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Gaudencja f Polish
Polish form of Gaudentia.

Gaudencjusz m Polish
Polish form of Gaudentius.

Gaudens m Dutch (Rare), French (Archaic), French (African)
Dutch form of Gaudentius and French variant of Gaudence. Also compare Gaudenz.

Gaudentas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudente f & m Medieval Italian, Italian
Means "joyful, happy" in Italian, from Latin gaudere meaning "to rejoyce".

Gaudentia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gaudentius. This name was most notably borne by a virgin martyr and saint, who was put to death (along with three others) during the early persecution of Christians.

Gaudentius m Late Roman, Dutch
Derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoice." This name was borne by a saint from the 5th century AD.

Gaudenty m Polish
Polish form of Gaudentius.

Gaudèntziu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudenz m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh
German and Romansh form of Gaudentius.

Gaudenzia f Italian
Italian form of Gaudentia.

Gaudenzio m Italian
Italian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudenziu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudenzu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Gaudentius.

Gaudéric m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Walderic.

Gaudminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [more]

Gaudminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gaudminas.

Gaudrė f Lithuanian
Short form of names beginning with Gaud- (e.g. Gaudminė), derived either from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take; to catch, to hunt" or adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing."

Gaudrimas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [more]

Gaudrimė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gaudrimas.

Gaudry m French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant form of Gaudéric.

Gaudvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [more]

Gaudvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gaudvilas.

Gaudvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [more]

Gaudvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gaudvydas.

Gaufrèdi m Provençal
Provençal form of Godfrey.

Gaufrey m Norman
Norman form of Geoffroy.

Gauge m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gage, apparently influenced by the English word that refers to an instrument for measuring.

Gaugerich m History (Ecclesiastical, Germanized)
German form of Gaugericus.

Gauja f Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name Gaui.

Gaukhar f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Gauhar.

Gaulbert m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Galbert.

Gaulthier m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gaultier.

Gaumet m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Name of a king of the island of La Gomera in the 15th century, according to historian Pedro Agustín del Castillo (1669-1741). This name has been revived in modern times.

Gaurab m Bengali, Nepali
Bengali and Nepali form of Gaurav.

Gauranga m Bengali
From Sanskrit गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) meaning "whitish or yellowish body", derived from गौर (gaura) meaning "white, yellowish" and अङ्ग (aṅga) meaning "limb, body"... [more]

Gaurika f Nepali
The name of the Nepalese swimmer Gaurika Singh, youngest participant of the 2016 Olympic Games.

Gaut m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gaute.

Gautarr m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements gautr "Goth, Geat, person from Götaland" and herr "army."

Gaûtchi m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Walter.

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

Gauthild f Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Gauthildr.

Gautié m Provençal
Provençal form of Gauthier.

Gautièr m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon cognate of Gautier.

Gautr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
From Old Norse gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Gautrek m Old Norwegian
Younger form of Gautrekr.

Gautrik m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gautrekr.

Gåva f Swedish (Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish gåva "gift".

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".

Gavinu m Corsican, Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Gabinus.

Gavrela f Yiddish
Yiddish feminine form of Gabriel.

Gavrila m Russian
A Russian folk form of Gavriil.

Gavroche m Literature
Used by Victor Hugo in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a son of the Thénardiers. Due to the character, who adopts Gavroche as his name, this has become a French slang word meaning "street urchin" or "mischievous child".

Gavrylo m Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Гаврило (see Havrylo).

Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.

Gawa m & f Tibetan
Means "joy, love" or "to be happy, glad" in Tibetan.

Gawaina f English
Feminization of Gawain.

Gawein m Dutch
Dutch form of Gawain.

Gawen m Cornish, Medieval English, Arthurian Cycle
Middle English form of Gawain, as well as the modern Cornish form.

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

Gawin m Polish (Archaic), German (Silesian, Archaic)
Polish form of Gabinus.

Gawn m Scots
Scots form of Gavin.

Gawriel m Jewish (Polonized, Archaic)
Polonized spelling of Gabriel.

Gay m Irish
Irish short form of Gabriel.

Gay m & f Karen
Means "good, suitable, proper" in S'gaw Karen.

Gay m Biblical Russian, Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Gaius.

Gaya f Judeo-Spanish
Means "gay, happy" in Judeo-Spanish.

