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Abacucke m English (Puritan)
Variant of Abacuc.

Abednago m English
Variant of Abednego.

Aberdeen f & m English
Means "mouth of the Don (river)" in Scottish Gaelic. This is the name of the name of a city in northern Scotland, as well as several other cities worldwide named after the Scottish city.

Accepted m English (Puritan)
Referring to being accepted into the Kingdom of God.

Addement m English
Possible corruption of Edmund

Aemilian m English, History
English form of Aemilianus. This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 3rd century AD.

Agustine m Spanish, English
Variant of Augustine 1. Mexican army general and politician Augustine I of Mexico (1783 - 1824) is a notable bearer.

Aldridge m English
Transferred use of the surname Aldridge.

Aleister m English
Variant of Alister. According to Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), born Edward Alexander Crowley, this is "the Gaelic form of Alexander".

Alfreder f & m English (Rare)

Allister m English
Anglicized form of Alistair.

Allswell m & f Western African (Rare), English (African, Rare, ?)
Presumably from the English phrase all's well.

Almighty m English (Rare)
From the English word almighty meaning "unlimited in might, all-powerful".

Aminadab m English (Puritan), Mormon
Variant of Amminadab. According to the Book of Mormon this was the name of a Nephite who fell away from the church and became associated with the Lamanites... [more]

Andersen m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anderson or a transferred use of the surname Andersen.

Andersyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Anderson.

Annesley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Ansley.

Anthonee m English
Rare variant of Anthony.

Anthoney m English (Rare)
Variant of Anthony.

Appleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Appleton.

Approved m & f English (Puritan)
Archaic meaning is, "to prove; show."

Aquarius f & m Astronomy, English (Rare)
Means "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier" in Latin. This is a constellation in the zodiac, between Capricornus and Pisces.

Archilus m English (American)

Archulus m English (American, Anglicized, Modern)
Related to Archelaus

Areleous m English (American, Rare)
This is a rare (American) English given name, which might possibly be derived from Aurelius.

Arkansas f & m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the place name Arkansas.

Armartie m English (African)
A famous bearer of this name is Wayne Armartie Laryea (1952-) a British-born musician and actor with Ghanian ancestry.

Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.

Armstead m English (American)
Transferred use of surname Armstead.

Artubald m English
Variant of Archibald.

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atlantis f & m English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)
Taken from the name of the mythological place of the Atlantis, derived from the Greek Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος meaning “island of Atlas.”

Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.

Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.

Banjamin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Bankston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bankston.

Barcklay m English (Rare)
Variant of Barclay.

Barcroft m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barcroft. Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (1866-1892) was an Australian poet.

Barjonah m English (Puritan, Rare)
From Aramaic 𐡁𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡄‎ (barjonah) meaning "son of Jonah". This was the patronymic of Simon Peter, appearing in the Bible in Matthew 16:17... [more]

Barnabey m English
Variant of Barnaby.

Barnabus m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Barnabas.

Bartelot m Medieval English, English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Bartholomew. Precursor to the surname Bartlett.

Bartlett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartlett.... [more]

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

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

Beauford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beaufort.

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

Bengamin m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjaman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjimin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)
Anglicized form of Hebrew Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

Birchard m English (American)
Variant of Burgheard.

Birdsong f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Birdsong.

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blandell f & m English

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

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

Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.

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

Brampton m English (Rare)

Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.

Brantlee m English (American)
Variant of Brantley.

Branwell m English
Variant of Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

Brentlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.

Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.

Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".

Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.

Brinsley m English

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.

Bronxton m English (American)
Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

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

Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".

Burchett m English (American)

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.

Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.

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

Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.

Cammeron m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron

Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]

Cariston m English (Modern, Rare)

Carlysle m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Carlisle.

Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.

Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.

Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.

Cerulean m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the colour cerulean meaning “sky blue”, derived from the Latin caeruleus, perhaps related to caelum which means “sky”. It is recently but rarely used as a name.

Chadrick m English, African American
Transferred use of the surname Chadrick or combination of the names Chad and Rick.

Chalkley m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Chalkley. Chalkley Gillingham founded the 1st integrated school in the US South.

Champion m English (African)
From the English word champion.

Chappell f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Chappell. A notable bearer is singer Chappell Roan (1998- ), born Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, who chose her stage name from her grandfather's surname.

Charming m English

Charyton m English
English form of Chariton.

Chaseton m English (American, Rare)
Combination of Chase with the popular suffix -ton.

Chazwick m English
Form of Chadwick with a "z" instead of a d.

Cheerful f & m English (Rare)
From the English word cheerful meaning "feeling or showing happiness".

Cherubin m English (Puritan)
Possibly an anglicized form of Italian Cherubino, or directly from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim".

Chestnut m English (American)
From the English word "chestnut" referring to "a tree or shrub of the genus Castanea; the nut or wood of said tree; and a dark, reddish-brown color". From the Middle English chasteine, from the Old French chastaigne, from the Latin castanea, from the Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastaneia) 'chestnut'.

