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Gia m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嘉 (gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家 (gia) meaning "home, family".

Gia m Georgian
Variant of Gio, which is a short form of Giorgi and sometimes also of Grigol.... [more]

Giachetto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giacomo.

Giacomaccio m Italian
Diminutive of Giacomo.

Giaele f Italian
Italian form of Yael.

Giagkos m Greek
Form of Giannis.

Giagu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of James.

Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.

Giammarco m Italian
Combination of Gian and Marco.

Giammario m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianmario.

Giampietro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianpietro.

Gian m Romansh
Romansh form of John.

Giandaniele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Daniele.

Giandomenico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Domenico.

Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.

Gianinna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giannina.

Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.

Giannos m Greek
Variant of Giannis.

Gianrico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rico.

Gianroberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Roberto.

Gianstefano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Stefano.

Giavanna f English (American, Modern)
American variant of Giovanna.

Gibb m English
Variant of Gib.

Gibbin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Gilbert.

Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.

Gibby m English
Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.

Gi-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gídeon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gideon.

Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.

Giđeš f Sami
Derived from Sami giđđa 'spring.'

Gidi m Hebrew, English (Modern)
Diminutive of Gideon.

Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.

Gieffrinnet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Giefroi.

Giel m Dutch
Dutchization of the French name Gilles. In the past, it was also used as a short form of the related name Gielis (now archaic).... [more]

Gienia f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Giertruda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gertruda.

Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.

Gig m English (Rare)

Giga m Georgian
Diminutive of Grigol and sometimes also of Giorgi. Also compare Gigola.

Gigetta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gigi 2.

Gígí f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Gí-.

Gigi m Georgian, Romanian
In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Giorgi and Grigol (compare Gigola).... [more]

Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.

Gígjar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gígja.

Gigola m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).

Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.

Gilanei f Hebrew
Means "blossom; love of life" in Hebrew.

Gilat f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Gilah.

Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.

Gilbrecht m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Form of Gilbert.

Gild f Swedish
Variant of Gilda.

Gilde m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gildi.

Gildí f Romani (Caló)
Means "lily" in Caló.

Gileta f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gilus meaning "deep".

Gilidonia f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)

Gill m English (Rare)
Variant of Gil 2.

Gill m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Gil 3, used as a unisex name.

Gille m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Gilde.

Gillebeart m Scottish Gaelic
Younger form of Gille-Brìdhde "servant of Saint Bridget". This name used to be Anglicized as Gilbert.

Gillebert m Medieval French
Variant of Gilbert.

Gille Chrìost m Scottish Gaelic
Original Scottish Gaelic form of Gilchrist. This name used to be Anglicized as Christopher.

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilliam m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of William or Gillian.

Gillianne f English
Variant of Gillian.

Gillmore m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

Gilly f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern form of Gili.

Gilma f Spanish (Latin American)

Gilmer m American
Variant of Gilmore.

Gilmor m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Gilmore m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gilmore.

Gilmour m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Gilos f Uzbek
Means "sweet cherry" in Uzbek.

Gils m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Gallus.

Gily f & m Hebrew
Variant of Gili.

Gilyaz f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish gelyas meaning "cherry".

Gimli m Norse Mythology, Literature
In Norse Mythology, was a place where the survivors of Ragnarok were to live, meaning "highest heaven" or "lee of flames". ... [more]

Gina f Japanese
Means "silver" in Japanese.

Gina f Urdu
Means "princess" in Urdu.

Ginafae f Literature, English
Combination of Gina and Fae. The name is used in one of R. A. Salvatore's 'Forgotten Realms' novels.

Gi-nam m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 (gi) "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 旗 (gi) "banner, flag" or 氣 (gi) "life force" combined with 南 (nam) "south" or 男 (nam) "male, man".

Gine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginebra f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Ginevra.

Ginevieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Ginewra f Polish
Polish form of Guinevere.

Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.

Ginifer f English
Variant of Jennifer.

Ginikanwa f & m Igbo
Means "what is greater than a child" in Igbo.

Ginko f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" or 吟 (gin) meaning "to sing, to recite" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".... [more]

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Gioann m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of John.

Gioberto m Italian
Italian form of Gaubert.

Giocondo m Italian
Masculine form of Gioconda.

Giommaria m Sardinian
Contraction of Giovanni and Maria.

Gion m Romansh
Variant of Gian.

Gionatan m Italian
Italian form of Jonathan.

Gionina f Romansh
Romansh feminine form of Gion.

