Submitted Names Starting with G

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Ghjonassu m Corsican
Corsican form of Jonas 2.
Ghjorghju m Corsican
Corsican form of George.
Ghjorgiu m Sardinian
Variant of Ghjogliu, used in the town of La Maddalena.
Ghjosuè m Corsican
Corsican form of Joshua.
Ghjromu m Sardinian
Variant of Ciromu.
Ghjuanni m Sardinian
Gallurese form of John.
Ghjuda m Corsican, Sardinian
Corsican and Gallurese form of Judah.
Ghjudice m Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican
Derived from Corsican ghjudice "judge", this was used as a personal given name in medieval Corsica.
Ghjudita f Corsican
Corsican form of Judith.
Ghjuditta f Sardinian
Gallurese form of Judith.
Ghjuellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Joel.
Ghjuglia f Sardinian
Gallurese feminine form of George.
Ghjuglianiu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Iulianus (see Julian).
Ghjuglinu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Ghjogliu.
Ghjuglittu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Ghjogliu.
Ghjuida m Sardinian
Gallurese variant of Ghjuda.
Ghjuliana f Corsican
Corsican form of Juliana.
Ghjulianu m Corsican
Corsican form of Julianus.
Ghjulietta f Corsican
Diminutive of Ghjulia (compare Giulietta).
Ghjuliu m Corsican
Corsican form of Julius.
Ghjurghjina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjorghju.
Ghjustina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjustinu.
Ghjustinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Justinus.
Ghjustu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Justus. The name coincides with Corsican ghjustu "just, fair, honorable, upright".
Ghjuvacchinu m Corsican
Corsican form of Joachim.
Ghjuvanmarcu m Corsican
Combination of Ghjuvan and Marcu.
Ghjuvannina f Corsican
Feminine form of Ghjuvanni.
Ghjuvan'Paulu m Corsican
Combination of Ghjuvan and Paulu.
Ghmerti m Georgian Mythology
Derived from Georgian ღმერთი (ghmert'i), from Old Georgian ღმერთი ‎(ɣmerti), and ultimately from Proto-Kartvelian *ɣamort- meaning "God". Ghmerti is the supreme god in Georgian mythology and head of all the other deities... [more]
Gholam Reza m Persian
Combination of Gholam and Reza. Though usually transcribed into Latin characters with a dash or a space, it is not written with a space in Persian.
Gholib m Tajik
Tajik form of Ghalib.
Ghosha f Sanskrit
Ghosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.
Ghotai f Pashto
Means "bud" in Pashto.
Ghufron m Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Ghufran.
Ghugas m Armenian
Armenian form of Luke.
Ghukas m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Old and modern Armenian form of Luke.
Ghulom m Tajik
Tajik form of Ghulam.
Ghunan m Mongolian
Means "three-year-old tiger or bull" in Mongolian.
Ghust m Gallo
Gallo form of Auguste 1.
Ghvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am God's man" in Georgian (literally: "I am of God"), derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly" (see Ghvtiso) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".
Ghvtiso m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly". Also compare modern Georgian ღვთაება (ghvtaeba) meaning "god, deity" and ღვთიური (ghvtiuri) meaning "godly, divine".... [more]
Ghwaze m Circassian
Means "leading light" in Circassian.
Ghwch'e m Circassian
Means "blacksmith" in Circassian.
Ghwsch'ine m Circassian
Means "iron-eyed" in Circassian.
Gi f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese unisex nickname for names beginning with "Gi-"
Gia m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嘉 (gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家 (gia) meaning "home, family".
Gia m Georgian
Variant of Gio, which is a short form of Giorgi and sometimes also of Grigol.... [more]
Giabella f English (American)
Combination of Gia and Bella. Giabella was given to 19 girls in 2017.
Giacchinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gioacchino.
Giachem m Romansh
Variant of Jachiam.
Giachen m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob.
Giaches m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jaches, which is a rare variant form of the medieval French name Jachet (a diminutive of Jacques)... [more]
Giachet m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jacquet, which is a medieval French diminutive of Jacques. Also compare Giaches and Giacomo... [more]
Giachetta f Italian
Feminine version of Giachetto.
Giacho m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gia 2 and Gio.
Giacintu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacinto.
Giaco m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of James.
Giacob m Romansh
Variant of Jacob.
Giacobba f Italian, Sardinian
Feminine form of Giacobbe.
