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Gondophares m Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Middle Persian Gundafarr.

Gondro m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Gunnfrøðr.

Gondulf m Dutch
Variant of Gundulf.

Gondulphus m Dutch
Latinized form of Gondulf.

Gonen m Hebrew
Means "defender" in Hebrew.

Gönenç m Turkish
Means "prosperity" in Turkish.

Goneri m Medieval Breton
Variant of Koneri.

Goneri m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective გონიერი (gonieri) meaning "prudent" as well as "rational, clever, intelligent".

Gonet m Medieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval French
The name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [more]

Gong m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Sunjo (1790-1834), twenty-third king of Joseon.

Gongas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gonçalo.

Gonglei f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 龚 (gōng) meaning "give, present, reverential" and 蕾 (lěi) meaning "buds, unopened flowers".

Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.

Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.

Gonjiro m Japanese

Gonjirou m Japanese

Gonkon m Apache

Gonnery m Medieval French
Gallicized form of Goneri.

Gonoriy m Russian
Russian form of Honorius.

Gonpo m Tibetan
Means "protector, guardian, benefactor" in Tibetan.

Gonsalo m Portuguese (Archaic)
Variant of Gonçalo.

Gonsalve m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Creole form of Gonzalo.

Gonsalwy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gonzalo.

Gonta m Japanese

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontiero m Italian
Italian form of Gunther and variant of Guntero.

Gontram m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Guntram.

Gontrán m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Guntram.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gontrano m Italian
Italian form of Guntram.

Gontrão m History
Portuguese form of Guntram.

Gontzal m Basque
Basque form of Gonzalo.

Gonza m Spanish
Diminutive of Gonzalo.

Gonzague m French, 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]

Gonzalbo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Gonzalo.

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

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

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

Goober m English
Meaning "peanut", originating from Bantu languages. In English, this is sometimes used as a word to describe a silly or foolish person.... [more]

Goodarz m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گودرز (see Goudarz).

Good-gift m English (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."

Goodhart m French

Goodluck m African
A famous bearer is the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan.

Goodman m English (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]

Goodness f & m English (African), Nigerian

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]

Good-work m English (Puritan)
An exhortatory puritanical name, thus rarely used.

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

Goof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Godfried via its variant Govert (also found written as Gofert and Goffert).... [more]

Goofy m Popular Culture
Goofy is a funny-animal cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions.

Goor m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Gregoor and Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]

Goos m Dutch
Short form of Goswin and its variants, such as Gooswijn, Gosewijn, Goswijn and Gozewijn.

Gopalakrishna m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Combination of Gopala and Krishna.

Gopalakrishnan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Gopalakrishna.

Gopalan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Gopala.

Gophera m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Ophrah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gopi m Indian
Gopi is a word of Sanskrit originating from the word Gopala referring to a person in charge of a herd of cows.

Gor m & f Luo (Archaic)
traditional Luo name. origin: ancient Luo warrior

Gor m Wolof
Meaning "man".

Gorán m Hungarian
Variant of György, meaning "farmer".

Gorath m Indian
From the Indian word grath, or fire.

Goratsiy m Russian
Russian from Horatius.

Gorazd m Slovene, Slovak

Gorbat m Pashto
Means "eagle" in Pashto.

Gorbulas m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Gorch m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German Form of George.

Gordan m English (Modern)
Variant of Gordon.

Gordei m Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Гордей.

Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).

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

Gordias m Ancient Greek
Means "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.

Gordien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gordianus see Gordian.

Gordiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gordias.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorecho m Galician
Hypocoristic of Gregorio.

Goretty f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Goretti.

Goreu m Welsh Mythology
Etymology not certain; possibly derived from Gorneu meaning "of Cornwall."... [more]

Gorfu m Amharic
Means "flood" in Amharic.

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorge m Spanish
Diminutive of Jorge.

Görgen m Swedish
Variant of Jörgen.

Gorgiás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Gorgias.

Gorgias m Ancient Greek
Gorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.

Gorgidas m Ancient 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]

Gorgippos m Ancient 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]

Gorgippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgippos. This was the name of a Spartocid king of the Bosporus (4th century BC).

