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Halen

From Dutch Halen.

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Hales

From Old English halh (“hollow, nook”).

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Haley

Variant of Hayley, from Old English. Literally, “hay field”

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Halh

Borrowed from Khalkha Mongolian Халх (Xalx).

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* As an English, Scottish, Irish, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish surname: all from the noun hall. The name was likely reinforced by similar sounding words such as Swedish häll (“rock slab”). * As a Chinese surname, v

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Halle

* As a German surname, variant of Hall. * As a French surname, from the noun halle (“covered room”). * As a Belgian and Dutch surname, from Halle, Belgium. * As a Jewish surname, from Halle in Saxony, named after the riv

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Halls

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Halma

From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “jump”).

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Halo

From the halo in the team logo.

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Ham

* As an English and German surname, variant of Hamm. * As a Dutch surname, from the noun ham (“bend in a river”). Compare Van Ham, Vanderham. * As a French surname, from several placenames, from the Frankish source of th

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Hama

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh).

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Hamad

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَد (ḥamad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “praise”).

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Hamal

Borrowed from Arabic رَأْس الْحَمَل (raʔs al-ḥamal, “head of the sheep”).

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Haman

Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān).

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Hamar

Borrowed from Norwegian Hamar, from Old Norse Hamarr, identical to hamarr (“rocky hill”).

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Hamas

Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās, literally “enthusiasm”), an acronym for حَرَكَة الْمُقَاوَمَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ḥarakat al-muqāwama l-ʔislāmiyya, “Islamic Resistance Movement”).

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Hamat

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمات (hamât), from Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh).

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Hamby

Perhaps a variant of either Hanby or French Hambye.

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Hamer

* As an English surname, from the place in Lancashire, from Old English hamor (“cliff”), apparently a rare use instead of the sense for "hammer" (compare Old Norse hamarr (“stone, cliff”). * As an English surname of Norm

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Hami

From Mandarin 哈密 (Hāmì) Wade–Giles romanization: Ha¹-mi⁴, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

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Hamid

Borrowed from Arabic حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”).

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Hamir

From Sanskrit हम्मीर (hammīra).

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Hamm

* As an English and German surname, from hamm (“enclosure, land by a stream”). * Also as a German surname, from Hamm in Westphalia, itself from a Low German derivative of Proto-Germanic *hammō (“corner, hollow, bend”), u

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Hamme

* As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, reduced form of Dutch van Hamme, referring to Hamme in Belgium. See Ham. * As a German and English surname, variant of Hamm.

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Hamp

* As an English surname, of various origins, including the suburb Hamp in Somerset, from the source of the suffix -ham (“closed in land”) and a variant of Hamm, or from Middle English hemp (“hemp”). * As a German surname

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Hampe

Borrowed from German Hampe, from the ancient Germanic name Hampo, shortened from Haginberht, composed of *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) and *berht (“bright”).

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Hamps

Source etymology material for Hamps; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Hamza

From Arabic حَمْزَة (ḥamza, literally “lion”), from the Arabic root ح م ز (ḥ m z).

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Han

An early romanization of the Mandarin 漢 /汉 (Hàn), later reinforced by Wade-Giles and pinyin. Originally a river within present-day Shaanxi and Hubei. As a Chinese dynasty, from the founder Liu Bang's short-lived realm in

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Hana

Borrowed from Hawaiian Hāna.

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Hanak

Borrowed from Czech Hanák.

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Hanby

From the Old Norse personal name Hundi + býr (“farmstead, settlement”).

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Hance

From Hann + the patronymic suffix -s. In Scotland, a contraction of Angus.

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Hand

* As a Dutch, German, and English surname, from the noun hand, or used to translate surname for hand in other languages. * Also as an English surname, possibly from a pet form of Randall or names like Johan and Henry.

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Handa

Borrowed from Japanese 半田 (Handa).

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Handy

Originating as a nickname for a handy person.

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Haney

Various origins: * Variant of Hanney. * Reduced form of McHaney. * Americanized spelling of Norwegian Hanøy.

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Hanft

Borrowed from German Hanft.

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Hang

Coined as a trademark, from Alemannic German Hang (“hand”), c. 2000.

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Hangu

From Romanian Hangu.

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Hani

From Hani Haqniq, probably via Mandarin 哈尼 (Hāní).

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Hania

From Ottoman Turkish خانیه (Hanya) and irregular romanization of Greek Χανιά (Chaniá), q.v.

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Hanif

From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).

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Hanke

* As a German surname, from a pet form of Johan, see John, Hank. * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Hanke, see Hanks.

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Hanko

Borrowed from Finnish Hanko.

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Hanks

From Hank + -s. * (surname): From Hank + the patronymic suffix -s. * (plural): From Hank + the pluralization suffix -s.

