Dog Names That Start With H

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

Unisex Sanskrit name with appeal for a winter baby.

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

This invented spelling is much less popular than its biker counterpart. Regardless, it is on the rise and has been in the US Top 1000 since 2012.

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.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

Somali and East African form of Hiba.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Variant of Haniya

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.

A potential Harper alternative with connections to Greek mythology. Harpina was a water nymph and lover of Ares.