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Faizullah m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Faizallah.

Fajar m Indonesian
Means "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic فجر (fajr) meaning "dawn, beginning".

Fajri m & f Indonesian
Means "my dawn" from Arabic فجر (fajr) meaning "dawn, daybreak, beginning".

Fakhreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fakhr al-Din (chiefly Maghrebi).

Fakhriah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخرية (see Fakhriyya), as well as a Malay variant.

Fakhriyah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فخرية (see Fakhriyya), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Fakhrizal m Indonesian
Combination of the name Fakhri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Fakhrul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with فخر ال (Fakhr al) meaning "glory of the, honour of the" (such as Fakhr al-Din).

Falak f & m Urdu, Punjabi, Indian
Perhaps derived from Sanskrit फलक (phalak) meaning "panel, board, canvas" or "slab, face" or from Persian فلک (falak) meaning "sky, heavens".

Falcona f Medieval Spanish
Derived from Old High German falco "falcon".

Falicia f American
Variant of Felicia.

Faly m & f Malagasy
Means "content, glad, happy" in Malagasy.

Falya f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit फल्य (phalya) meaning "bud, flower".

Fandi m Indonesian
Diminutive of Affandi.

Fandy m Indonesian
Variant of Fandi.

Fanghua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 方 (fāng) meaning "direction, way, square" or 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Fanh m & f Zhuang
Means "gem" in Zhuang.

Fäniya f Tatar

Fanomezana f & m Malagasy
Means "gift, donation" in Malagasy.

Fänünä f Bashkir

Faouzi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Faouzia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).

Fara m Tahitian
Means "screwpine" (also called pandanus; a type of plant and fruit) in Tahitian.

Farahnaz f Persian
From Arabic فرح (farah) meaning "joy, happiness" combined with Persian ناز (naz) meaning "comfort, delight".

Faraja f & m Swahili
Means "consolation, comfort" in Swahili.

Faramarz m Persian Mythology, Persian
Means "one who forgives" from Persian آمرزیدن (âmorzidan) meaning "to forgive". This is the name of a hero in the Persian epic Shahnameh.

Faraz m Persian, Urdu
Means "tall, high" in Persian.

Fareeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Farida as well as the usual Urdu form.

Farès m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Faris chiefly used in French-influenced Northern Africa.

Fares m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فارس (see Faris).

Farha f Arabic, Bengali, Urdu, Malay
Means "joy, delight" in Arabic, a variant of فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

Farhanah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فرحانة (see Farhana), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Färhät m Tatar
Tatar form of Farhad.

Farhat m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "joy, mirth, delight" in Arabic.

Farhiya f Swahili, Somali
Variant transcription of Fariha.

Farhod m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Farhad.

Faridah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريدة (see Farida), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Farihah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فريحة (see Fariha), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Fariq m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu
Means "team, group, crew" in Arabic.

Farishtah f Persian
Variant transcription of Fereshteh.

Färiz̦ä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Farida.

Fariza f Kazakh, Chechen, Tajik, Uzbek, Malay
Either a form of Farida or Firouzeh or derived from Arabic فريضة (faridhah) meaning "duty, obligation".

Farkhad m Kazakh, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Farhad, Uzbek variant transcription of Farhod, and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Fərhad.

Farkhadbek m Kazakh (Rare)
Combination of Farkhad and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Farkhod m Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and rare variant Uzbek form of Farhad.

Farkhondeh f Persian
Means "lucky, fortunate, blessed" in Persian.

Farkhunda f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Farkhondeh.

Fərman m Azerbaijani
Means "decree, command, order" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian فرمان (farman).

Farman m Urdu, Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian فرمان (farman) meaning "command, order, decree". This can also be an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Fərman.

Farnaz f Persian
From Persian فر (far) meaning "splendour, brilliance, lustre" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".

Farshad m Persian
From Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Farshid m & f Persian
From Persian فر (farr) meaning "splendour, brilliance" and شید (šid) meaning "light, shine".

Fartuun f Somali

Farzad m Persian
From Persian فر (far) meaning "brilliance, splendour" and the suffix زاد (zād) meaning "son of".

Farzane f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فرزانه (see Farzaneh).

Fateemoh f Thai (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Fatimoh.

Faten f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاتن (see Fatin 1), as well as a Malay variant.

Fathin f Malay
Malay form of Fatin 1.

Fathmath f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Fatima.