Giacomaccio m Italian
Diminutive of Giacomo.
Giacomedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacometta.
Giacometta f Italian
Diminutive of Giacoma.
Giacomuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giacomo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Giacomuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giacoma and Giacuma.
Giaconda f Italian (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Gioconda. This was used in the movie 8½ Women (1999) for a character played by Natacha Amal.
Giacopo m Italian
Variant of Jacopo.
Giacu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.
Giacum m Romansh
Romansh form of Iacomus.
Giacuma f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacoma.
Giacumin m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacominus.
Giacumina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacomina.
Giacuminu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Giacumu.
Giacumu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacomo.
Giacun m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob, traditionally found in the Surselva region. Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer.
Giaele f Italian
Italian form of Yael.
Giagu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of James.
Giahannes m Romansh
Romansh form of Johannes.
Giàime m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.
Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.
Giakinf m Russian
Russian form of Hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).
Giambatista m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Giambattista.
Giambettino m Italian
Combination of Gian and Bettino.
Giambono m Medieval Italian, Venetian (Archaic)
Contraction of Gianni and the Italian adjective buono "good".
Giammarco m Italian
Combination of Gian and Marco.
Giammatteo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Matteo.
Giammilla f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Judeo-Italian name derived from Arabic Jamila.
Gian m Romansh
Romansh form of John.
Giàna f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Giuàn.
Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.
Gianah f English (American)
American alternate spelling of Gianna.
Gianbattista m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Battista, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist. Although it was the most common compound name in the Tratte of office holders in the Florentine Republic from 1282-1532, it's now not as common as Giambattista.
Giancarla f Italian
Feminine form of Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.
Giandaniele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Daniele.
Giandomenico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Domenico.
Giane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely a Brazilian adoption of Gianna.
Gianet m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianfelice m Italian
Combination of Gian and Felice.
Gianfresco m Italian
Contraction of Giovanni and Francesco.
Giangentile m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gentile.
Giangiacomo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giacomo.
Giangiorgio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giorgio.
Giáni m Lombard
Lombard form of Gianni.
Giàni m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Gianni.
Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.
Gianin m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianina f Romanian (Modern), Romansh
Romanian form of Giannina and Romansh variant of Gionina.
Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.
Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.
Gianmatteo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Matteo.
Giannakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Giannis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Gianneddu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.
Giannelli m Popular Culture
This is the name of Giannelli Imbula who was born as Gilbert Imbula. He is born to Congolese parents.
Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.
Gianninu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.
Giannos m Greek
Variant of Giannis.
Giannoula f Greek
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.
Gianot m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianpietro m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Pietro.
Gianprakash m Nepali
Means “enlightenment” in Nepali.
Gianrico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rico.
Gianroberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Roberto.
Gianstefano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Stefano.
Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.
Giantommaso m Italian
Combination of Gian and Tommaso.
Gianvincenzo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Vincenzo.
Gianvito m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Vito.
Giáp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.
Giargöra m Romansh (Archaic)
Contraction of Gian and Göra, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Giasè m Sardinian
Gallurese varian form of Joseph, used in the town of La Maddalena.
Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).
Giasone m Italian
Italian form of Jason.
Giasuni m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giasone.
Giatgem m Romansh
Variant of Giatgen.
Giatgen m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.
Giaxo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Blasius.
Gibb m English
Variant of Gib.
Gibbe m West Frisian
Variant of Gabbe, or a short form of Giselbert.
Gibbon m Medieval English, Manx (Archaic)
Medieval English diminutive of Gib, itself a short form of Gilbert.
Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.
Gibby m English
Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.
Gibeah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Old Testament in Hosea 5:8. Meaning Unknown.
Gi-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".
Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.
Gibuld m Germanic, History
Variant short form of Gebavultus. Gibuld was the name of a 5th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.
Gică m Romanian
Diminutive of George.
Gică m Biblical Romanian
din greaca: agricultor, lucrator al pamantului, acest nume deosebit, foarte raspandit la romani, dar si la celelalte popoare crestine, ne arata ca omul trebuie sa fie, inainte de toate, harnic si gospodar... [more]
Gichinga m Rwandan
Means “protection” in Kinyarwanda.
Gicu m Romanian
Diminutive of George and Gheorghe.
Gid m Mormon
Nephite military officer.
Gid m English
Short form of Gideon.
Gid f Breton
Short form of Margaid.
