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Gurlal m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Punjabi ਲਾਲ (lāl) meaning "darling, child, son" (of Persian origin).

Gurley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Gurley.

Gurloës m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
The name of a saint from the 11th century.

Gurloes m Breton
Variant of Gurloës.

Gurmail m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher" combined with मिल् (mil) meaning "join, meet".

Gurman m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage, guru" and मनस् (manas) meaning "mind, intellect, spirit".

Gurmel m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗੁਰਮੇਲ (see Gurmail).

Gurmit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗੁਰਮੀਤ (see Gurmeet).

Gurmukh m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with मुख (mukha) meaning "mouth, face".

Gurnam m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with नाम (nama) meaning "name".

Gurneet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and नीति (nīti) meaning "guidance, moral conduct, behaviour".

Gurney m English (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]

Gurnoor m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage, guru" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

Guro m & f Georgian
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]

Guroni m & f Laz
Means “brave” in Laz.

Gurpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".

Gurprit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ (see Gurpreet).

Gurra m Swedish
Diminutive of Gustaf. It's occasionally been used as a diminutive of Gunnar.

Gurramma f & m Telugu (Rare)
It is one of the god name in Hindu GURRAPPA.... [more]

Gursean m Punjabi
The name Gursean is a Punjabi name for ‘boy’. It is made of two words: Gur + Sean.... [more]

Gurshaan m Punjabi
This name is derived from the elements "guru" (spiritual teacher) and "shaan", meaning "pride".... [more]

Gursharan m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Means "refuge of the Guru", derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" and शरण (śaraṇá) meaning "refuge, asylum, shelter"... [more]

Gursiman f & m Indian (Sikh)

Gursimran f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin).

Gursu f & m Turkish

Gurtej m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with तेजस् (tejas) meaning "brilliance, splendour".

Guru m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "instructor, teacher, tutor" (noun) or "grave, heavy" (adjective).

Guruh m Indonesian
Means "thunder" in Indonesian.

Gurumarra m Indigenous Australian
Australian Aboriginal. Gunggay dialect. Yarrabah region Cairns, Queensland Australia. Meaning: dry lightning (lightning with no rain or thunder).

Gurung m Bhutanese

Gurur m Turkish
Means "pride" in Turkish.

Gurvan m Persian

Gurvan m Breton
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.

Gurvand m Medieval 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.

Gurvant m Medieval Cornish

Gurvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗੁਰਵਿੰਦਰ (see Gurwinder).

Gurwinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Güschti m Alsatian (Rare)
Alsatian diminutive of August.

Guseul f & m Korean (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.

Guseyn m Dagestani
Dagestani form of Husein

Gusgittu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Gòsgiu.

Gushklin m Tlingit
Meaning, "dorsal fin screen."

Gusi m & f Biblical Spanish

Gusperr m Filipino (Rare)
Somehow, this name is similar to Gusper.... [more]

Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.

Guss m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, From Old Norse guss meaning "talk, chat".

Gusse m Walloon
Walloon form of Auguste 1.

Gùst m Kashubian
Short form of Agùst, Agùstin and Gùstôw.

Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.

Gústaf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gustav.

Gustaff m Old Swedish
Variant of Gustaf.

Gustanu m Sicilian
Variant of Gustavu.

Gustau m Aragonese, Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon
Aragonese, Provençal, Languedocian and Gascon form of Gustav.

Gustautas m Lithuanian
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).

Gústav m Icelandic
Variant of Gústaf.

Gustáv m Slovak
Slovak form of Gustav.

Gustavi m Provençal
Provençal form of Gustav.

Gustavio m Spanish (Mexican, ?)

Gustaviu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Gustave.

Gustavu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gustavo.

Gustavus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Gustav.

Güstëin m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Augustine 1.

Gustek m Silesian
Diminutive of August.

Gustelj m Slovene
Diminutive form of Auguštin.

Gusten m & f Swedish
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.

Guster m Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Augustus.

Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare), German (Austrian), Upper German
German diminutive of Auguste 2 (feminine), or sometimes August (masculine). As a Swedish name it has been used as a diminutive of Gustava or Augusta (feminine), or of Gustav or August (masculine)... [more]

Gustík m Czech
Diminutive of Gustav, August, Augustin and Augustýn.

Gustin m German (Archaic), French, Lengadocian, Gascon, Romansh
German, French, Lengadocian, Gascon and Romansh short form of Augustin.

