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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is English.
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Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.
Gloyd m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of "Lloyd".
Glyndon m English
Variant spelling of Glendon or transferred use of the surname Glyndon.
Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.
God m American (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Godfrey or possibly directly from the English word.
Godfred m English (African)
Variant of Godfrey. This is currently predominant in Ghana.... [more]
God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.
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)... [more]
Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."
Godlye m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "religious or pious."
Godolphin m English (British, Rare)
Transferred usage of a Cornish aristocratic surname.
Godsgift m & f English (Puritan)
Blend of the phrase 'God's gift' into one word.
Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]
Godwyn m English
Variant of Godwin.
Goffrey m Old Norman, English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey. Also compare Joffrey.
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-.
Goldman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Goldman.
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]
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]
Good-work m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used.
Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.
Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.
Gorham m English
From the surname
Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.
Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.
Gould m English (American)
Transferred the surname Gould.
Gouverneur m English (American)
Likely from the French word gouverneur, meaning "governor". Notable bearers include American founding father Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American politician Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), sportsman Gouverneur Cadwalader (1880-1935), and United States Army general Gouverneur K. Warren (1830-1882).
Governor m English
From the English governor, a public or executive official that exercise some form of sovereignty to an area.
Gow m & f English (American)
Possibly from the surname Gow, derived from Scottish Gaelic gobha meaning "smith".
Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
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.'
Graig m English
Variant of Greg
Grainger m English
Variant of Granger.
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.
Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.
Granite m English (Rare)
From the English word referring to a type of rock.
Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.
Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.
Grantly m English
Transferred used of the surname Grantly.
Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.
Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
Graven m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Graves m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Graves.
Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.
Graylin m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the popular elements gray and lyn.
Grayling m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).
Graylon m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Graylin in the same vein as Braylon.
Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn
Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.
Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.
Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.
Greene m English
Variant of Green.
Greenie m & f English
Diminutive form of Green
Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.
Greenleaf m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenleaf.
Greenwood m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the surname Greenwood. A famous bearer was Greenwood LeFlore (1800-1865), chief of the Choctaw Nation.
Gregge m English
Short form of Gregory.
Greggie m & f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Gregory or Gregoria.
Greyleigh f & m English (American)
A combination of the names Grey and Leigh.
Greyor m English (American, Modern)
As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.
Greysyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Greyson sometimes used as a feminine form.
Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.
Grif m English
Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.
Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.
Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.
Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.
Grinling m English (Rare)
Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.
Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.
Grit m English
Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.
Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".
Gryffin m English
Variant of Griffin.
Gryphon m English
Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]
Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.
Gulliver m English
Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.
Gundulf m Germanic, English
Means "wolf of war", derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." A bearer of this name was Gundulf of Rochester, who lived in the first half of the Middle Ages.
Guppy m English (Rare)
From the fish. Mostly used as a nickname.
Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.
Gurley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Gurley.
Gurney m English (American, Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]
Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.
Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.
Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.
Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.
Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."
Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.
Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]
Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.
Hade m English
Short form of Hayden.
Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.
Hadriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern)
Form of Adriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Hadron m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from "Hadrian".
Haegan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transfered use of the surname Haegan.
Hagan m English
Transferred use of the surname Hagan.
Haggas m English (Puritan)
Puritanical variation of Haggai.
Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]
Haiden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayden, probably altered due to the influence of Aiden (which has been, in America, the most popular spelling - i.e., more so than Aidan).
Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.
Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.
Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven
Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".
Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.
Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."
Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.
Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.
Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.
Halsey m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halsey. The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr... [more]
Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.
Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]
Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.
Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.
Hammod m English (Rare)
Perhaps from Hammond
Hammy m English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.
Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.
Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.
Handi m English
Variant of Handy.
Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".
Handy m English
From the word handy, a nickname for a useful person.
Hanley m & f English, Caribbean
Derived from the surname Hanley.
Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.
Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.
Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.
Hansford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hansford.
Hanson m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanson.
Hap m English (Rare)
Short form of the English word happy. It was originally a nickname in the 19th century.
Har m English (Rare)
Short form of names that start with Har-, such as Harlan, Harley, Harold and Harry... [more]
Harbinger m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "messenger", "herald" or "omen".
Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.
Harbour f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harbor, reflecting the British spelling.
Hardee m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hardee.... [more]
Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.
Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.
Hardin m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hardin.
Harford m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Harford.
