Dog Names That Start With H

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

A name with vision.

Derived from the Tigrinya elements hiyab, meaning "gift," and el, "God."

Smoky variation of Hayes.

Hagar is an Old Testament name with an unfortunate association with comic strip character "Hagar the Horrible."

Possible Hayden alternative.

Hershey is best-known in the US as a brand of chocolate, named after the company's founder, Milton Hershey. Hershey and its many variations, including Hersh and Hershkovitz, is most commonly a surname that may be either German or Jewish.

A springtime baby name appropriate for either sex.

With Yale and Brown in the mainstream, why not this upscale college name and surname as well.

Huntley was best known as Brinkley's news partner several decades ago. With the new genre of girls' names that are unusual surnames ending with the lee sound -- think Mosley, Yardley -- Huntley or Huntlea or Huntleigh might rise for girls.

A popular Muslim girl name in the UK, possibly boosted by its similarity to familiar classic Hannah.

Like twins Helene and Elaine, a relic of the 1930s to 40s French Renaissance of names.

An alternative to the more familiar Aviva.

Halie is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, most of them sea nymphs.

Light, bright unisex name. Hikari is more popular for girls in Japan these days.

Gentle giant Rubeus Hagrid is the groundskeeper at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter novels (probably after Hagrid Rubes, the equally kind ancient Greek mythological giant), but that's not the only reason this name could prove a playground liability.

More user-friendly than the original.

Unisex Sanskrit name with appeal for a winter baby.

A lesser-known Welsh name with a beautiful sunny meaning.