This is a list of submitted names in which an editor of the name is
HL.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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).
Gede m BalineseMeans "big, great, large" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the first-born son.
Geliy m Soviet, RussianDerived 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]
Gerelma f BuryatMeans "light mother" in Buryat, from Mongolian гэрэл
(gerel) meaning "light" combined with the suffix -маа
(-maa) meaning "mother".
Gertruda f Soviet, RussianContraction 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]
Ghafir m ArabicDerived from Arabic غفر
(gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare
Ghafur, which is closely related.
Ghazali m Arabic, MalayFrom the name of 11th-century Islamic philosopher and theologian Al-Ghazali. His name was derived from Arabic غزل
(ghazala) meaning "to spin, to whirl", given in reference to his father's occupation as a weaver... [
more]
Ghmerti m Georgian MythologyDerived 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 PersianCombination 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.
Gia m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 嘉
(gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家
(gia) meaning "home, family".
Giáp m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 甲
(giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.
Gilmetdin m Bashkir, TatarMeans "flower of religion", derived from Bashkir and Tatar гөл
(göl) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic دِين
(dīn) meaning "religion, creed, faith".
Gölbanïw f BashkirFrom Bashkir
гөл (göl) meaning "flower" and
баныу (baniw) meaning "lady".
Golchachak f TatarDerived from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower" combined with Tatar чәчәк
(çäçäq) "flower" (of Turkish origin).
Golshifteh f Persian (Rare)From Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower" combined with شیفته
(šifte) "loving, amorous, infatuated". A known bearer is Golshifteh Farahani (1983-), real name
Rahavard Farahani, an Iranian actress and musician who has become a naturalized French citizen.
Goshefizh f Circassian (Russified)Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ
(g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы
(fəž̍ə) "white".
Gotfrid m Hungarian (Rare), HistoryHungarian form of
Gottfried. Gotfrid (c. 650–709) was the Duke of Alemannia in the late 7th century and until his death. He was of the house of the Agilolfing, which was the dominant ruling family in the Frankish Duchy of Bavaria.
Gözel f TurkmenMeans "beautiful, lovely, pretty" in Turkmen.
Guanghui m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 光
(guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 徽
(huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest", 惠
(huì) meaning "favour, benefit" or 輝
(huī) meaning "brightness"... [
more]
Guangmei f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 光
(guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅
(méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [
more]
Guangming m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光
(guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明
(míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭
(míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [
more]
Guanliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 关
(guān) meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation" combined with 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", as well as other character combinations.
Guanyin f Chinese MythologyMeans "one who observes sounds" from Chinese 观
(guān) meaning "to observe, to view" and 音
(yīn) meaning "sound, tone", referring to the prayers and cries of those who need help... [
more]
Guasche f Caucasian Mythology, CircassianDerived from Circassian гуащэ
(g°āš̍ă) meaning "lady, princess". In Circassian mythology, Guasche (or Gwasche) is a protectress and patroness goddess.
Gudisa m AbkhazMeans "rough heart, cruel heart" possibly from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа
(āγ°γ°ā) meaning "strong, rough" and агәы
(ā-g°ə́) meaning "heart".
Gugum m SundaneseDerived from Sundanese
gumbira meaning "happy, glad".
Gulab m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, UrduDerived from Persian گلاب
(golab) meaning "rosewater, rose", from گل
(gol) meaning "rose, flower" and آب
(ab) meaning "water".
Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ
(ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name
Aisha (of the same etymology).
Gulaiym f Kyrgyz, KazakhMeans "flower lady" from Kyrgyz and Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Kyrgyz айым
(aiym) meaning "madam, lady".
Gulalai f PashtoDerived from Pashto ګلابي
(gwëlâbi) meaning "pink, rosy".
Gulara f Azerbaijani, KyrgyzMeans "decorated with flowers" from Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا
(ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning".
Gulayna f KazakhFrom Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning “flower” and айна
(ayna) meaning “mirror”.
Gulazer f KurdishKurdish feminine given name derived from
gula meaning "rose" and
zer meaning "gold, golden, yellow".
Gulbakhram f KazakhDerived from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and the given name
Bahram.
Gulbanu f KazakhMeans "flower lady", derived from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower" combined with بانو
(bânu) meaning "lady".
Gulbara f KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and бардык
(bardyk) meaning "all, abundant, possessing".
Gulbarshyn f KazakhDerived from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and барша
(barsha) "fabric, brocade, cloth" (both of Persian origin).
Gulbatira f Kazakh (Rare)Means "flower at the mountain summit" from the Kazakh elements
gul meaning "flower" combined with
batira "mountaintop, summit, peak".
Guldana f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and дана
(dana) meaning "wise, educated, learned".
Gülnezer f UyghurCombination of Uyghur
گۈل (gül) meaning "flower"; ultimately from Persian
گل (gol) and
نەزەر (nezer) with an unknown meaning. A bearer is Gülnezer Bextiyar (1992-), a Uyghur-Chinese actress and model.
Gülşah f TurkishMeans "king of roses" from Turkish
gül meaning "rose" and
şah "king, shah".
Gulshat f KazakhDerived from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and شاد
(shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Gulsim f KazakhMeans "silver flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and Persian سیم
(sim) meaning "silver".
Gülsüm f TurkishTurkish form of
Kulthum (see
Kulsum). It can also be interpreted as an elaboration of the Turkish word
gül meaning "rose".
Gulzada f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" and Persian زاده
(zadeh) meaning "offspring".
