Submitted Names Starting with G

Ghorbanali m Persian
From Arabic قربان (qurbān) meaning "sacrifice" combined with علی (ʿalīy) meaning "loftly, sublime".

Ghorzang m Pashto
Means "leaping, jumping" in Pashto.

Ghosha f Sanskrit
Ghosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.

Ghost m Obscure

Ghotai f Pashto
Means "bud, blossom" in Pashto.

Ghozali m Indonesian
Indonesian variamt of Ghazali.

Ghufron m Indonesian, Tajik (Rare)
Indonesian and Tajik form of Ghufran.

Ghugas m Armenian
Armenian form of Luke.

Ghukas m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Old and modern Armenian form of Luke.

Ghulom m Tajik
Tajik form of Ghulam.

Ghunan m Mongolian
Means "three-year-old tiger or bull" in Mongolian.

Ghust m Gallo
Gallo form of Auguste 1.

Ghutai f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto غوټۍ/غوټۍ (see Ghotai).

Ghvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am God's man" in Georgian (literally: "I am of God"), derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly" (see Ghvtiso) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".

Ghvtiso m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly". Also compare modern Georgian ღვთაება (ghvtaeba) meaning "god, deity" and ღვთიური (ghvtiuri) meaning "godly, divine".... [more]

Ghwaze m Circassian
Means "leading light" in Circassian.

Ghwch'e m Circassian
Means "blacksmith" in Circassian.

Ghwsch'ine m Circassian
Means "iron-eyed" in Circassian.

Gi f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese unisex nickname for names beginning with "Gi-"

Gia m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嘉 (gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家 (gia) meaning "home, family".

Gia m Georgian
Variant of Gio, which is a short form of Giorgi and sometimes also of Grigol.... [more]

Giabella f English (American)
Combination of Gia and Bella. Giabella was given to 19 girls in 2017.

Giacchinu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gioacchino.

Giachem m Romansh
Variant of Jachiam.

Giachen m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob.

Giaches m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jaches, which is a rare variant form of the medieval French name Jachet (a diminutive of Jacques)... [more]

Giachet m Medieval French (Italianized), Medieval Italian
Italianized form of Jacquet, which is a medieval French diminutive of Jacques. Also compare Giaches and Giacomo... [more]

Giachetta f Italian
Feminine version of Giachetto.

Giachetto m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Giacomo.

Giacho m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gia 2 and Gio.

Giacintu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacinto.

Giaco m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of James.

Giacob m Romansh
Variant of Jacob.

Giacobba f Italian, Sardinian
Feminine form of Giacobbe.

Giacomaccio m Italian
Diminutive of Giacomo.

Giacomedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacometta.

Giacometta f Italian
Diminutive of Giacoma.

Giacomin m Romansh
Variant of Giacumin.

Giacomuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Giacomo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Giacomuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Giacoma and Giacuma.

Giaconda f Italian (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Gioconda. This was used in the movie 8½ Women (1999) for a character played by Natacha Amal.

Giacopo m Italian
Variant of Jacopo.

Giacu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.

Giacum m Romansh
Romansh form of Iacomus.

Giacuma f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacoma.

Giacumin m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacominus.

Giacumina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacomina.

Giacuminu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Giacumu.

Giacumu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giacomo.

Giacun m Romansh
Romansh form of Jacob, traditionally found in the Surselva region. Giacun Caduff (born 1979) is a Swiss director and producer.

Giaele f Italian
Italian form of Yael.

Giagkos m Greek
Form of Giannis.

Giagu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of James.

Giahannes m Romansh
Romansh form of Johannes.

Giàime m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Giacomo.

Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.

Giakinf m Russian
Russian form of Hyakinthos (see Hyacinthus).

Gial m Filipino (Rare)

Gialetta f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Geletta.

Giambatista m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Giambattista.

Giambettino m Italian
Combination of Gian and Bettino.

Giambono m Medieval Italian, Venetian (Archaic)
Contraction of Gianni and the Italian adjective buono "good".

Giambuono m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gianni and the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair".