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Hann

From a Middle English given name derived from Johan, variant of John, or less often from Henry or Randolph.

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Hanna

Variant spelling of Hannah or romanization of Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥanâ), chiefly for the mother of Samuel, from חַנָּה (ḥanâ, “grace, gracious, graced with child”). As an Oklahoman town, named for Hanna Bullett, one of the in

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Hanni

Borrowed from Swiss German Hänni.

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Hano

Borrowed from Hopi Haano (“Tewa person”).

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Hanoi

From Vietnamese Hà Nội, which is a Sino-Vietnamese word, 河內.

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Hans

Borrowed from German Hans (occasionally used in English), a medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).

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Hanse

From Middle English hanse, from Old French hanse (“guild; guild fee”), from Medieval Latin hansa, from Old High German hansa, from Proto-West Germanic *hansu, from Proto-Germanic *hansō (“gathering; coalition; gang of me

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Hants

From Old English Hāntesċire, the Domesday spelling of Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Old English Hāmtūn + scir (“district”).

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Hantz

Borrowed from German Hantz.

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Hany

Borrowed from Arabic هَانِيّ (hāniyy), meaning "one who lives in happiness and tranquillity"; "the embellisher"; or "luscious".

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Hanyu

Borrowed from Mandarin 漢語／汉语 (Hànyǔ).

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Hanyū

Borrowed from Japanese 羽生 (Hanyū).

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Hanzi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 漢字 /汉字 (Hànzì). Doublet of kanji and hanja.

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Haná

Borrowed from Czech Haná.

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Hao

From French Hao, from Tuamotuan.

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Haoma

Transliteration of Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬨𐬀 (haoma). Doublet of Soma.

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Happ

Borrowed from German Happ.

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Happe

Borrowed from German Happe.

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Hapur

Borrowed from Hindi हापुड़ (hāpuṛ).

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Haq

Islamic surname mostly in India, from Arabic حق (“to be true”). Compare Abdelhaq, Abdulhaqq, Haqq, Hak, Haque, Huq, huq.

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Haqq

Variant of Haq.

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Haque

Variant of Haq. Compare also Hoque.

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Har

Abbreviation or ellipsis of Sanskrit हरि (hari)

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HarCo

From the two initial syllables.

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Hara

From Sanskrit हर (hara).

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Haran

A variant of Haren, or a reduced form of Hanrahan, both Irish surnames.

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Harby

Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).

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Hard

* From Old English and Norman derivatives of Old French hardi (“tough, brave, hardy”). There are several Germanic variants of this origin, such as Swedish hård, Dutch hard, etc., all from Proto-Germanic *harduz. * Englis

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Hardt

* As a German topographical surname, from Middle High German hart (“woods”), from Old High German hart (“forest, wood”, literally “hard”). * As a German and Dutch nickname, cognate with hard and hardy. Also sometimes a s

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Hardy

From Old English *Hearda + īeġ (“island, dry land in a marsh”).

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Hare

* As an Irish surname, from ó hír (“descendant of Ír”), a personal name related to Old Irish sír (“long-lasting”). * Also as an Irish surname, from ó Haichir (“descendant of Aichear”), from aichear (“sharp”). * As an Eng

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Hareb

Borrowed from Arabic حَارِب (ḥārib).

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Hari

Borrowed from Sanskrit हरि (hari).

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Harig

* As a German surname, variant of Haring. * Also as a German surname, from the adjective haarig (“hairy”), or its Middle Low German equivalent.

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Harjo

From Creek hadcho (“crazy; recklessly brave”).

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Harki

Borrowed from French Harki, from Algerian Arabic حركي (ḥarkī), from حركة (ḥarka, “military operation”) (standard Arabic حركة (ḥaraka, “movement”)).

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Harl

Borrowed from German Harl.

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Harle

Various origins: * Borrowed from South German Härle. * Habitational surname from the villages of Kirkharle and Little Harle, possibly named from an Old English personal name Herela, a derivative of here (“army”). * Borro

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Harmi

Borrowed from Arabic.

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Harps

Patronymic form of Harp.

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Harr

* As a North German surname, from variants/ancestors of the noun Heer (“army”), similar to Herbert, Hermann. * As an English surname, variant of Hare.

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Harre

Borrowed from German Harre.

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Harry

Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.

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Harsh

From the German surname, Americanized from Harsch, from the adjective harsch.

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Hart

* As an English and north/Low German surname, from the noun hart (“stag”). * As a German surname, variant of Hardt. * As a Jewish/Yiddish and Dutch surname, from derivatives of *hertā (“heart”), *hard(ī) (“hard”), or *he

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Harte

English, north/Low German, Dutch, Irish surname, variant of Hart.