Gayani f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Gayan.

Gʻaybullo m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghaibullah.

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".

Ga-Yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 映 (yeong) meaning "reflect light"... [more]

Gayge m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage.

Gayleen f English (Australian, Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylene.

Gaylyn f English
Variant of Galyn. Also a combination of Gay and Lyn.

Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Ga-Young f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 가영 (see Ga-Yeong).

Ğäyşä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Aisha.

Gaysa m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Isa 1.

Gazali m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالي (see Ghazali), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Gazanfer m Turkish
Turkish form of Ghazanfar.

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).

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

Gazmira f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Derived from Guanche *gazmir meaning "reed, grass". This was the name of a place in the island of La Palma (recorded as Gasmil). It was also borne as a surname by Francisca de Gazmira, a Guanche woman who defended the rights of the Canarian aborigines during the conquest and Christianization of La Palma in the late 15th century... [more]

Gazmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Gazmir.

Gazmor m Albanian
Derived from Albanian gazmor " enjoyable, delightful, pleasant; jolly, cheerful".

Gazouba f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Azubah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gazpar m Aragonese
Aragonese variant of Gaspar.

Gazsó m Hungarian
Diminutive of Gáspár.

Gazte f Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque gazte "young".

Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.

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

Gde m Balinese
Variant of Gede.

Gé m Dutch, Flemish (Rare), Limburgish
Short form of Gerard and Gerardus. In Flanders, it can also be a short form of Roger, which is pronounced the French way there.... [more]

Gea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gaea.

Gea f Dutch
Short form of Margaretha and Gesina or a variant spelling of Gaea.

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Geana f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Geanette f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanette.

Gebahild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Gebalind f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Gebamund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Gebarad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Gebaric m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Gebatrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with þruþ "strength."

Gebavultus m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Gothic vulthus "glory, fame."

Gebawin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Gebbe m West Frisian
Variant of Gabbe.

Gébéric m History (Gallicized)
French form of Geberic.

Geberic m Germanic, History
Variant of Gebaric. Geberic was the name of a 4th-century king of the Goths, a Germanic tribe.

Geberico m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Geberic.

Geberyk m Polish
Polish form of Geberic.

Gebhardus m Dutch, German
Latinized form of Gebhard.

Gebinus m Medieval German (Latinized)
Derived from a Germanic name containing the High German name element geba "to give; gift".

Geda f Romansh
Variant of Gada, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Gedalja m Biblical German
German form of Gedaliah.

Geddiel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Gaddiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Geddihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Gaddiel used in the Latin Old Testament.

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

Gedeão m Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Gedeon.

Gédéon m French, French (African), French (Belgian), Jèrriais
French and Jèrriais form of Gedeon.

Gedeón m Spanish
Spanish form of Gideon.

Gedevan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Gid'on (see Gideon) via its hellenized form Gedeon.

Gedgailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedgailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedgailas.

Gedgaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedgaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedgaudas.

Gedia m & f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun გედი (gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [more]

Gedimin m Russian
Russian form of Gediminas.

Gediminė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Gedminė.

Ģedimins m Latvian
Latvian form of Gediminas.

Gedleyihlekisa m Southern African, Zulu
In the case of former South African president Jacob Zuma (1942-), the name means "the one who smiles while causing you harm" in Zulu. His middle name was invented by his father, who based it on the phrase ngeke ngithule umuntu engigedla engihlekisa meaning "I won't keep quiet when someone deceives me with a beautiful smile while he is doing damage to me".

Gedmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedmantas.

Gedminas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti "to ask" or from the more modern Lithuanian verb gedėti "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long for, to yearn, to pine"... [more]

Gedminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedminas.

Gedmintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedmintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedmintas.

Gedrimas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedrimė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedrimas.

Gedvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedvaidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gedvaidas.

Gedvainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedvainė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gedvainas.

Gedvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedvilas.

Gedvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]

Gedvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gedvydas.

Geerlof m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gerlof.

Geert-Jan m Dutch
Combination of Geert and Jan 1.

Geertruda f Dutch
Dutch variant of Gertruda.

Geertrude f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Gertrude.

Geertrudis f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Gertrudis.

Geertrui f Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Geertruy. In modern times, the name is also used as a short form of Geertruida.

Geertruij f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Geertruy.

Geertruud f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gertrude. In that capacity, the name is used as an independent, official name on birth certificates. However, it also occurs as an informal name in daily life for women who are officially named Geertruda, Geertrude, Geertrudis, etc... [more]

Geertruy f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Geertruyt.

Geertruyt f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Dutch form of Gertrude. It remains in use to this day, but it's extremely rare.... [more]

Gees f Dutch, West Frisian
Dutch short form of Gesina.

Geffrai m Norman
Variant of Geffray.

Geffray m Norman, Jèrriais
Norman and Jèrriais form of Geoffrey.

Geffrei m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Geoffrey. Geffrei Gaimar (also known as Geoffrey Gaimar, fl. 1130s) was an Anglo-Norman chronicler. His contribution to medieval literature and history was as a translator from Old English to Anglo-Norman.

Gefjun f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Gefjon.

Gefn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.

Gega m Georgian
Meaning uncertain. The earliest known attestation of this name occurs in a Georgian source from the 16th century AD. It might possibly be related to Georgian გეგმა (gegma) meaning "plan, project" and Georgian გეგმი (gegmi) meaning "plan" as well as "law, custom".... [more]

Gegania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Geganius. Gegania was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.

Gegard m Armenian
Variant transcription of Geghard. A notable bearer of this name is Gegard Mousasi (b. 1985), an Iranian-born Dutch martial artist of Armenian descent.

Gege m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Gega.

Gegè m Italian
Diminutive of Eugenio and Gennaro.

Gegê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Ge-.

Gegeen f & m Mongolian
Means "saintly, holy, enlightened, bright" in Mongolian. This was the regnal name of the ninth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Gegeensuvd f Mongolian
From Mongolian гэгээн (gegeen) meaning "saintly, holy, bright" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".

Geger m Javanese
From Javanese gègèr meaning "uproar, chaos, confusion".

Gegi m Georgian
Variant of Gega.

Gehad m & f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جهاد (see Jihad), also used as a feminine name. This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Geilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Geilchen f Yiddish
Probably a diminutive of Abigail.... [more]

Geiléis f Irish
Modern Gaelic form of Gelgéis.

Geilhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Geillis f Scottish
Variant of Gelis.

Geilmer m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Geilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Geilsind f Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Gothic sinths "way, path."

Geiltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with þruþ "strength."

Geina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Of debated origin and meaning.

Geirahǫd f Old Norse
Variant of Geirahǫð.

Geirahǫð f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from geirr ("spear") and hǫð ("battle"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geiravǫr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Gæirvǫr. This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirbjörn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Geirdís f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Means "spear goddess", derived from Old Norse geirr meaning "spear" and dís meaning "goddess".

Geirdriful f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "spear-flinger". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Geirfinnr.

Geirfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gæirfríðr.

Geirid f Norwegian (Rare)
Younger form of Geirríðr.

Geirlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Gæirlaug as well as an archaic Norwegian masculine form (via Gæirlaugr).

Geirleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gerlach.

Geirmund m Norwegian
Modern form of Geirmundr.

Geirmundur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Gæirmundr.

Geirný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements geirr meaning "spear" and nýr meaning "new".

Geirǫlul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Geirǫnul or a combination of geirr ("spear") and ǫl ("ale"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirǫmul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirǫnul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly a combination of geirr ("spear") and ana- (emphatic prefix). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirrid f Old Norse
Norwegian form of Geirríðr (see Gæirfríðr).

Geirrød m Norse Mythology
Norwegian form of Gæirreðr.

Geirrǫmul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫndul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫnul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Geirskǫgull f Old Norse
Variant of Geirskǫgul.

Geirþjófur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse geirr "spear" and þjófr "thief".

Geirðrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Geirþrúðr.

Geirþrúðr f Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Gertrude.

Geirþrúður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gertrude.

Geirtrúð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Geirþrúðr.

Geirúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf.". In short, it is the Ancient Scandinavian form of Gerulf.

Geirvǫr f Old Norse
Variant of Gæirvǫr.

Geísa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Gisela.

Geise f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geísa.

Geiseric m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Gaiseric. Geiseric the Lame was king of the Vandals and the Alans in the 5th century AD.

Geiserik m Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish
Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish form of Geiseric. In Swedish and Norwegian, the name is not used outside of translations of historical documents about the 5th century king of the Vandals and the Alans.

