List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings Starting with H

Henio

(HEN-yo)

MEANING: This name derives from the Old High German name “Haimirich”, composed of two elements “*haimaz” (home, house) plus “*rīkijaz” (kingly, royal, noble, mighty, distinguished, powerful, rich). ... At one time the name was so popular for English men that the phrase "Tom, Dick, and Harry" was used to refer to everyone.

Hennie

(HEN-nee)

French Meaning: The name Hennie is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Hennie is: Keeper of the hearth. Rules her household. From Henriette, the French feminine form of Henry.

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Henning

(HE-ning)

The name Henning is indigenous to the North German areas Mecklenburg, Hannover, Hamburg, Holstein and Pommern. Especially the towns Stralsund and Greifswald, in Mecklenburg, near the Baltic Sea is well known as places where the name originated.

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Henri

(AHN-ri)

French Meaning: The name Henri is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Henri is: Henry 'Rules his household.

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Henrick

(HEN-rik)

Scandinavian Meaning: The name Henrick is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Henrick is: Rules his household.

Meaning: Ruler of the house 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

Henrique

(ay-REE-ke)

Portuguese form of HENRY. This was the name of a 15th-century Portuguese naval explorer (known as Henry the Navigator in English).

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Henryk

(HEN-rik)

Henryk ([ˈxɛnrɨk]) is a Polish male given name of Germanic origin. It means 'ruler of the home' or 'lord of the house'. It is pronounced similarly to Henrik, the spelling used in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.

Herberto

(er-BER-to)

Given Name HERBERTO. GENDER: Masculine. USAGE: Spanish, Portuguese. PRONOUNCED: er-BER-to (Spanish) [details]

Meaning: Famed warrior 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