Female English Baby Names H

HADASSA:
Variant spelling of English Hadassah, meaning “myrtle tree.”

HADASSAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Hadaccah, meaning “myrtle tree.” In the bible, this is Esther’s Hebrew name.

HADLEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements hæð “heathland, heather, wasteland” and leah “clearing, field, meadow” hence “heather meadow.”

HAIDEE:
Modern English name, possibly derived from the Greek word aidoios, meaning “modest.”

HAILEE:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HAILEY:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HALEIGH:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HALEY:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HALLIE:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HANNA (Greek: Ἄννα):
Greek form of Hebrew Channah, meaning “favor; grace.” In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a prophetess in Jerusalem.
Short form of Latin Johanna, meaning “God is gracious.”
Variant spelling of English Hannah, meaning “favor; grace.”

HANNAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Channah, meaning “favor; grace.” In the Old Testament bible, this is the name of the mother of Samuel and wife to Elkanah.

HANNIE:
Pet form of English Hannah, meaning “favor; grace.”

HANNY:
Pet form of English Hannah, meaning “favor; grace.”

HAPPY:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning “happy.” Compare with Gay and Merry.

HARMONIE:
Variant spelling of English Harmony, meaning “concord, harmony.”

HARMONY:
English name derived from the vocabulary word harmony, from Greek Harmonia, meaning “concord, harmony.”

HARPER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning “harp player.”

HARRIET:
Feminine diminutive form of English Harry, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETT:
Variant spelling of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETTA:
Elaborated form of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETTE:
Elaborated form of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARTLEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements heorot “hart, male deer” and leah “meadow, pasture,” hence “deer meadow.”

HARMONY:
English name derived from the vocabulary word harmony, from Greek Harmonia, meaning “concord, harmony.”

HARPER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning “harp player.”

HARRIET:
Feminine diminutive form of English Harry, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETT:
Variant spelling of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETTA:
Elaborated form of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARRIETTE:
Elaborated form of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HARTLEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, composed of the Old English elements heorot “hart, male deer” and leah “meadow, pasture,” hence “deer meadow.”

HATTIE:
Pet form of English Harriet, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HATTY:
Variant spelling of English Hattie, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HAVEN:
English unisex name derived from Middle English haven (Old English hæfen), meaning “haven, refuge.”

HAYDEE:
English variant form of Swiss Heidi, meaning “noble sort.”

HAYDEN:
English unisex name composed of the Old English elements heg “hay” and denu “valley,” hence “hay valley.”

HAYLEE:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HAYLEIGH:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HAYLEY:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from a place name composed of the Old English elements heg “hay” and leah “field, meadow, pasture,” hence “hay field.”

HAYLIE:
Variant spelling of English Hayley, meaning “hay field.”

HAZE:
Short form of Old English Hazel, meaning “reddish-brown” or “hazel tree.”

HAZEL:
Old English name meaning “reddish-brown” or “hazel tree.” The tree was so-named for the hazel color of its ripe hazel-nuts.

HEATHER:
English name derived from the plant name, meaning “heather.”

HEAVEN:
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Old English heofon, meaning “home of God,” earlier “sky.”

HEBE:
Latin form of Greek Hêbê, meaning “young.” In mythology, this is the name of a goddess of youth.

HEIDI:
Swiss pet form of Old High German Adalheid, meaning “noble sort.”

HELAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chel’ah, meaning “depraved” or “rust.” In the bible, this is the name of a wife of Asher.

HELAINE:
Variant spelling of Old French Elaine, possibly meaning “torch.” In Malory’s Morte D’Arthur (Death of Arthur), this is the name of the tragic figure who dies of grief because Sir Lancelot is unable to return her love.

HELEEN:
Dutch form of Greek Helénē, probably meaning “torch.”

HELEN:
English form of French Hélène, probably meaning “torch.” In mythology, this is the name of the most beautiful woman ever to exist whose abduction by Paris caused the Trojan war.

HELENA:
Latin form of Greek Helénē, probably meaning “torch.”

HELENE:
German form of Greek Helénē, probably meaning “torch.”
Scandinavian form of Greek Helénē, probably meaning “torch.”

HELGA:
Icelandic name derived from Old Norse heilagr, meaning “holy; dedicated to the gods.”

HELLEN:
Variant spelling of English Helen, probably meaning “torch.”

HÉLOÏSE:
Modern form of medieval French Helewise, meaning “hale-wide; very healthy and sound.”

HENRIETTA:
Latin form of French Henriette, meaning “little home-ruler.”

HEPHZI-BAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chephtsiy-bahh, meaning “she is my desire.” In the bible, this is the name of the wife of king Hezekiah.

HEPHZIBAH:
Variant form of English Hephzi-bah, meaning “she is my desire.” In the bible, this is the name of the wife of king Hezekiah.

HEPSIE:
Pet form of English Hephzibah, meaning “she is my desire.”

HESTER:
Medieval Latin form of Persian Esther, meaning “star.”

HETTIE:
English pet form of Latin Hester “star” and English Harriet “little home-ruler.”

HILARY:
English unisex form of Latin Hilarius and Hilaria, meaning “joyful; happy.” Originally, this was strictly a masculine name.

HILDA:
Old German short form of longer names containing hild, meaning “battle.”
Icelandic and Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hildr, meaning “battle.”

HILLARY:
Variant spelling of English unisex Hilary, meaning “joyful; happy.”

HOLLIE:
Variant spelling of English Holly, meaning “holly.”

HOLLIS:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English holegn “holly” denoting someone who “lives near holly trees.”

HOLLY:
English name derived from the name of the evergreen shrub or tree.

HONEY:
English name derived from the vocabulary word “honey.” Also a term of endearment.

HONOR:
American English form of Latin Honora, meaning “honor, valor.”

HONOUR:
British English form of Latin Honora, meaning “honor, valor.”

HOPE:
English name derived from the vocabulary word “hope.” It is one of the Puritan virtue names; some others are Charity, Chastity, Faith, Honor, and Prudence.

HORTENSE:
French form of Latin Hortensia, meaning “garden.”

HOSANNA:
Anglicized form of Greek Hōsanna, meaning “deliver us.” In the bible, this was the cry of the people who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he entered Jerusalem.

HOSANNAH:
Variant spelling of English Hosanna, meaning “deliver us.”

HULDA:
Scandinavian form of Old Norse Hulð, meaning “hidden, obscure, secret.”
Variant spelling of English Huldah, meaning “mole” or “weasel.”

HULDAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chuldah, meaning “mole” or “weasel.” In the bible, this is the name of a prophetess.

HUNTER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning “hunter.”

HYACINTH:
English form of Latin Hyacintha, meaning “hyacinth flower.”

HYLDA:
English variant spelling of German Hilda, meaning “battle.”