Gorgitione m Italian
Italian form of Gorgythion.

Gorgon m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgonio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gorgonius.

Gorgonios m Ancient Greek
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]

Gorgonius m Ancient 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.

Gorgoniusz m Polish
Polish form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgophonus m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Gorgophonus (ancient Greek, means 'Gorgon-killing') was a Mycenaean prince as son of King Electryon and Anaxo, daughter of Alcaeus... [more]

Gorgos m Ancient 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".

Gorgui m Wolof

Gorgus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an uncle of king Periander of Corinth.

Gorgythion m Greek 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]

Gorham m English
From the surname

Göri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Gori m Catalan
Short form of Gregori.

Gorian m Macedonian, Slovene
Means "mountain" or "wood". Derived from south Slavic gora "mountain" and is a variation of name Goran

Goričč m Balochi
Means "north wind" in Balochi.

Gorice m Literature
The name of the main antagonist in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Gorick m Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gorik.

Gorik m Flemish
Flemish form of Gaugerich.

Gorimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". The name Goran is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Goring m Filipino
Found on the PAGASA typhoon naming list.

Gorio m Spanish
Diminutive of Gregorio.

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

Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.

Gorislav m Croatian, Russian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic gora "mountain". Also see Goran, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory".

Goriun m Armenian
Means "cub" in Armenian.

Görkan m Turkish

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

Gorlois m Arthurian Cycle
Husband to Igraine.

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.

Gorman m Manx (Archaic)
Manx form of Irish Gormán, itself derived from Irish gorm "blue" and the diminutive suffix -án.

Gorme m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Contracted form of Gòsamu.

Gormgal m Medieval Irish
Derived from gorm meaning "noble, (dark) blue" and gal meaning "valour, ardour".

Gormundur m Faroese (Archaic)
Faroese name with the combination of gorr "wet, soft" and mund "protection".

Gornemant m Arthurian Cycle
The name of a character in Arthurian tales.

Gorney m Cornish (Archaic)

Goro m Italian (Archaic)

Goron m Cornish
Said to be derived from Proto-Celtic *kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton kaour, Welsh cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.

Goroslav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic gora "mountain" and slava ''glory''.

Gorōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five" or 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]

Górr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "three-sided field". In Norse mythology Górr (also spelt Gór) is the son of Þorri and brother of Nórr and Gói... [more]

Gorree m Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Gorry.

Gorrister m Literature
Gorrister is a character in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

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

Goryan m Bulgarian
From Bulgarian горя (gorya) meaning "to burn".

Goryo m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Gos m Medieval English

Gòsamu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Cosmas.

Gosantine m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Constantine.

Gosbert m Medieval English

Gościmiar m Medieval Polish
A variant of Gościmir.

Gościmir m Medieval Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Gościrad m Polish

Gościsław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish gość "guest", which is ultimately derived from Slavic gost "guest". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Gościwit m Medieval Polish
Polish form of Hostivít.

Gosdantin m Armenian
Armenian form of Constantine.

Gosder m Haitian Creole

Gosee m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Joseph.

Gòsgiu m Sardinian
Short form of Gòsimu.

Gosha m Russian
Diminutive of Georgiy.

Goshchti m Karelian
Karelian form of Kostya.

Goshu m Amharic
Means "buffalo" in Amharic.

Gòsimu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Cosmas.

Gosław m Polish
Contracted form of Godzisław, Gorzysław and Gościsław.

Gosmer m Medieval English

Gosminas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb gosti or gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".

Gospatric m Medieval Scottish
Means "servant of Saint Patrick", derived from a Cumbric element meaning "servant" (cognate with Old Breton uuas, guas "servant" and Middle Welsh gwas "servant, vassal") combined with the name of the saint Patrick... [more]

Gospatrick m Manx (Archaic)
Cognate of Gospatric. Since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century.

Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.

Gospodin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian Господ (Gospod) meaning "Lord, God", referring to Jesus.

Gosschalk m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Gottschalk.

Gossuin m Medieval French
French form of Goswin.

Gost m Russian
Means "guest" in Russian.

Gøsta m Danish
Danish form of Gösta.

