Submitted Names Starting with G

Gweniffer f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gwenifer.

Gwenina f English (Rare), Breton (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwennina.

Gweninen f Breton
Variant of Gwenina.

Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.

Gwenishia f Obscure (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwenisha.

Gwenivar f Breton
Breton form of Guinevere.

Gwenivere f English
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwenlaouen m & f Breton (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Gwellaouen.

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Gwenlli f Welsh (Rare)
Diminutive of Gwenllian.

Gwenlliana f Medieval Welsh
Medieval Latinization of Gwenllian.

Gwenllwyfo f Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwen (the feminine form of gwyn) meaning "white, fair, blessed" and llwyf meaning "elm".

Gwenlyn f English

Gwenna f Cornish, Breton
Younger Cornish form of Wenna and Breton variant of Gwenn.

Gwennaëlle f Breton (Gallicized)
Feminine form of Guénaël.

Gwennan f Welsh, Breton
Younger form of Gwennant, itself derived from the Welsh elements gwen "white, fair, blessed" and nant "stream". This name was borne by a daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog.

Gwennant f Welsh
Older form of Gwennan.

Gwennenn f Breton
Variant of Gwenn and Gwenna.

Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]

Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwennin m Breton
Masculine form of Gwenn.

Gwennina f Breton
Feminine form of Gwennin.

Gwenno f Welsh
Diminutive of Gwenllian and other names beginning with Gwen, used independently since the 19th century. It coincides with the medieval Welsh name for the planet Venus (literally "little white one" or "little bright one")... [more]

Gwennol f Cornish (Modern)
Derivd from Cornish gwennel "swallow (the bird)". This is a modern Cornish name.

Gwenny f English
Diminutive of Gwyneth.

Gwennyn f Breton
Variant of Gwennenn.

Gweno f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwenog f Welsh
Old Welsh diminutive of Gwen. This was the name of an obscure early Welsh saint. It was mentioned in J. K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series of books as the name of a witch, Gwenog Jones.

Gwenola f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenole.

Gwenole m Breton
Original Breton form of Guénolé.

Gwenonwy f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwenonwy "lily of the valley". In local folklore this was the name of King Arthur's sister; Maen Gwenonwy, a large rock off Porth Cadlan in Gwynedd, Wales, is named for her.... [more]

Gwenora f Cornish
A Cornish form of Guinevere.

Gwenore f Arthurian Cycle
Form of Guinevere used in Thomas Chestre's romance Sir Launfal and in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Gwenou m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwenn "white, fair, blessed" and possibly Celtic gnou "known".

Gwent m Welsh
After the county in south Wales.

Gwenthlian f Medieval Welsh
Either a variant or a semi-Anglicization of Gwenllian.

Gwenvael m Breton
Combination of Breton gwen "white; (and by extension) fair, blessed" and Mael.

Gwenvaela f Breton
Feminine form of Gwenvael.

Gwenvred f Medieval Breton
Breton form of Winifred.

Gwenwledyr f Welsh Mythology
The first element is Welsh gwen "fair, white, blessed"; the second element, gwledyr, is uncertain. In the tale of Culhwch and Olwen (which appears in the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth), Gwenwledyr was a lady who lived at Arthur's court, the daughter of Gwawrddur the Hunchback and sister of three of Arthur's warriors: Duach, Brathach and Nerthach.

Gwenwynwyn m Medieval Welsh
Famous bearer is Gwenwynwyn ab Owain Cyfeiliog, the last major ruler of mid Wales before the completion of the Norman English invasion.

Gwenydd f Welsh
Means "joy" in Welsh. It has been used in Wales since the mid-19th century.... [more]

Gwenynen f Obscure
Directly taken from Welsh gwenynen "bee", this name was adopted by Augusta Hall, Baroness Llanover, a Welsh heiress, best known as a patron of the Welsh arts, as her bardic name (Gwenynen Gwent "the bee of Gwent").

Gwereg m Medieval Breton

Gwerful f Medieval Welsh
Form of Gweirful. This was the name of two Welsh poets in the 15th century.