Gulzat f Kazakh, KyrgyzDerived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" and Persian زاده
(zadeh) "offspring, child".
Gulzhamal f Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom Kyrgyz and Kazakh гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and Arabic جمال
(jamal) meaning "beauty".
Gulzhan f Kazakh, KyrgyzFrom Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Gulzhanat f KazakhFrom Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic جَنَّة
(janna) meaning "paradise, garden, heaven".
Gulzura f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)Possibly derived from Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian زور
(zur) meaning "force, strength, power". A known bearer is Gülzura Cumakunova (1954-), a Kyrgyz linguistic scholar who specializes in Turkic languages.
Gunadi m IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
guna meaning "benefit, purpose, use".
Gunawan m IndonesianMeans "virtuous, noble, useful", from Indonesian
guna meaning "use, purpose, goodness" combined with the masculine suffix
-wan.
Gunda f AbkhazPossibly means "beautiful" in Abkhaz. Alternately, it may be a form of the Ossetian name
Agunda. This is the name of a legendary Abkhaz woman who could take the form of a white horse.
Gündegmaa f MongolianPossibly derived from Mongolian гүнд
(günd) meaning "deep" and the feminine suffix маа
(maa).
Guocheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" and 城
(chéng) meaning "castle, city". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guofeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 锋
(fēng) meaning "edge, point, vanguard". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guohua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
more]
Guohui m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 辉
(huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guojun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 俊
(jùn) meaning "talented, handsome", 君
(jūn) meaning "king, ruler" or 军
(jūn) meaning "army"... [
more]
Guoliang m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 梁
(liáng) meaning "beam, bridge" or 良
(liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [
more]
Guoping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" or 郭
(guō) meaning "outer city" combined with 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
more]
Guoqing m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 清
(qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆
(qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate"... [
more]
Guoren m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" and 仁
(rén) meaning "compassionate". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guorong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 熔
(róng) meaning "melt, fuse"... [
more]
Guowei m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 伟
(wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", 维
(wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", 威
(wēi) meaning "power, pomp" or 卫
(wèi) meaning "guard, protect"... [
more]
Guram m GeorgianMeaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is etymologically related to
Bahram and therefore of Persian origin. Also compare the related names
Gvaram and
Varam.... [
more]
Gurbanguly m TurkmenFrom Arabic قُرْبَان
(qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" and a shortened form of غُلَام
(ḡulām) meaning "servant". A notable bearer is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957-), the current president of Turkmenistan.
Güven m & f TurkishMeans "confidence, courage, trust" in Turkish.
Güzel f TurkishDerived from Turkish
güzel "beautiful; nice", ultimately via Ottoman Turkish
گوزل (güzel), from Old Anatolian Turkish
گُزَل (gözel) “beautiful”.
Gvantsa f Svan, GeorgianDerived from the Svan word გუანც
(guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [
more]
Gvozdika f Soviet, RussianDerived 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.
Gyaltsen m & f TibetanMeans "mark of victory" in Tibetan, derived from རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to win" combined with མཚན
(mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
Hacıbala m AzerbaijaniMeans "child of the hajji" from Azerbaijani
hacı meaning "hajji (a Muslim who has visited Mecca)" and
bala meaning "child".
Hadis f PersianDerived from Arabic حَدِيث
(ḥadīṯ) meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad.
Hadj m Arabic (Maghrebi)From Arabic
حاج (ḥājj) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from
حج (ḥajj) meaning "pilgrimage", referring to the mandatory Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This name is mainly used in Algeria.
Hadji m & f Arabic, Tausug, MaranaoArabic alternate transcription of
Haji as well as the Tausug and Maranao form. It is occasionally used as a feminine name in the Philippines.
Haibin m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 滨
(bīn) meaning "beach, seashore". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haibo m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 波
(bō) meaning "wave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haifeng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 峰
(fēng) meaning "summit, peak". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haijun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 俊
(jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 军
(jūn) meaning "army"... [
more]
Haile m Ge'ez, Amharic, EthiopianMeans "power, force, strength" in Ge'ez and Amharic. This was the Ge'ez (baptismal) name of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie (1892-1975), who was born as
Tafari Makonnen.
Haili m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 莉
(lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 利
(lì) meaning "benefit, advantage"... [
more]
Hailun f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and 倫 or 仑
(lún) meaning "logic, reason, ethics, order". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haiping m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
more]
Haiqi m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 琦
(qí) meaning "fine, admirable, outstanding". This name can be formed from other character combinations as well.
Haitao m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 涛
(tāo) meaning "large waves". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Haixia f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 霞
(xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist" or 侠
(xiá) meaning "heroic, chivalrous, brave"... [
more]
Haixiang m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 祥
(xiáng) meaning "good luck, auspiciousness" or 翔
(xiáng) meaning "to fly, to soar", as well as other character combinations.
Haiyan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 晏
(yàn) meaning "quiet, peaceful, tranquil, late" or 燕
(yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)"... [
more]
Haiying f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 英
(yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 鹰
(yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon"... [
more]
Haja m & f MalagasyMeans "honour, reverence, respect" in Malagasy.
Hamada m ArabicDerived from Arabic حَمِيد
(ḥamīd) meaning "praiseworthy", ultimately from حَمِدَ
(ḥamida) meaning "to praise". It is etymologically related to
Hamid 1 and
Muhammad.
Hambali m IndonesianFrom the name of 9th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Ahmad ibn Hanbal, who founded the Hanbali school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam.
Hamid Reza m PersianCombination of
Hamid 1 and
Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.