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Guyotte f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guyot.

Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.

Guytounet m Norman
Diminutive of Guy 1.

Güyük m Medieval Mongolian
Güyük (c. 1206–1248) was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Guyyah m Bandial
Means "graves" in Bandial, originally a short form of Ammenguyyah. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.

Ġuża f Maltese
Diminutive of Ġużeppa.

Güzäliä f Bashkir
Alternate transcription of Гүзәлиә (see Guzalia)

Guzalya f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Guzalia.

Ġużè m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Guzel f Tatar, Bosnian, Bashkir
Variant transcription of Guzal, Bosnian form of Güzel.

Ġużeppa f Maltese
Feminine form of Ġużeppi.

Ġużeppi m Maltese
Maltese form of Joseph.

Ġużeppina f Maltese
Maltese form of Josephine.

Ġużi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Guzma m Popular Culture
From the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [more]

Guzmán m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Guzmán, derived from the name of a Spanish town. The name itself possibly come from the Ancient Germanic elements gut meaning "good" and mann meaning "man".

Gvanca f Svan, Georgian
Variant transcription of Gvantsa.

Gvantsa f Svan, Georgian
Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]

Gvaram m Georgian (Archaic)
Ultimately derived from Avestan Verethragna (see Bahram). Also compare the related names Guram and Varam.... [more]

Gvenda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Gwenda.

Gvendolin f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gwendolyn.

Gvendólína f Pet
Icelandic form of Gwendoline. This is used as a name for horses.

Gvidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gvidas.

Gvido m Croatian, Latvian
Croatian and Latvian cognate of Guido.

Gvidon m Literature, Russian
Russian form of Guido.

Gvinevera f Arthurian Cycle (Russified)
Russian form of Guinevere.

Gvøbjørg f Faroese
Variant of Gvøðbjørg (see Guðbjǫrg).

Gvøðbjørg f Faroese
Faroese form of Guðbjørg.

Gvøðni f Faroese
Perhaps a Faroese form of Guðný.

Gvøðny f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gudný.

Gvozdana f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Gvozden.

Gvozden m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.

Gvozdika f Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.

Gwaai m Haida
Gwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.

Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."

Gwaine m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.

Gwalbert m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Walbert.

Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."

Gwaneum f Buddhism
Korean form of Guanyin.

Gwangchorong f Korean (Rare)
A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.

Gwang-Hee m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 광희 (see Gwang-Hui).

Gwang-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.

Gwang-hyeon m Korean
Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."

Gwang-nim m Korean
Variant transcription of Gwang-rim.

Gwang-young m Korean
Alternate transcription of 광영 (see Gwang-yeong).

Ġwanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John.

Gwaschemasch'e f Circassian (Archaic)
Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.

Gwashemaxwe f Kabardian, Circassian, Adyghe
Means "Shining Princess" or "Light Princess".

Gwasila m Kabyle
Means "son of the plains" in Kabyle.

Gwawrddydd f Welsh (Rare)
Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwayne m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain.

Gweir m Arthurian Cycle
An Arthurian warrior named as one of the Three Enemy-Subduers of the Island of Britain and a “stubborn man” in the Welsh Triads.

Gweirca f Medieval Welsh
Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]

Gweirful f Medieval Welsh
Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".

Gwelaouen f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gwellaouen.

Gweltaz m Breton
Original Breton form of Gildas.

Gweltaza f Breton
Feminine form of Gweltaz.

Gweltazen f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gweltaza.

Gwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.

Gwenael m Breton
Original Breton form of the Gallicized Gwenaël.

Gwenaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenael.

Gwenaell f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwenael.

Gwenaella f Breton
Variant of Gwenaela.

Gwenagwy f Old Welsh
Listed variant name for St Veep.... [more]

Gwenallt m Welsh
The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]

Gwenan f Welsh
Variant of Gwennan.

Gwenanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Gwennan or Gwenan

Gwenc'hlan m Breton Legend, Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair" and another element of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Breton druid and bard.

Gwendalina f Polish (Modern, Rare)
Polish adoption of Gwendolen.

