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Ġlormu m Maltese
Maltese form of Jerome via Italian Girolamo and Gerolamo.

Glorvina f Literature
Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]

Glorya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gloria.

Glóði m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").

Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.

Glozell f Obscure
From the name of the American comedian, YouTube personality, actress, and television host, GloZell Green (1972—). Her name is a combination of her mom's name Gloria and her dad's name Ozell.

Glück f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Glückel f Yiddish
German Yiddish variant of Glukel

Glúmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).

Glúmur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Glúmr.

Glúniairn m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Meaning "iron-kneed."

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.

Glycanthis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykanthis.

Glycera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykera.

Glycère m & f French (Archaic)
As a masculine name, this name is the French form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.... [more]

Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.

Glyceria f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Glykeria.

Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glycério m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicério. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian painter Glycério Geraldo Carnelosso (1921-2009).

Glycerius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykerios (see Glykeria).

Glykanthis f Ancient Greek
Means "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) "sweet" and ἄνθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".

Glykera f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.

Glykerios m Late Greek
Masculine form of Glykeria.

Glykon m Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκύς (glykys) meaning "sweet (to the taste)".... [more]

Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).

Glynette f English
Feminine form of Glyn influenced by the name Lynette.

Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

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]

Gnaziu m Corsican, Sicilian
Short form of Ignaziu.

Gnej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Gnaeus.

Gneo m Italian
Italian form of Gnaeus.

Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.

Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.

Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.

Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.

Gniewosław m Polish
Derived from Polish gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic gnev "anger") combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Gniewosz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Gniewomir.

Gnosiphilos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun γνῶσις (gnosis) meaning "seeking to know, inquiry, knowledge" (see Gnosis) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".

Goar m Ancient
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Goarius m Ancient (Latinized)
Latinised form of Goar.

Ġob m Biblical Maltese
Maltese form of Job.

Göbbel m German
Variant of Gobel.

Gobel m Dutch, German
Short form of Godbert or otherwise a pet form of Gabriel.

Gobelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gobelinus.

Gobelinus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gobel.

Gobelo m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Godebert.

Gobert m Dutch (Archaic), Hungarian (Archaic)
Contracted form of Godbert.

Gobiet m Walloon
Variant of Gubiet.

Goblijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Gobelinus.

Gobron m Georgian (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [more]

Gobryas m Old Persian (Hellenized), Ancient Greek, History
Hellenized form of Gaubaruva. This name was borne by several Persian noblemen; one of them was both the father-in-law as well as the brother-in-law of Darius the Great.

Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.

Goce m Macedonian
Variant of Gjorgji.

Gochna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Gosława.

Gocław m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Godzisław.

Godaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Godard.

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]

Godberg m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a masculine form of Gudbjørg or simply a combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and berg "mountain".

Godbert m Dutch, German
Short form of Godebert.

Goddess f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word goddess meaning "female god".

Godebert m Germanic, Dutch
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Godeberta f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]

Godebertha f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Godeberta.

Godeberthe f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Godeberta.

Godefrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godefridus.

Godefridus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Gottfried.

Godefroid m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Medieval French variant of Godefroy.

Godégisel m History (Gallicized)
French form of Godegisel.

Godegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Godegisil m Germanic
Variant spelling of Godegisel.

Godegisilio m Spanish
Spanish form of Godegisel.

Godehild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Godekiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Godeken.

Godelaine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Godeleine.

Godeland m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with land "land."

Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.

Godeliève f French (African), French (Rare)
French form of Godelieve.

Godelind f Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Godeline f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Godelina.

Godeman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with man "man."

Godemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Godemir m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Godzimir.

Godemund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Godepert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Godebert. Godepert was a 7th-century king of the Lombards in Italy.

Goderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Goderdzi m Georgian
Georgian form of a Persian given name, of which the original form is currently uncertain. The name is said to mean "strong bull" in Persian, which seems possible indeed, since the modern Persian word for the animal is گاو (gav).... [more]

Goderieke f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of a given name that contains the Germanic element god meaning "god" (such as Godelieve) with Marieke or Rieke.

