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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]

Godeuart m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Godevaert.

Godevaart m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Godevaert.

Godevaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Godefrid. In very rare cases, it can also be derived from Godehard.

Godewijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Godewin.

Godewin m Germanic
Variant of Godwin.

Godfraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Gofraid, a Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Godfred m English (African)
Variant of Godfrey. This is currently predominant in Ghana.... [more]

Godfrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godfried.

Godfridus m English
Form of Godfrey.

Godfrieda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Godfrida.

Godfrwè m Walloon
Walloon form of Godefroy.

Godfrwèd m Walloon
Walloon form of Godefroid.

Godfryd m Polish
Variant of Gotfryd.

Godgyfu f Anglo-Saxon
Original form of Godiva.

Godhard m Dutch
Dutch form of Godehard.

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.

Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.

Godigisil m Dutch
Dutch form of Godegisel.

Godiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goderdzi.

Godimir m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Godzimir.

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

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.

Godlove m English (American, Archaic)
English translation of German Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [more]

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

Godmand m Danish
Danish variant of Gudmand.

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".

Godo m German (Rare), Germanic
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element got meaning "god" (such as Godefrid, Godehard or Goteleib).

Godo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Goderdzi.

Godofred m Gascon
Gascon form of Godefroy.

Godofreda f Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Godofredo.

Godoino m Italian
Italian form of Godwin and variant of Godvino

Godolias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gedaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Godolphin m English (British, Rare)
Transferred usage of a Cornish aristocratic surname.

Godomar m Germanic
The name of Godomar II, son of King Gundobad of the Burgundians. He was killed by the Franks in 534 when they took over Burgundy.

Godot m Theatre
Probably derived from the French surname Godeau. This was the name of the main protagonist in the play 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett, a man who, as the title suggests, two men are waiting for, but never arrives.

Godred m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Guðrøðr, an Old Norse cognate of Godfrey. It was borne by three Norse-Gaelic kings of the Isle of Man, including Godred Crovan (d... [more]

Godrico m History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian and Portuguese form of Godric.

Godschalk m Dutch
Dutch form of Gottschalk.

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"

Godtovi m Anglo-Scandinavian
Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name composed of Old English god "god" or god "good" and the given name Tovi, a medieval form of Old Norse Tófi... [more]

Goduna m Georgian
Diminutive of Goderdzi.

Godvin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudvin.

Godvino m Italian
Italian form of Godwin and variant of Godoino

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godwinson m African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Godwinson.

Godwy m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Godwig.

Godwyn m English
Variant of Godwin.

Godzimira f Polish
Feminine form of Godzimir.

Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.

Goebel m Dutch, German
Variant of Gobel.

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]

Goeffrey m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant of Godfrey or Geoffrey.

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]

Ġoel m Maltese
Maltese form of Joel.

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).

Goenawan m Indonesian
Older spelling of Gunawan influenced by Dutch orthography.

Goerge m Medieval Scottish
Scottish form of George.

Goessem m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish form of Goosen.

Goeswiin m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Goswin.

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.

Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.

Goff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Short form of Godfrey and Goffrey/Geoffrey.

Goffreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Goffredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Goffrey m Old Norman, English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey. Also compare Joffrey.

Gʻofir m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Ghafir.

Gofoniel' m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Othniel.

Gofraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
A Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Gʻofur m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghafur.

Gofur m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ghafur.

Gog f Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Goig.

Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.

Goget f Judeo-Catalan
Diminutive of Gog.

Gogita m Georgian
Diminutive of Goga and Gogi, which are both diminutives of Giorgi.... [more]

Gogmagog m Cornish, Welsh Mythology
In medieval English legend, he is a giant chieftain of Cornwall who was slain by Brutus’s companion Corineus... [more]

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

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).

Gogos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γκόγκος (see Gkogkos).

Gogotur m Georgian, Literature
Meaning unknown. This name is commonly used in the Georgian highlands.... [more]

Gogu m Romanian
Short form of Grigore and Gheorghe.

Gohan m Popular Culture
Means "cooked rice". From the Japanese gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [more]

Goharik f Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Gohar.

Goharine f Armenian
Elaborated form of Gohar.

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]

Goiatz f Basque
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. This is also an obscure title of the Virgin Mary from the same town, Our Lady of Goiatz.

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.

Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gojart m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gojarta.

Gojirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gojiro.

Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Goka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Go- (such as Goderdzi and Goneri) or that otherwise contain -go- (such as Gigola).... [more]

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.

Goki m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gouki.

Golaleh f Persian
Possibly means "bouquet of flowers".

Golam m Bengali
Bengali form of Ghulam.

Golan m Hebrew
From the name of the Golan Heights, a region (currently) in the north of Israel. Originally used as a place name in the Bible.... [more]

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]

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]

Golda m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Both an Old English byname derived from gold "gold" and a short form of various compound names beginning with the Old English element gold, such as Goldstan or Goldwine... [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.

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.

Golden m & f English, 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.

Goldie m English
Diminutive of Golden, Golding and other names that begin with Gold-.

Goldina f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.

