| 3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| habika |
an african name which means "sweetheart". |
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| hakan |
an icelandic name derived from the old norse name "hakon", which meant "high son" (from "há", meaning "high" and "konr", meaning "son"). |
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| haldis |
a teutonic/norse name which means "stone spirit; reliable, assistant". |
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| hand-blown glass |
hand-blown glass is produced by gathering molten glass onto the end of a hollow blowpipe and blowing it into an elongated balloon shape. the artisan then rotates the blowpipe to manipulate the glass into the desired form, while periodically blowing air through the pipe. color is added to the glass as it is blown. it is also common for glass blowers to use forms and tools to assist in the creation of the shape. once the glass is formed, it is cooled, cut, filed and polished to create the desired design. although glass blowers often repeat shape and color combinations, no two pieces are ever identical. |
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| hand-built |
any ceramic technique where the piece is built using only the hands or simple tools, rather than a potter's wheel. |
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| hand-glazed |
any technique for decorating ceramics where the piece is glazed by hand, rather than machine. the glaze is often applied with a paint brush, a sponge, or by dripping it onto the surface of the ceramic object. |
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| hand-tufted |
hand-tufted rugs are made on frames rather than looms. canvas is stretched over the frame, and the design is traced onto the cloth. the artist then uses a tool to shoot yarn into canvas to implement the design.
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| hedley |
this name was ultimately derived from a geographical name which meant "leather clearing" in old english. |
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| heilwig |
a name derived from the germanic elements "heil", meaning "happy, hearty, healthy", and "wig", meaning "war". |
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| helmi |
a finnish name which means "pearl". |
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| helmut |
from the germanic elements "helm", meaning "helmet", and "muot", meaning "spirit, mind". |
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| herkus |
an abbreviated form of the lithuanian name "henrikas", from the germanic "heimerich", which meant "powerful ruler of the home". |
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| hikari |
name which means "light" in japanese. |
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| hikari |
name which means "light" in japanese. |
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| hyacinthus |
a name from greek mythology. hyacinthus was a beautiful youth adored but accidentally killed by apollo. out of remorse, apollo caused the hyacinth flower to grow from his blood. |
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| hont |
a hungarian name which means "friend of dogs". |
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| hrafn |
an icelandic name which means "raven" in old norse. |
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