List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with H

Heywood

Heywood Name Meaning. English (chiefly Lancashire): habitational name from a place near Manchester, so named from Old English heah 'high' + wudu 'wood'. There is also a place in Wiltshire so called, from Old English (ge)hæg 'enclosure' + wudu. Compare Haywood, although this is probably not the source of the surname.

Meaning: From the hedged forest Origin: English

Hiatt

Hiatt is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in the village of Ayott in the county of Hertfordshire. The surname Hiatt can be translated as at the high-gate, a gate that led into a protected enclosure.

Meaning: From the high gate Origin: English

Hid

His name is a form of the Hebrew name Mattathia, meaning "gift of God," which is fairly common in the Old Testament. 26) Nancy. Of uncertain origin. From the 18th century it is clearly used as a pet form of Ann (Nan), but it may originally have been from the name Annis, a vernacular form of Agnes.

Meaning: From the hide Origin: English

Hide

In English the meaning of the name Hide is: From the hide.

Meaning: From the hide. Origin: English

Holden

(HOL-dən)

The name Holden is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Holden is: From the hollow in the valley. Both a surname and place name. Famous Bearer: Holden Caulfield, the hero of J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Meaning: Hollow in the valley Origin: English

Hollee

English Meaning: The name Hollee is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Hollee is: The holly tree. Common name given Christmas girl babies.

Meaning: A form of holly Origin: English

Holley

Holley is an English surname. It is either locational, ultimately derived an Old English hol lēah "[dwelling by] the clearing by the hollow", or descriptive, from hol-ēage "hollow-eyed". A masculine given name Hollie was derived from the surname, recorded in the United States for the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Meaning: A form of holly Origin: English

Holli

Origin of the name Holly: Taken from the name of the holly tree, an evergreen whose stiff, glossy, sharp-pointed leaves and clusters of red berries are used in Christmas decorations. The name is derived from the Old English holegn (to prick).

Meaning: A form of holly Origin: English

Hollie

English Meaning: The name Hollie is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Hollie is: The holly tree. Common name given Christmas girl babies.

Meaning: A form of holly Origin: English

Holly

(HAHL-ee)

Origin of the name Holly: Taken from the name of the holly tree, an evergreen whose stiff, glossy, sharp-pointed leaves and clusters of red berries are used in Christmas decorations. The name is derived from the Old English holegn (to prick).

Meaning: One who is pious or sacred Origin: English