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Fenia f Greek
Greek diminutive of Foteini, which is a variant form of Fotini.

Fenia f Russian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Fenja.

Fenja f West Frisian, German, Danish
Variant form of Fenje. Also compare Fenna. You might also want to take a look at the other entry for Fenja, which is a name from Norse mythology (but has a completely different etymology) that could also have been the inspiration for the parents of some of the modern-day bearers of the name.

Fenja f Norse Mythology, Literature
Derived from Old Norse fen meaning "moor, marsh, swamp". Also compare Fenrir, which is etymologically related.... [more]

Fenja f Russian
Diminutive of Feodora.

Fenna f Chinese
From the Chinese 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, perfume" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Fenta f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Fänta.

Fenya f West Frisian (Modern), North Frisian (Modern), German (Modern)
Variant of Fenja.

Fenya f Armenian, Russian
Russian diminutive of Agrafena, Feodosiya, Feofaniya, Ifigeniya, Trifena and possibly also Yevgeniya... [more]

Feona f English (Rare)
Variant of Fiona.

Feona f Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Theona.

Ferah f Turkish
Turkish form of Farah.

Ferba f American (South, Archaic), English (American, Archaic)

Ferda m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Ferdinand.

Ferka m Romani
Romanian form of Hungarian Ferkó, a pet form of Ferenc, meaning "free."

Ferna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Latinate form of Fern.

Fernã m Brazilian
Shortened form of Fernão.

Ferra f Indonesian

Ferza m Kurdish
Variant of Ferzan.

Fetia f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian fată "girl; daughter".

Fetia f Polynesian, Tahitian
Means "star" in Tahitian.

Fetra m & f Malagasy
Means "limit" in Malagasy.

Feyga f Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Faiga.

Fiama f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese variant of Fiamma.

Fiana f Romansh (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Fieja f Belarusian
Diminutive of Darafieja.

Fiija f Finnish
Variant of Fiia.

Fiina f Finnish
Short form of names ending in fiina.

Filia f Greek
Diminutive of Triantafyllia.

Filka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Filicyja and Filomena.

Filka f Croatian (Rare)

Filpa m Sami
Sami form of Philip.

Filya m Russian
Russian dimunitive of Filipp.

Finda f African

Finia f Basque
Basque name related to Eufemia (see Euphemia), most likely a short form.

Finja f German (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Finya.... [more]

Finna f Icelandic, Danish (Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Finnr.

Finna f Indonesian

Finna m Greenlandic
Younger form of Fína.

Finya f Russian
Diminutive form of Rufina.

Fiola f Various

Fióna f Faroese (Modern), Hungarian (Modern)
Faroese and Hungarian borrowing of Fiona.

Fiora f Italian (Rare), Corsican, Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Italian and Corsican fiore "flower".

Fisba f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Thisbe.

Fitia m & f Malagasy
Means "love" in Malagasy.

Fjóla f Faroese, Icelandic
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola. It coincides with the Icelandic word for "violet".

Fjona f Albanian (Modern)
Variant of Fiona.

Fjora f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Fiora.

Flara f English (Rare)
An invented name similar to Clara and Flora, possibly influenced by the English word "Flare."

Fleda f English
Variant of Fleta.

Fleta f English (Rare)

Flisa f Swedish (Rare), Literature
Taken from the name of one of the characters in Bertil Almqvist's 1950s children's book classic Barna Hedenhös which is set in the Stone Age.... [more]

Flita f Literature
Flita (The blossom and the fruit) is the title of a novel by the theosophic author Mabel Collins. The protagonist of the novel is a practioner of black magic.

Flòra f Occitan
Occitan form of Flora.

Flöra m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Florian.

Flora f Polish
Diminutive of Florentyna.

Florá f Sami
Sami form of Flora.

Flürä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Flora or variant form of Flyura.

Flura f Russian, Tajik, Belarusian, Kazakh

Fódla f Irish Mythology
One of a trinity of Irish goddesses, with Banba and Ériu.

Folda f East Frisian
Variant of Foldt recorded in the 20th century in East Frisia.

Følva f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse fǫlr "pale".

Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.

Fonya m Russian
Diminutive of Agafon.

Fosca f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Fosco. Raised in a pagan family, at age 15 Saint Fosca converted to Christianity and was baptized along with her nursemaid, Saint Maura 1... [more]

Fossa f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Fosse.