Giamila f Judeo-Italian, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jamila.

Giammarco m Italian
Combination of Gian and Marco.

Giammario m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianmario.

Giammatteo m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Matteo.

Giammilla f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Judeo-Italian name derived from Arabic Jamila.

Giampietro m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gianpietro.

Gian m Romansh
Romansh form of John.

Giàna f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Giuàn.

Giana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Giano.

Gianadolfo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Adolfo.

Gianah f English (American)
American alternate spelling of Gianna.

Gianalberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Alberto.

Gianalessandro m Italian
Combination of Gian and Alessandro.

Gianalfonso m Italian
Combination of Gian and Alfonso.

Gianandrea m Italian
Combination of Gian and Andrea.

Gianangelo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Angelo.

Gianantonio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Antonio.

Gianbattista m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Battista, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist. Although it was the most common compound name in the Tratte of office holders in the Florentine Republic from 1282-1532, it's now not as common as Giambattista.

Gianbernardo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Bernardo.

Gianberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Berto.

Giancarla f Italian
Feminine form of Giancarlo. This is the name of the daughter of Gian-Carlo Coppola, son of Francis Ford Coppola.

Giancarmine m Italian
Combination of Gian and Carmine.

Giancesare m Italian
Combination of Gian and Cesare.

Gianclaudio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Claudio.

Gianclemente m Italian
Combination of Gian and Clemente.

Gianconsalvo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Consalvo.

Giancorrado m Italian
Combination of Gian and Corrado.

Giancristiano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Cristiano.

Giancristoforo m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gian and Cristoforo.

Giandaniele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Daniele.

Giandante m Italian
Combination of Gian and Dante.

Giando m Italian
Short form of Giandomenico and Giandonato.

Giandomenico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Domenico.

Giandonato m Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Donato.

Giane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most likely a Brazilian adoption of Gianna.

Gianelis f & m Spanish (Latin American)
see also Gianni

Gianella f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Gianna.

Gianelle f Filipino, American (Rare)
Elaboration of Giana.

Gianenrico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Enrico.

Gianenzo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Enzo.

Gianercole m Italian
Combination of Gian and Ercole.

Gianet m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.

Gianetto m Italian
Variant of Giannetto.

Gianfederico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Federico.

Gianfelice m Italian
Combination of Gian and Felice.

Gianfilippo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Filippo.

Gianfranca f Italian

Gianfrancesco m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Francesco.

Gianfresco m Italian
Contraction of Giovanni and Francesco.

Giangabriele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gabriele.

Giangaspare m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gaspare.

Giangentile m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gentile.

Giangiacomo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giacomo.

Giangilberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Gilberto.

Giangiordano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giordano.

Giangiorgio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giorgio.

Giangiovanni m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gian and Giovanni.

Giangirolamo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Girolamo.

Giangiulio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giulio.

Giangiuseppe m Italian
Combination of Gian and Giuseppe.

Gianguglielmo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Guglielmo.

Gianguido m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Guido.

Giáni m Lombard
Lombard form of Gianni.

Giàni m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Gianni.

Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.

Gianin m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.

Gianinna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giannina.

Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.

Gianjacopo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Jacopo.

Gianleonardo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Leonardo.

Gianleone m Italian
Combination of Gian and Leone.

Gianlodovico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Lodovico.

Gianlorenzo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Lorenzo.

Gianlucas m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Gianlucido m Italian
Combination of Gian and Lucido.

Gianluzio m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gian and Luzio.

Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.

Gianmassimo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Massimo.

Gianmatteo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Matteo.

Gianmaurizio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Maurizio.

Gianmichele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Michele.

Giannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Giannakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Giannis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Gianne f American (Hispanic, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gianneddu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.

Giannelli m Popular Culture
This is the name of Giannelli Imbula who was born as Gilbert Imbula. He is born to Congolese parents.

Giannetto m Italian
Italian diminutive of Gianni, as -etto is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Giannica f Italian
Diminutive of Gianna.

Giannin m Romansh
Variant of Gianin.

Gianninu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.

Giannios m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Giannis.

