GígjafIcelandic Modern adoption of an Old Norse byname meaning "fiddle, violin" in Icelandic (a poetic term), from Old Norse gígja (which relates to (and perhaps derives from) Middle Low German gīge).
Gi-hunmKorean From the Sino-Korean word 氣 (gi) meaning "energy; qi" or 旗 (gi) meaning "flag; banner" combined with 訓 (hun) meaning "teaching".... [more]
GillimOld Norse, Faroese Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this an Old Norse adoption of Gaelic names containing the element gille "servant". Others see it as an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element geirr "spear", and yet others consider it an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element gísl meaning "hostage, pledge" or "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)".
GillimRomansh Variant of Gelli, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
GillomItalian Italian Hypocoristic variant of Egidio or Gilberto, famous bearers are Gillo Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) an art critic and Gillo Pontecorvo (19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) an Italian filmmaker.
GilnomManx (Archaic) Derived from the Manx phrase Guilley ny Noo with the intended meaning of "servant of the Saints" (ultimately from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and noo "saint").
GimlémNorse Mythology Possibly means "place protected by fire". In Norse mythology this is a hall covered with gold where mankind will live after Ragnarǫk.
GimlimNorse Mythology, Literature In Norse Mythology, was a place where the survivors of Ragnarok were to live, meaning "highest heaven" or "lee of flames". ... [more]
Gi-nammKorean From Sino-Korean 起 (gi) "rise, stand up; go up; begin", 旗 (gi) "banner, flag" or 氣 (gi) "life force" combined with 南 (nam) "south" or 男 (nam) "male, man".
GinjimJapanese From 欣 (gin) meaning "to rejoice, take pleasure in" combined with 治 (ji) meaning "to govern, to rule". Other kanji combinations can be used.
GinkofJapanese Derived from the Japanese kanji 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" or 吟 (gin) meaning "to sing, to recite" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".... [more]
GintafLatvian Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of Gints, a feminine form of Gintars and a purely phonetic coinage... [more]
GintsmLatvian Latvian short form of borrowed Lithuanian names that begin with the element Gint-, such as Gintaras and Gintautas.
GioramHebrew 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.
Giulif & mGeorgian For women, this name is the Georgian form of the Turkish name Gül. For men, this name might possibly be a variant of Zhiuli.... [more]
GiunamGeorgian (Rare) Diminutive of Givi, as this name contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Givenf & mEnglish (Puritan), African From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
GlevafCatalan (Rare) Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]
GlinifIndian (Christian), Malayalam An uncommon Indian (Christian) Name, used mostly by St Thomas Christians. Also known as the name of Malayalam actress Gopika’s younger sister.
GlissfPopular Culture The name of one of the frost-fairies from the movie “Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings”. Presumably taken from the word “glisten”.
GlitafLatvian (Rare) Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."
GlóðfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.
GlückfMedieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic) Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
GlúmrmOld Norse From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).
GlwysfWelsh From the welsh "glwys", meaning "pure" or "holy".
GodotmTheatre Probably derived from the French surname Godeau. This was the name of the main protagonist in the play 'Waiting for Godot' by Samuel Beckett, a man who, as the title suggests, two men are waiting for, but never arrives.
GodwimMedieval English Derived from Old English god meaning "god, deity" and Old English wig meaning "war, battle".
GoelefFlemish Contraction of Goedele. Notable bearers of this name include the Flemish actresses Goele Derick (b. 1962) and Goele De Raedt (b. 1978).
Go-eunfKorean From Sino-Korean 高恩 (go-eun) meaning "great favour, deep kindness," also written with other hanja, such as 㚖 (go) meaning "gloss, lustre," 告 (go) meaning "informing," 考 (go) meaning "thought," 銀 (eun) meaning "silver" or 誾 (eun) meaning "mild, temperate; amicable."... [more]
GolfofGreek Greek name which is said to mean "talisman", possibly related to the Middle Greek word ἐγκόλπιον (enkolpion) referring to a medallion bearing an icon that is worn by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and meaning literally "on the bosom" from ἐν (en) "in, on" and κόλπος (kolpos) "bosom".
Gombom & fMongolian From Tibetan མགོན་པོ (mgon po) meaning "protector, guardian, benefactor". See Gonpo.
GomezmMedieval Spanish, Popular Culture Spanish form of Gomes. This is the name of Gomez Addams, the patriarch of the Addams Family, featured in comics, on TV, and in film.
GonetmMedieval Occitan, Occitan, Medieval French The name Gonet is of uncertain origin, though its documented historical usage is firmly rooted in the Occitan-speaking regions during the medieval and early modern periods. It is recorded in Briançon, a town within the Escartons Republic in the Dauphiné Alps, where Gonet Peiron (in French: Gonnet Peyron) served as the first consul of Briançon during the 1462-63 election... [more]
GonpomTibetan Means "protector, guardian, benefactor" in Tibetan.
GorgofAncient Greek, History Most likely derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility"... [more]
GoronmCornish Said to be derived from Proto-Celtic *kawaro- "hero, champion" (compare Breton kaour, Welsh cawr "giant, champion"). Saint Goron or Goronus is the patron saint of St Goran, a coastal parish in Cornwall.
GovenmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young"... [more]
Gowanm & fScottish, Medieval English From a Scots name for the daisy and other golden or white field flowers, perhaps ultimately from Old Norse gollinn "golden". Robert Burns' poem "To a Mountain Daisy" (1786) was originally titled "The Gowan"... [more]
GowanmAfrican Means "Rainmaker" and originates from Africa, notably Nigeria.
GozeifJapanese Japanese form of the Okinawan warabi-naa or personal name (childhood name in its literal sense) Gujī (呉勢/グジー), which is comprised of 呉 (go, kure, ku.reru / gu) meaning "do something for, give" and 勢 (sei, zei, ikio.ri, hazumi / ji-) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour."... [more]
GracimArabic (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.).
GramrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology From Old Norse gramr meaning "wrath, king, warrior". Gram (Gramr) was the name of a legendary Danish king. In Norse Mythology, this is the name of the sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fáfnir.
GranimNorse Mythology, Pet Derived from Old Norse grani meaning "horse". According to the chapter thirteen of Völsungasaga, this is the name of a horse owned by the hero Sigurd through advice from Odin in disguise.
GratafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.
Grellm & fPopular Culture Meaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'. The name was also used in the 'Dungeons & Dragons' fantasy role-playing game, where it belong to a race of tentacled creatures.
GretemEast Frisian (Archaic) Either use of the feminine Grete as a masculine name or from old frisian Grete meaning claimant, this word can also be found in Gretman meaning judge.
GrianfIrish Mythology Grian (literally, "Sun") is the name of an Irish figure, presumed to be a pre-Christian goddess, associated with County Limerick and Cnoc Greine ("Hill of Grian, Hill of the sun").