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Geruscha f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Gertrud.
Geruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruša.
Gervaes m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Gervasius.
Gervai m Provençal
Provençal form of Gervasius.
Gervasi m Georgian (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh
Georgian, Romansh and Occitan form of Gervasius.
Gervàsia f Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Gervasi.
Gervasiu m Corsican
Corsican form of Gervasius.
Gerwald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Gariwald.
Gerward m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Gariward.
Gerwin m German, Dutch
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and win "friend".
Gery m German
Diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element ger meaning "spear", such as Gerald and Gerhard... [more]
Gesa f Frisian, Low German, German, Old Swedish
Originally a Low German short form of names beginning with either of the Old High German elements gêr meaning "spear" (especially Gertrud) or gisil "pledge, hostage" (compare Giselle), this name is now generally considered a short form of Gertrud.
Gesalec m Germanic, History
Form of Giselaic. Gesalec was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Gesaleico m Spanish
Spanish form of Gesalec.
Gesalico m Italian
Italian form of Gesalec.
Gesche f German, Low German, Frisian
Frisian and Low German short form and diminutive of Gertrude.
Gese f Low German
Low German variant of Gesa.
Geseke f Low German (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Gese.
Gesha m Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy.
Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]
Gesika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Gesa.
Geske f Frisian, Low German
Contracted form of Geseke.
Gesthimani f Greek
Shift from Koine Greek Γεθσημανῆ (Gethsēmanê) (see Gethsemane).
Ġesù m Theology
Maltese form of Jesus.
Geṡü m Theology
Emilian-Romagnol form of Jesus.
Gesù m Biblical Italian, Italian, Theology (Italianized)
Italian and Sicilian form of Jesus.
Gesualda f Sicilian
Feminine form of Gesualdo.
Gesuina f Italian
Feminine form of Gesù.
Gesùs m Theology
Sardinian form of Jesus.
Geta f Romanian
Short form of Georgeta.
Getachew m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "their lord", from Amharic ጌታ (géta) "Lord (Jesus), master".
Getautas 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]
Getautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Getautas.
Gethalia m Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Gedaliah, recorded in what is present-day Germany in the 1500s.
Gethry m African American
Variant of surname Guthry.
Gethyn m Welsh
Variant of Gethin.
Getoar m Albanian
Albanian male name. It is composed of the first two letters of Albanian clan groups. GE stands for Gheg living in the north of Albanian lands (Northern Albania) and speaking the Gheg Dialect, TO for Tosk living in the south and speaking the Tosk Dialect, and AR for Arbëresh, Albanians living in Italy, Greece etc... [more]
Getúlio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Getulius. A bearer of this name was Getúlio Vargas (1882-1954), former president of Brazil.
Getulio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Getulius.
Getulius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant spelling of Gaetulius, a name that has two possible etymological origins. One is that it means "inhabitant of Gaeta", which is an Italian city that ultimately derives its name from Greek kaiétas meaning "cave"... [more]
Geumala f Acehnese
Variant of Keumala.
Geu-rin f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From an adaptation of the English word green.
Geurt m Dutch
Short form of Godert and Govert and later on also Gerard, due to a variation in pronunciation of Geert.
Geuru m & f Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 그루 (geuru) meaning "trunk, stem, stalk; stump, stock."
Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.
Geva f Medieval German, Old Danish
Short form of names with the Germanic name element geba "gift".
Gevherhan f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem" and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Gewargis m Assyrian
Syriac form of George.
Gexina f Basque (Archaic)
Basque equivalent of Graciana and Gratienne.
Geyla f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Gela recorded in what is now Germany from the 11th century onwards.
Geyse f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.
Geythild f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Gauthildr.
Geza m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian form of Géza.
Gezele f Medieval German
Double diminutive of Gepa, showing the Old High German diminutive *-z-* and the additional diminutive *-le*.
Gëzime f Albanian
Feminine form of Gëzim.
Gezine f Dutch
Variant spelling of Gesine.
Għabdija m Maltese
Maltese form of Obadiah.
Ghadah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غادة (see Ghada).
Ghadeer f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غدير (see Ghadir).
Ghader m Persian
Persian form of Qadir.
Ghafir m Arabic
Derived from Arabic غفر (gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare Ghafur, which is closely related.
Ghafoor m Arabic, Urdu, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفور (see Ghafur), as well as the usual Urdu and Dari Persian form.
Ghafour m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفور (see Ghafur), as well as the usual Persian form.
Ghafur m Arabic, Tajik
Means "forgiving" in Arabic, derived from the root غفر (ghafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". In Islamic tradition الغفور (al-Ghafur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Ghaibullah m Arabic, Afghan
Derived from the Arabic noun غيب (ghaib) meaning "absence, the unseen, that what is hidden or concealed" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).
