Names Ending in H for Boys
- Thanush
Origin:
Indian, Hindi, TeluguMeaning:
"good, beautiful"Description:
A soft and strong Indian name with a great meaning.
- Lughaidh
- Wash
- Japeth
- Lash
- Ranulph
Origin:
Scottish variation of RandolphMeaning:
"shield-wolf"Description:
An old name still occasionally heard in the U.K., but still and perhaps forever a foreigner in the U.S. Can be spelled Ranulf.
- Adalrich
- Nakotah
Origin:
SiouxMeaning:
"friend to all"Description:
This name of a subtribe in the Great Sioux Nation could make an inventive twist on the overused Dakota.
- Hamzah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"lion or strong"Description:
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.
- Nyjah
- Ziah
- Adinah
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of AdinaMeaning:
"delicate"Description:
The Old Testament Adinah was a male soldier, not the same as the beautiful daughter of Jacob and Leah, Dinah. But in modern Israel, Adinah and Adina are also used as names fori girls.
- Jerah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"moon, month"Description:
Jerah was the fourth son of Joktan in the Bible. His name fits in perfectly with the likes of Jonah, Judah and Jeremiah.
- Ruaridh
- Perth
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"thornbush thicket"Description:
There's a Perth in Scotland and a bigger one in Australia; this name could make a statement similar to Heath.
- Firth
Origin:
Scottish nature nameMeaning:
"estuary or arm of the sea"Description:
Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
- Hazaiah
Origin:
Hebrew variation of ChazaiahMeaning:
"God has seen"Description:
With more parents turning to biblical names like Ezekiel and Isaiah, this could prove a quasi-unique alternative in a similar -- if more Orthodox -- vein.
- Neveh
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"oasis"
- Joash
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fire of god"Description:
An unusual Biblical name with modern appeal, borne by the father of Gideon, a king of Judah, and a son of King Ahab of Israel.
- Shoukath
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"dignity, prestige"Description:
The unique name of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.