Boy Names starting with “H”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “H”
Boy Names starting with “H”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haakon | m | Norse | Haakon, a variant of the Norwegian Håkon, means 'the great son' or 'the high-born son' |
| Habakuk | m | The name Habakuk, a traditional biblical name for boys, is regarded as a variant of Ḥav… | |
| Habbo | m | Habbo is an independent Frisian short form of names that begin with the syllable 'Had-' | |
| Habib | m | Arabic | Habib is a male first name whose meaning derives from the Arabic ḥabīb (حَبِيب) and mea… |
| Habibcan | m | Arabic | The name Habibcan is a combination of Arabic and Turkish roots |
| Hachiko | m | Japanese | The name Hachiko, which is used in Japan for both boys and girls, literally means "the … |
| Haci | m | Arabic | The first name Haci, known in Turkish and Kurdish as Hacı and Hacî, literally means 'th… |
| Hackett | m | The origin of the word is unclear | |
| Hadebrand | m | The name Hadebrand has an ancient meaning that refers to "the warrior with the flaming … | |
| Hademar | m | Hademar is a variant of the Old High German name Hadumar and means "the famous one in b… | |
| Hademund | m | Hademund is a traditional male first name that means 'the brave warrior' | |
| Hades | m | The name Hades (ᾍδης) is rooted in Greek mythology and comes from Haides (Ἅιδης) | |
| Hadewin | m | The old Germanic name Hadewin means 'battle and friend' or alternatively 'the friend in… | |
| Hadi | m | Arabic | Hadi is a masculine first name that is particularly common in Arabic, Persian, and Turk… |
| Hadis | m | Arabic | The name Hadis (حدیث) has its roots in Arabic and Persian |
| Hadrian | m | Latin | The masculine first name Hadrian traces back to the Roman Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aeli… |
| Hadrianus | m | Latin | The first name Hadrianus, as well as its short forms Hadrian and Adrian, originates fro… |
| Hadubrand | m | The name Hadubrand is an ancient German male first name that means "the one who wields … | |
| Hadufuns | m | The name Hadufuns has Gothic roots and is composed of the elements 'hadu' meaning 'the … | |
| Hadwin | m | Hadwin is a short form of the Old High German name Hadewin and means 'the friend in bat… | |
| Hady | m | English | Hady serves as the English short form of Hadyn, a variation of the name Hayden |
| Hafiz | m | Arabic | Hafiz is a male first name whose meaning is "the guardian" or "the protector." The name… |
| Hafthor | m | The name Hafthor has its roots in the Old Norse language and consists of the elements '… | |
| Hagen | m | Danish | The name Hagen comes from Old High German, where hag means 'enclosure, enclosed place' … |
| Hagen-Christian | m | Hagen-Christian is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Christian ("foll… | |
| Hagen-Detlef | m | Hagen-Detlef is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Detlef ("son of the… | |
| Hagen-Dieter | m | Hagen-Dieter is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Dieter ("the ruler … | |
| Hagen-Dietrich | m | Hagen-Dietrich is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Dietrich ("the ru… | |
| Hagen-Ehrhard | m | Hagen-Ehrhard is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Ehrhard ("the resp… | |
| Hagen-Gunther | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Hagen-Volker | m | Hagen-Volker is a double name combining Hagen ("the protector") and Volker ("the warrio… | |
| Haggai | m | Hebrew | The name Haggai has its origins in the Bible and derives from Ancient Hebrew, where it … |
| Hagias | m | Greek | It means 'the Holy' and has Greek origins |
| Hagop | m | Hebrew | The name Hagop (Armenian Հակոպ) is the Armenian equivalent of the biblical Jacob |
| Haider | m | Arabic | Haider has two meanings |
| Haie-Haiko | m | Origin of the word Unknown | |
| Haiko | m | Haiko means as a male first name "the lord of the house" or "the ruler of the home." It… | |
| Haile | m | The name Haile comes from Amharic and means "the Strong" | |
| Haiming | m | The name Haiming has its roots in Old High German and is made up of the words 'heima', … | |
| Haimo | m | Haimo is a short form of names that start with 'Heim-', including Heimerad and Heimerich | |
| Haimo-Haio | m | Origin of the word: German | |
| Haimon | m | French | Haimon is regarded as a French variant of Haimo |
| Haitham | m | Arabic | Haitham is interpreted as a masculine first name and is an alternative spelling of Haytham |
| Haithem | m | Arabic | Haithem, a boy's name, is the Tunisian form of the Arabic Haytham |
| Hajdin | m | Hajdin is regarded as an Albanian variant of the name Aydin | |
| Haje | m | Haje is a male first name whose meaning is 'the protector of the place.' It is a Frisia… | |
| Hajime | m | Japanese | Hajime, a masculine first name, is written in Japanese with the characters 一, 元, or 肇 a… |
| Hajo | m | The masculine first name Hajo is interpreted as "the one who lives in his own protected… | |
| Hajo-Friedrich | m | Hajo-Friedrich is a double name combining Hajo ("the protector") and Friedrich ("the pe… | |
| Hajredin | m | Arabic | The name Hajredin, an Albanian variant of Khayr ad-Din (خير الدين), carries the meaning… |
