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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare; and the length is 6.
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Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.
Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".
Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.
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.
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.
Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.
Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.
Glúmur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Glúmr.
Gobron m Georgian (Rare)
This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [more]
Godard m Dutch (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Godehard and Dutch variant form of Godhard. Also compare the English given name Goddard.... [more]
Godert m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch variant form of Godaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the diplomat and statesman Godert van der Capellen (1778-1848) and the singer and actor Godert van Colmjon (1943-2009).
Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]
Gogona f Georgian (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).
Gojart m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gojarta.
Gomaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).
Gongju f Korean (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).
Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.
Gorōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five" or 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]
Goscha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gosta.
Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.
Gotlib m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Yiddish spelling of Gottlieb, possibly used as a translation of Yedidia.
Gōtoku m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 高徳 or 剛徳 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall", 剛 (gou) meaning "strength, sturdy" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue."... [more]
Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.
Govard m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Howard.
Gövhər f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning “jewel, gem, essence” (cognate of Jawahir and Gohar).
Gracio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Gratius.
Grafas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian grafas meaning "count", which is ultimately derived from German Graf meaning "count".
Graven m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Graves m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Graves.
Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.
Greeta f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian variant of Greete and Finnish variant of Greta.
Grethy f German (Rare)
Possible short name for "Gretchen".
Gretli f German (Swiss, Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Margaret. It is rarely used as a given name.
Gretna f American (Rare)
From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of Greta.
Grevin m Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Misreading of the name Bryn, Borne by Author Grevin Meredith Jones
Grisza m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Grisha.
Gubazi m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Gubaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Gudlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gudhløgh found in northern Sweden.
Gudmar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Modern form of Guðmarr, an Old Norse name derived from the Old Norse name elements goðr "god" and mærr "famous".
Gudula f German, Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Derived from the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good". This is the name of one of the patron saints of Brussels, Belgium.
Guduul f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gudula and Gudule.
Gudvar m Norwegian (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).
Gudvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Godwine.
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.
Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).
Guiana f English (Modern), Medieval French, Occitan, Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Guyenne, an occasional Occitan corruption of Aquitaine. Guiana is also sometimes a spelling for the country of Guyana in South America.
Guidaí f & m Charrúa (Rare, Archaic)
Moon or spirit of the moon
Guidon m German (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Guido.... [more]
Guilem m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, ?)
originally from William, possibly variant of Guillem or Guilhem.
Guilho m Portuguese (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Guilherme.
Guïljo m Dutch (Rare)
Either a dutchization of Guilho or a combination of a name that starts with Guil- (such as Guilielmus) with a name that starts with Jo- (such as Johannes and Jozef).
Gujiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elguja and its short forms Guja and Gujo.
Gujuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elguja and its short forms Guja and Gujo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Gullik m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Swedish and Norwegian form of Guðleikr.
Gülyaz f Azerbaijani, Turkish (Rare)
From Azerbaijani and Turkish gül meaning "rose" and yaz meaning "spring" in Azerbaijani and "summer" in Turkish.
Gumaar m Flemish (Rare)
Flemish form of Gumarus, which is a variant of the more common Gummarus.... [more]
Gundis f German (Rare), Swedish
Probably a short form of Gundula and Swedish form of Gunndís.
Gundra f Latvian (Rare)
Contracted form of Gundara.
Gunila f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Gunilla.
Gunlöd f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gunnlǫð.
Gunolf m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gunnólfr (also found as Gunnúlfr) which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and úlfr "wolf" (making it a cognate of Gundulf).
Gunpei m Japanese (Rare)
From 軍 (gun) meaning "army, troops, forces, military" and 平 (hei) meaning "peace, flat, even, level". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Gunsan f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish diminutive of Gun.
Guodas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Guoda.
Gureum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 구름 (gureum) meaning "cloud."
Gürgem f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "saffron (plant)" in Mongolian.
Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.
Gurley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Gurley.
Gurney m English (American, Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]
Guseul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 구슬 (guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
Gutier m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Walter.
Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.
Gvenda f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Gwenda.
Gwenou m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic gnou "known".
Gwijde m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Guy 1.
Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.
Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.
Gyburg f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]
Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.
Haakko m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Håkon.
Hacire f Turkish (Rare)
Turkish variant of Hajira
Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.
Hadlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadley with the suffix -a.
Hadrad m Indonesian (Rare)
Hadrad (حدرد) is an Arabic name meaning: Slope: a rough, raised part of the earth.... [more]
Hadron m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from "Hadrian".
