List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with H

Hutton

(HUT-ən)

Hutton Name Meaning. Scottish and northern English: habitational name from any of the numerous places so called from Old English hoh 'ridge', 'spur' + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: House on the jutting ledge Origin: Old English

Huxley

(HUKS-lee)

The boy's name Huxley. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Huxley is "Hugh's meadow". Famous real-life people named Huxley: | Edit. Science-fiction author, Aldous Huxley.

Meaning: Hugh's meadow Origin: Old English

Hyatt

(HIE-ət)

Hyatt Name Meaning. English (mainly London and Surrey): possibly a topographic name from Middle English hegh, hie 'high' + yate 'gate'. Jewish (American): Americanized spelling of Chait.

Meaning: High gate Origin: Old English

Hildred

(HIL-drəd)

Meaning & History. Possibly from the Old English masculine name Hildræd, which was composed of the elements hild "battle" and ræd "counsel". This name was revived in the late 19th century, probably because of its similarity to the popular names Hilda and Mildred.

Meaning: War advisor Origin: English

Hill

(HIL)

Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill", or derived from the Greek or Latin name Hilary or Hillary. It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States.

Meaning: Hill Origin: English

Hilton

(HIL-tən)

Hilton Family History. Hilton Name Meaning. English (Lancashire) and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places so called. Most, including those in Cambridgeshire (formerly Huntingdonshire), Cleveland, Derbyshire, and Shropshire, get the name from Old English hyll 'hill' + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: From a hill settlement Origin: English

Hiraldo

(hi-RAHL-do)

The name Geraldo is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Geraldo is: rules by the spear.

Meaning: Powerful man in the army Origin: English

Holland

(HAH-lind)

An English surname for someone from the various places in England named Holland (Old English meaning "ridgeland.") Or a surname for someone form the Netherlands, in which case the meaning is Old Dutch holt lant ("wood land".) Famous real-life people named Holland: | Edit.

Meaning: A low lying area or valley Origin: English

Hollis

(HAHL-is)

Origin of the name Hollis: Transferred use of the English surname meaning "dweller at the holly trees." It is derived from the Old English holegn (holly tree).

Meaning: Living in the trees of holly Origin: English

Hopkins

(HAHP-kinz)

Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". It derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from "Hob" to "Robert".

Meaning: Brilliant fame Origin: English, Germanic