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Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Gojart m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gojarta.

Gojirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gojiro.

Goka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Go- (such as Goderdzi and Goneri) or that otherwise contain -go- (such as Gigola).... [more]

Gökcan m & f Turkish (Modern)
It is a combination of the words "sky" and "soul". It means "bloomed, fresh soul, soul full of longing".

Gokce f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Gökçe used outside of Turkey.

Goki m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gouki.

Golam m Bengali
Bengali form of Ghulam.

Golan m Hebrew
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]

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]

Golden m & f English, 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]

Goldie m English
Diminutive of Golden, Golding and other names that begin with Gold-.

Golding m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon, Romani (Archaic)
Late Old English personal name meaning "son of Golda" or "son of Golde", derived from Golda (or the feminine form Golde) and the Old English patronymic suffix -ing.

Goldman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Goldman.

Goldmund m Literature
In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]

Goldwin m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Goldwine found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Golem m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of William.

Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.

Goliaf m Russian
Form of Goliath used in Russian Bible.

Golias m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Portuguese form and Romani variant of Goliath.

Goliat m Catalan, Polish, Spanish
Catalan, Polish and Spanish form of Goliath.

Gʻolib m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Ghalib.

Golijat m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Goliath.

Golis m Greek
Diminutive of Grigorios.

Goljat m Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish, Slovene
Swedish, Finnish and Slovene form of Goliath.

Golo m German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of names starting with Gott like Gottfried or Gottlieb.... [more]

Gom m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gommarus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word gom meaning "gum".... [more]

Gomaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).

Gombe m & f Luo (Archaic)
One of the progenies of the Ugenya clans.

Gomeisa m Astronomy
Gomeisa is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, after Procyon. It's also the name of a character from The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.

Gomère m Biblical French
French form of Gomer.

Gomez m Medieval Spanish, Popular Culture
Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.

Gomidafe m Guanche
Variant of Gumidafe.

Gommaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).... [more]

Gommaire m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.

Gommarus m Frankish (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gummarus. This is one of the names by which the 8th-century Frankish saint Gummarus of Lier is known, particularly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Gomme m Danish (Rare)
Danish short form of Gudmund.

Gon m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gon m Korean
Variant transcription of Geon.

Ġona m Maltese
Maltese form of Jonas 2.

Gonario m Italian, Sardinian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]

Gonariu m Sardinian
Variant of Gonario.

Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçalinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçaluo m Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician form of Gonzalo.

Gonçalve m Provençal
Provençal form of Gundisalvus.

Gonças m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçau m Gascon
Gascon form of Gundisalvus.

Gonchi m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gondar m Galician
Variant of Gundar.

Gondebaud m History (Gallicized)
French form of Gundebad.

Gondilio m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name that contains the Germanic element gunda meaning "war" (such as Aldegonda and Gonzalo) combined with a name that ends in either -dilio or -ilio, such as Odilio and Cecilio.... [more]

Gondophares m Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Middle Persian Gundafarr.

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gondulf m Dutch
Variant of Gundulf.

Gondulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Gondulf.

Goneri m Medieval Breton
Variant of Koneri.

Gonet m Medieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval French
The name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [more]

Gong m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.

Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.

Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.

Gonnery m Medieval French
Gallicized form of Goneri.

Gonoriy m Russian
Russian form of Honorius.

Gonsalo m Portuguese (Archaic)
Variant of Gonçalo.

Gonsalve m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Creole form of Gonzalo.

Gonsalwy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gonzalo.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontiero m Italian
Italian form of Gunther and variant of Guntero.

Gontram m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Guntram.

Gontrán m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Guntram.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gontrano m Italian
Italian form of Guntram.

Gontrão m History
Portuguese form of Guntram.

Gontzal m Basque
Basque form of Gonzalo.

Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gonzague m French, French (Belgian)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]

Gonzalbo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzalez.

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

Gonzo m Spanish, Popular Culture, Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonzalo and Gonçalo.

Goober m English
Meaning "peanut", originating from Bantu languages. In English, this is sometimes used as a word to describe a silly or foolish person.... [more]

Goodarz m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گودرز (see Goudarz).

Good-gift m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Goodman m English (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]

Goodwill m Literature, English (African), Southern African
From the English word goodwill, derived from Middle English gode meaning "good" and will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [more]

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Goof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Godfried via its variant Govert (also found written as Gofert and Goffert).... [more]

Goor m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Gregoor and Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]

Goos m Dutch
Short form of Goswin and its variants, such as Gooswijn, Gosewijn, Goswijn and Gozewijn.

Gopalakrishna m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Combination of Gopala and Krishna.

Gopalakrishnan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Gopalakrishna.

Gopalan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Gopala.

Gophera m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ophrah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gopi m Indian
Gopi is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows.

Gorán m Hungarian
Variant of György, meaning "farmer".

Gorch m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German Form of George.

Gordan m English (Modern)
Variant of Gordon.

Gordei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Гордей.

Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).

Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.

Gordias m Ancient Greek
Means "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.

Gordien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gordianus see Gordian.

Gordiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gordias.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorecho m Galician
Hypocoristic of Gregorio.

Goretty f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Goretti.

Goreu m Welsh Mythology
Etymology not certain; possibly derived from Gorneu meaning "of Cornwall."... [more]

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorge m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.

Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.

Gorgiás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Gorgias.

Gorgidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name Gorgias or Gorgos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Gorgippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [more]

Gorgippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgippos. This was the name of a Spartocid king of the Bosporus (4th century BC).

Gorgitione m Italian
Italian form of Gorgythion.

Gorgon m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgonio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gorgonius.

Gorgonios m Ancient Greek
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]

Gorgonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Gorgoniusz m Polish
Polish form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgophonus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Gorgophonus (ancient Greek, means 'Gorgon-killing') was a Mycenaean prince as son of King Electryon and Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus... [more]

Gorgus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an uncle of king Periander of Corinth.

Gorgythion m Greek 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]

Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Gori m Catalan
Short form of Gregori.

Gorian m Macedonian, Slovene
Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran

Gorice m Literature
The name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Gorick m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gorik.

Gorik m Flemish
Flemish form of Gaugerich.

Gorimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". The name Goran is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Gorio m Spanish
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goriola m Yoruba
Means "climbed to the top of wealth" in Yoruba.

Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Gorislav m Croatian, Russian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". Also see Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Gorm m Danish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.

Gorman m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Irish Gormán, itself derived from Irish gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix -án.

Gorme m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Gòsamu.

Gormundur m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese name with the combination of gorr "wet, soft" and mund "protection".

Gornemant m Arthurian Cycle
The name of a character in Arthurian tales.

Goron m Cornish
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.

Górr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "three-sided field". In Norse mythology Górr (also spelt Gór) is the son of Þorri and brother of Nórr and Gói... [more]

Gorree m Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Gorry.

Gorrister m Literature
Gorrister is a character in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

Gorry m Manx
Manx form of Guðrøðr. This name was traditionally Anglicized as Orry and Godred... [more]

Goryo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Gòsamu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cosmas.

Gosantine m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Constantine.

Gościmiar m Medieval Polish
A variant of Gościmir.

Gościmir m Medieval Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Gościsław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Gościwit m Medieval Polish
Polish form of Hostivít.

Gosdantin m Armenian
Armenian form of Constantine.

Gosee m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Joseph.

Gòsgiu m Sardinian
Short form of Gòsimu.

Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.

Goshchti m Karelian
Karelian form of Kostya.

Gòsimu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Cosmas.

Gosław m Polish
Contracted form of Godzisław, Gorzysław and Gościsław.

Gospatric m Medieval Scottish
Means "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton uuas, guas "servant" and Middle Welsh gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint Patrick... [more]

Gospatrick m Manx (Archaic)
Cognate of Gospatric. Since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century.

Gosschalk m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Gottschalk.

Gossuin m Medieval French
French form of Goswin.

Gøsta m Danish
Danish form of Gösta.

Goštāsp m Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi
Most likely means "whose horses are let loose (for the race)". It was the name of a Kayanian king of Iranian traditional history and patron of Zoroaster.

Gostauus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Gustaf.

Gost'ka m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Gostko m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Goswinus m Medieval German (Latinized), Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Goswin.

Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.

Gøt m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gautr.

Götar m Old Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish modern form of Gautarr.

Gotárd m Hungarian
Variant of Gothárd.

Gotard m Polish
Polish form of Gotthard.

Gotardo m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Godehard.

Gøte m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Norwegian form of Göte.

Goter m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Goterre.

Goterre m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Gualterio.

Gotey m Gascon (Archaic)
Gascon cognate of Gauthier.

Gotfred m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Gotfrid m Hungarian (Rare), History
Hungarian form of Gottfried. Gotfrid (c. 650–709) was the Duke of Alemannia in the late 7th century and until his death. He was of the house of the Agilolfing, which was the dominant ruling family in the Frankish Duchy of Bavaria.

Gotfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Gottfried.

Gotfryd m Polish
Polish form of Gottfried.

Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.

Gothárd m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gotthard.

Göthe m Swedish
Variant of Göte.

Goðen m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Gotherum m Medieval Scottish
Shetlandic variant of Guðþorm.

Gothicus m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".

Gothmog m Literature
Gothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.

Goðmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðmundur.

Gotholias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gothoniel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Othniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gothradh m Irish, Scottish
Variant of Gofraidh and Goraidh

Göthrik m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Götrik.

Goðvini m Old Norse
Nordic form of Godwine.

Gøti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gautr.

Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.

Gotlíb m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gottlieb.

Gotlib m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Yiddish spelling of Gottlieb, possibly used as a translation of Yedidia.

Gotlibas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Gottlieb.

Götmar m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gautr "Geat, Goth" and marr "famous".

Gotonyal m Amharic
Amharic form of Othniel.

Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.

Gotsche m Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Joseph.

Gotse m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Georgi.

Gottardo m Italian
Italian form of Gotthard.

Gottbert m German
German form of Godbert.

