Linked to Lakshmi or Saraswati in popular use; a modern name
Names starting with H
Baby names that start with H, with checked meanings.
221 names: 91 for girls, 116 for boys 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. Two are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Hanumant ("Lord Hanuman"), Haseeb ("reckoner; noble") and Hiral ("diamond").
111 of 221 names
Beloved; a dear friend
"Beloved"; Arabic ḥabība
Guide; Arabic hādī, "one who guides"
"Garden"; Arabic ḥadīqa, a walled garden
"Guide"; from Arabic hadā, "he guided"
"Heath clearing", from an English place name
Protector, preserver; al-Hafeez is one of the names of God
Guardian, protector; also one who knows the Quran by heart
"Guardian, protector"; also a woman who knows the Quran by heart
"Young lioness" in popular use; Arabic ḥafṣ, "lion's cub"
Lion; a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib
"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
Wise; also a physician; al-Hakim is one of the names of God
"Halo of the moon"; Arabic and Persian hāla
Gentle and forbearing; Arabic ḥalīm
"Gentle, patient"; Arabic ḥalīma
"Ruler of the home", as a pet form of Harriet
"Praise"; from Arabic ḥamd
Praise; an old Arabic name from ḥamd, "praise"
Praiseworthy; al-Hameed is one of the names of God
"Praiseworthy"; Arabic ḥamīda
"Praiseworthy" in popular use; Arabic ḥāmid, "one who praises"
One who praises often; Arabic ḥammād
Popularly "a dark grape"; a woman Companion's name
"Like a swan" in popular use; Sanskrit haṃsinī, a style of walking
"Lion, strong" in popular use; Arabic ḥamza, "a biting sharpness"
"Compassion, tenderness"; Arabic ḥanān
True believer, upright; the Quran's word for Ibrahim
"Upright in faith"; Arabic ḥanīfa
"Happy" in popular use; Arabic h-n-ʾ, "pleasant, enjoyed"
"Favoured"; often given as "grace"
Compassionate, merciful; Arabic ḥannān
Swan; Sanskrit haṃsa, goose or swan, also the soul
Swan; Sanskrit haṃsikā, a female goose or swan
"King of swans"
"Lord Hanuman"; Sanskrit hanumat, "having large jaws"
The colocynth, a desert gourd; a Companion's name
"Worship of God"; popularly "devotee of God"
"Lamp of God"
"Heartfelt"; from Sanskrit hārda, "love, affection"
"Sanctuary" in popular use; Arabic ḥarīm, "sacred precinct"
"Lord Vishnu" or "Lord Shiva" in popular use; Sanskrit hara + indra
"Lord Hari" or "Lord Shiva" in popular use; Sanskrit hara + īśa
Hari and Gobind: God, the sustainer of the earth
"Virtues of God"
A name of Vishnu and Krishna; Sanskrit hari, "golden, tawny"
"Servant of Hari", a devotee of Vishnu
"Vishnu and Shiva in one form"
Son of Harihara, a name of Ayyappan
Sanskrit hārikā, the name of a poetic metre
"Lord Vishnu" in popular use; Sanskrit harikeśa, "golden-haired", a name of Shiva
"Lord Krishna"; joins Hari and Krishna
"Deer"; also a Sanskrit name of Vishnu or Shiva
Deer-eyed; Sanskrit hariṇākṣī
"Lord Narayana"; joins two names of Vishnu
"Lord Hari", a name for Vishnu
"Deer"; Sanskrit hariṇī, a doe
"Hari and Om"; a devotional name for Vishnu
"Gift of Hari", the blessing of Vishnu
Beloved of Hari (Vishnu); a name of Lakshmi
"Guardian" in popular use; Arabic ḥārith, "ploughman, cultivator"
"Lord Vishnu" in popular use; Sanskrit harīśa, "king of the monkeys"
"Vishnu and Shiva" together; Hari + Shankar
"King of truth" in popular use; Sanskrit hariścandra, "of golden splendour"
"Green, verdant"
Green; Sanskrit harita, "verdant"
"Family of Krishna"; also the Harivamsha poem
"Praise of God"
"Victory of God"
"Light of God"
"Ray of God's light"
"Praise of God"
"Absorbed in God"
"Beloved of God" in popular use; literally God (har) and mind (man)
"Love of God"; har, God, man, heart, and preet, love
"Friend of God"
"Pride"; Persian nāz, pride and grace
"The Name of God"
From har, God; the ending -neet has no settled meaning
"God's radiance, God's light"
"Army commander"; Old Norse Haraldr
The prophet Aaron, brother of Musa; meaning of the name uncertain
"God the protector"; popularly "protected by God"
"Harp player", from Old English hearpere
"Love for God"
"Ruler of the home", the feminine of Henry
"Son of Harry"; Harry being the old English form of Henry
"Ruler of the house"; the old English form of Henry
"Joy, happiness"
"Giver of joy" in popular use; Sanskrit harṣa + -da
Giver of joy, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
"Joyful" in popular use; built on Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
Joyful, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
"Shelter of God"
"Lamp of joy"
Joyful, from Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
"Joyful" in popular use; linked to Sanskrit harṣa, "joy"
Joyful; Sanskrit harṣiṇī, "rejoicing"
"Delighted, joyful"
"Delighted" or "happy"
"Joy of Shiva" in popular use; Harsh + Shiv
"Cheerful, delighted"; also "deer" in Sanskrit lexicons
"Increaser of joy"; name of the 7th-century king Harsha
"Remembrance of God"
"Remembering God"
"Brave warrior of God"
Har, God, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "winner with God's help"
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