Gurbachanm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with वचन (vacana) meaning "speech, word, utterance".
Gurbakshm & fIndian (Sikh) Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Persian بخشش (bakhshesh) meaning "gift, donation, mercy, generosity".
GurbangulymTurkmen From Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" and a shortened form of غُلَام (ḡulām) meaning "servant". A notable bearer is Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957-), the president of Turkmenistan from 2007 to 2022.
GurbanmyratmTurkmen From Arabic قُرْبَان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" and the given name Myrat.
GureymSomali A name that comes from the Somali word gurey, meaning "left-handed." This word is usually an adjective, but sometimes a name.
GurfatehmIndian (Sikh) Means "victory of Guru," derived from combining the name of the Sikh god Guru with Arabic فَاتِح (fātiḥ), meaning "victor, conqueror." Actor Gurfateh Pirzada is a well-known bearer.
GuriasmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Γουρίας (Gourias), which is a hellenization of a name that was of Aramaic or Hebrew origin. It was derived from either Aramaic גורי (gure) or Hebrew גוּר (gur), which both mean "lion cub, young lion"... [more]
GuriymRussian (Rare) Russian form of Gourias (see Gurias). Since at least the 16th century, this name has been borne by various Russian bishops and archbishops.
Gurjotm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".
GurlalmIndian (Sikh) Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Punjabi Gurmukhi ਲਾਲ (lal) meaning "dear, darling" (of Persian origin).
Gurmukhm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with मुख (mukha) meaning "mouth, face".
Gurnamm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with नाम (nama) meaning "name".
Gurneetf & mIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct, behaviour".
GurneymEnglish (American, Rare), Literature Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]
Gurom & fGeorgian Short form of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. In some cases, there might possibly also be a connection with the Laz and Mingrelian noun გური (guri) meaning "heart".... [more]
GurseanmPunjabi The name Gursean is a Punjabi name for ‘boy’. It is made of two words: Gur + Sean.... [more]
GurshaanmPunjabi This name is derived from the elements "guru" (spiritual teacher) and "shaan", meaning "pride".... [more]
Gursharanm & fPunjabi, Indian (Sikh) Means "refuge of the Guru", derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and शरण (śaraṇá) meaning "refuge, asylum, shelter"... [more]
Gursimranf & mIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin).
GurumarramIndigenous Australian Australian Aboriginal. Gunggay dialect. Yarrabah region Cairns, Queensland Australia. Meaning: dry lightning (lightning with no rain or thunder).
GurvanmBreton Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Breton gour, itself an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton man "sage" and a younger form of Gurvand.
GurvandmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Guseulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 구슬 (guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
GustautasmLithuanian Means "to become accustomed to the people", derived from the old Lithuanian verb gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Gustenm & fSwedish Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
GuðheardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and heard "hard, firm, brave". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Selsey.
GuðjónmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse guð meaning "god" and the name Jón. This was borne by Icelandic architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887-1950).
GuthlacmAnglo-Saxon Old English cognate of Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker.
GuðlæifrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
GuðlafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō)... [more]
GuðlaugurmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and laugr which is of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old Icelandic laug "bathing for religious purification" or Germanic *-laug- "enter into marriage"... [more]
GuthmundmOld Danish, Anglo-Saxon Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
GutmannmMedieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic) Derived from the Middle High German and Yiddish name elements Gut "Good" and Mann "Man". This name was frequently used as a medieval vernacular form of Tovia
GuzmamPopular Culture From the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [more]
GuzmánmSpanish Transferred use of the surname Guzmán, derived from the name of a Spanish town. The name itself possibly come from the Ancient Germanic elements gut meaning "good" and mann meaning "man".
GvozdenmSerbian, Croatian Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.
GwaaimHaida Gwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.
GwainmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."
GwainemWelsh, Arthurian Cycle Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
GwalajorimKassena Means "the slave raider has returned" in Kasem.
Gwang-HomKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" or 廣 (gwang) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 浩 (ho) meaning "great, numerous, vast", 昊 (ho) meaning "summer, sky, heaven" or 鎬 (ho) meaning "stove, bright"... [more]
Gwang-Huim & fKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" or 侊 (gwang) meaning "big" combined with 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious" or 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty"... [more]
Gwang-hyeonmKorean Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Gwang-jinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Gwang-JomKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" combined with 照 (jo) meaning "shine, illuminate, reflect" or 祖 (jo) meaning "ancestor, forefather". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Gwang-MinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light" or 廣 (gwang) meaning "broad, wide, extensive" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade" or 閔 (min) meaning "mourn, grieve, pity"... [more]
GwenalltmWelsh The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]
Gwenc'hlanmBreton Legend, Breton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair" and another element of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Breton druid and bard.
GweneganmBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Old Irish gal "valour".
GwenvaelmBreton Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.
GwenwynwynmMedieval Welsh Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.
GwernmWelsh Mythology Derived from Welsh gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [more]
GwezhenegmBreton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.
GwionmWelsh Mythology, Welsh Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.
GwrgenaumMedieval Welsh From Welsh gwor- "over" (intensifying prefix) and cenau "cub, whelp".
GwrhydmOld Welsh Means "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".
GwrimWelsh Mythology Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.
GwrilmWelsh Welsh name, that some translated as "lordly," "heroic act," or "combating"
GwrwstmWelsh Derived from the Proto-Celtic *wiros meaning “man” and *gustus meaning “excellence, force”.
GwynfrynmWelsh From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements bryn - meaning "hill", and gwyn, meaning "white", thus meaning "white hill"... [more]
GwynlaismWelsh From the name of the river in Glamorgan.
GwynllywmOld Welsh From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.
GwynnomWelsh Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]
GwynoromWelsh (Rare) Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]
GwynplainemPopular Culture (Rare) The main character in Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and inspiration for The Joker in Batman.
Gyaltsenm & fTibetan From Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (rgyal-mtshan) meaning "banner of victory", derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to win, to become victorious" and མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".