- Hillard - HIL-ərd
Hillard Name Meaning. English (mainly Wales): possibly a reduced form of Hilliard. French: from a derivative (pejorative) of Hilaire, French form of Hillary 1.
Meaning: Courageous in battle
Origin: Germanic - Hilliard - HIL-i-yərd
Hilliard Name Meaning. English: from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde, Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + gard 'fortress', 'stronghold'. The surname has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
Meaning: Courageous in battle
Origin: Germanic - Hindrick - HIN-drik
Scandinavian Meaning: The name Hendrick is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Hendrick is: Rules his household.
- 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 - 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".
- Horst - HAWRST
Etymology/meaning. The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood". In modern German, "Horst" is also the equivalent of English aerie, the nest of an eagle.
Meaning: A man from the forest
Origin: Germanic - 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 - Huberta - HYOO-bərt-ə
The name Huberta is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Huberta is: Intelligent.
Meaning: Woman with clever mind
Origin: Germanic - 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 - Hughes - HYOOZ
Hughes (surname) ... Hughes /hjuːz/ is a Welsh and Irish patronymic surname of French origin. The surname may also be the etymologically unrelated Picard variant "Hugh" (Old French "Hue") of the Germanic name "Hugo".
- 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.
- Humbert - HUM-bərt
Means "bright warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Meaning: Bright fighter
Origin: Germanic - Humphrey - HUM-free
Humphrey Name Meaning. English: from the Old French personal name Humfrey, introduced to Britain by the Normans. This is composed of the Germanic elements hun 'bear cub' + frid, fred 'peace'. It was borne by a 9th-century saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.
Meaning: Fighter of peace
Origin: Germanic - Huub - HUYP
Meaning of name Huub. Etymology : Dutch short form of HUBERT. Saint : Origin : Dutch.
- Hynek - Ruler of the house
Hynek Name Meaning. Czech: from a pet form of the German personal name Heinrich (see Henry).