| Hajrudin | m | Arabic | The name Hajrudin is the Bosnian variant of the Arabic Khayr ad-Din (خير الدين) |
| Hajrullah | m | The name Hajrullah is of Albanian origin and consists of two components, the specific m… | |
| Hajrush | m | The name Hajrush has Albanian roots, with the exact meaning currently undocumented | |
| Hakan | m | Hakan has both Turkish and Nordic origins | |
| Hakeem | m | Arabic | The first name Hakeem has its roots in Arabic and means something like "the wise", "the… |
| Haki | m | Scandinavian | Haki is a boy's name of Nordic origin |
| Hakim | m | Arabic | The masculine first name Hakim (حكم), which is often written as al-Hakim (الحكيم), is a… |
| Hakki | m | Danish | Hakki (Hakkı) is a Turkish boy's name that translates into English as 'the rightful one… |
| Hakon | m | Norse | The name Hakon (Norwegian Håkon) is derived from the Old Norse Hákon |
| Haktan | m | Haktan is a Turkish boy's name, which means approximately 'the God-given dawn' or 'the … | |
| Haku | m | Japanese | Haku is a Japanese first name intended for both genders |
| Halas | m | Halas is a boy's name that has its roots in Africa and is particularly used in Somalia | |
| Haldan | m | Haldan is an old Swedish form of the Scandinavian name Halfdan, which traces back to th… | |
| Haldor | m | Danish | The name Haldor derives from the Old Norse name Hallþórr and means 'Thor's rock' |
| Haldun | m | Arabic | Haldun is a Turkish variant of the Arabic name Khaldoun |
| Halid | m | Arabic | Halid, as a Turkish variant of the name Khalid, also derives from the Arabic word khāli… |
| Halil | m | Arabic | Halil represents the Turkish and Albanian form of the Arabic name Khalil and means 'clo… |
| Halim | m | Arabic | The name Halim, a masculine first name of Arabic origin, carries the meaning 'the gentl… |
| Halis | m | Arabic | Halis is a boy's name from Arabic that can be directly translated as "the Genuine", "th… |
| Halit | m | Arabic | Halit is the Turkish form of the Arabic name Khalid and means 'the Immortal', derived f… |
| Halldor | m | Norse | Halldor, also spelled Halldór, is a masculine first name with Old Norse roots and means… |
| Halloran | m | No information on the meaning is currently available | |
| Hallstein | m | Norse | The name Hallstein, a masculine first name, is a more modern form of the Old Norse Hall… |
| Hallvard | m | The name Hallvard conveys the meaning of 'guardian of the rocks' or 'protector of the r… | |
| Hallvardr | m | Hallvardr (Hallvarðr) is an ancient Nordic male first name that can be interpreted as "… | |
| Halsten | m | Halsten is an old Danish and Swedish form of the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, which means… | |
| Halston | m | American | Halston is a gender-neutral first name that originates from a surname and is of English… |
| Haluk | m | Arabic | Haluk is a Turkish boy's name with Arabic roots |
| Halvar | m | Norwegian | The name Halvar is a Swedish abbreviation of the Norwegian Halvard, which goes back to … |
| Halvard | m | The name Halvard is a Norwegian boy's name derived from Hallvardr (Hallvarðr) | |
| Halvor | m | Norwegian | Halvor is regarded as a Scandinavian short form of Halvard, which is a Norwegian varian… |
| Ham | m | Biblical | Ham is a biblical masculine first name |
| Hamad | m | Arabic | The name Hamad (حمد) is an Arabic variant of Hamid and means in English 'the Praised' o… |
| Hamada | m | Arabic | Hamada is a variation of Hamid and is used as a diminutive of the Muslim name Muhammad |
| Hamdan | m | Arabic | Hamdan (حمدان) is a form of the name Hamid, used in Arabic, Indonesian, and Malay cultures |
| Hamdi | m | Arabic | The name Hamdi is a derivative of the Arabic name Hamid and carries the meaning 'the Pr… |
| Hamed | m | Arabic | The masculine first name Hamed represents a variant of the name Hamid and means in a fi… |
| Hami | m | The masculine name Hami is a short form of Aaprahami, a Finnish variant of the name Abr… | |
| Hamid | m | Arabic | The name Hamid originates from Arabic and is used as a male first name |
| Hamilcar | m | commander from Carthage | |
| Hamilkar | m | The name Hamilkar has its roots in the Phoenician language and is made up of the words … | |
| Hamilton | m | Hamilton, a masculine first name, originates from a Scottish surname that traces back t… | |
| Hamish | m | Scottish | Hamish is the Scottish Gaelic form of the biblical name Jacob, which has its origin in … |
| Hamit | m | Arabic | The name Hamit is a male variant of Hamid with Albanian and Turkish roots |
| Hamlet | m | English | Hamlet is a male first name whose origin is suspected to be in Old High German and French |
| Hammurabi | m | Hammurabi is an ancient male first name that originated from the Akkadian Ḫammurapi | |
| Hamoudi | m | Arabic | Hamoudi, as a male first name, represents an alternative spelling of the name Hamid |
| Hampus | m | The name Hampus, a boy's name, is regarded as a Swedish pet form of Hans, which traces … | |
| Hamsa | m | Arabic | The name Hamsa carries the meaning 'the strong' or 'the steadfast' and originates from … |
| Hamudi | m | Arabic | Hamudi is an African variant of the name Hamid |