Gustin m Picard, Walloon
Picard and Walloon form of Augustin.

Gustinas m Lithuanian
Short form of Augustinas. This name is not to be confused with Justinas.

Ġustinu m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Justin.

Gustl m & f German
Diminutive of August and Gustav for men, whilst for women it is usually a diminutive of Augusta and related names.... [more]

Gustlik m Silesian
Diminutive of August and Augustyn.

Gusto m Sami
Sami variant of Gusti.

Gustovo m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gustavo.

Gùstôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Gustav.

Gusts m Latvian
Short form of Augusts.

Gustu m Sami
Sami variant of Gusto.

Guță m Romanian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gheorghe.

Gutbert m Medieval English

Gute m Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
Variant of either Guti or Goti.

Gutek m Polish
Diminutive of Gustaw.

Guterre m Galician

Guðberg m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðbergur.

Guðbergur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Guðbjörg.

Guðbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of guðr 'god' and bjǫrn 'bear'.

Guthbiorn m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðbiǫrn.

Guðbjartur m Icelandic, Faroese
From the Old Norse elements guð "god" and bjartr "bright, shining".

Guðbjörn m Icelandic
Modern form of Guðbiǫrn.

Guðfastr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and fastr "firm, strong".

Guðfinnr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse guðr "god" and finnr "Sami, Laplander".

Guðfinnur m Icelandic
Modern form of Guðfinnr.

Guðgeir m Icelandic
From Old Norse guð "god" and geirr "spear".

Guðheard m Anglo-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.

Guði m Old Norse
From Old Norse guðr meaning "god".

Guðifriðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Godefrid.

Guðir m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðvér.

Guthir m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Guðvér.

Guðjohn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðjón.

Guðjón m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse guð meaning "god" and the name Jón. This was borne by Icelandic architect Guðjón Samúelsson (1887-1950).

Guthlac m Anglo-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.

Guðlæifr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and leif "inheritance, legacy".

Guðlaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō)... [more]

Guðlafr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðlæifr.

Guðlaugur m Icelandic
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]

Guðleifur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðlæifr.

Guðleikr m Old Norse
Combination of gud "god, good" and leik, "game, play".

Guthlif m Medieval English

Guðmann m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Guðmundr or a combination of guðr "god" and maðr "man".

Guðmarr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse goðr "god" and mærr "famous" (compare Ancient Germanic Godemar).

Guðmon m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Guðmundur.

Guðmund m Anglo-Saxon
Either an Old English form of Old Norse Guðmundr (see Godmund) or derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and mund "protection".

Guthmund m Old 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".

Guðniótr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðniútr.

Guðniútr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and njóta "to use".

Guðráður m Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse guð "god" and ráð "counsel, advice".

Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.

Guthroth m Medieval English

Guðrum m Anglo-Saxon
Probably an Old English form of Old Norse Guðþorm.

Guðþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and Þór.

Guðþorm m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and þorm, thought to be related to the word þyrma "honor, respect".

Guðulfr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse guðr "god" and ulfr "wolf".

Guðvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements guðr "god" and vǫrðr "guard".

Guðvarður m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Guðvarðr.

Guðveigur m Icelandic
Masculine form of Guðveig.

Guðvér m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and vér "fighter".

Guðvin m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Gudvin.

Guti m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gautr or Goti.

Gutier m Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Walter.

Gutirre m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Gutierre.

Gûtivfarît m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Godefrid.

Gutleben m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)

Gutman m Yiddish (Archaic)
a variant of Gutmann

Gutmann m Medieval 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

Guto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Augusto or Gustavo.

Guttika m Sinhalese

Guttorm m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Guðþorm.

Guttormur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Guðþorm.

Gutyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gruffudd.

Gutzon m American (Rare, Archaic)

Guujaaw m Haida

Guul m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of the Old Norse name Guðulfr that is predominantly associated with Buskerud County.

Guuleed m Somali
Means "victor" in Somali.

Guulin m & f Mongolian
Means "brass" in Mongolian.

Guust m Dutch, Literature
Short form of Auguust, Augustinus and Gustaaf (also found spelled as Guustaaf).... [more]

Gùustave m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Gustav.

Guuste m Norman
Norman form of Justus.

Guustin m Norman
Norman form of Justin.

Guvanch m Turkmen (Russified)
Russified form of Guwanç.

Güven m & f Turkish
Means "confidence, courage, trust" in Turkish.

Guwanç m Turkmen
Means "pride" in Turkmen.

Guxim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian guxim "daring, boldness, courage; initiative; audacity".

Gùy m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Guy 1.

Guyasuta m Seneca

Guybrush m Popular Culture
The given name of the main character in Lucasart's Monkey Island. (Mighty Pirate)

Güýçmyrat m Turkmen
From güýç meaning "power" and the name Myrat.

Guylain m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Guilain.

Guyon m Medieval French, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Guy 1.

Guyot m Medieval French
Diminutive of Guy 1.

Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.

Guytounet m Norman
Diminutive of Guy 1.

Güyük m Medieval Mongolian
Güyük (c. 1206–1248) was the third Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Guyyah m Bandial
Means "graves" in Bandial, originally a short form of Ammenguyyah. This is considered a 'death prevention' name.

Ġużè m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Ġużeppi m Maltese
Maltese form of Joseph.

Ġużi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.

Guzma m Popular 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]

Guzmán m Spanish
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".

Gvaram m Georgian (Archaic)
Ultimately derived from Avestan Verethragna (see Bahram). Also compare the related names Guram and Varam.... [more]

Gvido m Croatian, Latvian
Croatian and Latvian cognate of Guido.

Gvidon m Literature, Russian
Russian form of Guido.

Gvozden m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.

Gwaai m Haida
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.

Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."

Gwaine m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.

Gwalajori m Kassena
Means "the slave raider has returned" in Kasem.

Gwalather m Cornish
Derived from Welsh gwaladr "leader".

Gwalbert m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Walbert.

Gwalchgwyn m Welsh (Archaic)
Combination of the Welsh elements gwalch "hawk" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed."

Gwang-Hee m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 광희 (see Gwang-Hui).

Gwang-Ho m Korean
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-Hui m & f Korean
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-hyeon m Korean
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-jin m Korean
From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Gwang-Jo m Korean
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.

Gwangjong m Korean

Gwangjoowon f & m Korean

Gwang-Min m Korean
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]

Gwang-nim m Korean
Variant transcription of Gwang-rim.

Gwang-rim m Korean
Means "arrival" in Korean.

Ġwanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John.

Gwasila m Kabyle
Means "son of the plains" in Kabyle.

Gwasmichael m Medieval Welsh

Gwayne m Welsh, Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Gawain.

Gweir m Arthurian Cycle
An Arthurian warrior named as one of the Three Enemy-Subduers of the Island of Britain and a “stubborn man” in the Welsh Triads.

Gweirydd m Welsh
Possibly derived from the Welsh element gwair "turn, circle" (elder form gweir)

Gweltas m Welsh
From the welsh "gwel", meaning "view"; so the meaning is meant as "the one who has view" or "the one who brings view".

Gweltaz m Breton
Original Breton form of Gildas.

Gwenael m Breton
Original Breton form of the Gallicized Gwenaël.

Gwenallt m Welsh
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'hlan m Breton 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.

Gwenegan m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Old Irish gal "valour".

Gwenffrwd f & m Welsh (Rare)
From a Welsh place name meaning "white stream".

Gwengad m Welsh (Archaic)
Old Welsh male name, from gwyn "white, fair, blessed" and cat "battle".

Gwenlaouen m & f Breton (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Gwellaouen.

Gwennin m Breton
Masculine form of Gwenn.

Gwenole m Breton
Original Breton form of Guénolé.

Gwenou m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic gnou "known".

Gwent m Welsh
After the county in south Wales.

Gwenvael m Breton
Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.

Gwenwynwyn m Medieval Welsh
Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.

Gwereg m Medieval Breton

Gwern m Welsh 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]

Gweth m & f Luo (Modern)
"blessings"

Gwezheneg m Breton (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.

Gwiawn m Arthurian Cycle

Gwido m Polish, Kashubian
Variant of Gwidon.

Gwidon m Polish
A Polish form of Guido.

Gwijde m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Guy 1.

Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.

Gwindor m Literature
Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.... [more]

Gwinian m Breton

Gwinyai m Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong". The Zimbabwean tennis player Gwinyai Tongoona is a famous bearer of this name.

Gwiomarc'h m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gwivarc'h.

Gwion m Welsh 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.