Godert m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch variant form of Godaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the diplomat and statesman Godert van der Capellen (1778-1848) and the singer and actor Godert van Colmjon (1943-2009).

Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]

Godeuart m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Godevaert.

Godevaart m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Godevaert.

Godevaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Godefrid. In very rare cases, it can also be derived from Godehard.

Godewald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Godeward m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Godewijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Godewin.

Godewin m Germanic
Variant of Godwin.

Godfraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Gofraid, a Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Godfrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godfried.

Godfrieda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Godfrida.

Godfrwè m Walloon
Walloon form of Godefroy.

Godfrwèd m Walloon
Walloon form of Godefroid.

Godfryd m Polish
Variant of Gotfryd.

Godhard m Dutch
Dutch form of Godehard.

Godhild f Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with hild "battle"... [more]

Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.

Godigisil m Dutch
Dutch form of Godegisel.

Godiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goderdzi.

Godimir m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Godzimir.

Godimirka f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Godimir.

God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.

Godith f Medieval English, Medieval Scottish
Younger form of Godgyð.

Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".

Godo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Goderdzi.

Godofred m Gascon
Gascon form of Godefroy.

Godolias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gedaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Godred m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Guðrøðr, an Old Norse cognate of Godfrey. It was borne by three Norse-Gaelic kings of the Isle of Man, including Godred Crovan (d... [more]

Godschalk m Dutch
Dutch form of Gottschalk.

Godstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" and stan 1 "stone".

Godstime m & f Nigerian
From the English phrase God's time.

Godtovi m Anglo-Scandinavian
Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name composed of Old English god "god" or god "good" and the given name Tovi, a medieval form of Old Norse Tófi... [more]

Godulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Goduna m Georgian
Diminutive of Goderdzi.

Godvin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudvin.

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godzimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic god "appropriate" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Godzimira f Polish
Feminine form of Godzimir.

Godzisław m Polish (Archaic)
Derived from Slavic god "appropriate" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.

Goebel m Dutch, German
Variant of Gobel.

Goede m & f Dutch
Originally a short form of names containing the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good".

Goedele f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gudula. These days it is primarily used in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]

Ġoel m Maltese
Maltese form of Joel.

Goele f Flemish
Contraction of Goedele. Notable bearers of this name include the Flemish actresses Goele Derick (b. 1962) and Goele De Raedt (b. 1978).

Goenawan m Indonesian
Older spelling of Gunawan influenced by Dutch orthography.

Goessem m Medieval Flemish
Medieval Flemish form of Goosen.

Goeswiin m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Goswin.

Go-eun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 高恩 (go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖 (go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告 (go) meaning "informing," 考 (go) meaning "thought," 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 誾 (eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [more]

Goeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Go-eun and Byeol (compare Goun-byeol).

Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.

Goff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Short form of Godfrey and Goffrey/Geoffrey.

Goffreduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Goffredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Goffrey m Old Norman, English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey. Also compare Joffrey.

Gʻofir m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Ghafir.

Gofraid m Medieval Irish, Medieval Scandinavian
A Norse-Gaelic form of Guðfrøðr.

Gʻofur m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghafur.

Gofur m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ghafur.

Gog f Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Goig.

Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.

Goget f Judeo-Catalan
Diminutive of Gog.

Gogita m Georgian
Diminutive of Goga and Gogi, which are both diminutives of Giorgi.... [more]

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]

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).

Gogor m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque gogor "hard".

Gogor m Javanese
Means "tiger cub" in Javanese.

Gogotur m Georgian, Literature
Meaning unknown. This name is commonly used in the Georgian highlands.... [more]

Gogu m Romanian
Short form of Grigore and Gheorghe.

Gogutsa f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უცა (-utsa).

