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Gabi f & m German, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian
Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela. It is usually a feminine name in German-speaking regions, but unisex elsewhere.

Gaby f & m French, Spanish, English
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel.

Gal 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "wave" in Hebrew.

Garnet 2 m & f English
From an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French carne) or was derived from the Norman name Guarin.

Garnett m & f English
Variant of Garnet 2.

Gayle f & m English
Variant of Gail or Gale 2.

Gefen f & m Hebrew
Means "grape vine" in Hebrew.

Genya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy, Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.

Georgie f & m English
Diminutive of Georgia or George.

Gerelt m & f Mongolian
Means "radiant, bright, shining" in Mongolian.

Gerry m & f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Gerald, Gerard or Geraldine.

Ghufran f & m Arabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.

Giang f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 江 (giang) meaning "river".

Gift m & f English (African)
From the English word gift, of Old Norse origin. This name is most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Gili f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" in Hebrew.

Giò m & f Italian
Short form of Giovanni and other names beginning with Gio.

Giusi f & m Italian
Short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Giuseppe.

Glaucia m & f Ancient Roman
Latin form of Gláucio.

Goda 1 m & f Germanic
Germanic name derived from the element guot meaning "good" or got meaning "god".

Gohar f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gohar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.

Goizeder f & m Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

Göksu m & f Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and su meaning "water".

Golshan f & m Persian
From an archaic Persian word meaning "rose garden", a derivative of گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Golzar m & f Persian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and the suffix زار (zar) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".

Gomer m & f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "complete" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandson of Noah and the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea.

Gray m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname meaning "grey", originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.

Greer f & m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

Grey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gray.

Grier f & m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.

Guadalupe f & m Spanish
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, meaning "Our Lady of Guadalupe". Guadalupe is a Spanish place name, the site of a famous convent, derived from Arabic وادي (wadi) meaning "valley, river" possibly combined with Latin lupus meaning "wolf". In the 16th century Our Lady of Guadalupe supposedly appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, and she is now regarded as a patron saint of the Americas.

Guanting m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 廷 (tíng) meaning "court". This name can also be formed from other character combinations.

Guanyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冠 (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe". Other character combinations are possible.

Guiomar f & m Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from the Germanic name Wigmar, which was formed of the elements wig "war, battle" and mari "famous". In the medieval Lancelot-Grail Cycle he plays a minor role as a cousin of Guinevere, who banishes him after he becomes a lover of Morgan le Fey. In modern Portugal and Spain it is a feminine name.

Guiying m & f Chinese
From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.

Gul m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "flower, rose" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian.

Gulbahar f & m Urdu
Urdu form of Golbahar.

Gulzar m & f Urdu
Urdu form of Golzar.

Günay f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements gün "sun" and ay "moon".

Guo m & f Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" or other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar way.

Gurdeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and दीप (dipa) meaning "lamp, light".

Gurmeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend".

Gurpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and प्रीति (priti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Gwynedd f & m Welsh
From the name of the kingdom of Gwynedd, which was located in northern Wales from the 5th century. It is now the name of a Welsh county. The name may be related to Old Irish Féni meaning "Irish people", itself possibly related to the Celtic root *wēnā meaning "band of warriors".

Gyeong m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or other hanja characters with the same pronunciation. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

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