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Gwynyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneth.... [more]

Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.

Gyaltsen m & f Tibetan
Means "mark of victory" in Tibetan, derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to be victorious, to win" combined with མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".

Gyaltshen m Bhutanese

Gyalwa m & f Tibetan
Means "victorious" in Tibetan.

Gyan m Indian
"knowledge"

Gyanda f Indian (Rare)

Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Gyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gyantwachia m Seneca
Means "the planter" in Seneca.

Gyárfás m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Gerváz.

Gyas m Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology

Gyasi m Akan

Gyburc f Literature
In medieval German literature, this is the name of a Saracen princess from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). Her name was originally Arabel, but she changed it to Gyburc after converting to Christianity.... [more]

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]

Gyécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Gyeltshen m Bhutanese

Gyémánt f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "diamond" in Hungarian.

Gyenes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.

Gyennadii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Gennadiy.

Gyeom m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."

Gyeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".

Gyeong-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".

Gyeongjeong f & m Korean (Rare)

Gyeong-joo m & f Korean

Gyeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Gyeong-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem".

Gyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".

Gyeoul f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 겨울 (gyeoul) meaning "winter."

Gyeo-wool f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Gyeoul.

Gyhldeptis f New World Mythology
She is a kindly forest goddess in Haida mythology whose name translates to "Lady Hanging Hair."

Gyi m Burmese
Means "great, big, senior" in Burmese.

Gyi m & f Burmese
Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.

Gylda f Medieval English

Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.

Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.

Gylfie f Popular Culture
The name of a charater in the movie Legend of the Guardians.

Gylfir m Old Norse
Original form of Gylfi.

Gyliano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Either a variant of Giuliano or a combination of Giel (alternatively spelled as Gyl) with a name that ends in -iano, such as Emiliano and Luciano.... [more]

Gylippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see Gylon)... [more]

Gylippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gylippos. This was the name of a Spartan general from the 5th century BC.

Gylla f Old Norse
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Gulla and a variant of Gyða.

Gyllian f Medieval English (Rare)
Precursor to Gillian.

Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]

Gylmyne m Medieval Scottish

Gylon m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [more]

Gylta f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse gylta "young sow".

Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.

Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.

Gylyç m Turkmen
Means "sword" in Turkmen.

Gýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gymir.

Gymir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse gymir meaning 'sea'. Gymir is a Jǫtunn in the Northern mythology.

Gyna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Regina.

Gynecia f Literature
From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]

Gyogurchun f Dagestani
Means "dove" in Dagestani.

Gyōkō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 凝光 (see Ningguang).

Gyoku f & m Japanese
From Japanese, 玉(gyoku) means gems

Gyoma m Medieval Hungarian

Gyömbér f Hungarian
Means "ginger" in Hungarian.

Gyöngy f Hungarian
Older form of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyike f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Gyöngyvér, this name is now considered a diminutive of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyvirág f Hungarian
The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.

Gyopár f Hungarian
Means "edelweiss" in Hungarian.

Gyopárka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian gyopár "edelweiss".

Györe m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of György.

Györk m Hungarian
Short form of György.

Györke m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of György.

Gyovanna f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Gyovanni m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Gyöza f Banat Swabian

Gypsey f English (Modern, ?)
Variant of Gypsy.

Gyra f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Gyríðr.

Gyrano m African

Gyrd m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyrgol-gyrgyn m Chukchi

Gyri f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guri.

Gyrid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.

Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðríðr.

Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.

Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.

Gyronav f Chukchi
Means "spring" in Chukchi.

Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðir m Icelandic
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."

Gysbert m American (South, Americanized, Rare)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Gisbert.

Gysèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gisèle.

Gyso m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Giso.

Gytautas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian geidauti "to wish; to want; to desire; to long for" and tauta "the people".

Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.

Gytis m Lithuanian
Short form of Gytautas.

Gytta f American

Gyu-dam m & f Korean
Combination of a gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."

Gyu-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 (gyu) "jade pointed at top" and 夏 (ha) "summer; great, grand, big".

Gyu-ha f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer"... [more]

Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Gyu-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 "jade pointed at top" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Cho Kyu-hyun (1988-).

Gyu-jong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".

Gyulab f Armenian
Armenian form of Golab.

Gyulchekhra f Tajik, Uzbek
Variant spelling of Gulchekhra.

Gyuli f Laz
Perhaps from the Turkish Gül meaning rose, or from to the Georgian word გული (guli) meaning "heart".Related to the Georgian Gulisa

Gyul-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]

Gyulnara f Armenian
Armenian form of Gulnara.

Gyulya f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Variant of Gulya.

Gyu-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Gyu-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Gyunel f Azerbaijani

Gyung f Medieval Hungarian
Recorded in 13th-century Hungary

Gyu-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [more]

Gyuro m Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgi.

Gyuseok m Korean
From 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Gyuzgyush f Lezgin
Means "glass, mirror" in Lezgin.

Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).

Gyvi f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudve.

Gzim m Albanian
Variant of Gëzim.

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