This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the length is 7.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gifford m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford
Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Gi-gwang m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
Gi-hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" (
gi) and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (
hyeon).
Gilbrid m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Bridey or
Bríd with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilcolm m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Colum with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Columba" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gildard m GermanicDerived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Gildulf m GermanicDerived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Gilmore m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
More with the intended meaning of "servant of the Virgin
Mary" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Ginnarr m Old NorseDerived from
ginna ("to fool, to deceive; to bewitch") and
herr ("army").
Giordan m GreekGiordan is generally considered to be a patronymic surname created from the given name Jordan, originally the name of the river in used by John the Baptist for baptizing people.
Girshel m Georgian (Rare), LiteratureMeaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, the name comes from the Yiddish name
Hershel, which seems unlikely in the Georgian context. Instead, it is more likely that the name is either Turco-Persian in origin, or fully Persian.... [
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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.
Giswald m GermanicThe meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Gitonga m Meru, Embu, GikuyuThis name is commonly used in Meru, Embu and Gikuyu regions in Kenya. The name means a rich man. The name has been passed from generation to generation since time in memorial. The cultures which usually name their male children after their grandparents-dead or alive intentionally do this to ensure the character or personality of the grandpa can be carried to the grandchildren.
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.
Gladion m Popular CultureDerived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Glaukon m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek γλαυκός
(glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name
Glaukos (see
Glaucus).
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.
Gneomar m Polabian (?), Pomeranian (?)Derived from the Slavic name elements
gniew "anger" and
mir "peace; world". This name was borne by Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer (1654– 20 April 1739), a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a confidant of the House of Hohenzollern.
Godehoc m LombardicGodehoc was a Lombardic king of the Lething Dynasty, during the 480s. He led the Lombards into modern-day Austria.
Godeman m GermanicDerived from Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good" combined with
man "man."
Godemar m GermanicDerived from Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Goderad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good" combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Godhyse m & f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
god "god" combined with
hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).
Godlove m English (American, Archaic)English translation of German
Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek
Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [
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Godmund m Anglo-SaxonOld English cognate and variant of Germanic
Godemund and Old Norse
Guðmundr. Derived from either
god "god" or
god "good" and
mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".
Godomar m GermanicThe name of Godomar II, son of King Gundobad of the Burgundians. He was killed by the Franks in 534 when they took over Burgundy.
Godwold m Medieval EnglishDerived from Old High German, Old Dutch
got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English
god meaning "god, deity" with Old English
weald, Old Saxon
wald, Old High German
walt meaning "power, authority".
Goislav m RussianMeaning "hail to glory". Combined with
goiek,
goier "hail" and
slav "glory".
Gonario m Italian, SardinianOf 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... [
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Gonglei f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
龚 (gōng) meaning "give, present, reverential" and
蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
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... [
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Gordias m Ancient GreekMeans "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.
Gorgias m Ancient GreekGorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.
Gorimir m CroatianThe 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".
Goštāsp m Kurdish, Pashto, BalochiMost 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.
Gotfrid m Hungarian (Rare), HistoryHungarian 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.
Gothmog m LiteratureGothmog 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.
Goulven m BretonThe name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.
Goumang m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern MythologyFrom 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... [
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Goushou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy" combined with 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Govaert m Medieval DutchShort 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.
Gradulf m GermanicThe first element is derived from Gothic
grêdus "hunger" or Old High German
grâtag "desire, greed." The second element is derived from Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Græinn m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".
Græipi m Old NorseDerived from either
greip ("hand") or
grípa ("to grasp").
Grasulf m Germanic, HistoryDerived from the Germanic element
gras (or
grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf." Grasulf II was a 7th-century duke of Friuli (Italy).
Graydon m EnglishMeans 'gray hill' in English. Comes from gray, as in the color, and 'don' which means hill.
Gregoor m Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Gregorius (see
Gregory). A known bearer of this name is the Dutch soccer player Gregoor van Dijk (b. 1981).
Grettir m Old Norse, Icelandic, FaroeseDerived from Old Norse
grettir meaning "he who shows his teeth" or "he who grins". Grettir Ásmundarson is the main character of the 'Grettis saga' written in the late 13th century. Grettir is also the Icelandic name for the orange cartoon cat
Garfield.
Grifone m Medieval ItalianDerived from
grifone, which is one of the Italian words for a griffin (the other one being
grifo - see
Grifo), the legendary creature from Greek mythology... [
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Grigoli m GeorgianForm of
Grigol with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Grimulf m GermanicDerived from Old Norse
grîma "mask" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Grisial m & f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.