Given name & surname
Hen
“resembling the mothering bird”
Hen is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the mothering bird.”
Original Hebrewחן
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the mothering bird.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hanan (חנן), “to be gracious.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hen appears in Zechariah 6:14, Zechariah 6:10.
- Zechariah 6:14
- Zechariah 6:10
From biblical name research
Hen’s family of names
See also 23
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Johnshares a root
- Hannahshares a root
- Annashares a root
- Joannashares a root
- Hananshares a root
- Ananiasshares a root
- Hananiahshares a root
- Hannielshares a root
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