Feminine Names

gender
usage
Galya f Russian, Bulgarian
Diminutive of Galina.
Gamila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Jamila.
Gamze f Turkish
Means "dimple" in Turkish.
Ganga f & m Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Telugu
From Sanskrit गङ्गा (Gaṅgā), the name of the Ganges River, derived from गम् (gam) meaning "to go". In Hindu tradition this is a personification of the river, typically depicted as a fair-skinned goddess riding a sea creature. As a given name, it is used by males as well.
Ganna f Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Ганна (see Hanna 1).
Garance f French
From the French name for a variety of flowering plant (genus Rubia; called madder in English), which is used to make red dye. This name was borne by the central character in the French film Les Enfants du Paradis (1945).
Garbi f Basque
Means "clean, pure" in Basque.
Garbiñe f Basque
Variant of Garbi.
Gardenia f English (Rare)
From the name of the tropical flower, which was named for the Scottish naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791).
Gargi f Hinduism, Hindi, Bengali
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 7th-century BC Indian philosopher who appears in the Upanishads, which are parts of Hindu scripture.
Garnet 1 f English
From the English word garnet for the precious stone, the birthstone of January. The word is derived from Middle English gernet meaning "dark red".
Garnet 2 m & f English
From an English surname that either referred to a person who made hinges (Old French carne) or was derived from the Norman name Guarin.
Garnett m & f English
Variant of Garnet 2.
Gauhar f Kazakh
From Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, gemstone".
Gauri f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit गौर (gaura) meaning "white, pale, yellow". This is a Hindu goddess, another name of Parvati the wife of Shiva, so named because of her fair complexion.
Gavrila f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of Gabriel.
Gawahir f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جواهر (see Jawahir).
Gay f English
From the English word gay meaning "gay, happy". By the mid-20th century the word had acquired the additional meaning of "homosexual", and the name has subsequently dropped out of use.
Gayane f Armenian
Armenian form of Gaiana.
Gayathri f Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu
South Indian variant of Gayatri.
Gayatri f Hinduism, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit गायत्र (gāyatra), which refers to a type of hymn or song with a particular meter, derived from गै (gai) meaning "to sing". The original hymm, also called the Savitri, is in the Rigveda and is a dedication to the sun god Savitr. As a goddess, Gayatri is a personification of this hymn. She is identified with Saraswati.
Gaye 1 f English
Variant of Gay.
Gaye 2 f Turkish
Means "goal" in Turkish.
Gayla f English
Elaborated form of Gail.
Gayle f & m English
Variant of Gail or Gale 2.
Gazbia f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).
Gazbiyya f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).
Gbemisola f Yoruba
Means "carry me into wealth" in Yoruba.
Geertje f Dutch
Diminutive of Geertruida.
Geertruida f Dutch
Dutch form of Gertrude.
Geeta f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi/Nepali गीता or Bengali গীতা (see Gita 1).
Geetha f Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
South Indian form of Gita 1.
Gefen f & m Hebrew
Means "grape vine" in Hebrew.
Gefjon f Norse Mythology
Probably means "the giving one", from Old Norse gefa "to give". Gefjon or Gefion was a Norse goddess associated with ploughing and fertility.
Geloyra f Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of a Gothic name (see Elvira).
Gelsomina f Italian
Italian form of Jasmine.
Geltrude f Italian
Italian form of Gertrude.
Gema f Spanish
Spanish form of Gemma.
Gemma f Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Medieval Italian nickname meaning "gem, precious stone". It was borne by the wife of the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri.
Gena 1 f English
Variant of Gina.
Genė f Lithuanian
Short form of Genovaitė.
Generosa f Late Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Generosus. This name was borne by Generosa of Scillium, a martyr and saint from the 2nd century.
Genesis f English (Modern)
Means "birth, origin" in Greek. This is the name of the first book of the Old Testament in the Bible. It tells of the creation of the world, the expulsion of Adam and Eve, Noah and the great flood, and the three patriarchs.
Geneva f English
Possibly a shortened form of Genevieve. It could also be inspired by the name of the city in Switzerland. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century.
Geneviève f French
From the medieval name Genovefa, which is of uncertain origin. It could be derived from the Germanic elements *kunją "clan, family, lineage" and *wībą "wife, woman". Alternatively it could be of Gaulish origin, from the related Celtic element *genos "kin, family" combined with a second element of unknown meaning. This name was borne by Saint Geneviève, the patron saint of Paris, who inspired the city to resist the Huns in the 5th century.
Genevieve f English
English form of Geneviève.
Genie f English
Diminutive of Eugenia.
Genista f Various (Rare)
From the Latin name of the broom plant.
