GüzidefTurkish From Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished".
GüzinfTurkish Means "exquisite, excellent", ultimately derived from Persian.
GuzmamPopular Culture From the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [more]
GuzmánmSpanish Transferred use of the surname Guzmán, derived from the name of a Spanish town. The name itself possibly come from the Ancient Germanic elements gut meaning "good" and mann meaning "man".
GvantsafSvan, Georgian Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
GvirafHebrew (Rare) Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
GvozdenmSerbian, Croatian Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.
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.
GwaaimHaida Gwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.
GwainmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."
GwainemWelsh, Arthurian Romance Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
GwalajorimKassena Means "the slave raider has returned" in Kasem.
GwangchorongfKorean (Rare) A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.
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-hyeonmKorean Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Gwang-jinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
GwanwynfWelsh Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".
Gwaschemasch'efCircassian (Archaic) Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.
GwawrddyddfWelsh (Rare) Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
GweircafMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]
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]
Gwenc'hlanmBreton Legend, Breton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair" and another element of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Breton druid and bard.
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]
GwenhwyfachfWelsh Mythology Meaning uncertain, perhaps from the name Gwenhwyfar combined with Welsh ach, a suffix which "evokes unpleasantness" (according to Patrick Sims-Williams)... [more]
GwennanfWelsh, Breton Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.
GwennofWelsh Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]
GwennolfCornish (Modern) Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.
GwenogfWelsh Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.
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]
GwenwledyrfWelsh Mythology The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.
GwenwynwynmMedieval Welsh Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
GwenyddfWelsh Means "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [more]
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").
GwernmWelsh Mythology Derived from Welsh gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [more]
GwezhenegmBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.
GwionmWelsh Mythology, Welsh Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.
GwrgenaumMedieval Welsh From Welsh gwor- "over" (intensifying prefix) and cenau "cub, whelp".
GwrhydmOld Welsh Means "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".
GwrimWelsh Mythology Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.
GwrwstmWelsh Derived from the Proto-Celtic *wiros meaning “man” and *gustus meaning “excellence, force”.
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". Earliest known usage as a given name dates to the late 19th century - reached peak popularity in the 1910s.
GwynnefEnglish Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.
GwynnomWelsh Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]
GwynoromWelsh (Rare) Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]
GwynplainemPopular Culture (Rare) The main character in Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and inspiration for The Joker in Batman.
GyafSwedish (Archaic) Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.
Gyaltsenm & fTibetan Means "mark of victory" in Tibetan, derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to win" combined with མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
GyburgfLiterature, German (Modern, Rare) Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]
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-okfKorean From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem".
Gyeong-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".
GylfimIcelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.
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]
GylonmAncient Greek Possibly derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [more]
GyltafFaroese Derived from Old Norse gylta "young sow".
GyneciafLiterature From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]
GyöngyvirágfHungarian The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.
GyrðrmOld Norse Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."