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Gabi f & m German, Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian
Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela. It is usually a feminine name in German-speaking regions, but unisex elsewhere.

Gabino m Spanish
Spanish form of Gabinus (see Gavino).

Gabriel m French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Ḡavriʾel) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) meaning "strong man, hero" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Gabriel is an archangel in Hebrew tradition, often appearing as a messenger of God. In the Old Testament he is sent to interpret the visions of the prophet Daniel, while in the New Testament he serves as the announcer of the births of John to Zechariah and Jesus to Mary. According to Islamic tradition he was the angel who dictated the Quran to Muhammad.... [more]

Gabriela f Portuguese, Polish, Romanian, Spanish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gabriel.

Gaby f & m French, Spanish, English
Diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel.

Gael m Breton, English (Modern), Spanish (Modern)
Probably from the ethno-linguistic term Gael, which refers to speakers of Gaelic languages.

Gala 2 f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Gallus.

Galilea f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (Modern)
Feminine form of Galileo.

Galo m Spanish
Spanish form of Gallus.

Gaspar m Spanish, Portuguese, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Spanish and Portuguese form of Jasper, as well as the Latin form.

Gastón m Spanish
Spanish form of Gaston.

Gema f Spanish
Spanish form of Gemma.

Genaro m Spanish
Spanish form of Januarius.

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.

Generoso m Italian, Spanish (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Generosus.

Genoveva f Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan form of Geneviève.

Georgina f English, Spanish, Hungarian
Feminine form of George.

Geraldo m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Gerald.

Gerardo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gerard.

Germán m Spanish
Spanish form of Germanus.

Gerónimo m Spanish
Variant of Jerónimo.

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.

Gervasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gervasius.

Gil 1 m Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Giles.

Gilberta f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilberto.

Gilberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gilbert.

Ginés m Spanish
Spanish form of Genesius.

Giovana f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giovanna mainly used in South America.

Gisela f German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.

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.

Glauco m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Glaucus.

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]

Godofredo m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Godfrey.

Gonzalo m Spanish
From the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic (possibly Visigothic or Suebi) name composed of gunda "war" and maybe salba "salve, ointment", salo "dark, dusky" or sal "house, hall" (with the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin salvus "safe"). Saint Gonzalo was an 11th-century bishop of Mondoñedo in Galicia, Spain.

Goyo m Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregorio.

Gracia f Spanish
Means "grace" in Spanish, making it a cognate of Grace.

Graciana f Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Graciano.

Graciano m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Gratianus (see Gratian).

Graciela f Spanish
Elaboration of Gracia.

Gregoria f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Gregorio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Gregorius (see Gregory).

Grimaldo m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Grimwald.

Griselda f English, Spanish, Literature
Possibly derived from the Old German elements gris "grey" and hilt "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval folklore, adapted into tales by Boccaccio (in The Decameron) and Chaucer (in The Canterbury Tales).

Guadalupe f & m Spanish
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, meaning "Our Lady of Guadalupe". Guadalupe is a Spanish place name, the site of a famous convent, derived from Arabic وادي (wādī) meaning "valley, river" possibly combined with Latin lupus meaning "wolf". In the 16th century Our Lady of Guadalupe supposedly appeared in a vision to a native Mexican man, and she is now regarded as a patron saint of the Americas.

Gualberto m Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Waldebert.

Gualterio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Walter.

Guillermina f Spanish
Feminine form of Guillermo.

Guillermo m Spanish
Spanish form of William.

Guiomar f & m Portuguese, Spanish, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from the Germanic name Wigmar, which was formed of the elements wig "war, battle" and mari "famous". In the medieval Lancelot-Grail Cycle he plays a minor role as a cousin of Guinevere, who banishes him after he becomes a lover of Morgan le Fey. In modern Portugal and Spain it is a feminine name.

Gumersindo m Spanish
From the medieval name Gomesendus, the Latin form of a Germanic (Visigothic or Suebian) name probably composed of guma "man" and sinþs "time". This was the name of a 9th-century martyr from Córdoba.

Gustavo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gustav.

Gutierre m Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Walter.