Fathullo m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Fathullah.

Fathy m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Fathi chiefly used in Egypt.

Fatihah f Arabic (Rare), Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاتحة (see Fatiha), as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Fatimæ f Ossetian
Ossetian form of Fatimah.

Fatimat f Karachay-Balkar, Circassian, Abazin
Balkar, Kabardian, and Abazin form of Fatimah.

Fatima Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra.

Fatime f Crimean Tatar, Hungarian, Turkish
Crimean Tatar, Hungarian, and Turkish form of Fatimah.

Fatimoh f Thai (Muslim), Nigerian
Form of Fatimah used in Thailand and Nigeria.

Fatine m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Fatin 1 or Fatin 2 (chiefly Moroccan).

Fatmawati f Indonesian
Combination of the name Fatma and the feminine suffix -wati. Fatmawati (1923-1980), who only had one name, was a wife of Indonesian president Sukarno and the inaugural first lady of Indonesia.

Fatma Zehra f Turkish
Combination of Fatma and Zehra.

Fatma Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra primarily used for Algerian Arabic.

Fatmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Fatmir.

Fatna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fatimah chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Faudzi m Malay
Malay variant of Fawzi.

Faudziah f Malay
Malay variant of Fawzia.

Fauzan m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic فوز (fawz) meaning "victory, triumph".

Fauzi m Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Malay and Indonesian form of Fawzi, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Fauziah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian variant of Fawzia.

Fauziya f Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Indian variant of Fawziyya.

Fawad m Urdu
Urdu form of Fuad.

Fawaz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic فواز (see Fawwaz).

Fəxrəddin m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Fakhr al-Din.

Fayaz m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic فياض or Urdu فیاض (see Fayyaz).

Fayçal m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Faysal used Algeria and Morocco.

Faycal m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Simplified and misleading transcription of Fayçal.

Fayek m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fayiq.

Fayeq m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fayiq.

Fayiq m Arabic
Derived from Arabic فائِق‎ (fa'iq) or (fayiq) meaning "excellent, superior".

Fayyaz m Arabic, Urdu
Means "abundant, bountiful, overflowing, generous" in Arabic.

Fayzet f Circassian
Derived from Arabic فَائِز (fāʾiz) meaning "successful, victorious".

Fayzulla m Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Faizullah.

Fayzullah m Muslim
Variant transcription of Faizullah.

Fazal m Urdu
Urdu form of Fadl.

Fazil m Azerbaijani, Urdu, Malay
Azerbaijani, Urdu and Malay form of Fadil.

Fazila f Medieval Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Fazil (see Fadl).

Fazli m Arabic, Malay, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فضلي (see Fadli), as well as a Malay and Albanian variant.

Fazlı m Turkish
Turkish form of Fadli.

Fazlina f Malay
Feminine elaboration of Fazli.

Fazly m Malay
Malay variant of Fadli.

Fazu f Avar (Rare)
Possibly a form of Faiza. A known bearer was Fazu Alieva (1932-2016), a Soviet poet of Dagestani Avar origin.

Fazulla m Bashkir

Fazura f Malay

Febri m & f Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for someone born in February.

Febrian m Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in February.

Febriana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.

Febriani f Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.

Febrianti f Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a girl born in February.

Febrianto m Indonesian
From the name of the month of February (Februari in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a boy born in February.

Febriyana f Indonesian
Variant of Febriana.

Febriyani f Indonesian
Variant of Febriani.

Febriyanti f Indonesian
Variant of Febrianti.

Febriyanto m Indonesian
Variant of Febrianto.

Fédra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Phaedra.

Fedrian m Indonesian
Meaning unknown.

Fedyr m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Fyodor.

Feifei f Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Fei with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]

Feizollah m Persian
Means "grace of Allah", from Persian فیض (feyz) meaning "grace" (of Arabic origin) combined with الله (Allah).

Felicitász f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Felicitas.

Felicjón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Felicianus (compare Felicjan).

Felitsiya f Russian
Russian form of Felicia.

Feliza f Spanish, Filipino
Variant of Felicia. It could be an elaborated form of the Spanish adjective feliz meaning "happy" or also a diminutive of Felizitas.

Félk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Féliks and Felicjón.

Fendi m Indonesian
Short form of Effendi.

Fendri m Indonesian
Possibly a variant of Fendi or Hendri.

