GościmirmMedieval Polish The 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"... [more]
GosminasmLithuanian (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".
GossamerfTheatre From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter).
GostimirmCroatian, Serbian Means "peaceful guest", derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
GostimirafRussian Meaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with gost "guest" and miru "peace, world".
GostomysłmPolish Derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
GothmogmLiterature Gothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.
GoumfKorean (Modern, Rare) From the verbal noun of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft."
GoumangmChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [more]
GourmaelonmMedieval Breton, History According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
GradimirmBulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian 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")... [more]
GramrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology From Old Norse gramr meaning "wrath, king, warrior". Gram (Gramr) was the name of a legendary Danish king. In Norse Mythology, this is the name of the sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fáfnir.
GranmarrmOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian with the combination of grǫn "pine-tree" and mærr "famous".
GremorymJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Origins unknown. This is the name of a demon identified in 'The Lesser Key of Solomon' who appears in the form of a beautiful woman.
Grímam & fOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]
GrimanesafSpanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, Literature Borne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [more]
GrimbaldmGermanic Derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."
GrimburgfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old Norse grîma "mask." 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."
GrimfridmGermanic Derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
GrimgerdefTheatre Composed from the Germanic name element grimo "mask" and the name Gerd 2. Grimgerde is one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
GrimhardmGermanic Derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
GrimhildefPopular Culture Variant of Grimhilt. This is the name often ascribed to the Queen in Disney's 'Snow White', although she is not actually named in the movie.
GrímkellmOld Norse, Icelandic (Rare) Combination of Old Norse grímr "masked person" (derived from from gríma "mask, helmet") and ketill "cauldron, helmet". The first element may also be derived from Old Norse grimmr "grim, cruel, atrocious".
GrimlandmGermanic Derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with land "land."
GrimlockmPopular Culture Grimlock is the name of several fictional robot characters in the Transformers franchise.
GrimoniafMedieval Irish The daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland... [more]
GrímrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "masked person" or "shape-changer" in Old Norse (derived from gríma "mask, helmet"). This was a byname of the god Odin, perhaps given to boys in an attempt to secure the protection of the god.
GrumiomTheatre This name was used for a slave in the play Mostellaria written by Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254-184 BC). It is also found in Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew (written between 1590 and 1592) and in the Cambridge Latin Course.
GuacimarafSpanish (Canarian) This name may come from the Guanche masculine agent noun *wazimar meaning "strong, sturdy, powerful, able". It was used by the Canarian historian, doctor and poet Antonio de Viana (1578-1650?) in his epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas (published in 1604), referring to the daughter of the king (mencey) of Anaga (on the island of Tenerife) who was assumed to go by this name, although her historical existence is not attested.
GuamaralfMongolian Derived from гуа (gua) meaning "gorgeous, alluring, beautiful" and марал (maral) meaning "hind, doe (of a red deer)".
Guangmeif & mChinese From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" or 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot"... [more]
Guangmingm & fChinese From Chinese 广 (guǎng) meaning "broad, wide, vast" or 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
GuayarminafGuanche, Spanish (Canarian) Derived from Guanche *wayya-har-mənda (mutated to wayya-ar-mənna), literally meaning "guard, reserve, protection until prolonged drought", also figuratively referring to the Canopus star... [more]
GuilielmusmDutch (Rare) Variant of Wilhelmus. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish composer Guilielmus Messaus (1589-1640).
GuillaammDutch (Rare) Modern Dutch form of Guillaem. It has primarily been used in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, which borders Flanders (Belgium) in the south... [more]
GuimeifChinese From Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵 (guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, to flatter, to fawn on"... [more]
GulchamanfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and chaman meaning "field of flowers, flowerbed".
Guldamm & fGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Golandam. At first this name was strictly masculine in Georgia, but in the 16th century it began to be used on women as well.... [more]
GulemafAmharic Means “he who helps, helper” in Amharic.
GülfemfTurkish, Ottoman Turkish Means "rose mouth", ultimately from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Arabic فم (fam) meaning "mouth". This was the name of a lady-in-waiting in the harem of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
GülhanımfTurkish From Turkish gül meaning "rose" (ultimately from Persian) and hanım, an aristocratic title meaning "lady".
GulielmusmDutch (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).
GuliminafUyghur Meaning not entirely certain; this name is possibly an Uyghur cognate of Gulmina.... [more]
GuljamilafUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and jamila meaning "lovely".
GuljamolfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and jamol meaning "beauty".
GulqamarfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and qamar meaning "moon".
GulsamofUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and samo meaning "sky, heavens".
GulsanamfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
GulsezimfKazakh From Kazakh гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and сезім (sezim) meaning "sensitive, sense, feeling".
GulsimfKazakh Means "silver flower" from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" and Persian سیم (sim) meaning "silver".
GülsimafOttoman Turkish, Turkish Means "rose-faced, rose-like" in Turkish, from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and سیما (sīmā) meaning "face".
GulsimofUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and simo meaning "appearance, image".
GulsumanfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and suman meaning "jasmine".
GultamomfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and tamom meaning "end" or "whole, entire".
GultamzefGeorgian Literally means "sun of the hearts" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულთა (gulta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun გული (guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
GumbrandmGermanic, Old Norse, Medieval Italian Derived from Old High German gund, Old Norse gunnr, guðr meaning "war, battle" with Old High German, Old Norse brant meaning "fire, brand".