Gennadiya f Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gennadiy.
Genovaitė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Geneviève.
Genoveffa f Italian
Italian form of Geneviève.
Genoveva f Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of Geneviève.
Genowefa f Polish
Polish form of Geneviève.
Gentiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Gentian.
Genya m & f Russian
Diminutive of Gennadiy, Yevgeniy or Yevgeniya.
Georgeta f Romanian
Romanian feminine form of George.
Georgetta f English
Feminine form of George.
Georgette f French
French feminine form of George.
Georgia f English, Greek
Latinate feminine form of George. This is the name of an American state, which was named after the British king George II. The country of Georgia has an unrelated etymology. A famous bearer was the American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986).
Georgiana f English, Romanian
Feminine form of George. This form of the name has been in use in the English-speaking world since the 18th century.
Georgie f & m English
Diminutive of Georgia or George.
Georgina f English, Spanish, Hungarian
Feminine form of George.
Georgine f French
French feminine form of George.
Geovana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Giovanna mainly used in Brazil.
Géraldine f French
French feminine form of Gerald.
Geraldine f English
Feminine form of Gerald. This name was created by the poet Henry Howard for use in a 1537 sonnet praising Lady Elizabeth FitzGerald, whom he terms The Geraldine.
Geralyn f English
Variant of Geraldine or Jerry using the popular name suffix lyn.
Gerarda f Italian, Dutch
Feminine form of Gerard.
Gerd 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Gerðr, derived from garðr meaning "enclosure, yard". According to Norse myth, Gerd was a beautiful giantess (jǫtunn). After Freyr fell in love with her, he had his servant Skírnir convince her to marry him.
Gerda 1 f German, Dutch
Feminine form of Gerd 1.
Gerda 2 f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Latinized form of Gerd 2.
Gerdina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gerd 1.
Gerel f Mongolian
Means "light" in Mongolian.
Gerelt m & f Mongolian
Means "radiant, bright, shining" in Mongolian.
Gergana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of George.
Gerhild f German, Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and hilt "battle".
Geri f English
Diminutive of Geraldine.
Gerlind f Germanic
Old German form of Gerlinde.
Gerlinde f German, Dutch
Derived from the Old German element ger meaning "spear" combined with lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender".
Germaine f French
French feminine form of Germain. Saint Germaine was a 16th-century peasant girl from France.
Gerri f English
Diminutive of Geraldine.
Gerry m & f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Gerald, Gerard or Geraldine.
Gerta f German
Short form of Gertrud.
Gerðr f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Gerd 2.
Gerti f German
Diminutive of Gertrud.
Gertie f English, Dutch
Diminutive of Gertrude.
Gertraud f German
German form of Gertrude.
Gertrúd f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gertrude.
Gertrúda f Slovak
Slovak form of Gertrude.
Gertrūda f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Gertrude.
Gertruda f Polish, Czech
Polish and Czech form of Gertrude.
Gertrude f English, French, German
Means "spear of strength", derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and drud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer from Thuringia. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play Hamlet (1600) for the mother of Hamlet. Another famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).
Gertrudes f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Gertrude.
Gertrudis f Germanic (Latinized), Spanish, Dutch
Latinized form of Gertrude, also used in Spanish. As a Dutch name, it is used on birth certificates though a vernacular form such as Geertruida is typically used in daily life.
Gervaise f French
French feminine form of Gervasius.
Gesine f German
Possibly from a Low German diminutive of Gertrud.
Gessica f Italian
Italian variant of Jessica.
Gethsemane f Various (Rare)
From a biblical place name, the garden where Jesus was arrested, located on the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. It is derived from Γεθσημανί (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "oil vat". It is very rarely used as a given name.
Geula f Hebrew
Means "redemption" in Hebrew.
Gezabele f Biblical Italian
Form of Jezebel used in some versions of the Italian Bible.
Ghada f Arabic
Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.
Ghadir f Arabic
Means "stream" in Arabic.
Ghaliya f Arabic
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.
Ghislaine f French
Feminine form of Ghislain.
Ghjulia f Corsican
Corsican form of Julia.
Ghjuvanna f Corsican
Corsican form of Iohanna (see Joanna).
Ghoncheh f Persian
Means "flower bud" in Persian.
Ghufran f & m Arabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.
Gia f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gianna.
Giacinta f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hyacinthus.
Giacoma f Italian
Feminine form of Giacomo.
Giacomina f Italian
Feminine form of Giacomo.
Giada f Italian
Italian form of Jade.
Giang f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese (giang) meaning "river".