Haebit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haetbit without the genitive infix ㅅ (-s-).
Haegan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transfered use of the surname Haegan.
Hafsia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Hafsah (chiefly Tunisian). A notable bearer is Hafsia Herzi (1987-), a French actress.
Hagara f Various (Modern, Rare)
Probably created from Hagar with the clearly feminine ending -a.
Hagemu m Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 励む (hagemu) meaning "to strive, endeavour."... [more]
Haidan m & f Chinese (Rare)
Deriving from the Chinese elements 海 (hǎi "sea,ocean"), and 丹 (dān "red, cinnabar"). Other character combinations are also possible.
Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]
Hailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Hailey and Lyn.
Hakīmu m Japanese (Japanized, Modern, Rare)
Japanese transliteration of Hakim
Haluka m German (Rare, ?)
Variant transcription of Haruka.... [more]
Hamest f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine Armenian name derived from the word համեստ (hamest) meaning "modest".
Hamlin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hamlin. A notable bearer is American author Hamlin Garland (1860-1940) who wrote fictional works about life in the Midwest.
Hammod m Arabic (Rare)
Variant spelling meaning "to praise, to commend".
Hammod m English (Rare)
Perhaps from Hammond
Hampei m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Hanpei.
Håmund m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hámundr.
Haneko f Japanese (Rare)
From the Japanese elements 羽 (hane) meaning "feather, plume", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Hannan f & m Arabic (Arabized, Rare)
The most merciful, The Beneficent. One of the names of Allah.... [more]
Hanney f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of Hanna 1 and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Hanora f Irish, English (Rare)
Irish variant of Honora.
Hanpei m Japanese (Rare)
From 半 (han) meaning "odd number, part, semi-, half, middle" and 平 (pei, hei, hira, taira, daira) meaning "peace, level, flat, even". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Han-som f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Som prefixed with 한 (han), either a determiner from the numeral Hana meaning "one," or the present determiner form of adjective 하다 (hada) meaning "big, large, great."
Haqvin m Swedish (Rare)
From from the Old Norse name Hákon via Latin Haquinus.
Harana f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare), Cebuano (Rare)
Means "serenade", borrowed from Spanish "jarana" meaning 'merry-making.'
Hardee m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hardee.... [more]
Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.
Hardin m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hardin.
Hareru m & f Japanese (Rare)
From the verb 晴れる (hareru) meaning "to clear up, be sunny; to refresh."... [more]
Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.
Harmke f Dutch, German (Rare), West Frisian
Feminine form of Harm. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch journalist and presenter Harmke Pijpers (b. 1946).
Harper m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Harbert (also compare Harpert).... [more]
Harpyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harper. According to the SSA, Harpyr was given to 6 girls in 2016.
Harrel m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Harrell, which is derived from Harold.
Haruru f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 晴 (haruru) meaning "to clear up" or 春 (haru) "spring (season)" combined with 瑠 (ru) meaning "precious stone". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hasuna f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic حسّونة (see Hassunah).
Hasuna f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, wing" combined with 澄 (su) meaning "clean; pure" and 那 (na), a phonetic character. Alternatively, it may be from 羽 (ha), 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", or 遙 (ha) meaning "distant; far away" combined with 砂 (suna) or 沙 (suna), both meaning "sand"... [more]
Hatasu m Japanese (Rare)
From 果 (hatasu) meaning "fruit, reward, end, finish, succeed, to accomplish, achieve, carry out, fulfill, realize, execute, perform, do completely or entirely".
Hatley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hatley, likely popularized by other names ending in lee.
Hawaii f American (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the US state, of uncertain origin. ... [more]
Haykal m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "temple, place of worship, altar" in Arabic.
Haylin f English (Rare, ?), American (Hispanic)
Rare variant of Hailyn or Halen. As a Hispanic name, it could be a variant of Aylín or Ailyn.
Haynes m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Haynes.
Hazell f English (Rare)
Variant of Hazel. A notable bearer is English singer Hazell Dean (1952-).
Hazret m Circassian, Turkish (Rare)
Derived from Persian حضرت (hazrat) meaning "holiness, excellency, majesty". A notable bearer is Hazret Sovmen (1937-), the second President of Adygea from 2002-2007.
Healey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Healey.
Heddus f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh heddus "peaceful, pacific, tranquil".
Hèdila f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Hedyle.
Hedløy m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Hedley.
Hedser m West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of Hadegar. Also compare Hidser.
Hee-Roo f & m Korean (Rare)
Variant transcription of 희루 (Hui-Ru).
Heikir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain origin, perhaps related to Heiko. It was used by Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo (1924-2018) for Heikir Lind, a character in her Ísfólkið series of books.
Heiman m Dutch (Rare)
Modern form of Heyman.
Heiska m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish diminutive of Heinrich.
Heiter m German (Modern, Rare)
From the German word heiter "cheerful".
Heizei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)
From Japanese 平 (hei) meaning "calm, peaceful" combined with 城 (zei) meaning "castle". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Heleni f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), History (Hebraized), Hebrew (Modern)
Brazilian variant of Helene and Hebrewized spelling of Helene. As a Hebrew name it was borne by Queen Helena of Adiabene who was a Queen of a Vassal state of the Parthian Empire and a convert to Judaism... [more]
Helger m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Estonian
Old Swedish form of Hæilgæirr and Swedish variant of Helge.
Helija f Croatian (Rare)
Croatian feminine form of Helios.
Helina f Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Swedish and Estonian variant of Helena. As an Estonian name, Helina is also associated with Estonian helin “tinkling” (compare Helinä).
Heljar m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Helge via the dialectal form Helje.
Hellek m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Hellik m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Herleikr.
Helmik m Norwegian (Rare)
Pet form of names containing the Germanic name element helm "helmet, protection".
Helmin m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Helmwin via the medieval forms Helmoin and Helmuin. A known bearer of this name is the late Curaçaoan politician Helmin Wiels (1958-2013).
Helvid' f Medieval French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Eloise.
Hengan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Heng and An 1.
Henric m Gascon, Swedish (Rare), Romanian, Medieval Dutch
Gascon and Romanian form of Henry, Swedish variant of Henrik and medieval Dutch variant of Hendrick.
Henrie m Dutch, English (African, Rare)
Dutch form of Henry and English variant of Henry.
Herdis f Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of the Old Norse name Herdís, derived from herr "army" and dís "goddess", as well as a variant of Hjørdis.
Hergot m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Hergautr.
Hermod m Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Hermóðr (see Herimot).
Herper m Frisian (Rare)
Frisian cognate of Harper (also compare Herpert).
Herrie f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Herry.
Hersey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hersey.
Hervea f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Herve.
Hervée f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Hervé.
Hervor f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Medieval Scandinavian
Swedish and Norwegian form of Hervǫr. This was the name of two heroines in the 'Hervarar saga', written in the 13th century. It also appears in 'Landnámabók' (in chapter 10, belonging to Hervor, daughter of Þórgerðr Eylaugsdóttir).
Heyiyw m Thai (Rare)
Means "falcon, hawk" in Thai.
Heyman m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Hagiman. In that era, Heyman was sometimes also used as a pet form of Hendrick.... [more]
Hibari f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 雲 meaning "cloud" and 雀 meaning "sparrow". As a word. 雲雀 (hibari) means "lark, skylark". Other spellings are possible.... [more]
Hibiku f Japanese (Rare)
From the word 響く (hibiku) meaning "echo, noise, reverberation, sound". Other spellings are possible.
Hibiya m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name is used as 響也 with 響 (kyou, hibi.ku) meaning "echo, resound, ring, sound, vibrate" and 也 (e, ya, ka, nari, mata) meaning "to be (classical form)."... [more]
Hidser m West Frisian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be the West Frisian form of a masculine Germanic name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Hildegar... [more]
Hiʻilei f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Means "child carried in the arms" from Hawaiian hiʻi "carry in the arms" and lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei).
Hikako f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun", 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child", as well as other combinations of kanji.
Hildar m Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements hildr "battle" and arr "warrior", as well as a masculine form of Hilda.
Hilder m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish masculine form of Hildr.
Hildor m Swedish (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name element hildr "battle" and Tor.
Hilery f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Hilary.
Hillie m English (American, Rare)
Masculine diminutive of Hilary.
Hillis m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hillis.
Himoto m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 日本 (himoto) meaning "Japan". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well. ... [more]
Himuka m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Earlier form of Hyūga.... [more]
Hīnano m & f Hawaiian (Rare), Tahitian
This name means either "(male) pandanus flower" or "(male) pandanus blossom."