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Goiatz f Basque
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. This is also an obscure title of the Virgin Mary from the same town, Our Lady of Goiatz.

Goig f Judeo-Catalan
Derived from Catalan goig, meaning "joy".

Goiswintha f Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic gavi "region, district" or Gothic gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.

Goizalde f Basque
Derived from Basque goizalde "dawn; early morning".

Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gojart m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gojarta.

Gojarta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gojartë, a poetic term meaning "golden-tongued, eloquent".

Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Goka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Go- (such as Goderdzi and Goneri) or that otherwise contain -go- (such as Gigola).... [more]

Gökalp m Turkish (Modern)
Means "sky hero" in Turkish.

Göksel m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and sel meaning "flood, torrent".

Göktürk m Turkish (Modern)
Means "Turkish sky" in Turkish.

Golab f Persian
Means "rosewater" in Persian.

Golandam f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun اندام (andam) meaning "member, limb" as well as "body, figure".... [more]

Golbarg f Persian
Means "rose petal, rose leaf" in Persian.

Golchachak f Tatar
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" combined with Tatar чәчәк (çäçäq) "flower" (of Turkish origin).

Golchehreh f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun چهره (chehre) meaning "visage, face, appearance, countenance".... [more]

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]

Goldbeere f Literature
German translation of Goldberry, the wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings.

Goldberry f Literature
The wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings and also some poems by JRR Tolkien.

Golde f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Variant of Golda.

Golden m & f English, 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]

Goldhawk m Medieval English
Means "golden hawk", derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and hafoc "hawk".

Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".

Goldmund m Literature
In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]

Goldwin m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Goldwine found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Goldwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and wine "friend".

Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.

Golias m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Portuguese form and Romani variant of Goliath.

Goliat m Catalan, Polish, Spanish
Catalan, Polish and Spanish form of Goliath.

Gʻolib m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghalib.

Golijat m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Goliath.

Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.

Golinduch f Middle Persian (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter")... [more]

Goljat m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Slovene
Swedish, Finnish and Slovene form of Goliath.

Golla f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old Norse Gulla.

Golo m German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of names starting with Gott like Gottfried or Gottlieb.... [more]

Golrokh f Persian
Persian form of Gulrukh.

Golshat f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Gulshat.

Golshifteh f Persian (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "rose" and شیفته (shifteh) meaning "infatuated, enamoured".

Golsira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulsira.

Gom m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gommarus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word gom meaning "gum".... [more]

Gomaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).

Gombo m & f Mongolian
From Tibetan མགོན་པོ (mgon po) meaning "protector, guardian, benefactor". See Gonpo.

Gomez m Medieval Spanish, Popular Culture
Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.

Gomgom m Batak
Means "to rule, to control, to dominate" in Toba Batak.

Gomidafe m Guanche
Variant of Gumidafe.

Gommaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).... [more]

Gommaire m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.

Gommarus m Frankish (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gummarus. This is one of the names by which the 8th-century Frankish saint Gummarus of Lier is known, particularly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Ġona m Maltese
Maltese form of Jonas 2.

Gonaria f Sardinian
Feminine form of Gonario.

Gonario m Italian, Sardinian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]

Gonariu m Sardinian
Variant of Gonario.

Gonçaluo m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Gonzalo.

Gonçalve m Provençal
Provençal form of Gundisalvus.

Gonçau m Gascon
Gascon form of Gundisalvus.

Gonda f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.

Gondar m Galician
Variant of Gundar.

Gondebaud m History (Gallicized)
French form of Gundebad.

Gondilio m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name that contains the Germanic element gunda meaning "war" (such as Aldegonda and Gonzalo) combined with a name that ends in either -dilio or -ilio, such as Odilio and Cecilio.... [more]

Gondo m Javanese
From Javanese ganda meaning "scent, fragrance, aroma", ultimately from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha).

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gondulf m Dutch
Variant of Gundulf.

Gondulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Gondulf.

Goneri m Medieval Breton
Variant of Koneri.

Goneri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective გონიერი (gonieri) meaning "prudent" as well as "rational, clever, intelligent".

Goniève f Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Guenièvre.

Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.

Gonnery m Medieval French
Gallicized form of Goneri.

Gonnie f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.

Gonoriy m Russian
Russian form of Honorius.

Gonpo m Tibetan
Means "protector, guardian, benefactor" in Tibetan.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontram m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Guntram.

Gontrán m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Guntram.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gontrano m Italian
Italian form of Guntram.

Gontzal m Basque
Basque form of Gonzalo.

Gonzaga m Eastern African, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the surname Gonzaga. It is given after Italian saint Aloysius Gonzaga and was also borne by Gonza, one of the Uganda Martyrs... [more]

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]

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

Goo f Mongolian
Means "beautiful, attractive" in Mongolian.

Goodarz m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گودرز (see Goudarz).

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 Literature, English (African), Southern African
From the English word goodwill, derived from Middle English gode meaning "good" and will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [more]

Good-work m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used.

Goof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Godfried via its variant Govert (also found written as Gofert and Goffert).... [more]

Goomaral f Mongolian
Variant form of Guamaral.

Goor m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Gregoor and Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]

Goos m Dutch
Short form of Goswin and its variants, such as Gooswijn, Gosewijn, Goswijn and Gozewijn.

Gopalakrishna m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Combination of Gopala and Krishna.

Gopalakrishnan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Gopalakrishna.

Gopalan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Gopala.

Gophera m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ophrah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

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.

Gopinathan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Gopinatha.

Gorane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Exaltación. The name was probably based on Basque gora "up; (as an interjection) long live" or goratze "rise, exaltation".

Goratze f Basque
Derived from Basque goratze "rise, exaltation", this is a Basque equivalent of Exaltación.

Gorch m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German Form of George.

Gordei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Гордей.

Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).

Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.

Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.

Gorecho m Galician
Hypocoristic of Gregorio.

Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.

Gorete f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant of Goretti.

Goretty f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Goretti.

Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.

Gorgias m Ancient Greek
Gorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.

Gorgidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name Gorgias or Gorgos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Gorgippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [more]

Gorgippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgippos. This was the name of a Spartocid king of the Bosporus (4th century BC).

Gorgitione m Italian
Italian form of Gorgythion.

Gorgo f Ancient Greek, History
Most likely derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility"... [more]

Gorgonie f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gorgonia.

Gorgonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Gorgophone f Greek Mythology
Means "grim murder", derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) "grim, fierce, terrible" (also compare Gorgo) combined with Greek φονη (phone) "murder, slaughter, carnage"... [more]

Gorgos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten". Also compare the Greek verb γοργόομαι (gorgoomai) meaning "to be spirited".

Gorgus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an uncle of king Periander of Corinth.

Gorgythion m Greek Mythology
The meaning of this name is surrounded by uncertainty. The one thing that can be stated for certain about this name, is that it contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). For the rest of the name, there are several possibilities available... [more]

Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Gori m Catalan
Short form of Gregori.

Goriana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Горяна (see Goryana).

Gorice m Literature
The name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Gorick m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gorik.

Gorik m Flemish
Flemish form of Gaugerich.

Gøril f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gerhild.

Gørild f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gerhild.

Gorimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". The name Goran is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Gorislav m Croatian, Russian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". Also see Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Gorislava f Croatian, Russian
Feminine form of Gorislav.

Görkem m & f Turkish
Means "splendour, glory, magnificence" in Turkish.

Gorm m Danish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.

Gorman m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Irish Gormán, itself derived from Irish gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix -án.

Gorme m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Gòsamu.

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.

Gormely f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Irish Gormlaith.

Gormshuil f Scottish Gaelic
Means "blue eye" in Scottish Gaelic, from gorm "blue" and sùil "eye".