Chidiock m English (Rare)
From an English surname derived from the name of the village Chideock in Dorset (recorded in the Domesday Book as Cidihoc), which is of unknown meaning. (It has been suggested that the suffix hoc referred to Hock, a festival held on the second Tuesday after Easter to commemorate the massacre of the Danes at the time of King Æthelred the Unready.) Chidiock Tichborne (1558-1586) was an English poet who was executed for his participation in the failed Babington Plot.

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

Chiswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Chiswell.

Cholmely m English
Transferred use of the surname Cholmely.

Chrishan m English
Modern spelling of Christian. This is the middle name of American rapper Christopher Chrishan Dotson (1989-).

Chrispin m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

Christan m English (Rare)
Variant of Christian.

Christon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Christen 2 and Christian.

Chrystos f & m English (American, Modern), Greek (Modern)
Variant of Christos. Chrystos, born Christina Smith, is an American writer and activist who self-identifies as two-spirit.

Cimarron f & m English (Rare)

Cimmaron f & m English (Rare)

Clarance m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Clarence.

Clarkson m English
Transferred use of the surname Clarkson.

Claudian m English
English form of Claudianus. This name was borne by a Roman court poet from the 4th century AD.

Cleavant m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be a contraction of the surname Cleaveland. Also compare the given name Cleveland and the surname Cleveland, which are both etymologically related.... [more]

Cleophes m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Cleophas.

Clerence m Southern African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Clarence.

Cliffton m English
From the surname, Cliffton.

Colorado m English
Likely given in reference to the state of Colorado in the United States. The state was named for the Colorado River, which Spanish explorers named the Río Colorado for the ruddy (in Spanish, colorado, or 'colored red') silt the river carried from the mountains.

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

Columbus m English
Form of Columbanus.

Connolly f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Connolly as a given name.

Consider m & f English (Puritan)
Late Middle English from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare "examine", perhaps based on sidus, sider- "star". Possibly referring to Hebrews 10:24, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works" or Matthew 6:28, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin."

Coolidge m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Coolidge, given in honor of the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933).

Copeland m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Copeland.

Cordelio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (Rare)
Masculine form of Cordelia.

Corrigan m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Corrigan.

Cortland m English
Variant of Courtland.

Costello m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the originally Irish surname Costello.

Courtlin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Courtland and Courtlyn.

Craiggie m English
Diminutive of Craig.

Craigory m English (American, Rare)
Blend of Craig and Gregory.

Crandall m English
Transferred use of the surname Crandall.

Credence m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Creedence or simply from the English word meaning "belief or acceptance of something as true".

Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)
French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [more]

Cressens m English (Puritan)
Variant of Crescens.

Crispine m English (African)
Variant of Crispin.

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

Cromwell m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use from the surname Cromwell derived from the place name Cromwell.

Daedrian m English (Modern)
Altered form of Adrian, perhaps influenced by the sound of Dedrick or Deidre.

Damascus m English (American, Rare)
From the place name Damascus.

Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.

Dannyell f & m English, Portuguese
Variant of Danielle or Daniel.

Dannylee m English (British, Rare)
Combination of Danny and Lee.

Daralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Dara and Lynn.... [more]

Darrance m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

Darrence m English (American)
Variant of Darence.

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

December f & m English
Derived from the Latin word decem, meaning "ten". December is the twelfth month on the Gregorian calendar. This name is used regularly in America, mostly on females.

Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.

Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.

Delorean m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Delorean.

Derrance m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Darence.

Derrence m English (Rare)
A variation of Derren with the -ence suffix.

Dessance m English

Diangelo m English (American), Caribbean
Variant of DeAngelo.

Diodemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), English (American, Archaic)
Latinized form of Diodemos. A known bearer of this name was the American lawyer Diodemus Socrates Dorn (1860–1913), the father of the American textile designer Marion Dorn (1896-1964).

Dionntae m English (Modern)
Variant of Deonte; blend of Dion and Dante.

Domenick m English
Variant of Dominic.

Dominyck m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Dominick, which itself is a variant of Dominic.

Domonick m English (Rare)
Variant of Dominic.

Donatian m English
English form of Donatianus.

Donation m South African, English (Puritan)
From the word donation, meaning "an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution."

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

Donielle f & m African American, English
Unisex variant of Donal, Donald, Donnell, Donelle and other names containing the same sound.

Doniphon m English (American)
Most likely given in reference to any of a few American towns, or the character Tom Doniphon of the 1962 film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance".

Donnelly m English (American), English (Canadian)
Transferred use from the surname Donnelly.

Donnovan m English (Rare)
Variant of Donovan.

Dramaine m English (American, Rare)

Durriken m Romani, English
Means "he who forecasts" in Romani.

Earlbert m English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English elements eorl meaning "nobleman" and berht meaning "bright" or "famous."

Edgerton m English
Transferred use of the surname Edgerton.