Ghairat m Pashto
Means "pride, honour, bravery" in Pashto.
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).
Ghaliah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).
Ghaliyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).
Ghamai m Pashto
Means "gem, jewel, precious stone" in Pashto.
Ghamay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto غمی (see Ghamai).
Għamos m Maltese
Maltese form of Amos.
Ghanem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غانم (see Ghanim).
Ghania f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic غني (ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy, prosperous".
Ghanim m Arabic
Means "gainer, winner" in Arabic, derived from the root غنم (ghanima) meaning "to make a profit, to make booty, to obtain".
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.
Ghareeb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غريب (see Gharib).
Gharib m Arabic
Means "rare, amazing, extraordinary" or "foreigner, stranger" in Arabic, from the root غرب (gharuba) meaning "to be strange, to be odd".
Ghazal f Persian
From the name of a form of lyrical love poetry popular in the Middle East and South and Central Asia, ultimately derived from the Arabic root غزل (ghazala) meaning "to display love via speech, to exchange talk of love".
Ghazala f Arabic, Urdu
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.
Ghazalah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالة (see Ghazala).
Ghazale f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian غزاله (see Ghazaleh).
Ghazaleh f Persian
Persian form of Ghazala.
Ghazali m Arabic, Malay
From the Arabic surname الغزالي (al-Ghazāli), borne by 11th-century Sunni scholar 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.
Ghazaly m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالي (see Ghazali), as well as a Malay variant.
Ghazanfar m Urdu, Persian
Derived from Arabic غضنفر (ghaḍanfar) meaning "lion".
Ghazanfer m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu غضنفر (see Ghazanfar).
Ghazaros m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Lazarus.
Ghedeon m Romanian
Romanian form of Gideon.
Gheerlof m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Gerulf.
Gheertruud f Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Gertrude.
Gheith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).
Gheleyn m Medieval Dutch
Variant form of Gisleyn.
Gheorghi m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of George.
Gheorghina f Romanian, Moldovan
Feminine form of Gheorghe.
Gheraldu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Gerald.
Gherardesca f Medieval Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gherardo.
Gherardina f Corsican
Corsican feminine form of Gerard.
Gherardu m Corsican
Corsican form of Gerard.
Gherarduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Gherardo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Gheta f Romansh
Short form of Margheta.
Ghiggermo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of William.
Ghijsberdina f Dutch
Feminine form of Ghijsbert.
Ghilas m Kabyle
Short form of Aghilas.
Ghileyn m Medieval Dutch
Variant form of Gheleyn.
Ghinda f Medieval Romanian
Either a contracted form of Ghenadia or a derivation from Romanian acorn.
Ghino m Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Short form of names ending in -ghino, such as Arrighino, Ughino and Federighino.
Ghiocel m Romanian (Rare)
Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Romanian (genus Galanthus).
Ghislaina f Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ghislain.
Ghisola f Italian (Archaic)
Apparently an Italian form of the Germanic name Gisila, Gisla.
Ghisolabella f Medieval Italian
Combination of Ghisola, and bella meaning "beautiful". Ghisolabella was the sister of Venedico Caccianemico, a thirteenth century Italian politician... [more]
Ghita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning.
Ghizlane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic غزلان (ghizlan) meaning "gazelles", the plural of غزال (ghazal).
Ghjacinta f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjacintu.
Ghjacintu m Corsican
Corsican form of Hyacinthus via Giacinto.
Ghjacumetta f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjacumu (compare Giacometta).
Ghjacumina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjacumu.
Ghjacumu m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Sardinian form of James.
Ghjaseppina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjaseppu.
Ghjenuveffa f Corsican
Corsican form of Genevieve.
Ghjeremia m Corsican
Corsican form of Jeremiah.
Ghjilormina f Corsican (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ghjilormu (compare Jéromine).
Ghjilormu m Corsican
Corsican form of Hieronymus via Girolamo.
Ghjirolma f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjirolmu.
Ghjiseppina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjiseppu.
Ghjobba m Corsican
Corsican form of Job.
Ghjonassu m Corsican
Corsican form of Jonas 2.
Ghjorghju m Corsican
Corsican form of George.
Ghjosuè m Corsican
Corsican form of Joshua.
Ghjuda m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Gallurese form of Judah.
Ghjudice m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican
Derived from Corsican ghjudice "judge", this was used as a personal given name in medieval Corsica.
Ghjudita f Corsican
Corsican form of Judith.
Ghjuellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Joel.
