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Name	Heritage	Sex	Description
Habetrot	Celtic	Both	The patron faerie of spinners. She was always willing to do people a good turn and did not find it necessary to trick or beguile but was very helpful.
Haggai	Ancient	Both	Biblical for born of the festival day.
hAichir	Celtic	Both	Irish surname meaning bitter.

Halcyone	Greek	Female	Queen of Ceyx. Mythic. see Ceyx.
Half Pint	English	Both	Literally a measure that is equal to one cup, 8 ounces. The nickname used by Charles Ingalls for his daughter Laura in the Little House on the Prairie series. Art. Term of endearment.
Halley	English	Both	Edmond Halley had a comet named after him after he correctly predicted it would return. Unfortunately it didn't return in his lifetime.
hAllmhurain	Celtic	Both	Irish surname meaning stranger from overseas.
Hamish	Scottish	Both	Scottish form of James.
Hammercut	English	Both	Name of a type of beard. Great for dogs with alot of facial hair.
Hanan	Ancient	Both	Biblical for "Yah has shown favor".

Hananiah	Ancient	Both	Biblical for "Yah has shown favor".
Handlebar	English	Both	Name of a type of mustache. Great for dogs with alot of facial hair.
Handsel	Scottish	Both	A gift meant to bring luck.
Hans	Scandanavian	Both	Scandanavian for John.
Happy	English	Both	A state of joy. One of the seven dwarves from Snow White and the 7 Dwarves by Disney.
Happy Thoughts	English	Both	A variety of rose. Nature.
Hara Kiri	Japanese	Both	The Japanese noble ritual of suicide.
Harare	African	Both	Capitol of Zimbabwe named for a hill there.
Harley	English	Both	From the legendary motorcycle Harley-Davidson.
Harmony	Greek	Both	Part of a song. Music.
Harold	Scandanavian	Both	Means army ruler. Military.
Harpo	Italian	Both	One of the Marx Brothers, exceptional comedic family from the early 20th century.
Harriet	French	Female	Old French for ruler of the home. Probably derivated from Hecate, the Greek Goddess of the hearth.
Harry	Scandanavian	Both	From Harold. Name of hugely popular character and books/movies of the same series by JK Rowling, Harry Potter.
Hawaii	Hawaiian	Both	Means Place of the Gods.
Hayes	Celtic	Both	Irish surname meaning fire
Hazel	English	Both	Old English from the hazel nut tree meaning to command authority.
Healy	Celtic	Both	Irish surname meaning ingenious.
Heather	English	Both	Middle English from the lovely flowering heather bush. Nature.
Heather	English	Both	Middle English from the flowering heather bush. Nature.
Heaven Scent	English	Both	A variety of rose. Nature.
Hebe	Greek	Female	Daughter of Juno and wife of Hercules. Served as the cupbearer to the Gods.
Hediard	French	Both	Beautiful boxes, artful and exotic presentation and chocolates mark Hediard as an exceptional brand in chocolates.
Hedley Kow	English	Both	A true bogey beast that lived near Hedley. Fortunately he was not evil as much as mischievous and full of merriment and loved practical jokes. Of course this made him quite a nuisance to the local folk trying to get work done.
Hefin	Welsh	Both	Means Summery.
Heidi	German	Female	Variation of the German Adalheid meaning sweet and noble.
Heiniken	German	Both	A popular beer. Food.
Heman	Ancient	Both	Biblical for faithful.
Hendrix	German	Both	For Jimi Hendrix, gifted guitarist and rock musician that died after a drug overdose. Music. People.
Henkie	English	Both	A race of trows known for being a bit grotesque and with a limp (known as a henk). They also had a love of music and dance but seemed to dance very oddly to our eyes.
Henry	German	Both	Old German for a ruler of an estate.
Her	English	Female	LBJ's dog during the White House years.
Herbie	German	Both	From Old German Herbert meaning glorious soldier. Military. Also the colorful character, who happened to be a Volkswagen Bug, in the movie Love Bug. Entertainment.
Hercule	French	Both	The first name of a super sleuth in a series of mysteries by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot proved to always be far more clever than the cleverest murderer.
Hercules	Greek	Male	Mythic son of Jove whose legends of strength were gained through efforts to persevere against the trials set up on him by his enemies, Jove's wife being the primary among them.
Hercules	Greek	Male	Mythic hero, son of Jupiter, who was challenged by the ever vengeful Juno (Jupiter's wife but not Hercules mother) because Hercules was proof of Jupiter's infidelities. He overcame every adversity and horror set before him by his father's wife gaining great renown.
Hercules	Greek	Male	Greek for glorious gift. A son of Zeus.
Herla	English	Both	Name of a king of ancient Briton that stumbled into the faerie realm. Tricked by the faerie folk to attend a wedding of their king. When he tried to return, three days later, he found that he had been gone from his realm for over 300 hundred years. More devilry meant his years would fall upon him if he were to dismount from his horse so it is legend that he and his entourage are still galloping about the countryside to this day.
