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Gizane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Encarnación.

Gizel f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of Giselle.

Gizelda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Giselda.

Gizele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gisele.

Gizelle f Filipino, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Variant of Giselle.

Ġiżimin f Maltese
Maltese form of Jasmine.

Gizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela.

Gizzelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giselle.

Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.

Gjela f Albanian

Gjele f Albanian

Gjelë f Albanian
Variant of Gjele.

Gjelina f Albanian

Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.

Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]

Gjenovefa f Albanian
Albanian form of Genovefa.

Gjeorgjina f Albanian
Albanian form of Georgina.

Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".

Gjerlaug m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Geirlaug.

Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.

Gjertrud f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gertrud.

Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.

Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.

Gjesken f Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gjeske.

Gjina f Albanian
Feminine form of Gjin.

Gjinovefa f Albanian
Variant of Gjenovefa.

Gjöli f Old Swedish
Variant of Gölin.

Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.

Gjorgjina f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgji.

Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.

Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.

Gjovana f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giovanna.

Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.

Gjylbehare f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Gülbahar.

Gjyle f Albanian
Albanian form of Gül.

Gjylizare f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülizar.

Gjyljeta f Albanian
Variant of Xhyljeta.

Gjyltene f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülten.

Gjyste f Albanian

Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà f San Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.... [more]

Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".

Glacie f English (Modern)
Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".

Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.

Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.

Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.

Gladene f English (Rare)

Glades f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.

Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.

Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.

Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.

Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.

Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]

Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).

Gladiolus f English

Gladis f English, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.

Gladisse f English (African), Afrikaans, Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Glados f Popular Culture
The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.

Gladusa f Old Welsh (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gwladus. The 6th-century Welsh saint Gwladys ferch Brychan was known as Gladusa or Claudia in Latin.

Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie

Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.

Gladyce f English (American)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle

Gladyss f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladysse f Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.

Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".

Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.

Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.

Glaiza f Filipino (Rare)

Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.

Glaoude m & f Gallo
Gallo form of Claude.

Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys

Glauca f Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Glauco.

Glauce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glauke. Glauce is the name of several figures in Greek mythology.

Glaucippe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glaukippe.

Glaude f English, French
French variant of Claude and derived from claudus meaning "lame" in Latin.

Glàudia f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal variant of Clàudia.

Glauke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glaukippe f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Glaukippos.

Glaukothea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.

Glàvca f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glauca.

Glazia f Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Gleceria f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Gliceria.

Glecy f Filipino
Likely a diminutive of Gliceria or Gleceria.

Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.

Gledia f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledi.

Gledisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledis.

Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.

Gleice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Greice.

Gleiciane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Gleice.

Gleiciele f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Gleice.

Gleise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gleice.

Glena f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenna.

Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.

Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]

Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.

Glende f & m Filipino (Rare)

Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.

Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.

Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.

Glendy f English
Possibly a diminutive of Glenda... [more]

Glenita f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Glenn.

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glenne f English
Feminine variant of Glenn.... [more]

Glennellen f Obscure
Combination of Glenn and Ellen 1. This name is borne by Glennellen Anderson (1995-), an American actress.

Glennette f English (American)
Feminine form of Glenn.

Glennie f Manx
Perhaps a feminine variant of Glenn.

Glennita f English (American)
Combination of the name Glenn with the originally Spanish female diminutive ending -ITA.... [more]

Glenyce f English
Variant of Glenys.

Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.

Glesca f English

Glesni f Welsh
Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".

Glessie f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Glicéria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glicerija f Croatian (Archaic), Slovene (Archaic)
Croatian and Slovene form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glicheria f Moldovan (Rare), Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Glykeria.

Glike f Yiddish
Variant of Glika.

Glikel f Yiddish
A variant of Glukel

Glikeria f Georgian (Archaic), Russian
Georgian form of Glykeria and Russian variant transcription of Glikeriya.... [more]

Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.

Glimmer f Literature
From the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.

Glini f Indian (Christian), Malayalam
An uncommon Indian (Christian) Name, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. Also known as the name of Malayalam actress Gopika’s younger sister.

Gliss f Popular Culture
The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.

Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".

Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."

Glo f Filipino
Short form of Gloria.

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glocell f & m Filipino (Rare)

Glodie m & f African

Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".