Gottfred m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Gottfrit m German (Americanized, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gottfried

Gotthelf m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gotthilf.

Gotti m & f German
Diminutive of given names that start with Gott-, such as Gottfried and Gotthard for men and Gottfriede and Gottliebe for women... [more]

Gottmar m German
German form of Godemar.

Gotto m Medieval Italian
Short form of Arrigotto, Rigotto, Ugotto and other pet forms that end in -gotto.... [more]

Gottskálk m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gottschalk.

Gottsveinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly from Old Norse guð "god" (cognate with Old High German, Old Dutch got) and sveinn "boy"... [more]

Gottvertrau m German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "Trust in God!" in German. This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.

Gottwald m German
German form of Godewald.

Gottwin m German (Archaic)
German form of Godwin. Also compare Godwine.

Götz m German
Shortened form of German names beginning with Gott- like Gottfried.

Gou m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Gō.

Goud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word goud meaning "gold".... [more]

Goudarz m Persian
Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Goudiel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gaddiel and Geuel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Goueznou m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 7th-century Breton saint of Cornish origin.

Gough m Welsh (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch ‘red’.... [more]

Goulc'han m Breton
Variant of Goulven.

Goulc'hen m Breton
Variant of Goulc'han.

Goulielmos m Greek
Greek form of William via Gulielmus.

Goulven m Breton
The name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.

Goulwen m Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Goumang m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [more]

Goun f & m Korean (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."

Gourgon m Breton
Variant of Gorgon.

Gourmaëlon m Medieval Breton (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gourmaelon.

Gourmaelon m Medieval 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.

Gourmelen m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gourmaelon.

Gourmelon m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gourmaelon.

Goushou m Japanese
From Japanese 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy" combined with 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Goustan m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a saint from the 10th century. He is considered the patron saint of sailors and fishers.

Goustavos m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Gustavus.

Goutham m Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant transcription of Gautam.

Goutom m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Gautama.

Govaert m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Godevaert. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish astronomer Govaert Wendelen (1580-1667), who is known as Godefroy Wendelin in English.

Ġovanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John (via Italian Giovanni).

Govard m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Howard.

Goven m Georgian (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]

Governor m English
From the English governor, a public or executive official that exercise some form of sovereignty to an area.

Govert m Medieval Dutch, Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Govaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Govert Flinck (1615-1660) and the Dutch astronomer Govert Schilling (b... [more]

Govindarajan m Indian, Tamil
From गोविन्दराजन् (govindarajan), "king of the cow finders" in Sanskrit... [more]

Gowan m & f Scottish, 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]

Gowon m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria.

Gowtham m Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
South Indian form of Gotama.

Goying m Filipino
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyito m Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Goyo, itself a diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Göz m German (Rare)
Variant of Götz.

Gozali m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ghazali.

Gozar m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Azar.

Ġożwè m Maltese
Maltese form of Joshua.

Gozzi m New World Mythology, African
Son Of a God

Graad m Limburgish
Short form of Gerardus via Gradus.

Graadje m Limburgish
Diminutive of Graad, as it contains the diminutive suffix -je.

Grabié m Provençal
Provençal form of Gabriel.

Grabiel m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Gabriel.

Grabriel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gabriel.

Graç m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Gratianus.

Graceless m Literature
From the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.

Graceson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).

Gracià m Catalan
Catalan form of Gratian.

Gracián m Aragonese, Galician, Hungarian (Rare)
Aragonese, Galician and Hungarian form of Gratianus.

Gracian m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Gratianus.

Graciel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Unisex variant of Graciela.

Gracielo m Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Masculine form of Graciela (Also compare Graciano).

Gracien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gratien.

Gracijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Gratian.

Gracijonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Gracijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gratius.

Gracio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Gratius.

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.'

Gracuś m Polish
Diminutive of Gracjan.

Grad m Dutch, Limburgish
Contraction of Gerard.... [more]

Graden m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Grayden.

Grades m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gradus.

Gradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grady.

Gradie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Grady.

Gradimir m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian
The first element of this name can be derived from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, which can mean "city, town" as well as "fortress, castle" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gordъ "settlement, enclosed space")... [more]

Gradislav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
The first element of this name can be derived from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, which can mean "city, town" as well as "fortress, castle" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gordъ "settlement, enclosed space")... [more]

Gradivus m Roman Mythology
An epithet of the Roman god Mars meaning "he who marches (into battle)" from Latin gradus "step, pace, gait, stride, walk". 'Mars Gradivus had a temple outside the Porta Capena on the Appian road, and it is said that king Numa appointed twelve Salii as priests of this god.'

Gradje m Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Grad, as it contains the Dutch and Limburgish diminutive suffix -je.

Gradlon m Breton
Variant of Gralon.

Gradolf m Dutch
Dutch form of Gradulf.

Gradus m Dutch
Contracted form of Gerardus.

Grae m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grey.

Graecus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Graikos.

Graehme m English (Rare)
Variant of Graeme.

Græinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".

Græipr m Old Norse
Variant of Græipi.