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HABANA (Settlement) SpanishFrom the Spanish name of the capital city of Cuba, known in English as
Havana, the origin and meaning of which is obscure. Most likely it is based on
Habaguanex, the name of a local Taíno (Arawak) chief.
HACKNEY (Settlement) EnglishA district of
London. It possibly derives from Old English
Haka’s ey, meaning 'Haka's Island'.
HAFNARFJÖRÐUR (Settlement) IcelandicCombination of Icelandic
höfn "harbour, port" and
fjörður "fjord". Hafnarfjörður is the third largest city in Iceland.
HAITI (Country) EnglishThe name of the Country in the Caribbean. Haiti is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. Though it’s still recovering from a 2010 earthquake, many of Haiti's landmarks dating to the early 19th century remain intact...
[more] HAKONE (Settlement) JapaneseThis is the name of a resort town in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture which, apart from its hot spring resorts, houses the Hakone Shrine (箱根神社, はこねじんじゃ) which dedicates to the Hakone Gongen (箱根権現, はこねごんげん)....
[more] HÄLSINGLAND (Region) SwedishHälsingland is a province in central Sweden meaning "land of the Hälsings". Hälsing is believed to be a combination of Swedish
hals "throat, neck" and
inge "dweller". The
hals-part is probably not referring to the anatomical part, but rather to a narrow strait of water.
HAMPSHIRE (Other) EnglishName of numerous places in England, foremost a large county in South England, from the name
Hampton + Old English
scir "division", "district".
HAMPTON (Other) EnglishName of numerous places in England, from Anglo-Saxon
ham "homestead " or
hamm "water meadow" +
tun "enclosure" "settlement".
HAWAII (Island) English (American)Name of a state in the United States, of uncertain origin. Theories from Proto-Polynesian
hawaiki which possibly means place of the gods" or from Proto-Polynesian
sawaiki "homeland", or possibly named for Hawaiʻiloa, legendary discoverer of the Hawaiian islands.
HEDMARK (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
Heiðmǫrk. That's from
heiðnir the name of an old Germanic tribe (related to
heið meaning moorland) and
mǫrk meaning "woodland, borderland, or march/mark."...
[more] HELMSLEY (Settlement) EnglishA small market town in Northern England. It's name derives from the Old English
Helm, a personal name and
leah, which means 'clearing, field'.
HELSINGBORG (Settlement) SwedishHelsingborg is a city in
Scania, Sweden. The name is a combination of
hals "neck, narrow strait" and
borg "castle, fortification". There has been a permanent settlement around Helsingborg since 1085, making it one of Sweden's oldest cities.
HELSINGØR (Settlement) Danish, NorwegianDanish city founded in the 1420s. The name is derived from the word
hals meaning "neck, narrow strait". William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' is set in
Elsinore (Kronborg), a castle in Helsingør.
HELSINKI (Settlement) FinnishThe first settlers of the modern Helsinki area came from
Hälsingland, Sweden. A parish called
Helsinge parish was founded in the 14th century and was later developed into a town called
Helsinge fors "the Helsinge rapids"...
[more] HENGESDON (Settlement) Medieval EnglishEarlier name for Hingston Down in Moretonhampstead, Devon, recorded in 1333. It meant "Hengest's hill" or "stallion's hill" from the Old English byname
Hengest (or from Old English
hengest "stallion") and Old English
dun "hill".
HERTFORD (Settlement) EnglishComes from a ford where a Hart (a male deer) drank at a ford.
HESHMON (Settlement) Biblical HebrewCity south of Judah, recorded in Joshua 15:27. Literal meaning, "fatness." Contextual meaning, "abundant blessing."
HESTITONA (Settlement) Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)Latinized form of Old English
Hengestestun meaning "town of Hengest", derived from the genitive of the Old English personal name
Hengest and
tun "enclosure, yard, town". The village of
Hinxton in Cambridgeshire is listed in the Domesday Book (1086) as
Hestitona.
HIALEAH (Settlement) AmericanThe name of a city in the American state of Florida, commonly said to mean "pretty prairie" from Muskogee
haiyakpo "prairie" and
hili "pretty". Alternatively it may mean "high prairie" or "upland prairie" in Seminole.
HIMUKA (Political Subdivision) Japanese (Archaic)Earlier form of
Hyūga, made up of 日
(hi) meaning "sun" and 向か
(muka), the irrealis form of verb 向く
(muku) meaning "to turn toward; to face (a direction); to point to."
HINXTON (Settlement) EnglishThe name of a village in Cambridgeshire, ultimately derived from a contraction of Old English
Hengestestun which possibly meant "town of Hengest", itself from the genitive of the Old English byname
Hengest (or from Old English
hengest "stallion") and Old English
tun "enclosure, yard, town".
HJÄLMAREN (Body of Water) SwedishDerived from Old Swedish
*iælmber "noise, rumble". Hjälmaren is the 4th largest lake in Sweden.
HOLLYWOOD (Settlement) EnglishThis is the name of several places throughout the United States as well as a few places in England. The most notable place is the district in
Los Angeles,
California, known for being the home of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose name allegedly means "hauling wood".
HONOLULU (Settlement) Hawaiian, EnglishMeans "sheltered harbor", from Hawaiian
hono "bay, harbor" and
lulu "shelter". This is the state capital of
Hawaii.
HORDALAND (Political Subdivision) NorwegianFrom the Old Norse
hǫrðar, meaning (and old Germanic tribe) and
lǫnd meaning "lands."...
[more] HOY (Island) ScottishThe name is from the Isle of Hoy in Scotland.
HVAR (Island) CroatianHvar is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast....
[more] HY-BRASIL (Island) Irish Mythology (?), FolklorePossibly from derived from Irish
Uí Breasail meaning "clan of
Breasal". This was the name of a mythical island off the western coast of Ireland that appeared on maps from 1325.
HYŪGA (Political Subdivision & Settlement) JapaneseShifted from earlier
Himuka, belonging to an old province which corresponds to modern Miyazaki Prefecture and a modern city in that prefecture, formed on April 1, 1951.