Fotia f Greek
It means fire, or blaze. It is a Greek name I stumbled across one time and liked the sound of it.

Foula f Greek
Diminutive of Sofoula.

Fozia f Urdu
Urdu form of Fawziyya.

Frada m Old Persian
Means "who furthers, promotes", from Old Persian frad "to further, increase".

Frala m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names with the name element frâ- meaning "glad".

Frana m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Francis.

Frana f Croatian
Feminine form of Frano and Frane.

Fraya f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Freyja.

Freca f Low German
Derived from Old High German *frithu- "peace".

Fréda f Kashubian
Short form of Alfreda.

Freda f Jewish
The Jewish form of Frida 1 and names alike, therefore exemplifying the Germanic element frid

Freda f German
Freda is of German origin that means “peaceful.” The feminine version of Fred and a short form of Winifred, this name has been around for a long time. Freda currently rests at an all-time low since its first appearance in the charts way back in 1880, but aligns beautifully with today's trend of old-time names.... [more]

Freia f Norse Mythology, German
Variant of Freya.

Frėja f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Freya.

Frela f Filipino (Rare)

Frena f Romansh, Ladin
Ladin form and Romanish variant of Freana, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Frena f Medieval German
Medieval southern German contracted form of Verena, reflecting the southern German pronunciation.

Frena f Pennsylvania German
Pennsylvania Dutch form of Verena.

Freya f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Φρέγια (see Fregia).

Frida f Greek
Variant transcription of Φρείδα (see Freida) and Φρίντα (see Frinta), both diminutives of Afroditi.

Frija f Frisian
Frisian form of Freya.

Frima f Jewish, Yiddish
Variant of Fruma.

Frina f Indonesian (Rare), English (Rare)

Frina f Russian
Russian form of Phryne.

Frisa f Indonesian
Probably a feminine form of Friso.

Frisa f Gascon

Friza m & f Indonesian
Possibly a short form of Afrizal (masculine usage) and a variant of Fariza (feminine usage).

Froda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Fróði.

Frowa f Low German (Rare, Archaic), Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
Low German and Frisian variant form of Frowe used between the 14th and 16th centuries.

Froya f Faroese
Younger form of Freyja.

Fruva f East Frisian
East Frisian variant of Frowe.

Fryda f Polish
Polish form of Frieda as well as a short form of Fryderyka, Elfryda and Frydolina.

Fulka f Medieval French
Feminine form of Fulk.

Fulla f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Swedish, Danish
Derived from either fullr ("full") or fyl ("foal"). This is the name of a goddess in Norse mythology who acts as Frigg's handmaiden. Her name is used as a kenning for "gold" or "woman".

Fulla f Sanskrit
Name - Fulla (Phulla) फुल्ला... [more]

Fulma f Esperanto
Feminine form of Fulmo.

Fulya f Turkish
Means "jonquil, daffodil" in Turkish, derived from Italian Puglia.

Fumia f Romansh
Romansh short form of Eufemia.

Fumia f Japanese
From Japanese 芙 (fu) meaning "hibiscus", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Furia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Furius.

Fursa m Medieval Irish
A form of Fursu (see Fursey).

Fusca f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Fuscus. This name was borne by saint Fusca of Ravenna, an Italian child martyr from the 3rd century AD.

Fuuga m & f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 河 (ga) meaning "river", 我 (ga) meaning "I, me" or 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fuuka f Japanese
From Japanese 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Fuuma m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, numb" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance"... [more]

Fuuna f Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 渚 (na) meaning "beach, shore", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 和 (na) meaning "peace, harmony"... [more]

Fuuta m Japanese
From Japanese 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" or 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" combined with 汰 (ta) meaning "scour, wash out", 詩 (ta) meaning "poetry, poem" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fuuya m Japanese
From Japanese 楓 (fuu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fuu) meaning "wind" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 弥 (ya) meaning "universally" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation. Other combinations of kanji are possible.

Fuxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Fuzna f Arabic
means "Winning" in Arabic

Fwasa m Tumbuka
Means "to be calm" in Tumbuka.

