This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gorislav m Croatian, RussianThe 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".
Gorrister m LiteratureGorrister is a character in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
Gościmir m Medieval PolishThe 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"... [
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Gościsław m PolishThe 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"... [
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Gosminas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gosti or
gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with the Lithuanian verb
minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Gospatric m Medieval ScottishMeans "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... [
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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.
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.
Gostautas m LithuanianDerived from the old Lithuanian verb
gosti or
gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Gostibor m Medieval RussianFrom old Russian
гость (
gost') meaning "guest foreigner" combined with
бороти (
boroti) meaning "fight"
Gostimir m Croatian, SerbianMeans "peaceful guest", derived from Slavic
gost "guest" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Gostomysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
gost "guest" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Gothicus m Ancient RomanTransferred 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".
Goushou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy" combined with 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Graceless m LiteratureFrom 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.
Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), EnglishFrom 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.'
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")... [
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Gradivus m Roman MythologyAn 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.'
Grafas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from Lithuanian
grafas meaning "count", which is ultimately derived from German
Graf meaning "count".
Grandgousier m LiteratureMeans "big throat" in French, from
grand "large, senior" and French
gosier "gullet". Grandgousier is a fictional character in
Gargantua and Pantagruel who is the husband of
Gargamelle and the father of
Gargantua.
Grasmund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
gras (or
grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
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).
Gražvydas m LithuanianMeans "after seeing beauty". The first element of the name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective: graž- (gražus) meaning "beautiful, handsome", combined with the Baltic verb vyd- (iš-vydo) meaning "to see".
Gregentios m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Greek (?)Meaning uncertain. Gregentios was the missionary Bishop of Himyaritia for over 30 years in the 6th century, when the area was under Aksumite control, playing an important role in the restoration of Orthodox Christianity there after the persecution of Dunaan.
Grishnákh m LiteratureGrishnákh was an Uruk. He led a group of orcs under Sauron's dominion that joined Uglúk's Uruk troop on the plains of Rohan. Since Saruman bred his own strain or breed of Uruk-hai, Grishnákh and Ugúlk looked different... [
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Grisial m & f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.
Guangsheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 广
(guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Guangshi m ChineseFrom 光 (
guāng) meaning "bright, light, shine" or with 广 (
guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 石 (
shí) meaning "stone" or 时 (
shí) meaning "time, era, seaon" or 实 (
shí) meaning "real, truth, honest, fruit"... [
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Gubazes m Old Persian (Latinized), HistoryLatinized form of Greek Γουβάζης
(Goubázēs) or Γωβάζης
(Gōbázēs), which itself is the hellenized form of an ancient Persian compound name. The original Persian form of the name is unclear, as is its meaning... [
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Gudisa m AbkhazMeans "rough heart, cruel heart" possibly from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа
(āγ°γ°ā) meaning "strong, rough" and агәы
(ā-g°ə́) meaning "heart".
Guiderius m TheatreGuiderius is the son of the eponymous character in 'Cymbeline, King of Britain' by William Shakespeare.
Guildenstern m TheatreGuildenstern was a childhood friend of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet.
Guillaspick m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and
aspick "bishop". This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Archibald.
Gulielmus m Dutch (Rare)Variant of
Guilielmus, which in turn is a variant of
Wilhelmus. Notable bearers of this name include the English epic poet Gulielmus Peregrinus (died in 1207) and the Swiss-French Calvinist theologian Gulielmus Bucanus (died in 1603).
G'ulomrasul m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and
rasul meaning "prophet".
Gulshandeep m & f PunjabiMeans "lamp of the rose garden", derived from Persian گلشن
(golshan) "rose garden" and Sanskrit दीप
(dipa) "lamp, light".
Gundars m LatvianDerived from Latvian
guns "fire; flame; light" and
darīt "to make; to do".
Gunnstæinn m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
gunnr "battle, fight" and
steinn "stone".
Guosheng m ChineseFrom Chinese 国
(guó) meaning "country" combined with 生
(shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 盛
(shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 胜
(shèng) meaning "victory"... [
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Gurbaksh m & f Indian (Sikh)Derived from Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Persian بخشش
(bakhshesh) meaning "gift, donation, mercy, generosity".
Gurias m History (Ecclesiastical)Latinized form of Γουρίας
(Gourias), which is a hellenization of a name that was of Aramaic or Hebrew origin. It was derived from either Aramaic גורי
(gure) or Hebrew גוּר
(gur), which both mean "lion cub, young lion"... [
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Gurshaan m PunjabiThis name is derived from the elements "guru" (spiritual teacher) and "shaan", meaning "pride".... [
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Gursimran f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ
(simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin).
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.
Guss m Old NorseOld Norse byname, From Old Norse
guss meaning "talk, chat".
Gustautas m LithuanianMeans "to become accustomed to the people", derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Gusten m & f SwedishCombination of Old Swedish
gudh "god" and
stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name
Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse
Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of
Gustav and
Gustava.
Gweltas m WelshFrom the welsh "gwel", meaning "view"; so the meaning is meant as "the one who has view" or "the one who brings view".
Gwrwst m WelshDerived from the Proto-Celtic
*wiros meaning “man” and
*gustus meaning “excellence, force”.
Gyaltsen m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན
(rgyal-mtshan) meaning "banner of victory", derived from རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "to win, to become victorious" and མཚན
(mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
Gyeong-Seok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 景
(gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬
(gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 慶
(gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" combined with 錫
(seok) meaning "tin"... [
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Gyeong-Seon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬
(gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", 慶
(gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" or 炅
(gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 善
(seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 先
(seon) meaning "first, former, previous" or 宣
(seon) meaning "declare, announce"... [
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Gyeong-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".
Gyeong-sun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬 (
gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 景 (
gyeong) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 純 (
sun) meaning "pure, innocence" or 順 (
sun) meaning "obediance"... [
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Gylippos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος
(gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see
Gylon)... [
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Gytautas m LithuanianDerived from Lithuanian
geidauti "to wish; to want; to desire; to long for" and
tauta "the people".
Gyuseok m KoreanFrom 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 錫 "bestow, confer".
Habis m SpanishFrom Cynete meaning fawn. This was the name of a king of Tartessos, a region in Spain.
Hadefuns m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hadu "battle" combined with Old High German
funs "ready."
Hadegast m GermanicDerived from Old High German
hadu "battle" combined with Gothic
gasts (
gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
Hæilfúss m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
heill "good luck" and
fúss "willing, eager".
Hae-Seong m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 海
(hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 成
(seong) meaning "completed, finished, succeeded", 盛
(seong) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 星
(seong) meaning "star, planet"... [
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