Gunnlaugf & mOld Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle, fight" and laug "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath".
GunnlǫðfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "battle invitation", derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle" and loð "bidding, invitation". In Norse mythology this is the name of a jötunn or giantess, who has to guard the mead of her father Suttungr.
GunnþórmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse gunnr "war" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
GunnulfrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle, fight" and ulfr "wolf."
GuntheucfFrankish This was the name of the Frankish queen Guntheuc of Burgundy (c. 495 - 540). She was the first wife of Chlothar I and the daughter of Godomar of Burgundy. She was also the mother of Saint Cloud (Clodoald) by her first husband, Chlodomer.
GuntildafLithuanian (Rare) Lithuanian form of Gundhild (which is also found spelled as Gunthild), which is the Germanic equivalent of the Old Norse name Gunnhildr (see Gunhild).
GuntrandmGerman, Germanic Means "war rim" from the Germanic elements gund "war" and hrand "rim (of a shield)".
GuochengmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" and 城 (chéng) meaning "castle, city". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
GuoliangmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 梁 (liáng) meaning "beam, bridge" or 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]
Guondibom & fBandial Means "they inter you there" in Bandial. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.
GuoqiangmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic"... [more]
GuoshengmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh", 盛 (shèng) meaning "abundant, flourishing" or 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory"... [more]
GuoxiongmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 雄 (xióng) meaning "hero, male, manly" or 熊 (xióng) meaning "bear"... [more]
GuozhongmChinese From Chinese 国 (guó) meaning "country" combined with 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion"... [more]
Gurbakshm & fIndian (Sikh) Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Persian بخشش (bakhshesh) meaning "gift, donation, mercy, generosity".
GurfatehmIndian (Sikh) Means "victory of Guru," derived from combining the name of the Sikh god Guru with Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ), meaning "victor, conqueror." Actor Gurfateh Pirzada is a well-known bearer.
Gurinderm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
GuthmundmOld Danish, Anglo-Saxon Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
GvozdikafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.
Gwang-Huim & fKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" or 侊 (gwang) meaning "big" combined with 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Gwang-hyefKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Gwang-jaemKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 才 (jae) meaning "talent" or 再 (jae) meaning "again". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Gwang-jinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Gwang-MinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" or 廣 (gwang) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 閔 (min) meaning "mourn, grieve, pity"... [more]
Gwang-sukfKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" and 琡 (suk) meaning "jade".
GweirfulfMedieval Welsh Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
GweiryddmWelsh Possibly derived from the Welsh element gwair "turn, circle" (elder form gweir)
GwenalltmWelsh The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]
GwendorafEnglish Possibly a blend of Gwendolen and Glendora. Very seldom encountered, it has been used from at least 1901, when a baby of this name was registered in England, one of several registered in the opening years of the 20th century... [more]
GwenonwyfWelsh (Rare) Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]
GwenvaelmBreton Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.
GwenynenfObscure Directly taken from Welsh gwenynen "bee", this name was adopted by Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts, as her bardic name (Gwenynen Gwent "the bee of Gwent").
Gwi-yeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 貴 (gwi) meaning "precious" or 鬼 (gwi) meaning "spirit, ghost" combined with 永 (yeong) meaning "eternal, forever" or 靈 (yeong) meaning "soul, spirit, deity" or 榮 (yeong) meaning "glory, honour, prosper"... [more]
GwynfrynmWelsh From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements bryn - meaning "hill", and gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [more]
GwynlaismWelsh From the name of the river in Glamorgan.
GwynllywmOld Welsh From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.
Gyaltsenm & fTibetan From 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-homKorean From Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".
Gyeong-mifKorean From Sino-Korean 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Gyeong-MomKorean From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 摸 (mo) meaning "touch, caress" or 模 (mo) meaning "model, standard, pattern"... [more]
Gyeong-OkfKorean From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" combined with 玉 (ok) meaning "jade"... [more]
Gyeong-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".
GylipposmAncient Greek The 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)... [more]
HaankhesfAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ḥꜣ-ꜥnḫ-s meaning "may she live", derived from ḥꜣ "if only, would that" and ankh "life; to live", as well as s, which may be phonetic, or may be a short form of snb "health".
HabetrotfAnglo-Saxon Mythology A figure in folklore of the Border counties of Northern England and Lowland Scotland associated with spinning and the spinning wheel. ... [more]
HachidaimJapanese A notable bearer is Hachidai Nakamura, a jazz artist.