Gloire m & f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Gloiucen f Medieval Cornish

Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.

Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.

Glorfinniel f Literature
Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]

Glori f English (Rare)
Variant of Glory.

Glòria f Catalan
Catalan form of Gloria.

Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.

Gloriane f French (Modern, Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gloriana.

Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.

Glorianne f French (Modern, Rare), Maltese
Variant of Gloriane.

Glorie f Medieval Flemish
Variant of Gloria.

Gloriella f Mexican

Glorietta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Gloriette f English
From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.

Glorificacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish glorificación meaning "glorification".

Glorimar f Spanish (Caribbean)
Contraction of Gloria and María.

Glorina f Romani (Archaic)

Gloriosa f Spanish
"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.

Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.

Glorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Gloria.

Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.

Glorja f Albanian
Variant of Gloria.

Glorvina f Literature
Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]

Gloryanne f English (Rare)
Combined from Glory and Anne 1.

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Glovanna f Eastern African

Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.

Glowenke m & f Russian

Glozell f Obscure
From the name of the American comedian, YouTube personality, actress, and television host, GloZell Green (1972—). Her name is a combination of her mom's name Gloria and her dad's name Ozell.

Glück f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Glúm f Norse Mythology
A minor Norse goddess, an attendant of Frigg.

Gluosnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gluosnis "willow."

Glut f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Glöð meaning "glowing, bright, sparkling". In Norse myth she was a fire giantess, the wife of Logi.

Glycanthis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykanthis.

Glycera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykera.

Glycère m & f French (Archaic)
As a masculine name, this name is the French form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.... [more]

Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.

Glyceria f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Glykeria.

Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glykanthis f Ancient Greek
Means "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) "sweet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".

Glyke f Ancient Greek
γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste"

Glykera f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.

Glykinna f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste".

Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).

Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Glynette f English
Feminine form of Glyn influenced by the name Lynette.

Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.

Glynwen f Welsh
From the Welsh elements glyn meaning "valley" and gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Glypte f Ancient Greek
γλυπτός (glyptos) "fit for carving, sculptured"

Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Gná f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]

Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.

Gnaneswari f Telugu

Gnendel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Gneshe.

Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.

Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.

Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.

Gneshe f Yiddish
Derived from Polish Agnieszka.

Gnet f Ethiopian (Modern), Amharic
Variant of Genet.

Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.

Gniewosądka f Medieval Polish

Gnome f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".

Go m & f Korean

Gō m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 豪 (gou, era.i) meaning "overpowering, powerful, superior," 剛 (gou) meaning "strong, sturdy, brave," 強 (kyou, gou, kowa.i, shi.iru, tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru) meaning "strong," 昂 (kou, gou, a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru) meaning "rise" or 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "countryside."... [more]

Gobelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gobelinus.

Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.

Gochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Gosława.

God f Breton
Short form of Margod.

Goda f Medieval English
Latinized form of Gode.

Godavri f Indian (Rare)

Godbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Godbald

Goddess f English (Modern)
An English word meaning 'a female god'. This name was given to 25 females in the U.S. in 2012.

Gode f Medieval English

Godeberta f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]

Godebertha f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Godeberta.

Godeberthe f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Godeberta.

Godefrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godefridus.

Godehild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Godelaine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Godeleine.

Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.

Godelena f Medieval English
Likely a Latinized version of the Germanic name Goda 1.

Godeleva f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Godelieve.

Godeliève f French (African), French (Rare)
French form of Godelieve.

Gödelig f Old Swedish
Variant of Gudelig.

Godelina f History (Ecclesiastical)

Godelind f Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Godeline f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Godelina.

Goderieke f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of a given name that contains the Germanic element god meaning "god" (such as Godelieve) with Marieke or Rieke.

Godesa f Medieval English
From Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element got meaning "god" or guot meaning "good".

Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]

Godfrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godfried.

Godfrieda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Godfrida.

Godgyfu f Anglo-Saxon
Original form of Godiva.

Godgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the elements god "god" and guð "battle".

God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.

God-helpe m & f English (Puritan)
Variant of God-help.

Godhild f Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with hild "battle"... [more]

Godhyse m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" combined with hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).

Godimirka f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Godimir.

