Go-eunfKorean 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]
GoewinfWelsh Mythology Meaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.
GolanmHebrew From the name of the Golan Heights, a region (currently) in the north of Israel. Originally used as a place name in the Bible.... [more]
GoldchenfMedieval Jewish an early variation of the Yiddish Golda, recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century
Goldenm & fEnglish, 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]
GoodmanmEnglish (Rare, Archaic) From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king... [more]
GorgythionmGreek 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]
GorianmMacedonian, Slovene Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran
GormanmManx (Archaic) Manx form of Irish Gormán, itself derived from Irish gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix -án.
GoronmCornish Said to be derived from Proto-Celtic *kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton kaour, Welsh cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
GoryanmBulgarian From Bulgarian горя (gorya) meaning "to burn".
GosalynfPopular Culture In the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
Gounf & mKorean (Modern) From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
GourmaelonmMedieval Breton, History According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
GovenmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young"... [more]
GovindarajanmIndian, Tamil From गोविन्दराजन् (govindarajan), "king of the cow finders" in Sanskrit... [more]
Gowanm & fScottish, Medieval English From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]
GowanmAfrican Means "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.
GrattonmEnglish (American, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
GrianfIrish Mythology Grian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").
GryphonmEnglish Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).
GuancanfChinese From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 璨 (càn) meaning "gems, luster of gems, lustrous".
GuanchunfChinese From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean".
Guanghanm & fChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 汉 (han) meaning "man".
GuangjuanfChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Guangjunm & fChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, handsome" or 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]
GuanglanfChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
GuanglianfChinese From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, bright" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
GuangshanfChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guangwenm & fChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Guangxinm & fChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", 信 (xìn) meaning "trust, believe", 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous" or 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted"... [more]
GuangyanfChinese From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Guangzhenf & mChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
GuifenfChinese From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 瑰 (guī) meaning "semi-precious stone, extraordinary, fabulous" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [more]
GuilanfChinese From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant"... [more]
GuilinfChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
GuilinmLiterature A character in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is from the fictional Sindarin language, possibly containing the name element lind meaning "song".
Guirenf & mChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".
GuironmArthurian Cycle Guiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.
GuishanfChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
GuiwenfChinese From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
GuixianfChinese From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
GuixuanfChinese From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
GuiyanfChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 砚 (yàn) meaning "inkstone, inkslab".
GuiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous, rose" and 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Guiyunm & fChinese From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud", 昀 (yún) meaning "sunlight" or 芸 (yún) meaning "common rue" (scientific name Ruta graveolens)... [more]
Guizhenf & mChinese From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare"... [more]
GuldostonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and doston meaning "epic poem" or "story, adventure".
GülefşanfOttoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare) Means "one who scatters roses", from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and افشان (afshān), the present stem of افشاندن (afshāndan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
GülfidanfTurkish From Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian gol) and fidan meaning "sapling".
GülgünfTurkish From Turkish gülgûn meaning "rosy, pink" (ultimately from Persian).
GülhanfTurkish Derived from Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian) and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".
GülinfTurkish "owner of rose gardens" or "a person with a rose smell"
GuljaanfUzbek, Urdu, Korean In Uzbek and Urdu, it is taken from gul meaning "flower" and jaan meaning "life". In Korean, 굴잔 (guljan) means "oyster".
GuljahonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and jahon meaning "the world".
GuljanfKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word gul, meaning "flower" (derived from Persian gol), and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear one" (ultimately derived from Persian).
GuljonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and jon meaning "spirit, soul".
GullanfSwedish Swedish diminutive of Gunhild, Gunilla, or any other name beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god"... [more]
GulmarjonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and marjon meaning "coral".
GulmushkinfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and mushk meaning "musk".
GulnarînfKurdish Derived from Kurdish gula meaning "rose" and narîn meaning "delicate".
GulnîsanfKurdish From the Kurdish gul meaning "rose" and nîsan meaning "April".
GulnishonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and nishon meaning "mark, sign".
G'ulomhasanmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and the given name Hasan.
GʻulomjonmUzbek From the given name Gʻulom meaning "servant, boy" combined with jan meaning "soul, life"
GulparchinfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and parchin meaning "multicoloured tile" or "horseshoe".
GulravshanfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and ravshan meaning "bright, sharp, keen, clear".
GulrayhonfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and rayhon meaning "basil".
GulsumanfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and suman meaning "jasmine".
GültəkinfAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani gül meaning "flower, rose" and təkin meaning "like".
GultakinfTurkish Derived from the Turkish words gül meaning "rose" and takin meaning "to grow" or "to bloom."
GultanfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and tan meaning "body, person".
GültekinmTurkish (Archaic) From Turkic Kaghanate era,brother of Turkic ruler Bilge Kaghan was called Költegin. The name consists of two elements; Turkic Köl (lake, sea) and tegin (prince) and means prince of the sea. Lost for centuries, the name was revived as Gültekin in modern Turkish.
GǔnmChinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology In Chinese mythology, this is the father of Yu the Great (Wenming). He was the first person who tried to quell the Great Flood, but he failed and was either exiled or executed at Yushan (Feather Mountain)... [more]
GunawanmIndonesian From Indonesian guna meaning "benefit, advantage, goodness, purpose", ultimately from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.