Linked to Lakshmi or Saraswati in popular use; a modern name
Girl names starting with H
Baby girl names that start with H, with checked meanings.
105 names: 91 for girls and 14 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Guru Granth Sahib. One is a modern name that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Hannah ("favoured"), Haseena ("beautiful") and Hira ("diamond").
105 names
"Beloved"; Arabic ḥabība
"Garden"; Arabic ḥadīqa, a walled garden
"Guide"; from Arabic hadā, "he guided"
"Heath clearing", from an English place name
"Guardian, protector"; also a woman who knows the Quran by heart
"Young lioness" in popular use; Arabic ḥafṣ, "lion's cub"
"Hay meadow", from an English place name
Of early winter; Sanskrit haimantī, "wintry"
Of the Himalaya; a name of Parvati and of the Ganga
"Emigrant" in popular use; the name of Ismail's mother
"Halo of the moon"; Arabic and Persian hāla
"Gentle, patient"; Arabic ḥalīma
"Ruler of the home", as a pet form of Harriet
"Praise"; from Arabic ḥamd
"Praiseworthy"; Arabic ḥamīda
Popularly "a dark grape"; a woman Companion's name
"Like a swan" in popular use; Sanskrit haṃsinī, a style of walking
"Compassion, tenderness"; Arabic ḥanān
"Upright in faith"; Arabic ḥanīfa
"Happy" in popular use; Arabic h-n-ʾ, "pleasant, enjoyed"
"Favoured"; often given as "grace"
Swan; Sanskrit haṃsa, goose or swan, also the soul
Swan; Sanskrit haṃsikā, a female goose or swan
"Lamp of God"
"Sanctuary" in popular use; Arabic ḥarīm, "sacred precinct"
"Virtues of God"
Sanskrit hārikā, the name of a poetic metre
Deer-eyed; Sanskrit hariṇākṣī
"Deer"; Sanskrit hariṇī, a doe
Beloved of Hari (Vishnu); a name of Lakshmi
Green; Sanskrit harita, "verdant"
"Victory of God"
"Light of God"
"Ray of God's light"
"Praise of God"
"Absorbed in God"
"Love of God"; har, God, man, heart, and preet, love
"Friend of God"
"Pride"; Persian nāz, pride and grace
From har, God; the ending -neet has no settled meaning
"God's radiance, God's light"
"Harp player", from Old English hearpere
"Love for God"
"Ruler of the home", the feminine of Henry
Giver of joy, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
Joyful, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
"Lamp of joy"
Joyful, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
Joyful; Sanskrit harṣiṇī, "rejoicing"
"Delighted" or "happy"
"Remembrance of God"
"Remembering God"
Har, God, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "winner with God's help"
"Beautiful"; Arabic and Urdu ḥasīna
"Smiling, laughing"
Smiling; Sanskrit hasita, "laughing, smiling"
"Beautiful"; Arabic ḥasnāʾ
"Existence, being"
Offering, from Sanskrit havis, "oblation"
"Eve", the first woman; Hebrew "life-giver"
"Modesty"; Arabic ḥayāʾ
"Hazel tree"; also the light brown colour of its nut
Henna, the plant and its dye; from Arabic ḥinnā
Heer of Heer Ranjha; Hindi hīr, also "diamond"
"The bright one"; Greek Helenē
The sun; Sanskrit heli, from Greek hēlios
"Gold"
Golden-eyed, from Sanskrit heman, "gold", and akṣi, "eye"
"Golden"; from Sanskrit heman, "gold"
Golden, from Sanskrit heman, "gold"
Wearing a garland of gold; Sanskrit hemamālinī
"Golden-limbed, golden"
Golden-bodied, from Sanskrit hemāṅga, "golden-limbed"
Adorned with gold; Sanskrit hemavatī
Golden creeper; Sanskrit hemalatā
"My delight is in her"; Hebrew Chephtsi-bah
"Friendly, affectionate" in popular use; origin unconfirmed
"Love, affection" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
"Gift", something freely given
"Cheerful"; Latin hilaris
"Battle"; Old English and Germanic hild
Snow; Sanskrit hima, "snow, frost"
Dewdrop, from Sanskrit hima, "snow", and bindu, "drop"
Born of the Himalaya; a name of Parvati
Snowy, of the Himalaya, from Sanskrit hima, "snow"
"Snow"; popularly also linked with Parvati
"Part of snow" in popular use; Sanskrit himāṃśu, "the moon"
"Beauty, grace" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
Diamond
"Diamond"; from Sanskrit hīra
Golden; Sanskrit hiraṇmayī, "made of gold"
Well-wisher; Sanskrit hitaiṣin, "wishing others well"
Kind, one who does good; Sanskrit hita
Heart; Hindi and Bengali hiyā
"Maiden of Paradise"; Arabic ḥūr, gazelle-eyed
From ḥūr, the bright-eyed maidens of Paradise
"Maiden of Paradise"; a singular formed from Arabic ḥūr
"Hope"; English, from Old English hopa
"Oh save!", a cry of praise; Greek hōsanna
Dear to the heart, lovely; Sanskrit hṛdya
"Guidance"; Arabic hudā
"Bird of paradise" in popular use; Persian humā, a fabled bird
"Rosy, fair"; Arabic ḥumayrāʾ, ʿĀʾisha's pet name
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