Christian Names Meanings for Baby Boys Starting with H

Honza

(HAWN-zah)

Honza is a Czech fairy tale hero, sometimes called Hloupý Honza (Dull Honza), Líný Honza (Lazy Honza) or Chudý Honza (Poor Honza). ... In Czech language, Honza is traditionally used as the diminutive form of the name Jan (English: John) (Jan → Honza → Honzík → Honzíček).

Meaning: God is merciful Origin: Czech, Hebrew

Hook

English (southern): from Middle English hoke, Old English hoc 'hook', in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a 'hook' of land, i.e. the bend of a river or ...

Hoon

(HUN)

Hoon, also spelled Hun, is a single-syllable masculine Korean given name, as well as a morpheme in many other Korean given names. The meaning differs based on the hanja with which the name is written.

Meaning: Teaching Origin: Korean

Hooper

Hooper Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone who fitted wooden or metal hoops on wooden casks and barrels, from an agent derivative of Middle English hoop 'hoop', 'band'.

Hoover

(HOOV-ər)

The Hoover surname is an Anglicized form of the German and Dutch name Huber, meaning "a large measure of land" or "a man who owns a hube (a 30-60 acre parcel of land)," from the Middle High German huober and Middle Dutch huve.

Meaning: The owner of land Origin: Germanic

Hopcyn

Hopkin is an English language patronymic surname meaning "son of Hob", derived from the masculine given name Hob meaning "famous". There are variants including Hopkins.

Meaning: Son of Hop Origin: Welsh

Hophin

Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". Hob was a diminutive of Robert, which derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame".

Meaning: He that covers, my fist Origin: Israeli

Hopkin

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: Famous

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

Hopper

Hopper Name Meaning. English and Scottish: occupational name for a professional tumbler or acrobat, or a nickname for a restless individual with plenty of energy, Middle English hoppere, an agent derivative of Old English hoppian 'to hop'.