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Grell m & f Popular CultureMeaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'. The name was also used in the 'Dungeons & Dragons' fantasy role-playing game, where it belong to a race of tentacled creatures.
Grete m East Frisian (Archaic)Either use of the feminine
Grete as a masculine name or from old frisian
Grete meaning claimant, this word can also be found in
Gretman meaning judge.
Gretna f American (Rare)From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of
Greta.
Grettie f American (South)American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Greta with the addition of the suffix -ie which is a common suffix added to names throughout Appalachia.
Grettir m Old Norse, Icelandic, FaroeseDerived from Old Norse
grettir meaning "he who shows his teeth" or "he who grins". Grettir Ásmundarson is the main character of the 'Grettis saga' written in the late 13th century. Grettir is also the Icelandic name for the orange cartoon cat
Garfield.
Greyor m English (American, Modern)As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.
Grian f Irish MythologyGrian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").
Grif m EnglishAlternate spelling of
Griff, a diminutive of
Griffith or
Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.
Grifo m Frankish, Medieval Italian, HistoryDerived from the noun
grifo, which means "griffin" in both Italian and Old High German. In turn, it is derived from the Latin noun
gryphus, which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek noun γρύψ
(gryps) --- see
Griffin.... [
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Grifone m Medieval ItalianDerived from
grifone, which is one of the Italian words for a griffin (the other one being
grifo - see
Grifo), the legendary creature from Greek mythology... [
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Grigoli m GeorgianForm of
Grigol with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Grimanesa f Spanish (Rare), Medieval Portuguese, Spanish (Canarian)Borne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial
alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *
gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [
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Grimbald m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Grimbert m GermanicMeans "bright mask", derived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Grimburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old Norse
grîma "mask." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Grimfrid m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Grimgerde f TheatreComposed from the Germanic name element
grimo "mask" and the name
Gerd 2. Grimgerde is one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Grimhard m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Grimhilde f Popular CultureVariant of
Grimhilt. This is the name often ascribed to the Queen in Disney's 'Snow White', although she is not actually named in the movie.
Grímkell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)Combination of Old Norse
grímr "masked person" (derived from from
gríma "mask, helmet") and
ketill "cauldron, helmet". The first element may also be derived from Old Norse
grimmr "grim, cruel, atrocious".
Grimland m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with
land "land."
Grimlock m Popular CultureGrimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.
Grimonia f Medieval IrishThe daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland... [
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Grímr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyMeans "masked person" or "shape-changer" in Old Norse (derived from
gríma "mask, helmet"). This was a byname of the god
Odin, perhaps given to boys in an attempt to secure the protection of the god.
Grimulf m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Grimward m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Old High German
wart "guard."
Grinling m English (Rare)Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.
Grisélidis f TheatreFrench form of
Griselda used by Jules Massenet in his opera 'Grisélidis' (1901). This was borne by Grisélidis Réal (1929-2005), a writer and sex worker from Switzerland.
Grishnákh m LiteratureGrishnákh was an Uruk. He led a group of orcs under Sauron's dominion that joined Uglúk's Uruk troop on the plains of Rohan. Since Saruman bred his own strain or breed of Uruk-hai, Grishnákh and Ugúlk looked different... [
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Grisial m & f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.
Grit m EnglishOld English
grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German
Griess.
Grīva f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Groot m Popular CultureMeans "large" in Dutch. This is the name of a fictional superhero in Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy'.
Grozav m Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
grozav "terrific, awesome, great" but also "terrible, aweful, dreadful".
Grug f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grug "heather".
Grumio m TheatreThis name was used for a slave in the play
Mostellaria written by Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254-184 BC). It is also found in Shakespeare's play
The Taming of the Shrew (written between 1590 and 1592) and in the Cambridge Latin Course.
Grundi m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
grunda meaning 'to think about, to meditate on'.
Gruoch f Medieval Scottish, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the name of the wife of King Macbeth of Scotland. She was immortalized as Lady Macbeth in the Shakespeare play Macbeth, though the facts about her are few.
Grusche f TheatreOne of the main female characters in Bertolt Brecht's play
Der kaukasische Kreidekreis.
Gryfina f Medieval PolishMedieval Polish variant of
Agrypina. Gryfina (c. 1248 – between 1305 and 1309) was a Princess of Kraków by her marriage to
Leszek II the Black; she later became a nun and abbess.
Grýla f Norse MythologyGrýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.
Gryphon m EnglishAlternate spelling of
Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).
Guabancex f New World MythologyPossibly means "rider of the hurricane" in Taíno. This was the name of a Taíno wind and water goddess who personified the hurricane. She was the strongest deity in the Taíno pantheon and the only female
zemí.
Guacanagari m TaínoName of the king, cacique of Marian a kingdom on the island of Hispaniola. Marian was captured by the Spanish and Guacanagari fled.
Guamaral f MongolianDerived from гуа
(gua) meaning "gorgeous, alluring, beautiful" and марал
(maral) meaning "hind, doe (of a red deer)".