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Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.
Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.
Gnese f Corsican (Archaic)
Truncated form of Agnese.
Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.
Gnome f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".
m & f Japanese
This name can be used as 豪 (gou, era.i) meaning "overpowering, powerful, superior," 剛 (gou) meaning "strong, sturdy, brave," 強 (kyou, gou, kowa.i, shi.iru, tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru) meaning "strong," 昂 (kou, gou, a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru) meaning "rise" or 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "countryside."... [more]
Gobelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gobelinus.
Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.
God f Breton
Short form of Margod.
Goda f Medieval English
Latinized form of Gode.
Godbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Godbald
Gode f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly the Old English cognate of Goda 1. This name was borne by a sister of the Anglo-Saxon king and saint Edward the Confessor.
Godeberta f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]
Godefrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godefridus.
Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.
Godelena f Medieval English
Likely a Latinized version of the Germanic name Goda 1.
Goderieke f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of a given name that contains the Germanic element god meaning "god" (such as Godelieve) with Marieke or Rieke.
Godesa f Medieval English
From Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element got meaning "god" or guot meaning "good".
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]
Godfrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godfried.
Godfrieda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Godfrida.
Godgyfu f Anglo-Saxon
Original form of Godiva.
God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."
Godsgift m & f English (Puritan)
Blend of the phrase 'God's gift' into one word.
Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
Godzimira f Polish
Feminine form of Godzimir.
Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.
Goede m & f Dutch
Originally a short form of names containing the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good".
Goedele f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gudula. These days it is primarily used in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
Gǃòʼé ǃHú f San Mythology, Astronomy
Means "oryx horn", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan gǃòʼé meaning "oryx" and ǃhú meaning "horn". It is named after Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà's horn... [more]
Goele f Flemish
Contraction of Goedele. Notable bearers of this name include the Flemish actresses Goele Derick (b. 1962) and Goele De Raedt (b. 1978).
Goewin f Welsh Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a character in one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, Math fab Mathonwy.
Gog f Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Goig.
Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.
Goget f Judeo-Catalan
Diminutive of Gog.
Gognon m & f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Transferred use of the surname Gognon.
Gogo f Greek
Greek diminutive of Georgia.
Gogona f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian გოგონა (gogona) meaning "little girl", which consists of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" and the Georgian diminutive suffix -ონა (-ona).
Goharik f Armenian
Armenian diminutive of Gohar.
Goharine f Armenian
Elaborated form of Gohar.
Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]
Goiatz f Basque
From the name of a town in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. This is also an obscure title of the Virgin Mary from the same town, Our Lady of Goiatz.
Goiswintha f Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic gavi "region, district" or Gothic gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.
Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.
Gökcan m & f Turkish (Modern)
It is a combination of the words "sky" and "soul". It means "bloomed, fresh soul, soul full of longing".
Gokce f & m Turkish (Anglicized)
Variant of Gökçe used outside of Turkey.
Golaleh f Persian
Possibly means "bouquet of flowers".
Golandam f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun اندام (andam) meaning "member, limb" as well as "body, figure".... [more]
Golchachak f Tatar
Derived from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower" combined with Tatar чәчәк (çäçäq) "flower" (of Turkish origin).
Golchehreh f Persian
Derived from the Persian noun گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with the Persian noun چهره (chehre) meaning "visage, face, appearance, countenance".... [more]
Goldbeere f Literature
German translation of Goldberry, the wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings.
Goldberry f Literature
The wife of Tom Bombadil in the Lord of the Rings and also some poems by JRR Tolkien.
Goldchen f Medieval Jewish
an early variation of the Yiddish Golda, recorded in France and Germany in the 13th-century
Golden m & f English, Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]
Goldina f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.
Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".
Goldy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Golda.
Goldyn f English
Feminine variant of Golden.
Goleuddydd f Welsh Mythology
From Welsh golau "light" and dydd "day". In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen, this is the name of the mother of Culhwch.
Golfo f Greek
Greek name which is said to mean "talisman", possibly related to the Middle Greek word ἐγκόλπιον (enkolpion) referring to a medallion bearing an icon that is worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and meaning literally "on the bosom" from ἐν (en) "in, on" and κόλπος (kolpos) "bosom".
Göli f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.
Golibe f Igbo
Short form of Golibenachukwu.
Gölig f Old Swedish
Dialectal variant of Gödelig.
Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.
