GoderadmGermanic Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
GoderdzimGeorgian Georgian form of a Persian given name, of which the original form is currently uncertain. The name is said to mean "strong bull" in Persian, which seems possible indeed, since the modern Persian word for the animal is گاو (gav).... [more]
GodertmMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch variant form of Godaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the diplomat and statesman Godert van der Capellen (1778-1848) and the singer and actor Godert van Colmjon (1943-2009).
GodhelmmMedieval German, Medieval Dutch, Old Frisian, Medieval English Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" and Old High German, Old Saxon helm and Old English helma meaning "helmet".
God-helpm & fEnglish (Puritan) Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.
GodlovemEnglish (American, Archaic) English translation of German Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [more]
GodmarmMedieval English, Medieval French, Medieval German Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" and Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz meaning "famous".
GodmundmAnglo-Saxon Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".
GodomarmGermanic The name of Godomar II, son of King Gundobad of the Burgundians. He was killed by the Franks in 534 when they took over Burgundy.
GodotmTheatre Probably derived from the French surname Godeau. This was the name of the main protagonist in the play 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett, a man who, as the title suggests, two men are waiting for, but never arrives.
GodredmOld Norse (Latinized) Latinized form of Guðrøðr, an Old Norse cognate of Godfrey. It was borne by three Norse-Gaelic kings of the Isle of Man, including Godred Crovan (d... [more]
GodtovimAnglo-Scandinavian Apparently an Anglo-Scandinavian name composed of Old English god "god" or god "good" and the given name Tovi, a medieval form of Old Norse Tófi... [more]
GodwoldmMedieval English Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" with Old English weald, Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt meaning "power, authority".
GoeznoveusmOld Celtic (Latinized) Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.
Gofaonem & fTswana Means "He (God) gives" in Setswana.
GohanmPopular Culture Means "cooked rice". From the Japanese gohan (ご飯) meaning 'cooked rice' or 'meal of any sort'.... [more]
Góif & mNorse 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]
GoiásmTupi Derived from Tupi gua iá "same origin".
Goldenm & fEnglish, 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]
GoldmundmLiterature In German literature, Goldmund is the name of the titular character of the novel Narziß und Goldmund written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).... [more]
GommDutch (Rare) Short form of Gommarus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word gom meaning "gum".... [more]
GomaarmDutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare) Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).
GomezmMedieval Spanish, Popular Culture Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.
GommairemFrench (Rare), Flemish (Rare) French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.
GonariomItalian, Sardinian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Possibly related to the Late Greek name Gunnarius meaning "fur trader" or related to the Medieval Italian name Gunnari derived from Gunnar... [more]
GonzaguemFrench, French (Belgian) Transferred use of the surname Gonzague. The name is usually used in honour of Louis de Gonzague (1568-1591, known in English as Aloysius Gonzaga), an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus... [more]
GoobermEnglish Meaning "peanut", originating from Bantu languages. In English, this is sometimes used as a word to describe a silly or foolish person.... [more]
Good-giftmEnglish (Puritan, Rare) Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
GoodluckmAfrican A famous bearer is the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.
GoodmanmEnglish (Rare, Archaic) From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king... [more]
GoodwillmLiterature, 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]
GorgiasmAncient Greek Gorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.
GorgidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name Gorgias or Gorgos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
GorgipposmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [more]
GorgoniosmAncient Greek This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]
GorgoniusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
GorgosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten". Also compare the Greek verb γοργόομαι (gorgoomai) meaning "to be spirited".
GorgythionmGreek Mythology The meaning of this name is surrounded by uncertainty. The one thing that can be stated for certain about this name, is that it contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). For the rest of the name, there are several possibilities available... [more]