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Hime Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 姫 (
Hime) meaning "Hime", a former large village in the former district of Muro in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama, Japan and Mie, Japan.... [
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Hime Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 姫 (
Hime) meaning "Hime", a former village in the district of Kani in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu, Japan.... [
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Himi JapaneseFrom the Japanese 氷 (
hi) "ice" and 見 (
mi) "mindset," "outlook."
Himira JapaneseHi means Fire, hi means sun, Mi means beautiful,ra means Good or ra means Virtuous or ra means respectable
Himmelreich German, Jewishhumorous topographic name from a place so named as being at a high altitude from Middle High German
himel "heaven" and
riche "empire" meaning "kingdom of heaven, heavenly kingdom".
Himmelstein German, Jewishtopographic name for someone living by a feature so named from Middle High German
himel "heaven, sky" and
stein "rock, stone" meaning "stone in the sky, sky stone"
Himmler German, HistoryDerived from German
Himmel "heaven, sky". This was a topographic name for someone living at a high altitude. ... [
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Hinata JapaneseFrom Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible.
Hinawa Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 火縄 (
hinawa) meaning "matchlock", referring to the occupation of making matchlocks.
Hinckley EnglishFrom the name of a place in Leicestershire meaning "Hynca's wood", from the Old English byname
Hynca, derivative of
hún "bear cub", and
leah "woodland, clearing".
Hind English, ScottishEnglish (central and northern): nickname for a gentle or timid person, from Middle English, Old English
hind ‘female deer’.... [
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Hindle EnglishHabitational name from a place in the parish of Whalley, Lancashire, so called from the same first element + Old English hyll 'hill'.
Hindley EnglishEnglish (Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English
hind ‘female deer’ +
leah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’.
Hine Englishoccupational name from Middle English Old English
hine "servant member of a household" also "farm laborer" (such as a herdsman or shepherd)... [
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Hinkel GermanNickname for a timid, fearful person, from dialect hinkel ‘chicken’
Hinkelbein GermanNickname for someone with a limp, from Middle High German
hinken "to limp, hobble" and
bein "leg, bone".
Hinkelman GermanElaborated variant of Hinkel, with the addition of Middle High German 'man'.
Hinode Japanese日 (Hi) means "Sun, Day", ノ (No) is a particle, 出 (De) means "Come Out". This surname means "Sunrise" in Japanese. It is uncommon, as a last name and a first name as well.
Hinomori Japanese (Rare)From 日 (
hi) meaning "day, sun", 野 (
no) meaning "field, plain", and 森 (
mori) meaning "forest".
Hinshelwood Scottish, EnglishDenoted a person from a lost place called
Henshilwood near the village of Carnwath on the southern edge of the Pentland Hills of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is derived from Scots
hainchil obscurely meaning "haunch" and Old English
wudu meaning "wood"... [
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Hint EstonianHint is an Estonian surname, a diminutive of the masculine given name "Hindrek".
Hintgen LuxembourgishAppeared in Luxembourg in 1698 in an area around Bertrange and Strassen. there are Hentgens there yet today.
Hinton English (Archaic)Comes from Old English
heah meaning "high" and
tun meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." A notable person with the surname is female author S.E Hinton.
Hintzell German (Rare)Variant from name Hintz which was popular in Saxony and Hessen. Name later used in German Prussia. The name Hintz originates as a short form of the personal name Heinrich.
Hipp GermanFrom the middle high German word
hippe meaning "waffle". Perhaps an occupational name for someone who cooks waffles.
Hippy Indonesian (Rare)This surname was born in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. However as time passes and people move on, this family can now be found on Java Island.
Hiraga JapaneseFrom Japanese 平
(hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 賀
(ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Hiraizumi JapaneseHira means "peace, even, level" and izumi means "spring, fountain".
Hiraki JapaneseHira means "peace, even, level" and ki means "tree, wood".
Hirami JapaneseFrom 平 (
hira) meaning "peace, flat, even" and 見 (
mi) meaning "see, view, perspective, outlook".
Hiranchai ThaiFrom Thai หิรัญ
(hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Hiransi ThaiFrom Thai หิรัญ
(hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and ศรี
(si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".
Hiranuma JapaneseCombination of the kanji 平 (
hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (
numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Hiranwong ThaiFrom Thai หิรัญ
(hiran) meaning "money, silver, gold" and วงศ์
(wong) meaning "lineage, family, dynasty"
Hirao JapaneseFrom Japanese 平
(hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 尾
(o) meaning "tail, end".
Hiroi JapaneseFrom the Japanese 廣 or 広 (
hiro) "wide" and 井 (
i) "well."
