Submitted Names Starting with G

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Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.
Gemmina f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive 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.
Gemo m Spanish, Portuguese
Masculine form of Gema.
Gemory m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Gemory is a demon listed in demonological grimoires. The demon is referenced by the pronoun "he" despite the fact that he appears as a beautiful woman with a duchess crown riding a camel.
Gen f English
Diminutive of Genevieve or any name beginning with Gen.
Gen m Japanese
From Japanese 源 meaning "source, origin", 儼 meaning "serious, untouched, solemnly, majestically" or any other kanji pronounced the same way.... [more]
Gen m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 根 (gēn) meaning "root; basis; cause; origin".... [more]
Geňa f Slovak
Diminutive of Eugénia, not used as a given name in its own right.
Gena f Yiddish
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Gena f Kashubian
Diminutive of Genowefa.
Genadia f Polish
Feminine form of Genadiusz and Genady.
Genádio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gennadios via Latinized Gennadius
Genadio m Spanish
Spanish form of Gennadios via Gennadius.
Genadiy m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Gennadiy.
Genaro m Spanish
Spanish form of Gennaro.
Genat f Amharic
Means "heaven" in Amharic.
Genavive f French (?)
The feminine name Genavive is used in Australian. Other countries in which name Genavive being used are French.
Genc m Albanian
Variant of Gent.
Genc m Kurdish
Means "treasure" in Central Kurdish, from Persian گنج (ganj).
Genca f Karachay-Balkar
Means "foal" in Karachay-Balkar.
Gencay m & f Turkish
it 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... [more]
Gençer m Turkish
Means "young" in Turkish.
Genci m Albanian
Variant of Genti.
Gendenwitha f New World Mythology
Means "it brings the day" in Iroquois. This is the name of a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology.
Gendis f Javanese (Rare)
Derived from Javanese gendhis meaning "sugar".
Gendry m Literature, Popular Culture
Gendry is the name of a character, an unacknowledged royal bastard, from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Genean f English
Variant of Janine.
Genebald m Frankish
Saint Genebald was a Frankish bishop of Laon.
Genebra f Medieval Portuguese
Most likely related to Genevra and Ginevra.
Geneen f English
Variant of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.... [more]
Genefe f Medieval German
Medieval German contracted form of Genovefa.
Genelia f Indian (Christian)
In the case of Indian actress Genelia D'Souza (1987-), it is a portmanteau of the names Jeanette and Neil (the names of her parents)... [more]
Genelie f American
It is a mixture of Genevieve and Lorelei and means Diversity
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.
Genen m & f Mongolian
Means "simple-hearted, naive, innocent" in Mongolian.
Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.
Geneo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Genepil f Mongolian
Of 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).
General m English
After the rank in the military
Généreuse f French (Archaic)
French form of Generosa, recorded up until the 1600s.
Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.
Generys f Medieval Welsh
Old 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.
Genès m Gascon
Gascon form of Genesius.
Genèse f Haitian Creole
French cognate of Genesis.
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".
Genesia f Italian
Feminine form of Genesio.
Genésio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Genesius.
Genesios m Ancient Greek
Original Greek and modern Greek form of Genesius.
Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.
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.
Genesta f Literature, Popular Culture
Possibly 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... [more]
Genet f Ethiopian
Ethiopian name meaning "paradise"
Genève f French (Quebec, Rare)
French cognate of Geneva. The name coincides with the place name Genève.
Genevé f Afrikaans
Variant of Geneve.
Genever f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Geneva.
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]
Genevisa f Gascon
Béarnese form of Geneviève.... [more]
Geneviva f Provençal
Provençal variant of Genevieva.
Genevivo f Provençal
Provencal form of Genevieve.
Geneziy m Russian
Russian form of Genesius.
Genezjusz m Polish
Polish form of Genesius.
Geni m & f Spanish
Short form of Eugenio and Eugenia.
Génia f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Eugénia.
Genia f Polish, Kashubian, Romansh
Polish, Kashubian and Romansh short form of Eugenia as well as a Polish and Kashubian diminutive of Genowefa.
Genia f Corsican
Feminine form of Geniu.
Genichiro m Japanese
This was the given name of the character Sanada from the Prince of Tennis anime.
Génie f Picard
Short form of Ugénie.
Geniès m Occitan
Occitan form of Genesius.
Geniko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Evgeni and Genadi for men and of Evgenia for women.
Genilda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contraction of Geni and Ilda as well as a feminine form of Genilson.
Genilson m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a combination of Geni with the suffix -son and a corruption of Genésio.
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.
Geniu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Eugenius.
Geniusia f Polish
Diminutive of Genowefa.
Genji f Chinese
Means "gold" in Chinese.
Genji m & f Japanese
Means "two begginings" in japanese.... [more]
Genji m & f Japanese
Means two beginnings in Japanese.
Genk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Eùgeniusz.
Genka f Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Gergana, used as a given name in its own right.
Genka f Japanese
From Japanese 言 (gen) meaning "word" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Genka f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia and Genowefa.
Genki m & f Japanese
Japanese meaning energy or courage... [more]
Genko f Japanese
From Japanese 厳 (gen) meaning "strict, stern" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Genma m Japanese
Means "Unpolished Stallion"
Genmei f Japanese
A famous bearer of this name is Empress Genmei.
Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.
Gennade m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gennadios via Latinized Gennadius.
