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What does Hy mean?
Hy 
as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Hy) is of Hebrew and Greek origin, and the name Hy means "life; my brother is exalted; hyacinth". Hy is a version of Chaim (Hebrew): respelling of Hyman. Hy is also a variant of Hiram (Hebrew): from Ahiram. Hy is also used as a variant of Hyacinth (Greek).
Variations
VARIANT Hi
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CHAIM, HIRAM, HYACINTH Haim, Hyman▼, Hymen, Hymie, Hyram, Hyrum
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Hy Leland (H.L.), ..
How popular is Hy?
Hy is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#29625 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Hy (NOT IN TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Chaim (#767 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Hiram (#1570), Hyrum (#1790), Hyman and Hymen. These forms of Hy were favored as birth names a century ago (AVERAGE #1232) and have become significantly less common since (#1625, ▼66.8%), with forms such as Hiram going out of style. Chaim has been the most prominent. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Similar Names
Hy is pronounced similarly to Hai, Hew, Hewe, How, Howe, Huey▼, Hugh▼, Huw and Jo. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cy and Ty▼. These names tend to be more commonly used than Hy.
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