Gida m Nanai
Means "spear" in Nanai.
Gidamarird m Datooga
Means "leopard" in Datooga.
Gidang’adid m Datooga
Means "lion" in Datooga.
Giddianhi m Mormon
Chief of Gadianton robbers (c. AD 16-21).
Giddonah m Mormon
Amulek's father.
Giddy m English
Diminutive of Gideon.
Gídeon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gideon.
Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.
Gideoni m Biblical
Gideoni was a member of the house of Benjamin according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan.
Giđeš f Sami
Derived from Sami giđđa 'spring.'
Gidget f Literature, Popular Culture
Originally from a novel by Frederick Kohner, which was made into a movie. Gidget's real name was Franzie.
Gidgiddonah m Mormon
Nephite commander.
Gidgiddoni m Mormon
Nephite commander.
Gidiu m Sicilian
Truncated form of Egidiu.
Gie f English
Diminutive of Giselle.
Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.
Gied m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Aegidius (see Giles) and its variant spelling Egidius. In rare cases, this name can also be a short form of Gideon.... [more]
Giedo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Guido. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde (b. 1985).
Giedymin m Polish
Polish form of Gediminas.
Giêg m & f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Jie.
Giel m Dutch
Transferred use of the surname Giel.
Gieli m Romansh
Romansh form of Julius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gielo m Silesian
Diminutive of Grzegorz.
Gienard m Romansh
Variant of Ginard.
Gienek m Polish
Diminutive of Eugeniusz.
Gienia f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia.
Gienio m Polish
Diminutive of Eugeniusz.
Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Gieri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in Central Grisons.
Gierołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gerald.
Giertruda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gertruda.
Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.
Gifford m English
Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Gifti f Oromo
Means "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.
Giga m Georgian
Diminutive of Grigol and sometimes also of Giorgi. Also compare Gigola.
Gigel m Romanian
Originally a diminutive of Gheorghe and George, used as a given name in its own right.
Gigetta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gigi 2.
Giggino m Italian
A diminutive form of Luigi.
Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.
Gígí f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Gí-.
Gigi f English
A pet form of Giselle or Gilberte and made popular by the hit musical 'Gigi'
Gigi m Georgian, Romanian
In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Giorgi and Grigol (compare Gigola).... [more]
Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.
Gígja f Icelandic
Modern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German gīge).
Gígjar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gígja.
Giglio m Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Gilles. The name coincides with Italian giglio "lily".
Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]
Gigo m Georgian, Macedonian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Giorgi (Georgian), Gligor (Macedonian), Grigol (Georgian) and Igor (Bosnian, Montenegrin and Serbian).
Gigola m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).
Gi-gwang m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
Gihay f Cebuano
Means "petal" in Cebuano.
Gi-hun m Korean
From the Sino-Korean word 氣 (gi) meaning "energy; qi" or 旗 (gi) meaning "flag; banner" combined with 訓 (hun) meaning "teaching".... [more]
Gi-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" (gi) and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (hyeon).
Giichi m Japanese
From 義 (gi) meaning "righteous" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".
Gijsbertus m Dutch
Semi-latinised form of Ghijsbert.
Gijsje m & f Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Gijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
Gila f Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Gilo.
Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.
Gila f German
A short form and pet form of Gisela.
Gila m Romansh
Variant of Geli, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Gilabèrt m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Gilbert.
Gilaberta f Provençal
Feminine form of Gilabèrt.
Gilan m Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of the name 'Galen' meaning 'green'. A character from John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice'... [more]
Gilander m Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Andreays with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Andrew" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilanei f Hebrew
Means "blossom; love of life" in Hebrew.
Gilang m Sundanese
Means "brilliant, shining, sparkling" in Sundanese.
Gilariy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Hilarius.
Gilbald m Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from Old High German gīsal meaning "pledge, hostage" and Old High German bald meaning "bold".
Gilbèrt m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Gilbert.
Gilbèrta f Gascon
Feminine form of Gilbèrt.
Gilbertas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gilbert.
Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.
Gilbertu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gilberto.
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).
Gilchreest m Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and Creest "Christ". This name was traditionally Anglicized as Christopher.
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).
Gilcowel m Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Cowel with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Comgall", the early Irish saint who was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor in Ireland (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gild f Swedish
Variant of Gilda.
Gildan m Italian
Masculine form of "Gilda".
Gildard m Germanic
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."