This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fūran f Japanese (Rare)From 風蘭 (fūran), the Japanese word for the wind orchid also known as Vanda falcata, or 楓 (fū) meaning "maple" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid".
Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.
Fusa f & m Japanese (Rare)Derived from the Japanese kanji 房 (
fusa) meaning "chamber; room; house" or also "bunch (of flowers); grapes (of fruit)".... [
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Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern AfricanThis name is from the English word derived from Old French
futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin
futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of
esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [
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Fylgia f Norse Mythology, Swedish (Rare)From Old Norse
fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish
följa and modern Danish and Norwegian
følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [
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Gabard m French (Caribbean, Rare), Haitian CreolePossibly 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".... [
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Gachiro m Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 雅 (ga) meaning "elegance" 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear". Other Kanji can be used.
Galaxy f English (American, Rare)From the English word
galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (
galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (
gála, "milk").
Gale m West Frisian (Rare)This name is the Frisian form of the Germanic given name
Gaito, which was ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*gails meaning "cheerful, jovial". But in addition to that, it is also often a short form of Germanic given names that contain (or are related to) the aforementioned element of
*gails, such as
Geilhard.... [
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Gale m & f English (Rare), Popular CultureFrom the strong wind. This is the name of a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. He has wind and snow powers, hence the name.
Galiza f Galician (Rare)Variant of
Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
Gallyon f & m Dutch (Rare)This given name is predominantly feminine in the Netherlands. It is not a typical Dutch first name and therefore its meaning is uncertain; it may possibly have been derived from the British surname
Gallyon, which is Norman-French in origin (and is found in the spelling
Gallion in modern France).... [
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Ganni m Assyrian (Rare)Name honors Chaldean martyr, Father Ragheed Ganni from Iraq. Soon to be a Catholic saint.... [
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Garai f Basque (Rare)Basque name meaning "height", "tall" and also "zenith; time; moment; occasion" (from Basque
garai).... [
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Ga-ryeong f Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" combined with 鈴 (ryeong) "bell"
Ga-seo f & m Korean (Rare)From Sino-Korean 佳 (ga) "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" combined with 瑞 (seo) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious"
Gautarr m Norwegian (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
gautr "Goth, Geat, person from Götaland" and
herr "army."
Gavharbibi f Uzbek (Rare)Derived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Gayland m English (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".
Gedia m & f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun გედი
(gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [
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Gedvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)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)"... [
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