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Gidget f Literature, Popular Culture
Originally from a novel by Frederick Kohner, which was made into a movie. Gidget's real name was Franzie.
Gidgiddonah m Mormon
Nephite commander.
Gidgiddoni m Mormon
Nephite commander.
Giel m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname Giel.
Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Gifford m English
Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Gilan m Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name 'Galen' meaning 'green'. A character from John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice'... [more]
Gilgah m Mormon
Early Jaredite.
Gilgal m Mormon
Nephite commander at the battle of Cumorah (c. AD 385).
Gill m & f Indian
This name derives from the Jatt tribe. All members of the Gill tribe will traditionally add Gill as their surname. This Jatt tribe can be found throughout the historic Punjab region and the regions bordering Punjab... [more]
Gillebride m Medieval Scottish
Means "servant of Brigit", from Scottish Gaelic gille "servant" (Old Irish gilla) and the name of the 5th-century saint Brigit of Kildare.
Gille Chrìost m Scottish Gaelic
Original Scottish Gaelic form of Gilchrist. This name used to be Anglicized as Christopher.
Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.
Gilli m Old Norse, Faroese
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this an Old Norse adoption of Gaelic names containing the element Gill, while others see it as an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Geirl-, and yet others consider it an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Gísl-.
Gillot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Gillian or Julian. See also Juliet.
Gin m & f Japanese, Chinese (Hakka), Malaysian
A variant of Chin in Chinese, the use of the name in Singapore and Malaysia is likely based on the Chinese name.... [more]
Ginnaru m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gennaro.
Giorgo m Greek
Variant of Giorgos.
Giorgoula f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek diminutive of Giorgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Giotis m Greek
Short form of Panagiotis.
Gironima f Spanish
Feminization of Gironimo, a variation of Geronimo.
Girste f Sami
Variant of Kirste.
Giso m Frankish, German (Rare), Medieval English
Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza meaning "arrow". It is also used in modern German as a short form of names that begin with Gis- such as Gisbert... [more]
Giste f Sami
Sami variant of Girste.
Giuanniccu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuanne.
Giurgiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giorgio.
Giustinu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Giustino.
Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Glade m Mormon
Almost exclusively found in Utah and used by members of the Mormon church. Transferred use of the surname Glade.
Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.
Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.
Glanmor m Welsh
From the words glan (clean) and mor (great).
Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.
Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.
Glendon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glendon.
Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.
Glewin m Medieval English
Possibly derived from an Old English name meaning "wise friend", from Old English glēaw "prudent, wise" and wine "friend".
Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.
Gloriette f English
From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.
Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.
Glover m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Glover.
Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.
Glúm f Norse Mythology
A minor Norse goddess, an attendant of Frigg.
Glut f Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse Glöð meaning "glowing, bright, sparkling". In Norse myth she was a fire giantess, the wife of Logi.
Gná f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]
Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.
Gniew m Polish (Rare)
Meaning "anger", usually short for names like Zbigniew or Dobiegniew.
Gniewko m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Gniewomir. Occasionally, used on its own.
Gnosis m Ancient Greek
Means "knowledge" in Greek. The inscription Gnosis epoesen "Gnosis created" appears on the Stag Hunt mosaic (c. 300 BCE; found in a wealthy home in ancient Macedonia), which may indicate that the author was named Gnosis or possibly refers to an abstract pronoun, since gnosis is also the Greek word for knowledge (one scholar, for example, thinks it should be read as "Apelles' Knowledge Made It")... [more]
Ġob m Biblical Maltese
Maltese form of Job.
God m American (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Godfrey or possibly directly from the English word.
Godard m Dutch (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Godehard and Dutch variant form of Godhard. Also compare the English given name Goddard.... [more]
Godemir m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Godzimir.
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".
Godgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the elements god "god" and guð "battle".
God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
Godhild f Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with hild "battle"... [more]
Godhyse m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" combined with hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."
Godlye m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "religious or pious."
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"
Godstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" and stan "stone".
Godtovi m Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian
Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with the Scandinavian name Tovi (a medieval form of Tófi).
Godwinson m African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Godwinson.
Godwy m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Godwig.
Godzimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic god "appropriate" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.
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.
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).
Golchachak f Tatar
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" combined with Tatar чәчәк (çäçäq) "flower" (of Turkish origin).
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]
Golden m & f English (Rare), 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]
Goldhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and here "army".
Goldie m English
Diminutive of Golden, Golding and other names that begin with Gold-.
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.
Goldstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and stan "stone, rock, gem".
Goldwin m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Goldwine found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".
Gölnaz f Tatar
Tatar form of Golnaz.
Gon m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gonças m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gonchi m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.
Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.
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]
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."
Goodwill m Zulu, South African, Literature
Derives from the Medieval English gode meaning "good", plus will, "wish or desire", and was originally given as a complimentary nickname to an amiable person, favourably disposed towards others... [more]
Good-work m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used.
Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.
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.
Gordafarid f Persian Mythology
The name of one of the heroines in the Shahnameh.
Gorge m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.
Gorgeous f English
Meaning, "beautiful, attractive, very pleasant."
Gorio m Spanish
Diminutive of Gregorio.
Gormelia f Scottish (Archaic)
Latinate form of Gormal. This became the usual form of the name in the 19th century, along with Gormilia and Gormula.