Gianna f Italian, Greek, English (Modern)
Italian short form of Giovanna and a Modern Greek variant of Ioanna.... [more]
Giannina f Italian
Diminutive of Giovanna.
Giedrė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Giedrius.
Gift m & f English (African)
From the English word gift, of Old Norse origin. This name is most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.
Gifty f English (African)
From the English word gift. This name is most common in Ghana in Africa.
Gigi 1 f French
French diminutive of Georgine or Virginie.
Giiwedinokwe f Ojibwe
Means "woman of the north" in Ojibwe, derived from giiwedin "north" and ikwe "woman".
Gijsberta f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of Gisbert.
Gila f Hebrew
Feminine form of Gil 3.
Gilberte f French
French feminine form of Gilbert.
Gilda f Italian, Portuguese
Originally an Italian short form of Ermenegilda and other names containing the Old German element gelt meaning "payment, tribute, compensation". This is the name of a character in Verdi's opera Rigoletto (1851). It is also the name of a 1946 American movie, starring Rita Hayworth in the title role.
Gili f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" in Hebrew.
Gill f English
Short form of Gillian.
Gillette f French
Feminine form of Gilles.
Gillian f English
Medieval English feminine form of Julian. This spelling has been in use since the 13th century, though it was not declared a distinct name from Julian until the 17th century.
Gina f Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Georgina, Regina, Luigina and other names ending in gina. It can also be used as a diminutive of Virginia or Eugenia. It was popularized in the 1950s by Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (1927-2023), whose birth name was Luigina.
Ginette f French
Diminutive of Geneviève.
Ginevra f Italian
Italian form of Guinevere. This is also the Italian name for the city of Geneva, Switzerland. It is also sometimes associated with the Italian word ginepro meaning "juniper".
Ginger f English
From the English word ginger for the spice or the reddish-brown colour. It can also be a diminutive of Virginia, as in the case of actress and dancer Ginger Rogers (1911-1995), by whom the name was popularized.
Ginka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Gergina.
Ginnie f English
Diminutive of Virginia.
Ginny f English
Diminutive of Virginia.
Gintarė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gintaras.
Giò m & f Italian
Short form of Giovanni and other names beginning with Gio.
Gioconda f Italian
From the Late Latin name Iucunda, which meant "pleasant, delightful, happy". Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda because its subject is Lisa del Giocondo.
Gioia f Italian
Means "joy" in Italian.
Giorgia f Italian, Greek
Italian feminine form of George, as well as a Greek variant form.
Giorgina f Italian
Diminutive of Giorgia.
Giosetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Josette.
Giovana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giovanna mainly used in South America.
Giovanna f Italian
Italian form of Iohanna (see Joanna), making it the feminine form of Giovanni.
Gisa f German
German short form of Giselle.
Gisela f German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.
Gisèle f French
French variant of Giselle.
Gisele f Portuguese
Portuguese (especially Brazil) form of Giselle. A famous bearer is Brazilian model Gisele Bündchen (1980-).
Gisella f Italian
Italian form of Giselle.
Giselle f French, English (Modern)
Derived from the Old German element gisal meaning "hostage, pledge" (Proto-Germanic *gīslaz). This name may have originally been a descriptive nickname for a child given as a pledge to a foreign court. This was the name of both a sister and daughter of Charlemagne. It was also borne by a daughter of the French king Charles III who married the Norman leader Rollo in the 10th century. Another notable bearer was the 11th-century Gisela of Swabia, wife of the Holy Roman emperor Conrad II.... [more]
Gisila f Germanic
Old German form of Giselle.
Gita 1 f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit गीत (gīta) meaning "song". The word appears in the name of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text of Hinduism (meaning "divine song").
Gita 2 f Czech, Latvian
Czech and Latvian short form of Margita or Brigita.
Gitta f German, Hungarian
German short form of Brigitta and a Hungarian short form of Margit.
Gittan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Birgitta.
Gitte f Danish
Danish short form of Birgitte.
Gittel f Yiddish
From Yiddish גוט (gut) meaning "good".
Giuanna f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Iohanna (see Joanna).
Giuditta f Italian
Italian form of Judith.
Giulia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Julius.
Giuliana f Italian
Feminine form of Giuliano.
Giulietta f Italian
Diminutive of Giulia.
Giunone f Roman Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Iuno (see Juno).
Giuseppa f Italian
Feminine form of Giuseppe.
Giuseppina f Italian
Feminine form of Giuseppe.
Giusi f & m Italian
Short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Giuseppe.
Giustina f Italian
Italian form of Iustina (see Justina).
Giusy f Italian
Variant of Giusi.
Gizella f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Giselle.