Herman	Ancient	Both	Latin for high ranking person.
Herod	Greek	Both	Means noble.
Herring	English	Both	A fish. Also expression "a red herring" that refers to being mislead or taken off track. Animal.
Herringbone	English	Both	A pattern of weaving. Popular in textiles as well as other textures and materials (like jewelry).
Hershey	English	Both	Tradename for a very popular brand of candy bars. Food.
Hershey	English	Both	Trademark of a company that makes chocolate. Also the town in Pennsylvania where this company is based.
Heulwen	Welsh	Female	Means sunshine. Nature.
Hezekiah	Ancient	Both	Means my strength is Yah.
Higgins	English	Both	The quintessential proper English gentleman. In My Fair Lady he was an impeccable linguist and in Magnum PI he was the one who maintained order in the face of Magnum's charm and boyish manner.
Hillary	Greek	Both	Greek for cheerful and merry. Hillary Rodham Clinton, former first lady of the US and current Senator from NY. Edmund Hillary the man who first climbed to the top of Mt. Everest. Mythic. Politics.
Hilo	Hawaiian	Both	Name of a city and dorman volcano in Hawaii. Originally the goddess of the volcano. Mythic.
Him	English	Both	One of LBJ's dogs during his White House years.
Hippolyta	Greek	Female	Another name for the Queen of the Amazons who became Theseus' wife.
Hiram	Ancient	Both	Biblical for my brother is on high.
Hiro	English	Both	Shakespearean heroine, a woman who fell on hard times but maintained her dignity and was revealed as a woman of great quality at the end.
Ho Hum	English	Both	Casual expression in the vernacular meaning boredom or not being impressed.
Hobbes	English	Both	The sidekick of Calvin, a stuffed tiger, in the charming comic strip, Calvin and Hobbes.
Hobgoblin	Scandanavian	Both	A race that is a great deal like brownies in that they tend to be friendly and helpful. Not like Goblins for all that the name is similar!
Hobo	English	Both	Common word for tramp or homeless in the early-mid 20th century. Culturally tended toward the disenfranchised, alcoholic male. Cliche'd as someone traveling by stealing aboard freight trains.
Hocus	English	Both	Magical term "Hocus Pocus" also from a moving starring Bette Midler of the same name.
Hod	Ancient	Both	Biblical for majesty.
Hodiah	Ancient	Both	Biblical for Yah is majesty.
Hogan	Celtic	Both	Irish surname meaning youth.
Holly	English	Both	Old English from the Holly Tree. Classically used for decorations for Winter Solstice by Pagans and later in Christmas celebrations reaching its height in the Victorian era.
Hombre	Spanish	Male	Spanish for fellow or man.
Homer	Greek	Both	Means promise. Author who wrote The Iliad and The Odyssey. Art
Honey	English	Both	Meaning sweet one or dear one. Natural sweetener from bees. Nature. Food.
Hooker	English	Both	Originally a naval term for an old worn out ship. Now more commonly refers to a prostitute.
Hoosier	English	Both	Mascot of Indiana State University, known as the Hoosier State.
Horseshoe	English	Both	Name of a type of mustache. Great for dogs with alot of facial hair.
Houdini	Italian	Both	American magician and escape artist. Legendary. People.
Howard	English	Both	Old English for watchman.
Hubble	English	Both	Edwin Hubble, the Hubble telescope is named for this astronomer.
Hubert	German	Both	Old German for bright mind.
Huckleberry	English	Both	The main character in Mark Twain's masterpiece Huckleberry Finn. Also the name of the main character in Hanna Barbarra's cartoon Huckleberry Hound.
Huey	English	Both	Old English variation of Hugh meaning intelligence.
Huggie	English	Both	Trademark name of a baby diaper. Also a common term for a baby's blanket.
Hullabaloo	Celtic	Both	Gaelic for uproar.
Humphrey	German	Both	Old German meaning peaceful Hun.
Hun	German	Both	Short for Honey. Term of endearment. Also a member of a race of warriors feared for their fierceness, savageness and skill in the battlefield. Their legendary leader was Attila. Military. Mythic.
Hunter	English	Both	One who hunts. Inherently, as carnivores all dogs are hunters with various prey drives. Many behaviors that cause people to get rid of or even shoot dogs come from these natural drives that either require careful training or containment to prevent problems like dogs that chase cats, horses, kill chickens or other livestock. Any fault found with this must be directed to the owner and not to the dog. It is natural drive that can actually be made worse by chaining or tying a dog.
Husky	English	Both	Means sturdy or even chubby as in children's clothing sizes. Also a highly athletic breed of dog developed expressly for sledding work.
Huw	Welsh	Both	Variation on Hugh, Germanic for mind.
Hydrant	English	Both	A fun reference for the urban dog who is so dependent on the communication shared between dogs at the common neighborhood urinal.

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