Hẽ

surname · Latin script

Hẽ is a surname written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”).

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derivation of Hẽ: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Hẽ
  1. Middle Englishhe(measured from records)
  2. Old Englishhē(measured from records)
  3. Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ(measured from records)
  4. Proto-Germanic*hiz“this“this, this one”(measured from records)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱís“this”(measured from records)

From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian he, hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij, ie (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Middle High German her (“he”) Central Franconian hä (“he”), Gothic *𐌷𐌹𐍃 (*his, “this”).

Sources 10

  • A concise dictionary of first names
  • Dictionary of American Family Names
  • 국립국어원 외래어 표기 용례 자료 (NIKL loanword/foreign-name transcription examples)
  • Digital Pāḷi Dictionary
  • Wiktionary

Attested across 30 languages in the etymology graph.

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Evidence(measured from records)

No register attests this spelling yet

None of the official registers or reference works in our corpus lists Hẽ under this spelling. The statistics on this page rest on person records, and the related names are inferred from the name graph.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Hẽ mean, and where does it come from?
From Middle English he, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís (“this”). Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and Dictionary of American Family Names and 8 other sources.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Hẽ”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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