Giannos m Greek
Variant of Giannis.

Giannoula f Greek
Diminutive of Gianna.

Giannozzo m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Gianni.

Giannuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianna.

Giannuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Gianni.

Gianny f & m English (American, Rare)

Gianot m Romansh
Diminutive of Gian.

Gianpietro m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Pietro.

Gianpio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Pio.

Gianprakash m Nepali
Means “enlightenment” in Nepali.

Gianraffaele m Italian
Combination of Gian and Raffaele.

Gianraimondo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Raimondo.

Gianriccardo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Riccardo.

Gianrico m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rico.

Gianrinaldo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rinaldo.

Gianroberto m Italian
Combination of Gian and Roberto.

Gianrocco m Italian
Combination of Gian and Rocco.

Giansalvatore m Italian
Combination of Gian and Salvatore.

Gianserio m Italian

Giansilvio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Silvio.

Gianstefano m Italian
Combination of Gian and Stefano.

Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.

Gianteodoro m Italian
Combination of Gian and Teodoro.

Giantommaso m Italian
Combination of Gian and Tommaso.

Gianuario m Italian, Neapolitan
Variant of Gennaro.

Gianugo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Ugo.

Gianumberto m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gian and Umberto.

Gianvalentino m Medieval Italian
Combination of Gian and Valentino.

Gianvincenzo m Italian
Combination of Gian and Vincenzo.

Gianvito m Italian
Combination of Gianni and Vito.

Gianvittore m Italian
Combination of Gian and Vittore.

Gianvittorio m Italian
Combination of Gian and Vittorio.

Giao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 交 (giao) meaning "to intersect, to cross" or "to hand over, to deliver".

Giáp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 甲 (giáp) referring to the first Heavenly Stem, itself associated with wood.

Giargöra m Romansh (Archaic)
Contraction of Gian and Göra, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Giarone m Italian, Biblical Italian
Italian form of Jaron 1.

Giasè m Sardinian
Gallurese varian form of Joseph, used in the town of La Maddalena.

Giasella f Obscure

Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).

Giasone m Italian
Italian form of Jason.

Giasuni m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Giasone.

Giat m Javanese
From Javanese giyat meaning "vigorous, active, enthusiastic".

Giatgem m Romansh
Variant of Giatgen.

Giatgen m Romansh
Variant of Giachen, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Giattino m Italian

Giàu m & f Vietnamese
Means "rich, wealthy, abundant" in Vietnamese.

Giavana f English (American, Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.

Giavanna f English (American, Modern)
American variant of Giovanna.

Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]

Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.

Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]

Giaxo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Blasius.

Gibb m English
Variant of Gib.

Gibbe m West Frisian
Variant of Gabbe, or a short form of Giselbert.

Gibbin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Gilbert.

Gibbon m Medieval English, Manx (Archaic)
Medieval English diminutive of Gib, itself a short form of Gilbert.

Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.

Gibby m English
Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.

Gibeah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Found in the Old Testament in Hosea 5:8. Meaning Unknown.

Gi-beom m Korean
From Sino-Korean 起 "rise, stand up; go up; begin" and 範 "pattern, model, rule, law".

Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.

Gibi m English

Gibran m Spanish (Latin American)

Gibreel m Arabic

Gibuld m Germanic, History
Variant short form of Gebavultus. Gibuld was the name of a 5th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.

Gică m Romanian
Diminutive of George.

Gichin m Japanese (Rare, Archaic)

Gichinga m Rwandan
Means “protection” in Kinyarwanda.

Gicu m Romanian
Diminutive of George and Gheorghe.

Gid m Mormon
Nephite military officer.

Gid m English
Short form of Gideon.

Gid f Breton
Short form of Margaid.

Gida m Nanai
Means "spear" in Nanai.

Gidamarird m Datooga
Means "leopard" in Datooga.

Gidang’adid m Datooga
Means "lion" in Datooga.

Gidas m Provençal
Provençal form of Gildas.

Gidayat m & f Dagestani (Russified)
Dagestani form of Hidayat

Giddel m Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew name meaning "to grow"

Giddianhi m Mormon
Chief of Gadianton robbers (c. AD 16-21).

