GelumRomanian Gelou is portrayed as 'some Vlach' (originally 'quidam Blacus', Vlach and Blacus meaning 'Romanian') being a leader of the Vlachs in Transylvania, and having his capital at Doboka. He was said to be defeated by the warriors of the Magyar chieftain Töhötöm.... [more]
GeonmKorean From Sino-Korean 建 (geon) meaning "to construct", 健 (geon) meaning "strong", 虔 (geon) meaning "respect" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
GerimNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse gjarn "greedy", which is related to Gothic gairns (see Adalgern). In Norse mythology, Geri is the name of one of Odin's two wolves... [more]
GerymGerman Diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element ger meaning "spear", such as Gerald and Gerhard... [more]
GeşafKurdish From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, brilliant, shining".
GesafFrisian, Low German, German, Old Swedish Originally a Low German short form of names beginning with either of the Old High German elements gêr meaning "spear" (especially Gertrud) or gisil "pledge, hostage" (compare Giselle), this name is now generally considered a short form of Gertrud.
GeşêfKurdish From Kurdish geş meaning "bright, shining".
GetamAncient Roman Ancient Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Ancient Greek word Γέται (Gétai), A Dacian tribe inhabiting the regions of the lower Danube. This was the cognomen of Caracalla's brother, Publius Septimius Geta, who was murdered by a Praetorian Guard under the orders of Caracalla.
Gillm & fPunjabi This name derives from the Jatt tribe. All members of the Gill tribe will traditionally add Gill as their surname. This Jatt tribe can be found throughout the historic Punjab region and the regions bordering Punjab... [more]
GinefMedieval Baltic Recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A derivation from Old Prussian ginnis "friend" and a short form of Georgine have been suggested.
GinnfEnglish 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]
GisomFrankish, German (Rare), Medieval English Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza meaning "arrow". It is also used in modern German as a short form of names that begin with Gis- such as Gisbert... [more]
GitafYiddish A Polish-Yiddish spelling of Guta, sometimes it is slavicized to Dobra
Gitam & fJapanese From 岐 (gi) meaning “high, majestic”, and 太 (ta) meaning “thick, big, great”, 田 (ta) meaning “field, rice paddy”, 多 (ta) meaning “many”, or 大 (ta) meaning “big, great, vast, high”.
GizomGeorgian Although it has occasionally been used as a short form of Gaioz and Tengiz, this name is typically used as an independent name, of which the meaning and linguistic origin is uncertain... [more]
GormmDanish, Old Danish, Norwegian Danish form of Guðþorm. Gorm the Old (also known as Guðrum and Guthrum) was the first christened king of Denmark. He took the name Æthelstan when he converted to Christianity in 878.
GotimOld Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.
GoumfKorean (Modern, Rare) From the verbal noun of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft."
Gounf & mKorean (Modern) From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
GrifmEnglish Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.
Gudem & fSwedish Variant of Gautr or diminutive of names containing the element gud ("god" or "good").
GudefLow German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic Low German short form of names that contain either the element god- "god" or guth- (Old High German gund) "war; fight".... [more]
GuelmBiblical, 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.
GuiafItalian (Rare) Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Guido, a variant of Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name Guía.
Gujam & fGeorgian Short form of Elguja for men. The meaning of Guja as a feminine name is unknown, and it appears that the name is no longer used on women.
Gu-jifKorean, History Meaning unknown. Yi Gu-ji (d. 1489) was a Joseon-dynasty princess, writer, artist and poet who was executed for having an affair with a slave.
GulîfKurdish Means "plait" or "branch" in Kurdish.
Gulof & mGeorgian Short form of given names that contain the Georgian element გული (guli) meaning "heart" or the Middle Persian element gul meaning "flower, rose".... [more]
GulōfBalochi Diminutive for names containing the element gul.
GunafLatvian Derived from Latvian guns / uguns "fire, flame". This name was used by Latvian poet and playwright Aspazija in her play Sidraba šėidrauts.
GunamTamil Mostly used by Tamil people based in South India, Malaysia and Singapore.
Gurom & fGeorgian Short form of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. In some cases, there might possibly also be a connection with the Laz and Mingrelian noun გური (guri) meaning "heart".... [more]
GurumIndian Derived from Sanskrit गुरु (guru) meaning "instructor, teacher, tutor" (noun) or "grave, heavy" (adjective).
GwrimWelsh Mythology Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.
GwylfArthurian Cycle One of Arthur’s three mistresses, according to the Welsh Triad 57.... [more]