| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Gardenia | English | From the name of the tropical flower. |
| Gethsemane | Biblical, English | Means "oil vat" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this is the name of the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. |
| Giacinta | talian | Italian feminine form of HYACINTH |
| Giacinto | Italian | Italian masculine form of HYACINTH |
| Ginger | English | Either a pet form of VIRGINIA, or else "ginger" from the English word for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. |
| Gonca | Turkish | Means "rose bud" in Turkish. |
| Gül | Turkish | Means "rose" in Turkish. |
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| Person's Name | Language | Explanation |
| Hadassah | Biblical, Jewish | Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this was the Hebrew name of Queen Esther. |
| Hadley | English | From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "heather field" in Old English. |
| Haze | English | Short form of HAZEL |
| Hazel | English | Means simply "hazel" from the English word for the tree or the light brown colour. |
| Heath | English | From an English surname which denoted one who lived on a heath. |
| Heather | English | Means simply "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather. |
| Heidrun | Norse Mythology | Derived from Old Norse heidr meaning "heath". In Norse mythology this was a goat who would eat the leaves from the tree of life and produce mead in her udder. |
| Hollie | English | Variant of HOLLY |
| Hollis | English | From a surname which was derived from a place name, which was itself derived from Old English holen "holly". |
| Holly | English | Means simply "holly" from the name of the tree. |
| Hong | Vietnamese | Means "rose" in Vietnamese. |
| Hyacinth | English | From the Greek name Hyakinthos, which was derived from the name of the Hyacinth flower. In Greek legend Hyakinthos was accidentally killed by Apollo, who caused the lily to arise from his blood. This name can also be given in direct reference to the flower (or the precious stone which also bears this name), in which case it is generally feminine. |
| Hyacintha | English | Strictly feminine form of HYACINTH |
| Hyacinthe | French | French feminine form of HYACINTH |
| Sources: Compilation from Behind the Name website. |
