GurvanmBreton Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Old Breton gour, itself an intensifying prefix, and Old Breton man "sage" and a younger form of Gurvand.
GurvandmMedieval Breton Derived from Old Breton gour, itself an intesifying prefix, and Old Breton c'hoant / huant "desire; aspiration, ambition". Gurvand was a claimant to the Duchy of Brittany and complicit in the conspiracy which assassinated King Salomon I in 874.
Guseulf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 구슬 (guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
GustautasmLithuanian Means "to become accustomed to the people", derived from the old Lithuanian verb gusti meaning "to get used to, to inure, to accustom oneself" as well as "to learn" combined with Baltic tauta meaning "people, nation" (see Vytautas).
Gustenm & fSwedish Combination of Old Swedish gudh "god" and stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of Gustav and Gustava.
GuðdísfIcelandic Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and dís meaning "goddess".
GutheilfYiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish Medieval Yiddish diminutive of Gute, created by combining Gut "good" with the Old High German element heil meaning "healthy, whole". it was common for medieval Jews to use elements as diminutive suffixes
GuðheardmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and heard "hard, firm, brave". This was the name of a 9th century Bishop of Selsey.
GuthlacmAnglo-Saxon Old English cognate of Guðleikr. This was the name of a popular Christian saint, Guthlac of Crowland (674-715), a Mercian hermit and wonderworker.
GuðlæifrmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and leif "inheritance, legacy".
GuðlafmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements guð "battle" and lāf "legacy, remainder" (from laibō)... [more]
GuðlaugurmIcelandic Combination of Old Norse guð "god" and laugr which is of uncertain origin but possibly related to Old Icelandic laug "bathing for religious purification" or Germanic *-laug- "enter into marriage"... [more]
GuðmarrmOld Norse Combination of Old Norse goðr "god" and mærr "famous" (compare Ancient Germanic Godemar).
GuðmeyfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and mey meaning "maid, girl" (poetic for "daughter", an alternative form of mær).
GuthmundmOld Danish, Anglo-Saxon Old Danish form of Guðmundr, as well as an Old English name derived from the elements guð "combat, battle, war" and mund "protector, guardian".
GutlefYiddish (Archaic) Diminutive of Gute. A notable bearer was Gutle Schnapper Rothschild (1753-1849), the wife of Mayer Amschel Rothschild and ancestress of the Rothschild family.
GüzidəfAzerbaijani From the Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished, elite".
GüzidefTurkish From Turkish güzide meaning "distinguished".
GüzinfTurkish Means "exquisite, excellent", ultimately derived from Persian.
GuzmamPopular Culture From the name of the flower Guzmania, also known as the tufted airplant, which was named in honor of Spanish naturalist Anastasio Guzman.... [more]
GuzmánmSpanish Transferred use of the surname Guzmán, derived from the name of a Spanish town. The name itself possibly come from the Ancient Germanic elements gut meaning "good" and mann meaning "man".
GvantsafSvan, Georgian Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
GvirafHebrew (Rare) Modern Hebrew name meaning "lady, mistress" (identical to the biblical title גְּבִירָה (gebirah), which suggested female royal power, and ultimately relates to the first element in Gabriel).
GvozdenmSerbian, Croatian Derived from the adjective gvozden, meaning "iron-like". Notable bearer is Gvozden Flego, Croatian former Minister of Science and Technology.
GvozdikafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun гвоздика (gvozdika) meaning "carnation" (as in, the flower from the genus Dianthus). This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, in reference to the red carnation flower (known in Russian as krasnaya gvozdika), which had become one of the symbols of the Russian communist revolutions of February and October 1917.
GwaaimHaida Gwaai Edenshaw is a Haida artist and filmmaker from Canada. Along with Helen Haig-Brown, he co-directed Edge of the Knife (SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna), the first Haida language feature film.
GwainmEnglish (Rare) Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."
GwainemWelsh, Arthurian Cycle Variant of Gawain. Gwaine is a character on the BBC television series 'Merlin', meant to represent the Gawain of Arthurian legend.
GwalajorimKassena Means "the slave raider has returned" in Kasem.
GwangchorongfKorean (Rare) A really rare name actually. Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and from either the adverb 초롱초롱 (chorong chorong) "brightly, sparklingly" or 초籠 (chorong), referring to a silk-covered lantern.
Gwang-hyefKorean From Sino-Korean 光 (gwang) meaning "light, brilliant, shine; only" combined with 惠 (hye) meaning "favour, benefit" or 慧 (hye) meaning "bright, intelligent". Other combinations of hanja characters can form this name as well.
Gwang-hyeonmKorean Combination of a gwang hanja, like 光 meaning "light," 洸 meaning "angry; brave, gallant," 廣 meaning "large, extensive, spacious," 珖 meaning "jade" or 侊 meaning "big; magnificent," and a hyeon hanja, such as 鉉 meaning "bowstring," 炫 meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear," 顯 meaning "appearance; exposure; distinction," 玄 meaning "dark; profound, mysterious" or 賢 meaning "benevolent; wise, sensible."
Gwang-jinmKorean From Sino-Korean 光 "light, brilliant, shine; only" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
GwanwynfWelsh Derived from Welsh gwanwyn "springtime".
GwapafFilipino (Rare) Derived from Tagalog gwapa, itself borrowed from Spanish guapa "beautiful, pretty".
Gwaschemasch'efCircassian (Archaic) Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.
GwawrddyddfWelsh (Rare) Means "daybreak, dawn", derived from Welsh gwawr "dawn" and dydd "day". (Also compare Gwawr.) This was the name of an early Welsh saint, sometimes called Gwenddydd, one of the supposed daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.
GweircafMedieval Welsh Of uncertain origin and meaning; some sources assume that the name might actually have been Gwerica.... [more]
GweirfulfMedieval Welsh Old Welsh name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from the Welsh elements gwair "turn, bend, circle" (older form gweir) and mul "modest, shy".
GweiryddmWelsh Possibly derived from the Welsh element gwair "turn, circle" (elder form gweir)
GwenalltmWelsh The bardic name of the 20th-century Welsh scholar, critic and poet David James Jones (1899-1968), in whose case it meant "fair wood" from Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and allt "wood, small forest"... [more]
Gwenc'hlanmBreton Legend, Breton (Rare) Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair" and another element of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Breton druid and bard.