English Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is English.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gracemary f English
A combination of Grace and Mary.
Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
Gracette f English
Diminutive of Grace.
Gracey f English
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.
Graceyn f English
Feminine variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.
Graci f English (Modern)
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.
Graciemae f English
Combination of Gracie and Mae.
Gracilla f English
Derived from Grace
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.'
Gracy f English
Variant of Gracie.
Graig m English
Variant of Greg
Grainger m English
Variant of Granger.
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.
Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.
Granite m English (Rare)
From the English word referring to a type of rock.
Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.
Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.
Grantly m English
Transferred used of the surname Grantly.
Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.
Grassina f English (Rare)
Rare English name. May be a feminine variant of Gratian from the Roman Gratianus, meaning "grace" from the Latin gratus.... [more]
Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.
Graven m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.
Graves m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Graves.
Gravity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word gravity, ultimately deriving from Latin gravitatem (nominative gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure". This name was used by American models Lucky Blue Smith and Stormi Bree Henley for their daughter born 2017.
Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.
Graydon m English
Means 'gray hill' in English. Comes from gray, as in the color, and 'don' which means hill.
Graylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the popular phonetic elements gray and lee, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Hayley, Kaylee, Bailey and Gracie... [more]
Graylin m & f English
This name means "gray-haired person" ... [more]
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).
Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn
Graylynn f English
Combination of Gray and Lynn.
Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.
Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.
Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.
Greene m English
Variant of Green.
Greenie m & f English
Diminutive form of Green
Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.
Greenleaf m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenleaf.
Greenlee f English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Greenlee.
Greenly f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Greenly. A notable bearer is one of Jane's three friends from the Disney TV series "Legend of Tarzan".
Greenwood m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the surname Greenwood. A famous bearer was Greenwood LeFlore (1800-1865), chief of the Choctaw Nation.
Gregge m English
Short form of Gregory.
Greggie m & f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Gregory or Gregoria.
Grethel f English (Rare), Estonian, Literature
English and Estonian variant of Gretel. Grethel is the main character in Grimm's fairy tails 'Hansel and Grethel' and 'Clever Grethel'.
Greyleigh f & m English (American)
A combination of the names Grey and Leigh.
Greyor m English (American, Modern)
As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.
Greysyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Greyson sometimes used as a feminine form.
Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.
Grif m English
Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.
Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.
Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.
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.
Grit m English
Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.
Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".
Gryffin m English
Variant of Griffin.
Gryphon m English
Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).
Guel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Geuel 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.
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.
Guiana f English (Modern), Medieval French, Occitan, Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Guyenne, an occasional Occitan corruption of Aquitaine. Guiana is also sometimes a spelling for the country of Guyana in South America.
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.
Gulielma f English (Archaic), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gulielmus, the Latin form of William, as well as a rare Italian variant of Guglielma... [more]
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.
Gundulf m Germanic, English
Means "wolf of war", derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." A bearer of this name was Gundulf of Rochester, who lived in the first half of the Middle Ages.
Guni m Biblical
Guni was a son of Naphtali according to Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:48. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Guppy m English (Rare)
From the fish.
Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.
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]
Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.
Gussy f English (American, Archaic), German (Archaic)
English diminutive of Augusta and German diminutive of Auguste 2. Gussy Holl (22 February 1888 – 16 July 1966) was a German actress and singer... [more]
Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.
Gustie f English
Diminutive of Augusta.
Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.
Guyleen f English (American, Rare)
Seemingly a feminized form of Guy using the popular feminine name suffix leen, unless a variation of Guylene.
Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.
Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."
Gwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.
Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.
Gwendolynette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gwendolyn with the suffix -ette.
Gwendora f English
Possibly a blend of Gwendolen and Glendora. Very seldom encountered, it has been used from at least 1901, when a baby of this name was registered in England, one of several registered in the opening years of the 20th century... [more]
Gwendy f English
Diminutive of Gwendolyn.
Gwenette f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen, using the suffix -ette.
Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.
Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.
Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.
Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]
Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.
Gwenny f English
Diminutive of Gwyneth.
Gwyda f English
Meaning and origin uncertain. A famous bearer was Gwyda DonHowe, an American stage and screen actress.
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.
Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.
Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]
Haahashtari m Biblical
Haahashtari was one of the sons of Naarah (1 Chronicles 4:6)
Habazziniah m Biblical
Habazziniah was the head of a family of Rechabites (Jeremiah 35:3)
Habren f English (British, Archaic)
Habren is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her stepmother Gwendolen. Also known as Hafren.
Hadadezer m Biblical
According to I Kings 11:23, Hadadezer, meaning "Hadad Helps," was king of Zobah.
Haddad m Biblical
Haddad the Edomite was an adversary of Solomon (I Kings 10:14)
Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.
Hade m English
Short form of Hayden.
Hadelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Hadley with Adelyn or Madelyn, possibly inspired by the medieval name Hadelinde.
Hadlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadley with the suffix -a.
Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.
Hadriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern)
Form of Adriel 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.
Hadron m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from "Hadrian".
Haelee f English
Variant of Hayley.
Haeley f English
Variant of Hayley.
Haeli f English
Diminutive of Hayley.
Haelly f Various, English
Transferred use of the surname Haelly or variant of Haley.
Haggaia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Haggai.
Haggas m English (Puritan)
Puritanical variation of Haggai.
Haggi m Biblical
Haggi was a son of Gad according to Genesis 46:16 and Numbers 26:15. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]
Haiden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayden, probably altered due to the influence of Aiden (which has been, in America, the most popular spelling - i.e., more so than Aidan).
Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.
Haile f English
Variant of Hayley.
Haili f English
Variant of Hayley.
Hailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Hailey and Lyn.
Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.
Haise m Japanese, English
琲 means “String of pearls” and 世 “World”.... [more]
Haisley f English (Modern)
Probably a blend of Hayley and Paisley. It is pronounced identically to Haseley, an English surname that was originally derived from place names meaning "hazel tree clearing", from a combination of Old English hæsel and leah.
Haislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Haisley and the popular name suffix lyn. Also compare Hazelynn.
Haiti f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Caribbean country.
Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven
Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".
Hakkoz m Biblical
Hakkoz is the name of two or three biblical individuals.
Halaina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena, the spelling possibly influenced by Alaina.
Halee f English
Variant of Hayley.
Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.
Halicia f English
Alternate spelling of Alice
Halie f English
Variant of Hallie or Hayley.
Halinda f English
Combination of Ha (from names like Hannah or Hayley) and Linda
Hallee f English
Variant of Hallie.
Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."
Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.
Halli f English
Variant of Hallie.
Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.
Hally f English
Variant of Hallie.
Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.
Hallye f English
A variant spelling of Hallie.
Halsey m & f English
From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).
Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.
Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]
Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.
Hammedatha m Biblical
Hammedatha was an Agagite and the father of Haman.
Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.
Hammish m Biblical, Scottish
Variant form of the name Hamish... [more]
Hammy m English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.
Hamor m Biblical
Hamor was the father of Shechem. Shechem defiled Dinah according to Genesis 34.
Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.
Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.
Hamuel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Hammuel 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.
Hamul m Biblical
Hamul was a son of Pharez of the Tribe of Judah according to Genesis 46:12 and Numbers 26:21. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
Han f English
Short form of Hannah.
Hanah f English
Variant of Hannah.
Hanameel m Biblical
Hanameel, meaning "rest from God," a cousin of Jeremiah from whom the latter bought property. Jeremiah 32:7ff.
Hanania f Biblical (Rare)
Feminine form of Hananiah.
Handforth f English (Puritan)
Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant Handford.
Handi m English
Variant of Handy.
Handmaid f English (Puritan)
Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.
Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".
Handy m English
From a nickname for a useful person
Haniel m Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Brazilian
Variant of Hanniel used in the King James Version of 1 Chronicles 7:39, where it belongs to one of the sons of Ulla "and a prince and hero of the tribe of Asher"... [more]
Hanley m & f English, Caribbean
Derived from the surname Hanley.
Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.
Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.
Hann f English
Alternative form for Ann.
Hannabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Beth.
Hannahette f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and popular suffix -ette.
Hannahlee f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lee.
Hannalei f English (Modern, Rare)
Very rare elaboration of Hannah.
Hanniel m Biblical
Means "grace of God" in Hebrew, the first element from the stem of hanan "he was gracious, showed favour" (compare Hannah, Hannibal, John)... [more]
Hannora f English (Rare)
Variant of Hanora influenced by Hannah.