GeranafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [more]
Gerdûnm & fKurdish Means "universe, world" in Kurdish.
GerekemMedieval Scandinavian Meaning uncertain. The first element is possibly derived from Old Norse geirr "spear". The second element could possibly be related to Old Norse rikr "mighty, rich" or leikr "game, play".
GerethmLiterature Gereth is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Gereth is one of the Elves who aided the flight of Evranin from Artanor (the place which would later become Doriath) during the years following the battles between Elves and the Nauglath... [more]
GeriahfAmerican (South, Archaic) Variant of Jeriah. Although the Biblical character Jeriah is male, this name was also given to girls, starting around the mid-1700's.
GermanmGermanic derived from the Germanic elements Ger (spear) and Man (man) meaning "man of spear". Now this name is used in Germany but in a different form and rarely Germann.
GeromymLiterature Corruption of Jeremy, used as the name of the token black character in popular webcomic series Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff by Andrew Hussie.
GeryonmGreek Mythology In Ancient Greek Mythology he is son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa. Geryon was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean... [more]
GethnemMedieval Welsh (Latinized) Probably a Latinized form of a Welsh name. According to the Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, it 'may represent the name which appears in other early medieval sources spelled Guithno, Gueithgno, and Guitneu; the second element is the personal name suffix -(g)nou "son"'.
GetoarmAlbanian Albanian male name. It is composed of the first two letters of Albanian clan groups. GE stands for Gheg living in the north of Albanian lands (Northern Albania) and speaking the Gheg Dialect, TO for Tosk living in the south and speaking the Tosk Dialect, and AR for Arbëresh, Albanians living in Italy, Greece etc... [more]
GetterfEstonian Originally an Estonian Swedish (estlandssvenska) name, historically common in Dagö (Hiiumaa island) while it belonged to Sweden and was inhabited by Swedes (until the 18th century), now commonly used among Estonians... [more]
GhafirmArabic Derived from Arabic غفر (gafara) meaning "to forgive, to excuse, to pardon". Also compare Ghafur, which is closely related.
GhafurmArabic, 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.
GhazalfPersian From the name of a form of lyrical love poetry popular in the Middle East and South and Central Asia, ultimately derived from the Arabic root غزل (ghazala) meaning "to display love via speech, to exchange talk of love".
GigolamGeorgian (Rare) Diminutive of Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).
GiichimJapanese From 義 (gi) meaning "righteous" and 一 (ichi) meaning "one".
Gijsjem & fDutch, West Frisian When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Gijs) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
GilangmSundanese Means "brilliant, shining, sparkling" in Sundanese.
GilliefRomani Derived from the Romani word djilia "song", which ultimately goes back to Sanskrit kheli "play; sport".... [more]
GilliefAnglo-Norman, Medieval Irish Feminine form of Giles and Gilles (and thus a cognate of Egidia) which was recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
GiovanmItalian (Rare), Romansh (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Italian short form of Giovanni and Romansh short form of Giovannes. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce (John Joseph of the Cross in English; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia... [more]