List of Baby Names for Girls Starting with H

Helga

(HEL-gah)

Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and South Africa. (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, Helka or Oili). ... Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Old Norse

Helka

(HEL-ka)

Helka is a sweet-tempered and charming woman once you get to know her, however she can appear introverted, conventional and wary at first. She is highly emotional and extremely sensitive, to the extent where she is vulnerable to the slightest emotional trauma.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Finnish, Old Norse

Hella

(HE-lah)

Hella as a girls' name is of Greek derivation, and the name Hella means "sun ray; prosperous, successful; holy". Hella is a version of Helen (Greek): linked to Greek hêlios "sun". Hella is also a form of Helga (Scandinavian, Old Norse).

Helle

(HEH-leh)

Helle Name Meaning. Norwegian and Swedish: from Old Norse hella 'flat stone', 'flagstone', 'flat mountain' or hellir 'cave'. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental. English: variant spelling of Hell 1.

Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse

Helma

(HEL-mah)

The name Helma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Helma is: Protective.

Meaning: Stout protector Origin: Germanic

Helmi

(HEHL-mi)

Helmi is a feminine given name. In Estonian and Finnish the name means pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'. In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina.

Meaning: Stout protector Origin: Finnish, Germanic, Swedish

Heloise

(heh-law-EEZ)

French Meaning: The name Heloise is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Heloise is: Derived from the Old German name Helewidis, meaning hale and wide. Also a French form of Louise.

Meaning: Healthy woman Origin: Germanic

Henrika

(HEN-ree-kah)

Swedish Meaning: The name Henrika is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Henrika is: Rules the home.

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Hermine

(her-MEE-nə)

Hermine is the norwegian name for the Harry Potter character "Hermione Granger", and it's also an alternative version of this name. ... It could either be a variant of the Greek name "Hermione" meaning "to travel". Or it can be a feminized version of the German name Hermann, which means "Soldier".

Meaning: Army woman Origin: Germanic

Hermione

(hər-MIE-ə-nee)

The name Hermione is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Hermione is: Well born. Stone. Feminine name derived from Hermes. In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and Helen of Troy.

Meaning: Good messenger Origin: Greek