Gwerfyl f Medieval Welsh, Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gweirful.

Gwern m Welsh Mythology
Derived from Welsh gwern "alder tree". Gwern is a minor figure in Welsh tradition. He is the son of Matholwch, king of Ireland, and Branwen, sister to the king of Britain... [more]

Gwernfyl f Welsh
Means "alder tree" in Welsh.

Gwerydd f Medieval Welsh

Gweth m & f Luo (Modern)
"blessings"

Gwezheneg m Breton (Rare)
Derived from Breton gwezhen "combat". This was the name of the son of Saint Gwenn and Saint Fragan. He is also known by the name Kavan.

Gwhd f Western African, Anaang
Means “disgraceful; unworthy being” in Anaang.

Gwiawn m Arthurian Cycle

Gwidka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Gwidona.

Gwido m Polish, Kashubian
Variant of Gwidon.

Gwidon m Polish
A Polish form of Guido.

Gwidona f Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian feminine form Gwido as well as a Polish feminine form of Gwidon.

Gwijde m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Guy 1.

Gwili m Welsh
After the name of a river in Carmarthenshire.

Gwindor m Literature
Gwindor was an Elf of Nargothrond in the First Age. He was the son of Guilin and a Prince of Nargothrond.... [more]

Gwinian m Breton

Gwinyai m Shona
Gwinyai means "be strong". The Zimbabwean tennis player Gwinyai Tongoona is a famous bearer of this name.

Gwiomarc'h m Medieval Breton
Variant of Gwivarc'h.

Gwion m Welsh Mythology, Welsh
Possibly related to the Welsh element gwyn meaning "fair, blessed". This was the original name of Taliesin, a legendary bard, before he was cast into the "cauldron of knowledge", after which he became Taliesin, bard and seer.

Gwir f Medieval Welsh

Gwivarc'h m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton gwiv "lively, cheerful" and marc'h "horse".

Gwladwen f Welsh (Rare)

Gwledyr f Medieval Welsh

Gwlithyn f Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwlith "dew, dew-drop".

Gwøni f Faroese
Faroese variant of Gvøðni.

Gwrgenau m Medieval Welsh
From Welsh gwor- "over" (intensifying prefix) and cenau "cub, whelp".

Gwrhyd m Old Welsh
Means "valour", or alternately "fathom, six feet; the length of a man's outstretched arms".

Gwri m Welsh Mythology
Probably derived from Proto-Celtic *wiro- "man" (the source of modern Welsh gŵr "man, husband"). In the 'Mabinogion', this was the name given by Teyrnon to the infant Pryderi.

Gwril m Welsh
Welsh name, that some translated as "lordly," "heroic act," or "combating"

Gwrwst m Welsh
Derived from the Proto-Celtic *wiros meaning “man” and *gustus meaning “excellence, force”.

Gwyar m Welsh Mythology
Means "gore, blood" in Welsh. In Welsh legend Gwyar was the father of Arthur's warriors Gwalchmei and Gwalhafed... [more]

Gwyda f English
Meaning and origin uncertain. A famous bearer was Gwyda DonHowe, an American stage and screen actress.

Gwyddno m Welsh Mythology
Possibly from Welsh gwydd "face, appearance; presence" and -no "knowing, knowledge".... [more]

Gwydyr m Welsh
Welsh name meaning "wrathful"

Gwyl f Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s three mistresses, according to the Welsh Triad 57.... [more]

Gwylan f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh gwylan "seagull". This name has been used from the early 20th century onwards.

Gwyllim m Welsh
Variant spelling of Gwilym

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Gwylon m Welsh

Gwylym m Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwilym.

Gwynach f Welsh
Welsh name meaning felicity

Gwyndaf m Celtic, Welsh
Celtic saint name.

Gwyndolen f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyndolyn f English (American)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyndon m English (American, Archaic)

Gwyne f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gwen or a variant of Gwynne.

Gwynette f Filipino

Gwynevere f Welsh Mythology
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwynfa f Welsh (Rare)
Feminine form of Gwynfor.