Golding m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon, Romani (Archaic)
Late Old English personal name meaning "son of Golda" or "son of Golde", derived from Golda (or the feminine form Golde) and the Old English patronymic suffix -ing.

Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".

Goldman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Goldman.

Goldmund m Literature
In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]

Goldwin m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Goldwine found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Goldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Golda.

Goldy f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1

Goldyn f English
Feminine variant of Golden.

Golem m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of William.

Goleuddydd f Welsh Mythology
From Welsh golau "light" and dydd "day". In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, this is the name of the mother of Culhwch.

Golfo f Greek
Greek name which is said to mean "talisman", possibly related to the Middle Greek word ἐγκόλπιον (enkolpion) referring to a medallion bearing an icon that is worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and meaning literally "on the bosom" from ἐν (en) "in, on" and κόλπος (kolpos) "bosom".

Göli f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.

Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.

Goliaf m Russian
Form of Goliath used in Russian Bible.

Golias m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Portuguese form and Romani variant of Goliath.

Goliat m Catalan, Polish, Spanish
Catalan, Polish and Spanish form of Goliath.

Gʻolib m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghalib.

Golibe f Igbo
Short form of Golibenachukwu.

Gölig f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.

Golijat m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Goliath.

Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.

Golinduch f Middle Persian (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter")... [more]

Golipén f Romani (Caló)
Means "health" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Salud.

Golis m Greek
Diminutive of Grigorios.

Goljat m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Slovene
Swedish, Finnish and Slovene form of Goliath.

Gǫll f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "noise, battle". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Golla f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old Norse Gulla.

Gölnaz f Tatar
Tatar form of Golnaz.

Golo m German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of names starting with Gott like Gottfried or Gottlieb.... [more]

Golrokh f Persian
Persian form of Gulrukh.

Gölšan f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulshan.

Gölsem f Tatar
Tatar form of Gülsüm.

Golshat f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Gulshat.

Golsira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulsira.

Gölzada f Tatar
Tatar form of Gulzada.

Gölzäynäp f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gul and Zeinab.

Gom m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gommarus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word gom meaning "gum".... [more]

Gomaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).

Gombe m & f Luo (Archaic)
One of the progenies of the Ugenya clans.

Gomeisa m Astronomy
Gomeisa is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, after Procyon. It's also the name of a character from The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.

Gomentrude f Frankish
Gomentrude (598 – fl. 630) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Dagobert I. She was the sister of queen Sichilde. The marriage was arranged against the will of Dagobert in 625. When he became king in 629, he repudiated her one year after his succession, officially because of her claimed infertility.

Gomère m Biblical French
French form of Gomer.

Gomez m Medieval Spanish, Popular Culture
Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.

Gomidafe m Guanche
Variant of Gumidafe.

Gommaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).... [more]

Gommaire m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.

Gommarus m Frankish (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gummarus. This is one of the names by which the 8th-century Frankish saint Gummarus of Lier is known, particularly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Gomme m Danish (Rare)
Danish short form of Gudmund.

Gon m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gon m Korean
Variant transcription of Geon.

Ġona m Maltese
Maltese form of Jonas 2.

Gonaria f Sardinian
Feminine form of Gonario.

Gonario m Italian, Sardinian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]

Gonariu m Sardinian
Variant of Gonario.

Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçala f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Gonçalo.

Gonçalinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçaluo m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Gonzalo.

Gonçalve m Provençal
Provençal form of Gundisalvus.

Gonças m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçau m Gascon
Gascon form of Gundisalvus.

Gonchi m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gonda f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.

Gondar m Galician
Variant of Gundar.

Gondebaud m History (Gallicized)
French form of Gundebad.

Gondilio m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name that contains the Germanic element gunda meaning "war" (such as Aldegonda and Gonzalo) combined with a name that ends in either -dilio or -ilio, such as Odilio and Cecilio.... [more]

Gondophares m Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Middle Persian Gundafarr.

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gǫndul f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from gandr "magic, magic wand" or gǫndul "magical animal; werewolf". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Gondulf m Dutch
Variant of Gundulf.

Gǫndull f Old Norse
Variant of Gǫndul.

Gondulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Gondulf.

Goneri m Medieval Breton
Variant of Koneri.

Gonerill f Theatre
Variant of Goneril which occurs in some copies of 'King Lear' (1606) - perhaps a misprinting.

Gonet m Medieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval French
The name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [more]

Gong m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.

Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gongju f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 공주 (Gong-Ju), which comes from Sino-Korean 公主. The character 公 (Gong (공)) primarily means "Honorable" and "Just" but also means "Public," and the character 主 (Ju (주)) means "Master" or "Host." The name means "Princess," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Honorable Master" or "Public Host." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 空 meaning "Empty," "Sky," or "Zero," or 恭 meaning "Respectful" and "Polite" for Gong (공), and 朱 meaning "Vermillion" or "Cinnabar," 珠 meaning "Pearl" or "Gem," or 姝 meaning "Beautiful woman," for for Ju (주).

Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.

Goniève f Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Guenièvre.

Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.

Gonnery m Medieval French
Gallicized form of Goneri.

Gonnie f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.

Gonoriy m Russian
Russian form of Honorius.

