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Guerrino m ItalianVariant of
Guerrino combined with the word guerra "war". It was rather often given to boys born during the First World War (1915-1918). It's very old-fashioned today.
Guga m GeorgianDiminutive of
Giorgi. This name is not to be confused with the Georgian noun გუგა
(guga) meaning "pupil" (as in, the part of the eye).
Gugu f Zulu, XhosaFrom Zulu
igugu meaning "precious, valuable" or "treasure".
Gugum m SundaneseDerived from Sundanese
gumbira meaning "happy, glad".
Güher f TurkishTurkish form of
Gohar. A famous bearer is Turkish pianist Güher Pekinel (1951-).
Guia f Italian (Rare)Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of
Guido, a variant of
Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name
Guía.
Guichan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
婵 (chán) meaning "beautiful, pretty, graceful".
Guiderius m TheatreGuiderius is the son of the eponymous character in 'Cymbeline, King of Britain' by William Shakespeare.
Guie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
Guifang f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵
(guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 芳
(fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [
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Guifeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
枫 (fēng) meaning "maple tree".
Guignier f Arthurian CycleA maiden married Sir Caradoc Briefbras, one of Arthur’s knights, in the First Continuation of Chrétien de Troyes’s Perceval.
Guihu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
湖 (hú) meaning "lake; bluish-green".
Guihua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Guihuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Guijin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
金 (jīn) meaning "gold, money, metal".
Guiju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Guijuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Guilan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Guildenstern m TheatreGuildenstern was a childhood friend of Hamlet in William Shakespeare's famous play, Hamlet.
Guilford m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.
Guilian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus".
Guilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
霖 (lín) meaning "continuous heavy rain".
Guilin m LiteratureA character in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is from the fictional Sindarin language, possibly containing the name element
lind meaning "song".
Guiling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Guilla f FrankishGuilla (or Willa) of Provence or Burgundy (873-924) was an early medieval Frankish queen consort in the Rhone valley.
Guillaam m Dutch (Rare)Modern Dutch form of
Guillaem. It has primarily been used in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, which borders Flanders (Belgium) in the south... [
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Guillaspick m Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
guilley "servant; boy, lad" and
aspick "bishop". This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated
Archibald.
Guilu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
绿 (lǜ) meaning "green".
Guiluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
銮 (luán) meaning "bells".
Guimei f ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" or 贵
(guì) meaning "precious, valuable" combined with 梅
(méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美
(měi) meaning "beautiful" or 媚
(mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, to flatter, to fawn on"... [
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Guina f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Guinan f Popular CultureGuinan is a supporting character on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Guinefort m Folklore, History (Ecclesiastical)This is the name of a 13th-century dog (specifically a greyhound) from near the city of Lyon in southeastern France, which at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire. He lost his life after successfully protecting an infant from a snake, after which people began to venerate him as a patron saint of infants... [
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Guinever f Arthurian CycleVariant of Gwenivere, occasionally seen in original Arthurian works when speaking of Gwenivere, King Arthur's queen.
Guinu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Guiqiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever".
Guiqiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Guiren f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
任 (rèn) meaning "allow, appoint, trust, rely on".
Guiron m Arthurian CycleGuiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.
Guirong f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 荣
(róng) meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper" or 蓉
(róng) meaning "lotus"... [
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Guirui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous" or "rose" and
瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Guishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Guishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Guisong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
凇 (sōng) meaning "dewdrop, icicle".
Guiwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Guixia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Guixian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".
Guixiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous, rose" and
香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Guixing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel" or "cassia" and
幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately".
Guixuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Guiyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
砚 (yàn) meaning "inkstone, inkslab".
Guiyao f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
Guiyuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
瑰 (guī) meaning "extraordinary, fabulous, rose" and
苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".
Guiyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
Guize m GuancheThe name of a king of Maxorata, located in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura.
Guizhen f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon" combined with 珍
(zhēn) meaning "precious, rare"... [
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Guizhong f ChineseFrom Chinese 歸, 归 (
guī) meaning "to return" and 終, 终 (
zhōng) meaning "to end". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [
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Guizor m Arthurian CycleGuizor was killed by Artegall before the narration begins in "The Faerie Queene".
Guja m & f GeorgianShort form of
Elguja for men. The meaning of Guja as a feminine name is unknown, and it appears that the name is no longer used on women.
Gu-ji f Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. Yi Gu-ji (d. 1489) was a Joseon-dynasty princess, writer, artist and poet who was executed for having an affair with a slave.
G'ujumboy m UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
g'ujum meaning "grape" or "huddled, clustered" and
boy meaning "rich, wealthy".
Guk-ju f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 國 (
guk) "nation, country, nation-state" and 主 (
ju) "master, chief owner; host; lord".
Gulab m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, UrduDerived from Persian گلاب
(golab) meaning "rosewater, rose", from گل
(gol) meaning "rose, flower" and آب
(ab) meaning "water".
Gülaçmaz f Ottoman TurkishFrom Turkish
gül açmaz meaning
the rose that does not open or
the impenetrable rose which is a poetic term.
Guladi m GeorgianDerived from the Georgian adjective გულადი
(guladi) meaning "brave, courageous, adventurous".
Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ
(ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name
Aisha (of the same etymology).
Gulaiym f Kyrgyz, KazakhMeans "flower lady" from Kyrgyz and Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Kyrgyz айым
(aiym) meaning "madam, lady".
Gulalai f PashtoMeans "roses, flower buds" or "beautiful, lovely" in Pashto.
Gulanbar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
anbar meaning "ambergris".
Gulandom f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
andom meaning "body, figure".
Gulandoz f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
andoza meaning "pattern".
Gulanor f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
anor meaning "pomegranate".
Gulanvar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
anvar meaning "radiant".
Gulara f Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Expatriate)Means "decorated with flowers", from Kyrgyz гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا
(ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning". It is also an alternative spelling of Azerbaijani
Gülara and
Gülarə.
Gularo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
aro meaning "between, amongst".
Gulasal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asal meaning "honey".
Gulasar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asar meaning "work of art".
Gulasir f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asir meaning "somebody in love".
Gulasma f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asma meaning "black grape".
Gulasor f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
gula meaning "rose" and
sor meaning "red".
Gulav f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
gul meaning "rose" and
av meaning "water".
Gulavî f KurdishDerived from Kuridsh
gula meaning "rose" and
av meaning "water".
Gulavzo f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
avzo meaning "mood".