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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
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Genevisa f Gascon
Béarnese form of Geneviève.... [more]
Geniusia f Polish
Diminutive of Genowefa.
Genserica f Italian
Feminine form of Genserico.
Genslene f Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole name influenced by French colonization with the suffix -lene reflecting common blended naming practices of Haitian Creole such as blended elements from names like Genevieve and Marlene.
Genvissa f Arthurian Cycle
According to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [more]
Geps m & f Slovene
Diminutive of Gašper
Géraldesse f Medieval French
Feminine diminutive of Gérald.
Gerdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Geirdís.
Gerduška f Czech
Diminutive form of Gerda 1.
Gereltsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of light" in Mongolian, from гэрэл (gerel) meaning "light" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Gerhaus f Medieval German
Formed from the name elements GER "javelin, spear" and HAUS (with unclear meaning, see Husa).
Gerliese f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of a feminine given name that starts with Ger- (such as Gerlinde and Gertrud) with Liese.
Gerlise f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Gerliese.
Gerša f Sorbian
Sorbian short form of Gertrude.
Gersemi f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse gersemi "treasure, something which is considered precious or valuable". In Norse mythology this is one of Freyja and Óðr's daughters.
Gersenda f Medieval Spanish, Medieval Catalan
Spanish and Catalan form of Gersende
Gersende f French (Rare)
French form of Gerswintha. Another theory, however, suggests that Gersende might also be derived from the Germanic name Garsind, and thus ultimately from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and sind "journey".
Gerswintha f Germanic, History
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Gerswintha was the name of one of Charlemagne's concubines.
Gerswith f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Anglo-Saxon and Old High German form of Gerswintha.
Geruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruška.
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.
Gervasa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gervasia via masculine Gervasu.
Gervàsia f Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Gervasi.
Geşa f Kurdish
From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, brilliant, shining".
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.
Gesche f German, Low German, Frisian
Frisian and Low German short form and diminutive of Gertrude.
Geşê f Kurdish
From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, shining".
Gese f Low German
Low German variant of Gesa.
Gesebo f & m Ijaw
Means "the just" in Ijaw.
Geseke f Low German (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Gese.
Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]
Gesher f & m Hebrew
Means "bridge" in Hebrew.
Gesika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Gesa.
Gesinee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เกศินี (see Kesini).
Gesiye f & m Ijaw
Means "genuine" in Ijaw.
Geske f Frisian, Low German
Contracted form of Geseke.
Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".
Gesthimani f Greek
Shift from Koine Greek Γεθσημανῆ (Gethsēmanê) (see Gethsemane).
Geštinanna f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of an early goddess of Southern Mesopotamia associated with writing and the netherworld. Her name means "wine (or vine) of the heavens (or the god An 2)", deriving from the Sumerian element ĝeštin ("vine, wine, bunch of grapes")... [more]
Gestný f Icelandic
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and "new".
Gestrún f Icelandic
From Old Norse gestr "guest" and rún "secret".
Gesualda f Sicilian
Feminine form of Gesualdo.
Gesuina f Italian
Feminine form of Gesù.
Gesza f Polish, Yiddish
Possibly a Yiddish and Polish form of Gesche
Gesztenye f Hungarian
Means "chestnut" in Hungarian.
Geum-sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 金 (geum) meaning "gold, money" or 今 (geum) meaning "now, present" combined with 純 (sun) meaning "pure, innocence" or 筍 (sun) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]
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.
Ghasaq f Arabic
“Means dusk,the darkness stage it appear after twilight “
Gherardesca f Medieval Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gherardo.
Ghijsberdina f Dutch
Feminine form of Ghijsbert.
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]
Ghjaseppina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjaseppu.
Ghjiseppina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjiseppu.
Ghjustina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjustinu.
Ghosha f Sanskrit
Ghosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.
Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).
Giđeš f Sami
Derived from Sami giđđa 'spring.'
Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.
Gijsje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Gijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Giles f Scots (Archaic)
Scots variant of Gillian.
Gilos f Uzbek
Means "sweet cherry" in Uzbek.
Gilsue f Gilaki
from 'Gil' (endonym of Gilaks) and 'sue' meaning brightness.
Ginesa f Spanish
Feminine form of Ginés.
Ginshi f Japanese
From Japanese 銀糸 (Ginshi), meaning "Silver Thread."
Giorgitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia.
Giorsal f Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a Gaelic form of Griselda. It was often Anglicized as Grace.
Gioseffa f Ladin
Feminine form of Giosef.
Girasol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Spanish, a word composed of gira "to turn" and sol "sun" (referring to the plant's habit of moving in the direction of the Sun)... [more]
Girsell f Scottish
A name used in 16th-17th century Scotland.
Girste f Sami
Variant of Kirste.
Gisa f Medieval French
Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa / *gaiza "arrow".
Gisedda f Sicilian
Variant of Gisella.
Giselda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b... [more]
Giselheid f Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gisel "shaft (of an arrow)" and heit "kind, sort, appearance".
Giselhild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse hildr "battle".
Giselijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Gislein. Although never a common name, it was more often seen on men than on women in older times. These days, however, it is more often seen on women - though it is still an extremely rare name.
Gisèlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Gisèle.
Giseltrud f Lombardic
Derived from the Germanic element gisal meaning "hostage, pledge" combined with drud "strength" or *trut "maiden"... [more]
Giseltrude f Medieval, Old High German, Medieval French
Old High German gīsal "pledge, hostage" + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".
