English Submitted Names

Gaylene f English, English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Gayle using the common name suffix lene.

Gaylyn f English
Variant of Galyn. Also a combination of Gay and Lyn.

Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Gaylynne f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gaylyn.

Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".

Gayne m English

Gaynel f English
Variant of Gaynell.

Gaynell f English
Combination of Gay and Nell.

Gaynelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Gaynell.

Gazella f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the animal gazelle whose name is ultimately derived from Arabic ghazal.... [more]

Gazez m Biblical
Means "shearer."

Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.

Geana f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Geanette f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanette.

Geanine f English (Rare)
Variant of Jeanine.

Geanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Gina.

Gearld m English
Variant of Gerald.

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

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

Gearldine f English
Variant of Geraldine.

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

Geber m Biblical
Geber, meaning "He-man," son of Uri, was one of King Solomon's regional administrators; his territory was Gilead. (First Kings 4:19)

Ged m English
Diminutive of Gerard.

Geddiel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Gaddiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Gee m & f English
Nickname for names beginning with the letter G

Geff m English
Variant of Geoff.

Gehazi m Biblical
From Hebrew גֵּיחֲזִי (Gēḥăzī) meaning "valley of vision", from Hebrew גיא (gáy) "valley, gorge, ravine" and חָזוֹן (khazón) "vision"... [more]

Geisha f English (American, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese word geisha "geisha".

Gel f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Angelica and other names with the element.

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]

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

Gelsie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gelsey.

Gem f English
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".

Gemalli m Biblical
Gemalli of the house of Dan was the father of Ammiel, a scout sent to Canaan prior to the crossing of the Jordan River according to Numbers 13:4.

Gemelle f English (Rare)
From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.

Gemily f English
Portmanteau name combining Gem and Emily

Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.

Gemina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English
Italian form of Jemina.

Geminy m English (American)

Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.

Gemmie f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.

Gemyel m English (Rare)

Gen f English
Diminutive of Genevieve or any name beginning with Gen.

Gena f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Eugenia.

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

Gene f English (Rare)
Variant of Jean 2.

Genean f English
Variant of Janine.

Genee f English (Rare)

Geneen f English
Variant of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.... [more]

Genell f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jenelle.

Genella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Janella.

Genelle f English
Variant of Jenelle.

Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.

General m English
After the rank in the military

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 contracted form of Gerard or a variant spelling 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.

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
Diminutive of Glenda.

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.

Glorya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gloria.

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".