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Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.
Giannai m & f Obscure
Variant of Gianni.
Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannoula f Greek
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 交 (giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".
Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).
Giàu m & f Vietnamese
Means "rich, wealthy, abundant" in Vietnamese.
Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.
Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]
Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.
Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]
Gibeah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Old Testament in Hosea 5:8. Meaning Unknown.
Gidayat m & f Dagestani (Russified)
Dagestani form of Hidayat
Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.
Giedra f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "clear, serene, cloudless". Feminine form of Giedrius.
Gienia f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia.
Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Giertruda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gertruda.
Gigetta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gigi 2.
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).
Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]
Gihay f Cebuano
Means "petal" in Cebuano.
Gila f Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Gilo.
Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.
Gila f German
A short form and pet form of Gisela.
Gilaberta f Provençal
Feminine form of Gilabèrt.
Gilandoxt f Gilaki
Daughter of Gilan.... [more]
Gilanei f Hebrew
Means "blossom; love of life" in Hebrew.
Gilbèrta f Gascon
Feminine form of Gilbèrt.
Gildared m & f Germanic
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements gelt "worth; to be valid; money" and rat "council; advice".... [more]
Gileta f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gilus meaning "deep".
Gileta f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Gilette (via the Gascon masculine form Gili).
Giletta f Medieval Italian, Literature
Italian form of Gilette. Giletta di Narbona (Giletta of Narbonne in English) is a character in Giovanni Boccaccio's 'The Decameron' (1353).
Gilgia f Romansh
Romansh form of Julia. The name coincides with Romansh gilgia "lily".
Giliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilian as well as a variant Gilliane.
Giliberta f Provençal
Feminine form of Gilibèrt.
Giljanna f Faroese
Faroese form of Juliana.
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.
Gillain f Jamaican Patois
Possibly a misspelling of Gillian, a famous bearer of this name is Gillain Berry who is a Jamaican-Aruban model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Aruba 2010 on December 4, 2010 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011.
Gilliam m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of William or Gillian.
Gilona f Gascon
Feminine form of Gili (compare Gileta).
Gilraen f Literature
Means "wandering star" and can be found in J.R.R. Tolkien's works as the mother of Aragorn.
Giluira f Medieval Spanish
Early Medieval Spanish form of Elvira.
Gilukhipa f Hurrian
Means "Ḫepat is my strength" in Hurrian. Hepat is a sun goddess, whose name is commonly seen as an element in Hurrian and Hittite theophoric names... [more]
Gilyana f Kalmyk
Means "white" in Kalmyk.
Gilyaz f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish gelyas meaning "cherry".
Gimiliana f Sardinian
Feminine form of Gimilian.
Gimma f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Gemma.
Gína f Portuguese (European)
Portuguese Form of Gina.
Gina f Japanese
Means "silver" in Japanese.
Gina f Urdu
Means "princess" in Urdu.
Ginafae f Literature, English
Combination of Gina and Fae. The name is used in one of R. A. Salvatore's 'Forgotten Realms' novels.
Ginako f Japanese
Form of Gina
Ginalyn f Filipino
Combination of Gina and the popular suffix -lyn.
Ginamiko f Japanese
Start as Gina (義な)... [more]
Ginamy f English
English form of Ginami
Ginebra f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Ginevra.
Ginepra f Italian
Feminine form of Ginepro.
Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.
Ginesa f Spanish
Feminine form of Ginés.
Gineta f Provençal
Provençal form of Ginette.
Ginewra f Polish
Polish form of Guinevere.
Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.
Ginia f Sardinian
Variant of Gilla.
Ginikanwa f & m Igbo
Means "what is greater than a child" in Igbo.
Ginivra f Sicilian
Variant of Ginevra.
Ginja f Japanese
Japenese
Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.
Ginnlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ginna "to decoy", "entice", "enchant", "fool", "dupe", "deceive" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
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]
Gintara f Lithuanian (Rare)
Latinate variant of Gintarė.
Gintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gintautas.
Ginueffa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Genoveffa.
Gioacchina f Italian
Feminine form of Gioacchino.
Gioana f Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Joanna.
Gio-an-na f Vietnamese
Feminine version of Gio-an (see John)
Gioela f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gioele.
Gioina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gioia.
Giolanta f Greek
Greek form of Yolanda.
Giomar f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval variant of Guiomar.
Gionina f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Gion.
Gionna f Italian
Version of Gianna meaning god is gracious
Giordana f Italian
Feminine form of Giordano.
Giorga f Sardinian
Feminine form of Giorghi.
Giorgitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Giorgia.
Giorgiuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giorgia.
Giorgoula f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek diminutive of Giorgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Giorsal f Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a Gaelic form of Griselda. It was often Anglicized as Grace.
Gioseffa f Ladin
Feminine form of Giosef.
Giota f Greek
Short form of Panagiota.
Giöthilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Gauthildr.
Gioula f Greek
Short form of diminutives like Giorgoula and Panagioula.
