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Gauja f IcelandicOf unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from the masculine name
Gaui.
Gaul m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.
Gaumet m Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Name of a king of the island of La Gomera in the 15th century, according to historian Pedro Agustín del Castillo (1669-1741). This name has been revived in modern times.
Gaura f IndianIt is a flower and it means "Fair Skinned"
Gauriel m Arthurian CycleA knight who married a fairy ruler, but lost her (and his own handsome features) when he revealed her existence to others. To reclaim her, he had to journey to Arthur’s court, defeat three knights, and take them to her land of Fluratrone... [
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Gaurika f NepaliThe name of the Nepalese swimmer Gaurika Singh, youngest participant of the 2016 Olympic Games.
Gauro m & f OdiaGyauro is soo cool. he is althoigh bad at coding it is so sad. he Is a monkey
Gautarr m Norwegian (Rare)Derived from the Old Norse elements
gautr "Goth, Geat, person from Götaland" and
herr "army."
Gauthildr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
gautr "Goth, Geat, from Gautland (= Götaland, Gothia in southern Sweden)" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Gautr m Norse Mythology, Old NorseFrom Old Norse
gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for
Odin in Norse mythology.
Gautrekr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
gautr "goth" and
ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Gauwe m FrisianProbably related to the Gothic word
gauja meaning "inhabitant of a district".
Gavaza f TsongaMeans "one who dresses elegantly" in Xitsonga.
Gavharbibi f Uzbek (Rare)Derived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Gavharbonu f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Gavhargul f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Gavharmomo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
momo meaning "mother".
Gavharoro f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
oro meaning "adornment".
Gavharoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
oy meaning "moon".
Gavharoyim f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
oyim, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
Gavharposhsha f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Gavharshod f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gavhar meaning "jewel, gem" or "pearl" and
shod meaning "joyful".
Gavinn m EnglishVariant of
Gavin. Gavinn was given to 10 boys in 2013 according to the SSA.
Gavis m Ancient OscanOscan form of the Ancient Roman praenomen Gaius. Possibly connected to the Latin "gaudere" meaning "to rejoice."
Gavroche m LiteratureUsed by Victor Hugo in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a son of the Thénardiers. Due to the character, who adopts
Gavroche as his name, this has become a French slang word meaning "street urchin" or "mischievous child".
Gavving m LiteratureGavving is a corruption of
Gavin. He is a character from
Larry Niven's INTEGRAL TREES and SMOKE RING, first in Quinn Tuft, and later in Citizen's Tree.
Gawa m & f TibetanMeans "joy, love" or "to be happy, glad" in Tibetan.
Gawhar f Tatar, BashkirMeans "diamond, gem" in Tatar and Bashkir, ultimately from Persian گوهر
(gowhar).
Gawyn m Medieval EnglishVariant of
Gawain. This was used by Nicholas Udall for a character in his comedy
Ralph Roister Doister (written ca. 1552).
Gay m & f KarenMeans "good, suitable, proper" in S'gaw Karen.
Gayelette f LiteratureFrom the name of an ancient princess that is mentioned in the children's novel
Dorothy of Oz by L. Frank Baum (1989). Her name might be the feminization of the name
Gaylord.
Ga-yeon f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 佳 "good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful" and 娟 "beautiful, graceful".
Gayland m English (Rare)Combination of
Gay (or possibly
Gayle) with the popular suffix
-land. The name fell out of use after the mid 20th century, alongside similar names, when the word
gay gained the additional meaning of "homosexual".
Gaynal f & m AmericanFamous bearer is Gaynal Barnes who lived in Virginia in the 1940's through at least 1980.
G'aynijamol f UzbekPossibly from Uzbek
g'aynoli meaning "plum" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Gayu f IndianOrigin - Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Sikh, Buddhist, Sindhi, Urdu, Mauritian, Fijian, Malayalam, Assamese, Oriya ... [
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Ga-yun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 嘉 "excellent; joyful; auspicious" and 允 "to grant, to allow, to consent".
