Given name & surname
Hi
“my brother has been exalted”
In English use, Hi is a short form of Hiram. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother has been exalted.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Hi is a short form of Hiram. One Hebrew interpretation is “my brother has been exalted.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Hi is a short form of Hiram. An origin associated with Hiram is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Hi is a short form of Hiram.
The story
In English use, Hi is a short form of Hiram. The history of Hiram gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Hiram is the name of a king of Tyre.
Explained through its name family
Hi’s family of names
In English usage, Hi is a short form of Hiram. In Indonesian usage, Hi as a surname has a related form in HIE. In English usage, Hi is a shortened form of Hiram.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hi has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Hi, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Hyrem
“my brother has been exalted”
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Hemy
“he who supplants”
20% boys · 80% girls
Hagyp
“he who supplants”
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Hagip
“he who supplants”
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Hagup
“he who supplants”
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Hagep
“he who supplants”
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Helsah
“my God is bountiful”
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Lies
“God is my oath” · “My God is bountiful”
21% boys · 79% girls