Submitted Names Starting with G

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Given f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word given, meaning "A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.".... [more]
Giveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
The name is derived from the English verb to give with the intended meaning "the one who gives".... [more]
Givés f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Nieves.
Give-thanks m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to giving thanks to God.
Giviko m Georgian
Diminutive of Givi.
Giwa m Western African, Hausa
Means "elephant" in Hausa.
Giwas f Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.
Gixane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a variant of Gizane.
Giyabent f Kurdish
Possibly a variant form of giyabend, a fragrant plant.
Giyorgis m Amharic
Amharic form of George.
Giyū m Japanese
From 義 meaning “Right” and 勇 meaning “Courage, strength”. This two kanji together 義勇 can be read as “Heroic Virtue”.... [more]
Giza f Sorbian, Hungarian
Sorbian short form of Gizela and Hungarian short form of Gizella.
Gizane f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque giza "human". This name was intended as a Basque equivalent of Encarnación.
Gizbert m Polish
Polish form of Gisbert.
Gizela f Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, Czech, Slovak
Polish, Kashubian, Slovene, Croatian, Czech, Slovak and Sorbian form of Giselle.
Ġiżimin f Maltese
Maltese form of Jasmine.
Gizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gizela.
Gizo m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Gizbert.
Gizo m Georgian
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]
Gizon m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque gizon "man".
Gizuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gizo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Ğizzätulla m Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Izzatullah
Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.
Gjeç m Albanian (Archaic)
Original Albanian form of George, eventually replaced by the modern name Gjergj.
Gjelë f Albanian
Variant of Gjele.
Gjellau f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Geirlaug recorded in Østfold.
Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]
Gjenovefa f Albanian
Albanian form of Genovefa.
Gjeorgjina f Albanian
Albanian form of Georgina.
Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".
Gjerløv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Either a variant of Geirlaugr or Geirleifr, or transferred use of the surname Gjerløw.
Gjert m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Gert.
Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.
Gjertrud f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Gertrud.
Gjesine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian variant of Gesine.
Gjeske f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian form of Geske.
Gjest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gestr. A notable bearer was Gjest Baardsen (1791 - 1849), Norwegian outlaw and writer.
Gjin m Albanian
Variant of Gjon.
Gjina f Albanian
Feminine form of Gjin.
Gjok m Albanian
Gheg Albanian form of Gjokë.
Gjokë m Albanian
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a younger form of Glaukias.
Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.
Gjoni m Albanian
Variant of Gjon.
Gjorgjija m Macedonian (Rare)
Variant of Gjorgji, which is the main Macedonian form of George.... [more]
Gjorgjina f Macedonian
Feminine form of Gjorgji.
Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.
Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.
Gjovana f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Giovanna.
Gjovani m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giovanni.
Gjulian m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Julian.
Gjuliana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Juliana.
Gjuro m Croatian (Archaic)
Archaic spelling of Đuro.
Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.
Gjyle f Albanian
Albanian form of Gül.
Gjylizare f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülizar.
Gjyltene f Kosovar
Albanian form of Gülten.
Gkogkos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.
Gǃkúnǁʼhòmdímà f San Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning "young female aardvark", ultimately derived from Jul'hoan particles gǃkún meaning "aardvark", ǁʼhòm mà meaning "young woman" and the feminine suffix dí.... [more]
Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".
Glacie f English (Modern)
Female version of "Glacier", variant of "Glacia", possible combination of "Glory" and "Gracie".
Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.
Glacius m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
From "glacial" or "glacier". A popular bearer was the ice character in the Killer Instinct video game series.
Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.
Gladdis f English
Variant of Gladys.
Glade m Mormon
Almost exclusively found in Utah and used by members of the Mormon church. Transferred use of the surname Glade.
Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.
Gladi m German (Swiss, Archaic)
Archaic Swiss German vernacular form of Claudius.
Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.
Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.
Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.
Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.
Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]
Gladinel m Arthurian Cycle
A knight freed from the prison of Felon of the Guard when Sir Durmart defeated Felon.
Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).
Gladion m Popular Culture
Derived from the name of the flower gladiolus. This name is borne by a character from the video games Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Gladis f English, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Gladys or a Spanish form of the name.
Glador m Arthurian Cycle
A vassal of the King with a Hundred Knights present at King Mark’s tournament at Lancien.
