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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).

Germonde m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Rare)
Variant of Germond.

Gerni m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Gernot.

Gero m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Gerasime, Germane, Geronti and Gervasi... [more]

Geroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gerome m English (Rare)
Variant of Jerome.

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

Geronima f Italian (Rare), Medieval Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Geronimo.

Geronti m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Gerontios (see Gerontius). A known bearer of this name was Geronti Kikodze (1886-1960), a prominent Georgian literary critic and thinker.

Gerrell m African American (Rare)

Gerrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrick.

Gerrieke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Gerarda via its other diminutive Gerrie. So, in other words, this name is basically a combination of Gerrie with the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.

Gerritjan m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Gerrit and Jan 1.... [more]

Gerryltagh f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Gerrylt and a Manx equivalent of Geraldine.

Gerschon m Biblical German, German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German form of Gershon.

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".

Geršon m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Gershon.

Gerson m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Judeo-Provençal form of Gershon and African and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Gérson.

Gerswith f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Anglo-Saxon and Old High German form of Gerswintha.

Gerton m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Gerthorn. In the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the names Gert and Ton.

Ģertrūde f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Gertrude.

Gertrudez f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Gertrudes.

Gertruud f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gertrude. In that capacity, the name is used as an independent, official name on birth certificates. However, it occurs slightly more often as an informal name in daily life for women who are officially named Gertruda, Gertrudis, etc... [more]

Gerundio m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Possibly derived from the surname Gerundio.

Geruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruška.

Gerusha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Geruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruša.

Gervaas m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gervasius.

Gervacio m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Gervasio.

Gervasi m Georgian (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh
Georgian, Romansh and Occitan form of Gervasius.

Gervonta m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Gervase and Javonte. A known bearer of this name is American professional boxer Gervonta Davis (1994-).

Gerwina f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gerwin.

Geryce f English (American, Rare)

Gesabel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jezabel.

Geseke f Low German (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Gese.

Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]

Gesian m Albanian (Rare)

Gesilla f German (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Gesa

Gessamí f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Jasmine.

Gessyka f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Form of Jessica.

Gestar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and herr "army".

Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".

Getenok m Breton (Rare)

Getty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.

Getúlia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Getulia.

Geumnim m Korean (Rare, ?)

Geu-rin f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From an adaptation of the English word green.

Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.

Gevert m Swedish (Rare)
A variant of Gebhard.

Gevon m African American (Rare)

Geysha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Geisha.

Ghaanim m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ghanem, only found in Maldives.

Ghaisan m Indonesian (Rare)

Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.

Ghasam m Iranian (Rare)

Ghavin m Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Gavin.

Ghaybullo m Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Ghaibullah.

Ghazaros m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Lazarus.

Gheraldu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Gerald.

Gherardino m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gherardo.

Gherghe m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Gheorghe

Gherghina f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gheorghe.

Ghijsbert m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gijsbert.

Ghiocel m Romanian (Rare)
Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Romanian (genus Galanthus).

Ghislaina f Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ghislain.

Ghisleno m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ghislain, used sporadically in central and northern Italy.

Ghitana f American (Rare)

Ghjorgia f Corsican (Rare)
Feminine form of Ghjorghju.

Ghotbeddin m Persian (Rare)
Persian form of Qutb ad-Din.

Ghufron m Indonesian, Tajik (Rare)
Indonesian and Tajik form of Ghufran.

Ghvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am God's man" in Georgian (literally: "I am of God"), derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly" (see Ghvtiso) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".

Ghvtiso m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly". Also compare modern Georgian ღვთაება (ghvtaeba) meaning "god, deity" and ღვთიური (ghvtiuri) meaning "godly, divine".... [more]

Giacho m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gia 2 and Gio.

Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.

Gial m Filipino (Rare)

Giamila f Judeo-Italian, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jamila.

Giammario m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianmario.

Giampietro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianpietro.

Gianangelo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Angelo.

Gianconsalvo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Consalvo.

Giandonato m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Donato.

Gianelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Elaboration of Giana.

Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.

Gianinna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giannina.

Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.

Gianlucas m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.

Giannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gianne f American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Giannios m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Giannis.

Gianny f & m English (American, Rare)

Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).

Giavana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.

Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]

Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.

Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]

Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.

Gichin m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.

Gidsken f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gisken.

Gied m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgian short form of Aegidius (see Giles) and its variant spelling Egidius. In rare cases, this name can also be a short form of Gideon.... [more]

Giedo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Guido. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde (b. 1985).

Gielbert m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilbert, of which the spelling is likely partially based on the French pronunciation of the name.

Gieljom m Limburgish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Giljom, which is most prevalent in Dutch Limburg.

Gig m English (Rare)

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Giglio m Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Gilles. The name coincides with Italian giglio "lily".

Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]

Gigola m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).

Gijsbrecht m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Gijsbert.

Gilat f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Gilah.

Gilbertina f Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.

Gilbrecht m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Form of Gilbert.

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.

Gildea f American (Rare)

Gilderoy m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Gilroy.

Gildina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Gilda.

Gildine f French (Rare)
French form of Gildina.

Gildineia f Brazilian (Rare)

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

Gilford m American (Rare)

Giliam m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Guilliam. Also compare the English patronymic surname Gilliam, which is etymologically related.

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.

Gilidonia f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)

Giljom m Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Flemish and Limburgish form of Guillaume. This name is more common in Belgian Limburg; in Dutch Limburg, the variant Gieljom is more common instead.... [more]

Gill m English (Rare)
Variant of Gil 2.

Gilla f German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare), Italian (Rare)

Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]

Gillam m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gilliam.

Gillea f English (Rare)

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.

Gilliam m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of William or Gillian.

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

Gilliana f English (Rare), Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval elaboration of Gillian.

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

Gillianna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gilliana.

Gillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Jillie or short form of Gillianne.

Gillon m English (Rare)

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

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

Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".

Ginchiyo f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)

Gine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginebra f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Ginevra.

Ginelle f English (Rare)

Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Ginetta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gina.

Ginevieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Ginio m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Higinio.

Ginn f English (Rare)

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Gintara f Lithuanian (Rare)
Latinate variant of Gintarė.

Gintoki m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

Gioela f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gioele.

Gioella f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Gioela.

Gioina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gioia.

Gionatha m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gionata.

Gioni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gionni.

Giorgian m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Georgian via Giorgiana.

Giorgiana f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Georgiana.

Giorgis m Eastern African, Amharic, Greek (Rare)
Form of George used in Ethiopia, as well as a Greek variant of Georgios.

Giorsal f Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a Gaelic form of Griselda. It was often Anglicized as Grace.

Giosafat m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jehoshaphat.

Giosia m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Josiah.

Gioulika f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgia.

Giovan m Italian (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]

Giovanca f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of Giovanna with Bianca or an other name that ends in -ca, such as Francesca, Monica and Veronica.... [more]

Giovangualberto m Medieval Italian (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Giovanni and Gualberto.

Giovannah f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Giovanna.

Giovannantonio m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Antonio.

Giovanne m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Giovannella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Giovanna.

Giovanno m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant form of Giovanni.

Giovardo m Spanish (Latin American, Italianized, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Leonardo or other names ending in -ardo. It is sometimes used as an Italian-sounding name in Indonesia and Latin America.

Giovita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jovita.

Giovonni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Giovanni.

Gipsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Gypsy.

Girasol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Spanish, a word composed of gira "to turn" and sol "sun" (referring to the plant's habit of moving in the direction of the Sun)... [more]

Giray m Turkish (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Originally a surname of the Crimean Tatar royal house, rarely also used as a given name.

Girben m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Gerben.

Giriaco m Italian (Americanized, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Ciriaco.