HachimanmJapanese Mythology Means "eight banners", from Japanese 八 (hachi) meaning "eight" and 幡 (man) meaning "flag, banner". In Japanese mythology, Hachiman is the god of archery, war, divination, and culture.
HacıbalamAzerbaijani Means "child of the hajji" from Azerbaijani hacı meaning "hajji (a Muslim who has visited Mecca)" and bala meaning "child".
HadeburgfGermanic, Dutch, German The first element of this name is derived from Old High German hadu "battle." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
HadefridmGermanic Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
HadefunsmGermanic Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old High German funs "ready."
HadegardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German hadu "battle." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
HadegastmGermanic Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
HadegrimmGermanic Derived from Old High German hadu "battle" combined with Old Norse grîma "mask."
Hae-CheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 海 (hae) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 澈 (cheol) meaning "clear, limpid". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Hae-ryeomf & mKorean From 해 (hae) meaning "the sun" and Sino-Korean 廉 (ryeom) meaning "honourable, honest, pure".
Hae-SeongmKorean From 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"... [more]
HagabaldmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from hag, but we don't know where hag itself comes from... [more]
HagabertmGermanic The meaning and origin of the first element of this Germanic name is very uncertain - at least five possible meanings exist. We know that it comes from hag, but we don't know where hag itself comes from... [more]
HailiangmChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable", 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light" or 量 (liáng) meaning "measure, estimate, evaluate"... [more]
HaimbertmMedieval French Derived from Old High German heim, Old Frankish *haim meaning "home" and Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht meaning "bright" from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
HaishengmChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, success" or 生 (shēng) meaning "living, fresh"... [more]
HaistulfmGermanic High German amendment of a Lombard name Aistulf, perhaps from Gmc. *Haifstiz (Gothic haifsts "battle, quarrel", OHG Heist- and Heift- "violence") combined with -ulf "wolf".
HaixiangmChinese From Chinese 海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, auspiciousness" or 翔 (xiáng) meaning "to fly, to soar", as well as other character combinations.
HalewijnmMedieval Dutch Name of the titular character in of the well-known Dutch medieval ballad "Heer Halewijn zong een liedekijn"/"The Song of Lord Halewijn".
HallberafOld Norse, Icelandic, Faroese Derived from Old Norse hallr meaning "flat stone, slab, big stone, boulder" (compare Hallr, Halli) and (the hypothetical reconstructed root) *ber- "bear" (also found in the noun berserkr), making it a feminine equivalent of Hallbjörn.
HanabirafJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower", 妃 (bi) meaning "empress" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.
HanabusamJapanese (Rare) From 花房 (hanabusa) meaning "calyx, flower cluster," combined from 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (fusa) meaning "bunch, cluster (of flowers); segment."... [more]
HanagumofJapanese Cloud of flowers, likely a reference to trees full of low-hanging cherry blossoms.
HanahimefJapanese From Japanese 華 (hana) meaning "flower" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-areumfKorean (Modern, Rare) From Areum prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HanazukifJapanese From Japanese, 花好き(Hana-suki) means "Flower lover" combining 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 好き (suki) meaning "like" or "love" This name is used on a fictional character in the animated web series "Hanazuki: Full of Treasures"
HanbilekfKarachay-Balkar From the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler" and билек (bilek) meaning "hand" or "support, hope".
Han-boramm & fKorean (Rare) From Boram prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-byeolf & mKorean (Modern) From Byeol prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."... [more]
HandmaidfEnglish (Puritan) Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.
HandsomemEnglish From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".
Han-garamm & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From Garam prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Han-geurum & fKorean (Modern, Rare) From Korean 한그루 (han-geuru), which refers to a raising of a single crop (of rice) a year or, in general, single-crop farming, from Geuru prefixed with determiner 한 (han), from the numeral Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great").
Han-gyeolm & fKorean (Modern) From native Korean 한결 (hangyeol) meaning "uniformity," effectively a combination of determiner 한 (han), from the numeral Hana meaning "one" (can also come from the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great"), and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Haniravaf & mPolynesian, Tahitian Polynesian name, composed by "hani", meaning "favor" or "benevolence" and "rava", meaning "bright", hence the meaning is "bright favor" or "light of favor" or also "bright benevolence" or "light of benevolence".
Han-maeumf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From Maeum prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
HanmölekfKarachay-Balkar From the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler" and Arabic ملك (malak) meaning "angel".
Han-naraefKorean (Modern, Rare) From Narae prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Hannemanm & fMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch pet form of Hanne 1, as the Germanic element man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD... [more]