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This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Semitic; and the first letter is G.
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Gaafar m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic جعفر (see Jafar).
Gabai m Hebrew, Jewish
Derived from a Jewish term used for an assistant at a synagogue, a charity collector and literally a collector of dues. It comes from the Hebrew roots ג-ב-ה (g-b-h) referred to the meaning "height".
Gabbi-ina-qātē f Babylonian
Means "In the hands (of the gods) is totality", deriving from the Akkadian element kalû ("totality, all").
Gadana m Mandaean
Means "fortunate" in Mandaic.
Gadeer f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غدير (see Ghadir).
Gadi m Hebrew
Diminutive of Gad.
Gadir f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غدير (see Ghadir).
Gafna m & f Hebrew
Means "vine"
Ġakbu m Maltese
Maltese form of Jacob and James (via Italian Giacobo).
Ġakmu m Maltese
Maltese form of James.
Ġakobb m Maltese
Maltese form of Jacob (via Italian Giacobbe).
Galaf m Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Arabic
Judeo-Spanish form of Arabic Halif.
Galib m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "winner, victor" in Arabic.
Galila f Hebrew (Rare)
Derived from the place name Galil גליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [more]
Galor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gal 1 means "wave" and the name Or means "light".
Galya f Hebrew
Variant of Galia.
Gamal El-Din m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Jamal ad-Din chiefly used in Egypt.
Ġamri m Maltese
The shortened version of Ġwanni Marija.
Ġan m Maltese
Maltese form of Giovanni.
Ġanni m Maltese
Variant of Ġwanni.
Ganni m Assyrian (Rare)
Name honors Chaldean martyr, Father Ragheed Ganni from Iraq. Soon to be a Catholic saint.... [more]
Ġannina f Maltese
Feminine form of Ġanni.
Gashaw m Amharic
Means "the shield" in Amharic.
Gavi m & f Hebrew
Short form of Gavriel or Gavrielle.
Gavri m Hebrew
Means "manly / my man" in Hebrew, also a diminutive for Gavriel
Gavriela f Greek, Hebrew
Hebrew feminine form of Gabriel. It is rarely used as Greek female form of Gavriil.
Gavriella f Jewish, Greek, Hebrew
Feminine form of Gavriel.
Gavrielle f Hebrew, Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Gavriel.
Gaya f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "end, goal" in Arabic.
Gaya f Hebrew
Hebrew form of Gaia.
Gaylor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), American
Variant of Galor or from an English occupational surname meaning "jailer".
Gazali m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالي (see Ghazali), as well as an Indonesian variant.
Geber m Arabic (Latinized)
Latinate form of Jabir.
Gebire’liwa f Amharic
Alternate transcription of Gebre’elwa.
Gebre m Ethiopian, Ge'ez
Means "servant" in Ge'ez.
Gebre’elwa f Amharic
Amharic feminine form of Gabriel.
Gebregziabher m Ge'ez, Tigrinya
Means "servant of God" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and እግዚአብሔር (ʾəgziʾäbḥer), a Ge'ez translation of God, from Ge'ez እግዚእ (ʾəgziʾ) "lord" and ብሔር (bəḥer) “world, region”
Gebrehiwot m Ge'ez, Amharic
Combination of Gebre and Hiwot.
Gebre-medhin m Ge'ez
Means "servant of the saviour" in Ge'ez.
Gebre-selam m Ge'ez
Means "servant of peace" in Ge'ez.
Gebreselassie m Ge'ez, Amharic
Means "servant of the Trinity" in Ge'ez, from Ge'ez ገብረ (gäbrä) "servant" and ሥላሴ "Trinity", referencing to the Holy Trinity, from selse "threeness".
Gebre-tsadik m Ge'ez
Means "servant of the righteous" in Ge'ez.
Gebru m Tigrinya, Ge'ez
Variant of Gebre often seen in Tigrinya.
Geffen f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Gefen.
Gehad m & f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic جهاد (see Jihad), also used as a feminine name. This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Gejta f Maltese
Short form of Gejtana.
Gejtana f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Gejtanu.
Gejtanu m Maltese
Maltese form of Gaetano.
Gejtu m Maltese
Short form of Gejtanu.
Gelagile m Amharic
Means "I have reconciled" in Amharic.
Geleta m & f Amharic
Geleta is Amharic in origin & means 'revealed'.
Genat f Amharic
Means "heaven" in Amharic.
Ġennaru m Maltese
Maltese form of Januarius.
Gerar m & f Ancient Hebrew
Also Gerara, (LXX). Name of the land in which Abimelech dwelt. Genesis 20:2.
Ġeremija m Maltese
Maltese form of Jeremiah.
Geri m Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of Gershom.
Gersom m Dutch, Hebrew (?)
Dutch form of Gershom.
Gery m Hebrew
a pet name for Gershon.
Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]
Gesher f & m Hebrew
Means "bridge" in Hebrew.
Getachew m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "their lord", from Amharic ጌታ (géta) "Lord (Jesus), master".
Getaneh m Amharic
Means "you are a lord" in Amharic.
Gete f Amharic
Short form of Getenesh.
Geulah f Hebrew
Variant of Geula, meaning "redemption". Geulah Cohen was an Israeli politician and activist.
Geut f Hebrew
Means "tide" in Hebrew.
Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.
Gewargis m Assyrian
Syriac form of George.
Ghaanim m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ghanem, only found in Maldives.
Ghaaniyah f Arabic
Means "beautiful".
Għabdija m Maltese
Maltese form of Obadiah.
Ghadah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غادة (see Ghada).
Ghadeer f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غدير (see Ghadir).
Ghaffar m Arabic, Muslim
Derived from the Arabic roots root غ-ف-ر‎ (ḡ-f-r) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Al-Ghaffar is one of the 99 Names of Allah and means "the repeatedly forgiving; absolute forgiver; pardoner; condoner; He who is ready to pardon and forgive".
Ghafir m Arabic
Derived from Arabic غفر (gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare Ghafur, which is closely related.
Ghafira f Arabic
Feminine form of Ghafir.
Ghafoor m Arabic, Urdu, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفور (see Ghafur), as well as the usual Urdu and Dari Persian form.
Ghafour m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفور (see Ghafur), as well as the usual Persian form.
Ghafran m Arabic
Possibly a variant of Ghaffar.
Ghafur m Arabic, Tajik
Means "forgiving" in Arabic, derived from the root غفر (ghafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". In Islamic tradition الغفور (al-Ghafur) is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Ghaibullah m Arabic, Afghan
Derived from the Arabic noun غيب (ghaib) meaning "absence, the unseen, that what is hidden or concealed" combined with the Arabic noun الله (Allah) meaning "God" (see Allah).
Ghaith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).
Ghaleb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Ghalib.
Ghali m & f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic غَالِي (ḡālī) meaning "expensive, dear, precious" (see Ghaliya).
Ghalia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).
Ghaliah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).
Ghaliyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غالية (see Ghaliya).
Għamos m Maltese
Maltese form of Amos.
Ghamzeh f Pashto, Arabic
Possibly borrowed from Arabic غَمْزة‎ (ġamza) meaning "wink".
Ghanem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غانم (see Ghanim).
Ghani m Arabic
Meaning “Rich” or “Prosperous” in Arabic. Parents give this name to their children in hope for them to be rich in knowledge and spirituality.
Ghania f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic غني (ghaniyy) meaning "rich, wealthy, prosperous".
Ghanim m Arabic
Means "gainer, winner" in Arabic, derived from the root غنم (ghanima) meaning "to make a profit, to make booty, to obtain".
Ghanima f Arabic
Means "trophy, prize, gain, profit" in Arabic, from the root غنم (ghanīma) meaning "to make booty, to pillage".
Ghaniya f Arabic
Feminine form of Ghani
Ghareeb m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غريب (see Gharib).
Gharib m Arabic
Means "rare, amazing, extraordinary" or "foreigner, stranger" in Arabic, from the root غرب (gharuba) meaning "to be strange, to be odd".
Ghasaq f Arabic
“Means dusk,the darkness stage it appear after twilight “
Ghaya f Arabic
Means "goal, end" in Arabic
Ghayth al-Din m Arabic
Means "rain of the religion" in Arabic, from غياث (ghiyath) meaning "rain" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith"
Ghazala f Arabic, Urdu
Means "gazelle" in Arabic.
Ghazalah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالة (see Ghazala).
Ghazali m Arabic, Malay
From the name of 11th-century Islamic scholar philosopher, theologian and mystic Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. His name may have been derived from Arabic غزل (ghazala) meaning "to spin, to whirl", referencing his father's occupation as a weaver, or from the name of a village called Ghazalah in present-day Iran.
Ghazaly m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic غزالي (see Ghazali), as well as a Malay variant.
Ghazi m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Means "warrior, conqueror, raider" in Arabic, from the root غزا (ghazā) meaning "to raid, to wage war against, to attack".
Ghazwa f Arabic
From the Arabic غَزْوَة (ḡazwa) meaning "raid, attack", sometimes also referring to the expeditions of Muhammad.
Ghebreyesus m Amharic
Means "servant of Jesus" in Amharic. A notable bearer of this name is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Gheed f Arabic
This name means the beautiful woman of the heavens.
Gheith m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic غيث (see Ghayth).
Ghias-ad-din m Arabic, Medieval Turkic, History
Ghias ad-Din (born circa 1206; date of death unknown but possibly circa 1226) was a prince of the Sultanate of Rum (now part of Turkey) who became king consort of Georgia through his marriage to Queen Rusudan.
Ghil'ad m Hebrew
Variant of Gilad. Ghil'ad Zuckermann (1971-) is an Israeli-born language revivalist and linguist.
Ghimd m Arabic
From the word غِمْد, meaning "Sheath".
Ghita f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Of unknown meaning.
Ghiwarghis m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Georgios (see George). It is given among Eastern Christians to honouring Saint George.
Ghizlane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic غزلان (ghizlan) meaning "gazelles", the plural of غزال (ghazal).
Gibeah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Old Testament in Hosea 5:8. Meaning Unknown.
Giddel m Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew name meaning "to grow"
Gila f Hebrew
Variant of Gilah.
Gilanei f Hebrew
Means "blossom; love of life" in Hebrew.
Gilgal m Hebrew (Archaic)
"Galgalatokai of the Twelve Stones") is the name of one or more places in the Hebrew Bible. ...... [more]
Gilil f American, Hebrew
Meaning unknown.
Ġiljan m Maltese
Maltese form of Julian.
Gill m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Gil 3, used as a unisex name.
Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.
Gilly f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Modern form of Gili.
Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".
Gily f & m Hebrew
Variant of Gili.
Giora m Hebrew
Means "proselyte, convert to Judaism" in Aramaic. Simon bar Giora was a Jewish military leader in the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE) whose father may have been a Gentile converted to Judaism.
Giorgis m Eastern African, Amharic, Greek (Rare)
Form of George used in Ethiopia, as well as a Greek variant of Georgios.
Girgor m Maltese
Maltese form of Gregory.
Gitit f Hebrew
The word Gitit has several meanings-... [more]
Giyorgis m Amharic
Amharic form of George.
Ġiżimin f Maltese
Maltese form of Jasmine.
Glimina f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Glimina Chakor (b. 1976), who is of Moroccan descent.
Ġlormu m Maltese
Maltese form of Jerome via Italian Girolamo and Gerolamo.
Godolias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Gedaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Ġoel m Maltese
Maltese form of Joel.
Golan m Hebrew
From the name of the Golan Heights, a region (currently) in the north of Israel. Originally used as a place name in the Bible.... [more]
Gome m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "papyrus" in Hebrew.
Ġona m Maltese
Maltese form of Jonas 2.
Gonen m Hebrew
Means "defender" in Hebrew.
Goni m & f Hebrew
Possibly taken from the word gavan (גוון) which means "tone" or "shade (of a color)" in Hebrew.
Gorfu m Amharic
Means "flood" in Amharic.
Goshu m Amharic
Means "buffalo" in Amharic.
Gotholia f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Gotholias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Gothoniel m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Othniel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Gotonyal m Amharic
Amharic form of Othniel.
Ġovanna f Maltese
Maltese form of Joanna.
Ġovanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John (via Italian Giovanni).
Ġożwè m Maltese
Maltese form of Joshua.
Graci m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Carried over from surrounding Latin countries to, particularly Algeria during the "reconquista" of the Moors. Possibly the diminutive form of the surname Garcia, which is a common occurrence to reverse given names with family names in Latinize Arabic countries (ex; Malta, Lebanon, ect.).
Grazzja f Maltese (Rare)
Directly taken from Maltese grazzja "grace" as well as the Maltese form of Gratia.
Grazzju m Maltese
Maltese form of Gratius.
Ġuda m Maltese
Maltese form of Judah.
Gudeta m Amharic
Means "obligation" in Amharic.
Gudit f Eastern African, Ge'ez
Ge'ez form of Judith.... [more]
Ġuditta f Maltese
Maltese form of Judith.
Guenet m & f Amharic
Means "paradise" or "garden" in Amharic.
Gufran f & m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic غفران (see Ghufran), as well as the Indonesian form (typically only masculine).
Gulema f Amharic
Means “he who helps, helper” in Amharic.
Ġuljetta f Maltese
Maltese form of Juliet.
Gulraiz m Arabic
From the words “gul” meaning “flower, rose” and “raiz” which means “respected, esteemed”.
Gur m Hebrew
Means "cub" or "puppy" in Hebrew.
Gurit f Hebrew
Etymology uncertain, possibly a Hebrew form of Gert.
Ġustinu m Maltese (Rare)
Maltese form of Justin.
Ġuża f Maltese
Diminutive of Ġużeppa.
Ġużè m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.
Ġużeppa f Maltese
Feminine form of Ġużeppi.
Ġużeppi m Maltese
Maltese form of Joseph.
Ġużeppina f Maltese
Maltese form of Josephine.
Ġużi m Maltese
Short form of Ġużeppi.
Gvira f Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
Ġwanni m Maltese
Maltese form of John.