the etymology and history of first names
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GABBY m & f English
Pet form of GABRIEL or GABRIELLE
GABE m English
Short form of GABRIEL
GABI m & f German, Romanian, Hungarian
German pet form of GABRIELE (2) (feminine), Romanian pet form of GABRIEL (masculine), and Hungarian pet form of GÁBOR (masculine) or GABRIELLA (feminine).
GABIJA f Lithuanian, Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
GABINO m Spanish
Spanish form of Gabinus (see GAVINO).
GABIR m Arabic
Variant transcription of JABIR
GÁBOR m Hungarian
Hungarian form of GABRIEL
GABR m Arabic
Variant transcription of JABR
GÁBRIEL m Hungarian
Hungarian form of GABRIEL
GABRIEL m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) which meant "strong man of God"... [more]
GABRIELA f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak
Feminine form of GABRIEL
GABRIELE (1) m Italian
Italian form of GABRIEL
GABRIELE (2) f German
German feminine form of GABRIEL
GABRIELĖ f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of GABRIEL
GABRIELLA f Italian, Hungarian
Italian and Hungarian feminine form of GABRIEL
GABRIELLE f French, English
French feminine form of GABRIEL... [more]
GABRIELS m Latvian
Latvian form of GABRIEL
GAD m Biblical
Means "fortune" in Hebrew... [more]
GADAR f Armenian
Means "summit" in Armenian.
GAEA f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of GAIA
GAËL m French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËL
GAËLLE f French, Breton
Possibly a variant of GWENAËLLE
GAENOR f English
Variant of GAYNOR
GAÉTAN m French
French form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).
GAETANA f Italian
Feminine form of GAETANO
GAETANE f French
French feminine form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).
GAETANO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman name Caietanus, which meant "from Caieta"... [more]
GAFAR m Arabic
Variant transcription of JAFAR
GAGE m English
From a Middle English surname meaning "measure", denoting one who was an assayer.
GAIA f Greek Mythology
Means "earth" in Greek... [more]
GAIANA f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαιανη (Gaiane), a derivative of GAIA... [more]
GAIL f & m English
Short form of ABIGAIL or else a variant of GALE
GAILA f English
Elaborated form of GAIL
GAIUS m Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown... [more]
GAIZKA m Basque
Means "saviour" in Basque.
GAJA f Esperanto
Means "glad" in Esperanto.
GAL f & m Jewish
Means "wave" in Hebrew.
GALA f Russian
Short form of GALINA
GALADRIEL f Literature
Means "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in Sindarin... [more]
GALAHAD m Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
GALAL m Arabic
Variant transcription of JALAL
GALE m & f English
Means simply "gale, storm" from the English word, which is of uncertain origin.
GALEN m English
From the Roman cognomen Galenus, which meant "calm" from Greek γαληνη (galene)... [more]
GALILA f Arabic
Variant transcription of JALILA
GALINA f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN).
GALL m English
English form of GALLUS
GALLAGHER m Irish, English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Gallchobhair meaning "descendent of Gallchobhar"... [more]
GALLUS m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which meant "rooster" in Latin... [more]
GALYA f Russian
Pet form of GALINA
GAMAL m & f Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMAL
GAMALIEL m Biblical
Means "benefit of God" in Hebrew... [more]
GAMIL m Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMIL
GAMILA f Arabic
Variant transcription of JAMILA
GANDALF m Norse Mythology, Literature
Means "wand elf" in Old Norse, from the elements gandr "wand, staff, cane" and álfr "elf"... [more]
GANESH m Indian
Modern transcription of GANESHA
GANESHA m Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of hordes" from Sanskrit गण (gana) "horde" and ईश (isha) "lord, ruler"... [more]
GANG m Chinese
Means "strong" in Chinese.
GANIX m Basque
Basque form of JOHN
GARAILE m Basque
Means "victor" in Basque.
