At a Glance: Name: He – Meaning: depends on the character: a surname (何, no independent meaning), "harmony/peace" (和), or "lotus" (荷) – Origin: Chinese (meaning depends on the character used) – Pronunciation: HUH
He is a Chinese (meaning depends on the character used) name meaning “depends on the character: a surname (何, no independent meaning), "harmony/peace" (和), or "lotus" (荷)”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of He
Meaning: Depends on the character: a surname (何, no independent meaning), "harmony/peace" (和), or "lotus" (荷).
Origin: Chinese (meaning depends on the character used).
A common claim: He is sometimes said to mean "harmony" or "peace." Actually: That's true only for one specific character (和) — "He" is also the romanization of a common surname with no independent meaning, and of the word for "lotus," so the meaning depends on which character is intended.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce He
Phonetic: HUH IPA: /xɤ/
Popularity of He
He doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include He
Similar Names
Mei · Gui · Ju · Feng · Lian · Zhu