Hariph m Biblical, English (Puritan)
Derived from the Hebrew verb חרף (harap) which means "to gather, pluck, harvest", "to spend the harvest season" or "to reproach, taunt, scorn". In the Old Testament this name belongs to two male characters.
Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.
Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".
Harlen m & f English
Variant of Harlan.
Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.
Harlin m English
Variant of Harlan.
Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.
Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.
Harlye f & m English
The meaning of the name is “Hare’s Meadow.” It is a unisex name that is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and Leah, meaning wood.
Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.
Harnett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harnett.... [more]
Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper.
Harpo m English
From the stage name of Harpo Marx.
Harrel m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Harrell, which is derived from Harold.
Harrell m English (Rare)
Of Old German origin, meaning "Commander"... [more]
Harrey m English
Variant of Harry.
Harrie m & f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Harry (English and Dutch) as well as a short form of Harriet (English).... [more]
Harrington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harrington.
Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.
Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.
Hart m English
Probably transferred from the surname Hart. A notable bearer is the poet Hart Crane.
Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.
Hartigan m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hartigan.
Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.
Harv m English
Diminutive of Harvey.
Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.
Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]
Harwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Harwood.
Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]
Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.
Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.
Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.
Hatcher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hatcher.
Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.
Hatton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hatton.
Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.
Havelock m English
Variant spelling of Havelok; this spelling is most often encountered in the form of the surname Havelock.
Have-mercy f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for mercy if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
Havergal m English
Famous bearer was the composer Havergal Brian.
Havoc m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word havoc.
Haward m Medieval English, English, Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian form of Heahweard and or Hávarðr. The modern form is derived from the surname Haward... [more]
Hawk m English, Popular Culture
From the English word for 'hawk', a predatory bird.
Hawke m English
Variant of Hawk.
Hawkeye m & f English, Popular Culture
From the English words "Hawk", referring to the type of predatory bird, and "eye". Having a 'hawkeye' means being "particularly observant, especially to small details, or having excellent vision in general".... [more]
Hawking m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawking.
Hawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawley.
Hawthorn m English, Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorn.
Hawthorne m English
Transferred use of the surname Hawthorne.
Hay f & m English (Rare)
Nickname for Hannah, Hayley, Hayden and other names beginning with the letter H
Haych m Samoan (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Nickname for names starting with the letter H. Common in Samoa. Inspired by the former Governor of American Samoa, H. Rex Lee (born Hyram Rex Lee).
Hayde m & f English
Short form of Hayden.
Hayford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Hayford.
Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.
Hays m English
Variant of Hayes.
Hayven f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Haven.
Hayward m English
Transferred from the surname Hayward.
Haz m English
Diminutive of Harry. Predominantly used in Australia or New Zealand and occasionally heard in the UK.
Hazard m English (American)
Middle name of famous US commander Oliver Hazard Perry
Hazelnut m English (American, Rare)
Comes from the English word hazelnut meaning "a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel".
Hazen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hazen.
Hazley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Hazley or combination of the word haze with common suffix -ley.
Hazlitt m & f English
Transferred use of surname Hazlitt.
Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.
Hearsay m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor." Referring to the sin of gossip.
Heartsill m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heartsill, itself a variant of Hartsill.
Heathcliff m English, Literature
Combination of Heath and Cliff, meaning "heath near a cliff". It was created by Emily Brontë (1818-1848) for her novel Wuthering Heights, in which the main character and antihero is named Thrushcross Grange Heathcliff, called Heathcliff... [more]
Heathcote m English
Transferred use of the surname Heathcote.
Heavenly-mind m English (Puritan), Literature
Refers to keeping one's mind toward heavenly things rather than worldly things. This is the name of a character in John Bunyan's novel The Holy War (1682).
Hec m English
Diminutive of Hector.
Hectie m English
Diminutive of Hector.
Hecto m & f English
Hecto, may be from the SI prefix meaning 100.
Heddrik f & m English
This name is probably came from the jewish word Hed which means "echo"
Heder m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Heder.
Heinie m English
Diminutive of Henry
Heinrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Heinrick that is itself a variant of the given name Heinrich.
Heith m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Heath influenced by the spelling of Keith.
Helm m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Helm.
Helms m English
Transferred use of the surname Helms.
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
Help-on-high m English (Puritan)
Referring to the help we receive from God.