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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.

GAE   f   English
Variant of GAY

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]

GALIA   f   Jewish
Variant of GAL

GALILA   f   Arabic
Variant transcription of JALILA

GALINA   f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenus (see GALEN).

GALIT   f   Jewish
Variant of GAL

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.

GAYE   f   English
Variant of GAY

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]

GENEVRA   f  
Variant of GINEVRA

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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