Gioulika f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgia.
Giovanca f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of Giovanna with Bianca or an other name that ends in -ca, such as Francesca, Monica and Veronica.... [more]
Giovanetta f Italian
Meaning "young girl"
Giovanniccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giovanna. Giovanniccia Candiano was Dogaressa of Venice by her marriage to the Doge Pietro IV Candiano (r... [more]
Giovannuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giovanna.
Giovita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jovita.
Giraldina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Geraldina.
Giramphiel f Arthurian Cycle
A goddess, in Diu Crône, who hated Gawain because he had stolen a magic belt from her husband, Sir Fimbeus. When Gawain visited her castle, she maliciously told him of an adventure to be found in the country of Aufat (Aufrat) – in truth, the “adventure” was a terrible dragon, which Gawain nonetheless managed to defeat.... [more]
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]
Girauda f Lengadocian, Gascon
Feminine form of Giraud.
Giraudina f Gascon
Feminine form of Girard.
Girav f Kurdish
Means "island" in Kurdish.
Girda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gilda.
Girdmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Girdmantas.
Girdvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Girdvainas.
Girida f Arthurian Cycle
One of Isolde’s ladies-in-waiting in La Tavola Ritonda. She is known as Bessille in the Prose Tristan.... [more]
Girija f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Bengali, Assamese
Means "mountain-born" in Sanskrit, from गिरि (giri) meaning "mountain" combined with the suffix -ज (-ja) meaning "born, produced"... [more]
Girlinda f Obscure
Latinized form of Gerlinde.
Girnara f Theatre
Girnara is the eponymous character in 'Die Prinzessin Girnara' (The Princess Girnara) an opera in two acts by Egon Wellesz based on an Indian legend.
Gironima f Spanish
Feminization of Gironimo, a variation of Geronimo.
Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.
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]
Gisilda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giselhild.
Gisimonda f Italian
Sicilian, seen in documents 1864, Trapani.
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".
Gislena f Italian
Feminine form of Gisleno.
Gíslína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Gísli.
Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.
Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.
Gita f Persian
Means "world, Earth" in Persian.
Gita f Yiddish
A Polish-Yiddish spelling of Guta, sometimes it is slavicized to Dobra
Gita m & f Japanese
From 岐 (gi) meaning “high, majestic”, and 太 (ta) meaning “thick, big, great”, 田 (ta) meaning “field, rice paddy”, 多 (ta) meaning “many”, or 大 (ta) meaning “big, great, vast, high”.
Gitanjali f Indian
Means "melodious tribute".
Gitela f Yiddish
Form of Gitel, probably influenced by Gisela.
Gitella f Yiddish
Variant of Gitela.
Githa f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gita 1.
Githika f Sinhalese, Indian
Southern Indian variant of Gitika, which means "a little song" from Sanskrit गीता (gītā) "song" (see Gita 1) and the diminutive suffix क (ka) "little".
Gitla f Yiddish
Slavic variation of Gitel.
Gitsa f Greek
Short form of diminutives such as Giorgitsa.
Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.
Gituška f Slovak
Diminutive of Margita.
Giuana f Romansh
Variant of Giuanna.
Giuanna f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Giuannes.
Giuannica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuanna.
Giugliana f Italian
Feminine form of Giuliano Also, traditional spelling of Giuliana
Giuletta f Sardinian, Lombardian
Sardinian and Lombardian form of Giulitta.
Giuliamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giulia and Maria.
Giulianna f Romansh
Contraction of Giuliana or Giulia and Anna.
Giulita f Romansh
Variant of Giulitta.
Giulitta f Italian, Romansh
Italian form and Romansh variant of Julitta.
Giunia f Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Junia. It was used for the female lead character in Mozart's opera Lucio Silla (1772).
Giurgia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giorgia.
Giurgina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giorgina.
Giurlanna f Sicilian
Feminine form of Giurlannu.
Giusepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Giusep.
Giuvanna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giovanna.
Giuvannina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giuvanna.
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Gixane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a variant of Gizane.
Giyabent f Kurdish
Possibly a variant form of giyabend, a fragrant plant.
Giza f Sorbian, Hungarian
Sorbian short form of Gizela and Hungarian short form of Gizella.
Gizane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Encarnación.
Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of Giselle.
Gizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela.
Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.
Gjenovefa f Albanian
Albanian form of Genovefa.
Gjeorgjina f Albanian
Albanian form of Georgina.
Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".
Gjina f Albanian
Feminine form of Gjin.
Gjorgjina f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgji.
Gjovana f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giovanna.
Gjuliana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Juliana.
Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.
Gjylizare f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülizar.
Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà f San Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.... [more]
Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".
Glacie f English (Modern)
Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".
Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.
Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.
Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.
Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.
Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.
Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.
Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.
Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.
Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]
Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).
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.
Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie
Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.
Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle
Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.
Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".
Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.
Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.
Glaoude m & f Gallo
Gallo form of Claude.
Glareh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).
Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys
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