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Heureaux French (Caribbean)Possibly from French
heureux "happy, lucky, good".
Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899) was the 22nd, 26th, and 27th president of the Dominican Republic
Heuser GermanDeriving from one of several places named Hausen.
Heuvel DutchMeans "hill" in Dutch, the name of several locations.
Hevia AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Siero.
Hew EnglishEnglish: variant of the name
Hugh. This was at one time the usual form of the personal name in Scotland. English: occupational name from Middle English hewe ‘domestic servant’
Hewage SinhaleseFrom Sinhala හේවායා
(hewaya) meaning "soldier" and ගේ
(ge) meaning "home, house".
Hewczak PolishHewczak is primarily a Polish surname of the Ukrainian surname of Hewczuk.... [
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Hewton IrishI can only date it back to Armagh County, Ireland in the early 1800s.
Hexenjäger GermanHexenjäger is a German last name meaning hunter of witches or witch Hunter.
Hexspoor DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
hicken "to pick, to chop" and
spoor "spur", a nickname for a rider who often spurred on their horse.
Heyer German, DutchOccupational name for a grower or reaper of grass for hay, from Middle High German
höu "grass, hay" and the agent suffix
-er. Could also be a variant spelling of
Heier.
Heyer DutchFrom Middle Dutch
heiger "heron", a nickname for someone with long legs. Alternatively, from a Germanic personal name composed of
hag "enclosure, hedge" and
heri "army".
Heygate EnglishFrom a location which is either "hay gate" (
hay + Old English
geat) or "high gate" (
heáh +
geat).
Heynckes GermanFrom a diminutive of the given name
Heinrich. A famous bearer is retired German soccer player and coach Jupp Heynckes (1945-).
Hibbs EnglishThis possibly derived from a medieval diminutive, similar to Hobbs for Robert.
Hibino JapaneseFrom Japanese 日
(hi) meaning "sun, day", 比
(bi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Hibiya JapaneseIt consists of the Japanese Kanji meaning day/sun (日), ratio (比), and valley (谷). Chitose Hibiya from the manga and anime Chobits is a notable bearer of this surname.
Hick EnglishFrom the medieval personal name
Hicke, a diminutive of
Richard. The substitution of
H- as the initial resulted from the inability of the English to cope with the velar Norman
R-.
Hick DutchFrom a variant of the Germanic personal name
Hilke, such as Icco or Hikke, a pet form of names beginning with the element
hild "strife, battle".
Hick GermanFrom
Hiko, a pet form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with
hild "strife", "battle" as the first element.
Hickman WelshComes from Hick, a Welsh diminutive of
Richard, so it literally means "Richard's men".
Hida JapanesePossibly from 日 (
hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hiddleston English, ScottishHabitational name from a place called Huddleston in Yorkshire, England. The place name was derived from the Old English personal name
HUDEL.
Hidegkuti HungarianDerived from a Hungarian village named
Hidegkút meaning "cold well", from
hideg "cold" and
kút "well". A famous bearer of this surname was the Hungarian soccer legend Nándor Hidegkuti (1922-2002).
Hiemstra West Frisian, DutchDerived from West Frisian
hiem "home" or the related Dutch Low Saxon
hiem "farmstead, homestead" combined with the habitational suffix
-stra.
Hietala FinnishFinnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (la) meaning, “abode, house, place, or land of….”
Hietamaa FinnishFinnish. (hieta) meaning, “fine-sand” combined with (maa) meaning, “country.”
Higai JapaneseFrom Japanese 樋 (
Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (
Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).
Higaki JapaneseFrom 檜 (
hi) meaning "Japanese cypress (
Chamaecyparis obtusa)" and 垣 (
gaki) meaning "fence".
Higashida JapaneseFrom Japanese 東
(higashi) meaning "east" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Higashigaito Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 東 (
higashi) meaning "east", 垣 (
gai), sound-changed from 垣 (
gaki) meaning "fence", and 外 (
to) meaning "outside", referring to an outside fence facing the east.
Higashikokubaru JapaneseFrom Japanese 東 (
higashi) meaning “east”, 国 (
koku) meaning “country”, and 原 (
baru) meaning “meadow”.
Higginbotham EnglishHabitational name for a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, derived from Old English
ac "oak" and
botm "ground, soil, bottom"
High EnglishA name for someone who lives in a high place, like a mountain or hill.
