Swiss Submitted Names

Swiss names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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Giacum m Romansh
Romansh form of Iacomus.
Giacumin m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacominus.
Giacun m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob, traditionally found in the Surselva region. Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer.
Giaele f Italian
Italian form of Yael.
Giahannes m Romansh
Romansh form of Johannes.
Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.
Giambettino m Italian
Combination of Gian and Bettino.
Giammarco m Italian
Combination of Gian and Marco.
Giammatteo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Matteo.
Gian m Romansh
Romansh form of John.
Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.
Gianbattista m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Battista, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist. Although it was the most common compound name in the Tratte of office holders in the Florentine Republic from 1282-1532, it's now not as common as Giambattista.
Giancarla f Italian
Feminine form of Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.
Giandaniele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Daniele.
Giandomenico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Domenico.
Gianet m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianfelice m Italian
Combination of Gian and Felice.
Gianfresco m Italian
Contraction of Giovanni and Francesco.
Giangentile m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gentile.
Giangiacomo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giacomo.
Giangiorgio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giorgio.
Gianin m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianina f Romanian (Modern), Romansh
Romanian form of Giannina and Romansh variant of Gionina.
Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.
Gianmatteo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Matteo.
Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giannin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.
Gianot m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.
Gianpietro m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Pietro.
Gianrico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rico.
Gianroberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Roberto.
Gianstefano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Stefano.
Giantommaso m Italian
Combination of Gian and Tommaso.
Gianvincenzo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Vincenzo.
Gianvito m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Vito.
Giargöra m Romansh (Archaic)
Contraction of Gian and Göra, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Giasone m Italian
Italian form of Jason.
Giatgem m Romansh
Variant of Giatgen.
Giatgen m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.
Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.
Gieli m Romansh
Romansh form of Julius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gienard m Romansh
Variant of Ginard.
Gieri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in Central Grisons.
Gigetta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gigi 2.
Giggino m Italian
A diminutive form of Luigi.
Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.
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]
Gila f German
A short form and pet form of Gisela.
Gila m Romansh
Variant of Geli, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Gildan m Italian
Masculine form of "Gilda".
Gildardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gildard.
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.
Gilduino m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gildewin.
Gilgia f Romansh
Romansh form of Julia. The name coincides with Romansh gilgia "lily".
Gilgian m Romansh
Romansh form of Julian.
Giliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilian as well as a variant Gilliane.
Gilli m Romansh
Variant of Gelli, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Gillo m Italian
Italian Hypocoristic variant of Egidio or Gilberto, famous bearers are Gillo Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) an art critic and Gillo Pontecorvo (19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) an Italian filmmaker.
Gilonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilon, an obsolete hypocoristic form of Gilles.
Gimignano m Italian
Variant form of Geminiano.
Ginard m Romansh
Variant of Glienard.
Ginepra f Italian
Feminine form of Ginepro.
Ginepro m Italian
Italian cognate of Junípero.
Ginnette f French
This name is a French diminutive of the name Virginia. And another diminutive of the name Gina.
Gio m & f Italian, Dutch, Spanish
Italian variant of Giò, which is a short form of Giovanni (masculine) and Giovanna (feminine) and of some other Italian given names starting with Gio-.... [more]
Gioacchina f Italian
Feminine form of Gioacchino.
Gioan m Piedmontese, Romansh (Archaic)
Piedmontese variant of Gioann and Romansh variant of Joan.
Gioberto m Italian
Italian form of Gaubert.
Giochen m Romansh
Variant of Giachen.
Giochin m Romansh
Contracted form of Gioachin.
Giocondo m Italian
Masculine form of Gioconda.
Giodoco m Italian
Italian form of Judoc via it's Latinized form Iudocus.
Gioela f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gioele.
Giohen m Romansh
Romansh form of Joachim, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gioina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gioia.
Gion m Romansh
Variant of Gian.
Gionas m Romansh
Romansh form of Jonas 2, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Gionatan m Italian
Italian form of Jonathan.
Gionina f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Gion.
Gionna f Italian
Version of Gianna meaning god is gracious
Gionni m & f Italian
Gionni is a name for boys and girls.... [more]
Giordana f Italian
Feminine form of Giordano.
Giosch m Romansh
Variant of Josch, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Giosia m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Josiah.
Giosselino m Italian
Italian form of Jocelyn.
Giovambattista m Italian
Combination of Giovanni and Battista, referring to Saint John the Baptist.
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]
Giovana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic)
Portuguese and Hispanic variant of Giovanna as well an Archaic Italian from, making it the Archaic feminine form of Giovani.
Giovane m Italian (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian variant of Giovanni and Brazilian Portuguese form of Giovanni. Known bearers of this name include the Brazilian retired soccer player Giovane Élber (b... [more]
Giovanetta f Italian
Meaning "young girl"
Giovani m Italian (Archaic), English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian and English variant of Giovanni as well as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Giovanni.... [more]
Giovannangelo m Italian, 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.
Giovannes m Romansh
Romansh form of Johannes.
Giovannino m Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni.
Giovenale m Italian
Italian form of Juvenal via Latin Iuvenalis.
Gioviano m Italian
Italian form of Jovian.
Gioviniano m Italian
Italian form of Jovinian.
Giovino m Italian
Italian form of Jovinus.
Giovita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jovita.
Giriaco m Italian (Americanized, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Ciriaco.
Gisberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gisbert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Gisberto Ceracchini (1899-1982).
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]
Gisep m Romansh
Romansh form of Joseph, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.
Gisimonda f Italian
Sicilian, seen in documents 1864, Trapani.
Gislena f Italian
Feminine form of Gisleno.
Gisleno m Italian
Italian cognate of Ghislain.