Fendy m Indonesian, Malay
Short form of Effendy.

Fengqing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix" combined with 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young"... [more]

Fengying f Chinese
From Chinese 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix" or 锋 (fēng) meaning "pointed edge" combined with 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero"... [more]

Feriska f Indonesian
An Indonesian feminine name.

Feroza f Urdu, Bengali
Urdu and Bengali form of Firouzeh.

Feruze f Crimean Tatar, Turkish
Crimean Tatar and Turkish form of Firuza.

Fethi m Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Turkish form of Fathi, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name chiefly used in North Africa.

Fethiye f Turkish
Turkish form of Fathiyya.

Fiametta f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Fiammetta.

Fida f & m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "redemption" in Arabic. It is typically only a masculine name in Pakistan while it is feminine in Indonesia.

Fiero m Italian (Rare)

Fikrət m Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic فِكْرَة (fikra) meaning "thought, idea".

Fikree m Thai (Muslim)
Thai form of Fikri.

Fikret m Bosnian, Crimean Tatar
Derived from Arabic فِكْرَة (fikra) meaning "thought, idea".

Fikry m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فكري (see Fikri), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Filoméla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Philomela.

Fióna f Faroese (Modern), Hungarian (Modern)
Faroese and Hungarian borrowing of Fiona.

Fira f Russian (Archaic, ?)
Diminutive of Esfir.

Fira f Indonesian
Possibly a variant of Zafira.

Firdaves f & m Tatar
Tatar form of Firdaus.

Firdavis m Tatar
Tatar form of Firdaus.

Firdaws f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Firdaus.

Firman m Indonesian
Means "decree, commandment" in Indonesian, ultimately from Persian فرمان (fārman).

Firüzä f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Firuzeh.

Fitria f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Fitri.

Fitriana f Indonesian
Elaboration of Fitri.

Fitrianah f Indonesian
Variant of Fitriana.

Fitriani f Indonesian
Elaboration of Fitri.

Fitriyana f Indonesian
Variant of Fitriana.

Flamarion m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Flamina f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Flaminia.

Flöera m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Florian.

Flordeliz f Filipino
Variant of Flordeliza.

Flordeliza f Filipino
Spanish form of Fleurdelys.

Florestan m French (Rare), German (Rare), Theatre, Literature, Polish (Archaic)
Obscure southern French name probably derived from Latin florescere "to flower; to put forth blooms".... [more]

Florianna f Polish, Hungarian
Variant of Floriana.

Folasade f Yoruba, Nigerian
Means "honour confers a crown" or "rule with nobility" in Yoruba.

Folashade f Yoruba, Nigerian
Variant transcription of Folasade.

Fon f Thai
Means "rain" in Thai.

Forhad m Bengali (Muslim)
Bengali form of Farhad.

Forough f Persian
Means "brightness, lustre" in Persian.

Fotima f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Fatimah.

Foued m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fuad used in Tunisia.

Fouzi m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Fawzi chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Fouziah f Malay
Malay variant of Fawzia.

Fozia f Urdu
Urdu form of Fawziyya.

Francišak m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Franciscus.

Freydoon m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian فریدون (see Fereydoun).

Fric m Silesian
Short form of Fryderyk (via German Fritz).

Friza m & f Indonesian
Possibly a short form of Afrizal (masculine usage) and a variant of Fariza (feminine usage).

Fudhail m Malay, Indonesian
Diminutive of Fadil.

Fulin m Chinese
From Chinese 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing", 傅 (fù) meaning "teacher, instructor", 富 (fù) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy", or 扶 (fú) meaning "help, support, assist" combined with 臨 (lín) meaning "near, approach, face", 霖 (lín) meaning "long spell of rain", 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn", or 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]

Fulmo m Esperanto
Means "lightning" in Esperanto.

Furn m & f English (Rare, ?)

Fürtike f Hungarian (Modern)
Recent coinage derived from Hungarian fürtvirág "cluster of flowers, bunch of flowers".

Fuzail m Arabic
Variant transcription of Fadil.

Fuziah f Malay
Malay variant of Fawzia.

Fuzzal m Arabic (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Fadil.

Ğäbdelxaliq m Tatar

Ğäbdennasir m Tatar

Gabib m Avar, Dargin, Lezgin
Avar, Dargin, and Lezgin form of Habib.

Gabidulla m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Abdullah.

