Names Ending in H for Boys

  1. Hanish
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Meaning:

      "one who forewarns of storms"
    • Description:

      This name from the ancient Gilgamesh Epic would be a challenging choice; Hamish makes a more user-friendly option.
  2. Havilah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "to dance"
    • Description:

      Old Testament male name and biblical place name.
  3. Jemiah
    • Rosewood
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "rose wood"
      • Description:

        A beautiful English surname that's also a type of richly colored timber, Rosewood makes an interesting spin on the Rose names for a boy. It is also the surname of Dr Beaumont Rosewood, Jr from the Fox police drama series Rosewood.
    • Fatih
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "conqueror, victor"
      • Description:

        An Arabic name that made Turkey's Top 10 for the entirety of the 1980s.
    • Mitch
      • Nilesh
        • Origin:

          Sanskrit
        • Meaning:

          "the blue god, blue head"
        • Description:

          As an epithet for the Hindu god Vishnu, Nilesh means "the blue god," while when referring to Shiva, the name can be interpreted to mean "blue head".
      • Lucah
        • Origin:

          Variation of Luca, Italian
        • Meaning:

          "man from Lucania"
        • Description:

          One of many Luca variations making its way up the charts.
      • Roth
        • Origin:

          German
        • Meaning:

          "redhead"
        • Description:

          This surname-name originated as a nickname for redheads.
      • Jaziah
        • Origin:

          Variant of Josiah
        • Description:

          The jazziest of the many children of Isaiah, Jaziah like Azariah is one of the Biblical-style unisex baby names.
      • Parish
        • Origin:

          English surname
        • Meaning:

          "from Paris"
        • Description:

          More masculine than Paris for a boy, but in danger of being misunderstood as that name; has a slightly churchy feel.
      • Jeconiah
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "God will establish"
        • Description:

          Intriguing alternative to Jedediah.
      • Aviyah
        • Slash
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Meaning:

            "slash"
          • Description:

            Slash is here because model Amber Rose and Def Jam Records exec Alexander AE Edwards named their baby boy Slash Electric Alexander. Is it cool? Or is it violent and terrifying? Or is it both? We're going to go with Door Number 2 and place it in the same category as names like Dagger and Pistol, but we are not models or record execs.
        • Kush
          • Description:

            Though mountain climbers may want to honor the famed Central Asian mountain range known as the Hindu Kush, associations with marijuana and Jared Kushner make this a hard sell.
        • Adaiah
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "God's witness"
          • Description:

            Adaiah is a rare Old Testament name with a pleasing sound.
        • Utah
          • Origin:

            Place-name
          • Description:

            This would make a startling but likable choice; poet Dylan Thomas used it for a character in his play "Under Milk Wood."
        • Novah
          • Origin:

            Variation of Nova, Latin
          • Meaning:

            "new"
          • Description:

            The more common spelling Nova does not meet the requirements of a unisex name — being given to the minority sex at least ten percent of the time — but Novah manages to pass. The H at the end makes it appear more masculine, a la Noah, which may lead some parents to choose this spelling for their sons.
        • Nuriah
          • Booth
            • Origin:

              English and Scottish
            • Meaning:

              "small dwelling place, shed"
            • Description:

              Short but not particularly sweet surname.