Gisilda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giselhild.
Gisimonda f Italian
Sicilian, seen in documents 1864, Trapani.
Gisken f Norwegian
Diminutive of Giske, a Norwegian variant of the Low German name Geseke, itself a diminutive of Gesa. This was common in Norway in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... [more]
Gisla f Old Danish, Old Swedish, Medieval English
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísla.
Gislaine f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ghislaine. This name was rarely used during the 18th century. A famous bearer is Gislaine Ferreira, brazilian model and journalist.
Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gisl "hostage, pledge" or gísl "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)" and laug "vowed, promised".
Gisleen m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gislenus. Never a very common name, it has been around since medieval times, but was predominantly masculine in older times. In more modern times, the name has become more common on women than on men, but it is still quite rare.
Gislena f Italian
Feminine form of Gisleno.
Gísley f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gísl "pledge; hostage" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Gíslína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gísli.
Gislinde f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and linta "linden tree, lime tree, shield".
Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".
Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.
Gisou f French (?)
Possibly a diminutive of Ghislaine.
Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.
Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.
Giste f Sami
Sami variant of Girste.
Gitsa f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.
Gitshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Gittel.
Gituška f Slovak
Diminutive of Margita.
Giusepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Giusep.
Givés f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Nieves.
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.
Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.
Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.
Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.
Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.
Gladiolus f Various (Rare)
From the name of the flower, itself from Latin gladiolus meaning "little sword, sword lily", a diminutive of gladius "sword".
Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.
Glados f Popular Culture
The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
Gladusa f Old Welsh (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gwladus. The 6th-century Welsh saint Gwladys ferch Brychan was known as Gladusa or Claudia in Latin.
Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle
Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys
Gledisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledis.
Glendoris f English
A combination of Glenda and Doris.
Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.
Glesni f Welsh
Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".
Gliss f Popular Culture
The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".
Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Gloriosa f Spanish
"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.
Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.
Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Gluosnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gluosnis "willow."
Glwys f Welsh
From the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".
Glykanthis f Ancient Greek
Means "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) "sweet" and ἄνθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".
Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.
Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.
Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.
Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.
Gneshe f Yiddish
Derived from Polish Agnieszka.
Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.
Goddess f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word goddess meaning "female god".
Godesa f Medieval English
From Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element got meaning "god" or guot meaning "good".
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]
Godhyse m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" combined with hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Godsgift m & f English (Puritan)
Blend of the phrase 'God's gift' into one word.
Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
Godstime m & f Nigerian
From the English phrase God's time.
Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.
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).
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.
Goitsemang f Tswana
Means "who knows?" in Setswana.
Goitseone m & f Tswana
Means "it is he (god) who knows" in Tswana.
Gökşan m & f Turkish
Means "celestial glory" in Turkish.
Göksel m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and sel meaning "flood, torrent".
Gölšan f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulshan.
Gölsäsäk f Bashkir
From Bashkir гөл (göl) meaning "flower", and сәсәк (säsäk) also meaning "flower".
Gölsem f Tatar
Tatar form of Gülsüm.
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".
Gölsibär f Bashkir
From Bashkir гөл (göl ) meaning "flower" and сибәр (sibär) meaning "beautiful".
Golsira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulsira.
Golubitsa f Russian
Means "pigeon" in Russian.
Goratsiya f Russian
Feminine form of Goratsiy.
Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.
Gorgeous f English
Meaning, "beautiful, attractive, very pleasant."
Gorislava f Croatian, Russian
Feminine form of Gorislav.
Gormshuil f Scottish Gaelic
Means "blue eye" in Scottish Gaelic, from gorm "blue" and sùil "eye".
Goşa f Karachay-Balkar
Means "lady, mistress" in Karachay-Balkar.
Gosalyn f Popular 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".
Gošʲanəs f Ubykh
Derived from the Adyghe гуащэ (guashche) meaning "mistress" and нысэ (nyse) meaning "sister in law".
Gosca f Russian
Variant of Gosta.
Goscha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gosta.
Gościsława f Polish
Feminine form of Gościsław.
Goscja f Russian
Variant of Gosta.
Gose f Russian
Variant of Gosta.
Goshamida f Circassian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Goshan f Kurdish
Means “ears” in Kurdish.
Goshefizh f Circassian (Russified)
Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ (g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы (fəž̍ə) "white".
Gośka f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.
Gosława f Polish
Feminine form of Gosław.
Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.
Gospodinka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodin.
Gossamer f Theatre
From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter).
Gosta f Russian
Feminine form of Gost.
Gostanza f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Constantia.
Gostautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gostautas.
Gostiata f Medieval Russian
Most likely derived form the Russian гостья (gostya) meaning "guest". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Gostimira f Russian
Meaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with gost "guest" and miru "peace, world".
Gòsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Małgorzata via Małgòsza and Małgòszka.
Gothusang f Tswana
Means "who is helping?" in Setswana.
Goyotsetseg f Mongolian
Means "elegant flower" in Mongolian, from гоё (goyo) meaning "elegant, beautiful" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Go'zalposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek go'zal meaning "beautiful" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]
Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), English
From the English word gracious, ultimately from Latin gratiosus, a derivative of gratia "esteem, favor". This was one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century, possibly inspired by Psalm 145:8: 'The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.'
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.
Grasia f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.