Gwendalyn f English
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendalynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendilyn f Obscure
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.

Gwendolena f Welsh (Latinized), English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen

Gwendolene f South African, Afrikaans, Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch and Flemish form of Gwendolen.

Gwendolijn f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolien.

Gwendolin f German
German form of Gwendoline.

Gwendolina f English, Belgian, Breton, German (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendoloena f Arthurian Cycle
Arthur’s queen in De Ortu Waluuanii, probably a variation of Guinevere.... [more]

Gwendolyna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolyne f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolynette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gwendolyn with the suffix -ette.

Gwendolynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendora f English
Possibly a blend of Gwendolen and Glendora. Very seldom encountered, it has been used from at least 1901, when a baby of this name was registered in England, one of several registered in the opening years of the 20th century... [more]

Gwendy f English
Diminutive of Gwendolyn.

Gwendydd f Welsh Mythology
Variant of Gwenddydd.

Gwendylin f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gweneira f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneira.

Gwenen f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.

Gwener f Welsh
This name is the Welsh form of Venus, referring to the Roman goddess of Love and Beauty.... [more]

Gwenetta f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen.

Gwenette f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen, using the suffix -ette.

Gweneviere f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwenevere.

Gwenez f Breton
Variant of Gwenna.

Gwenffrewi f Medieval Welsh
Variant of Gwenfrewi.

Gwenhivar f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Gwenivar.

Gwenhwyfach f Welsh Mythology
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from the name Gwenhwyfar combined with Welsh ach, a suffix which "evokes unpleasantness" (according to Patrick Sims-Williams)... [more]

Gwenhwyvach f Medieval Welsh
Middle Welsh form of Gwenhwyfach.

Gwenia f Welsh (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwen.

Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.

Gweniffer f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gwenifer.

Gwenina f English (Rare), Breton (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwennina.

Gweninen f Breton
Variant of Gwenina.

Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.

Gwenishia f Obscure (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwenisha.

Gwenivar f Breton
Breton form of Guinevere.

Gwenivere f English
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwenlaouen m & f Breton (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Gwellaouen.

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Gwenlli f Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Gwenllian.

Gwenlliana f Medieval Welsh
Medieval Latinization of Gwenllian.

Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".

Gwenna f Cornish, Breton
Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.

Gwennaëlle f Breton (Gallicized)
Feminine form of Guénaël.

Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwennant f Welsh
Older form of Gwennan.

Gwenndolyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwennenn f Breton
Variant of Gwenn and Gwenna.

Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]

Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwennin m Breton
Masculine form of Gwenn.

Gwennina f Breton
Feminine form of Gwennin.

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gwenny f English
Diminutive of Gwyneth.

Gwennyn f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.

Gweno f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwenog f Welsh
Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.

Gwenola f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenole.

Gwenole m Breton
Original Breton form of Guénolé.

Gwenonwy f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]

Gwenora f Cornish
A Cornish form of Guinevere.

Gwenore f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Guinevere used in Thomas Chestre's romance Sir Launfal and in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.

Gwenvael m Breton
Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.

Gwenvaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenvael.

Gwenvred f Medieval Breton
Breton form of Winifred.

Gwenwledyr f Welsh Mythology
The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.

Gwenwynwyn m Medieval Welsh
Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.

Gwenydd f Welsh
Means "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [more]

Gwenynen f Obscure
Directly taken from Welsh gwenynen "bee", this name was adopted by Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts, as her bardic name (Gwenynen Gwent "the bee of Gwent").

Gwerful f Medieval Welsh
Form of Gweirful. This was the name of two Welsh poets in the 15th century.

Gwerfyl f Medieval Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gweirful.

Gwern m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [more]

Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.

Gwidka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gwidona.

Gwido m Polish, Kashubian
Variant of Gwidon.

Gwidon m Polish
A Polish form of Guido.

Gwidona f Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian feminine form Gwido as well as a Polish feminine form of Gwidon.

Gwijde m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Guy 1.

Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.

