Finnish Baby Names, Names of Finnish Origin Starting With H

These are finnish baby names that start with the letter H. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all finnish baby names.

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Name	Meaning	Gender	Recorded origin
Hale	Lives In The Hall	Male	English
Hanna	Arabic Form Of John (Gracious God)	Male	Arabic
Hanne	Feminine Form Of Hans (God's Gift)	Female	Danish
Hannele	Grace	Female	Hebrew
Harley	From The Hare's Meadow	Male	English
Hayden	From The Hedged In Valley	Male	English
Heath	Untended Land Where Flowering Shrubs Grow. Surname And Place-Name.	Male	English
Heidi	Diminutive Of Adelheid, "Little Miss," And Adelaide, "Noble."	Female	Swiss
Heikki	Finnish Form Of Henry (Rules The Home)	Male	Finnish
Helena	Variant Of Helen. In Mythology The Abduction Of Zeus's Mortal Daughter Helen...	Female	English
Helle	Myth Name (Daughter Of Athamas)	Female	Greek
Henri	Variant Of English Henry Rules His Household.	Male	French
Henrietta	Keeper Of The Hearth. Rules Her Household. Feminine Of Henry.	Female	French
Henrik	Ruler Of The Home. Variant Of Henry.	Male	German
Hercules	Myth Name (Son Of Zeus)	Male	Greek
Hilda	Battle-Maid	Female	English
Hollis	Lives By The Holly Trees	Male	English
Houston	From Hugh's Town. Place-Name And Surname. American West Texan General Sam Hou...	Male	Scottish
Hugo	Intelligent	Male	Spanish
Hunter	Hunter	Male	English

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