GaylandmEnglish (Rare) Combination of Gay (or possibly Gayle) with the popular suffix -land. The name fell out of use after the mid 20th century, alongside similar names, when the word gay gained the additional meaning of "homosexual".
GemfEnglish Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".
GemellefEnglish (Rare) From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.
Geneseef & mEnglish This is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river. Genesee is a corruption of Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".
GenoafEnglish (Rare) From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [more]
Gentlem & fEnglish Possibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [more]
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.
Ghillief & mScottish, English The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish giolla.
GiffordmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
GinnfEnglish Different spelling for Jinn (romanized as Djinn and anglicized as Genie) which were invisible or concealed Islamic mythological creatures called upon for protection or magical aid.... [more]
GlaciafEnglish (Modern, Rare) Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".
GlaciefEnglish (Modern) Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".
Glacierf & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.
GloriettefEnglish From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.
Goldenm & fEnglish, 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... [more]
GoobermEnglish Meaning "peanut", originating from Bantu languages. In English, this is sometimes used as a word to describe a silly or foolish person.... [more]
GoodmanmEnglish (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... [more]
GoronmCornish Said 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.
GracelandfEnglish Inspired by the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenessee, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley and named after the original owner's daughter Grace.