List of English Baby Names Meanings

Hamlin

(HAM-lin)

German Meaning: The name Hamlin is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Hamlin is: Loves the little home.

Meaning: Home Origin: English, Germanic

Handy

(HAN-dee)

Handy Name Meaning. English: nickname from Middle English hondi 'skillful with one's hands', 'dextrous'.

Meaning: Works with hands Origin: English

Hansford

(HANS-fərd)

Hansford is a surname and rare male given name, which originates from the Old English, meaning "'Ford near protected temple'". E.

Meaning: A rocky ford Origin: English

Hanson

(HAN-sən)

Hanson Name Meaning. English (chiefly Midlands and northern England, especially Yorkshire): patronymic from Hann or the byname Hand. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAmhsaigh (see Hampson 2). Irish: variant of McKittrick. Respelling of Scandinavian Hansen or Hansson.

Meaning: Son of John Origin: English, Hebrew

Harald

(HAH-rahlt)

Origin of the name Harold: Derived from the obsolete Old English Hereweald, a compound name composed of the elements here (army) and weald (ruler, power, control). Alternatively, the Scandinavians introduced the cognate Harald, which is composed of the Germanic elements harja (army) and wald (rule).

Meaning: Powerful man in the army Origin: Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish

Harrod

(HAR-əd)

Hebrew Meaning: The name Harrod is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Harrod is: Heroic.

Meaning: Ruled by the army Origin: English, Germanic

Hartman

(HAHRT-mən)

Hartman Name Meaning. Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hard 'hardy', 'strong' + man 'man'. Respelling of German Hartmann. This name is also found in Slovenia and elsewhere in central Europe. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Hart.

Meaning: Fast runner Origin: English, Germanic

Hartwell

(HAHRT-wel)

Hartwell Name Meaning. English: habitational name from places in Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, and Staffordshire called Hartwell, from Old English heorot 'stag', 'hart' + wella 'spring', 'stream'. In some cases the surname may have arisen from Hartwell in Hartfield, Sussex or Hartwell in Lamerton, Devon.

Meaning: Water hole for stags Origin: English

Harvard

(HAHR-vərd)

English: from the Old English personal name Hereweard, composed of the elements here 'army' + weard 'guard', which was borne by an 11th-century thane of Lincolnshire, leader of resistance to the advancing Normans.

Meaning: A guard in the army Origin: English

Hastings

(HAYS-tingz)

English and Scottish: habitational name from Hastings, a place in Sussex, on the south coast of England, near which the English army was defeated by the Normans in 1066. ... English: variant of Hasting.

Meaning: Violent Origin: English