Gwivarc'h m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton gwiv "lively, cheerful" and marc'h "horse".

Gwrgenau m Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwor- "over" (intensifying prefix) and cenau "cub, whelp".

Gwrhyd m Old Welsh
Means "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".

Gwri m Welsh 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.

Gwril m Welsh
Welsh name, that some translated as "lordly," "heroic act," or "combating"

Gwrwst m Welsh
Derived from the Proto-Celtic *wiros meaning “man” and *gustus meaning “excellence, force”.

Gwyar m Welsh Mythology
Means "gore, blood" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyar was the father of Arthur's warriors Gwalchmei and Gwalhafed... [more]

Gwyddno m Welsh Mythology
Possibly from Welsh gwydd "face, appearance; presence" and -no "knowing, knowledge".... [more]

Gwydyr m Welsh
Welsh name meaning "wrathful"

Gwyllim m Welsh
Variant spelling of Gwilym

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Gwylon m Welsh

Gwylym m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwilym.

Gwynant m Welsh
It comes from the name of a Valley in Wales, Nant Gwynant, in Snowdonia; the name, composed by gwyn and nant. Means "white valley".

Gwyndaf m Celtic, Welsh
Celtic saint name.

Gwyndon m English (American, Archaic)

Gwynfryn m Welsh
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]

Gwynhoiarn m Medieval Breton

Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.

Gwynllyw m Old Welsh
From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.

Gwynno m Welsh
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]

Gwynonfryn m Old Welsh

Gwynoro m Welsh (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]

Gwynplaine m Popular Culture (Rare)
The main character in Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and inspiration for The Joker in Batman.

Gyalpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྒྱལ་པོ (rgyal-po) meaning "king".

Gyalson m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Gyaltsen.

Gyaltsen m & f Tibetan
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".

Gyaltshen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (see Gyaltsen).

Gyalwa m & f Tibetan
Means "victorious" in Tibetan.

Gyamtsho m Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Gyatso.

Gyamtso m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).

Gyan m Indian
"knowledge"

Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Gyantwachia m Seneca
Means "the planter" in Seneca.

Gyárfás m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Gerváz.

Gyas m Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology

Gyasi m Akan

Gyatsho m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).

Gyécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Gyeltshen m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Gyaltsen.

Gyenes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.

Gyennadii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Gennadiy.

Gyeom m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."

Gyeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".

Gyeong-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".

Gyeongjeong f & m Korean (Rare)

Gyeong-joo m & f Korean

Gyeong-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", 耿 (gyeong) meaning "bright, shining" or 坰 (gyeong) meaning "field, borderland, vicinity" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旻 (min) meaning "heaven"... [more]

Gyeong-Mo m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" combined with 摸 (mo) meaning "touch, caress" or 模 (mo) meaning "model, standard, pattern"... [more]

Gyeong-Seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" combined with 錫 (seok) meaning "tin"... [more]

Gyeong-Seon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", 慶 (gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 先 (seon) meaning "first, former, previous" or 宣 (seon) meaning "declare, announce"... [more]

Gyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".

Gyeong-Tae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 庚 (gyeong) referring to the seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems, 竟 (gyeong) meaning "finally, after all, at last" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful", 態 (tae) meaning "manner, bearing, attitude" or 兌 (tae) meaning "exchange, barter"... [more]

Gyeong-Taek m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 擇 (taek) meaning "select, choose, pick" or 澤 (taek) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance"... [more]

Gyeoul f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 겨울 (gyeoul) meaning "winter."

Gyeo-wool f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Gyeoul.

Gyi m & f Burmese
Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.

Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]

Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.

Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.

Gylfir m Old Norse
Original form of Gylfi.

Gyliano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Either a variant of Giuliano or a combination of Giel (alternatively spelled as Gyl) with a name that ends in -iano, such as Emiliano and Luciano.... [more]

Gylippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see Gylon)... [more]

Gylippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gylippos. This was the name of a Spartan general from the 5th century BC.

Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]

Gylmyne m Medieval Scottish

Gylon m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [more]

Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.

Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.

Gylyç m Turkmen
Means "sword" in Turkmen.

Gýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gymir.

Gymir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse gymir meaning 'sea'. Gymir is a Jǫtunn in the Northern mythology.

Gynter m German (Rare)
Variant of Günther

Gynther m German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Günther. The spelling is probably influenced by Danish spelling conventions.