GirnarafTheatre Girnara is the eponymous character in 'Die Prinzessin Girnara' (The Princess Girnara) an opera in two acts by Egon Wellesz based on an Indian legend.
GiselbrandmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse brand "sword."
Giselijnm & fDutch (Rare) Variant form of Gislein. Although never a common name, it was more often seen on men than on women in older times. These days, however, it is more often seen on women - though it is still an extremely rare name.
GiselwinmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German wini "friend."
Gi-seongmKorean From Sino-Korean 氣 (gi) meaning "energy, aura" and 成 (seong) meaning "acomplishment".
GiskenfNorwegian Diminutive of Giske, a Norwegian variant of the Low German name Geseke, itself a diminutive of Gesa. This was common in Norway in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries... [more]
GislainefPortuguese Portuguese form of Ghislaine. This name was rarely used during the 18th century. A famous bearer is Gislaine Ferreira, brazilian model and journalist.
Gisleenm & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Gislenus. Never a very common name, it has been around since medieval times, but was predominantly masculine in older times. In more modern times, the name has become more common on women than on men, but it is still quite rare.
GisleinmDutch (Archaic) More modern form of Gisleyn, but the name is still archaic: it has not been used in the last 100 years.
GismirantemArthurian Cycle Hero of Antonio Pucci’s romance, from the fourteenth century, bearing his name, Gismirante, the son of a former Knight of the Round Table, left his home in Rome for Arthur’s court after his father, on his deathbed, bade him to make the journey... [more]
GitongamMeru, Embu, Gikuyu This name is commonly used in Meru, Embu and Gikuyu regions in Kenya. The name means a rich man. The name has been passed from generation to generation since time in memorial. The cultures which usually name their male children after their grandparents-dead or alive intentionally do this to ensure the character or personality of the grandpa can be carried to the grandchildren.
Givenf & mEnglish (Puritan), African From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
GiyabentfKurdish Possibly a variant form of giyabend, a fragrant plant.
GizanefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Encarnación.
GjendinefNorwegian (Rare) Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]
GǃkúnǁʼhòmdímàfSan Mythology, Astronomy Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.... [more]
GlainfWelsh (Rare) Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
GlaisnemIrish, Irish Mythology Possibly derived from Irish glaisin meaning "woad", a plant used to make blue dye, or the related glas meaning "green, greenish; grey".
GlannimPopular Culture Glanni Glæpur is the Icelandic name for Robbie Rotten, a character from the TV-series 'LazyTown'. Glanni Glæpur literally means "reckless crime" in Icelandic, but neither names are used in Iceland outside of this show.
GlaukonmAncient Greek Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).
GlaurungmLiterature Glaurung was the first of the Dragons, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium. He was known as the Deceiver, the Golden, and the Worm of Greed.
GliminafArabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Dutch (Rare) Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Glimina Chakor (b. 1976), who is of Moroccan descent.
GlinifIndian (Christian), Malayalam An uncommon Indian (Christian) Name, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. Also known as the name of Malayalam actress Gopika’s younger sister.
GlorfindelmLiterature Means "golden tress" (i.e., "having tresses of gold") from Sindarin glaur "golden light" and finnel "braided tress of hair" (archaic findel). In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a noble Elf of Gondolin and Imladris.
GlorfinnielfLiterature Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]
GloriantmLiterature Probably derived from Old French gloriant meaning "boasting, glorying", or otherwise related to the Latin noun gloria meaning "glory".... [more]
GlorvinafLiterature Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]
GnáfNorse Mythology, Old Norse In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]
GneomarmPolabian (?), Pomeranian (?) Derived from the Slavic name elements gniew "anger" and mir "peace; world". This name was borne by Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer (1654– 20 April 1739), a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a confidant of the House of Hohenzollern.
GnomefAncient Greek Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".
GnosiphilosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek noun γνῶσις (gnosis) meaning "seeking to know, inquiry, knowledge" (see Gnosis) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
GnosismAncient Greek Means "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")... [more]
GobronmGeorgian (Rare) This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [more]
GodlandafFrankish Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got or Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" combined with Old High German lant or Old Saxon land meaning "land".
GodmundmAnglo-Saxon Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".