Gwynfryn m Welsh
From the name of the village Gwynfryn in Wrexham - the name of which derives from the Welsh name elements "bryn" - meaning hill, and "gwyn", meaning white, thus meaning "white hill". Earliest known usage as a given name dates to the late 19th century - reached peak popularity in the 1910s.

Gwynhwyfar f Literature
Gwynhwyfar is an alternate spelling of Gwenhwyfar, used by the author Gillian Bradshaw in her HAWK OF MAY series.... [more]

Gwynlais m Welsh
From the name of the river in Glamorgan.

Gwynllyw m Old Welsh
From Welsh gwyn "white" and llyw "leader". This was the name of a Welsh king, also known as Woolos.

Gwynna f English (American, Rare)

Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.

Gwynneth f Welsh
Variant of Gwyneth.

Gwynnever f Arthurian Cycle, Cornish
Cornish form of Guinevere.

Gwynno m Welsh
Name of a Celtic Christian saint, apparently from Gwynn- (first part of compound names beginning with Welsh gwyn "white, fair, holy", e.g. Gwynoro, Gwynlliw) + diminutive suffix -o (cf... [more]

Gwynonfryn m Old Welsh

Gwynoro m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, fair, blessed" combined with an uncertain second element, possibly gawr "shout" or gorŵydd "steed" or gwared "deliverance, relief"... [more]

Gwynplaine m Popular Culture (Rare)
The main character in Victor Hugo's The Man Who Laughs and inspiration for The Joker in Batman.

Gwynyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneth.... [more]

Gya f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gyda and Gyrid found in the late 1600s and throughout the 1700s in Scania and Blekinge.

Gyalpo m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan རྒྱལ་པོ (rgyal-po) meaning "king".

Gyalson m Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Gyaltsen.

Gyaltsen m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (rgyal-mtshan) meaning "banner of victory", derived from རྒྱལ (rgyal) meaning "to win, to become victorious" and མཚན (mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".

Gyaltshen m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན (see Gyaltsen).

Gyalwa m & f Tibetan
Means "victorious" in Tibetan.

Gyan m Indian
"knowledge"

Gyanda f Indian (Rare)

Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Gyanna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gianna.

Gyantwachia m Seneca
Means "the planter" in Seneca.

Gyárfás m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Gerváz.

Gyas m Greek Mythology, Roman Mythology

Gyasi m Akan

Gyatsho m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).

Gyburc f Literature
In medieval German literature, this is the name of a Saracen princess from the epic poem Willehalm (13th century) written by the German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (died around 1220). Her name was originally Arabel, but she changed it to Gyburc after converting to Christianity.... [more]

Gyburg f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]

Gyécsa m Medieval Hungarian
Older form of Géza.

Gyeltshen m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Gyaltsen.

Gyémánt f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "diamond" in Hungarian.

Gyenes m Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Dénes.

Gyennadii m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Gennadiy.

Gyeom m & f Korean
Sino-Korean reading of such hanja as 謙 meaning "humble, modest" or 蒹 meaning "reed."

Gyeong-eun f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" or 景 "scenery, view" and 恩 "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 "silver".

Gyeong-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".

Gyeongjeong f & m Korean (Rare)

Gyeong-joo m & f Korean

Gyeong-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 鏡 (gyeong) meaning "mirror", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", or 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty"... [more]

Gyeong-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 慶 "congratulate, celebrate" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem".

Gyeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 暻 "bright" and 秀 "refined, elegant, graceful".

Gyeoul f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 겨울 (gyeoul) meaning "winter."

Gyeo-wool f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Gyeoul.

Gyhldeptis f New World Mythology
She is a kindly forest goddess in Haida mythology whose name translates to "Lady Hanging Hair."

Gyi m & f Burmese
Means "big, large, great" in Burmese.

Gylda f Medieval English

Gylfe m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Gylfi.

Gylfi m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Modern form of GylfR, an Old Norse name derived from gjálfr "roar, heavy sea" or gólf "grain cultivator". In Norse mythology, Gylfi was the name of a sea giant. It was also the name of a mythical Swedish king.

