Boys' names beginning with H
Names official statistics record as used for boys, whose recorded spelling begins with this letter.
Usage is read from official statistics — which of a registrar's lists published the name — never from an opinion about the name and never as a statement about any child. A name published on both lists is recorded as used for both and is not in either of these pages.
291 names beginning with "H"
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A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation.
An English occupational surname for someone who played or made harps, from Old English 'hearpe'. Popularized as a given name partly through author Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.
An English occupational surname, from Old English 'hunta'/'huntian' ('to hunt') — someone who hunted for a living.
'Son of Hudde', an English surname associated with explorer Henry Hudson.
Shares the meaning of James: commonly interpreted as 'supplanter' (Hebrew, via James/Jacob).
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