinrich, (the German form of the name Henry) & Bokel is a place name in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein & North Rhine-Westphalia.
Heir EnglishEnglish: relationship name from Middle English heir(e), heier ‘
heir’. Compare
Ayre.... [
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Heisenberg GermanMade up of German words
heis and
berg, ultimately meaning “hot mountain.” This was the name of theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg and the alias of Walter White in Breaking Bad.
Heitmeyer GermanGerman: distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose land included heathland, from Middle Low German heide ‘heath’, ‘wasteland’ +
Meyer 1.
Hekel Low GermanDerives from the Middle Low German word "ha-ke," Dutch "haak," which means "a hook."
Helander SwedishThe first element is
Hel-, which is probably derived from place names ultimately derived from Swedish
helig "holy, sacred, blessed" or the male given name
Helge... [
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Helber GermanOccupational name for a thresher, from Middle High German helwe 'chaff' + the agent suffix -er; alternatively, it could be a habitational name from a place called Helba near Meiningen.
Helbling German (Swiss)Meaning "half penny" or a cheap /stingy man Know surname in Germany andSwitzerland. Helblings were French Huguenot
Held German, Jewish, DutchMeans "hero" in German, ultimately derived from Middle High German
helt. This name was bestowed upon a person either in its literal meaning or else in an ironic sense.
Helde EstonianHelde is an Estonian surname meaning "big-hearted".
Helder Dutch, German, Upper German, English1. Dutch and German: from a Germanic personal name
Halidher, composed of the elements
haliò “hero” +
hari,
heri “army”, or from another personal name,
Hildher, composed of the elements
hild “strife”, “battle” + the same second element... [
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Helfer GermanMetonymic occupational name for an assistant of some kind, or nickname for a helpful person, from Middle High German hëlfære, German Helfer 'helper', 'assistant'.
Helk EstonianHelk is an Estonian surname meaning "lustre" and "sparkle".
Helland NorwegianThe Old Norse name element
-land meaning "country, land" combined with either Old Norse
hella "flat rock" or
hellir "cave". ... [
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Hellat EstonianHellat is an Estonian surname derived from "hellalt", meaning "affectionately".
Hellbom SwedishFrom Swedish
häll, a type of flat rock, and
bom "barrier, boom".
Helle GermanTopographic name probably derived from Old High German
helle "hell", denoting a place with a steep hollow or a wild area.
Helle NorwegianFrom any of several toponyms derived from Old Norse
hallr "rock, boulder, stone slab".
Helle FinnishMeans "hot weather, swelter" in Finnish, mostly adopted in the 20th century to replace Swedish names beginning with
Hell- or
Häll-.
Hellenbrand GermanDerived from germanic: hildtja = battle, brandt = sword, or prandt = burning wood/torch. Other view: Hilda is the Nordic Queen of the Underworld, Goddes of Death, so Sword/Torch of Hilda.... [
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Heller GermanNickname from the small medieval coin known as the
häller or
heller, named for the city it was first minted (in 1208) at,
Hall am Kocher (currently called
Schwäbisch Hall).
Helliste EstonianHelliste is an Estonian surname meaning "tender" and "affectionate".
Helliwell EnglishFrom various place names in United Kingdom. Derived from Olde English elements of "halig" meaning holy, and "waella", a spring.
Hellmich GermanDerived from a personal name composed of the Germanic elements
helm "helmet" and
wig "battle".
Helm English, Dutch, Germanfrom Old English
helm "protection covering" (in later northern English dialects "cattle shelter barn"). The name may be topographic for someone who lived by or worked at a barn or habitational from a place so named such as
Helme in
Meltham (Yorkshire)... [
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Helmsley EnglishThis English habitational name originates with the North Yorkshire village of Helmsley, named with the Old English personal name
Helm and
leah, meaning 'clearing'.
Helo Syrian, LebaneseHelo is Americanized from the name Helou which means "sweet". Origin around year 1717 from El Helou. Tribal name from Helou Massive a mountain in the Syrian, later Lebanon country. Mentioned in the narratives of the first Crusade.
Helsing SwedishDenoted a person who came from the Swedish province Hälsingland.
Helstrom ScandinavianFrom a place called Helstrom, meaning a house (or shelter) by a river, from the pre 7th century Olde Norse "hiamlr- straumr".