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Harts

(surname) Borrowed from Dutch Harts, but also a patronymic form of the surname Hart.

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Harun

From Arabic هَارُون (hārūn). Doublet of Aaron.

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Harz

Borrowed from German Harz.

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Hasan

From Arabic حَسَن (ḥasan, “fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”).

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Hase

From the German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German hase (“hare”), from Old High German haso.

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Hasib

Borrowed from Arabic حَسِيب (ḥasīb).

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Hasid

From Hebrew חָסִיד (khasid).

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Haske

Borrowed from German Haske.

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Hasse

Borrowing from German Hasse.

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Hast

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Hast, probably a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Swedish Hast, a nickname from hast (“haste, hurry”). * Reduced form of the English surname Hayhurst.

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Haste

Metonymic occupation surname for someone who turned the spit for roasting meat, from Old French haste (“spit”).

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Hasty

Two main origins: * From a pet form of the Norman personal name Asketin, derived from Old Norse Ásketill, composed of the elements áss (“god”) and ketill (“sacrificial cauldron”). * From Middle English hasty (“quick, spe

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Hata

Borrowed from Japanese 畑 (Hata), 秦 (Hata), 羽田 (Hata) or はた (Hata).

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Hatay

Borrowed from Turkish Hatay.

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Hatch

English surname from the root of hatch (“gate”).

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Hati

From Old Norse Hati.

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Hatra

From Latin Hatra, from Hatran Aramaic 𐣧𐣨𐣣𐣠 (ḥṭrʾ /⁠Ḥaṭrā⁠/).

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Hatti

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒉺𒋾 (KURᵁᴿᵁḫat-ti /⁠Ḫatti⁠/). The original source etymon is also attested as Akkadian 𒆳𒉺𒋾 (ᴷᵁᴿḫat-ti /⁠Ḫatti⁠/) and Egyptian x:t-U30-A-qmA-xAst (ḫtꜣ).

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Hauck

From the German surname, variant of the personal name Hugo; also see Hugh.

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Hauer

Occupational surname borrowed from German Hauer (“hewer, miner”).

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Hauff

Borrowed from German Hauff.

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Haug

* As a German surname, variant of Hugo, which shares the same origin as Hugh. Compare Hauck. * As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse haugr (“hill mound”).

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Haugh

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachach (“descendant of Eochu”), a popular name derived from Old Irish ech (“horse”). * As an English and Scottish surname, from Early Scots halh (“minor elevation in a marshland”). * Also

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Hauke

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Hawk. * As a German surname, spelling variant of German Hauck.

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Haupt

German and Jewish surname, from the noun Haupt (“head”). Compare Houpt.

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Haury

Borrowed from French Haury.

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Haus

From the German and Ashkenazi surname, from the noun Haus (“house”). Compare Hausmann, House.

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Hausa

Borrowed from Hausa Hausa.

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Hause

From the German surname, variant of Haus.

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Haut

Borrowed from German Haut.

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Hauth

Borrowed from German Hauth.

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Havis

Perhaps a variant spelling of Havers.

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Havre

Borrowed from French Le Havre (“The Harbor”), q.v.

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Haw

From Old English haga (“enclosure”). Also a back-formation from Middle English Hawkin, a diminutive of Harry or of a given name meaning "a hawk". Doublet of Haig.

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Hawe

Variant of Haw.

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Hawes

From Old Norse hals (“neck”).

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Hawk

* As an English surname, occupational surname for a hawker. This may have been inherited from Middle English hauek (“hawk”), from Old English hafoc. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English halke (“isolated nook

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Hay

From Middle English Hay.

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Hayat

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَاة (ḥayāh). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.

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Haydn

Borrowed from German Haydn.

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Haydu

Variant of Hajdu. From Hungarian Hajdú.

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Hayer

Various etymologies: * A variant of the English surname Ayer. * A topographic surname for someone who lived by an enclosure, from Middle English hay (“enclosure, hedge”) + -er. * Borrowed from French Hayer, an occupation

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Hayes

*As an English locational surname, from Old English hæs (“brushwood”) (see hris) and Middle English hay (“enclosure”), heye. *As an Irish surname, from Ó hAodha (“descendant of Aodh”).

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Hayk

From Armenian Հայկ (Hayk).

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Hayle

From Hayley.

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Hays

Spelling variant of Hayes, which has multiple origins.

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Hazza

From Harry + -zza.

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Haïti

Borrowed from French Haïti.

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He

From he (“pronoun”).

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Heal

English surname, variant of Hale.

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Heald

English surname, from the Old English noun hielde (“hill, slope”) (see -heald).

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Healy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉilidhe (“descendant of the claimant”), from éilidhe (“claimant”), or from Irish Ó hÉalaighthe (“descendant of Éaladhach”), a personal name from ealadhach (“ingenious”).