Hirokawa JapaneseFrom Japanese 広 or 廣 (
hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (
kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiromi Japanese (Rare)From the stem of adjective 広い/廣い
(hiroi), meaning "spacious, vast, wide," combined with either 海
(mi), shortened from
umi meaning "sea, ocean," or 見
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Hirono JapaneseFrom Japanese 広
(hiro) meaning "wide, broad, spacious" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hirosawa JapaneseHiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hirose JapaneseFrom Japanese 広 or 廣
(hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Hirota JapaneseFrom Japanese 廣, 広 or 弘
(hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hirowatari JapaneseHiro means "wide, broad, spacious" and watari means "ferry, cross, import, deliver".
Hiroyasu JapaneseHiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".
Hirschberg German, JewishDerived from many places named
Hirschberg in the states of Thuringia and North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, or the historic city of
Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. It is composed of Middle High German
hirz meaning "deer, stag" and
berg meaning "hill, mountain"... [
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Hirschfeld German, Jewish, YiddishOrnamental name composed of German
hirsch or Yiddish
hirsh meaning "deer" and
feld meaning "field". It is also a topographic name for someone who lived in an area of land frequented by deer or where millets grew.
Hiruta JapaneseFrom Japanese 蛭
(hiru) meaning "leech" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hisada JapaneseFrom Japanese 久
(hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 田
(da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hisaeda JapaneseFrom Japanese 久枝 (
Hisaeda) meaning "Hisaeda", a former area in the former district of Wake in the former Japanese province of Iyo in parts of present-day Ehime, Japan.
Hisaka JapaneseHi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".
Hisamaru JapaneseHisa means "long time, long time ago, longetivity" and maru means "circle, round".
Hisano JapaneseHisa means "long time ago, everlasting" and no means "field, rice paddy".
Hisayuto JapaneseFrom 久 (hisa) meaning “long time, long time ago”, combined with 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly".
Hisazome Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 久 (
hisa) meaning "long time" and 染 (
zome), the joining continuative form of 染める (
someru) meaning "to dye", referring to the process of dying for a long time.
Hishida JapaneseFrom 菱 (
hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (
da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hishikawa JapaneseFrom 菱 (
hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), rhombus, water chestnut, caltrop" and 川 (
kawa) meaning "river".
Hishmeh ArabicFrom Arabic حشمة
(hishmah) meaning "modesty, decency".
Hita JapanesePossibly from 日 (
hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hitarashi JapaneseFrom Japanese "浸" (hita) meaning immersion and "らし" (rashi) meaning likelihood
Hitchins EnglishCan be either a patronymic derived from the medieval given name
Hitch, or a habitational name denoting someone from the town
Hitchin, itself from Old English
Hicce, the name of the Celtic tribe who originally resided in the area.
Hitomi JapaneseHito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".
Hitora JapaneseFrom 人 (
hito) means "person, human, individual" and 羅 (
ra) means "thin silk fabric, net, gauze, Romania".
Hitotose Japanese (Rare)This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.
Hiyama JapaneseFrom Japanese 檜, 桧
(hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山
(yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Hjelm Swedish, DanishFrom Swedish
hjälm or Danish
hjelm, both derived from Old Norse
hjalmr "helmet".
Ho KoreanAlternative transcription of Korean Hangul 허 (see
Heo).
Hoadley EnglishHabitational name from East or West Hoathly in Sussex, so named from Old English
hað / Middle English
hoath "heath" +
leah "wood, clearing".
Hoagland AmericanAmerican form of Scandinavian topographical surnames, such as Swedish
Högland or Norwegian
Haugland, both essentially meaning "high land".
Hoapili Hawaiian"Attached to the bosom", i.e very, very close. Name given by Kamehameha to his brother and closest high chief.
Hoare EnglishFrom a nickname meaning "gray-haired", ie. "hoary".
Hočevar SloveneOriginally indicated a person from Kočevje (Gottschee County), a city and municipality in southern Slovenia.
Hochstein GermanTopographic name for someone who lived by a high rock or a castle of that name from Middle High German
hoh "high" and
stein "rock stone castle".
Hock GermanTopographic name for someone living by a hedge, from a dialect variant of
Heck.
Hockenhull EnglishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Tarvin, Cheshire West and Chester.
Hockton GermanIn relation to Hock a wine producing region and probably being adopted into Britain via Anglo Saxon settlers.
Hod HebrewFrom the given name
Hod which means "glory, splendor" in Hebrew, more commonly used as a surname.
Hodapp German1 South German: probably a nickname for a clumsy person, from Middle High German hōh ‘high’, ‘tall’ + the dialect word dapp ‘fool’.... [
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Hódar SpanishSpanish surname with unknown origin. Violeta Hódar is a notable bearer.
Hodder EnglishOccupational name for a maker or seller of hoods, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English hod