Submitted Names Starting with G

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Gudench m Romansh
Romansh form of Gaudentius, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Gudeng m Romansh
Variant of Gudench.
Gudeta m Amharic
Means "obligation" in Amharic.
Gudfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved", first used in the mid 19th century. This makes it a cognate of Old Norse Guðfriðr.
Gudgion m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Gideon.
Gudhfridh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðfríðr.
Gudhir m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðvér.
Gudhlef m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlæifr.
Gudhlek m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðleikr.
Gudhløgh f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðlaug.
Gudhmund m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðmundr.
Gudhmundh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant form of Gudhmund.
Gudhniut m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðniútr.
Gudhridh f Medieval English
Variant of Guthrith, a form of Guðríðr which occurs in Domesday Book. Also compare Gytha.
Gudhvi f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Guðví.
Gudilub m Gothic
Perhaps composed of guþ "God" + lubo "love" or liufs "dear".
Gudintg m Romansh
Variant of Gudentg.
Gudisa m Abkhaz
Means "rough heart, cruel heart" possibly from Abkhaz аӷәӷәа (āγ°γ°ā) meaning "strong, rough" and агәы (ā-g°ə́) meaning "heart".
Gudit f Eastern African, Ge'ez
Ge'ez form of Judith.... [more]
Ġuditta f Maltese
Maltese form of Judith.
Gudjón m Faroese
Faroese form of Guðjón.
Gudlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gudhløgh found in northern Sweden.
Gudman m Danish
Danish variant of Gudmand.
Gudmand m Danish
Danish younger form of Guðmann.
Gudmanda f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Gudmann as well as a variant of Gudmunda recorded in the late 19th century.
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".
Gudný f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Guðný.
Gudor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Either a Norwegian form of Guðþór or a combination of Norwegian gud "god" and Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift". The name was first used in the mid 19th century.
Gudrīte f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian gudrs "smart, clever; wise".
Gúdula f Catalan, Spanish
Catalan and Spanish form of Gudula.
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.
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).
Gudve f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Guðvé or Gudveig recorded in the late Middle Ages.
Gudveig f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Guðveig.
Gudvie f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Guðví.
Gudvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Godwine.
Guëbert m Walloon
Walloon form of Guibert.
Guedalya m Judaeo-Portuguese
Judaeo-Portuguese form of Gedaliah.
Guel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Geuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Güelfa f Literature, Catalan (Valencian)
Catalan feminine form of Welf. Used in the 15th century novel Curial e Güelfa.
Guelfa f Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Guelfo.
Guelfo m Italian (Tuscan)
Italian form of Welf.
Guelfuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guelfo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guenael m Breton
Variant of Gwenael.
Guenda f Italian
Short form of Guendalina.
Guendalina f Italian
Of debated orign and meaning. While some academics consider this name an Italian form of Gwendoline, others consider it an Italian corruption of Gundelinda... [more]
Guenet m & f Amharic
Means "paradise" or "garden" in Amharic.
Guenevive f Spanish
Combination of Guinevere an Genevieve.
Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.
Guénolé m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Breton Gwenole, which was derived from Breton uuin, uuen, Middle Welsh guin, gwynn, guen meaning "sacred, pure, blessed; white" and Old Breton uual meaning "valor"... [more]
Guenole m Breton
Variant of Gwenole.
Guenter m German (Anglicized)
Anglicized spelling of Günther.
Guentigirn m Medieval Cornish
Possibly a Cornish adoption of Kentigern.
Guerau m Catalan
Catalan form of Gerald.
Guerchon m Judeo-French
Judeo-French form of Gershon.
Guerdy m & f Haitian Creole
French phonetic spelling of Gerdi.... [more]
Guergoria f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of Gregory.
Guergorio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gregory.
Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).
Guérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Guérin.
Guerland m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guerland.
Guerlande f Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Guerland.
Guérôme m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Jérôme.
Guerrero m Spanish
Transferred use of the surname Guerrero.
Guerrina f Italian, Sicilian
Italian feminine form of Guerrino and Sicilian feminine form of Guerrinu.