GARBHÁN m Irish
Means "little rough one" from Irish garbh "rough" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]
GARBI f Basque
Means "clean, pure" in Basque.
GARBIÑE f Basque
Variant of GARBI
GARDEN f Basque
Means "transparent, clear" in Basque.
GARDENIA f English
From the name of the tropical flower.
GARETH m Welsh, English
Meaning unknown, probably of Welsh origin... [more]
GAREY m English
Variant of GARY
GARFIELD m English
From a surname meaning "triangle field" in Old English... [more]
GARLAND m English
From a surname meaning "triangle land" from Old English gara and land... [more]
GARNET m & f English
From a surname meaning "hinge" in Old English, originally denoting a person who sold hinges... [more]
GARNETTE f English
Feminine form of GARNET
GARRET m English
Variant of GARRETT
GARRETT m English
From a surname derived from the name GERALD or GERARD... [more]
GARRICK m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a first name meaning "spear power" from Germanic ger "spear" and ric "power".
GARRY m English, Scottish
Either a variant of GARY or from the name of a Scottish river.
GARTH m English
From a surname meaning "garden" in Old Norse, originally denoting one who lived near or worked in a garden.
GARVAN m Irish
Anglicized form of GARBHÁN
GARY m English
Either a pet form of GARETH or else from a surname which was derived from various first names beginning with the Germanic element ger, gar meaning "spear"... [more]
GÁSPÁR m Hungarian
Hungarian form of JASPER
GASPAR m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of JASPER
GASPARD m French
French form of JASPER
GASPARE m Italian
Italian form of JASPER
GASPARO m Italian
Italian form of JASPER
GAŠPER m Slovene
Slovene form of JASPER
GASTON m French
Possibly means either "stranger" from Germanic or "of Gascony" from French... [more]
GATHBIYYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA
GAUBERT m French
French form of the Germanic name Waldebert, composed of the elements wald "rule" and beraht "bright"... [more]
GAUHAR f Arabic
Variant transcription of JAWAHIR
GAURI f Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "white" in Sanskrit... [more]
GAUTAM m Indian
Modern transcription of GAUTAMA
GAUTAMA m Indian
Variant of GOTAMA, or in the case of Siddhartha Gautama, a patronymic form... [more]
GAUTIER m French
French form of WALTER
GAVIN m English, Scottish, Welsh
Late medieval form of GAWAIN
GAVINO m Italian
From the Late Latin name Gabinus which meant "of Gabium"... [more]
GAVRAIL m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of GABRIEL
GAVREL m Yiddish
Yiddish form of GABRIEL
GAVRIEL m Jewish
Hebrew form of GABRIEL
GAVRIIL m Russian, Greek
Russian and Greek form of GABRIEL
GAVRIILA f Russian
Feminine form of GAVRIIL
GAVRIL m Bulgarian, Romanian
Bulgarian and Romanian form of GABRIEL
GAWAHIR f Arabic
Variant transcription of JAWAHIR
GAWAIN m Welsh, Welsh Mythology, English
Possibly from the Welsh name Gwalchgwyn which meant "white hawk"... [more]
GAWDAT m Arabic
Variant transcription of JAWDAT
GAWEŁ m Polish
Polish form of GALLUS
GAY f English
Means "gay, happy" from the English word.
GAYELORD m English
Variant of GAYLORD
GAYLA f English
Elaborated form of GAIL
GAYLE f & m English (Modern)
Variant of GAIL or GALE
GAYLORD m English
From a surname which was derived from Old French gaillard "high-spirited".
GAYNOR f English
Medieval form of GUINEVERE
GAZBIYYA f Arabic
Variant transcription of JATHIBIYYA
GAZSI m Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of JASPER
GBEMISOLA f Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.