Godina f Medieval Spanish

God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.

Godith f Medieval English, Medieval Scottish
Younger form of Godgyð.

Godlanda f Frankish
Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got or Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" combined with Old High German lant or Old Saxon land meaning "land".

Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."

Godofreda f Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Godofredo.

Godrun f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements god "god" and run "secret lore, rune". Cognate to Old Norse Guðrún.

Godsgift m & f English (Puritan)
Blend of the phrase 'God's gift' into one word.

Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"

Godstime m & f Nigerian
From the English phrase God's time.

Godzimira f Polish
Feminine form of Godzimir.

Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.

Goede m & f Dutch
Originally a short form of names containing the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good".

Goedele f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gudula. These days it is primarily used in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]

Gǃòʼé ǃHú f San Mythology, Astronomy
Means "oryx horn", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan gǃòʼé meaning "oryx" and ǃhú meaning "horn". It is named after Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà's horn... [more]

Goele f Flemish
Contraction of Goedele. Notable bearers of this name include the Flemish actresses Goele Derick (b. 1962) and Goele De Raedt (b. 1978).

Go-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 高恩 (go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖 (go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告 (go) meaning "informing," 考 (go) meaning "thought," 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 誾 (eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [more]

Goeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Go-eun and Byeol (compare Goun-byeol).

Goewin f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.

Gofaone m & f Tswana
Means "He (God) gives" in Setswana.

Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.

Göğem f & m Turkish
Colloquially, greenish purple.

Gognon m & f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Gognon.

Gogo f Japanese (Modern)
Means "afternoon" in Japanese.

Gogo f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia.

Gogona f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian გოგონა (gogona) meaning "little girl", which consists of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" and the Georgian diminutive suffix -ონა (-ona).

Gogontlejang f Tswana
Means "she is beautiful" in Setswana.

Gogutsa f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უცა (-utsa).

Goharik f Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Gohar.

Goharine f Armenian
Elaborated form of Gohar.

Göher'ay f Uyghur
Derived from Uyghur گۆھەر‎ (göher) meaning "treasure" or "invaluable, treasured" and -ئاي‎ (-'ay) meaning "moon".

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Goiona f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Goiswintha f Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic gavi "region, district" or Gothic gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.

Goitsemang f Tswana
Means "who knows?" in Setswana.

Goitseone m & f Tswana
Means "it is he (god) who knows" in Tswana.

Goizalde f Basque
Derived from Basque goizalde "dawn; early morning".

Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gojarta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gojartë, a poetic term meaning "golden-tongued, eloquent".

Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gökcan m & f Turkish (Modern)
It is a combination of the words "sky" and "soul". It means "bloomed, fresh soul, soul full of longing".

Gokce f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Gökçe used outside of Turkey.

Gokka f Karachay-Balkar
Means "pattern, decoration, flower" in Karachay-Balkar.

Gökmen f Turkish
A blue-eyed blonde pretty woman.

Gökşan m & f Turkish
Means "celestial glory" in Turkish.

Göksel m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and sel meaning "flood, torrent".

Gökselin f & m Turkish

Gola f Cherokee
Means "winter" in Cherokee.

Golab f Persian
Means "rosewater" in Persian.

Golaleh f Persian
Possibly means "bouquet of flowers".

Goland f Medieval Mongolian

Golandam f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun اندام (andam) meaning "member, limb" as well as "body, figure".... [more]

Gölbanïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir гөл (göl) meaning "flower" and баныу (baniw) meaning "lady".

Gölbüläk f Bashkir
From Bashkir гөл (göl ) meaning "flower" and бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift".

Golchachak f Tatar
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" combined with Tatar чәчәк (çäçäq) "flower" (of Turkish origin).

Golchehreh f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun چهره (chehre) meaning "visage, face, appearance, countenance".... [more]

Goldbeere f Literature
German translation of Goldberry, the wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings.

Goldberry f Literature
The wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings and also some poems by JRR Tolkien.

Goldburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements gold which literally means "gold" and Germanic element burg meaning "fortress".

Goldchen f Medieval Jewish
an early variation of the Yiddish Golda, recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century

Golde f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Variant of Golda.

Goldee m & f Indian