Gormshuil f Scottish Gaelic
Means "blue eye" in Scottish Gaelic, from gorm "blue" and sùil "eye".
Gosalyn f Popular Culture
In the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
Gościsław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.
Gospatric m Medieval Scottish
Means "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton uuas, guas "servant" and Middle Welsh gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint Patrick... [more]
Goszczon m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "being a guest at someone's place" in Polish.
Götar m Old Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish modern form of Gautarr.
Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.
Gothicus m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".
Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.
Goulielmos m Greek
Greek form of William via Gulielmus.
Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval English
From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]
Graceann f English
Combination of Grace and Ann.
Graceanne f English
Combination of Grace and Anne 1.
Graceful f English (Puritan)
The physical characteristic of displaying "pretty agility", in the form of elegant movement, poise, or balance. The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning "pleasing."
Graceless m Literature
From the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Graci f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Engracia.
Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).
Graciemae f English
Combination of Gracie and Mae.
Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), English
From the English word gracious, ultimately from Latin gratiosus, a derivative of gratia "esteem, favor". This was one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century, possibly inspired by Psalm 145:8: 'The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.'
Gracita f Spanish
Diminutive of Engracia.
Gralon m Medieval Breton, Breton Legend
Younger form of Gratlon. In Breton legend, Gralon was the king of Kêr-Is and the father of Ahez.
Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.
Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.
Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.
Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.
Grata f History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.
Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.
Grayer m Popular Culture
Elaboration of Gray.
Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn
Graylynn f English
Combination of Gray and Lynn.
Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.
Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.
Greenberry m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenberry. Given originally in honor of Colonel Nicholas Greenberry. Sometimes split into two names (i.e. Green Berry)
Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.
Greenleaf m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenleaf.
Greenlee f English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Greenlee.
Gregoris m Greek
Variant transcription of Grigoris, which itself is a variant form of Gregorios.
Gretna f American (Rare)
From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of Greta.
Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.
Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.
Grim m Anglo-Saxon, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish, Norwegian
Medieval form of Grímr meaning "mask, helmet", which remained popular in Anglo-Scandinavian areas well into the 12th century. This was used as another name for the Norse god Odin... [more]
Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.
Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.
Gris m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda and Griseldo.
Grissel f Medieval English
This is a short form of Griselda.... [more]
Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.
Grit m English
Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.
Gritz m Ukrainian
Diminutive of Grigory.
Grizelda f American (South, Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Kashubian
Hungarian and Kashubian form and English and Afrikaans variant of Griselda. The English usage may have been influenced by Grizel.
Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".
Guada f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Guang m Taiwanese
Means "light, glory" in Taiwanese.
Guaraci m & f Brazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi
Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [more]
Guayo m Spanish
Diminutive of Eduardo.
Gudhridh f Medieval English
Variant of Guthrith, a form of Guðríðr which occurs in Domesday Book. Also compare Gytha.
Gudit f Eastern African, Ge'ez
Ge'ez form of Judith.... [more]
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guenevive f Spanish
Combination of Guinevere an Genevieve.
Guerdy m & f Haitian Creole
French phonetic spelling of Gerdi.... [more]
Guerrero m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Guerrero.
Guerrino m Italian
Variant of Guerrino combined with the word guerra "war". It was rather often given to boys born during the First World War (1915-1918). It's very old-fashioned today.
Guga m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Gustavo and Augusto, and Gonçalo.
Gugu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo and Gustavo.
Guibinha m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Güicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.
Guidinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Margarida.
Guiga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guigenor f Arthurian Romance
In the First Continuation of the Old French Perceval of Chrétien de Troyes (ca. 1200), Guigenor was the daughter of Sir Guiromelant and Clarissant and the niece of Gawain.
Guigui m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guile m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.
Guilhem m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of William.
Guille m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Guíller m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Guillotin m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guille, itself a short form of Guillaume. Also see Guillot.
Guinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tiago.
Guiot m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guy 1.
Gulbadam f Turkmen (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with بادام (bâdâm) meaning "almond".
Gulkalaski m Cherokee
Means "one who falls from the leaning position" in Cherokee.
Gulliver m English
Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.
Gume m Spanish
Diminutive of Gumersindo.
Gúmer m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Gumersindo and Gumersinda.
Gundhard m Old Swedish, Upper German
Old High German name, combination of GUNN "battle, fight" and HARD "hard, strong."
Gunhard m Old Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of Gundhard.
Guni m Biblical
Guni was a son of Naphtali according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Gunna f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Old Norse pet form of names containing the name element GUNN (see also Gunni) and a pet form of Guðrún.
Gunná f Sami
Sami form of Gunna.
Gunnketill m Old Norse, Medieval English
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "war" and ketill "cauldron, helmet".
Gunnulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish, Old Swedish and modern form of Gunnulfr.
Gunnulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle, fight" and ulfr "wolf."
Gunware f Medieval English, Medieval Scandinavian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Gunnvǫr (see Gunvor).
Gunwor f Medieval English
Form of Gunware found in the Alecto edition of Domesday Book.
Guocheng m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" and 城 (chéng) meaning "castle, city". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guohui m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guoren m Chinese
From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" and 仁 (rén) meaning "compassionate". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.
Gushklin m Tlingit
Meaning, "dorsal fin screen."
Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.
Guta f Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusta.
Guðifriðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Godefrid.