Giorgoula f Greek, Greek (Cypriot)
Modern Greek diminutive of Giorgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Giöthilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish younger form of Gauthildr.

Giotis m Greek
Short form of Panagiotis.

Giovanie m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Giovannantonio m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Antonio.

Giovanniccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giovanna. Giovanniccia Candiano was Dogaressa of Venice by her marriage to the Doge Pietro IV Candiano (r... [more]

Giovannie m American (Hispanic)
Variant of Giovanni.

Giovannina f Italian, Romansh
Diminutive of Giovanna.

Giovannozzo m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giovanni.

Giovanny m Spanish
Variant of Giovanni.

Giöxeppe m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Joseph.

Girard m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Gérard.

Giraud m Provençal, Gascon, Lengadocian
Provençal, Gascon and Languedocian form of Gerald.

Girenė f Lithuanian
Means "forest dweller" in Lithuanian, from giria, meaning "forest" and -en.

Giri m Indian
Means "mountain" in Sanskrit.

Giri m Japanese
Means "duty" in Japanese.

Gironimo m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Geronimo.

Girste f Sami
Variant of Kirste.

Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.

Gise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gísi.

Gísela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gisela.

Giselda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b... [more]

Giselheid f Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gisel "shaft (of an arrow)" and heit "kind, sort, appearance".

Giselly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Gísi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gisilberht m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gísil "shaft (of an arrow)" and beraht "light, bright, shining".

Gísl m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gísla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.

Giste f Sami
Sami variant of Girste.

Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.

Gita f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Gitta.

Gitanjali f Indian
Means "melodious tribute".

Gith f Danish, Swedish
Variant of Git.

Githa f Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
South Indian form of Gita 1.

Gitingev f Chukchi
Means "beautiful woman" in Chukchi.

Gitinnevyt f Chukchi
Means "beautiful" in Chukchi.

Gitla f Yiddish
Slavic variation of Gitel.

Gitshe f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Gittel.

Giuàn m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of John.

Giuannica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuanna.

Giuda m Italian, Sicilian, Sardinian
Italian, Sicilian and Sardinian form of Judah.

Giulitta f Italian, Romansh
Italian form and Romansh variant of Julitta.

Giunëur m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
According to the creator and only bearer of this name, it means "son of his father" in Wolof.

Giurlanna f Sicilian
Feminine form of Giurlannu.

Giuśèpe m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Joseph, used in Carpi.

Giüsèpp m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Joseph, used in Piacenza.

Giuseppuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Giuseppi.

Gizel f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Gizelda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Giselda.

Gizelle f Filipino, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Variant of Giselle.

Gizon m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque gizon "man".

Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.

Gjerlaug m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Geirlaug.

Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.

Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.

Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.

Gjesken f Norwegian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gjeske.

Gjin m Albanian
Variant of Gjon.

Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.

Gjøte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gøte.

Gjovani m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giovanni.

Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.

Gladi m German (Swiss, Archaic)
Archaic Swiss German vernacular form of Claudius.

Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.

Glados f Popular Culture
The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.

Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.

Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".

Glauca f Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Glauco.

Glàvca f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glauca.

Glàvco m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glaucus.

Glebs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Gleb.

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glennon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glennon.

Glenyce f English
Variant of Glenys.

Gleude m Picard
Picard masculine form of Claude.

Gliceri m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Catalan composer Gliceri Nonell i Mas (1841-1921).

Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glicerijus m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glicério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian politician Glicério Alves (1893-1967).

Glicerio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Gliceriusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glizerio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Gllâome m Norman
Norman form of Guillaume.

Gllâomin m Norman
Diminutive of Gllâome.

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Gløer m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Glœðir.

Glœðir m Old Norse
Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".

Gloiucen f Medieval Cornish

Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.

Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.

Glori f English (Rare)
Variant of Glory.

Glòria f Catalan
Catalan form of Gloria.

Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.

Glorimar f Spanish (Caribbean)
Contraction of Gloria and María.

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Glúmur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Glúmr.

Gluosnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian gluosnis "willow."

Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glycerius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykerios (see Glykeria).

Glykerios m Late Greek
Masculine form of Glykeria.

Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Gnæggir m Old Norse
From Old Norse gneggja meaning "neigh, whinny".

Gneisti m Icelandic
From Old Norse gneisti meaning "spark".

Gnel m Armenian
From the Armenian word գնել (gnel) meaning "to buy, gain, earn".

Gnet f Ethiopian (Modern), Amharic
Variant of Genet.

Gniewosz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of Gniewomir.