Geisha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese word geisha meaning "geisha".

Geisiane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Geísa.

Geisler m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern High German form of Giselher.

Geißler m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Geisler.

Geiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geísa.

Gejta f Maltese
Short form of Gejtana.

Gejtana f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Gejtanu.

Gejtanu m Maltese
Maltese form of Gaetano.

Gejtu m Maltese
Short form of Gejtanu.

Gejza m Czech, Slovak, Medieval Hungarian
Czech and Slovak form of Géza as well as a medieval Hungarian form of this name.

Gekatey m Russian
Russian form of Hekataios.

Gelanor m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb γελάω (gelao) meaning "to laugh" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Gelare f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).

Gelareh f Persian
Derived from Southern Kurdish گِلارە‎ (gilare) meaning “eye, pupil”.

Gélase m French (African, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gelasius.

Gelasi m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Gelasios.

Gelasije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Gelasios.

Gelásio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Gelasius.

Gelasios m Late Greek
Derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) meaning "laughing".

Gelasiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Gelasios.

Gelazja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gelazy.

Geldau f West Frisian
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with wîh "holy" or Old High German wîg "warrior."

Geldert m West Frisian
Variant of Gildert.

Gėlė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun gėlė meaning "flower".

Gele f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of Gertrud.

Gelein f Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Gela.

Gelein m Dutch
Modern Dutch form of Gheleyn.

Geletta f Romansh
Romansh cognate of Giulietta, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Gelfrat m Germanic Mythology, Medieval German
Formed from the High German name elements GELF "boast, yelp" and RAT "council, advice".... [more]

Gelgéis f Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "bright swan" in Old Irish, from geal "bright" and geiss "swan".

Gelgia f Romansh
Romansh form of Julia, traditionally found in the Surselva region. The name coincides with Romansh gelgia "lily".

Gèli m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Giles.

Geli m Romansh
Variant of Giuli, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Gelica f Slovene
Diminutive of Angela.

Geliis m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Gillis.

Gelijn m Dutch
Variant of Gelein.

Gelika f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Short form of Angelika.

Gélike f Picard
Hypocoristic of Angélique.

Geliko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gela.

Gelimer m Germanic, History
Variant of Geilmer. Gelimer was a 6th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.

Gelinda f Venetian, Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Gelindo.

Gelis f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scots form of Gelgéis and a Scots form of Gilia.

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]

Geliya f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Geliy. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Gelle m West Frisian
Frisian short form of names that contain the Old Frisian element geld, which ultimately comes from Gothic gild "sacrifice, value."

Gelleia f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Juliana (compare Gillian).

Gellén m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Kilián.

Gellert m Literature, Popular Culture
Gellert Grindelwald is an evil sorcerer mentioned in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Gellert m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Gellért.

Gelli m Romansh
Variant of Geli.

Gelmer m West Frisian
Frisian form of Gildemar.

Gelmir m Germanic
From the Ancient Germanic elements gailaz meaning "elated; petulant" combined with mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Gelmira f Portuguese (African, Rare), Italian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gelmiro.

Gelo m Spanish (European)
Short form of Ángel.

Gelodi m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Velodi.

Gelsie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gelsey.

Gelsomino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gelsomina.

Geltrada f Germanic
Clearly feminine form of Gildared.

Geluka m Georgian
Diminutive of Gela.

Gely m Soviet, Russian
Variant transcription of Geliy.

Gelya f Russian
Diminutive of Angelina or Engelsina.

Gem f English (Rare)
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Gemanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Ge- and -manda recorded in the 19th century.

Gemechu m Ethiopian, Oromo
Means "joy, happiness" in Oromo.

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

Gemello m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gemellus.

Gemeni m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant of Gemini.

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

Gemina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English
Italian form of Jemina.

Geminello m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemino.

Geminián m Spanish
Variant form of Geminiano.

Geminian m Venetian, Polish (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Venetian and Polish form of Geminianus. This was the name of a saint from the 4th century AD.

Geminiana f Italian
Feminine form of Geminiano.

Geminianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Extended form of Geminius. Saint Geminianus was a fourth-century deacon who became Bishop of Modena.

Géminien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Geminianus.

Geminio m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gemino.

Geminius m Late Roman
Variant of Geminus. This name was borne by at least one Roman senator.

Gemino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Geminus.