Heller.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
Where this word comes from
* As a German surname, from a coin known as the häller, first minted at Schwäbisch Hall, compare Hall. Also as a Jewish habitational surname for someone from this area. * Also as German surname, variant of Helle, itself from Helle (“hell”). * As a Dutch surname, variant of Helder, from the adjective helder (“clear, bright”). * As an English surname, variant of Hillier. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English heller (“dweller on the hill,”) see Hiller and Huller. * Also as a Jewish surname, from German hell (“bright, light”) or Yiddish העל (hel) of the same meaning.
Try it on your idea.
Heller has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.