This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is G.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Geleta m & f AmharicGeleta is Amharic in origin & means 'revealed'.
Gelgia f RomanshRomansh form of
Julia, traditionally found in the Surselva region. The name coincides with Romansh
gelgia "lily".
Geli f GermanGerman diminutive of
Angela or
Angelika. This name was most notably borne by Geli Raubal, the niece and rumored lover of Adolf Hitler.
Geliya f Soviet, RussianFeminine form of
Geliy. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Gello f Greek MythologyMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from
gallû, an ancient Mesopotamian demon believed to bring sickness and death; this word is also preserved in English
ghoul and in
Algol (from Arabic
al-ghul "the demon")... [
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Gem f EnglishShort form of
Gemma or directly from the English word
gem, "precious stone" from Latin
gemma "precious stone, jewel".
Gembira f & m Malay, IndonesianMeans "happy, pleased, cheerful" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit गम्भीर (gambhīra) meaning "deep."
Gemellina f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs in Rome as the name of a Roman Jewish woman.
Gen m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 根 (
gēn) meaning "root; basis; cause; origin".... [
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Genavive f French (?)The feminine name Genavive is used in Australian. Other countries in which name Genavive being used are French.
Gencay m & f Turkishit means the firs moon of the month. generally it is crescent. so it has the same meaning with MİRAY and İLKAY. but this is more masculine than these names. otherwise, it is rarely used by females... [
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Gendenwitha f New World MythologyMeans "it brings the day" in Iroquois. This is the name of a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology.
Genelie f AmericanIt is a mixture of Genevieve and Lorelei and means Diversity
Genelyn f FilipinoVariant 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.
Genen m & f MongolianMeans "simple-hearted, naive, innocent" in Mongolian.
Genepil f MongolianOf uncertain etymology, possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element ᢉᠡᠨᠡᠨ (
genen) meaning "fond" or ᢉᠡᠨᠡᠨ (
genen) meaning "naive". Name borne by the last queen concert of Mongolia (1905-1938).
Generys f Medieval WelshOld Welsh name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Middle Welsh
gen "family" or
geneth "girl" and
ner "chief, hero". It was borne by one of the lovers of the 12th-century Welsh poet Hywel ab Owain.
Genesee f & m EnglishThis is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river.
Genesee is a corruption of
Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally
Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".
Genessee m & f Seneca, EnglishFrom Seneca
fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.
Genesta f Literature, Popular CulturePossibly derived from
Genista, the Latin name of the broom plant. This is the name of the good fairy in the French fairy tale "Heart of Ice". Genesta is a fairy who brings up the protagonist, Mannikin, and assists him on his journey... [
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Genka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 言 (gen) meaning "word" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Genko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 厳 (gen) meaning "strict, stern" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Gennet f ManxAccording to the Manx scholar W.W.Gill this name is not connected with Jane or John, but with the Frankish name
Genida.
Genoa f English (Rare)From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek
gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [
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Gentile m & f Medieval Italian, French (Archaic)Italian form of
Gentilis. This given name was borne by both men and women in medieval Italy, but it was more commonly found on men, which is understandable, as usage of the name appears to have first started in honour of the Blessed Gentilis (c... [
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Gentle m & f EnglishPossibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns
gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from
gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [
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Gentry f & m English (American)Transferred use of the surname
Gentry or from the word
gentry, referring to "people of education and good breeding; those people between the nobility and the yeomanry; courtesy; civility; complaisance"... [
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Gentzane f BasqueCoined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde based on Basque
gentza, itself a variant of
bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity"; this name was intended as a Basque equivalent of
Paz 1.
Georgoula f GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Georgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα
(-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Geqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
歌 (gē) meaning "song" and
乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".
Gerakina f Greek, FolkloreFrom the Greek word for the common buzzard (species Buteo buteo), a bird native to mainland Europe, which is derived from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἱέραξ
(hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon" (see
Hierax)... [
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Gerana f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as
Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [
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Gerar m & f Ancient HebrewAlso Gerara, (LXX). Name of the land in which Abimelech dwelt. Genesis 20:2.