Golinduch f Middle Persian (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
From Γολινδούχ (Golindouch), a hellenized form of a Persian name, possibly Golān-doḵt meaning "daughter of roses" (compare modern Persian گل (gol) "rose" and دخت (doxt) "daughter")... [more]
Golipén f Romani (Caló)
Means "health" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Salud.
Gǫll f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "noise, battle". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Golla f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old Norse Gulla.
Gölnaz f Tatar
Tatar form of Golnaz.
Golrokh f Persian
Persian form of Gulrukh.
Gölšan f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulshan.
Gölsem f Tatar
Tatar form of Gülsüm.
Golshat f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Gulshat.
Golsira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulsira.
Gölzada f Tatar
Tatar form of Gulzada.
Gölzäynäp f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gul and Zeinab.
Gombe m & f Luo (Archaic)
One of the progenies of the Ugenya clans.
Gomentrude f Frankish
Gomentrude (598 – fl. 630) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Dagobert I. She was the sister of queen Sichilde. The marriage was arranged against the will of Dagobert in 625. When he became king in 629, he repudiated her one year after his succession, officially because of her claimed infertility.
Gonaria f Sardinian
Feminine form of Gonario.
Gonda f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.
Gǫndul f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from gandr "magic, magic wand" or gǫndul "magical animal; werewolf". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Gonerill f Theatre
Variant of Goneril which occurs in some copies of 'King Lear' (1606) - perhaps a misprinting.
Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.
Gonnie f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish pet form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.
Gontia f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".
Gontrodo f Medieval Spanish
Alternative form of Guntroda.
Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gonzalo.
Goo f Korean
Variant transcription of Ku.
Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.
Goomaral f Mongolian
Variant form of Guamaral.
Gorane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Exaltación. The name was probably based on Basque gora "up; (as an interjection) long live" or goratze "rise, exaltation".
Goratsiya f Russian
Feminine form of Goratsiy.
Goratze f Basque
Derived from Basque goratze "rise, exaltation", this is a Basque equivalent of Exaltación.
Gordafarid f Persian Mythology
The name of one of the heroines in the Shahnameh.
Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.
Gördis f Swedish
Variant of Hjördis.
Görel f Old Swedish, Swedish
Swedish form of Gerhild.
Gorgo f Ancient Greek, History
Most likely derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility"... [more]
Gorgonia f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Gorgonios. This was the name of a daughter of Saints Gregory the Elder and Nonna, also venerated as a saint.
Gorgophone f Greek Mythology
Means "grim murder", derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) "grim, fierce, terrible" (also compare Gorgo) combined with Greek φονη (phone) "murder, slaughter, carnage"... [more]
Gorgyra f Greek Mythology
From the Greek word γόργυρα (gorgyra) which referred to an underground sewer or drain, also used as a dungeon. Gorgyra, also called Orphne, was a nymph goddess of the Underworld (Hades) and the wife of the potamos (river-god) Acheron in Greek mythology... [more]
Goriana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Горяна (see Goryana).
Gørild f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gerhild.
Gorislava f Croatian, Russian
Feminine form of Gorislav.
Gormelia f Scottish (Archaic)
Latinate form of Gormal. This became the usual form of the name in the 19th century, along with Gormilia and Gormula.
Gormely f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Irish Gormlaith.
Gormla f Irish (Anglicized)
Modern anglicized form of Gormlaith
Gortra f Faroese
Faroese form of Gertrude.
Goryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Goryan.
Goryanka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Goryana.
Gòrzëmira f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Gniewomira.
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.
Goshamida f Circassian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Gośka f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.
Gosława f Polish
Feminine form of Gosław.
Gospodinka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodin.
Gossamer f Theatre
From the English word, which means "spider threads spun in fields of stubble in late fall" (apparently derived from Old English gos "goose" and sumer "summer"). A fictional bearer is Gossamer Beynon in Dylan Thomas' 1954 play 'Under Milk Wood' (Butcher Beynon's schoolteacher daughter).
Gosta f Russian
Feminine form of Gost.
Gostanza f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Constantia.
Gostautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gostautas.
Gostimira f Russian
Meaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with gost "guest" and miru "peace, world".
Gòsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Małgorzata via Małgòsza and Małgòszka.
Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.
Gothel f Literature, Popular Culture, Folklore
Gothel is a Hessian dialect word meaning "godmother". ... [more]
Gothia f Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of cattle, recorded by 17th-century historian and ethnographer Matthäus Prätorius in his work Deliciae Prussica (published in 1703).... [more]
Göthild f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Götilda.
Gotholia f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Götilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gauthildr via the variant Giöthilda.