Girius m Lithuanian (Rare)

Girly f Filipino, South African, Malayalam (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), Various
Perhaps from the English word girly which is both an adjective meaning "girl-like, girlish, feminine" and a noun meaning "little girl" (from girl combined with a diminutive suffix). Also compare Girlie.

Girolama f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Girolamo.

Giroud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Giroud.... [more]

Girshel m Georgian (Rare), Literature
Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, the name comes from the Yiddish name Hershel, which seems unlikely in the Georgian context. Instead, it is more likely that the name is either Turco-Persian in origin, or fully Persian.... [more]

Gisberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gisbert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Gisberto Ceracchini (1899-1982).

Gisei m Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 義 (gi) meaning "righteous, morality" and 栖⁠ (sei) meaning "nest". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Gisel f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Gísela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gisela.

Giselda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b... [more]

Giseley f Brazilian (Rare)

Giselijn m & f Dutch (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.

Gisel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gisela.

Giselo m Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Gisela.

Giset f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gisl "hostage, pledge" or gísl "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)" and laug "vowed, promised".

Gisleen m & f Dutch (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.

Gislinde f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and linta "linden tree, lime tree, shield".

Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".

Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gismara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish feminine form of Gismar.

Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.

Giso m Frankish, German (Rare), Medieval English
Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza meaning "arrow". It is also used in modern German as a short form of names that begin with Gis- such as Gisbert... [more]

Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.

Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.

Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.

Gita f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Gitta.

Gitana f Lithuanian (Rare)

Gitten f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gittan.

Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.

Giuliamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giulia and Maria.

Giuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Givi, as this name contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Giunëur m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
According to the creator and only bearer of this name, it means "son of his father" in Wolof.

Givanna f Brazilian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Givanni m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), English
Form of Giovanni.

Giveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
The name is derived from the English verb to give with the intended meaning "the one who gives".... [more]

Gizelda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Giselda.

Gizuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gizo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Gizur m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Gissur.

Gizzelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giselle.

Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.

Gjendine f Norwegian (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]

Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".

Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.

Gjest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gestr. A notable bearer was Gjest Baardsen (1791 - 1849), Norwegian outlaw and writer.

Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.

Gjorgjija m Macedonian (Rare)
Variant of Gjorgji, which is the main Macedonian form of George.... [more]

Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.

Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.

Gjovani m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giovanni.

Gjulian m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Julian.

Gjuliana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Juliana.

Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.

Gjylbehare f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Gülbahar.

Gkogkos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.

Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".

Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.

Glacius m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
From "glacial" or "glacier". A popular bearer was the ice character in the Killer Instinct video game series.

Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.

Gladene f English (Rare)

Glades f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.

Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.

Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.

Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.

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.

Gladies f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]

Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).

Gladiolus f Various (Rare)
From the name of the flower, itself from Latin gladiolus meaning "little sword, sword lily", a diminutive of gladius "sword".

Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.

Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.

Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.

Glaiza f Filipino (Rare)

Glakha m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Georgian გლახაკ (glakhak), which in feudal Georgia was a term for a free man who had resorted to begging after having broken off relations with his feudal lord (whose land he had previously been forced to cultivate)... [more]

Glakho m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Glakha and perhaps in some cases also a short form of its diminutive Glakhuna.

Glakhuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Glakha, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.

Glauca f Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Glauco.

Glàudia f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal variant of Clàudia.

Glazia f Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Glebs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Gleb.

Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.

Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.

Glena f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenna.

Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.

Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]

Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.

Glendarryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names Glen and Darryl.

Glendaryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names "Glen" and "Daryl".

Glende f & m Filipino (Rare)

Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.

Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.

Glenmore m English (Rare)

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glenola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Glen.

Glenwood m American (Rare)
From English location words meaning "valley" plus -wood.

Glerysbeth f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)

Glessie f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Gleva f Catalan (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]

Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glicerije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glicerio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glicheria f Moldovan (Rare), Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Glykeria.

Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.

Glikerije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Glykerios.

Glikeriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Glykerios.

Glimina f Arabic (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.

Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".

Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."

Glizerio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".