Guerrino m Italian
Variant of Guerrino combined with the word guerra "war". It was rather often given to boys born during the First World War (1915-1918). It's very old-fashioned today.
Guerrinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Guerrino.
Guerruzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Guerrina.
Guethencar m Medieval Breton
From Old Breton (g)uethen "warrior, war" and Old Breton car "friend, kinsman".
Guffredu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Goffredo.
Gufran f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفران (see Ghufran), as well as the Indonesian form (typically only masculine).
Guga m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Gustavo and Augusto, and Gonçalo.
Guga m Georgian
Diminutive of Giorgi. This name is not to be confused with the Georgian noun გუგა (guga) meaning "pupil" (as in, the part of the eye).
Gugghiermina f Sicilian
Feminine form of Gugghiermu.
Gugghiermu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of William.
Guglielm m Romansh
Romansh form of William.
Guglielmina f Italian
Diminutive of Guglielma and cognate of Wilhelmina.
Guglielmu m Corsican
Corsican form of William.
Guglielmuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guglielmo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Gugma f Cebuano (Modern), Filipino (Modern)
Meaning "love" in Cebuano.
Gugu f Zulu, Xhosa
From Zulu igugu meaning "precious, valuable" or "treasure".
Gugu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo and Gustavo.
Gugum m Sundanese
Derived from Sundanese gumbira meaning "happy, glad".
Gugun m Sundanese
Diminutive of Gunawan.
Guhdar f Kurdish
Means "listener" in Kurdish.
Guhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Geuel used in the Latin Old Testament.
Güher f Turkish
Turkish form of Gohar. A famous bearer is Turkish pianist Güher Pekinel (1951-).
Guhn m Korean
Alternative transcription of the name Geon.
Guhtur m Sami
Sami form of Guttorm.
Gui m French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Walloon
French variant and Walloon, Languedocian and Gascon form of Guy 1.
Guia f Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Guido, a variant of Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name Guía.
Guia f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Gui.
Guialma f Medieval Catalan
Catalan cognate of Willelma.
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.
Guiâné f Norman
Norman form of Jeanne.
Guiânette f Norman
Diminutive of Guiâné.
Guibaldo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Wibald. Also compare Guidobaldo.
Guibaud m Medieval French
French form of Wibald.
Guibert m French (Rare)
French form of Wibert. This name has also been encountered as a variant form of Guilbert.
Guiberto m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Wibert and in some cases perhaps also a variant form of Gilberto and Gisberto... [more]
Guibinha m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guibourg f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Wigburg and also of Witburg (via forms like Guitburg).... [more]
Guichåd m Medieval Walloon
Medieval Walloon of Guichard.
Guichan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, pretty, graceful".
Güicho m Spanish
Diminutive of Luis.
Guida f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese short form of Margarida as well as a feminine form of Guido.
Guida f Medieval Italian, Italian
Feminine form of Guido.
Guidaí f & m Charrúa (Rare, Archaic)
Moon or spirit of the moon
Guidantonio m Italian
Combination of Guido and Antonio.
Guiddo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Guido.
Guiderius m Theatre
Guiderius is the son of the eponymous character in 'Cymbeline, King of Britain' by William Shakespeare.
Guidinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Margarida.
Guidó m Hungarian
Cognate of Guido.
Guidoaldo m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Widald. The name might also have been a combination of Guido with Aldo in some cases.
Guidobaldo m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Witbald. There have also been cases where the name is a combination of Guido with Ubaldo.... [more]
Guidon m German (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Guido.... [more]
Guidotto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Guido, as -otto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Guidu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Guido.
Guiduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Guido, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Guie f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
Guifeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple tree".
Guifi f Chamorro
Means "dream" in Chamorro.
Guiga m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guigenor f Arthurian Cycle
In the First Continuation of the Old French Perceval of Chrétien de Troyes (ca. 1200), Guigenor was the daughter of Sir Guiromelant and Clarissant and the niece of Gawain.
Guigui m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guihu f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 湖 (hú) meaning "lake; bluish-green".
Guihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Guihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Guijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, money, metal".
Guiju f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Guijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Guilaine f French (Rare)
Variant form of Ghislaine.
Guilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Guilbaud m Medieval French
French form of Wilbald (see Willibald).
Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]
Guilberto m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wilbert as well as the medieval Italian form of that name. The modern Italian form is Vilberto.... [more]
Guildenstern m Theatre
Guildenstern was a childhood friend of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet.
Guile m Portuguese
Diminutive of Guilherme.
Guilelma f Medieval Catalan
Feminine form of Guilelm.
Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.
Guilhelma f Gascon
Feminine form of Guilhem.
Guilhem m Provençal, Gascon
Provençal and Gascon form of William.
Guilhemana f Gascon
Feminine form of Guilhèm.
Guilhemeta f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon diminutive of Guilhemana and Provençal feminine form of Guilhèm.
Guilhermina f Portuguese, Provençal
Portuguese and Provençal feminine form of Guilherme.
Guilho m Portuguese (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Guilherme.
Guilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".
Guilielmus m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmus. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish composer Guilielmus Messaus (1589-1640).
Guilin m Walloon
Walloon form of Ghislain.
Guilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Guiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
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).
Guilla f Frankish
Guilla (or Willa) of Provence or Burgundy (873-924) was an early medieval Frankish queen consort in the Rhone valley.
Guillaspick m Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and aspick "bishop". This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Archibald.
Guille m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Guillemette f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Guillaumette. A known bearer of this name was the French noblewoman Guillemette of Neufchâtel (1260-1317).
Guillemine f French (Belgian), French (Rare)
Variant form of Guillaumine. A known bearer of this name was the French painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826).
Guillemme m Medieval French
Middle French form of William.
Guillén m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Modern), Aragonese, Galician (Rare)
Aragonese form of William and Galician variant of Guillerme as well as a medieval Spanish form of Guillermo which was revived in the early 2000s.
Guillena f Aragonese
Feminine form of Guillén.
Guíller m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Guillerma f Spanish
Feminine form of Guillermo.
Guillotin m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guille, itself a short form of Guillaume. Also see Guillot.
Guilu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 绿 (lǜ) meaning "green".
Guiluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Guimei f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Guina f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Guinan f Popular Culture
Guinan is a supporting character on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Guinand m Medieval French
French form of Winand.
Guinefort m Folklore, History (Ecclesiastical)
This is the name of a 13th-century dog (specifically a greyhound) from near the city of Lyon in southeastern France, which at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire. He lost his life after successfully protecting an infant from a snake, after which people began to venerate him as a patron saint of infants... [more]
Guinevak f Arthurian Cycle
Anglicised form of Gwenhwyfach.
Guinever f Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gwenivere, occasionally seen in original Arthurian works when speaking of Gwenivere, King Arthur's queen.
Guinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Tiago.
Guiniforte m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Guinifort, which is a variant of Gunifort.
Guinu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Guionne f Medieval Breton
Gallicized feminine form of Guion.
Guiot m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guy 1.
Guiote f Medieval French
Feminine form of Guiot.
Guiqiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever".
Guiqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Guiraac m Breton (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Guirec.
Guiral m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Gérald.
Guirauda f Gascon
Feminine form of Guiraut.
Guiraut m Gascon
Gascon form of Gerald.
Gui Ren f & m Chinese
Variant of Guiren.
Guiren f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".
Guiromène f Norman
Norman feminine form of Jerome.
Guiron m Arthurian Cycle
Guiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.
Guirui f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous" or "rose" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Guis m Provençal
Provençal form of Wido.
Guiscardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Wischard (see Guiscard).
Guishan f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guíshen m Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan and Gascon form of Guichen.
Guishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Guishuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Guislana f Occitan
Occitan form of Ghislaine.
Guisong f Chinese
From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 凇 (sōng) meaning "dewdrop, icicle".
Guit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Git.
Guitèira f Gascon
Gascon variant of Quitèira (see Quiteria).
Guitmarus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Witimer. Used by an Eighth century saint.