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Giacun m RomanshRomansh form of
Jacob, traditionally found in the Surselva region. Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer.
Gianbattista m ItalianCombination of
Gianni and
Battista, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist. Although it was the most common compound name in the Tratte of office holders in the Florentine Republic from 1282-1532, it's now not as common as
Giambattista.
Giancarla f ItalianFeminine form of
Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.
Giannakis m GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Giannis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης
(-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Giannelli m Popular CultureThis is the name of Giannelli Imbula who was born as Gilbert Imbula. He is born to Congolese parents.
Giao m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 交
(giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".
Giáp m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 甲
(giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.
Giat m JavaneseFrom Javanese
giyat meaning "vigorous, active, enthusiastic".
Gi-beom m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".
Giđeš f SamiDerived from Sami
giđđa 'spring.'
Giedo m Dutch (Rare)Variant spelling of
Guido. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde (b. 1985).
Giel m DutchDutchization of the French name
Gilles. In the past, it was also used as a short form of the related name
Gielis (now archaic).... [
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Gieri m RomanshRomansh form of
George, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in Central Grisons.
Gifford m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford
Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Gifti f OromoMeans "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.
Gígí f IcelandicIcelandic diminutive of names beginning with
Gí-.
Gígja f IcelandicModern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse
gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German
gīge).
Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval ItalianOf debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian
giglio "lily" (Latin
lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from
Giglio or
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Gigola m Georgian (Rare)Diminutive of
Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).
Gi-gwang m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only".
Gi-Ha m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 基
(gi) meaning "foundation, base" combined with 河
(ha) meaning "river, stream" or 夏
(ha) meaning "summer, great, grand"... [
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Gi-hun m KoreanFrom the Sino-Korean word 氣 (
gi) meaning "energy; qi" or 旗 (
gi) meaning "flag; banner" combined with 訓 (
hun) meaning "teaching".... [
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Gi-hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 琦 "gem, precious stone, jade" or 基 "foundation, base" (
gi) and 鉉 "device for carrying a tripod" (
hyeon).
Giichi m JapaneseFrom 義 (
gi) meaning "righteous" and 一 (
ichi) meaning "one".
Gijsje m & f Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Gijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
je to the original name... [
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Gilan m Popular CulturePossibly a variant of the name 'Galen' meaning 'green'. A character from John Flanagan's 'Ranger's Apprentice'... [
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Gilander m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Andreays with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Andrew" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilbrid m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Bridey or
Bríd with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilcolm m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Colum with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Columba" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gilcowel m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and the given name
Cowel with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Comgall", the early Irish saint who was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor in Ireland (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Gildard m GermanicDerived from Gothic
gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Gildared m & f GermanicA dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements
gelt "worth; to be valid; money" and
rat "council; advice".... [
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