Gennadia f Ancient Greek, Russian
Feminine form of Gennadios (see Gennadiy).
Gennalie f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Genna.
Gennara f Neapolitan
Feminine form of Gennaro.
Ġennaru m Maltese
Maltese form of Januarius.
Gennaru m Corsican
Corsican form of Gennaro.
Gennet f Manx
According to the Manx scholar W.W.Gill this name is not connected with Jane or John, but with the Frankish name Genida.
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]
Geno m English
Diminutive of Eugene.
Geno m Spanish
Short form of Eugenio.
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]
Genoël m German (Rare)
Derived from the place name Genoelselderen, now a part of Riemst in Belgium.
Genoel m German (Rare)
Simplified spelling of Genoël.
Genofa f Medieval Basque
Contracted form of Genovefa.
Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.
Genovaita f Lithuanian
Variant form of Genovaitė.
Genovefette f Literature
Form of Jenovefette used in the English translation of 'Pleasures and Follies of a Good-Natured Libertine' by Restif de la Bretonne.
Genovéva f Hungarian, Slovak (Archaic)
Hungarian and Slovak form of Genevieve.
Genovieva f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Genoveva influenced by Geneviève.
Genserica f Italian
Feminine form of Genserico.
Genserico m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Geiseric.
Genseryk m Polish
Polish form of Geiseric.
Gent m Albanian
Variant of Genti.
Genta f Albanian
Feminine form of Genti.
Genta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Gentil, Gentille, Gentilia and similar names as well as a feminine form of Gento... [more]
Genta m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strictness, severity, rigidity", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse", 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin", 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound", 彦 (gen) meaning "boy, prince" or 愿 (gen) meaning "respectful, honest" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]
Gente f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Cognate of Yente as well as a short form of Gentille.
Genti m Albanian
Albanian form of Gentius.
Gentianus m Late Roman
Derived from a Roman cognomen or agnomen, which in turn was derived from Gentius. Bearers of this name include Hedius Lollianus Terentius Gentianus (Roman politician and senator) and Decimus Terentius Gentianus (Roman politician and senator).
Gentiel m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Gentilis via its French form Gentil.
Gentil m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French form of Gentilis, which is also used (albeit rarely) in Belgium and the Netherlands.... [more]
Gentila f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Medieval Italian variant of Gentile, Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Gentilis and Romani cognate of Gentilla.
Gentile m & f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Probably a Judeo-Italian and Judeo-Spanish form of Yentl.
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... [more]
Gentilia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Romani (Archaic)
Judeo-Anglo-Norman elaboration of Gentil and Romani variant of Gentillia.
Gentilianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective gentilis meaning "of the same family" (see Gentilis).... [more]
Gentilis m Late Roman
Derived from the Latin adjective gentilis meaning "of the same family". This name is best known for having been the name of the Blessed Gentilis, a medieval Franciscan missionary from Matelica in Italy who was beheaded in 1340 in the Persian city of Tauris (which is nowadays Tabriz in Iran)... [more]
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]
Gentille f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-French and Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of both Gentile and Yente.
Gentiluccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Gentile, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Gentjan m Albanian
Variant of Gentian.
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]
Gento m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Hebrew Shem Tov "good name".
Gento m Japanese
From Japanese 元 (gen) meaning "cause, origin, basis, foundation" or 玄 (gen) meaning "deep, profound, mysterious" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
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]
Gentzane f Basque
Coined 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.
Genubath m Biblical
Genubath, meaning "Stolen," is mentioned in I Kings 11:20 as the son born to Hadad the Edomite and the sister of Queen Tahpenes, Pharaoh's wife.
Genuina f Italian
Truncated form of Ingenuina.
Genush m Mari
Mari form of Gennadius.
Genutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Genovaitė, since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.
Gënviève f Walloon
Walloon form of Geneviève.
Gen'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]
Genya f Filipino
Diminutive of Eugenia.
Genzaburō m Japanese
From Japanese kanji 現 (gen) meaning "current" combined with 三 (zabu) meaning "third" and 郎 (rō) meaning "son".
Genzhe f Dagestani
Means "treasure" in Dagestani.
Genziano m Italian
Italian form of Gentian.
Geo m English (Rare)
Short form or abbreviation for George used as an independent name.
Geoffrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Geoffrey.
Geoji m Indian
Indian and is for greatly respected
Geon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 建 (geon) meaning "to construct", 健 (geon) meaning "strong", 虔 (geon) meaning "respect" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
Geonkye m Korean
From Sino-Korean 建 meaning "to construct", 健 meaning "strong", 虔 meaning "respect" and 계.
Geon-u m Korean
From 建 "build, establish, erect, found" and 宇 "house; building, structure".
Geonwoo m Korean
Variant romanization of Geon-u
Geordag m Scots
Caithness Scots diminutive of George.
Geordan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jordan influenced by George.
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.
Geordo m Scots
Orcadian Scots diminutive of George.
Geordock m Scots
Diminutive of George, used on the Black Isle.
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.
Georgakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Georgios, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
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.
Georganne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
George f & m German
Masculine variation and feminization of Georg.
Georgeann f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
Georgeanne f English
Combination of George and Anne 1.
Georgelle f English
A combination of George and Elle (or the suffix -elle).... [more]
Georgenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina modelled on Eugenia.
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.
Geòrgia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan adoption of Georgia.
Georgian m Romanian
Masculine form of Georgiana.
Georgiann f English
Combination of George and Ann.
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