GarrinchamPortuguese (Brazilian) An invented name, derived from Portuguese carriça meaning "wren", referring to the small brown songbird. It was borne by the Brazilian soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos (1933-1983), who was better known as Mané Garrincha or simply Garrincha; he was given this nickname by his sister because of his small appearance.
GarrisonmEnglish Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]
GarsevanmArmenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare) The meaning and origin of this name are uncertain, though the name looks like it may possibly be of Persian origin. In that case, it may be related to Garsivaz... [more]
GarwenfArthurian Cycle, Welsh Mythology Means "fair leg" from Welsh gar "leg" and gwen "white, fair, blessed". According to the Welsh Triads (Triad 57), this name belonged to one of Arthur's three mistresses... [more]
GashinfKurdish Gashin, (Ga-shin) is originally a Kurdish name used for girl names in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, and Germany. based on the Abdurrahman Sharafkandi Kurdish-Kurdish-Persian Dictionary, Gashin means... [more]
GatenmObscure In the case of American actor Gaten Matarazzo, it is a short form of his birth name Gaetano, likely influenced by Jaden and similarly ending names.
GatheringfEnglish Gathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".
GaudminasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian verb gaudyti meaning "to take" as well as "to catch, to hunt" or from the Lithuanian adjective gaudus meaning "sonorous, resonant, ringing, loud, echoing"... [more]
GaurangamBengali From Sanskrit गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga) meaning "whitish or yellowish body", derived from गौर (gaura) meaning "white, yellowish" and अङ्ग (aṅga) meaning "limb, body"... [more]
GavvingmLiterature Gavving is a corruption of Gavin. He is a character from Larry Niven's INTEGRAL TREES and SMOKE RING, first in Quinn Tuft, and later in Citizen's Tree.
Ga-yeonfKorean From Sino-Korean 佳 "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" and 娟 "beautiful, graceful".
Ga-YeongfKorean From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero" or 映 (yeong) meaning "reflect light"... [more]
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".
GealbhánmOld Irish Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.
GedmantasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]
GedminasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti "to ask" or from the more modern Lithuanian verb gedėti "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long for, to yearn, to pine"... [more]
GedmintasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]
Gedunm & fTibetan Alternate transcription of Tibetan དགེ་འདུན (see Gendün).
GedvainasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [more]
GefnfOld Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.
GeganiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Geganius. Gegania was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
Gegeenf & mMongolian Means "saintly, holy, enlightened, bright" in Mongolian. This was the regnal name of the ninth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
GegeensuvdfMongolian From Mongolian гэгээн (gegeen) meaning "saintly, holy, bright" and сувд (suvd) meaning "pearl".
Gegeentavilanf & mMongolian From Mongolian гэгээн (gegeen) meaning "saintly, holy, bright" and тавилан (tavilan) meaning "fate, destiny".
GeghanifArmenian From the Armenian գեղանիշ (geghanish) meaning "beauty spot".
GeghanushfArmenian From the Armenian գեղ (geł) meaning "beauty" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".
GeginherimOld High German Derived from Old High German gegin or gagan meaning "against, contra, toward" combined with heri "army".
GeilanafFrankish She was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.... [more]
GeirǫnulfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Meaning unknown; possibly a combination of geirr ("spear") and ana- (emphatic prefix). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
GekkinmJapanese From Japanese 月琴 (gekkin), which refers to a short-necked fretted plucked lute with a round wooden body, derived from the Chinese yueqin and formerly used in the traditional music of Japan.
GelanormGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek verb γελάω (gelao) meaning "to laugh" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Geme-ninlillafSumerian, Ancient Near Eastern Of uncertain etymology, however the last element is likely derived from the goddess Ninlil. Geme-Ninlilla was a wife of King Shulgi during the final years of his reign.
GeminusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin geminus "twin." This was the name of a Greek astronomer and mathematician from the 1st century BC. His true Greek name is unknown but it was probably analogous to his Latin name of Geminus (and so his true name might have been Didymos).
GenmJapanese From Japanese 源 meaning "source, origin", 儼 meaning "serious, untouched, solemnly, majestically" or any other kanji pronounced the same way.... [more]
Genm & fChinese Derived from the Chinese character 根 (gēn) meaning "root; basis; cause; origin".... [more]
GeňafSlovak Diminutive of Eugénia, not used as a given name in its own right.
Gencaym & fTurkish it means the firs moon of the month. generally it is crescent. so it has the same meaning with MİRAY and İLKAY. but this is more masculine than these names. otherwise, it is rarely used by females... [more]
GendenwithafNew World Mythology Means "it brings the day" in Iroquois. This is the name of a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology.
GendrymLiterature, Popular Culture Gendry is the name of a character, an unacknowledged royal bastard, from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Gendünm & fTibetan From Tibetan དགེ་འདུན (dge-'dun) meaning "sangha", referring to the Buddhist community.
GeneliafIndian (Christian) In the case of Indian actress Genelia D'Souza (1987-), it is a portmanteau of the names Jeanette and Neil (the names of her parents)... [more]