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Gabir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جابر (see Jabir).

Gabr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جبر (see Jabr).

Gad m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "fortune, luck" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Gad is the first son of Jacob by Leah's slave-girl Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites. His name is explained in Genesis 30:11. Another Gad in the Old Testament is a prophet of King David.

Gafar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar).

Gai m Hebrew
Means "valley, ravine" in Hebrew.

Gal 1 f & m Hebrew
Means "wave" in Hebrew.

Galal m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Jalal.

Gali f Hebrew
Means "my wave" in Hebrew.

Galia f Hebrew
Elaboration of Gal 1. It could also be considered a compound meaning "wave from God", using the element יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Galila f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جليلة (see Jalila).

Galit f Hebrew
Variant of Gal 1.

Gamal m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Jamal. This name was borne by Egyptian president Gamal Nasser (1918-1970).

Gamil m Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Jamil.

Gamila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Jamila.

Gamli'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Gamaliel.

Gavri'el m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gabriel.

Gavriel m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gabriel.

Gawahir f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جواهر (see Jawahir).

Gawdat m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جودت (see Jawdat).

Gazbia f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).

Gazbiyya f Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جاذبيّة (see Jazibiyya).

Gedalyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gedaliah.

Gefen f & m Hebrew
Means "grape vine" in Hebrew.

Gemaryahu m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gemariah.

Gera m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew. This is the name of several members of the tribe of Benjamin in the Old Testament.

Gershom m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵּר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there" (see Exodus 18:3). This is the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament.

Gershon m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Gershom. This is the name of a son of Levi in the Old Testament.

Geula f Hebrew
Means "redemption" in Hebrew.

Ghada f Arabic
Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.

Ghadir f Arabic
Means "stream" in Arabic.

Ghalib m Arabic
Means "victor, conqueror" in Arabic.

Ghaliya f Arabic
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.

Ghassan m Arabic
Means "youth" in Arabic. This was the name of an Arabian tribe that existed until the 6th century.

Ghayth m Arabic
Means "rain" in Arabic.

Ghufran f & m Arabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.

Ghulam m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "servant, boy" in Arabic. It is often used as the first part of compound names.

Gideon m Biblical, Hebrew, English, Dutch
From the Hebrew name גִּדְעוֹן (Giḏʿon) meaning "feller, hewer", derived from גָּדַע (gaḏaʿ) meaning "to cut, to hew". Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and killed their two kings. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

Gid'on m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Gideon.

Gidon m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Gideon.

Gil 3 m Hebrew
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.

Gila f Hebrew
Feminine form of Gil 3.

Gilad m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gilead.

Gilgamesh m Sumerian Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Possibly means "the ancestor is a hero", from Sumerian 𒉋𒂵 (bilga) meaning "ancestor" and 𒈩 (mes) meaning "hero, young man". This was the name of a Sumerian hero, later appearing in the Akkadian poem the Epic of Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh, with his friend Enkidu, battled the giant Humbaba and stopped the rampage of the Bull of Heaven, besides other adventures. Gilgamesh was probably based on a real person: a king of Uruk who ruled around the 27th century BC.

Gili f & m Hebrew
Means "my joy" in Hebrew.

Golyat m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Goliath.

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.

Ġorġ m Maltese
Maltese form of George.

Guda m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جودة (see Juda).

Guy 2 m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew גַּיְא (see Gai). This is the more common transcription.

Ġwann m Maltese
Maltese form of Iohannes (see John).

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