Gizem f Turkish
Means "mystery" in Turkish.
Gizi f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Giselle.
Gjertrud f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gertrude.
Gladys f Welsh, English, French, Spanish
From the Old Welsh name Gwladus, probably derived from gwlad meaning "country". Alternatively, it may have been adopted as a Welsh form of Claudia. Saint Gwladus or Gwladys was the mother of Saint Cadoc. She was one of the daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. This name became popular outside of Wales after it was used in Ouida's novel Puck (1870).
Glafira f Russian, Spanish
Russian and Spanish form of Glaphyra.
Glaphyra f Ancient Greek
From Greek γλαφυρός (glaphyros) meaning "polished, subtle".
Gláucia f Portuguese
Feminine form of Gláucio.
Glaucia m & f Ancient Roman
Latin form of Gláucio.
Glenda f English
Probably a feminine form of Glenn using the suffix da (from names such as Linda and Wanda). This name was not regularly used until the 20th century.
Glenice f Welsh
Anglicized form of Glenys.
Glenna f English
Feminine form of Glenn.
Glennis f Welsh
Anglicized form of Glenys.
Glenys f Welsh
Probably an elaboration of the Welsh word glân "pure, clean, holy" or glyn "valley". This name was created in the late 19th century.
Glika f Yiddish (Rare)
From Yiddish גליק (glik) meaning "luck".
Glinda f Literature
Created by author L. Frank Baum for his character Glinda the Good Witch, a kind sorceress in his Oz series of books beginning in 1900. It is not known what inspired the name.
Glória f Portuguese, Hungarian
Portuguese and Hungarian form of Gloria.
Gloria f English, Spanish, Italian, German
Means "glory", from the Portuguese and Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary Maria da Glória and María de Gloria. Maria da Glória (1819-1853) was the daughter of the Brazilian emperor Pedro I, eventually becoming queen of Portugal as Maria II.... [more]
Gloriana f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Latin gloria meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590) this was the name of the title character, a representation of Queen Elizabeth I.
Glorija f Latvian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Latvian, Slovene, Croatian and Serbian form of Gloria.
Glorinda f Esperanto
Means "worthy of glory" in Esperanto, ultimately from Latin gloria.
Glory f English (Rare)
Simply from the English word glory, ultimately from Latin gloria.
Glukel f Yiddish (Rare)
Diminutive of Glika.
Glykeria f Greek, Late Greek
From Greek γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Heraclea.
Glynis f Welsh
Variant of Glenys.
Gobnait f Irish
Feminine form of Gobán. This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint, the founder of a monastery at Ballyvourney.
Gobnat f Old Irish
Old Irish form of Gobnait.
Gobnet f Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Gobnait.
Goda 1 m & f Germanic
Germanic name derived from the element guot meaning "good" or got meaning "god".
Goda 2 f Lithuanian
From Lithuanian godà meaning "thought, dream" or "honour, respect".
Godelieve f Flemish
Dutch (Flemish) form of Godeliva.
Godeliva f Germanic (Latinized)
Feminine form of Goteleib. This was the name of an 11th-century Flemish saint who was murdered on her husband's orders.
Godgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Godiva.
Godiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Godgifu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and giefu "gift". Lady Godiva was an 11th-century English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest the high taxes imposed by her husband upon the townspeople.
Gohar f & m Persian, Armenian, Urdu
From Persian گوهر (gōhar) meaning "jewel, gemstone". This name is typically feminine in Iran and Armenia, but masculine in Pakistan.
Goizane f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz meaning "morning".
Goizargi f Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light".
Goizeder f & m Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".
Gökçe f Turkish
Means "blue" in Turkish.
Göksu m & f Turkish
From Turkish gök meaning "sky" and su meaning "water".
Gol f Persian
Means "flower, rose" in Persian.
Golbahar f Persian
Means "spring flower", from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and بهار (bahār) meaning "spring".
Golda f Yiddish
From Yiddish גאָלד (gold) meaning "gold". This is the name of Tevye's wife in the musical Fiddler on the Roof (1964). It was also borne by the Israeli prime minister Golda Meir (1898-1978).
Goldie 1 f English
From a nickname for a person with blond hair, from the English word gold.
Goldie 2 f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.
Goldilocks f Folklore
From the English words gold and locks, referring to blond hair. This is best known as the name of the trespassing girl in the English fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Golnar f Persian
Means "pomegranate flower", derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" and نار (nār) meaning "pomegranate".
Gölnara f Tatar
Tatar form of Golnar.
Golnaz f Persian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort".
Golshan f & m Persian
From an archaic Persian word meaning "rose garden", a derivative of گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Golzar m & f Persian
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and the suffix زار (zār) meaning "place abounding in, field, garden".