Gislinde f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and linta "linden tree, lime tree, shield".
Gismar m Germanic, German, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]
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]
Gisou f French (?)
Possibly a diminutive of Ghislaine.
Giuachin m Romansh
Romansh form of Joachim, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Giuana f Romansh
Variant of Giuanna.
Giuanin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.
Giuanna f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Giuannes.
Giuchin m Romansh
Variant of Giuachin.
Giuda m Italian, Sicilian, Sardinian
Italian, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Judah.
Giuditto m Italian
Masculine form of Giuditta.
Giugliana f Italian
Feminine form of Giuliano Also, traditional spelling of Giuliana
Giugurta m Italian
Italian form of Jugurtha.
Giuli m Romansh
Romansh form of Julius.
Giuliamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giulia and Maria.
Giulian m French
French variant of Julian.
Giulianna f Romansh
Contraction of Giuliana or Giulia and Anna.
Giulita f Romansh
Variant of Giulitta.
Giulitta f Italian, Romansh
Italian form and Romansh variant of Julitta.
Giunia f Italian, Theatre
Italian form of Junia. It was used for the female lead character in Mozart's opera Lucio Silla (1772).
Giuniano m Italian
Italian form of Junianus.
Giunio m Italian
Italian form of Junius.
Giusep m Piedmontese, Romansh
Piedmontese and Romansh form of Joseph.
Giusepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Giusep.
Giusepe m Italian
Variant spelling of Giuseppe.
Giustiniano m Italian
Italian form of Justinian.
Giuvenzio m Italian
Italian form of Iuventius (see Juventius).
Gladi m German (Swiss, Archaic)
Archaic Swiss German vernacular form of Claudius.
Glezi m Romansh
Variant of Gliezi.
Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicerio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Glicone m Italian
Italian form of Glykon.
Glieci m Romansh
Variant of Leci, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gliezi m Romansh
Variant of Glieci.
Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.
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.
Gneo m Italian
Italian form of Gnaeus.
Göbbel m German
Variant of Gobel.
Gobel m Dutch, German
Short form of Godbert or otherwise a pet form of Gabriel.
Godbert m Dutch, German
Short form of Godebert.
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.
Godelind f Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]
Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.
Godo m German (Rare), Germanic
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element got meaning "god" (such as Godefrid, Godehard or Goteleib).
Godoino m Italian
Italian form of Godwin and variant of Godvino
Godvino m Italian
Italian form of Godwin and variant of Godoino
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]
Goebel m Dutch, German
Variant of Gobel.
Golia m Italian
Italian form of Goliath.
Golo m German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of names starting with Gott like Gottfried or Gottlieb.... [more]
Gonario m Italian, Sardinian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]
Gontiero m Italian
Italian form of Gunther and variant of Guntero.
Gontrano m Italian
Italian form of Guntram.
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]
Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.
Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.
Gorgitione m Italian
Italian form of Gorgythion.
Gorgonio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gorgonius.
Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Gottardo m Italian
Italian form of Gotthard.
Gottbert m German
German form of Godbert.
Gotthild f German
German form of Godehild.
Gottliebe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottlieb.
Gottmar m German
German form of Godemar.
Gottvertrau m German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "Trust in God!" in German. This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Gottwald m German
German form of Godewald.
Gottwin m German (Archaic)
German form of Godwin. Also compare Godwine.
Götz m German
Shortened form of German names beginning with Gott- like Gottfried.
Göz m German (Rare)
Variant of Götz.
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.
Grato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gratus.
Graziadio m Italian (Archaic)
Essentially means "grace of God", derived from the Italian words grazia meaning "grace" (see Grazia) and Dio meaning "God".... [more]
Grazio m Italian
Italian form of Gratius. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Grazio Cossali (1563-1629).
Graziuccia f Italian
Diminutive of Grazia occasionally used as an independent name.
Greata f Romansh
Romansh form of Greta, traditionally found in Central Grisons.
Greca f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
Greco m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Greca.
Gredan f French (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marguerite found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region as late as the 1600s.
Grégoirette f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine diminutive of Grégoire.
Gregori m Catalan, Romansh, Sardinian
Catalan, Romansh and Campidanese Sardinian form of Gregory.
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]
Greteliese f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Liese.
Grethy f German (Rare)
Possible short name for "Gretchen".
Greti f German (Swiss, Rare), Slovene
Swiss-German diminutive of Margarete and Slovene diminutive of Greta.
Gretli f German (Swiss, Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Margaret. It is rarely used as a given name.
Gretlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Lies.
Grett f & m German
Potentially a variant of Margaret
Grettina f Romansh
Diminutive of Gretta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Grichka m French (Rare)
French rendering of Grishka.
Griedge f French
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Grimoaldo m Italian
Italian form of Grimoald.
Grischa m German, Literature
German form of Grisha.... [more]
Grit f German, Estonian
German short form of Margrit.
Gritt f German
Variant of Grit.
Gritta f German
Elaboration of Gritt.
Gruno m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
The name Gruno derives from the Dutch province Groningen.... [more]
Gualbert m French (Archaic), Romansh
French and Romansh cognate of Gualberto.
Gualterus m Dutch, German
Archaic variant of Walterus.
Guanero m Italian
Italian form of Werner.
Guarino m Italian
Variant of Guerino.
Guarniero m Italian
Italian form of Werner.
Gudains m Romansh
Variant of Gudainz.
Gudegn m Romansh
Variant of Gaudenz, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gudench m Romansh
Romansh form of Gaudentius, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Gudeng m Romansh
Variant of Gudench.
Gudintg m Romansh
Variant of Gudentg.
Gudula f Dutch, German (Swiss), Galician
Derived from the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good". This is the name of one of the patron saints of Brussels, Belgium.