Hap

English diminutive of Henry or Harold

"estate ruler; army ruler"

Hap Origin and Meaning

The name Hap is a boy's name meaning "estate ruler; army ruler".

The old-school cool nickname Hap is a (mostly) bygone short form of classic H names for boys like Henry, Harold, and Harrison. Several notable Haps — including former New Jersey senator Hap Farley — were first nicknamed Happy, later shortened to Hap.

Fictional Haps include Happy "Hap" Loman in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, Hap Eckhart in Christopher Nolan's film Insomnia, and most recently Harlan "Hap" Briggs in the television series Blood & Oil.

Today, Hap is a distinctive choice of nickname to set your Henry apart from the crowd.