Gomer m & f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "complete" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandson of Noah and the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea.
Gonca f Turkish
Means "flower bud" in Turkish, of Persian origin.
Goneril f Literature
From Gonorilla, of unknown meaning. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Gonorilla was the villainous eldest daughter of King Leir. When adapting the character for his play King Lear (1606), Shakespeare used the spelling Goneril.
Gonorilla f Literature
Form of Goneril used by Geoffrey of Monmouth, who wrote in Latin.
Gönül f Turkish
Means "heart" in Turkish.
Gonxhe f Albanian
Means "flower bud" in Albanian, of Persian origin. This was the middle name of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa (1910-1997).
Goranka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Goran.
Goretti f Various
From the surname of Maria Goretti, a 20th-century Italian saint who forgave her murderer on her deathbed. Her surname was derived from the given name Gregorio.
Gorica f Macedonian
Feminine form of Goran.
Gormlaith f Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish gorm "blue" or "illustrious" and flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This was the name of several medieval Irish royals, including the wife of the 11th-century king Brian Boru.
Gosia f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.
Göta f Swedish
Feminine form of Göte.
Gotzone f Basque
Feminine form of Gotzon.
Gouyen f Apache
Variant spelling of Góyąń.
Gowri f Tamil, Kannada
South Indian form of Gauri.
Góyąń f Apache
Means "wise" in Chiricahua Apache. This was the name of a 19th-century Apache warrior woman.
Gözde f Turkish
Means "favourite" in Turkish.
Gözel f Turkmen
Means "beautiful" in Turkmen.
Graça f Portuguese
Means "grace" in Portuguese, making it a cognate of Grace.
Grace f English
From the English word grace, which ultimately derives from Latin gratia. This was one of the virtue names created in the 17th century by the Puritans. The actress Grace Kelly (1929-1982) was a famous bearer.... [more]
Gracelyn f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Grace using the popular name suffix lyn.
Gracelynn f English (Modern)
Elaboration of Grace using the popular name suffix lyn.
Gracia f Spanish
Means "grace" in Spanish, making it a cognate of Grace.
Graciana f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Graciano.
Gracie f English
Diminutive of Grace.
Graciela f Spanish
Elaboration of Gracia.
Gracinda f Portuguese
Elaboration of Graça.
Gracja f Polish
Polish form of Gracia.
Gracjana f Polish
Polish feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Gráinne f Irish, Irish Mythology, Old Irish
Possibly derived from Old Irish grán meaning "grain" or gráin meaning "hatred, fear". In the Irish legend The Pursuit of Diarmaid and Gráinne she escaped from her arranged marriage to Fionn mac Cumhaill by fleeing with her lover Diarmaid. Another famous bearer was the powerful 16th-century Irish landowner and seafarer Gráinne Ní Mháille (known in English as Grace O'Malley), who was sometimes portrayed as a pirate queen in later tales.
Grania f Irish
Latinized form of Gráinne.
Granuaile f History
From Irish Gráinne Mhaol meaning "bald Gráinne". This was another name of Gráinne Ní Mháille, given in reference to her close-cropped hair as a young woman.
Gratia f Dutch (Rare)
Means "grace" in Latin.
Gratiana f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Gray m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname meaning "grey", originally given to a person who had grey hair or clothing.
Grazia f Italian
Means "grace" in Italian, making it a cognate of Grace.
Graziana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Gratianus (see Gratian).
Graziella f Italian
Diminutive of Grazia.
Gražina f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Grażyna.
Grażyna f Polish
From Lithuanian graži meaning "beautiful". This name was created by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for his poem Grażyna (1823).
Greer f & m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname that was derived from the given name Gregor.
Greet f Dutch
Dutch short form of Margaret.
Greetje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Margaret.
Gregoria f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gregorius (see Gregory).
Gréta f Hungarian, Icelandic
Short form of Margaréta (Hungarian) or Margrét (Icelandic).
Greta f German, Italian, Swedish, Lithuanian, Polish, English
Short form of Margareta. A famous bearer of this name was the Swedish actress Greta Garbo (1905-1990).
Gretchen f German, English
German diminutive of Margareta.
Grete f German, Danish, Norwegian
German, Danish and Norwegian short form of Margaret.
Gretel f German, Literature
Diminutive of Grete. It is well-known as a character from an 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale who is captured, with her brother Hansel, by a witch. The Grimm's story was based on earlier European folktales.
Grethe f Danish, Norwegian
Short form of Margrethe.
Gretta f English
Variant of Greta.