Helthon Gothic"Unique" in Norse Mythology, German variant of Hilton
Helton English (American)Habitational name from Helton in Cumbria, named in Old English probably with
helde "slope" and
tun "farmstead, settlement", or possibly a variant of
Hilton... [
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Hem KhmerFrom Khmer ហេម
(hem) meaning "gold", ultimately from Sanskrit हेम
(hema).
Heman IndianThe name 'Heman' is a Jewish name, meaning 'Faithfull'.... [
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Hemati PersianDerived from Persian همت
(hemat) meaning "aspiration, ambition, zeal".
Hemingway EnglishProbably from the name of an unidentified minor place near the village of Southowram in West Yorkshire, England, derived from the Old English given name
Hemma combined with
weg meaning "way, road, path"... [
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Hemmings EnglishDerived from the given name
Hemming. It is the last name of the band member of Five Seconds of Summer (5sos), Luke Hemmings.
Hemsley EnglishEnglish: habitational name from either of two places in North Yorkshire called Helmsley. The names are of different etymologies: the one near Rievaulx Abbey is from the Old English personal name
Helm + Old English
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’, whereas Upper Helmsley, near York, is from the Old English personal name
Hemele + Old English
eg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century
Henares SpanishDerived from the Celtic form of "brave". Also is the name of many towns (Alcala de Henares, Espinosa de Henares, Tortola de Henares...) and a river
Hence German, English, WelshAn American spelling variant of
Hentz derived from a German nickname for
Hans or
Heinrich or from an English habitation name found in Staffordshire or Shropshire and meaning "road or path" in Welsh.
Hendaia Basque (Rare)From the name of a commune (
Hendaye in French) in southwestern France, of uncertain etymology. Possibly from Basque
handi "big, large, great" and
ibi "ford" or
ibai "river", though this structure would not be grammatically correct... [
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Hendrickson GermanDerivative of the Old German personnel “Heimric” meaning “home rule”.
Heng KhmerMeans "lucky, successful" in Khmer.
Hengst German, Dutchmetonymic occupational name for someone who worked with or bred horses or a nickname for a brave strong man from Middle High German and Middle Dutch
hengest "stallion" also "gelding" derived from Old Germanic
hangist "stallion"... [
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Henker GermanOccupational name for an Executioner, from the German word "Henker" meaning Hangman.
Henley English, Irish, German (Anglicized)English: habitational name from any of the various places so called. Most, for example those in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, are named with Old English
héan (the weak dative case of
heah ‘high’, originally used after a preposition and article) + Old English
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’... [
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Hennah CornishFrom a Cornish place name which possibly means "easeful valley" from Middle Cornish *
hueth "easeful" and *
tnou "valley".
Hennard FrenchFrom the ancient Germanic personal name
Haginhard composed of the elements
hag "enclosure protected place" and
hard "strong hardy".
Hennayake SinhaleseDerived from Sanskrit संनद्ध
(sannaddha) meaning "armoured, ready, prepared" and नयक
(nayaka) meaning "hero, leader".
Hennelly IrishFrom the Irish
Ó'hIonnghaile, itself "descendant of (a variation of)
Fionnghal" (
fionn, "white, fair";
gall, "stranger")... [
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Hennessee IrishA variant of the traditionally Irish surname
Hennessey or
Hennessy, an Anglicization of
Ó hAonghusa meaning "descendant of
Aonghus".
Henni EnglishA name coined by the contributor of this name, to describe himself Hensley EnglishProbably a habitational name from either of two places in Devon: Hensley in East Worlington, which is named with the Old English personal name
Heahmund and Old English
leah "(woodland) clearing", or Hensleigh in Tiverton, which is named from Old English
hengest "stallion" (or the Old English personal name
Hengest) and
leah... [
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Henville WelshDerived from the name of an ancestor meaning "Son of Anwyl"
Henwood EnglishHabitational name from any of various places so named, as for example Henwood in Cornwall, in Linkinhorne parish, which is named from Old English henn 'hen', 'wild bird' + wudu 'wood', or Hen Wood in Wootton, Oxfordshire
Henza Okinawan (Rare)From Okinawan 平安座 (
Henza) meaning "Henza", an island in the city of Uruma in the prefecture of Okinawa in Japan.
Heo KoreanOften spelled as ‘Huh,’ this Korean surname means ‘to permit’ or ‘advocate’.
Heo KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 許 (
heo) meaning "to approve", making it the Korean form of
Xu 2.