Dog Names That Start With H

A name used in Germany and Holland as a form of Jerome, it's the unlikely moniker of fictional detective Hieronymous "Harry" Bosch.

Chance has risen far on the baby-naming charts, but Hazard has a considerably more dangerous edge. It was the middle name of famed US naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry.

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

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

Somali and East African form of Hiba.

Broadening your horizons when choosing a name for your baby may lead you here. Horizon feels like the cousin of names like Meridian, Geo and Stellar - scientific spins on nature names. Rize is the usual nickname for this choice.

One you might like for its cozy meaning, but there is that Pied Piper rat connection.

Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam.

Variant of Haniya

A short and straightforward name for a springtime child.

A worldly and attractive choice for a child of any background. Two early New World explorers were Hernandos — de Soto and Cortés.

The mute, horn-honking Marx Brother's real name was Adolph -- so Harpo represented a huge step up. Also, it's Oprah's production company (her name spelled backward).

A name with two strong literary associations, one overwhelmingly negative -- Lolita's pedophilic narrator Humbert Humbert -- and one positive, in the preferable European version: Italian author Umberto Eco.

Familiar English surname now associated with the Abercrombie & Fitch offshoot.

This name has considerable meaning in the Islamic world, as Hamzah the brave was the uncle and protector of the Prophet of Islam. A more contemporary Hamzah is the eldest son of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. More commonly encountered in English-speaking countries as Hamza.

Simple and pretty Arabic option that was a fast-riser in 2022, possibly thanks in part to telenovela actress Hiba Abouk from the hit show El Principe.

Hermosa, the name of a California beach town, means "beautiful".