Giddonah m Mormon
Amulek's father.

Giddy m English
Diminutive of Gideon.

Gidea f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic), Afrikaans, Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Gideon.

Gideão m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African)
Portuguese form of Gideon.

Gídeon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Gideon.

Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.

Gideoni m Biblical
Gideoni was a member of the house of Benjamin according to Numbers 1:11. He was the father of Abidan.

Giđeš f Sami
Derived from Sami giđđa 'spring.'

Gidget f Literature, Popular Culture
Originally from a novel by Frederick Kohner, which was made into a movie. Gidget's real name was Franzie.

Gidgiddonah m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Gidgiddoni m Mormon
Nephite commander.

Gidi m Hebrew, English (Modern)
Diminutive of Gideon.

Gidiana f Obscure

Gidiu m Sicilian
Truncated form of Egidiu.

Gidsken f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gisken.

Gie f English
Diminutive of Giselle.

Gieanne f English
Variant of Jeanne.

Gied m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgian short form of Aegidius (see Giles) and its variant spelling Egidius. In rare cases, this name can also be a short form of Gideon.... [more]

Gieda f Yiddish

Giedo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Guido. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde (b. 1985).

Giedra f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "clear, serene, cloudless". Feminine form of Giedrius.

Giedymin m Polish
Polish form of Gediminas.

Gieffrinnet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Giefroi.

Giefroi m Medieval French
Variant of Geoffroi.

Giêg m & f Chinese (Teochew)
Teochew Chinese form of Jie.

Giel m Dutch
Dutchization of the French name Gilles. In the past, it was also used as a short form of the related name Gielis (now archaic).... [more]

Giela f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Giertruda and Gertruda.

Gielbert m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilbert, of which the spelling is likely partially based on the French pronunciation of the name.

Gieli m Romansh
Romansh form of Julius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Gielis m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Variant of Gillis.... [more]

Gieljom m Limburgish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Giljom, which is most prevalent in Dutch Limburg.

Gielo m Silesian
Diminutive of Grzegorz.

Gienard m Romansh
Variant of Ginard.

Gienek m Polish
Diminutive of Eugeniusz.

Giếng f Vietnamese
Means "well (water well)" in Vietnamese.

Giềng m & f Vietnamese
Means "the main rope of a fishing net" in Vietnamese.

Gienia f Polish
Diminutive of Eugenia.

Gienio m Polish
Diminutive of Eugeniusz.

Gierá f Sami
Meaning unknown.

Gieri m Romansh
Romansh form of George, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in Central Grisons.

Gierka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Giertruda and Gertruda.

Gierołt m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gerald.

Giertruda f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Gertruda.

Gieruchna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Giertruda and Gertruda.

Gierusza f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Giertruda.

Gieselle f English
Variant of Giselle.

Gietel f Yiddish
Variant of Gittel

Gifard m Medieval English

Gifford m English
Transferred use of the surname Gifford. Notable namesake is Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.

Gifti f Oromo
Means "lady" or "queen" in Afaan Oromo.

Gig m English (Rare)

Giga m Georgian
Diminutive of Grigol and sometimes also of Giorgi. Also compare Gigola.

Gigantios m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Greek adjective γιγάντιος (gigantios) meaning "gigantic".... [more]

Gigel m Romanian
Originally a diminutive of Gheorghe and George, used as a given name in its own right.

Gigetta f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Gigi 2.

Giggino m Italian
A diminutive form of Luigi.

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Gígí f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of names beginning with Gí-.

Gigi f English
A pet form of Giselle or Gilberte and made popular by the hit musical 'Gigi'

Gigi m Georgian, Romanian
In Georgia, this name is a diminutive of Giorgi and Grigol (compare Gigola).... [more]

Gigia f Italian
Feminine form of Gigi 2 via the variant Gigio.

Gígja f Icelandic
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).

Gígjar m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Gígja.

Giglan m Arthurian Cycle

Giglio m Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Gilles. The name coincides with Italian giglio "lily".

Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]