Gonsalo m Portuguese (Archaic)
Variant of Gonçalo.

Gonsalve m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Creole form of Gonzalo.

Gonsalwy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gonzalo.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontia f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".

Gontiero m Italian
Italian form of Gunther and variant of Guntero.

Gontram m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Guntram.

Gontrán m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Guntram.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gontrano m Italian
Italian form of Guntram.

Gontrão m History
Portuguese form of Guntram.

Gontroda f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Portuguese
Variant of Guntroda.

Gontrodo f Medieval Spanish
Alternative form of Guntroda.

Gontzal m Basque
Basque form of Gonzalo.

Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gonzaga m Eastern African, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the surname Gonzaga. It is given after Italian saint Aloysius Gonzaga and was also borne by Gonza, one of the Uganda Martyrs... [more]

Gonzague m French, French (Belgian)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]

Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalbo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzalez.

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

Gonzo m Spanish, Popular Culture, Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonzalo and Gonçalo.

Goo f Korean
Variant transcription of Ku.

Goober m English
Meaning "peanut", originating from Bantu languages. In English, this is sometimes used as a word to describe a silly or foolish person.... [more]

Goodarz m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گودرز (see Goudarz).

Good-gift m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Goodman m English (Rare, Archaic)
From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king... [more]

Goodwill m Literature, English (African), Southern African
From the English word goodwill, derived from Middle English gode meaning "good" and will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [more]

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

Goof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Godfried via its variant Govert (also found written as Gofert and Goffert).... [more]

Goomaral f Mongolian
Variant form of Guamaral.

Goor m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Gregoor and Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]

Goos m Dutch
Short form of Goswin and its variants, such as Gooswijn, Gosewijn, Goswijn and Gozewijn.

Gopalakrishna m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Combination of Gopala and Krishna.

Gopalakrishnan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Gopalakrishna.

Gopalan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Gopala.

Gophera m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ophrah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gopi m Indian
Gopi is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows.

Gopinathan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Gopinatha.

Gorán m Hungarian
Variant of György, meaning "farmer".

Gorana f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian
Feminine form of Goran.

Gorane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Exaltación. The name was probably based on Basque gora "up; (as an interjection) long live" or goratze "rise, exaltation".

Goratsiya f Russian
Feminine form of Goratsiy.

Goratze f Basque
Derived from Basque goratze "rise, exaltation", this is a Basque equivalent of Exaltación.

Gorch m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German Form of George.

Gordafarid f Persian Mythology
The name of one of the heroines in the Shahnameh.

Gordan m English (Modern)
Variant of Gordon.

Gordei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Гордей.

Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).

Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.

Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.

Gordias m Ancient Greek
Means "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.

Gordien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gordianus see Gordian.

Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.

Gordiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gordias.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorecho m Galician
Hypocoristic of Gregorio.

Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.

Gorete f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of Goretti.

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

Goreu m Welsh Mythology
Etymology not certain; possibly derived from Gorneu meaning "of Cornwall."... [more]

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorge m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.

Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.

Gorgiás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Gorgias.

Gorgidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name Gorgias or Gorgos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Gorgippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [more]

Gorgippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgippos. This was the name of a Spartocid king of the Bosporus (4th century BC).

Gorgitione m Italian
Italian form of Gorgythion.

Gorgo f Ancient Greek, History
Most likely derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility"... [more]

Gorgon m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgonia f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Gorgonios. This was the name of a daughter of Saints Gregory the Elder and Nonna, also venerated as a saint.

Gorgonie f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gorgonia.

Gorgonio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gorgonius.

Gorgonios m Ancient Greek
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]

Gorgonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Gorgoniusz m Polish
Polish form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgophone f Greek Mythology
Means "grim murder", derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) "grim, fierce, terrible" (also compare Gorgo) combined with Greek φονη (phone) "murder, slaughter, carnage"... [more]

Gorgophonus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Gorgophonus (ancient Greek, means 'Gorgon-killing') was a Mycenaean prince as son of King Electryon and Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus... [more]

Gorgus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an uncle of king Periander of Corinth.

Gorgyra f Greek Mythology
From the Greek word γόργυρα (gorgyra) which referred to an underground sewer or drain, also used as a dungeon. Gorgyra, also called Orphne, was a nymph goddess of the Underworld (Hades) and the wife of the potamos (river-god) Acheron in Greek mythology... [more]

Gorgythion m Greek Mythology
The meaning of this name is surrounded by uncertainty. The one thing that can be stated for certain about this name, is that it contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). For the rest of the name, there are several possibilities available... [more]

Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Gori m Catalan
Short form of Gregori.

Gorian m Macedonian, Slovene
Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran

Goriana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Горяна (see Goryana).

Gorice m Literature
The name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Gorick m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gorik.

Gorik m Flemish
Flemish form of Gaugerich.

Gøril f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gerhild.

Gørild f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gerhild.

Gorimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". The name Goran is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Gorio m Spanish
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goriola m Yoruba
Means "climbed to the top of wealth" in Yoruba.

Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Gorislav m Croatian, Russian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". Also see Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Gorislava f Croatian, Russian
Feminine form of Gorislav.