Gabit m Kazakh
Derived from Arabic عابد ('abid) meaning "servant, admirer, worshipper".

Gabrielo m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Gabriel.

Gading m & f Indonesian
Means "ivory" in Indonesian.

Gadzhi m Avar (Russified), Kumyk (Russified), Dargin (Russified), Lezgin (Russified), Lak (Russified)
Russian form of Haji, used particularly in Dagestan.

Gadzhimagomed m Dagestani, Avar, Lezgin
Combination of Gadzhi and Magomed.

Gadzhimurad m Avar, Dargin
Combination of Gadzhi and Murad.

Gadzhimurat m Avar, Dagestani
Variant of Gadzhimurad.

Gæmæt m Ossetian

Gaibrial m Irish
Irish form of Gabriel.

Gaiduk m Russian
Means "grove" in Russian.

Gaito m Ossetian

Gajána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gaiana.

Gajanan m Indian, Marathi, Konkani
From Sanskrit गजानन (gajanana) meaning "elephant-faced", from गज (gaja) meaning "elephant" and आनन (anana) meaning "face". This is another name for Ganesha.

Gal-erda m Caucasian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Gal-Erda was the Vainakh god of cattle.

Galgan-nga f Chukchi
Means "duck" in Chukchi.

Ğäli m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Ali 1.

Gali m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Ali 1.

Galih m & f Javanese, Sundanese
Means "heart, mind, essence, core" in Javanese and Sundanese.

Ğälim m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Alim.

Galim m Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh
Bashkir, Tatar, and Kazakh form of Alim.

Ğälimyän m Bashkir
Possibly the Bashkir form of Alimjan.

Galin m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Galen.

Galiya f Kazakh, Tatar
Alternate transcription of Aliya 1.

Galka m Russian
Means "jackdaw" in Russian.

Galuh f Javanese
Means "gem, jewel, diamond" or "daughter" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit गलू (galū).

Galym m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Alim.

Galymzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ғалым (ghalym) meaning "scholar, expert" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Gamal El-Din m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Jamal ad-Din chiefly used in Egypt.

Gamzat-bek m Avar
Combination of Khamzat and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". A beater is Gamzat-Bek (1789-1834), an Imam of Dagestan / Caucasian Imamate and of Avar ancestry.

Gandaza f Russian
Means "var of Kandaza" in Russian.

Ganesan m Indian, Tamil
Tamil form of Ganesha.

Gangama f Indian
Means "the goddess of the Ganges" (referring to the Ganges River which runs through India).

Gansükh m Mongolian
Means "steel axe" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Ganya f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Agafya.

Gaoh m Zhuang
Means "tall" in Zhuang.

Garasim m Russian
Variant of Gerasim.

Garnik m Armenian
Means "little lamb" from Old Armenian գառն (gaṙn) meaning "lamb" combined with the diminutive suffix -իկ (-ik). It was used until the 6th century but was revived again in the 19th century.

Garuda m Hinduism
Means "eagle, devourer" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a divine bird-like creature in Hindu belief. He is considered the mount of Vishnu.

Gatag m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Gatag is a water spirit in Ossetian mythology and the father of Syrdon in the Nart epics. Since he was the ruler of water, he could cut off the Narts' water supply at any time he desired, but he chose to befriend them instead... [more]

Gathotkaca m Indonesian Mythology
Variant of Gathutkaca.

Gathutkaca m Indonesian Mythology
Javanese form of Ghatotkacha. This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry) tradition, commonly depicted as a man with black skin wearing an elaborate headdress and clothing.

Gaukhar f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Gauhar.

Gautham m Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gautam.

Gavhar f Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Gauhar.

Gavhara f Uzbek (Rare)
Variant of Gavhar.

Gavharbibi f Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Uzbek gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Gawhar f Tatar, Bashkir
Means "diamond, gem" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately from Persian گوهر (gowhar).

Gaydar m Avar (Russified), Kumyk (Russified), Lezgin (Russified)
Russian form of Haidar, used particuarly in Dagestan.

Gaydarbek m Dagestani (Rare), Avar (Rare)
Combination of Haidar and the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".

Ğäyşä f Tatar
Tatar form of Aisha.

Gaysa m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Isa 1.

Gazelle f Popular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern)
From the name of the animal gazelle which is from Arabic غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).

Gazia m Abkhaz

Gaziz m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Aziz.

