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.
GrānāzfBalochi Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a heroine in a traditional Balochi poem.
GrandgousiermLiterature Means "big throat" in French, from grand "large, senior" and French gosier "gullet". Grandgousier is a fictional character in Gargantua and Pantagruel who is the husband of Gargamelle and the father of Gargantua.
GranimNorse Mythology, Pet Derived from Old Norse grani meaning "horse". According to the chapter thirteen of Völsungasaga, this is the name of a horse owned by the hero Sigurd through advice from Odin in disguise.
GrantairemLiterature Grantaire is a fictional character from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a student from the South of France and is one of the principal characters of the revolutionary group known as the Friends of the ABC.
GrantlymEnglish Transferred used of the surname Grantly.
GrantortomArthurian Cycle Grantorto is the giant who holds Irena and her kingdom hostage in Book 5. He represents Irish Catholic rebels. Artegall kills him.
GrasulfmGermanic, History Derived from the Germanic element gras (or grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." Grasulf II was a 7th-century duke of Friuli (Italy).
GratafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.
GratianomTheatre Form of Gratianus (see Gratian) used by Shakespeare for characters in his plays The Merchant of Venice (written between 1596 and 1598) and Othello (ca... [more]
GrattonmEnglish (American, Rare) Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
GràtziafSardinian Sardinian form of Grazia. Gràtzia Deledda (also known as Gràssia) was a Sardinian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.
GravityfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word gravity, ultimately deriving from Latin gravitatem (nominative gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure". This name was used by American models Lucky Blue Smith and Stormi Bree Henley for their daughter born 2017.
GraylingmEnglish (American) Transferred use of the surname Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).
GražbylėfLithuanian Etymology uncertain, although it is likely partially derived from gražus meaning "beautiful".
GraziadiomItalian (Archaic) Essentially means "grace of God", derived from the Italian words grazia meaning "grace" (see Grazia) and Dio meaning "God".... [more]
GražvydasmLithuanian Means "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".
GreatafRomansh Romansh form of Greta, traditionally found in Central Grisons.
GrecafItalian (Rare) Italian feminine form of Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
GreciafMedieval English Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, derive this name from Old French gris "gray", which was generally rendered as grece; greyce in Medieval English. Early on the name became popularly associated with Latin gratia (compare Grace).
GretnafAmerican (Rare) From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of Greta.
GrianfIrish Mythology Grian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").
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."
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]
GrimwardmGermanic Derived from Old Norse grîma "mask" combined with Old High German wart "guard."
GrishnákhmLiterature Grishnákh was an Uruk. He led a group of orcs under Sauron's dominion that joined Uglúk's Uruk troop on the plains of Rohan. Since Saruman bred his own strain or breed of Uruk-hai, Grishnákh and Ugúlk looked different... [more]
Grisialm & fWelsh Directly taken from Welsh grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.
GryfinafMedieval Polish Medieval Polish variant of Agrypina. Gryfina (c. 1248 – between 1305 and 1309) was a Princess of Kraków by her marriage to Leszek II the Black; she later became a nun and abbess.
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.
GuanranfChinese From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes; pledge, promise".
Guaracim & fBrazilian, New World Mythology, Tupi Derived from Old Tupi kûarasy "sun", itself derived from kó "this, these", ara "day" and sy “mother, origin” and thus meaning "the origin of this day". In Tupi mythology, Guaraci was the personification of the sun as well as the sun god... [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]
GularafKyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Expatriate) Means "decorated with flowers", from Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا (ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning". It is also an alternative spelling of Azerbaijani Gülara and Gülarə.
GulbahrafUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and bahra meaning "pleasure, delight".
GulbakhramfKazakh Derived from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and the given name Bahram.
GulbarafKyrgyz From Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and бардык (bardyk) meaning "all, abundant, possessing".