Fwaya m Luo
Originated amongst the LUO tribe in Kenya, East Africa. It is said to mean "Not serious" or "Taking things for Granted". It is also used by the Luhyas in Western province Kenya. But is common in the Nyaurang' Clan of Ugenya in Siaya County... [more]

Gaaba m Greenlandic
Variant of Kaapa.

Gaara m Popular Culture
Gaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [more]

Gabra f Ethiopian
Ethiopian girl's name, meaning "The gift of offering"

Gadea f Basque
Basque form of Águeda that has been in use since the Middle Ages.

Gadía f Asturian
Truncated form of Agadía.

Gaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gael.

Gafna m & f Hebrew
Means "vine"

Gaida f Latvian, Estonian
Derived from either Latvian gaidīt "to wait (for)" or Latvian gaidas "expectations". This name is also occasionally used in Estonia.

Gaila f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine form of Gailo. It was recorded from the 11th century onwards.

Gaina f Chinese
From the Chinese 改 (gǎi) meaning "change, alter, improve" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".

Gaita f Medieval Italian

Galba m Ancient Roman
A Roman cognomen of uncertain etymology. It could be from the Latin galba, which the Romans used to describe the Gauls, or galbae, a kind of little worm or larva. This was the name of a Roman Emperor during the Year of the Four Emperors.

Galea f Biblical Latin
Transferred from the surname Galea.

Ğäliä f Tatar
Variant of Äliä.

Galia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Галя (see Galya).

Galja f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Галя (see Galya).

Galka m Russian
Means "jackdaw" in Russian.

Gállá m Sami
Sami form of Kalle.

Galla f Breton
Derived from Old Irish gal "valour".

Galla m Medieval Spanish

Galya f Hebrew
Variant of Galia.

Gamba m Manipuri
Means "victory" in Meitei.

Gamma m Indonesian

Ganka f Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Gergana (via Gerganka), used as a given name in its own right.

Ganya m Russian
Russian diminutive of Gavriil.

Ganya f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Agafya.

Ganya f Ukrainian (Russified)
Russified form of Hanya 4.

Ganza m Rwandan
Meaning "reign" in Kinyarwanda.

Garba m Western African, Hausa
Hausa variant of Abu Bakr.

Gärda f Swedish
Variant of Gerda 2.

Garfa m Guanche
Borne by a chieftain of Telde, Gran Canaria.

Garia f Japanese

Garma m Buryat
Derived from Sanskrit कर्म (karma) meaning "action, deed, fate".

Garoa f Basque
Derived from Basque garo "fern". This name came into usage thanks to Txomin Agirre's novel Garoa (1907-1912).

Gasha m Russian
Diminutive of Agapit.

Gasia f Armenian
"cinnamon"

Gąska m Polish, History
From gęś "goose" with a diminutive suffix. This was the other name of Stańczyk, the famous Polish court jester

Gasza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Jagata and Agata.

Gatha f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Agatha.

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

Gaura f Indian
It is a flower and it means "Fair Skinned"

Gavaa f & m Mongolian
Mongolian form of the Tibetan name Gawa.

Gavya f Santali
Means "garden of God" in Santali.

Gayfa m Guanche

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

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

Gaysa m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Isa 1.

Gazia m Abkhaz

G'azna f Uzbek
Derived from an obsolute Uzbek word meaning "treasury" or "treasure house".

Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.

Gealá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

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

Gécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Gedda m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gedda meaning "pike".

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]

Geena f Hindi
Geena or Jeena means - My Life , Our Life , Living , Existing, God is gracious , Moon like Silver

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

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

Geiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Geísa.

Gejta f Maltese
Short form of Gejtana.

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

Gelea f Jewish, Yiddish

Gella f Yiddish

Gelya f Russian
Diminutive of Angelina or Engelsina.

Genca f Karachay-Balkar
Means "foal" in Karachay-Balkar.

Génia f Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Eugénia.

Genia f Polish, Kashubian, Romansh
Polish, Kashubian and Romansh short form of Eugenia as well as a Polish and Kashubian diminutive of Genowefa.

Genia f Corsican
Feminine form of Geniu.

Genka f Bulgarian
Originally a diminutive of Gergana, used as a given name in its own right.

Genka f Japanese
From Japanese 言 (gen) meaning "word" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Genka f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia and Genowefa.

Genma m Japanese
Means "Unpolished Stallion"

Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.