Gbadebo m Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "returns with the crown" in Yoruba.

Gede m Balinese
Means "big, great, large" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the first-born son.

Geliy m Soviet, Russian
Derived from the Russian noun гелий (geliy) meaning "helium". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to all the scientific progress in the Soviet Union.... [more]

Gelya f Russian
Diminutive of Angelina or Engelsina.

Gemella f Italian, Hungarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gemello.

Gemi f & m Indonesian
Means "modest, careful" in Indonesian.

Gena f Kashubian
Diminutive of Genowefa.

Gendis f Javanese
From Javanese gêndhis meaning "sugar".

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]

Génesis f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish form of Genesis.

Genka f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia and Genowefa.

Geoffray m French, French (Belgian)
French variant of Geoffrey.

Gera f Slovene
Short form of Gertruda.

Gerata f Kashubian
Feminine form of Gerat.

Gerelma f Buryat
Means "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа (-maa) meaning "mother".

Gertruda f Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian герой труда (geroy truda) meaning "hero of labour" and of героиня труда (geroinya truda) meaning "heroine of labour". In a way, one could say that this name is a Soviet (re-)interpretation of the Germanic name Gertruda.... [more]

Getachew m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "their lord", from Amharic ጌታ (géta) "Lord (Jesus), master".

Geuærgi m Ossetian
Variant of Giuærgi.

Gewargis m Assyrian
Syriac form of George.

Ghaanim m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ghanem, only found in Maldives.

Ghaaniyah f Arabic
Means "beautiful".

Ghadeer f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غدير (see Ghadir).

Ghafir m Arabic
Derived from Arabic غفر (gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare Ghafur, which is closely related.

Ghafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Ghafir.

Ghaisan m Indonesian (Rare)

Ghaith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).

Ghaleb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Ghalib.

Ghali m & f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic غَالِي (ḡālī) meaning "expensive, dear, precious" (see Ghaliya).

Ghalia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).

Ghania f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic غني (ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy, prosperous".

Ghanima f Arabic
Means "trophy, prize, gain, profit" in Arabic, from the root غنم (ghanīma) meaning "to make booty, to pillage".

Ghanshyam m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit घनश्याम (ghanashyama) meaning "black, deep, dark (colour of a cloud)". This is another name for the Hindu god Krishna.

Gharwinder m Punjabi

Ghasam m Iranian (Rare)

Ghazala f Arabic, Urdu
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.

Ghazaleh f Persian
Persian form of Ghazala.

Ghazali m Arabic, Malay
From the name of 11th-century Islamic scholar philosopher, theologian and mystic Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. His name may have been derived from Arabic غزل (ghazala) meaning "to spin, to whirl", referencing his father's occupation as a weaver, or from the name of a village called Ghazalah in present-day Iran.

Ghazanfar m Urdu, Persian
Derived from Arabic غضنفر (ghaḍanfar) meaning "lion".

Ghilas m Kabyle
Short form of Aghilas.

Ghizlane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic غزلان (ghizlan) meaning "gazelles", the plural of غزال (ghazal).

Ghmerti m Georgian Mythology
Derived from Georgian ღმერთი (ghmert'i), from Old Georgian ღმერთი ‎(ɣmerti), and ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣamort- meaning "God". Ghmerti is the supreme god in Georgian mythology and head of all the other deities... [more]

Gholam Reza m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.

Ghozali m Indonesian
Indonesian variamt of Ghazali.

Gia m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嘉 (gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家 (gia) meaning "home, family".

Giáp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.

Gierołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gerald.

Gigi m Georgian, Romanian
In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Giorgi and Grigol (compare Gigola).... [more]

Gilang m Sundanese
Means "brilliant, shining, sparkling" in Sundanese.

Ğilemdar m Bashkir

Giliante m Italian

Gilmetdin m Bashkir, Tatar
Means "flower of religion", derived from Bashkir and Tatar гөл (göl) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, creed, faith".

Ginalyn f Filipino
Combination of Gina and the popular suffix -lyn.

Gioann m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of John.

Giòna m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Jonah.

Giordi m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of George.

Giseppi m Sicilian
Contracted form of Giuseppi.

Githa f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gita 1.

Giti f Persian
Means "universe, world" in Persian.

Gitingev f Chukchi
Means "beautiful woman" in Chukchi.

Gitinnevyt f Chukchi
Means "beautiful" in Chukchi.