Hy (name) explained
Hy is a name used as a given name, nickname, or surname. It most commonly appears as a masculine given name, or as a nickname for people with given names such as Hyman or Henry. It is also a Vietnamese surname.[1] Notable people with this name include:
First name
Arts
- Hy Eisman (born 1927), American cartoonist
- Hy Hintermeister, pseudonym of:
- Hy Mayer (1868–1954), German-American cartoonist and animator
- Hy Sandham (1842–1910), Canadian painter and illustrator
Entertainment
- Hy Anzell (1923–2003), American actor
- Hy Averback (1920–1997), American actor, producer and director
- Hy Brown (1910–2010), American producer of radio and television programs
- Hy Gardner (1908–1989), American entertainment reporter and syndicated columnist
- Hy Hazell (1919–1970), British actress
- Hy Heath (1890–1965), American entertainer, songwriter, composer and author
- Hy Hollinger (1918–2015), American trade journalist and studio publicist
- Hy Kraft (1899–1975), American screenwriter, playwright, and theatrical producer
- Hy Lit (1934–2007), American disc jockey
- Hy Pyke (1935–2006), American character actor
- Hy Weiss (1923–2007), American record producer
- Hy Zaret (1907–2007), American lyricist and composer
Photography
- Hy Hirsh (1911–1961), American photographer
- Hy Peskin (1915–2005), American photographer
Sports
- Hy Buller (1926–1968), Canadian-born ice hockey player
- Hy Cohen (1931–2021), American baseball pitcher
- Hy Gotkin (1922–2004), American basketball player
- Hy Gunning (1888–1975), American baseball player
- Hy Myers (1889–1965), American baseball player
- Hy Turkin (1915–1955), American sportswriter, co-editor of the first baseball encyclopedia
- Hy Vandenberg (1906–1994), American baseball player
Other
- Hy Kloc (1947-2022), American politician in Idaho
- Hy Larner (1913–2002), American gangster
- Hy Spinrad (1934–2015), American astronomer
Last name
Notes and References
- Web site: Name Search: Hy . behindthename.com . April 27, 2022.