Genoa f English (Rare)
From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [more]

Gensa f English

Genta f Albanian
Feminine form of Genti.

Genta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Gentil, Gentille, Gentilia and similar names as well as a feminine form of Gento... [more]

Genta m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 厳 (gen) meaning "stern, strictness, severity, rigidity", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse", 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin", 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound", 彦 (gen) meaning "boy, prince" or 愿 (gen) meaning "respectful, honest" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big", 多 (ta) meaning "many, frequent, much" or 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury"... [more]

Gen'ya m Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]

Genya f Filipino
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Geona f American (Rare)

Geova m Theology (Italianized)
Italian form of Jehovah.

Germà m Catalan
Catalan form of Germanus.

Gerna f Filipino

Gerša f Sorbian
Sorbian short form of Gertrude.

Gerta f Albanian

Gesha m Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy.

Geska f Low German, Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Geske.

Gesza f Polish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish and Polish form of Gesche

Geyla f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Variant of Gela recorded in what is now Germany from the 11th century onwards.

Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.

Ghaya f Arabic
Means "goal, end" in Arabic

Gheta f Romansh
Short form of Margheta.

Ghina f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Ghino.

Ghita f Scandinavian
Variant of Gita.

Ghita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning.

Ghora f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Nepali, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi
MEANING : night... [more]

Giàna f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Giuàn.

Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gieda f Yiddish

Giela f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Giertruda and Gertruda.

Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.

Gígja f Icelandic
Modern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German gīge).

Gilia f Medieval Italian, Medieval French, Romansh (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gilio and Gilo.

Gilia f Medieval English, Medieval French, Dutch
Feminine form of Giles.

Gilla f German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare), Italian (Rare)

Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]

Gilla f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cecilia, originally derived from a contraction of this name.

Gilma f Spanish (Latin American)

Gimma f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Gemma.

Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.

Ginia f Sardinian
Variant of Gilla.

Ginja f Japanese
Japenese

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Ginta f Latvian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Gints, a feminine form of Gintars and a purely phonetic coinage... [more]

Giòna m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Jonah.

Giora m Hebrew
Means "proselyte, convert to Judaism" in Aramaic. Simon bar Giora was a Jewish military leader in the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) whose father may have been a Gentile converted to Judaism.

Giota f Greek
Short form of Panagiota.

Girda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gilda.

Gísla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.

Githa f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gita 1.

Gitla f Yiddish
Slavic variation of Gitel.

Gitsa f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.

Giuda m Italian, Sicilian, Sardinian
Italian, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Judah.

Giuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Givi, as this name contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Giura m Sicilian
Variant of Giuda.

Gizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela.

Gjela f Albanian

Gjina f Albanian
Feminine form of Gjin.

Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.

Glena f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenna.

Gleva f Catalan (Rare)
Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]

Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."

Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.

Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.

Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.

Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gokka f Karachay-Balkar
Means "pattern, decoration, flower" in Karachay-Balkar.

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]

Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.

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

Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".

Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

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

Gonta m Japanese

Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gosca f Russian
Variant of Gosta.

Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.

Gośka f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.

Gøsta m Danish
Danish form of Gösta.

Gosta f Russian
Feminine form of Gost.

Gòsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Małgorzata via Małgòsza and Małgòszka.

Gouta m Japanese

Grada f Dutch
Contracted form of Gerarda. Also compare the masculine equivalent Gradus.

Graña f Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Graná f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Pepa.

Graša m Czech

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.

Graża f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.

Greca f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.

Gresa f Albanian
Variant of Gresë.

Grēta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian adoption of Greta.

Griga m Russian
Diminutive of Grigorii.

Grila f English

Gríma m & f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature
Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]

Grima f & m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Griša m Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Slavic cognate of Grisha.

Grita f Alsatian, German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare)
Short form of Margrit.

Grīva f Medieval Baltic
Derived from Latvian grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.

Gruia m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian gruie and Transylvanian grui "crane (the bird)".

Grýla f Norse Mythology
Grýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.

Gryta f German (East Prussian)
Short form of Magryta.

Guada f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.

Gucia f Polish
Diminuitve of Gustawa.

Gueda m Medieval Portuguese

Gugma f Cebuano (Modern), Filipino (Modern)
Meaning "love" in Cebuano.

Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.