G'azal f UzbekUzbek feminine name refering to a type of lyrical poem.
Gazelem m MormonA Book of Mormon name referring to a servant of God.
Gazelle f Popular Culture, Persian (Germanized, Modern)From the name of the animal
gazelle which is from Arabic
غزال (ghazāl). Two characters that bear this name are Gazelle, an assassin from the film "Kingsman: The Secret Service" (2014) and Gazelle, an animal popstar from Disney's "Zootopia" (2016).
Gazî f KurdishMeans "appeal, call for help" in Kurdish.
Gazmira f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)Derived from Guanche
*gazmir meaning "reed, grass". This was the name of a place in the island of La Palma (recorded as
Gasmil). It was also borne as a surname by Francisca de Gazmira, a Guanche woman who defended the rights of the Canarian aborigines during the conquest and Christianization of La Palma in the late 15th century... [
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Gazmor m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
gazmor " enjoyable, delightful, pleasant; jolly, cheerful".
G'azna f UzbekDerived from an obsolute Uzbek word meaning "treasury" or "treasure house".
G'aznaboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
g'azna meaning "treasury" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
G'azola f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
g'azol meaning "gazelle, antelope".
Gazzy m & f VariousSometimes used as a nickname for anything starting with
Gar.
Gbambeli m Western AfricanMasculine name originating from the Banda Traditional Area & from the Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana.
Ge f ChineseMeans "song, to sing" in Chinese.
Gé m & f ChineseIn use in China since the 7th century. It was the name of a state emperor.
Gealbhán m Old IrishMeans "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish
gel "bright, white, shining" and
bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish
gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.
Gealbu m SamiFrom Sami
gealbu meaning "fitness, ability".
Gearrmaide f Old IrishOld Irish name meaning "the chief of the short cudgel," from gear short, maide a stick
Geatflæd f Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
Geat "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe living around modern day Götaland; see
gautaz) and
flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".
Gebahild f GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Gebalind f GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German
lind or
lindi "soft, tender."
Gebamund m GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Gebarad m GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German
rât "counsel."
Gebaric m GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."
Gebatrud f GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with
þruþ "strength."
Gebavultus m GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Gothic
vulthus "glory, fame."
Gebawin m GermanicDerived from Gothic
giban "to give" (
geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German
wini "friend."
Geber m BiblicalGeber, meaning "He-man," son of
Uri, was one of King
Solomon's regional administrators; his territory was Gilead. (First Kings 4:19)
Gebregziabher m Ge'ez, TigrinyaMeans "servant of God" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez
ገብረ (
gäbrä) "servant" and
እግዚአብሔር (ʾəgziʾäbḥer), a Ge'ez translation of God, from Ge'ez
እግዚእ (
ʾəgziʾ) "lord" and
ብሔር (
bəḥer) “world, region”
Gebreselassie m Ge'ez, AmharicMeans "servant of the Trinity" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez
ገብረ (
gäbrä) "servant" and
ሥላሴ "Trinity", referencing to the Holy Trinity, from
selse "threeness".
Geddiel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Gaddiel 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.
Gede m BalineseMeans "big, great, large" in Balinese. This name is traditionally given to the first-born son.
Gedgailas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [
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Gedgaudas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [
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Gedia m & f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun გედი
(gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [
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Gedleyihlekisa m Southern African, ZuluIn the case of former South African president Jacob Zuma (1942-), the name means "the one who smiles while causing you harm" in Zulu. His middle name was invented by his father, who based it on the phrase
ngeke ngithule umuntu engigedla engihlekisa meaning "I won't keep quiet when someone deceives me with a beautiful smile while he is doing damage to me".
Gedmantas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [
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Gedminas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti "to ask" or from the more modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long for, to yearn, to pine"... [
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Gedmintas m LithuanianThe first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
gedauti meaning "to ask" or from the (more) modern Lithuanian verb
gedėti meaning "to mourn, to grieve" as well as "to miss" and "to long, to yearn, to pine (for)"... [
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