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Galiot f English
Word name meaning "small ship," from French galiote, from Italian galea.

Gallerian m & f English

Gallipoli f & m English (Australian)
Named for the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "beautiful city". The site of the infamous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.

Galyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Galen.

Galynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Gaylynn.

Gandaria f English

Ganivre f English (British)
British form of Guenevere

Ganore f English (British)
British form of Ganore

Garcelle f French Creole (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name that starts with a G- with Marcelle. Alternatively, it could be a metathesis of some sort of Gracielle, which is the French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.... [more]

Garcinia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

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

Garetha f American (Rare)
Feminine form of Gareth.

Gari m & f English
Variant of Gary also used as a feminine form.

Garielle f English (American, Rare)

Garlinda f American (Rare)

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

Garnetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Garnet 1.

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

Gatha f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Agatha.

Gathering f English
Gathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".

Gathred f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gatlen m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gatlin

Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.

Gatty f English
Variant of Gertrude

Gaudelia f Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), Filipino

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

Gawaina f English
Feminization of Gawain.

Gayfryd f English (Canadian, Rare)

Gayge m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage.

Gayl f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Gayle.

Gaylee f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Gayle.

Gayleen f English (Australian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylene.

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".

Gaylyn f English
Variant of Galyn. Also a combination of Gay and Lyn.

Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Gaylynne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylyn.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gaynal f & m American
Famous bearer is Gaynal Barnes who lived in Virginia in the 1940's through at least 1980.

Gaynel f English
Variant of Gaynell.

Gaynell f English
Combination of Gay and Nell.

Gaynelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Gaynell.

Gazella f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the animal gazelle whose name is ultimately derived from Arabic ghazal.... [more]

Geanine f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanine.

Geanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Gina.

Gearldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gearldene f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gearldine f English
Variant of Geraldine.

Gearlene f American (Rare)

Gee m & f English
Nickname for names beginning with the letter G

Geisha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese word geisha "geisha".

Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.

Gem f English
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Gemelle f English (Rare)
From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.

Gemily f English
Portmanteau name combining Gem and Emily

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.

Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.

Gemmie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

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

Gen f English
Diminutive of Genevieve or any name beginning with Gen.

Gena f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Eugenia.

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

Genavee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Genevie.

Gene f English (Rare)
Variant of Jean 2.

Genean f English
Variant of Janine.

Genee f English (Rare)

Geneen f English
Variant of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.... [more]

Geneffa f American (Rare)

Genelie f American
It is a mixture of Genevieve and Lorelei and means Diversity

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

Genelle f English
Variant of Jenelle.

Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.

Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.

Generra f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Genesee f & m English
This 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".

Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.

Genesse f English (American, Rare)

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.

Genester f English

Geneve f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Geneva.

Genever f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Geneva.

Genevia f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevie.

Genevie f English (American, Archaic), Filipino
Short form of Genevieve.

Genevieva f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, English (Rare)
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Geneviève as well as an English Latinization of Genevieve.

Genevievette f African American (Rare)
Combination of Genevieve and the common feminine suffix -ette.... [more]

Genevive f English (Rare)
Variant of Geneviève.

Genieve f English (American), Afrikaans

Genine f English
Variant of Janine.

Genivieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.

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

Gennaia f English (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)

Gennal f American

Gennalie f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Genna.

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

Gennie f American
Diminutive of Genevieve or other names containing gen. Also possibly a variant of Jenny.

Gennifer f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Jennifer. A famous bearer is the author Gennifer Choldenko.

Genny f English (Modern), Spanish
Diminutive of Genevieve or sometimes Jennifer. ... [more]

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... [more]

Genora f English (Rare)

Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.

Genovia f English (Rare), Romanian (Rare)

Genovova f English
Form of Guenevere

Gensa f English

Gentilla f Italian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Archaic)
Italian variant of Gentila as well as the Dutch, English and Flemish feminine form of Gentilis, most likely via its French feminine forms Gentile and/or Gentille... [more]

Gentle m & f English
Possibly 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"... [more]

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"... [more]

Geoffrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Geoffrey.

Geona f American (Rare)

Geonna f Brazilian (Rare), American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Georden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan (compare Geordie).

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

Geordi m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Geordie. Geordi La Forge (male) from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this name.

Geordy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie and Jordy.

Geordyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Jordan (See also Georden and Jordin).

Georga f English
Variant of Georgia.

Georgann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by Ann

Georganna f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgannah f English
Variant of Georgiana.

Georganne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgeann f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgeanne f English
Combination of George and Anne 1.

Georgella f English

Georgelle f English
A combination of George and Elle (or the suffix -elle).... [more]

Georgena f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina.

Georgenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina modelled on Eugenia.

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

Georgiane f English
Form of Georgiana

Georgiann f English
Combination of George and Ann.

Georgianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgianna.

Georgietta f English, Italian
Diminuitive of Georgie or Georgia, influenced by names like Georgette.

Georginna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Georgina,

Geraldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine

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

Geraldyn f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Geraldine.

Geraldyne f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Gerald.

Geralee f English (American, Rare)

Geraleen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geralene.

Geralene f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Geraline f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerbera f English

Gerberta f Dutch, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gerbert

Gereldine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Gereld.

Geriah f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jeriah. Although the Biblical character Jeriah is male, this name was also given to girls, starting around the mid-1700's.

Gerica f English (Rare)
Variant of Jerrica.

Gerilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerilynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gerldine f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Geraldine.

Germania f German (Bessarabian), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Germana.

Germany f & m English
From the country in Europe.

Geroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gerrilyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gert f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Gertrude.

Gertey f English
Diminutive of Gertrude.

Gertha f English
Variant of Gerda 1, perhaps influenced by Bertha.

Gerty f German, English, French
Diminutive of Gertrude and Gertrud.

Gerusha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Geryce f English (American, Rare)

Getty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.

Geysha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Geisha

Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.

Ghillie f & m Scottish, English
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish giolla.

Ghitana f American (Rare)

Giabella f English (American)
Combination of Gia and Bella. Giabella was given to 19 girls in 2017.

Gianah f English (American)
American alternate spelling of Gianna.

Gianelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Elaboration of Giana.

Gianinna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giannina.

Giannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gianne f American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gianny f & m English (American, Rare)

Giavana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Giavanna f English (American, Modern)
American variant of Giovanna.

Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]

Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]

Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gie f English
Diminutive of Giselle.

Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.

Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Gigi f English
A pet form of Giselle or Gilberte and made popular by the hit musical 'Gigi'

Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.

Gildea f American (Rare)

Gilil f American, Hebrew
Meaning unknown.

Gillea f English (Rare)

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilliana f English (Rare), Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval elaboration of Gillian.

Gillianna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gilliana.

Gillianne f English
Variant of Gillian.

Gillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Jillie or short form of Gillianne.

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

Gin f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Virginia, Ginnifer, Ginette and other names containing the 'gin' sound... [more]

Ginafae f Literature, English
Combination of Gina and Fae. The name is used in one of R. A. Salvatore's 'Forgotten Realms' novels.

Ginami f Japanese, English, Popular Culture
Form of Gina

Ginamy f English
English form of Ginami

Gincey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jincey.

Gincy f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Jincey.

Ginelle f English (Rare)

Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Ginetta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gina.

Ginevieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.

Ginifer f English
Variant of Jennifer.

Ginn f English (Rare)

Ginn f English
Different spelling for Jinn (romanized as Djinn and anglicized as Genie) which were invisible or concealed Islamic mythological creatures called upon for protection or magical aid.... [more]

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginnee f English
Diminutive of Ginny.

Ginnette f English
Abbreviation of Virginia.

Ginnifer f English
A variant of Jennifer, originating from Guinevere.

Giovannah f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Giovanna.

Gipsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Gypsy.

Girasol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Spanish, a word composed of gira "to turn" and sol "sun" (referring to the plant's habit of moving in the direction of the Sun)... [more]

Girlie f & m English, Filipino

Girly f English (Rare), Malaysian

Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.

Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.

Gitty f English (American)

Givanna f Brazilian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Givanni m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), English
Form of Giovanni.

Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]

Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.

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

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

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

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.

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

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 (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.

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]

Glennette f English (American)
Feminine form 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

Glessie f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

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

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

Glori f English (Rare)
Variant of Glory.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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"

Golden m & f English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]

Goldi f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1.

Goldia f English (American)
Elaboration of Goldie 1.

Goldy f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1

Goldyn f English
Feminine variant of Golden.

Goodness f & m English (African)

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Goretty f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Goretti.

Gorgeous f English
Meaning, "beautiful, attractive, very pleasant."

Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.

Gow m & f English (American)
Possibly from the surname Gow, derived from Scottish Gaelic gobha meaning "smith".

Graceann f English
Combination of Grace and Ann.

Graceanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.

Graceanne f English
Combination of Grace and Anne 1.

Gracee f English
Variant of Gracie.

Graceful f English (Puritan)
The physical characteristic of displaying "pretty agility", in the form of elegant movement, poise, or balance. The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning "pleasing."

Gracela f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gracella.

Graceland f English
Inspired by the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenessee, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley and named after the original owner's daughter Grace.

Graceleigh f English (American)