Go-eunfKorean From Sino-Korean 高恩 (go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖 (go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告 (go) meaning "informing," 考 (go) meaning "thought," 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 誾 (eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [more]
GoewinfWelsh Mythology Meaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.
GoeznoveusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
Gofaonem & fTswana Means "He (God) gives" in Setswana.
GogonafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian გოგონა (gogona) meaning "little girl", which consists of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" and the Georgian diminutive suffix -ონა (-ona).
GoiswinthafGermanic, History Derived 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.
GolandamfPersian Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun اندام (andam) meaning "member, limb" as well as "body, figure".... [more]
GölbanïwfBashkir From Bashkir гөл (göl) meaning "flower" and баныу (baniw) meaning "lady".
GoldchenfMedieval Jewish an early variation of the Yiddish Golda, recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century
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]
GoldmundmLiterature In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]
GomentrudefFrankish Gomentrude (598 – fl. 630) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Dagobert I. She was the sister of queen Sichilde. The marriage was arranged against the will of Dagobert in 625. When he became king in 629, he repudiated her one year after his succession, officially because of her claimed infertility.
GonariomItalian, Sardinian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]
GǫndulfNorse Mythology, Old Norse Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from gandr "magic, magic wand" or gǫndul "magical animal; werewolf". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
GonerimGeorgian Derived from the Georgian adjective გონიერი (gonieri) meaning "prudent" as well as "rational, clever, intelligent".
GonerillfTheatre Variant of Goneril which occurs in some copies of 'King Lear' (1606) - perhaps a misprinting.
GonetmMedieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval French The name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [more]
GongmKorean, History Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.
GongjufKorean (Modern, Rare) From the Korean word 공주 (Gong-Ju), which comes from Sino-Korean 公主. The character 公 (Gong (공)) primarily means "Honorable" and "Just" but also means "Public," and the character 主 (Ju (주)) means "Master" or "Host." The name means "Princess," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Honorable Master" or "Public Host." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 空 meaning "Empty," "Sky," or "Zero," or 恭 meaning "Respectful" and "Polite" for Gong (공), and 朱 meaning "Vermillion" or "Cinnabar," 珠 meaning "Pearl" or "Gem," or 姝 meaning "Beautiful woman," for for Ju (주).
Gongleif & mChinese From the Chinese 龚 (gōng) meaning "give, present, reverential" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".
Gonim & fHebrew Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.
GontiafCeltic Mythology The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".
GonzaguemFrench, French (Belgian) Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [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]
GoranefBasque Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Exaltación. The name was probably based on Basque gora "up; (as an interjection) long live" or goratze "rise, exaltation".
GorgoniosmAncient Greek This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]
GorgoniusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
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]
GorianmMacedonian, Slovene Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran
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.
GoryanmBulgarian From Bulgarian горя (gorya) meaning "to burn".
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".
GošʲanəsfUbykh Derived from the Adyghe гуащэ (guashche) meaning "mistress" and нысэ (nyse) meaning "sister in law".
GosminasmLithuanian (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".
GoumangmChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [more]
Gounf & mKorean (Modern) From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
GourmaelonmMedieval Breton, History According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
GouverneurmEnglish (American) Likely from the French word gouverneur, meaning "governor". Notable bearers include American founding father Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American politician Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), sportsman Gouverneur Cadwalader (1880-1935), and United States Army general Gouverneur K. Warren (1830-1882).
GovenmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young"... [more]
GovernormEnglish From the English governor, a public or executive official that exercise some form of sovereignty to an area.
GovindarajanmIndian, Tamil From गोविन्दराजन् (govindarajan), "king of the cow finders" in Sanskrit... [more]
Gowanm & fScottish, Medieval English From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]
GowanmAfrican Means "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.
GraceannafEnglish (American, Rare) Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
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.
GrānāzfBalochi Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a heroine in a traditional Balochi poem.
GrandgousiermLiterature Means "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.
GranimNorse Mythology, Pet Derived from Old Norse grani meaning "horse". According to the chapter thirteen of Völsungasaga, this is the name of a horse owned by the hero Sigurd through advice from Odin in disguise.
GrantairemLiterature Grantaire is a fictional character from the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a student from the South of France and is one of the principal characters of the revolutionary group known as the Friends of the ABC.
GrantlymEnglish Transferred used of the surname Grantly.
GrantortomArthurian Cycle Grantorto is the giant who holds Irena and her kingdom hostage in Book 5. He represents Irish Catholic rebels. Artegall kills him.