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Heap

English surname, from the noun heap.

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Heape

Perhaps from Middle English hepe (“rosehip”), heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ.

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Heard

Occupational Middle English surname for shepherds or cowherds, from herde, from Old English heord (“herd”).

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Hearn

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachthighearna (literally “descendant of Eachthighearna”) from each (“horse”) + tighearna (“lord, master”). * As an Irish surname, also from Ó hUidhrín; see Herron. * As an English surname,

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Heath

English surname, from the noun heath.

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Hebb

As an English and Dutch surname, shortened from Herbert.

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Hebda

Borrowed from Polish Hebda.

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Hebe

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

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Hebei

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河北 (Héběi, literally “north [of the] river”) referring to the Yellow River.

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Heber

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿĒḇer). The town in Arizona is named after either Heber C. Kimball or Heber J. Grant, both Mormon leaders.

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Hebi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鶴壁 /鹤壁 (Hèbì).

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Hechi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河池 (Héchí).

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Heck

English, Dutch and south German surname, all from words meaning "hedge," "enclosure," "fence," from *haggju. Compare Van Heck, Hatch.

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Hecke

A variant of German Hecke.

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Hee

Borrowed from Dutch Hee.

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Heeg

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Heeg.

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Heeps

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or mound, from Old English hēap (“heap, pile”).

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Hees

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Hef

Clipping of Hefner.

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Hefei

Borrowed from Mandarin 合肥 (Héféi).

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Hegde

Borrowed from Kannada ಹೆಗ್ಡೆ (hegḍe).

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Hegel

From German Hegel.

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Hegge

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Dutch Hegge, a shortened form of a Germanic personal name. * Borrowed from Norwegian Hegge, a topographic surname from hegg (“bird cherry tree”).

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Hehir

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAichir (“descendant of Aichear”), a byname from aichear (“keen, sharp”).

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Hehr

Borrowed from German Hehr.

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Heick

Borrowed from German Heick.

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Heid

From the German surname, from Middle High German heide; see modern German Heide (“heathland”).

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Heidi

From Swiss German Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice. The name became internationally popular due to the children's book Heidi (1880).

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Heihe

From Mandarin 黑河 (Hēihé, literally “black river”) referring to the Amur.

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Heijō

From Japanese 平壤(へいじょう) (Heijō), the spelling 平壤 or its shinjitai form 平壌 are still used but now normally pronounced as ピョンヤン (Pyon'yan) in Japanese.

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Heil

As a German surname, shortened from Heinrich. As a German and Dutch surname, from the name Heila, from hail (“whole”).

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Heim

* As a south German surname, from the noun Heim (“home”). * As a Norwegian surname, from farmsteads named with, or directly from, the Old Norse noun heimr (“home”), related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from the Y

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Hein

From German, Dutch, Low German, Danish, and Jewish surname, all from the first element of the Germanic name Heinrich.

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Heine

Borrowed from German Heine.

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Heino

Borrowed from Finnish Heino.

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Heiny

Variant of Heiney.

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Heinz

From the H. J. Heinz Company's "57 Varieties" slogan.

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Heit

From the German surname, from both Old High German heit (“manner, character”) and Heide (“heath”).

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Hejaz

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

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Hejin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 河津 (Héjīn).

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Hejl

Borrowed from Czech Hejl.

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Hekla

Borrowed from Icelandic Hekla.

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Hekou

From Mandarin 河口 (Hékǒu).

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Hel

From Old Norse hel. Cognate with Old English hell (“hell”).

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Helan

From Mandarin 賀蘭 /贺兰 (Hèlán).

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Helen

From French Hélène, from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Elaine.

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Helf

Borrowed from German Helf.

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Helga

From Old Norse Helga (“holy”), a pre-Christian term, feminine form of Helgi. Doublet of Olga.

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Helle

From Ancient Greek Ἕλλη (Héllē).

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Helm

Perhaps so called from the 'helm' or cap of clouds that forms above Cross Fell (known as the Helm Bar) and can predict and accompany a Helm.

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Hem

From Khmer ហែម (haem, “to add, to supplement”).

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Hema

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमा (hemā, “gold”).

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Hemis

Borrowed from Jemez hį́·mį́š (“people”).

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Hemme

* As a north/Low German and Dutch surname, shortened from the name Hemmert. * As a German surname, from Hemme in the district of Dithmarschen, itself possibly related to the name above.

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Hemp

* As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hamp.

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Hems

From Ottoman Turkish حمص (Hıms) and Arabic حِمْص (ḥimṣ), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἔμεσᾰ (Émesă), ultimately from Aramaic חֲמָת (Ḥamāth, “hindrance, frustration, fortress”) + צובָא (Ṣōwḇā, “near, surrounding, station

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