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Gab f French (Rare)
Short form of Gabrielle.

Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian Creole
Possibly derived from the French surname of Gabard, the origin of which is not quite certain. It could be a patronymic surname that is derived from the Germanic given name Gebhard, but it could also be a descriptive surname derived from Occitan gabar meaning "to joke, to jest, to mock".... [more]

Gabie f French
Diminutive of Gabrielle.

Gabrié m Jèrriais, Norman
Jèrriais and Cotentinais Norman form of Gabriel.

Gabrièle f French (Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gabyelle f Norman

Gaëlla f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gaëlle.

Gaëtanelle f French (Belgian)
Feminine diminutive form of Gaëtan.

Gaïa f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French
French form of Gaia.

Galatée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Galatea.

Galilée m French
French form of Galilaeus (see Galileo).

Gamalielle f French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Feminine form of Gamaliel.

Ganaël m Breton (Gallicized), French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Allegedly a variant of Gwenael.

Garan m French
In Irish or Gaelic, Garan means gelding. In French, Garan means guards or guardian.

Gasparde f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Swiss, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gaspard.

Gaspardine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Either a diminutive or an elaboration of Gasparde, which is the feminine form of Gaspard.

Gasparine f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant form of Gaspardine.

Gatien m French, French (Belgian), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of the Latin name Gatianus, which is of unknown origin. Early on it has been conflated with Gratianus. This was the name of the first bishop of Tours (3rd century).

Gatienne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Gatien.

Gaudence m & f French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gaudentius (for males) and Gaudentia (for females).

Gaudens m Dutch (Rare), French (Archaic), French (African)
Dutch form of Gaudentius and French variant of Gaudence. Also compare Gaudenz.

Gaudéric m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Walderic.

Gaudry m French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant form of Gaudéric.

Gaufrey m Norman
Norman form of Geoffroy.

Gaulthier m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gaultier.

Gédéon m French, French (African), French (Belgian), Jèrriais
French and Jèrriais form of Gedeon.

Geffrai m Norman
Variant of Geffray.

Geffray m Norman, Jèrriais
Norman and Jèrriais form of Geoffrey.

Gélase m French (African, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gelasius.

Gélike f Picard
Hypocoristic of Angélique.

Gélique f Norman
Short form of Angélique.

Géméline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.

Genavive f French (?)
The feminine name Genavive is used in Australian. Other countries in which name Genavive being used are French.

Généreuse f French (Archaic)
French form of Generosa, recorded up until the 1600s.

Généreux m French (Rare)
Masculine form of Généreuse.

Genève f French (Quebec, Rare)
French cognate of Geneva. The name coincides with the place name Genève.

Génévra f French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Ginevra.

Génie f Picard
Short form of Ugénie.

Génîn f Norman
Diminutive of Génie.

Génotin m Norman

Genséric m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Geiseric.

Gentiane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gentiana via Gentianus.

Gentien m French (Rare)
French form of Gentianus.

Gentienne f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gentien.

Gentil m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French form of Gentilis, which is also used (albeit rarely) in Belgium and the Netherlands.... [more]

Gentile m & f Medieval Italian, French (Archaic)
Italian form of Gentilis. This given name was borne by both men and women in medieval Italy, but it was more commonly found on men, which is understandable, as usage of the name appears to have first started in honour of the Blessed Gentilis (c... [more]

Géo m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Short form of Georges.

Geoffray m French, French (Belgian)
French variant of Geoffrey.

Georgeline f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Feminine form of Georges.

Georget m French, French (Belgian)
Originally a diminutive of Georges, used as a given name in its own right.

Géralde f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form and masculine variant of Gérald.

Gérardine f French (Belgian), French (Rare)
Feminine form of Gérard.

Geremi m French (African)
Variant of Jérémie.

Gérmain m Picard
Picard form of Germain.

Germinal m French, Spanish (Rare)
From the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word germen, meaning "germination". In Spain, this name came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).

Gérold m Norman
Norman form of Gerald.

Gérôme m French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Jérôme.

Géronce m French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Gerontius.

Gersende f French (Rare)
French form of Gerswintha. Another theory, however, suggests that Gersende might also be derived from the Germanic name Garsind, and thus ultimately from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and sind "journey".

Gerty f German, English, French
Diminutive of Gertrude and Gertrud.

Gervé m French (African)
Variant of Gervais.

Gervéve f French
French form of Guenevere

Géry m French, French (Belgian), Flemish
French form of Gaugerich.

Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.

Gildas m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Breton Gweltaz via its medieval Latinization Gildasius. Gweltaz is certainly of Celtic origin, its meaning, however, has been lost to time.

Gildine f French (Rare)
French form of Gildina.

Gilette f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gillette.

Gilian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French and Dutch form of Gilean.

Giliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilian as well as a variant Gilliane.

Gillian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilian.

Gilliane f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of both Giliane and Gillian.

Gilonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilon, an obsolete hypocoristic form of Gilles.

Ginnette f French
This name is a French diminutive of the name Virginia. And another diminutive of the name Gina.

Gisou f French (?)
Possibly a diminutive of Ghislaine.

Giulian m French
French variant of Julian.

Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.

Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie

Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.

Gleude m Picard
Picard masculine form of Claude.

Gllâome m Norman
Norman form of Guillaume.

Gllâomin m Norman
Diminutive of Gllâome.

Gloire m & f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Gloriane f French (Modern, Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gloriana.

Glorianne f French (Modern, Rare), Maltese
Variant of Gloriane.

Glycère m & f French (Archaic)
As a masculine name, this name is the French form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.... [more]

Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Godefroid m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Medieval French variant of Godefroy.

Godelaine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Godeleine.

Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.

Godeliève f French (African), French (Rare)
French form of Godelieve.

Godeline f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Godelina.

Godfroy m French (Rare)

Goeffrey m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant of Godfrey or Geoffrey.

Gommaire m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.

Goniève f Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Guenièvre.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gonzague m French, 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]

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

Goodhart m French

Gracianne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gracienne.

Gracielle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.

Gracien m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gratien.

Gracienne f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian), Flemish
Feminine form of Gracien.

Graciette f French (Rare), Portuguese (African)
French diminutive of Gracieuse.

Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]

Gracieux m French (Rare)
Derived from French gracieux "graceful", ultimately from Latin gratiosus via Old French gracieus.

Grat m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare, Archaic)
Catalan and French form of Gratus.

Gratiane f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Archaic)
French form of Gratiana.

Gratianne f French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gratiane.

Gratienne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Gratien.

Grèce f & m French (African)
Possibly derives from Grèce the French word for Greece. This name is mostly used in Congo.

Gredan f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marguerite found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region as late as the 1600s.

Grégoére m Picard
Picard form of Grégoire.

Grégoirette f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine diminutive of Grégoire.

Grégorie m French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grégoire.

Grésinde f French (Archaic), Occitan (Gallicized, Archaic)
Cognate of Gersende. This name was borne by Armande-Grésinde-Claire-Élisabeth Béjart (1645 – 30 November 1700), a French stage actress, also known under her stage name Mademoiselle Molière... [more]

Grichka m French (Rare)
French rendering of Grishka.

Griedge f French
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Gualbert m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh cognate of Gualberto.

Gudule f French (Rare), French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Walloon
French and Walloon form of Gudula.

Guénaël m Breton (Gallicized), French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Gwenael.

Guéric m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guerric.

Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).

Guérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Guérin.

Guerlain m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gerland.

Guerlaine f Haitian Creole (Rare), French (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Guerlain.

Guerline f French (Rare), Haitian Creole

Guérôme m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Jérôme.

Guerric m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Wericho.

Gueuvain m Picard, Arthurian Cycle
Picard form of Gawain.

Gui m French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon
French variant and Walloon, Languedocian, Gascon and Provençal form of Guy 1.

Guian m Norman

Guiâné f Norman
Norman form of Jeanne.

Guiânette f Norman
Diminutive of Guiâné.

Guibert m French (Rare)
French form of Wibert. This name has also been encountered as a variant form of Guilbert.

Guibourg f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Wigburg and also of Witburg (via forms like Guitburg).... [more]

Guilain m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant form of Ghislain.

Guilaine f French (Rare)
Variant form of Ghislaine.

Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]

Guilène f French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilaine.

Guilhelmette f French (Archaic)
Variant of Guillemette.

Guillaumette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Guillaumine.

Guillaumine f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Guillaume.

Guillemette f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Guillaumette. A known bearer of this name was the French noblewoman Guillemette of Neufchâtel (1260-1317).

Guillemine f French (Belgian), French (Rare)
Variant form of Guillaumine. A known bearer of this name was the French painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826).

Guillian m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)

Guion m Medieval Breton, French (Rare), Medieval English
Diminutive of Gui. See also Guiot.

Guiromène f Norman
Norman feminine form of Jerome.

Guislain m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislain.

Guislaine f French, French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Ghislaine.

Gummaire m French (Archaic), Flemish (Archaic)
French form of Gummarus. This name was also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) from at least the 18th century until at least the early 20th century.

Gundelinde f French, German, Swedish
French, German, and Swedish form of Gundelind.

Gustavie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gustave.

Gustavine f French (Belgian), French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gustave.

Gustin m German (Archaic), French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Romansh
German, French, Lengadocian, Gascon and Romansh short form of Augustin.

Gustin m Picard, Walloon
Picard and Walloon form of Augustin.

Gustine f French (Archaic), Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Augustine 2.

Gùustave m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Gustav.

Guuste m Norman
Norman form of Justus.

Guustène f Norman
Norman form of Justine.

Guustin m Norman
Norman form of Justin.

Gùy m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Guy 1.

Guyette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Guy 1.