Names

Anglicized form of Ó hÉideáin or Ó hÉidín.

From place names meaning either “hay valley” or “hay hill”, derived from Old English heg “hay” and denu “valley” or dun “hill”.

From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning “forest”.

Denoted a person who lived near a hawthorn bush, a word derived from Old English hagaþorn, from haga meaning “haw berry” and þorn meaning “thorn bush”. A famous bearer was the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), author of The Scarlet Letter.

From a diminutive of Hawk.

From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).

Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English heafoc “hawk”.

Variant of Howard 1 or Hayward.

From a diminutive of the given name Havryil.

From a diminutive of the given name Havel.