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.

Gostautas m Lithuanian
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb gosti or gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).

Gostauus m Old Swedish
Latinized form of Gustaf.

Gostibor m Medieval Russian
From old Russian гость (gost') meaning "guest foreigner" combined with бороти (boroti) meaning "fight"

Gostimir m Croatian, Serbian
Means "peaceful guest", derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Gost'ka m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Gostko m Russian
Diminutive of Gost.

Gostomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic gost "guest" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Goswinus m Medieval German (Latinized), Dutch (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of Goswin.

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

Göt m & f Swedish
Swedish form of Gautr.

Gøt m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gautr.

Gota m Japanese
From 豪 (gō) meaning "powerful" and 太 (ta) meaning "grand, big". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Gotaatamang m Tswana
Means "who is coming?" in Setswana.

Götar m Old Swedish, Medieval English
Swedish modern form of Gautarr.

Gotárd m Hungarian
Variant of Gothárd.

Gotard m Polish
Polish form of Gotthard.

Gotardo m History (Ecclesiastical), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Godehard.

Gotbetdin m Bashkir

Gøte m Norwegian, Old Swedish
Norwegian form of Göte.

Goter m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Goterre.

Goterre m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Gualterio.

Gotey m Gascon (Archaic)
Gascon cognate of Gauthier.

Gotfred m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Gotfrid m Hungarian (Rare), History
Hungarian form of Gottfried. Gotfrid (c. 650–709) was the Duke of Alemannia in the late 7th century and until his death. He was of the house of the Agilolfing, which was the dominant ruling family in the Frankish Duchy of Bavaria.

Gotfridas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Gottfried.

Gotfrids m Latvian

Gotfryd m Polish
Polish form of Gottfried.

Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.

Gothárd m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gotthard.

Göthe m Swedish
Variant of Göte.

Goðen m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Gotherum m Medieval Scottish
Shetlandic variant of Guðþorm.

Gothicus m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".

Gothmog m Literature
Gothmog is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is featured in The Return of the King, the third volume of the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings as originally printed.

Goðmundur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðmundur.

Gotholias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gothoniel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Othniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Gothradh m Irish, Scottish
Variant of Gofraidh and Goraidh

Göthrik m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Götrik.

Goðvini m Old Norse
Nordic form of Godwine.

Gøti m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Gautr.

Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.

Gotlíb m Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Gottlieb.

Gotlib m Yiddish (Rare, Archaic)
Yiddish spelling of Gottlieb, possibly used as a translation of Yedidia.

Gotlibas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Gottlieb.

Gotlibs m Latvian

Götmar m Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Combination of the Old Norse name elements gautr "Geat, Goth" and marr "famous".

Gōtoku m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 高徳 or 剛徳 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall", 剛 (gou) meaning "strength, sturdy" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue."... [more]

Gotonyal m Amharic
Amharic form of Othniel.

Gotovets m Russian
Means "one who is prepared" in Russian.

Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.

Gotsche m Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Joseph.

Gotse m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Georgi.

Gotshelm m Medieval English

Gottardo m Italian
Italian form of Gotthard.

Gottbert m German
German form of Godbert.

Gottfred m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gottfrid.

Gottfrit m German (Americanized, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gottfried

Gottgetreu m German (Archaic)

Gotthelf m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gotthilf.

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]

Gottmar m German
German form of Godemar.

Gotto m Medieval Italian
Short form of Arrigotto, Rigotto, Ugotto and other pet forms that end in -gotto.... [more]

Gottskálk m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gottschalk.

Gottsveinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly from Old Norse guð "god" (cognate with Old High German, Old Dutch got) and sveinn "boy"... [more]

Gottvertrau m German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "Trust in God!" in German. This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.

Gottwald m German
German form of Godewald.

Gottwerth m German (Rare, Archaic)

Gottwin m German (Archaic)
German form of Godwin. Also compare Godwine.

Götz m German
Shortened form of German names beginning with Gott- like Gottfried.

Gou m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Gō.

Goud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word goud meaning "gold".... [more]

Goudarz m Persian
Modern Persian form of Gotarzes.

Goudiel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gaddiel and Geuel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Goudriaan m Medieval Dutch

Goueznou m Medieval Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 7th-century Breton saint of Cornish origin.

Gough m Welsh (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch ‘red’.... [more]

Gouichi m Japanese

Gouki m Japanese
From Japanese 豪 (gou) meaning "magnificent, bold" combined with 貴 (ki) meaning "expensive". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Goulc'han m Breton
Variant of Goulven.

Goulc'hen m Breton
Variant of Goulc'han.

Gould m English (American)
Transferred the surname Gould.

Goulielmos m Greek
Greek form of William via Gulielmus.

Goulven m Breton
The name of a Bishop and Saint from the 7th century.

Goulwen m Breton
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Goumang m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 句 (gou, meaning “hooked”) and 芒 (mang, meaning “awn”). Goumang is the Chinese god of wood who oversees the spring and the east, especially the rising place of the sun... [more]

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."

Gourgon m Breton
Variant of Gorgon.

Gouri m & f Indian (Rare)

Gourmaëlon m Medieval Breton (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Gourmaelon.

Gourmaelon m Medieval Breton, History
According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.

Gourmelen m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gourmaelon.

Gourmelon m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gourmaelon.

Goushou m Japanese
From Japanese 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy" combined with 昌 (shou) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Goustan m Breton, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a saint from the 10th century. He is considered the patron saint of sailors and fishers.

Goustavos m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Gustavus.

Gouta m Japanese

Goutham m Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant transcription of Gautam.

Goutom m Bengali
Bengali transcription of Gautama.

Gouverneur m English (American)
Likely from the French word gouverneur, meaning "governor". Notable bearers include American founding father Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816), American politician Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875), sportsman Gouverneur Cadwalader (1880-1935), and United States Army general Gouverneur K. Warren (1830-1882).

Govaert m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Godevaert. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish astronomer Govaert Wendelen (1580-1667), who is known as Godefroy Wendelin in English.

Ġovanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John (via Italian Giovanni).

Govard m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Howard.

Govardhan m Nepali, Indian
lord krishnas other name

Goven m Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young"... [more]

Governor m English
From the English governor, a public or executive official that exercise some form of sovereignty to an area.

Govert m Medieval Dutch, Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Govaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch painter Govert Flinck (1615-1660) and the Dutch astronomer Govert Schilling (b... [more]

Govindarajan m Indian, Tamil
From गोविन्दराजन् (govindarajan), "king of the cow finders" in Sanskrit... [more]

Gow m & f English (American)
Possibly from the surname Gow, derived from Scottish Gaelic gobha meaning "smith".

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]

Gowan m African
Means "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.

Gower m Welsh, Anglo-Norman
Gower means "pure" from Welsh origin.

Gowon m African, Ngas, Nigerian
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria.

Gowtham m Indian, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
South Indian form of Gotama.

Goyi m Nigerian (Rare)

G'oyibberdi m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'oyib meaning "absent, invisible" and berdi meaning "gave".

G'oyibniyoz m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek g'oyib meaning "absent, invisible" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".

Goying m Filipino
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyit m Ngas
Foresight, seer, one who sees the future. The name is used in reference to a visionary.

Goyito m Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Goyo, itself a diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Gregorio.

Goyvaert m Medieval Flemish

Göz m German (Rare)
Variant of Götz.

Gozali m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Ghazali.

Gozar m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of Azar.

Gozo m Medieval English

Ġożwè m Maltese
Maltese form of Joshua.

Gozzi m New World Mythology, African
Son Of a God

Graad m Limburgish
Short form of Gerardus via Gradus.

Graadje m Limburgish
Diminutive of Graad, as it contains the diminutive suffix -je.

Grabié m Provençal
Provençal form of Gabriel.

Grabiel m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Gabriel.

Grabriel m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gabriel.

Graç m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Gratianus.

Graceless m Literature
From the English word meaning "without grace, without the grace of God". This is the birth name of Christian, the protagonist of the First Part of The Pilgrim's Progress (1678) by John Bunyan.

Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.

Graceson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).

Gracià m Catalan
Catalan form of Gratian.