GEARALT m Irish
Irish form of GERALD
GEARÓID m Irish
Irish form of GERARD or GERALD
GEBBERT m German
Low German form of GEBHARD
GEBHARD m German
Derived from the Germanic element geb "gift" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
GEDALIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is great" in Hebrew... [more]
GEENA f English
Variant of GINA
GEERT m German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch form of GERHARD
GEERTJE f Dutch
Pet form of GEERTRUIDA
GEERTRUIDA f Dutch
Dutch form of GERTRUDE
GEFFREY m English (Modern)
Variant of GEOFFREY
GEIR m Norwegian
Short form of Old Norse names containing the element geirr meaning "spear".
GELLÉRT m Hungarian
Hungarian form of GERARD... [more]
GELTRUDE f Italian
Italian form of GERTRUDE
GEMARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has accomplished" in Hebrew... [more]
GEMINI m Roman Mythology
Means "twins" in Latin... [more]
GEMMA f Italian, English
Means "precious stone" in Italian.
GENA (1) f English
Short form of EUGENIA
GENA (2) m Russian
Pet form of GENNADIY
GENE m English
Short form of EUGENE
GENESIS f English
Means "birth" in Greek... [more]
GENETTE f English (Modern)
Either an elaborated feminine form of GENE, or else a variant of JEANETTE.
GENEVA f English
Possibly a shortened form of GENEVIÈVE... [more]
GENEVIÈVE f French
The meaning of this name is uncertain, though it possibly means "tribe woman" in Gaulish... [more]
GENGHIS m History
From the title Genghis (or Chingis) Khan, meaning "universal lord", which was adopted by the Mongolian leader Temujin in the late 12th century... [more]
GENIE f English
Pet form of EUGENIA
GENISTA f English
From the Latin name of the broom plant.
GENNADI m Russian
Variant transcription of GENNADIY
GENNADIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γενναδιος (Gennadios), which was possibly derived from Greek γενναδας (gennadas) "noble, generous"... [more]
GENNADIY m Russian
Russian form of GENNADIUS
GENNADIYA f Russian
Feminine form of GENNADIY
GENNADY m Russian
Variant transcription of GENNADIY
GENNARO m Italian
Italian form of the Roman cognomen Januarius which meant "January" in Latin... [more]
GENOVEFFA f Italian
Italian form of GENEVIÈVE
GENOVEVA f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of GENEVIÈVE
GENOWEFA f Polish
Polish form of GENEVIÈVE
GENYA m Russian
Pet form of GENNADIY or YEVGENIY
GEOFF m English
Short form of GEOFFREY
GEOFFREY m English
From an Old French form of a Germanic name... [more]
GEOFFROI m French
French form of GEOFFREY
GEORDIE m English
Pet form of GEORGE
GEORG m German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [more]
GEORGE m English, Romanian
From the Greek name Γεωργιος (Georgios) which was derived from the Greek word γεωργος (georgos) meaning "farmer, earthworker", itself derived from the elements γη (ge) "earth" and εργον (ergon) "work"... [more]
GEORGEANNA f English
Elaborated form of GEORGINA
GEORGENE f English
Variant of GEORGINE
GEORGES m French
French form of GEORGE
GEORGETA f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGETTE f French
French feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGI m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of GEORGE
GEORGIA f English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE... [more]
GEORGIANA f English
Elaborated form of GEORGINA
GEORGIE m & f English
Pet form of GEORGE or GEORGINA
GEORGINA f English, Dutch, German, Spanish
Latinate feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGINE f French
French feminine form of GEORGE
GEORGIOS m Greek, Ancient Greek
Greek form of GEORGE
GEORGIY m Russian
Russian form of GEORGE
GEORGO m Esperanto
Esperanto form of GEORGE
GEORGS m Latvian
Latvian form of GEORGE
GEORGY m Russian
Variant transcription of GEORGIY
GERA m Biblical
Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew... [more]
GERAINT m Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly a Welsh form of GERONTIUS... [more]
GÉRALD m French
French form of GERALD
GERALD m English
From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear", from the element ger "spear" combined with wald "rule"... [more]
GERALDINE f English
Feminine form of GERALD
GERALDO m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of GERALD
GERALLT m Welsh
Welsh form of GERALD
GÉRARD m French
French form of GERARD
GERARD m English, Dutch
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
GERARDO m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of GERARD
GERASIM m Russian
Russian form of GERASIMOS
GERASIMOS m Greek
Derived from Greek γερας (geras) meaning either "old" or "honour"... [more]
GÉRAUD m French
French form of GERALD
GERBEN m Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and bern "bear".
