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Galatée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Galatea.

Galaxy f English (American, Rare)
From the English word galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (gála, "milk").

Galayax m Somali
Means "lighthouse" in Somali.

Galbeyte m Somali
Means "in the west" in Somali.

Gal Eezh f Mythology
Mongolian form of Od Ana.

Galeno m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Galen.

Galénosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Galen.

Ğäliä f Tatar
Variant of Äliä.

Galib m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.

Galiba f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Feminine form of Galib.

Galih m & f Sundanese, Javanese
Means "heart, essence, core" in Sundanese and Javanese.

Galileu m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Galileo.

Gaļina f Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Galina.

Galith f Jewish
Variant of Galit.

Gállagas m Sami
Sami form of Kaleva.

Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.

Gallusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gallus.

Gallven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Gallvin m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galt m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Galti.

Galusha m Russian
Means "dumpling" in Russian.

Galushka m Russian
Diminutive of Galusha.

Galven m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvon m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galvyn m English
Variant of Galvin.

Galya f Hebrew
Variant of Galia.

Galynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Gaylynn.

Gamal m Old Swedish, Old Danish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gamall.

Gamalíel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gamaliel.

Gamliel m Yiddish
Variant of Gamaliel.

Gamuchirai f Shona
Means "accept or receive" in Shona. It is typically given to a child born out of wedlock.

Gana f Jewish
Means "garden" in Hebrew.

Gandalv m Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gandalfr. This name was used in the Norwegian translation of Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Ganesa m Hinduism (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ganesha.

Gangan m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Gang and An 1.

Gangulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements gangr "walking, motion, path" and ulfr "wolf".

Ganímedes m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ganymede.

Ganka f Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Gergana (via Gerganka), used as a given name in its own right.

Gannon m American
Transferred use of the surname Gannon.

Ganya m Russian
Russian diminutive of Gavriil.

Ganya f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Agafya.

Gara m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kara 2.

Garab m Bhutanese
Meaning unknown.

Gard m Norwegian
Modern form of Garðr.

Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.

Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.

Gardner m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardner.

Gardolf m Germanic
Variant of Gardulf.

Gáre f Sami
Sami form of Kari 1.

Gared m English
Variant of Gerard.

Gáren f Sami
Sami form of Karen 1.

Garen f Sami
Sámi form of Karen 1.

Garet m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Gareth.

Garett m English
Variant of Garrett.

Garik m Armenian
Diminutive of Garegin.

Garine f Armenian
Armenian form of Karen.

Garm m Norse Mythology
Means "rag" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology this is the name of a blood-stained hellhound (occasionally considered identical to Fenrir) who guards Hel's gate... [more]

Gárral m Sami
Sami variant of Kárral.

Garrard m English (American)
Variant of Gerard.

Garreth m English
Variant of Gareth.

Garri m Russian
Russian form of Harry.

Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Garðar m Icelandic, Faroese
Derived from the Old Norse elements gerðr meaning "enclosure, yard, protection" and arr meaning "warrior". Garðarr Svavarsson (sometimes spelled Garðar) was a Swede who was the first Scandinavian to stay over winter in Iceland, in the 860s... [more]

Gartze f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Gracia and Grace.

Garvita f Indian
Means "pride".

Gasha m Russian
Diminutive of Agapit.

Gashmu m Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Geshem.

Gasim m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qasim.

Gašpar m Croatian, Slovak
Croatian and Slovak form of Jasper.

Gastons m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Gaston.

Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.

Gatsha m Zulu (Rare)
From Zulu igatsha meaning "branch".

Gaudencije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudenz m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh
German and Romansh form of Gaudentius.

Gaui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Gauja f Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Gaui.

Gauke m & f East Frisian, West Frisian
East and West Frisian diminutive of Gauwe.

Gaukje f East Frisian
East Frisian diminutive of Gauwe.

Gaurilka m Karelian
Karelian form of Gabriel.

Gaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gaute.

Gautarr m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements gautr "Goth, Geat, person from Götaland" and herr "army."

Gautdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and djarfr "bold", "daring".

Gautham m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gautam.

Gauthildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements gautr "Goth, Geat, from Gautland (= Götaland, Gothia in southern Sweden)" and hildr "battle, fight".

Gauthildur f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gauthildr.

Gautrek m Old Norwegian
Younger form of Gautrekr.

Gautrekr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Gautrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gautrekr.

Gautrik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gautrekr.

Gautseshen f Ancient Egyptian
Means "bouquet of lotuses" in Egyptian.

Gautur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gautr.

Gaven m English (Modern)
Variant of Gavin.

Gávgu m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Gavhara f Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Gavhar.

Gavharbibi f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Gavharbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Gavhargul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Gavharmomo f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and momo meaning "mother".

Gavharoro f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and oro meaning "adornment".

Gavharoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and oy meaning "moon".

Gavharoyim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and oyim, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.

Gavharposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.

Gavharshod f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and shod meaning "joyful".

Gavi m & f Hebrew
Short form of Gavriel or Gavrielle.

Gavosh m Russian
Diminutive of Gavriil.

Gavriella f Jewish, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Gavriel.

Gavrielle f Hebrew, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Gavriel.

Gavrilă m Romanian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gavril.

Gavrylo m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Gabriel.

Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.

Gawaine m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain used by Thomas Malory in his 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur'.

Gawen m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Means "white hawk" in Scots. However, when given in modern times it is usually as a variant of Gawain.

Gawin m Medieval English
Variant of Gavin.

Gawryła f Polish
Polish feminine form of Gavril.

Gaya f Judeo-Spanish
Means "gay, happy" in Judeo-Spanish.

Gaya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "end, goal" in Arabic.

Gaya f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gaia.

Ga-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 佳英, meaning "beautiful flower".

Gayianē f Ancient Armenian
Ancient Armenian feminine form of Gaius.

Gaylen m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Galen.

Gaylene f English, English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Gayle using the common name suffix lene.

Gaylon m & f American
Variant of Galen.

Gaylor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Galor or from an English occupational surname meaning "jailer".

G'aynijamol f Uzbek
Possibly from Uzbek g'aynoli meaning "plum" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Ga-yo-gwa-doke m Seneca

Ga-young f Korean
Variant transcription of Ga-yeong.

Gazal m & f Turkish
Masculine form of Gazale.

Gazale f Turkish
Turkish form of Ghazala.

Gazel f & m Turkish
Means "lyric" in Turkish.

Gazina f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gesina.

Gazini m Zulu
Means "blood" in Zulu.

G'azna f Uzbek
Derived from an obsolute Uzbek word meaning "treasury" or "treasure house".

G'azola f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek g'azol meaning "gazelle, antelope".

Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.

Gbemi m Yoruba
Derived from the Yoruba gbé "(to) carry" (see: Gbemisola).

Gbeneowei m Ijaw
Means "complete man" in Ijaw.

Gboyega m Yoruba
Means "lifts chieftaincy up" in Yoruba.

Ge f Chinese
Means "song, to sing" in Chinese.

Gealá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Gealbu m Sami
From Sami gealbu meaning "fitness, ability".

Geanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Gina.

Geardá f Sami
Sami form of Gerda 2.

Gearld m English
Variant of Gerald.

Gearral m Sami
Variant of Kárral.

Gearte f Sami
Sami form of Gertrude.

Geber m Arabic (Latinized)
Latinate form of Jabir.

Gedda m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gedda meaning "pike".

Gedeone m Italian
Italian form of Gideon.

Gedion m Scandinavian
Variant of Gideon.

Geertruij f Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Gertruida.

Geesi f Somali
Means "a courageous man, brave, hero" in Somali.

Geesje f Dutch
Diminutive of Gees.

Geetanjali f Sanskrit
Means "devoted" in Sanskrit.

Geffen f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Gefen.

Geffrai m Norman
Variant of Geffray.

Gefjun f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Gefjon.

Geirarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gerhard.

Geirarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirarðr.

Geirfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Geirfinnr.

Geirfinna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Geirfinnur.

Geirfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements geirr "spear" and finnr "Finn, Lapp".

Geirfinnur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Geirfinnr.

Geirfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gæirfríðr.

Geirfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Gæirfríðr.

Geirharður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gerhard.

Geirid f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Geirríðr.

Geirlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Gæirlaug as well as an archaic Norwegian masculine form (via Gæirlaugr).

Geirlaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Gæirlaug.

Geirlaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirlaugr.

Geirleifr m Old Norse
Variant of Gæirlæifr.

Geirleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirleifr.

Geirmundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Gæirmundr.

Geirríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gæirfríðr.

Geirríður f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Geirríðr.

Geirrød m Norse Mythology
Norwegian form of Gæirreðr.

Geirrøðr m Old Norse
Variant of Gæirreðr.

Geirrǫðr m Norse Mythology
Variant of Gæirreðr.

Geirröður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gæirreðr.

Geiserich m German (Archaic)
German form of Geiseric.

Geiserik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Geiseric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Vandals and the Alans.

Geitir m Old Norse
Variant of Gæitir.

Gekkou f Japanese
From Japanese 月光 (gekkou) meaning "moonlight, moonbeam".

Gelasia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gelasius.

Gelasii m Russian
Means "laughter" in Russian.

Gelazja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gelazy.

Gelgéis f Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "bright swan" in Old Irish, from geal "bright" and geiss "swan".

Gelica f Slovene
Diminutive of Angela.

Gelijn m Dutch
Variant of Gelein.

Gelika f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Angelika.

Geliodor m Russian
Russian form of Heliodoros.

Gélique f Norman
Short form of Angélique.

Gemelli f Manx (Archaic), Italian
Manx and Italian cognate of Gemini.

Gemello m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gemellus.

Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.

Gemina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English
Italian form of Jemina.

Geminiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Geminianus.

Gémino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Geminus.

Gemino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Geminus.

Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.

Gemmino m Italian
Masculine form of Gemma.

Gemmo m Italian
Masculine form of Gemma.

Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.

Genadiy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Gennadiy.

Genasis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Genat f Amharic
Means "heaven" in Amharic.

Genc m Albanian
Variant of Gent.

Genc m Kurdish
Means "treasure" in Central Kurdish, from Persian گنج (ganj).

Gencian m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Gentian.

Gene f English (Rare)
Variant of Jean 2.

Genean f English
Variant of Janine.

Genefe f Medieval German
Medieval German contracted form of Genovefa.

Genella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Janella.

Genelle f English
Variant of Jenelle.

Genelyn f Filipino
Variant of Jenelyn. In the case of Genelyn Magsaysay, the mother of the late Filipino actor Ramgen Revilla, it appears to be a combination of Genaro and Lyn, the names of her parents.

Genèse f Haitian Creole
French cognate of Genesis.

Genésio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Genesius.

Génesis f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Genesis.

Genessee m & f Seneca, English
From Seneca fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.

Genevive f English (Rare)
Variant of Geneviève.

Geneziy m Russian
Russian form of Genesius.

Genezjusz m Polish
Polish form of Genesius.

Genia f Polish, Kashubian, Romansh
Polish, Kashubian and Romansh short form of Eugenia as well as a Polish and Kashubian diminutive of Genowefa.

Génie f Picard
Short form of Ugénie.

Geniès m Occitan
Occitan form of Genesius.

Génîn f Norman
Diminutive of Génie.

Genín m Spanish
Diminutive of Eugenio.

Genine f English
Variant of Janine.

Geninha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Geninho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Eugenio.

Genio m Spanish
Diminutive of Eugenio.

Genita f Spanish
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Genito m Spanish
Diminutive of Eugenio.

Genivieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Genji f Chinese
Means "gold" in Chinese.

Genka f Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Gergana, used as a given name in its own right.

Gennadio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gennadius.

Gennah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Gennaio m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Januarius.

Gennesis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Geno m English
Diminutive of Eugene.

Genovéva f Hungarian, Slovak (Archaic)
Hungarian and Slovak form of Genevieve.

Genovieva f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Genoveva influenced by Geneviève.

Genrietta f Russian
Variant of Henrietta.

Genta f Albanian
Feminine form of Genti.

Gentjana f Albanian
Variant of Gentiana.

Geoffrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Geoffrey.

Geordey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie.

Georget m French, French (Belgian)
Originally a diminutive of Georges, used as a given name in its own right.

Georgi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Georgie.

Georgía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Georgia.

Georgian m Romanian
Masculine form of Georgiana.

Georgije m Serbian
Variant of George.

Georgio m Lebanese

Georgique f Obscure (Archaic)
Rare feminine form of George using the French looking ending -ique (e.g., from Monique).

Georgius m Dutch (Latinized), German (Latinized)
Latinized form of Georgios.

Geova m Theology (Italianized)
Italian form of Jehovah.

Geovani m Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Geovanni m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Giovanni.

Geovanny m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Gera f Russian
Russian form of Hera.

Gera m Spanish
Diminutive of Gerardo.

Gerakl m Russian
Russian form of Hercules.

Geraldette f Obscure
Feminine form of Gerald.

Geraldina f Italian, English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Geraldine.

Geraldino m Portuguese (Rare)
Diminutive of Geraldo.

Geraldyna f Polish
Feminine form of Gerald.

Gerardas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gerard.

Gerardina f Italian, Dutch
Italian diminutive of Gerarda, as -ina is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Gerardito m Spanish
Diminutive of Gerard.

Gerards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Gerhard.

Gerásimo m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Gerasimos.

Gerberga f Germanic, History, Medieval German
Variant of Gariburg. Gerberga was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne.

Gerbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Garibert.

Gercyon m English (Puritan)
Variant of Gershom.

Gerdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Geirdís.

Gerdûn m & f Kurdish
Means "universe, world" in Kurdish.

Gerebald m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Gerbald.

Geremy m English
Variant of Jeremy.

Gerfridh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirfríðr.

Gergori m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Gregorio and Grégoire.

Gerharda f German
Feminine form of Gerhard or Gerhardt.

Gerharde f German
Variant of Gerharda.

Gerhards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Gerhard.

Gerhardus m Afrikaans
Afrikaans form of Gerard.

Geri m Old Danish, Icelandic, Medieval English
Old Danish form of GæiRi.

Geri m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Gershom.

Gerion m Greek (Latinized)
Latinisation of Geryon.

Gerita f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of names ending in -gera.

Gerko m Dutch
Variant of Gerco.

Gerlando m Italian
Italian form of Gerland. Gerlando di Agrigento is the patron saint of Agrigento in Sicily. Other famous bearers are the painter Gerlando Marsiglia, and the actor Gerlando Buzzanca (AKA Lando Buzzanca)

Gerloff m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gæirlæifr.

Gerlög f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gæirlaug.

Gerløgh f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gæirlaug.

Germà m Catalan
Catalan form of Germanus.

Germaine m English (Rare)
Variant of Germain.

Germanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Germanus.

Germann m German (Archaic)
German form of the ancient Germanic given name Ger(e)man, which is composed of the Germanic elements ger meaning "spear" and man meaning "man".... [more]

Germanos m Greek
Greek form of Germanus.