Gwindor m Literature
Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.... [more]

Gwinyai m Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong". The Zimbabwean tennis player Gwinyai Tongoona is a famous bearer of this name.

Gwiomarc'h m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gwivarc'h.

Gwion m Welsh Mythology, Welsh
Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.

Gwøni f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gvøðni.

Gwrhyd m Old Welsh
Means "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".

Gwri m Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.

Gwyar m Welsh Mythology
Means "gore, blood" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyar was the father of Arthur's warriors Gwalchmei and Gwalhafed... [more]

Gwyddno m Welsh Mythology
Possibly from Welsh gwydd "face, appearance; presence" and -no "knowing, knowledge".... [more]

Gwyl f Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s three mistresses, according to the Welsh Triad 57.... [more]

Gwyllim m Welsh
Variant spelling of Gwilym

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Gwylym m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwilym.

Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by gwyn and nant. Means "white valley".

Gwyndolen f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyndolyn f English (American)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyne f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gwen or a variant of Gwynne.

Gwynevere f Welsh Mythology
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.

Gwynfryn m Welsh
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements bryn - meaning "hill", and gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [more]

Gwynhwyfar f Literature
Gwynhwyfar is an alternate spelling of Gwenhwyfar, used by the author Gillian Bradshaw in her HAWK OF MAY series.... [more]

Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.

Gwynllyw m Old Welsh
From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.

Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.

Gwynneth f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth.

Gwynnever f Arthurian Cycle, Cornish
Cornish form of Guinevere.

Gwynno m Welsh
Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]

Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]

Gwynyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneth.... [more]

Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.

Gyalson m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Gyaltsen.

Gyaltsen m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (rgyal-mtshan) meaning "banner of victory", derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to win, to become victorious" and མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".

Gyaltshen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (see Gyaltsen).

Gyamtsho m Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Gyatso.

Gyamtso m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).

Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Gyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gyárfás m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Gerváz.

Gyatsho m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).

Gyburc f Literature
In medieval German literature, this is the name of a Saracen princess from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). Her name was originally Arabel, but she changed it to Gyburc after converting to Christianity.... [more]

Gyburg f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]

Gydda f Anglo-Saxon
Princess of England, Daughter of Harold II.

Gyécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Gyeltshen m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Gyaltsen.

Gyenes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.

Gyennadii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Gennadiy.

Gyeom m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."

Gyeong-Ah f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경아 (see Gyeong-A).

Gyeong-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경희 (see Gyeong-Hui).

Gyeong-hoon m Korean
Alternate transcription of 경훈 (see Gyeong-hun).

Gyeong-soon f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangeul 경순 (see Gyeong-sun).

Gyeong-Tae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 庚 (gyeong) referring to the seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems, 竟 (gyeong) meaning "finally, after all, at last" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful", 態 (tae) meaning "manner, bearing, attitude" or 兌 (tae) meaning "exchange, barter"... [more]

Gyeo-wool f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Gyeoul.

Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]

Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.

Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.

Gylfie f Popular Culture
The name of a charater in the movie Legend of the Guardians.

Gylfir m Old Norse
Original form of Gylfi.

Gyliano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Either a variant of Giuliano or a combination of Giel (alternatively spelled as Gyl) with a name that ends in -iano, such as Emiliano and Luciano.... [more]

Gylippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see Gylon)... [more]

Gylippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gylippos. This was the name of a Spartan general from the 5th century BC.

Gylla f Old Norse
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Gulla and a variant of Gyða.

Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]

Gylon m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [more]

Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.

Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.

Gýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gymir.

Gyna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Regina.

Gynecia f Literature
From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]

Gynter m German (Rare)
Variant of Günther

Gynther m German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Günther. The spelling is probably influenced by Danish spelling conventions.

Gyōkō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 凝光 (see Ningguang).

Gyöngy f Hungarian
Older form of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyike f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Gyöngyvér, this name is now considered a diminutive of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyvirág f Hungarian
The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.

Györe m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of György.

Gyorgy m Hungarian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of György.

Györk m Hungarian
Short form of György.

Györke m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of György.

Gyovanna f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Gyovanni m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Gypsey f English (Modern, ?)
Variant of Gypsy.

Gyra f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Gyríðr.

Gyrd m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyri f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guri.

Gyrid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.

Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðríðr.

Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.

Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.

Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðir m Icelandic
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."

Gyrton m Ancient Greek
This was the name of a brother of Phlegyas in Greek mythology, the eponymous builder of the ancient Thessalian town Gyrton... [more]

Gysèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gisèle.

Gyso m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Giso.

Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.

Gytis m Lithuanian
Short form of Gytautas.

Gyu-dam m & f Korean
Combination of a gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."

Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Gyu-jong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".

Gyulab f Armenian
Armenian form of Golab.

Gyulchekhra f Tajik, Uzbek
Variant spelling of Gulchekhra.

Gyulnara f Armenian
Armenian form of Gulnara.

Gyulya f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Variant of Gulya.

Gyu-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [more]

Gyurmey m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan གྱུར་མེད (see Gyurme).

Gyuro m Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgi.

Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).

Gyvi f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudve.

Gzim m Albanian
Variant of Gëzim.

Haadi m Arabic, Muslim
Alternate spelling of Hadi.

Haadiya f Arabic
Alternate transcription of هادية (see Hadiya).

Haagen m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Håkon.

Haahashtari m Biblical
Haahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah (1 Chronicles 4:6)

Haakko m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Håkon.

Haankhes f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ḥꜣ-ꜥnḫ-s meaning "may she live", derived from ḥꜣ "if only, would that" and ankh "life; to live", as well as s, which may be phonetic, or may be a short form of snb "health".

Haans m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Hans.

Haarald m Finnish
Finnish form of Harald.

Haaraltti m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Harald.

Haaris m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu حارث (see Harith).

Haaruun m Somali
Somali form of Harun.

Haato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (haato) meaning "love, affection", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) meaning "flower", 心 (haato, ha) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 白 (ha) meaning "white" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" combined with 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 徒 (to) meaning "on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 心 (to) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 人 (to) meaning "person", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate"... [more]

Haawá f Afar
Afar form of Eve.

Hab m Scots
Short form of Albert and Herbert.

Habackuk m Biblical Swedish
Swedish form of Habakkuk.

Habacuque m Portuguese, Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Habacuc.

Habakuk m Croatian
Croatian form of Habakkuk.

Habazziniah m Biblical
Habazziniah was the head of a family of Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3)

Habbamock m Wampanoag
Borne by a Wampanoag Native American who served as a guide, interpreter, and aide to the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The name may have been a pseudonym, as it means "mischievous".

Habbe m & f East Frisian
Short version of names containing the name element hadu meaning battle.

Habbie m Scots
Diminutive of Hab.

Habbo m East Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of dithematic Germanic names starting with the name element hadu "battle, combat" or hag "enclosure" and having a second name element starting with the letter b-, e.g., brand "sword; fire".

Habeeb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبيب (see Habib).

Habeeba f Arabic, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبيبة (see Habiba), as well as the Dhivehi form.

Habert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of Hadebert.

Habetrot f Anglo-Saxon Mythology
A figure in folklore of the Border counties of Northern England and Lowland Scotland associated with spinning and the spinning wheel. ... [more]

Habi f Arabic (Rare)
Very rare name. Shortened version of the Arabic feminine word habibti meaning "my love" or in Hebrew meaning "my beloved". The name is mostly used in African countries and is usually pronounced without the letter H.

Həbib m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habib.

Həbibə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Habiba.

Habibah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حبيبة (see Habiba), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Habib ar-Rahman m Arabic
Means "friend of the merciful", from Arabic حبيب (ḥabīb) meaning "friend" combined with رحمن (raḥman) meaning "merciful".

Habibe f Turkish, Albanian
Turkish and Albanian form of Habiba.

Habibeh f Persian
Feminine form of Habib.

Habibollah m Persian
Persian form of Habibullah

Habibou f & m Western African
Western African variant of Habiba or Habib.

Habibu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Habib.