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Germelina f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)Possibly a feminine diminutive of
Germelo, which is apparently a variant of
Hermelo, which either comes from the town of Ermelo in Spain, or from the name
Hermilo, a diminutive of
Hermes.
Gersemi f Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
gersemi "treasure, something which is considered precious or valuable". In Norse mythology this is one of
Freyja and
Óðr's daughters.
Gersende f French (Rare)French form of
Gerswintha. Another theory, however, suggests that Gersende might also be derived from the Germanic name
Garsind, and thus ultimately from the Germanic elements
ger "spear" and
sind "journey".
Gerswintha f Germanic, HistoryThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
gairu (
gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from
garva (
garo in Old High German, and
gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Gothic
svinths (
swind in Old High German) "strength." Gerswintha was the name of one of Charlemagne's concubines.
Gertruda f Soviet, RussianContraction of Russian герой труда
(geroy truda) meaning "hero of labour" and of героиня труда
(geroinya truda) meaning "heroine of labour". In a way, one could say that this name is a Soviet (re-)interpretation of the Germanic name
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Gertruud f Dutch (Rare)Dutch form of
Gertrude. In that capacity, the name is used as an independent, official name on birth certificates. However, it occurs slightly more often as an informal name in daily life for women who are officially named
Gertruda,
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Geşa f KurdishFrom Kurdish
geş meaning "bright, brilliant, shining".
Geşê f KurdishFrom Kurdish
geş meaning "bright, shining".
Geštinanna f Near Eastern MythologyThe name of an early goddess of Southern Mesopotamia associated with writing and the netherworld. Her name means "wine (or vine) of the heavens (or the god
An 2)", deriving from the Sumerian element
ĝeštin ("vine, wine, bunch of grapes")... [
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Getter f EstonianOriginally an Estonian Swedish (
estlandssvenska) name, historically common in Dagö (Hiiumaa island) while it belonged to Sweden and was inhabited by Swedes (until the 18th century), now commonly used among Estonians... [
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Getty f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname
Getty.
Geulah f HebrewVariant of
Geula, meaning "redemption". Geulah Cohen was an Israeli politician and activist.
Geun-hye f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 槿 "hibiscus" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness". A famous bearer is South Korean president Park Geun-hye (1952-).
Geuru m & f Korean (Modern)From native Korean 그루
(geuru) meaning "trunk, stem, stalk; stump, stock."
Gevherimüluk f Ottoman TurkishMeans "jewel of the kings", from Persian گوهر
(gowhar) meaning "jewel, gem" and Arabic ملوك
(muluk) meaning "kings", the plural of ملك
(malik) meaning "king, sovereign, monarch".
Gevherriz f Ottoman TurkishMeans "one who sprinkles jewels", from Persian گوهر
(gowhar) meaning "jewel" and ریز
(riz), the present stem of ریختن
(rikhtan) meaning "to pour, spill, sprinkle".
Geyse f Portuguese (Brazilian)Variant of
Geise. This name is borne by Geyse da Silva Ferreira (*1998), a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera División club Barcelona and the Brazil women's national team.
Gezele f Medieval GermanDouble diminutive of
Gepa, showing the Old High German diminutive *-z-* and the additional diminutive *-le*.
Ghazal f PersianThis name is derived from an Arabic word of the same name which is a form of lyrical love poetry.
Ghazwa f ArabicFrom the Arabic
غَزْوَة (ḡazwa) meaning "raid, attack", sometimes also referring to the expeditions of Muhammad.
Gheed f ArabicThis name means the beautiful woman of the heavens.
Ghillie f & m Scottish, EnglishThe origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic
gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish
giolla.
Ghora f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Nepali, Tamil, Gujarati, MarathiMEANING : night... [
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Ghosha f SanskritGhosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.
Gia m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 嘉
(gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家
(gia) meaning "home, family".
Giancarla f ItalianFeminine form of
Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.
Giao m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 交
(giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".
Giđeš f SamiDerived from Sami
giđđa 'spring.'
Gifti f OromoMeans "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.