This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gniewosław m PolishDerived from Polish
gniew "anger" (which is derived from Slavic
gnev "anger") combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
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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Godegisel m GermanicDerived from Gothic
guths "god" or Gothic
gôds "good" combined with
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Godesa f Medieval EnglishFrom
Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name
Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element
got meaning "god" or
guot meaning "good".
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as
Woudensberg "
Wotan's mountain").... [
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Godhyse m & f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
god "god" combined with
hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).
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.
Gogutsa f Georgian (Rare)Means "little girl" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გოგო
(gogo) meaning "girl" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უცა
(-utsa).
Goiás m TupiDerived from Tupi
gua iá "same origin".
Goislav m RussianMeaning "hail to glory". Combined with
goiek,
goier "hail" and
slav "glory".
Goiswintha f Germanic, HistoryDerived from Gothic
gavi "region, district" or Gothic
gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Göksel m & f TurkishDerived from Turkish
gök meaning "sky" and
sel meaning "flood, torrent".
Gölsäsäk f BashkirFrom Bashkir
гөл (göl) meaning "flower", and
сәсәк (säsäk) also meaning "flower".
Gölsibär f BashkirFrom Bashkir
гөл (göl ) meaning "flower" and
сибәр (sibär) meaning "beautiful".
Gomeisa m AstronomyGomeisa is the second brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, after Procyon. It's also the name of a character from The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon.
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
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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".
Gorislav m Croatian, RussianThe first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic
gora "mountain". Also see
Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Gorrister m LiteratureGorrister is a character in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
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".
Gościmir m Medieval PolishThe 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"... [
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Gościsław m PolishThe 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
slav "glory"... [
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Goshefizh f Circassian (Russified)Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ
(g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы
(fəž̍ə) "white".
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".
Gospatric m Medieval ScottishMeans "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton
uuas,
guas "servant" and Middle Welsh
gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint
Patrick... [
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Gospatrick m Manx (Archaic)Cognate of
Gospatric. Since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century.
Gossamer f TheatreFrom 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).
Goštāsp m Kurdish, Pashto, BalochiMost likely means "whose horses are let loose (for the race)". It was the name of a Kayanian king of Iranian traditional history and patron of Zoroaster.
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).
Gostiata f Medieval RussianMost likely derived form the Russian
гостья (gostya) meaning "guest". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Gostibor m Medieval RussianFrom old Russian
гость (
gost') meaning "guest foreigner" combined with
бороти (
boroti) meaning "fight"
Gostimir m Croatian, SerbianMeans "peaceful guest", derived from Slavic
gost "guest" combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Gostimira f RussianMeaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with
gost "guest" and
miru "peace, world".
Gostomysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
gost "guest" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
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".
Goushou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy" combined with 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Goyotsetseg f MongolianMeans "elegant flower" in Mongolian, from гоё
(goyo) meaning "elegant, beautiful" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Go'zalposhsha f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
go'zal meaning "beautiful" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
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.'
Gradislav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)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")... [
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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.'
Grafas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from Lithuanian
grafas meaning "count", which is ultimately derived from German
Graf meaning "count".
Grandgousier m LiteratureMeans "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.
Grasmund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
gras (or
grasan) "grass, herb, plant" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Grasulf m Germanic, HistoryDerived 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).
Grayse f Manx (Modern)Derived from Manx
grayse "grace; virtue; charisma" and used as a Manx equivalent of English
Grace.
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".
Gregentios m History (Ecclesiastical), Late Greek (?)Meaning uncertain. Gregentios was the missionary Bishop of Himyaritia for over 30 years in the 6th century, when the area was under Aksumite control, playing an important role in the restoration of Orthodox Christianity there after the persecution of Dunaan.
Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, LiteratureBorne 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"... [
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Grisélidis f TheatreFrench form of
Griselda used by Jules Massenet in his opera 'Grisélidis' (1901). This was borne by Grisélidis Réal (1929-2005), a writer and sex worker from Switzerland.
Grishnákh m LiteratureGrishnákh 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... [
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