Elbridge m English
A personal name of Teutonic origin, popular in various forms throughout Europe during the Middle Ages, meaning "illustrious."

Eldridge m English
From an English surname which was derived from the given name Eldric.

Elgustus m & f English
Bandile

Elkannah m English (Rare)
Variant of Elkanah.

Elladale m English
Possibly used in reference to Elladale Creek in Australia.

Elliotte f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Elliott. American actress Marla Sokoloff (b. 1980) named her first-born daughter this.

Elliston m English
Transferred use of the surname Elliston.

Elsworth m English
Variant of Ellsworth.

Emannuel m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Emmanuel and Emanuel.

Epenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, English (Puritan)
Variant of Epaenetus, which is the latinized form of the Greek name Epainetos.

Erickson m English (Rare), Portuguese (?), Spanish (Philippines)
Transferred use of Erickson as a given name.

Ethanael m English (American)
Likely an invented name, a combination of Ethan and Nathanael

Ethaneal m English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Ethan influenced by Nathanael. Ethaneal was given to 5 boys in 2005 according to the Social Security Administration.

Ethaniel m English
An invented name, likely a combination of Ethan and Nathaniel, or simply an elaboration of Ethan with the Hebrew name suffix -iel.

Ethelwyn m & f English
Derived from the Old English masculine name Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name Ethel... [more]

Ethredge m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Ethredge.

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

Everdeen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Everdeen.

Everhett m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Everett, influenced by Rhett.

Evermore f & m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Evermore.

Evershed m English (British, Rare)
The second given name of the theatre critic James Evershed Agate.

Evidence f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French evidence, which originates from Late Latin evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."

Ezechell m English (Puritan)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Fabulous m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word fabulous.... [more]

Faint-not f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."

Faithful m & f English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Literature, Nigerian
Virtue name meaning "loyal" or "having faith (in God)" that has been in use since the 16th century, initally mostly for boys, later also for girls.... [more]

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

Fare-well m English (Puritan)
See also Live-well.

Farthing m English
Transferred use of the surname Farthing.

Faulkner m English
Transferred use of the surname Faulkner. A famous bearer of the surname was William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet.

Feare-god m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the reverence one must have toward God.

February f & m English (American, Rare)
The 2nd month of the year. ... [more]

Feleaman m English (Puritan)
Variant of Philemon.

Fenimore m English
Transferred use of the surname Fenimore, an English surname which was originally a nickname derived from Old French fin "fine, splendid" and amour "love".

Fidelity m & f English (Puritan)
From the English word fidelity, ultimately from the Latin word fidelis, a derivative of fidere "to trust". This is one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century.

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

Fillmore m English
Variation of the Norman personal name, Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements filu ‘very’ + mari, meri ‘famous’.

Finchley f & m English
The baby girl or baby boy name Finchley means “finch’s clearing” or “finches’ clearing”. Finchley is also the name of a district in London in the UK.

Finnigan m Irish, English (Modern)
Variant of Finnegan.

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

Flournoy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Flournoy.... [more]

Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.

Forester m English
From a surname meaning "keeper of forest" or "forest expert", originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. Could also be considered an elaboration of Forrest and Forest.

Forsaken m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "abandoned; deserted." Name given to 'bastard' children.

Forsythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.

Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]

Foxworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Foxworth

Frankino m English
From English Frank with Italian diminutive "-ino".

Franklen m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Variant of Franklin.

Free-gift m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the free gift of salvation.

Frenchie f & m English
Diminutive of French or a feminine form of French.

Friendly m English (American)
Derived from either the English word friendly or the English surname Friendly.

Gabriell f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle and Gabriel.

Gabrriel m English (African, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel.

Gallager m English (Rare)
Variant of Gallagher.

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

Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.

Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.

Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.

Garrette m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Garrett.

Garriant m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrett.

Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]

Gelasius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Irish (Archaic), English (African, Rare, ?)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]

Geoffery m English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey.

Geremiah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jeremiah.

Germaine m English (Rare)
Variant of Germain.

Gherardi m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gherardi.... [more]

Gilderoy m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Gilroy.

Gillmore m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Giovanno m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant form of Giovanni.

Giovonni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Giovanni.

Glandias m English

Glenford m English Creole, Jamaican Patois, English (American), African American

Glenmore m English (Rare)

Godgiven m English (Canadian, Rare)
Means "God given".

God-helpe m & f English (Puritan)
Variant of God-help.

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"

Godswill m Nigerian, English (African)

Goeffrey m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant of Godfrey or Geoffrey.

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."

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.

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

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

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.'

Grainger m English
Variant of Granger.

Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.

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

Grayling m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).

Greggory m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Greville m English (British)

Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.

Grinling m English (Rare)
Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.

Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.

Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]

Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.

Gulliver m English
Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.

Hadleigh m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hamylton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".

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

Harrigan m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Harrigan.

Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.

Hartford m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the place name Hartford.

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

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Hastings m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hastings.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

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