GERD (1) m German, Dutch
Short form of GERHARD
GERD (2) f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [more]
GERDA (1) f German, Dutch
Feminine form of GERD (1)
GERDA (2) f Scandinavian
Latinized form of GERD (2)
GEREON m German
Derived from Greek γερων (geron) meaning "old man"... [more]
GERFRIED m German
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and frid "peace".
GERGANA f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of GEORGE
GERGELY m Hungarian
Hungarian form of GREGORY
GERGŐ m Hungarian
Pet form of GERGELY
GERHARD m German, Dutch, Swedish
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD
GERHARDT m German
German form of GERARD
GERHILD f German
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hild "battle".
GERHOLD m German
German form of GERALD
GERLACH m Dutch
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with laic "play"... [more]
GERLINDE f German
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with linde "soft, tender".
GERLOF m Dutch
Dutch form of GERWULF
GERMAIN m French
French form of Germanus (see GERMAN).
GERMAINE f French
French feminine form of Germanus (see GERMAN)... [more]
GERMÁN m Spanish
Spanish form of Germanus (see GERMAN).
GERMAN m Russian
Russian form of the Roman cognomen Germanus which meant "brother" in Latin.
GERMANO m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Germanus (see GERMAN).
GERMOGEN m Russian
Russian form of HERMOGENES
GERNOT m German
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hnod "crush".
GERO m German
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger meaning "spear".
GEROLAMO m Italian
Italian form of JEROME
GEROLF m Dutch
Dutch form of GERWULF
GEROLT m Dutch
Dutch form of GERALD
GERONIMO m Italian
Rare Italian form of JEROME... [more]
GERONTIUS m Late Roman
From a Late Latin name perhaps deriving from Greek γερων (geron) "old man".
GERRARD m English
Variant of GERARD
GERRIT m Dutch, Frisian
Dutch and Frisian form of GERARD
GERRY m & f English
Pet form of GERALD or GERALDINE
GERSHOM m Biblical
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there"... [more]
GERSHON m Biblical
Variant of GERSHOM... [more]
GERT m German, Dutch
German and Dutch short form of GERHARD
GERTIE f English
Pet form of GERTRUDE
GERTRAUD f German
German form of GERTRUDE
GERTRÚD f Hungarian
Hungarian form of GERTRUDE
GERTRUD f German
German form of GERTRUDE
GERTRUDA f Polish
Polish form of GERTRUDE
GERTRUDE f English, German, Dutch
Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and þruþ "strength"... [more]
GERTRUDES f Portuguese
Portuguese form of GERTRUDE
GERTRUDIS f Spanish
Spanish form of GERTRUDE
GERTRUIDA f Dutch
Dutch form of GERTRUDE
GERVAIS m French
French form of GERVASIUS
GERVAISE (1) m English
English form of GERVASIUS
GERVAISE (2) f French
French feminine form of GERVASIUS
GERVAS m German
German form of GERVASIUS
GERVASE m English
English form of GERVASIUS
GERVASIO m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GERVASIUS
GERVASIUS m History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear"... [more]
GERWAZY m Polish
Polish form of GERVASIUS
GERWULF m German
Derived from Germanic ger "spear" and wulf "wolf".
GETHIN m Welsh
Means "dark-skinned, swarthy" in Welsh.
GETHSEMANE f Biblical
From Γεθσημανι (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat"... [more]
GÉZA m Hungarian
Meaning unknown, perhaps from a Turkish title.
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