This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *n or *s.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gladiolus f Various (Rare)From the name of the flower, itself from Latin
gladiolus meaning "little sword, sword lily", a diminutive of
gladius "sword".
Gladion m Popular CultureDerived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Glados f Popular CultureThe name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
Glain f Welsh (Rare)Directly taken from Welsh
glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
Glaukias m Ancient Greek, HistoryAncient Greek form of the Roman cognomen
Glaucia. Glaukias (ruled 335 – c. 302 BC) was a ruler of the Taulantian kingdom which dominated southern Illyrian affairs in the second half of the 4th century BC.
Glaukippos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek γλαυκός
(glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name
Glaukos (see
Glaucus)... [
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Glaukon m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek γλαυκός
(glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name
Glaukos (see
Glaucus).
Glewin m Medieval EnglishPossibly derived from an Old English name meaning "wise friend", from Old English
glēaw "prudent, wise" and
wine "friend".
Gliss f Popular CultureThe name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
Glodean f African AmericanThe name of an African-American rhythm and blues musician and widow of prominent fellow musician Barry White.
Glódís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
glóa "to shine, to glitter" or
glóð "ember; glow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)This name can be a masculinization of
Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word
glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
Glwys f WelshFrom the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".
Glykon m MythologyDerived from the Greek adjective γλυκύς
(glykys) meaning "sweet (to the taste)".... [
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Gnaivs m Ancient OscanOscan equivalent of the Roman praenomen Gnaeus. Probably derived from the Latin "naevus" meaning "birthmark/mole."
Gnosiphilos m Late GreekDerived from the Greek noun γνῶσις
(gnosis) meaning "seeking to know, inquiry, knowledge" (see
Gnosis) combined with the Greek noun φίλος
(philos) meaning "friend, lover".
Gnosis m Ancient GreekMeans "knowledge" in Greek. The inscription
Gnosis epoesen "Gnosis created" appears on the Stag Hunt mosaic (c. 300 BCE; found in a wealthy home in ancient Macedonia), which may indicate that the author was named Gnosis or possibly refers to an abstract pronoun, since
gnosis is also the Greek word for knowledge (one scholar, for example, thinks it should be read as "
Apelles' Knowledge Made It")... [
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Gobron m Georgian (Rare)This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [
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Godeman m GermanicDerived from Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good" combined with
man "man."
Godwynn f Anglo-SaxonDerives from the Old English name element
god meaning "god" and the Old English name element
wynn meaning "joy, bliss".
Go-eun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 高恩
(go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖
(go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告
(go) meaning "informing," 考
(go) meaning "thought," 銀
(eun) meaning "silver" or 誾
(eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [
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Goewin f Welsh MythologyMeaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.
Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
Gohan m Popular CultureMeans "cooked rice". From the Japanese
gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [
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Goiás m TupiDerived from Tupi
gua iá "same origin".
Gojkan m VlachMeans "to grow, breed, foster, nurture" in Vlach.
Gökcan m & f Turkish (Modern)It is a combination of the words "sky" and "soul". It means "bloomed, fresh soul, soul full of longing".
Golan m HebrewFrom the name of the Golan Heights, a region (currently) in the north of Israel. Originally used as a place name in the Bible.... [
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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... [
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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... [
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Gordias m Ancient GreekMeans "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.
Gorgias m Ancient GreekGorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.
Gorgidas m Ancient GreekMeans "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name
Gorgias or
Gorgos combined with ίδας
(idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης
(ides).... [
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Gorgippos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός
(gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω
(gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [
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Gorgonios m Ancient GreekThis name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [
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Gorgos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from either the Greek adjective γοργός
(gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω
(gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten". Also compare the Greek verb γοργόομαι
(gorgoomai) meaning "to be spirited".
Gorgythion m Greek MythologyThe meaning of this name is surrounded by uncertainty. The one thing that can be stated for certain about this name, is that it contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων
(-ion). For the rest of the name, there are several possibilities available... [
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Gorian m Macedonian, SloveneMeans "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran
Gorman m Manx (Archaic)Manx form of Irish
Gormán, itself derived from Irish
gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix
-án.
Goron m CornishSaid to be derived from Proto-Celtic
*kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton
kaour, Welsh
cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of
St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
Gosalyn f Popular CultureIn the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
Gošʲanəs f UbykhDerived from the Adyghe
гуащэ (guashche) meaning "mistress" and
нысэ (nyse) meaning "sister in law".
Gosminas m Lithuanian (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".
Gostautas m LithuanianDerived from the old Lithuanian verb
gosti or
gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with Baltic
tauta meaning "people, nation" (see
Vytautas).
Gothicus m Ancient RomanTransferred use of the surname
Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".
Goulven m BretonThe name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.
Goun f & m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다
(gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an
un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
Gourmaelon m Medieval Breton, HistoryAccording 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.
Goven m Georgian (Archaic)Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name
Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective
iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate
ǰuwān meaning "young"... [
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Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval EnglishFrom a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse
gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [
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Gowan m AfricanMeans "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.
Go'zaljon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
go'zal meaning "beautiful" and
jon meaning "spirit, soul".
Graceless m LiteratureFrom the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of
The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.
Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), EnglishFrom 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.'
Gradivus m Roman MythologyAn epithet of the Roman god
Mars meaning "he who marches (into battle)" from Latin
gradus "step, pace, gait, stride, walk". 'Mars Gradivus had a temple outside the Porta Capena on the Appian road, and it is said that king
Numa appointed twelve Salii as priests of this god.'
Græinn m Old NorseFrom Old Norse
grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".
Grafas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from Lithuanian
grafas meaning "count", which is ultimately derived from German
Graf meaning "count".
Gražvydas m LithuanianMeans "after seeing beauty". The first element of the name is derived from the Lithuanian adjective: graž- (gražus) meaning "beautiful, handsome", combined with the Baltic verb vyd- (iš-vydo) meaning "to see".