List of German Baby Names Meanings Starting with H

Hubbert

Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright". Saint Hubert was an 8th-century bishop of Maastricht who is considered the patron saint of hunters. The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Hygebeorht.

Meaning: Having a shining intellect Origin: German

Hubert

(HYOO-bərt)

Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright". Saint Hubert was an 8th-century bishop of Maastricht who is considered the patron saint of hunters. The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Hygebeorht.

Meaning: Having a shining intellect Origin: Germanic

Hubie

[ syll. hu-bie, hub-ie ] The baby boy name Hubie is pronounced HHUWBiy- †. Hubie's language of origin is Germanic and it is predominantly used in English. Hubie is a familiar form of Hubert (Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, and Polish). See also the related category germanic (german).

Meaning: A familiar form of hubert Origin: German

Hugh

(HYOO)

Hugh is the English-language variant of the masculine given name Hugues, itself the Old French variant of Hugo, a short form of Continental Germanic given names beginning in the element hug- "mind, spirit" (Old English hyġe).

Meaning: A short form of hubert Origin: Germanic

Hugo

(HYOO-go)

Hugo is a surname and male given name of Germanic origin Hugo, meaning "Bright in Mind and Spirit" or "intelligence". The English version of the name is Hugh, the Italian version is Ugo.

Meaning: Mind Origin: Germanic

Humberto

(oom-BEHR-to)

Etymology & Historical Origin - Humberto. Humberto is the Spanish equivalent of Humbert which is a name of Frankish (French) origins. Humbert is derived from the Germanic elements “hun” meaning “bear-cub, warrior” and “berht” meaning “bright, famous”.

Meaning: Famous giant Origin: German

Hilbert

(HIL-bert)

Hilbert Name Meaning. English, French, Dutch, and German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + berht 'bright', 'famous'.

Meaning: Brilliant in combat Origin: Germanic

Hilbrand

(HIL-brahnt)

Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Langobard origin.

Meaning: Sword used in battles Origin: Germanic

Hildebrand

(HIL-de-brahnt)

Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Lombardic origin.

Meaning: Sword used in battles Origin: Germanic

Hildegard

(HIL-de-gahrt)

The female name Hildegard derived from the Old High German words hild (=war or battle) and gard (=protection) and means "battle guard". Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish version is Hildegarda; the Italian version is Ildegarda.

Meaning: Protecting against battle Origin: Germanic