Highbaugh GermanThe altered spelling of Heibach. A habitational name from a place so named in the Rhineland, near Lindlar.
Highmore EnglishFrom Old English
hēah meaning "high" and
mōr meaning "moor, marsh".
Higuchi JapaneseFrom Japanese 樋
(hi) meaning "gutter, trough" and 口
(kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
Higuera SpanishHiguera is a local surname; that is, the name was derived from the village or estate where the original bearer of the name once lived or held land. The Higuera family originally lived in the area of Figueroa.
Hiie EstonianHiie is an Estonian surname, derived from Estonian mythology. "Hiiela" was the land of the dead and "Hiis" is a sacred grove.
Hiiekivi EstonianHiiekivi is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "kivi" meaning "stone".
Hiielepp EstonianHiielepp is an Estonian surname derived from "hiis" (a sacred grove) alder".
Hiiemaa EstonianHiiemaa is an Estonia surname, derived from the pre-Christian "hiie", a sacred location, and "maa" meaning land.
Hiiesalu EstonianHiiesalu is an Estonian surname derived from the pre-Christian "hiie" (a sacred location), and "salu" ("grove").
Hiiesoo EstonianHiiesoo is an Estonian surname meaning "grove swamp/marsh".
Hiievälja EstonianHiievälja is an Estonian surname meaning "sacred location outside/afield".
Hiiop EstonianHiiop is an Estonian surname derived from the Biblical name "Hiiob" (also, "Iiob", or "Job" in English).
Hijazi ArabicDenotes someone who was originally from the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Hijikata JapaneseFrom 泥
(hiji) meaning "mud, mire," more often written as 土, from
tsuchi meaning "earth, soil, dirt, mud," and 方
(kata) meaning "direction, way" or, more rarely, 片
(kata) meaning "one (of a pair); incomplete, fragmentary" (cognate with 方).... [
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Hijnen DutchEither deprived from Heine this short form for Heinrich means "home ruler"... [
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Hikasa JapaneseFrom Japanese 日
(hi) meaning "sun, day" and 笠
(kasa) meaning "conical hat".
Hike EnglishTo hike or move, to walk, someone who hikes.
Hiki JapaneseFrom 比 (
hi) meaning "ratio, comparison, Philippines" and 企 (
ki) meaning "plan, enterprise, scheme".
Hikida JapaneseFrom 疋 or 匹 (
hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (
ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hiko JapaneseMeans "prince" in Japanese. It would denote a person who acted like one.
Hikomi JapaneseHiko means "prince" and mi means "see, viewpoint, outlook".
Hilder EnglishEnglish (mainly Sussex and Kent): topographic name from the Middle English
hilder “dweller on a slope” (from Old English
hylde “slope”).
Hildreth NormanEnglish (Durham): of Norman origin, a variant of the male personal name Hildred (ancient Germanic Hild(i)rad, from hild 'battle' and rād 'counsel'). German: from the ancient Germanic personal name composed of hild 'fight, battle' + rāt 'counsel'.
Hilevich BelarusianDerived from the Belarusian word гіль (
hiĺ) meaning "bullfinch" (a name given to two groups of passerine birds) in Belarusian.
Hilfiker German (Swiss)Altered spelling of Hilfinger, patronymic derivative of the personal name Hilfo, Helfo, a short form of a Germanic personal name based on helfe 'helper'.
Hilgersen GermanMeans "son of
Hilger”. From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + gar, ger 'spear' and sen 'son'. Most common in Northern Germany.
Hillegas GermanGerman: Variant of Hillegass from a variant of the Germanic personal name Hildegaud, composed of hild ‘strife’, ‘battle’ + got, of uncertain meaning (perhaps the same word as Goth).
Hillery English, IrishVariant of
Hillary. This surname has long been established in the county of Clare in Ireland. It was borne by the Irish president Patrick Hillery (1923-2008).
Hillier EnglishOccupational name for a roof tiler or thatcher from Middle English
helier "roofer, slater, tiler", ultimately derived from Old English
helan "to hide, conceal, cover".
Hillock EnglishName for someone who lived near or on a hillock, derived from Middle English
hillok. Essentially a variant of
Hill with a diminutive suffix.
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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