English Submitted Names

Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.

Generra f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Genesee f & m English
This is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river. Genesee is a corruption of Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".

Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.

Genesse f English (American, Rare)

Genessee m & f Seneca, English
From Seneca fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.

Genester f English

Geneve f English (American), Afrikaans
Variant of Geneva.

Geneveive f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Genevia f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevie.

Genevie f English (American, Archaic), Filipino
Short form of Genevieve.

Genevieva f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, English (Rare)
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Geneviève as well as an English Latinization of Genevieve.

Genevive f English (Rare)
Variant of Geneviève.

Genieve f English (American), Afrikaans

Genine f English
Variant of Janine.

Genivieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.

Gennah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna.

Gennaia f English (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare, Archaic)

Gennalie f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Genna.

Gennesis f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Genesis.

Gennifer f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Jennifer. A famous bearer is the author Gennifer Choldenko.

Genny f English (Modern), Spanish
Diminutive of Genevieve or sometimes Jennifer. ... [more]

Geno m English
Diminutive of Eugene.

Genoa f English (Rare)
From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [more]

Genora f English (Rare)

Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.

Genovia f English (Rare), Romanian (Rare)

Genovova f English
Form of Guenevere

Gensa f English

Gentilla f Italian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Archaic)
Italian variant of Gentila as well as the Dutch, English and Flemish feminine form of Gentilis, most likely via its French feminine forms Gentile and/or Gentille... [more]

Gentle m & f English
Possibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [more]

Gentry m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gentry or simply from the word gentry.

Genubath m Biblical
Genubath, meaning "Stolen," is mentioned in I Kings 11:20 as the son born to Hadad the Edomite and the sister of Queen Tahpenes, Pharaoh's wife.

Genus m English (Rare)

Geo m English (Rare)
Short form or abbreviation for George used as an independent name.

Geoffery m English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey.

Geoffrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Geoffrey.

Geoffry m English (African)
Variant of Geoffrey.

Geofred m English (African, Rare)

Geordan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jordan influenced by George.

Georden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan (compare Geordie).

Geordey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie.

Geordi m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Geordie. Geordi La Forge (male) from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this name.

Geordy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie and Jordy.

Geordyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Jordan (See also Georden and Jordin).

Georga f English
Variant of Georgia.

Georgann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by Ann

Georganna f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgannah f English
Variant of Georgiana.

Georganne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgeann f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.

Georgeanne f English
Combination of George and Anne 1.

Georgella f English

Georgelle f English
A combination of George and Elle (or the suffix -elle).... [more]

Georgena f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina.

Georgenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina modelled on Eugenia.

Georgi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Georgie.

Georgiane f English
Form of Georgiana

Georgiann f English
Combination of George and Ann.

Georgianne f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgianna.

Georgietta f English, Italian
Diminuitive of Georgie or Georgia, influenced by names like Georgette.

Georginna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Georgina,

Gerad m English
A form of Gerard or an alternate form of Jared.

Geraldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine

Geraldene f English (Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Geraldina f Italian, English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, Dutch (Rare)
Cognate of Geraldine.

Geraldyn f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Geraldine.

Geraldyne f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Gerald.

Geralee f English (American, Rare)

Geraleen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geralene.

Geralene f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Geraline f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerbera f English

Gerberta f Dutch, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gerbert

Gercyon m English (Puritan)
Variant of Gershom.

Gereld m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gerald.

Gereldine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Gereld.

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

Geremy m English
Variant of Jeremy.

Gerg m English

Gerica f English (Rare)
Variant of Jerrica.

Gerilyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerilynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gerld m English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Gerald.

Gerldean f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gerldine f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Geraldine.

Germaine m English (Rare)
Variant of Germain.

Germania f German (Bessarabian), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Germana.

Germany f & m English
After the country of Germany in Europe.

Geroldine f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Geraldine.

Gerome m English (Rare)
Variant of Jerome.

Gerran m English (British)

Gerrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Garrick.

Gerrik m English
Variant of Gerrick.

Gerrilyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Geralyn.

Gersome m English (Puritan)
Variant of Gershom.

Gert f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Gertrude.

Gertee m English
Diminutive of Gertrude.

Gertey f English
Diminutive of Gertrude.

Gertha f English
Variant of Gerda 1, perhaps influenced by Bertha.

Gerty f German, English, French
Diminutive of Gertrude and Gertrud.

Gerusha f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Gervas m English
Form of Gervase

Geryce f English (American, Rare)

Gether m Biblical
Genesis 10:23

Getty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.

Geuel m Biblical
Geuel, the son of Machi of the Tribe of Gad, was a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:16.

Geysha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Geisha

Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.

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

Ghillie f & m Scottish, English
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish giolla.

Giabella f English (American)
Combination of Gia and Bella. Giabella was given to 19 girls in 2017.

Gianah f English (American)
American alternate spelling of Gianna.

Giannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gianny f & m English (American, Rare)

Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.

Giavana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Giavanna f English (American, Modern)
American variant of Giovanna.

Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.

Gibb m English
Variant of Gib.

Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.

Gibby m English
Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.

Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.

Gibi m English

Gid m English
Short form of Gideon.

Giddy m English
Diminutive of Gideon.

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gideoni m Biblical
Gideoni was a member of the house of Benjamin according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan.

Gidi m Hebrew, English (Modern)
Diminutive of Gideon.

Gie f English
Diminutive of Giselle.

Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.

Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.

Gifford m English
Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.

Gig m English (Rare)

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Gigi f English
A pet form of Giselle or Gilberte and made popular by the hit musical 'Gigi'

Gilam m English (American, Archaic)

Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.

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

Gill m English (Rare)
Variant of Gil 2.

Gillam m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gilliam.

Gillea f English (Rare)

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilliam m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of William or Gillian.

Gilliana f English (Rare), Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval elaboration of Gillian.

Gillianne f English
Variant of Gillian.

Gillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Jillie or short form of Gillianne.

Gillmore m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Gillon m English (Rare)

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

Gilman m English
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Guillemin, an Old French diminutive of Guillaume (see Gilman).

Gilmor m English
Variant of Gilmore.

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

Gilmour m English
Variant of Gilmore.

Gin f & m English (Modern)
Short form of Virginia, Ginnifer, Ginette and other names containing the 'gin' sound... [more]

Ginafae f Literature, English
Combination of Gina and Fae. The name is used in one of R. A. Salvatore's 'Forgotten Realms' novels.

Ginamy f English
English form of Ginami

Ginelle f English (Rare)

Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Ginetta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gina.

Ginevieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Ginia f English
Short form of Virginia.

Ginifer f English
Variant of Jennifer.

Ginn f English (Rare)

Ginn f English
Different spelling for Jinn (romanized as Djinn and anglicized as Genie) which were invisible or concealed Islamic mythological creatures called upon for protection or magical aid.... [more]

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginnee f English
Diminutive of Ginny.

Ginnette f English
Abbreviation of Virginia.

Ginnifer f English
A variant of Jennifer, originating from Guinevere.

Gioni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gionni.

Giovani m Italian (Archaic), English, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Archaic Italian and English variant of Giovanni as well as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Giovanni.... [more]

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.

Gipsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Gypsy.

Girlie f & m English, Filipino

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

Girtha f English
Variant of Gertha.

Gissell f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Giselle.

Gitty f English (American)

Givanni m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), English
Form of Giovanni.

Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]

Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.

Gizel f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Giselle.

Gizelle f Filipino, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Variant of Giselle.

Gizzelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giselle.

Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".

Glacie f English (Modern)
Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".

Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.

Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.

Gladene f English (Rare)

Glades f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.

Gladies f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).

Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.

Gladisse f English (African), Afrikaans, Haitian Creole
Variant of Gladys.

Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.

Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.

Gladyce f English (American)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle

Glandias m English

Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.

Glena f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenna.

Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.

Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]

Glendarryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names Glen and Darryl.

Glendaryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names "Glen" and "Daryl".

Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.

Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.

Glendon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glendon.

Glendy f English
Possibly a diminutive of Glenda... [more]

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

Gleniss m English

Glenita f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Glenn.

Glenmore m English (Rare)

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glenne f English
Feminine variant of Glenn.... [more]

Glennette f English (American)
Feminine form of Glenn.

Glennita f English (American)
Combination of the name Glenn with the originally Spanish female diminutive ending -ITA.... [more]

Glennon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glennon.

Glenola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Glen.

Glenroy m Jamaican Patois, English
Combination of Glen and Roy.

Glenyce f English
Variant of Glenys.

Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.

Glesca f English

Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".

Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.

Glori f English (Rare)
Variant of Glory.

Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.

Gloriette f English
From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.

Glorine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Gloria.

Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.

Gloryanne f English (Rare)
Combined from Glory and Anne 1.

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

Glow f & m English
From English glow, Old English glōwan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gloeien and German glühen.

Gloyd m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of "Lloyd".

Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).

Glyndon m English
Variant spelling of Glendon or transferred use of the surname Glyndon.

Glyne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Glynette f English
Feminine form of Glyn influenced by the name Lynette.

Glynne m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Glyn.

Glynnis f Welsh, English
Variant of Glynis.

God m American (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Godfrey or possibly directly from the English word.

Goddess f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word goddess meaning "female god".

Godfred m English (African)
Variant of Godfrey. This is currently predominant in Ghana.... [more]

Godfridus m English
Form of Godfrey.

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

God-help m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to a prayer for help if the life of the child or mother was endangered.

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

Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.

Godlove m English (American, Archaic)
English translation of German Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [more]

Godly f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to being in a state of grace, i.e. "godly."

Godlye m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "religious or pious."

Godolphin m English (British, Rare)
Transferred usage of a Cornish aristocratic surname.

God-reward m English (Puritan)

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)

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godwyn m English
Variant of Godwin.

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

Goff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Short form of Godfrey and Goffrey/Geoffrey.

Goffrey m Old Norman, English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey. Also compare Joffrey.

Gog m Biblical, Muslim
See also Gogmagog.

Golden m & f English, Romani (Archaic)
Either from the English word golden (from Old English gyldan "made of gold") or the surname Golden, originally given as a nickname to someone with blond hair... [more]

Goldi f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1.

Goldia f English (American)
Elaboration of Goldie 1.

Goldie m English
Diminutive of Golden, Golding and other names that begin with Gold-.

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

Goldy f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1

Goldyn f English
Feminine variant of Golden.

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]

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."

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.

Gordan m English (Modern)
Variant of Gordon.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorgeous f English
Meaning, "beautiful, attractive, very pleasant."

Gorham m English
From the surname

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

Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.

Gould m English (American)
Transferred the surname Gould.

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).

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

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

Graceann f English
Combination of Grace and Ann.

Graceanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.

Graceanne f English
Combination of Grace and Anne 1.

Gracee f English
Variant of Gracie.

Graceful f English (Puritan)
The physical characteristic of displaying "pretty agility", in the form of elegant movement, poise, or balance. The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning "pleasing."

Gracela f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gracella.

Graceland f English
Inspired by the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenessee, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley and named after the original owner's daughter Grace.

Gracelee f English
Grace with -lee.

Graceleigh f English (American)

Gracella f Indonesian, Dutch, English (American, Rare)
Blend of Grace and Ella 2.