Glados f Popular Culture
The name of the main antagonist of Portal, and the deuteragonist of Portal 2. Her name is an acronym of "Genetic lifeform and disk operating system.
Gladstone m English, Brazilian, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Gladstone. A famous bearer of the surname was William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four-time British Prime Minister.
Gladusa f Old Welsh (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gwladus. The 6th-century Welsh saint Gwladys ferch Brychan was known as Gladusa or Claudia in Latin.
Glady f French (Caribbean)
Glady from Gladez. This first name comes from celtic "glad". This first name has the meaning of: wealth. Also from Gladie
Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.
Gladysbelle f English (Modern)
Blended with the names Gladys and Belle
Glaé f Picard
Diminutive of Aglaé.
Glaedr m Literature
Used by novelist Christopher Paolini (1983-) for a dragon in his Inheritance Cycle fantasy series. Oromis' dragon Glaedr is golden-colored and missing a leg from a skirmish with another dragon and Rider.
Glæggi m Old Norse
Variant form of Glǫggr or from Old Swedish glægger "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".
Glæma f Faroese
Directly taken from Faroese glæma "ray of light".
Glafcos m Greek
Variant of Glaukos.
Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.
Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.
Glaisne m Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly derived from Irish glaisin meaning "woad", a plant used to make blue dye, or the related glas meaning "green, greenish; grey".
Glakha m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from medieval Georgian გლახაკ (glakhak), which in feudal Georgia was a term for a free man who had resorted to begging after having broken off relations with his feudal lord (whose land he had previously been forced to cultivate)... [more]
Glakho m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Glakha and perhaps in some cases also a short form of its diminutive Glakhuna.
Glakhuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Glakha, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Glanmor m Welsh
From the words glan (clean) and mor (great).
Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.
Glanni m Popular Culture
Glanni Glæpur is the Icelandic name for Robbie Rotten, a character from the TV-series 'LazyTown'. Glanni Glæpur literally means "reckless crime" in Icelandic, but neither names are used in Iceland outside of this show.
Glaoude m & f Gallo
Gallo form of Claude.
Glareh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian گلاره (see Gelareh).
Glattis f Welsh
Variant: Gladys
Glauber m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Glauber.
Glauce f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Glauke. This is the name of several figures in Greek mythology. Edmund Spenser used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590) for the nurse and squire of Britomart.
Glaucias m History
Latinized form of Glaukias.
Glaucippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glaukippos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.
Glaucon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glaukon. This name was borne by a brother of the famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato (4th century BC).
Glaude m Provençal
Provençal form of Claude.
Glaudet m Provençal
Diminutive of Glaudi.
Glaudi m Provençal
Provençal form of Claudius.
Glàudia f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal variant of Clàudia.
Glaudino f Provençal
Provençal form of Claudine.
Glaudoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Glaude.
Glauk m Albanian
Variant of Glauku.
Glauke f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).
Glaukias m Ancient Greek, History
Ancient Greek form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia. Glaukias (ruled 335 – c. 302 BC) was a ruler of the Taulantian kingdom which dominated southern Illyrian affairs in the second half of the 4th century BC.
Glaukippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus)... [more]
Glaukon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).
Glaukothea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.
Glauku m History
Albanian form of Glaukias.
Glaurung m Literature
Glaurung was the first of the Dragons, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium. He was known as the Deceiver, the Golden, and the Worm of Greed.
Glàvca f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glauca.
Glàvco m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glaucus.
Glavk m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Glaukos.
Glebs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Gleb.
Glecy f Filipino
Likely a diminutive of Gliceria or Gleceria.
Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledia f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledis.
Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.
Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.
Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]
Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.
Glendarryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names Glen and Darryl.
Glendaryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names "Glen" and "Daryl".
Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.
Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.
Glendon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glendon.
Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.
Glendy f English
Possibly a diminutive of Glenda... [more]
Glenita f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Glenn.
Glenne f English
Feminine variant of Glenn.... [more]
Glennellen f Obscure
Combination of Glenn and Ellen 1. This name is borne by Glennellen Anderson (1995-), an American actress.
Glennie f Manx
Perhaps a feminine variant of Glenn.
