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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is G.
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Gustafva f Swedish
Variant of Gustava.
Gustautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gustautas.
Gustave f German (Rare)
Feminine version of the male Gustav.
Gustavina f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Gustava, which has also occasionally been used as a proper given name in other countries.
Gùstawa f Kashubian
Feminine form of Gùstôw.
Gustawa f Polish
Feminine form of Gustaw.
Gustė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Gust- (such as Gustautė and Gustava) or end in -gustė, such as Aigustė and Augustė.
Gusten m & f Swedish
Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
Gustene f Walloon
Walloon form of Augustine 2.
Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of names beginning with Gust- or ending with -gust and Swedish form of Gusta.
Gustie f English
Diminutive of Augusta.
Gustina f Gascon
Feminine form of Gustin.
Gùstka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agùstina and Gùstawa.
Gustl m & f German
Diminutive of August and Gustav for men, whilst for women it is usually a diminutive of Augusta and related names.... [more]
Gustla f Silesian
Diminutive of Augustyna.
Guta f Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusta.
Gute f Yiddish, Medieval Jewish
Derived from German gut "good".
Guðbiǫrg f Old Norse
Old Norse variant spelling of Guðbjǫrg.
Guðbjörg f Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðbjǫrg.
Guðbjørg f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Guðbjǫrg.
Guðbjǫrg f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements guðr "god" and bjǫrg "help, deliverance".
Guðbjört f Icelandic
Feminine form of Guðbjartur.
Guðdís f Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".
Gutheil f Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute.
Guðjóna f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðjón.
Guðmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
Guðmunda f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.
Guðmundína f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guðmundur.
Guðný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Means "new god" or "young god" in Old Norse, derived from the elements goðr "god(s)" and nýr "new, young".
Guðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Gunnr. This is the name of a Valkyrie.
Guðrið f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Guðríðr.
Guðveig f Icelandic
Composed of Old Norse guð "god" and veig "strength", or may be a variant of Guðví... [more]
Guðví f Old Norse
Combination of gud "god" or "good" and "home, temple, sanctuary".
Gutia f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque guti "little".
Gutle f Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute. A notable bearer was Gutle Schnapper Rothschild (1753-1849), the wife of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and ancestress of the Rothschild family.
Gutlin f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gute and Guta, recorded in Frankfurt, Germany throughout the 14th century.
Gutnel f Sami
Sami form of Gunhild.
Gutta f Yiddish
Variant of Guta.
Guustène f Norman
Norman form of Justine.
Güven m & f Turkish
Means "confidence, courage, trust" in Turkish.
Guxime f Albanian
Feminine form of Guxim.
Guyanne f Caribbean
Maybe inspired from the country name Guyana and blended with the name Anne 1.
Guyetta f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the masculine name Guy + the suffix -etta.
Guykhuar f Dungan
Means "rose" in Dungan.
Guyotte f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guyot.
Ġuża f Maltese
Diminutive of Ġużeppa.
Güzäl f Bashkir
Means "lovely, beautiful" in Bashkir.
Guzalia f Tatar, Bashkir
Derived from Tatar and Bashkir гүзәл (güzël) meaning "beautiful".
Guzalya f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Guzalia.
Güzay f Turkish
Means "beautiful" in Turkish.
Gûzê f Kurdish
From Kurdish gûz meaning "walnut".
Güzel f Turkish
Derived from Turkish güzel "beautiful; nice", ultimately via Ottoman Turkish گوزل‎ (güzel), from Old Anatolian Turkish گُزَل‎ (gözel) “beautiful”.
Guzel f Tatar, Bashkir
Variant transcription of Guzal.
Ġużeppa f Maltese
Feminine form of Ġużeppi.
Ġużeppina f Maltese
Maltese form of Josephine.
Güzidə f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished, elite".
Güzide f Turkish
From Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished".
Güzin f Turkish
Means "exquisite, excellent", ultimately derived from Persian.
Güzün f Turkish
Means "autumn" in Turkish.
Gvanca f Svan, Georgian
Variant transcription of Gvantsa.
Gvantsa f Svan, Georgian
Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
Gvenda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Gwenda.
Gvendolin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gwendolyn.
Gvendólína f Pet
Icelandic form of Gwendoline. This is used as a name for horses.
Gvidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gvidas.
Gvira f Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
Gvøbjørg f Faroese
Faroese variant form of Gvøðbjørg.
Gvøðbjørg f Faroese
Faroese variant of Guðbjørg.
Gvøðni f Faroese
Faroese variant form of Gvøðny.
Gvøðny f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gudný.
Gvozdana f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Gvozden.
Gvozdika f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.
Gwaggo f Hausa
Means "aunt" in Hausa.
Gwaneum f Buddhism
Korean form of Guanyin.
Gwangchorong f Korean (Rare)
A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.
Gwang-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Gwang-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty".
Gwanwyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".
Gwaschemasch'e f Circassian (Archaic)
Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.
Gwashemaxwe f Kabardian, Circassian, Adyghe
Means "Shining Princess" or "Light Princess".
Gwawrddydd f Welsh (Rare)
Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Gweirca f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]
Gweirful f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
Gwellaouen f Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white", and by extension " fair; blessed", and laouen "joyful; happy, glad".
Gweltaza f Breton
Feminine form of Gweltaz.
Gwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.
Gwenaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenael.
Gwenaell f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwenael.
Gwenagwy f Old Welsh
Listed variant name for St Veep.... [more]
Gwenan f Welsh
Variant of Gwennan.
Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.
Gwendolien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch and Flemish form of Gwendolen.
Gwendolin f German
German form of Gwendoline.
Gwendolynette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gwendolyn with the suffix -ette.
Gwendora f English
Possibly a blend of Gwendolen and Glendora. Very seldom encountered, it has been used from at least 1901, when a baby of this name was registered in England, one of several registered in the opening years of the 20th century... [more]
Gwendy f English
Diminutive of Gwendolyn.
Gwenen f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.
Gwener f Welsh
This name is the Welsh form of Venus, referring to the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty.... [more]
Gwenette f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen, using the suffix -ette.
Gwenez f Breton
Variant of Gwenna.
Gwenfair f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "fair; white; blessed" combined with the name Mair (compare Mairwen).
Gwenffrwd f & m Welsh (Rare)
From a Welsh place name meaning "white stream".
Gwenfron f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwen "white; fair; blessed" and bron "breast".
Gwenhwyfach f Welsh Mythology
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from the name Gwenhwyfar combined with Welsh ach, a suffix which "evokes unpleasantness" (according to Patrick Sims-Williams)... [more]
Gwenhwyvach f Medieval Welsh
Middle Welsh form of Gwenhwyfach.
Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.
Gweninen f Breton
Variant of Gwenina.
Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.
Gwenivar f Breton
Breton form of Guinevere.
Gwenlaouen m & f Breton (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Gwellaouen.
Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.
Gwenlliana f Medieval Welsh
Medieval Latinization of Gwenllian.
Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".
Gwenna f Cornish, Breton
Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.
Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.
Gwennant f Welsh
Older form of Gwennan.
Gwennenn f Breton
Variant of Gwenn and Gwenna.
Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]
Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.
Gwennina f Breton
Feminine form of Gwennin.
Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]
Gwennol f Cornish (Modern)
Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.
Gwenny f English
Diminutive of Gwyneth.
Gwennyn f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.
Gwèno f English
Diminutive of Gwen
Gwenog f Welsh
Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.
Gwenola f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenole.
Gwenonwy f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]
Gwenora f Cornish
A Cornish form of Guinevere.
Gwenore f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Guinevere used in Thomas Chestre's romance Sir Launfal and in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.
Gwenvaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenvael.
Gwenwledyr f Welsh Mythology
The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.
Gwenydd f Welsh
Means "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [more]
Gwenynen f Obscure
Directly taken from Welsh gwenynen "bee", this name was adopted by Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts, as her bardic name (Gwenynen Gwent "the bee of Gwent").
Gwerful f Medieval Welsh
Form of Gweirful. This was the name of two Welsh poets in the 15th century.
Gwernfyl f Welsh
Means "alder tree" in Welsh.
Gweth m & f Luo (Modern)
"blessings"
Gwhd f Western African, Anaang
Means “disgraceful; unworthy being” in Anaang.
Gwidka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gwidona.
Gwidona f Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian feminine form Gwido as well as a Polish feminine form of Gwidon.
Gwlithyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwlith "dew, dew-drop".
Gwøni f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gvøðni.
Gwyda f English
Meaning and origin uncertain. A famous bearer was Gwyda DonHowe, an American stage and screen actress.
Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.
Gwynach f Welsh
Welsh name meaning felicity
Gwyne f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gwen or a variant of Gwynne.
Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.
Gwynhwyfar f Literature
Gwynhwyfar is an alternate spelling of Gwenhwyfar, used by the author Gillian Bradshaw in her HAWK OF MAY series.... [more]
Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.
Gwynneth f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth.
Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.
Gyaltsen m & f Tibetan
Means "mark of victory" in Tibetan, derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to win" combined with མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
Gyalwa m & f Tibetan
Means "victorious" in Tibetan.
Gyburc f Literature
In medieval German literature, this is the name of a Saracen princess from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). Her name was originally Arabel, but she changed it to Gyburc after converting to Christianity.... [more]
Gyburg f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]
Gyémánt f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "diamond" in Hungarian.
Gyeom m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."
Gyeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".
Gyeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Gyeong-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem".
Gyeoul f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 겨울 (gyeoul) meaning "winter."
Gyeo-wool f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Gyeoul.
Gyhldeptis f New World Mythology
She is a kindly forest goddess in Haida mythology whose name translates to "Lady Hanging Hair."
Gyi m & f Burmese
Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.
Gylfie f Popular Culture
The name of a charater in the movie Legend of the Guardians.
Gylla f Old Norse
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Gulla and a variant of Gyða.
Gylta f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse gylta "young sow".
Gynecia f Literature
From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]
Gyogurchun f Dagestani
Means "dove" in Dagestani.
Gyōkō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 凝光 (see Ningguang).
Gyoku f & m Japanese
From Japanese, 玉(gyoku) means gems
Gyömbér f Hungarian
Means "ginger" in Hungarian.
Gyöngy f Hungarian
Older form of Gyöngyi.
Gyöngyike f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Gyöngyvér, this name is now considered a diminutive of Gyöngyi.
Gyöngyvirág f Hungarian
The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.
Gyopár f Hungarian
Means "edelweiss" in Hungarian.
Gyopárka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian gyopár "edelweiss".
Gyra f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Gyríðr.
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.
Gyríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðríðr.
Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.
Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.
Gyronav f Chukchi
Means "spring" in Chukchi.
Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.
Gyu-dam m & f Korean
Combination of a gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."
Gyu-ha f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer"... [more]
Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".
Gyulab f Armenian
Armenian form of Golab.
Gyulchekhra f Tajik, Uzbek
Variant spelling of Gulchekhra.
Gyuli f Laz
Perhaps from the Turkish Gül meaning rose, or from to the Georgian word გული (guli) meaning "heart".Related to the Georgian Gulisa
Gyul-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]
Gyulnara f Armenian
Armenian form of Gulnara.
Gyu-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]
Gyu-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.
Gyung f Medieval Hungarian
Recorded in 13th-century Hungary
Gyu-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [more]
Gyuzgyush f Lezgin
Means "glass, mirror" in Lezgin.
Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).