This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
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... [
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Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)Derived from the Old Norse verb
glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare
Glóa and the masculine
Glói (the name of a dwarf in
Vǫluspá).
Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix
björt "bright" (from Old Norse
bjartr).
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.
Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse noun
glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare
Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.
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").... [
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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).
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).
Gongju f Korean (Modern, Rare)From the Korean word 공주 (Gong-Ju), which comes from Sino-Korean 公主. The character 公 (Gong (공)) primarily means "Honorable" and "Just" but also means "Public," and the character 主 (Ju (주)) means "Master" or "Host." The name means "Princess," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Honorable Master" or "Public Host." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 空 meaning "Empty," "Sky," or "Zero," or 恭 meaning "Respectful" and "Polite" for
Gong (공), and 朱 meaning "Vermillion" or "Cinnabar," 珠 meaning "Pearl" or "Gem," or 姝 meaning "Beautiful woman," for for
Ju (주).
Graceanna f English (American, Rare)Combination of
Grace and
Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
Gravity f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
gravity, ultimately deriving from Latin
gravitatem (nominative
gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure". This name was used by American models Lucky Blue Smith and Stormi Bree Henley for their daughter born 2017.
Greca f Italian (Rare)Italian feminine form of
Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
Greenly f English (Rare)Transferred from the surname Greenly. A notable bearer is one of Jane's three friends from the Disney TV series "Legend of Tarzan".
Gretna f American (Rare)From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of
Greta.
Guanxiang f Chinese (Rare)From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" Other character combinations are possible.
Guanying m & f Chinese (Rare)From Mandarin Chinese "冠" (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with "英" (yīng) meaning "flower, petal" other hanzi can be used.
Gudfrid f Norwegian (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
guðr "god" and
fríðr "beautiful, beloved", first used in the mid 19th century. This makes it a cognate of Old Norse
Guðfriðr.
Guía f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
guía ("guidance"), itself after the title of the Virgin Mary
Virgen de la Guía (Our Lady of the Guidance), venerated in the town of Santa María de la Guía (Las Palmas, Spain).
Guia f Italian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of
Guido, a variant of
Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name
Guía.
Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ
(ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name
Aisha (of the same etymology).
Gulbatira f Kazakh (Rare)Means "flower at the mountain summit" from the Kazakh elements
gul meaning "flower" combined with
batira "mountaintop, summit, peak".
Gülefşan f Ottoman 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".
Gulijvar f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian words გული
(guli) meaning "heart" and ჯვარი
(jvari) meaning "cross".
Gulisvardi f Georgian (Rare)Means "rose of the heart" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულის
(gulis), the genitive of the noun გული
(guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.
Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements
guð "god" and
dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish
gull "gold".
Gulli f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare)Short form of
Gunhild via it's Swedish form
Gunilla. It could also be a variant of
Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element
guð meaning "god".
Gullviva f Swedish (Rare)Directly taken from Swedish
gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the
cowslip flower (
Primula veris in Latin).
Gullvor f Swedish (Rare)An early 20th century combination of Old Norse
guð "god" and
vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name
Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare
Majvor and
Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
Gulnari f Georgian (Rare)Variant of
Gulnara. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.
Gulzura f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare)Possibly derived from Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian زور
(zur) meaning "force, strength, power". A known bearer is Gülzura Cumakunova (1954-), a Kyrgyz linguistic scholar who specializes in Turkic languages.
Gurei f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From Japanese 具 (gu) meaning "ingredient" and 麗 (rei) meaning "pretty, beautiful, belle". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well. In kana, it can be a Japanese transliteration of the English word "gray", referring to the color.
Guseul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 구슬
(guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a
seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.