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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

The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Lombardic origin. He is associated with the cycle of legends about Theodoric the Great, called Dietrich in German, to whom he is a companion.

Meaning: War sword Origin: German

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

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: Battle sword Origin: German

The distinguished German surname Hildebrand is derived from the German personal name "Hildebrand," which is composed of two elements: "hild," derived from the Old High German "hilja," meaning "fight" or "battle," and "brand," derived from the Old High German "brant," meaning "fire" or "sword." Buy PDF History »

Meaning: War sword Origin: German

Meaning: Warrior Origin: English

The name Hilkiah is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Hilkiah is: God is my portion.

Meaning: My Portion is God

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

Hilary or Hillary is a given and family name, derived from the Latin hilarius meaning "cheerful", from hilaris, "cheerful, merry" which comes from the Greek ἱλαρός (hilaros), "cheerful, merry", which in turn comes from ἵλαος (hilaos), "propitious, gracious".

Meaning: Cheerfull Origin: Celtic

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

The name Hillel is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Hillel is: He that praises.

Meaning: Praise or appreciation Origin: Hebrew

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

Hillock Name Meaning. English and Scottish: topographic name for someone living on a small hill, Middle English hilloc, hillok.

Meaning: From the small hill Origin: English

Hillock Name Meaning. English and Scottish: topographic name for someone living on a small hill, Middle English hilloc, hillok.

Meaning: From the small hill Origin: English

Hilmar is an Germanic and Nordic given name, meaning famous/notorious fighter/noble/protector.

Meaning: Name of a noble Origin: Swedish

Hilo. (Hawaiian mythology) A Polynesian navigator. Hilo (town), possibly named for the ancient navigator. First night of new moon in the old Hawaiian calendar. A male given name, rare today.

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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

The name Hinckley belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived at Hinckley, in Leicestershire. The place-name Hinckley is derived from the Old English personal name Hynca, and leah, an Old English word that meant "forest clearing."

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Scandinavian Meaning: The name Hendrick is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Hendrick is: Rules his household.

Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic

Hines Name Meaning. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEidhin 'descendant of Eidhin', a personal name or byname of uncertain origin. It may be a derivative of eidhean 'ivy', or it may represent an altered form of the place name Aidhne.

Meaning: Descendant of Eidhin Origin: Gaelic

Hinrichs Name Meaning. Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Hinrich (see Heinrich).

Meaning: Rules an estate Origin: German

Meaning: Icelandic form of Henry Origin: Icelandic-

Native American Meaning: The name Hinto is a Native American baby name. In Native American the meaning of the name Hinto is: Blue.

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Hinton Name Meaning. ... One set (with examples in Berkshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) is named from the Old English weak dative hean (originally used after a preposition and article) of heah 'high' + Old English tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

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Hinun is derived from Native American origins. The name means god of clouds and rain. ... Hinun is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Meaning: God of clouds and rain Origin: Native American

Hi-po-lit, hip-ol-it ] The baby boy name Hipolit is pronounced as HHIY-PowLiy-T †. Hipolit is used chiefly in Polish and its origin is Old Greek. Hipolit is a variant of the name Hippolyt (German). See also the related categories, greek and polish. Hipolit is uncommon as a baby boy name.

Meaning: Freer of horses Origin: Greek

Hipolito, Spanish and Portuguese name of Greek origin. "Hippo" means "Horses" and the second part "lytus" "loosen/destroy" and means, more or less, "Destroyed by Horses." This comes from the story of Hippolytus who scorned the love of the lady god Phaedra.

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Hippocampus, region of the brain that is associated primarily with memory. The name hippocampus is derived from the Greek hippokampus (hippos, meaning “horse,” and kampos, meaning “sea monster”), since the structure's shape resembles that of a sea horse.

Meaning: A horse of poseidon Origin: Greek

Latinized form of the Greek name 'Ιπποκρατης (Hippokrates) which meant "horse power", derived from the elements 'ιππος (hippos) "horse" and κρατος (kratos) "power". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek doctor who is known as the Father of Medicine.

Meaning: Powerful as a horse Origin: Greek

The word hippogriff, also spelled hippogryph, is derived from the Ancient Greek: ἵππος híppos, meaning "horse", and the Italian grifo meaning "griffin" (from Latin gryp or gryphus), which denotes another mythical creature, with the head of an eagle and body of a lion, that is purported to be the father of the ...

Meaning: Part horse part griffen Origin: Greek