Glennita f English (American)
Combination of the name Glenn with the originally Spanish female diminutive ending -ITA.... [more]
Glennon m English
Transferred use of the surname Glennon.
Glenroy m Jamaican Patois, English
Combination of Glen and Roy.
Glenwood m American (Rare)
From English location words meaning "valley" plus -wood.
Glenyce f English
Variant of Glenys.
Glenyse f English
Variant of Glenys.
Glesni f Welsh
Derived from Welsh glesni "blueness; greenness, verdure; youthfulness".
Gleude m Picard
Picard masculine form of Claude.
Gleva f Catalan (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]
Glewin m Medieval English
Possibly derived from an Old English name meaning "wise friend", from Old English glēaw "prudent, wise" and wine "friend".
Glezi m Romansh
Variant of Gliezi.
Gliceri m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Catalan composer Gliceri Nonell i Mas (1841-1921).
Glicéria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicerija f Croatian (Archaic), Slovene (Archaic)
Croatian and Slovene form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicerije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Glicerijus m Lithuanian (Archaic)
Lithuanian form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Glicério m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian politician Glicério Alves (1893-1967).
Glicerio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Gliceriusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Glicone m Italian
Italian form of Glykon.
Glieci m Romansh
Variant of Leci, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Gliezi m Romansh
Variant of Glieci.
Gliglois m Arthurian Cycle
Name of Gawain's squire.
Glike f Yiddish
Variant of Glika.
Glikel f Yiddish
A variant of Glukel
Glikeria f Georgian (Archaic), Russian
Georgian form of Glykeria and Russian variant transcription of Glikeriya.... [more]
Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.
Glimmer f Literature
From the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.
Glini f Indian (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.
Glismar m Portuguese (Brazilian, Portuguese-style, Modern)
Brazilian name, corruption of the German surname Klinsmann. Possible reference to Jürgen Klinsmann, professional football manager and former player
Gliss f Popular 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”.
Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".
Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."
Glitonea f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
Glizerio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.
Gllâome m Norman
Norman form of Guillaume.
Gllâomin m Norman
Diminutive of Gllâome.
Glo f Filipino
Short form of Gloria.
Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).
Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".
Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).
Glockrian m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Kalogreant.
Glódís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements glóa "to shine, to glitter" or glóð "ember; glow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Glœðir m Old Norse
Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".
Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".
Glǫggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glǫggr "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".
Glogryan m Medieval German
Medieval German form of Kalogreant.
Glói m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse male form of Glóa or an Icelandic form of Glóði. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.
Glóin m Literature, Germanic Mythology
From Old Norse, meaning "glowing".... [more]
Glóinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Glói. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Glonokor m Georgian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a 5th-century archbishop of the Georgian city of Mtskheta.
Gloom m & f English
A word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English gloom, glom, from Old English glōm.
Glør m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gløer, ultimately derived from Old Norse glœða "to glow".
Glóredhel f Literature
Means "Elf of the golden light" in Sindarin. This was the name of Hador's daughter and oldest child in J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion'.
Glorfindel m Literature
Means "golden tress" (i.e., "having tresses of gold") from Sindarin glaur "golden light" and finnel "braided tress of hair" (archaic findel). In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) by J. R. R. Tolkien this was the name of a noble Elf of Gondolin and Imladris.
Glorfinniel f Literature
Means "maiden having hair of gold" from Sindarin glaur "golden light" combined with find "hair, lock of hair, tress" and the feminine suffix iel, from iell "girl, daughter, maid"... [more]
Glòria f Catalan
Catalan form of Gloria.
Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.
Gloriande f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Daughter of King Gonosor of Ireland. She married King Apollo of Liones and had a son named Candaces.... [more]
Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.
Gloriant m Literature
Probably derived from Old French gloriant meaning "boasting, glorying", or otherwise related to the Latin noun gloria meaning "glory".... [more]
Gloribel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gloria and the popular suffix -bel.
Gloriette f English
From the word for a pavilion or similar architectural structure in a garden which perhaps meant "little glory" from French (see Gloria). The largest and most well-known example is probably the Schönbrunner Gloriette, in the Schönbrunn Palace Garden at Vienna, built in 1775 for Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa.
Glorificacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish glorificación meaning "glorification".
Gloriosa f Spanish
"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.
Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.
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