Goto f Medieval Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque (Rare)
Medieval Spanish and Basque name of Visigothic origin, meaning "Goth", commonly used in combination with Andere "lady", in the form Andregoto.
Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.
Gottfrieda f German
Feminine form of Gottfried.
Gottfriede f German
Feminine form of Gottfried.
Gotthild f German
German form of Godehild.
Gotti m & f German
Diminutive of given names that start with Gott-, such as Gottfried and Gotthard for men and Gottfriede and Gottliebe for women... [more]
Gottliebe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottlieb.
Gottoleva f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Godeliva.
Gotton f Guernésiais
Truncated form of Margotton.
Gotty f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element god, such as Gottfrida and Gotthild.
Gou m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of .
Goulvena f Breton
Variant of Goulwena.
Goulwena f Breton
Feminine form of Goulwen.
Goum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft."
Goun f & m Korean (Modern)
From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
Goun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Goun and Byeol (compare Goeun-byeol).
Ġovanna f Maltese
Maltese form of Joanna.
Gövhər f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning “jewel, gem, essence” (cognate of Jawahir and Gohar).
Gowan m & f Scottish, Medieval English
From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]
Goya f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregoria.... [more]
Gozei f Japanese
Japanese form of the Okinawan warabi-naa or personal name (childhood name in its literal sense) Gujī (呉勢/グジー), which is comprised of 呉 (go, kure, ku.reru / gu) meaning "do something for, give" and 勢 (sei, zei, ikio.ri, hazumi / ji-) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour."... [more]
Grabiélo f Provençal
Provençal form of Gabrielle.
Grâce f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Grace. This is also the Jèrriais word for grace.
Graceann f English
Combination of Grace and Ann.
Graceanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
Graceanne f English
Combination of Grace and Anne 1.
Gracee f English
Variant of Gracie.
Graceful f English (Puritan)
The physical characteristic of displaying "pretty agility", in the form of elegant movement, poise, or balance. The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning "pleasing."
Gracelia f Indonesian
A name possibly with the combination of Grace and the suffix lia.
Gracemary f English
A combination of Grace and Mary.
Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
Gracette f English
Diminutive of Grace.
Gracey f English
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.
Graceyn f English
Feminine variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
Graci f English (Modern)
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.
Graci f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Engracia.
Grácia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gratia.
Gràcia f Catalan, Gascon
Catalan and Gascon form of Gracia.
Graçia f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Grace.
Graciána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gratiana.
Graciane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese variant of Graciana.
Graciel f & m Spanish (Latin American)
Unisex variant of Graciela.
Graciella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Hungarian
Portuguese variant and Hungarian form of Graciela.
Graciemae f English
Combination of Gracie and Mae.
Graciene f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian borrowing of Gracienne.
Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]
Gracija f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene form of Gratia.
Gracijela f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Graciela.
Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), English
From the English word gracious, ultimately from Latin gratiosus, a derivative of gratia "esteem, favor". This was one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century, possibly inspired by Psalm 145:8: 'The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.'
Gracita f Spanish
Diminutive of Engracia.
Gracjô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Gratia.
Gracy f English
Variant of Gracie.
Grada f Dutch
Contracted form of Gerarda. Also compare the masculine equivalent Gradus.
Gradeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Grada and Gradina, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Gradina f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Gerardina. Also compare the related name Grada.
Gradzia f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Gráinde f Old Irish
Old Irish form of Gráinne.
Grainney f Manx
Manx form of Gráinne. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Grace.
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Graná f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Pepa.
Grānāz f Balochi
Etymology uncertain. This was the name of a heroine in a traditional Balochi poem.
Granida f Theatre
Granida is the eponymous character of the successful 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Grany f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Gráinne.
Grasia f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Gràssia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Grazia.
Grassina f English (Rare)
Rare English name. May be a feminine variant of Gratian from the Roman Gratianus, meaning "grace" from the Latin gratus.... [more]
Grata f History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.
Grațiana f Romanian
Feminine form of Grațian.
Grațiela f Romanian
Romanian form of Graciela.
Gratsiela f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Graciela and Graziella.
Gràtzia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Grazia. Gràtzia Deledda (also known as Gràssia) was a Sardinian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.
Gratziedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Gràtzia.
Graylin m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the popular elements gray and lyn.
Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn
Graylynn f English
Combination of Gray and Lynn.
Grayse f Manx (Modern)
Derived from Manx grayse "grace; virtue; charisma" and used as a Manx equivalent of English Grace.