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  • Hackett - HAK-it
    Hackett (alternately Hacker, Haket, Hackert, Halkett, Ó hAicéad etc.) is a surname of Norman origin, Hacket being a common Norman personal name.
    Meaning: Person with a hooked nose Origin: English, Old Norse
  • Hagen - HAH-gen
    Hagen Name Meaning. North German and Dutch: topographic name from Middle Low German hage(n), Middle Dutch haghe 'enclosure', 'hedge'. German, Dutch, and Danish: from a Germanic personal name, a short form of the various compound names formed with hag 'enclosure', 'protected place' as the first element.
    Meaning: The highest son Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Hakon - HAW-koon 
    Haakon, also spelled Håkon (in Norway), Hakon (in Denmark), Håkan (in Sweden), or Hákon, is an older spelling of the modern Norwegian form of the Old Norwegian masculine first name Hákon meaning "High Son" from há (high, chosen) and konr (son, descendant, kin).
    Meaning: The highest son Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Haldor - HAHL-dawr
    From the Old Norse name Hallþórr, which meant "Thor's rock" from hallr "rock" combined with the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR).
    Meaning: The rock of Thor Origin: Old Norse
  • Halstein - HAHL-stien
    From the Old Norse name Hallsteinn, derived from the elements hallr "rock" and steinn "stone".
    Meaning: Stony rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvar - HAHL-vahr
    Meaning: Defender of the rock Origin: Old Norse, Swedish
  • Halvard - HAHL-vart
    Norse Meaning: The name Halvard is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Halvard is: Rock defender.
    Meaning: Defending the rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvdan - HALV-dan
    Origin and Meaning. Old Norse variant form, Old Danish, Old Swedish and younger form of Halfdanr.
    Meaning: Half Danish person Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Halvor - HAHL-vawr
    Halvor is a name of Norwegian origin. It is a contemporary form of Halvard (Hallvard). From Old Norse hallr (“flat stone”) and vorðr (“guardian”).
    Meaning: Defending the rock Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Haskell - HAS-kəl
    Haskell Name Meaning. English: from the Norman personal name Aschetil, from Old Norse Ásketill, Áskell, a compound áss 'god' + ketill 'kettle', 'helmet'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Khaskl, a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel (see Ezekiel).
    Meaning: The cauldron of God Origin: Hebrew, Old Norse
  • Havardr - HAH-vahr-dƏr
    Havard Name Meaning. Welsh: of uncertain origin. It is believed by some to be a habitational name from Hereford, while others favor a Norman origin, from the port of Le Havre.
    Meaning: The highest guardian Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Hege - HE-ge
    The name Hege is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Hege is: Meditation, word, groaning, separation.
    Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Helga - HEL-gah
    Helga (derived from Old Norse heilagr - "holy", "blessed") is a female name, used mainly in Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Belgium, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and South Africa. (Hege, Helle, Helge, Helga, Helka or Oili). ... Scandinavian male equivalent is Helge, or Helgi.
    Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Old Norse
  • Helka - HEL-ka
    Helka is a sweet-tempered and charming woman once you get to know her, however she can appear introverted, conventional and wary at first. She is highly emotional and extremely sensitive, to the extent where she is vulnerable to the slightest emotional trauma.
    Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Finnish, Old Norse
  • Hella - HE-lah
    Hella as a girls' name is of Greek derivation, and the name Hella means "sun ray; prosperous, successful; holy". Hella is a version of Helen (Greek): linked to Greek hêlios "sun". Hella is also a form of Helga (Scandinavian, Old Norse).
  • Helle - HEH-leh
    Helle Name Meaning. Norwegian and Swedish: from Old Norse hella 'flat stone', 'flagstone', 'flat mountain' or hellir 'cave'. As a Nowegian name this is generally a habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so named. As a Swedish name, it is generally ornamental. English: variant spelling of Hell 1.
    Meaning: Divine woman Origin: Danish, Old Norse
  • Hemming - HEM-ing
    Perhaps derived from Old Norse hamr "shape", and possibly originally a nickname for a person believed to be a shape changer.
    Meaning: Changing shapes Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Herleif - HER-leef
    Herleif is used predominantly in the Scandinavian language and it is derived from Old Norse origins. The name's meaning is army descendant. ... Herleif is unusual as a baby name for boys.
    Meaning: Warrior descendent Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Herleifr - HER-leef-Ər
    Meaning & History. Derived from the Old Norse elements herr "army" and leifr "son, descendant".
    Meaning: Warrior descendent Origin: Norwegian, Old Norse
  • Hillevi - hi-LEH-vi
    The meaning of the name “Hillevi” is: “Safe in battle”. Categories: Scandinavian Names. Used in: Germanic speaking countries. Gender: Girl Names. Origins: Danish.
    Meaning: Happy in war Origin: Finnish, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Hjalmar - HYAL-mahr
    From the Old Norse name Hjálmarr meaning "helmeted warrior" from the element hjalmr "helmet" combined with arr "warrior".
    Meaning: Fighter with a helmet Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish
  • Holger - HAWL-ger
    Holger is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, a compound of hólmr meaning "island", and geirr meaning "spear". It is most common amongst Danish people. It is uncommon as a surname, but is found as Holkeri in Finnish.
    Meaning: Island of spears Origin: Danish, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish