Submitted Names of Length 9

Forsythia f English (Rare)
From the name of forsythia, any of a genus of shrubs that produce yellow flowers in spring. They were named in honour of the British botanist William Forsyth (1737-1804), whose surname was derived from Gaelic Fearsithe, a personal name meaning literally "man of peace" (cf... [more]

Fortitude f & m Literature
From the English word, meaning "courage in pain or adversity". The name of a member of Mrs Ape's choir in the Evelyn Waugh novel 'Vile Bodies'.

Fortunada f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Fortunata.

Fortūnata f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Fortunata.

Fortunáta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Fortunát.

Fortunate f African (Rare)
From the English word Fortunate, "favoured by or involving good luck; lucky."

Fortunino m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Fortunius.

Fortunius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin fortuna, meaning "luck". This name was borne by a martyr who became an archbishop of the Church of Carthage during the early 7th century.

Foscarina f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)

Fostirije m Serbian (Archaic)
Serbian form of Phosterios via its modern Greek transcription Fostirios.

Fóthraðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse fótr 'foot' and hraðr 'fast, quick'

Foundness m Romani (Archaic)

Foyinsola f Yoruba
Means "add honey to its wealth" in Yoruba.

Fragkiska f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Francisca.

Fraisenda f Medieval Italian
Italian cognate of Fraisende.

Fraisende f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German frāgēn "to ask" and Old Saxon swīth, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz "strong".

Fraisinda f Italian (Archaic)
Italian version of Fraisende.

Frambalda f Frankish
Feminine form of Frambald.

Framberta f Frankish
Feminine form of Frambert.

Francagel m Arthurian Cycle
One of the twelve companions who accompanied Alexander from Greece to Britain, where Arthur knighted them all at the outset of Count Angrs’ rebellion, he seems to have been with Alexander’s party when it penetrated Windsor to capture Angrs.

Francélia f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Francelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an elaboration of Frances influenced by Celia.

Francelie f French (African)
Cognate of Francelia.

Francélio m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Francella f Spanish (Latin American)

Francelle f Afrikaans
Variant of Franselle.

Françésca f Ligurian
Ligurian cognate of Francesca.

Francësch m Ladin
Ladin form of Francis.

Francesch m Medieval Catalan
Older form of Francesc.

Françésco m Ligurian
Variant of Françesco.

Françesco m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Francis.

Francesia f Medieval French, Medieval German, Medieval Occitan

Françeska f Albanian
Albanian form of Francesca.

Frančeska f Latvian (Modern, Rare), Croatian
Croatian and Latvian borrowing of Francesca.

Franceska f English (Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)

Françesko m Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Francesco.

Françesku m History (Ecclesiastical)
Albanian form of Francis.

Francestg m Romansh
Romansh form of Francis.

Francëszk m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Francis.

Franchino m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian elaboration of Franco.

Franchira f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)

Franchoés m Picard
Picard form of François.

Franciana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franciane.

Franciane f French, French (Belgian), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Elaboration of Francine.

Franciela f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Franciele f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Francieli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franciele.

Francielo m Brazilian (Rare)
Form of Franciel, which probably comes from Francis.

Franciely f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Francieli.

Francília f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Francilia f Haitian Creole

Francílio m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Francilla f Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
Latinate variant of Francille, or a diminutive of names such as Francia or France 1 using the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa... [more]

Francille f French (Archaic), American (Archaic), Literature
Diminutive of Françoise. ... [more]

Francinia f American (South, Archaic)
Elaboration of Francina.

Francišak m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Franciscus.

Françisca f Medieval Spanish
Variant of Francisca.

Françisco m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Francisco.

Franciscu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Francis.

Frâncoaie m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Francisc.

Frânculea m Medieval Romanian
Diminutive of Francisc.

Franġisku m Maltese
Maltese form of Franciscus.

Franiszka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Francëszka.

Frankbert m Medieval German
Derived from Old High German name “Frankobert”, composed of two elements: *frankô meaning “javelin, free-man, sincere or truthful” but also the name of the tribe called the Franks plus the element beraht meaning “light, bright, shining”.

Franklene f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian feminine variant of Franklin.

Franklina f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Franklin.

Frankline m Eastern African (Rare), Nigerian
Variant of Franklin.

Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.

Franklynn f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Franklin.

Franquine f Gascon

Franselle f Afrikaans
Feminine form of Frans.

Fransesca f Italian
Variant of Francesca

Fransiina f Finnish
Finnish spelling of Fransina.

Fransisca f Dutch (Rare), Indonesian
Dutch and Indonesian variant of Francisca.

Fransisco m American (Hispanic), English (African), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian, Medieval Spanish
Variant of Francisco.

Fransiska f Swedish (Rare), Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Scandinavian form of Francisca.

Fransisko m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Francisco.

Fransoues m Medieval Breton
Variant of François.

Frantsisk m Russian
Russian form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Frantzesa f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque variant of Frantziska, recorded from 1295 onwards.

Franzelia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Francelia.

Franzella f English (Rare)

Franzelle f Afrikaans
Variant of Franselle.

Franzesca f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Franzisca.

Franzestg m Romansh
Romansh form of Francis, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in central Grisons.

Franzilla f English
Diminutive of Francis

Franzisca f Romansh
Feminine form of Franzisc, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Frascuelo m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.

Frasquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.

Fratzeska f Greek
Greek borrowing of Francesca.

Fravartiš m Old Persian
Means "protective spirit, guardian angel" in Old Persian, possibly derived from fravarti meaning "chosen", or from Avestan frauuar meaning "to protect".

Freddrick m English (Rare)
Variant of Frederick.

Fredebald m Medieval Dutch, Medieval English, Medieval German
Variant of Fridebald.

Fredebert m Medieval French, Medieval German
Variant of Fridebert.

Fredegond f English (Rare)
Variant of Fredegund. This was borne by English poet Fredegond Shove (1889-1949).

Fredegund f Germanic, English, History
English form of Fridegund. Fredegund was the Queen consort of Chilperic I, a 6th-century Frankish king from the Merovingian dynasty.

Fredeline f Haitian Creole, South African
Possibly a variant of Fridoline.

Fredemund m Medieval German
Variant of Fridemund.

Frédérica f Corsican (Rare)
Corsican feminine form of Frédéric.

Frederich m German (Silesian, Archaic), Afrikaans (Rare), Medieval Baltic
Variant of Friedrich.

Frédérick m French
Variant of Frédéric.

Frederico f Provençal
Provençal form of Frédérique.

Frederiek f Dutch
Dutch form of Frederique, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Frederijk m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Frederik.

Frederika f Dutch, Flemish, Latvian (Rare), Slovak, Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Frederik.

Frederike f German, Dutch, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Frederik.

Frederius m Medieval French (Latinized)
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" and Old High German heri "host, army".

Frederuna f Frankish (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Friderun. This name was borne by the first wife of king Charles III of France (10th century AD).

Frédérune f Frankish (Gallicized), History
Gallicized form of the name Frederuna.

Frederune f Frankish (Dutchified), Medieval Dutch
Dutch form of Frederuna.

Fredesine f Danish (Rare, Archaic)

Fredesine f Old Norman (Germanized)
Germanized form of Fredescende.

Fredeward m Germanic, Medieval German, Old High German
Derives from Old High German fridu and Old Saxon frithu meaning "peace" plus Old High German wart meaning "guard, ward".

Fredricka f English (American), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Frederica and Frederike.

Fredstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Younger form of Friðsteinn.

Freduccio m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Fredo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Free-grace f & m English (Puritan)

Fressenda f Medieval English
Variant of Frethesenta.

Fretterat m Sami
Sami form of Frederick.

Fretteret m Sami
Sami form of Frederick.

Freybiǫrn m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian variant form of Frøybiǫrn.

Freybjörn m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Freybjǫrn.

Freyhiwot f Ethiopian, Amharic
Means "the seed that gave life" or "the fruit of life" in Amharic.

Fridbjørg f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Danish and Norwegian variant of Fridborg.

Fridebald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Fridebern m Germanic
Derived from the Old High German elements fridu meaning "peace" and beren "man, warrior". Although linguistic or scribal ambiguities mean that some forms of Fridebern and Fridebert have been confused for each other.

Fridebert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Frideborg f Swedish
Swedish cognate of Frideburg.

Frideburg f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German fridu "peace." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Fridegern m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic gairns "eager, desiring."

Fridegund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Fridehard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Fridelyne f English (American, Rare)

Fridemund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Fridenand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Gothic nand "bravery" (or Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").

Friderica f Banat Swabian
Variant of Friderika.

Friderich m Danish (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Frederik and Friedrich.

Friderika f Hungarian, Slovene (Rare), Slovak, Banat Swabian
Slovene feminine form of Friderik, Hungarian feminine form of Frigyes (via Friedrich) and Slovak feminine form of Fridrich.

Frideriki f Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Friederike. The use of the name in Greece was most likely inspired by Friederike of Hanover (1917-1981), the German wife of king Pavlos of Greece (1901-1964).

Fridewald m Medieval English
Derived from Old English friþ "peace" and weald "power". This name was borne by a 6th-century king of Bernicia and a 7th-century sub-king of Surrey.

Frideward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German fridu "peace" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Fridianus m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Frigidianus.

Fridkulla f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)

Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).

Fridoline f French (Rare), French (African), French (Quebec, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
French form of Fridolina as well as a Dutch and German variant of Fridolina.

Fridolino m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Fridolin.

Fridolins m Latvian

Fridrëszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Fridrich.

Fridrichs m Latvian

Fridrisza f Kashubian
Feminine form of Fridrich.

Fridstein m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Friðsteinn.

Friedbert m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements fridu "peace" and beraht "bright".

Friedburg f German (Rare)
Containing name elements fridu and burg.

Friédéric m French
Variant of Frédéric.

Friederun f German (Rare)
German form of Friderun.

Friedgard f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German Fridu meaning "peace" and Gart meaning "enclosure"

Friedgart f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Friedgard mostly recorded in Germany

Friedhard m German
Modern German form of Fridehard.

Friedhart m German
Variant of Friedhard.

Friedhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Friedhilde.

Friedlieb m German (Archaic)
German form of the ancient Germanic name Friduleib, which consists of the Germanic elements frid meaning "peace" and leub meaning "dear, beloved" (see Gottlieb).... [more]

Friedmann m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Medieval Judeo-German vernacular form of Schalom (See Shalom). Compare also the German given name Friedemann.

Friedmund m German
Modern German form of Fridemund.

Friedmunt m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Friedmund.

Friedolin m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Fridolin.

Friedwolf m German (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage from the name element Fried- "peace" with the name Wolf "wolf". The name is formed in the same way as the traditional name Friedolf.

Frigidian m Late Roman (Anglicized)
English variant of Frigidianus.

Friðberg m Icelandic
Variant of Friðbergur.

Fríðborg f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements fríðr "beautiful, beloved" and bjǫrg "help, salvation".

Friðborg f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Fridborg or Fríðborg.

Friðdóra f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Friðþóra.

Fríðhild f Faroese
Faroese combination of fríðr "beautiful, beloved" hildr "battle".

Friðjóna f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine of Friðjón.

Friðleif f Icelandic
Feminine form of Friðleifur.

Friðríkr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Frederick.

Friðsemd f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Frideswide.

Friðþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).

Friðugar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements friþ "peace" and gar "spear".

Friðulaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements friþ "peace" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō).

Friðúlfr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Fridulf.

Friðuric m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Friduric.

Fritigern m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Fridegern. Fritigern, who died circa 380 AD, was a leader of the Thervingi, a Germanic tribe.

Froderick m Popular Culture
The name comes from the Mel Brooks movie 'Young Frankenstein.'

Frodobert m Germanic
Variant of Frotbert. Used by a saint.

Frodulphe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Frodulf.

Frogertha f Old Danish
Latinized form of Frøygærðr.

Frohgemut m German (Modern, Rare)
frohgemut is a German word meaning "cheerful, in good spirits".

From-above m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to something coming from God.

Fromental m French (Archaic)
Derived from the French adjective fromental meaning "of wheat", which ultimately comes from the Latin adjective frumentalis meaning "of corn, of grain".... [more]

Fromundus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Fromund.

Frontasiy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Frontasius.

Frontinos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Phrontinos, which is the late Greek form of Frontinus.

Frontinus m Late Roman
From the Roman cognomen Frontinus, which essentially means "one with a small forehead", as it is composed of Latin fronto meaning "one with a large forehead" (see Fronto) combined with the Latin masculine diminutive suffix -inus.... [more]

Frotbrand m Germanic
Derived from Old High German frôd "prudent, cautious" combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Frøybiǫrn m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements freyr "lord, master" and bjǫrn "bear".

Froygerð f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Frøygærðr.

Frøygunnr f Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse freyja "lady" and gunnr "battle, fight". The name is found on an 11th century runestone built into a wall in Gamla Stan (Old Town) in Stockholm, Sweden.

Frøystein m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Frøystæinn.

Fructueux m French (Rare)
Means "fruitful," from Latin fructuōsus.

Fructuosa f Spanish
Feminine form of Fructuoso.

Frugerios m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Fructuoso.

Frumencio m Spanish (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Frumentius.

Frusannah f English (Archaic)
Said to be an 18th-century blend of Frances and Susannah, it is possible that it developed as a vernacular form of Euphrosyne.

Fruttuoso m Italian
Italian form of Fructuosus.

Frydolina f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Frydolin.

Fuencisla f Spanish (European)
Said to be taken from Latin fōns stīllāns meaning "dripping well, dripping fountain" (the first element also used in Fuensanta), taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Fuencisla and Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla, meaning "The Virgin of Fuencisla" and "Our Lady of Fuencisla."... [more]

Fukujirou m Japanese
From Japanese 冨 (fu) meaning "rich, wealthy", 久 (ku) meaning "long time" or 復 (fuku) meaning "return", 福 (fuku) meaning "good luck, good fortune" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two", 次 (ji) meaning "next" or 治 (ji) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son"... [more]

Fulbertus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Fulbert.

Fulgència f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Fulgenci.

Fulgencia f Spanish
Feminine form of Fulgencio.

Fulgéncio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Fulgentius (see Fulgencio).

Fulgentas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Fulgentius (see Fulgencio).

Fulgenzia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fulgenzio.

Fulvianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Fulvius. A bearer of this name was Roman praetor and consul Lucius Manlius Acidinus Fulvianus (2nd century BC).

Fulxencia f Galician
Galician cognate of Fulgencia.

Fumijirou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence", 二 (ji) meaning "two" and 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also be possible.

Fumikatsu m Japanese
From 記 (fumi) meaning "Kojiki, mark, describe, statement, mention, inscription" combined with 活 (katsu) meaning "life, alive, lively".

Fumimitsu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 光 (mitsu) meaning "light". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Fumishige m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) "sentence" combined with 成 (shige) meaning "to become", 繁 (shige) meaning "rich, prosperous" or 茂 (shige) meaning "luxuriant". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Fumitarou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Fumitoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing" or 史 (fumi) meaning "history" combined with 淑 (toshi) meaning "polite, graceful". Other kanji combinations are usable.

Fumiyoshi m Japanese
This name is used as 文 (fumi) "writing" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", or 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable"... [more]

Funganayi m Shona
Means "remember each other" in Shona.

Funmilola m & f Yoruba
Means "give me wealth" in Yoruba.

Furtunatu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Fortunatus.

Furunedes f Romani (Caló)
Means "mercies" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Mercedes.

Fuscianus m Ancient Roman
Derived from a Roman cognomen or agnomen, which was derived from Fuscus. A bearer of this name was Publius Seius Fuscianus, who lived in the 2nd century AD and was a childhood friend of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Fuscienne f French (African, Rare)
French form of Fusciana, itself the feminine form of Fuscianus.

Fuyukichi m Japanese
Fuyukichi means "winter" (fuyu, 冬) and "fortune" (kichi, 吉)

Fuyutsuki f & m Japanese
The name 'Fuyutsuki' is rooted in Japanese poetry.... [more]

Gaayathri f Indian
Variant of Gayathri.

Gabbriela f English (Modern, Rare)

Gabbriele m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gabriele 1.

Gabidulla m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Abdullah.

Gabreanna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabrianna. Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabrianna f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gabrielle and Anna

Gabrielis m Dutch (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Gabrielis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Gabriel, the biblical Latin (and also Greek) form of the Hebrew name Gavri'el.... [more]

Gabríella f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Gabriella.

Gabriëlla f Dutch
Dutch form of Gabriella.

Gabrielli f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gabrieli.

Gabriello m Italian (Archaic), Ligurian
Archaic Italian and Ligurian form of Gabriel. Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 – 1638) was an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar.

Gabriellu m Corsican
Corsican form of Gabriel.

Gabrielly f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gabrielli.

Gabrielys f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gabriela and the popular Spanish suffix -lys used in names such as Odalys (compare Danielys and Gabriely).

Gabriyela f Indonesian
Indonesian version of Gabriela

Gabryella f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Gabriella.

Gabryelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gabrielle.

Gabryelly f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Gabrielle.

Gabryiela f Polish (Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Gabriela.

Gabryjela f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Gabriela, still occasionally in use in modern times, with 29 women in Poland bearing this name in 2023.

Gadaricus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinised form of Gadaric used by Jordanes in his Getica. This name is only attested in its genitive form, Gadarici.

Gadianton m Mormon
The leader of a gang of robbers in the Book of Mormon.

Gadzhilav m Avar

Gæirlaug f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements geirr "spear" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Gæirunnr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements geirr "spear" and unnr "wave".

Gæirvarr m Old Norse
Derived from geirr ("spear") and varr ("attentive, alert; shy; wise").

Gæslingr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gæslingr meaning 'gosling'. It originally started in the form GæslingR.

Gaetanina f Italian
Elaboration of Gaetana.

Gagandeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit गगन (gagana) meaning "sky" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Gaganprit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਗਗਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ (see Gaganpreet).

Gagnráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Gangráðr.

Gaibriéil m Biblical Irish
Irish form of Gabriel.

Gaidebert m Germanic
Derived from Langobardic gaida "sharp point (of a spear)" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Gailigedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gailigedas.

Gailiminė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gailiminas.

Gaiserich m German (Archaic)
German form of Gaiseric.

Gajendran m Tamil
Tamil form of Gajendra.

Gakujirou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gakujiro.

Gakutarou m Japanese
Variant transcription of Gakutaro.

Galaction m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Galaktion as well as the Romanian form of this name. It was borne by a saint from the 3rd century AD, who was also known as Galation.

Galaxaura f Greek Mythology
Means "milky breeze", from Greek γάλα (gala) meaning "milk" (genitive γάλακτος) and αὔρα (aura) meaning "breeze"... [more]

Galeschin m Arthurian Cycle
Galeschin is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is a nephew of King Arthur, son of the king's half-sister Elaine and King Nentres of Garlot.... [more]

Galgan-nga f Chukchi
Means "duck" in Chukchi.

Galijotas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Goliath.

Galilaeus m Late Roman
Original Latin form of Galileo, meaning "Galilean, from Galilee". Galilee is a region in northern Israel, mentioned in the New Testament as the site of several of Jesus's miracles... [more]

Galilaios m Greek, Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Galilaeus (see Galileo).

Galileusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Galileo.

Gallerian m & f English

Gallianus m Late Roman
Variant of Gallius.

Gallipoli f & m English (Australian)
Named for the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "beautiful city". The site of the infamous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.

Galsvinta f Medieval Basque
Basque form of Galswintha.

Galvatron m Popular Culture
Galvatron is a name adopted by several fictional characters in the Transformers franchise.

Galymzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh ғалым (ghalym) meaning "scholar, expert" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Gamalbarn m Anglo-Scandinavian (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name meaning "young Gamall", from a combination of the Old Norse name Gamall and barn "child, young man" (which is cognate with Old English bearn)... [more]

Gamaliele m Italian
Italian form of Gamaliel.

Gamalihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Gamaliel used in the Latin Bible.

Gamalijel m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Gamaliel.

Gamalkarl m Anglo-Scandinavian (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian name meaning "old Karl", from Old Norse gamall "old" combined with Karl.

Gambrinus m Folklore
The name arose from a historic printing error from Gambrivius. The Gambrivii were a historical Germanic tribe mentioned by Tacitus.... [more]

Gamzat-bek m Avar
Combination of Khamzat and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master". A beater is Gamzat-Bek (1789-1834), an Imam of Dagestan / Caucasian Imamate and of Avar ancestry.

Ganchimeg f Mongolian
Means "steel ornament" from Mongolian ган (gan) meaning "steel" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Gandolphe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Gandulf.

Gandulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gandulf.

Gangadhar m Marathi, Odia, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi
Modern form of Gangadhara.

Gangráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "he who knows the way" or might be derived from gangr ("walking, motion, path") and ráð ("advice, counsel"). Odin uses this as an alias during his battle of wits with Vafþrúðnir.

Ganímedes m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ganymede.

Ganimedes m Armenian, Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Greek Mythology (Polonized)
Armenian, Spanish, and Polish form of Ganymede

Ganithage m & f Sinhalese
Means "mathematical" in Sinhala.

Gankhaich m & f Mongolian
Means "steel scissors" in Mongolian from ган (gan) meaning "steel" combined with хайч (khaich) meaning "scissors"

Gankhuyag m Mongolian
Means "steel armour" in Mongolian, from ган (gan) meaning "steel" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour".