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This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *y*.
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GeryonmGreek Mythology In Ancient Greek Mythology he is son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa. Geryon was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean... [more]
GeryoneomArthurian Cycle Geryoneo is the monster who invades and destroys Belge's country. He represents Catholic Spain's domination of Europe. Arthur kills him.
GettyfEnglish (Rare) Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.
Geun-hyefKorean From Sino-Korean 槿 "hibiscus" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness". A famous bearer is South Korean president Park Geun-hye (1952-).
GeunhyungmKorean From Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation" and 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble".
GeysefPortuguese (Brazilian) Variant of Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.
GhanshyammIndian, Hindi, Marathi From Sanskrit घनश्याम (ghanashyama) meaning "black, deep, dark (colour of a cloud)". This is another name for the Hindu god Krishna.
GilhonylmManx (Archaic) Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Conyll with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Conall" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
GilmartynmManx (Archaic) Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Martyn with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Martin" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
GilpeddyrmManx (Archaic) Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name Peddyr with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Peter" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
GintvydasmLithuanian Derived from Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.
GirdvydasmLithuanian The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian noun girdas meaning "rumour", which is ultimately derived from the Lithuanian verb girdėti meaning "to hear". Also compare the related Lithuanian noun gandas meaning "rumour, hearsay"... [more]
GísleyfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements gísl "pledge; hostage" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
GlykerafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.
GobryasmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Gaubaruva. This name was borne by several Persian noblemen; one of them was both the father-in-law as well as the brother-in-law of Darius the Great.
GorgyrafGreek Mythology From the Greek word γόργυρα (gorgyra) which referred to an underground sewer or drain, also used as a dungeon. Gorgyra, also called Orphne, was a nymph goddess of the Underworld (Hades) and the wife of the potamos (river-god) Acheron in Greek mythology... [more]
GorgythionmGreek Mythology The 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... [more]
GosalynfPopular Culture In the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".
GostomysłmPolish Derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
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).
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".
GreenlyfEnglish (Rare) Transferred from the surname Greenly. A notable bearer is one of Jane's three friends from the Disney TV series "Legend of Tarzan".
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.
GreyormEnglish (American, Modern) As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.
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.
GryphonmEnglish Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).