Gnup m Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Gnúpr.

Gnúpr m Old Norse
From Old Norse gnúpr, gnípa meaning "slope, leaning mountain-peak".

Gnúpur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gnúpr.

Ğöbäyðulla m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Obaidullah.

Göbbel m German
Variant of Gobel.

Goce m Macedonian
Variant of Gjorgji.

Godemir m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Godzimir.

Godene m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Gödert m Low German
Low German form of Godahard.

Godfridus m English
Form of Godfrey.

Godgyfu f Anglo-Saxon
Original form of Godiva.

God-helpe m & f English (Puritan)
Variant of God-help.

Godmand m Danish
Danish variant of Gudmand.

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godvin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudvin.

Godwyn m English
Variant of Godwin.

Godzimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic god "appropriate" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.

Ġoel m Maltese
Maltese form of Joel.

Gogo f Japanese (Modern)
Means "afternoon" in Japanese.

Gogu m Romanian
Short form of Grigore and Gheorghe.

Göher'ay f Uyghur
Derived from Uyghur گۆھەر‎ (göher) meaning "treasure" or "invaluable, treasured" and -ئاي‎ (-'ay) meaning "moon".

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.

Gojkan m Vlach
Means "to grow, breed, foster, nurture" in Vlach.

Goki m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gouki.

Göknur m Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and nur meaning "light".

Gökşan m & f Turkish
Means "celestial glory" in Turkish.

Göksel m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish gök meaning "sky" and sel meaning "flood, torrent".

Golde f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Variant of Golda.

Goldee m & f Indian

Goldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Golda.

Goldyn f English
Feminine variant of Golden.

Goliaf m Russian
Form of Goliath used in Russian Bible.

Golias m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Portuguese form and Romani variant of Goliath.

G'oliba f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek g'olib meaning "winner, victor".

Golibe f Igbo
Short form of Golibenachukwu.

Golibenachukwu f Igbo
Means "rejoice the Lord" in Igbo.

Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".

Golrokh f Persian
Persian form of Gulrukh.

Golubitsa f Russian
Means "pigeon" in Russian.

Gome m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "papyrus" in Hebrew.

Gomme m Danish (Rare)
Danish short form of Gudmund.

Gon m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gon m Korean
Variant transcription of Geon.

Gonça m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonçalinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonças m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonchi m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gondai m Shona
Means "to trust or place hope in" in Shona.

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gǫndull f Old Norse
Variant of Gǫndul.

Gonen m Hebrew
Means "defender" in Hebrew.

Gönenç m Turkish
Means "prosperity" in Turkish.

Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gontrão m History
Portuguese form of Guntram.

Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalez m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Gonzalez.

Gonzo m Spanish, Popular Culture, Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonzalo and Gonçalo.

Goodness f & m English (African)

Goodwill m Literature, English (African), Southern African
From the English word goodwill, derived from Middle English gode meaning "good" and will "wish, will, volition", which was originally a nickname applied to an amiable person with a favourable disposition towards others... [more]

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Gorbat m Pashto
Means "eagle" in Pashto.

Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorge m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.

Gorick m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gorik.

Gorik m Flemish
Flemish form of Gaugerich.

Gorio m Spanish
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goriola m Yoruba
Means "climbed to the top of wealth" in Yoruba.

Görkem m & f Turkish
Means "splendour, glory, magnificence" in Turkish.

Gorm m Danish, Old Danish, Norwegian
Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.

Goro f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guro.

Gorry m Manx
Manx form of Guðrøðr. This name was traditionally Anglicized as Orry and Godred... [more]

Gosalyn f Popular Culture
In the case of the character Gosalyn Mallard (Disney's DuckTales) and Gosalyn Waddlemeyer (Darkwing Duck), it is a play on the word "gosling".

Gosca f Russian
Variant of Gosta.

Goscha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gosta.

Gościsława f Polish
Feminine form of Gościsław.

Goscja f Russian
Variant of Gosta.

Gose f Russian
Variant of Gosta.

Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.

Gost m Russian
Means "guest" in Russian.

Gøsta m Danish
Danish form of Gösta.

Gosta f Russian
Feminine form of Gost.

Goštāsp m Kurdish, Pashto, Balochi
Most likely means "whose horses are let loose (for the race)". It was the name of a Kayanian king of Iranian traditional history and patron of Zoroaster.

Gostauus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Gustaf.

Gost'ka m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Gostko m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Goszczon m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "being a guest at someone's place" in Polish.

Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.