GintvilasmLithuanian Means "to defend hope", derived from Lithuanian ginti meaning "to defend, to protect" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas). In other words: this given name is basically the same as Vilgintas, but with the name elements in different places.
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.
GiovanmItalian (Rare), Romansh (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Italian short form of Giovanni and Romansh short form of Giovannes. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce (John Joseph of the Cross in English; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia... [more]
GiovannangelomItalian, Medieval Italian Combination of Giovanni and Angelo. This was borne by the Blessed Giovannangelo Porro (1451-1505; also known as John Angelo Porro in English), an Italian priest and hermit, who was responsible for healing Saint Charles Borromeo as a child.
GirdvainasmLithuanian 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]
GirdvilasmLithuanian 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]
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]
Givenf & mEnglish (Puritan), African From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
GlevafCatalan (Rare) Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [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]
GodlovemEnglish (American, Archaic) English translation of German Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [more]
Godslovem & fNigerian (Modern), English The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
GodtovimAnglo-Scandinavian Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name composed of Old English god "god" or god "good" and the given name Tovi, a medieval form of Old Norse Tófi... [more]
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.
GoislavmRussian Meaning "hail to glory". Combined with goiek, goier "hail" and slav "glory".
GorislavmCroatian, Russian The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". Also see Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".
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).
GovaertmMedieval Dutch Short form of Godevaert. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish astronomer Govaert Wendelen (1580-1667), who is known as Godefroy Wendelin in English.
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.
GovertmMedieval Dutch, Dutch Medieval Dutch variant form of Govaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Govert Flinck (1615-1660) and the Dutch astronomer Govert Schilling (b... [more]
GradislavmSerbian, Croatian (Rare) The first element of this name can be derived from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, which can mean "city, town" as well as "fortress, castle" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gordъ "settlement, enclosed space")... [more]
GradivusmRoman Mythology An epithet of the Roman god Mars meaning "he who marches (into battle)" from Latin gradus "step, pace, gait, stride, walk". 'Mars Gradivus had a temple outside the Porta Capena on the Appian road, and it is said that king Numa appointed twelve Salii as priests of this god.'
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.
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".
GudvarmNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and varr "vigilant, cautious", first used in 1887. It can also be a variant of Gudvard (see Guðvarðr).
GulanvarfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and anvar meaning "radiant".
GulavfKurdish From the Kurdish gul meaning "rose" and av meaning "water".
GulavîfKurdish Derived from Kuridsh gula meaning "rose" and av meaning "water".
GulavzofUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and avzo meaning "mood".
GulchevarfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and chevar meaning "master seamstress".
GuldavlatfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and davlat meaning "wealth" or "fortune, happiness".
GulijvarfGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian words გული (guli) meaning "heart" and ჯვარი (jvari) meaning "cross".
GulisvardifGeorgian (Rare) Means "rose of the heart" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულის (gulis), the genitive of the noun გული (guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.
GuljavharfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and javhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "a precious thing or person".
GullevifSwedish Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
GullivermEnglish Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.
GullvivafSwedish (Rare) Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).
GullvorfSwedish (Rare) An early 20th century combination of Old Norse guð "god" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare Majvor and Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
GulnavfKurdish From gul meaning "rose" and nav meaning "name, reputation".
GulravshanfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and ravshan meaning "bright, sharp, keen, clear".
GulsarvarfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sarvar meaning "leader".
GulsevarfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sevar meaning "loving, lover".
GulsovurfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sovur meaning "to scatter, to sow".
GulsuluvfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
GultovusfUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and tovus meaning "peacock".
GulvafofUzbek Derived from gul meaning "flower, rose" and vafo meaning "loyalty, faithfulness".
GulvardifGeorgian The first element of this name is either derived from the Middle Persian noun gul meaning "flower, rose" or from the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart". Sources mention both as a possibility and therefore neither can be discounted.... [more]
GulvardisafGeorgian (Archaic) Means "heart of the rose" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart" combined with Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".
GülverdimAzerbaijani (Rare) The first element of this name is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian noun gul meaning "flower, rose", whilst the second element is possibly derived from the Arabic noun وردة (warda) meaning "rose".... [more]
GunvifSwedish Combination of Old Norse name elements gunnr "battle" and vígja "to consecrate, to dedicate to God". This name was coined in the 20th century.
GurvanmBreton Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Breton gour, itself an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton man "sage" and a younger form of Gurvand.
GurvandmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
GvantsafSvan, Georgian Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
GvirafHebrew (Rare) Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
GvozdenmSerbian, Croatian Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.
GvozdikafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.