Ghjuliana f Corsican
Corsican form of Juliana.
Ghjulianu m Corsican
Corsican form of Julianus.
Ghjulietta f Corsican
Diminutive of Ghjulia (compare Giulietta).
Ghjuliu m Corsican
Corsican form of Julius.
Ghjurghjina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjorghju.
Ghjustina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjustinu.
Ghjustinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Justinus.
Ghjustu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Justus. The name coincides with Corsican ghjustu "just, fair, honorable, upright".
Ghjuvacchinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Joachim.
Ghjuvanmarcu m Corsican
Combination of Ghjuvan and Marcu.
Ghjuvannina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjuvanni.
Ghjuvan'Paulu m Corsican
Combination of Ghjuvan and Paulu.
Ghodrat m Persian
Persian form of Qudrat.
Ghofur m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ghafur.
Gholamali m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Ali 1.
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.
Gholib m Tajik
Tajik form of Ghalib.
Ghonche f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian غنچه (see Ghoncheh).
Ghorzang m Pashto
Means "leaping, jumping" in Pashto.
Ghotai f Pashto
Means "bud, blossom" in Pashto.
Ghozali m Indonesian
Indonesian variamt of Ghazali.
Ghufron m Indonesian, Tajik (Rare)
Indonesian and Tajik form of Ghufran.
Ghulom m Tajik
Tajik form of Ghulam.
Ghutai f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto غوټۍ/غوټۍ (see Ghotai).
Ghvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am God's man" in Georgian (literally: "I am of God"), derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly" (see Ghvtiso) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".
Ghvtiso m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly". Also compare modern Georgian ღვთაება (ghvtaeba) meaning "god, deity" and ღვთიური (ghvtiuri) meaning "godly, divine".... [more]
Gia m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嘉 (gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家 (gia) meaning "home, family".
Gia m Georgian
Variant of Gio, which is a short form of Giorgi and sometimes also of Grigol.... [more]
Giachem m Romansh
Variant of Jachiam.
Giachen m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob.
Giaches m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jaches, which is a rare variant form of the medieval French name Jachet (a diminutive of Jacques)... [more]
Giachet m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jacquet, which is a medieval French diminutive of Jacques. Also compare Giaches and Giacomo... [more]
Giacho m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gia 2 and Gio.
Giacintu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacinto.
Giaco m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of James.
Giacob m Romansh
Variant of Jacob.
Giacobba f Italian, Sardinian
Feminine form of Giacobbe.
Giacometta f Italian
Diminutive of Giacoma.
Giacomuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giacomo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Giacu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.
Giacum m Romansh
Romansh form of Iacomus.
Giacumin m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacominus.
Giacun m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob, traditionally found in the Surselva region. Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer.
Giaele f Italian
Italian form of Yael.
Giagu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of James.
Giahannes m Romansh
Romansh form of Johannes.
Giàime m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.
Giakinf m Russian
Russian form of Hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).
Giambatista m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Giambattista.
Giambettino m Italian
Combination of Gian and Bettino.
Giambono m Medieval Italian, Venetian (Archaic)
Contraction of Gianni and the Italian adjective buono "good".
Giambuono m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gianni and the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair".
Giammilla f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Judeo-Italian name derived from Arabic Jamila.
Gian m Romansh
Romansh form of John.
Giàna f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Giuàn.
Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.
Gianangelo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Angelo.
Gianet m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianfresco m Italian
Contraction of Giovanni and Francesco.
Giangiorgio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giorgio.
Gianguido m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Guido.
Giáni m Lombard
Lombard form of Gianni.
Giàni m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Gianni.
Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.
Gianin m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Giannakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Giannis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Giannetto m Italian
Italian diminutive of Gianni, as -etto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.
Gianot m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianpietro m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Pietro.
Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.
Giao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 交 (giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".
Giáp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.
Giargöra m Romansh (Archaic)
Contraction of Gian and Göra, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Giasone m Italian
Italian form of Jason.
Giat m Javanese
From Javanese giyat meaning "vigorous, active, enthusiastic".
Giatgem m Romansh
Variant of Giatgen.
Giatgen m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.
Giaxo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Blasius.
Gibbe m West Frisian
Variant of Gabbe, or a short form of Giselbert.
Gibbon m Medieval English, Manx (Archaic)
Medieval English diminutive of Gib, itself a short form of Gilbert.
Gibuld m Germanic, History
Variant short form of Gebavultus. Gibuld was the name of a 5th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.
Gică m Romanian
Diminutive of George.
Gicu m Romanian
Diminutive of George and Gheorghe.
Gid m Mormon
Nephite military officer.