Gylfie f Popular Culture
The name of a charater in the movie Legend of the Guardians.

Gylfir m Old Norse
Original form of Gylfi.

Gyliano m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Either a variant of Giuliano or a combination of Giel (alternatively spelled as Gyl) with a name that ends in -iano, such as Emiliano and Luciano.... [more]

Gylippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is a bit uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies (see Gylon)... [more]

Gylippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gylippos. This was the name of a Spartan general from the 5th century BC.

Gylla f Old Norse
Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Gulla and a variant of Gyða.

Gyllian f Medieval English (Rare)
Precursor to Gillian.

Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]

Gylmyne m Medieval Scottish

Gylon m Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek γύλιος (gylios), the name for a long-shaped pouch or knapsack that Greek soldiers used for carrying their food supplies.... [more]

Gylta f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse gylta "young sow".

Gylve m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gylfi.

Gylvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Gylfi.

Gylyç m Turkmen
Means "sword" in Turkmen.

Gýmir m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Gymir.

Gymir m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse gymir meaning 'sea'. Gymir is a Jǫtunn in the Northern mythology.

Gyna f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Regina.

Gynecia f Literature
From the archaic English adjective gynecian meaning "of women, relating to women, womanly", a derivative of Greek γυνή (gyne) "woman". This is the name of the duchess of Arcadia and mother of Pamela in Sir Philip Sidney's poem The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia (ca... [more]

Gynter m German (Rare)
Variant of Günther

Gynther m German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Günther. The spelling is probably influenced by Danish spelling conventions.

Gyogurchun f Dagestani
Means "dove" in Dagestani.

Gyokko f & m Japanese
From Gyo meaning “Jade” (玉) and Kko meaning “Pot” (壼). Can be read as “Jade pot” or other kanji combinations like “Jade child” from using 子 can be read.... [more]

Gyōkō f Japanese
Japanese transcription of Chinese 凝光 (see Ningguang).

Gyoku f & m Japanese
From Japanese, 玉(gyoku) means gems

Gyoma m Medieval Hungarian

Gyömbér f Hungarian
Means "ginger" in Hungarian.

Gyöngy f Hungarian
Older form of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyike f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Gyöngyvér, this name is now considered a diminutive of Gyöngyi.

Gyöngyvirág f Hungarian
The Hungarian word for the Lily-of-the-Valley flower, from gyöngy (pearl) and virág (flower). Names days are April 24, May 12, and May 15.

Gyopár f Hungarian
Means "edelweiss" in Hungarian.

Gyopárka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian gyopár "edelweiss".

Györe m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of György.

Gyorgy m Hungarian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of György.

Györk m Hungarian
Short form of György.

Györke m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of György.

Gyovanna f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Gyovanni m American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Gyöza f Banat Swabian

Gypsey f English (Modern, ?)
Variant of Gypsy.

Gyra f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Gyríðr.

Gyrano m African

Gyrd m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyrgol-gyrgyn m Chukchi

Gyri f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Guri.

Gyrid f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyridh f Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish form of Gyríðr.

Gyrith f Old Swedish
Younger form of Gyríðr.

Gyríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Guðríðr.

Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.

Gyro f Norwegian (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Guro.

Gyronav f Chukchi
Means "spring" in Chukchi.

Gyrth m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðir m Icelandic
Modern form of Gyrðr.

Gyrðr m Old Norse
Old Norse short form of Guðrøðr (see Guðifriðr). Sometimes it has been associated with the Old Norse verb gyrða, "to gird (with a belt)."

Gysbert m American (South, Americanized, Rare)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by the name Gisbert.

Gysèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gisèle.

Gyso m German (Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Giso.

Gytautas m Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian geidauti "to wish; to want; to desire; to long for" and tauta "the people".

Gyðja f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Guði.

Gytis m Lithuanian
Short form of Gytautas.

Gytta f American

Gyu-dam m & f Korean
Combination of a gyu hanja, like 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and a dam hanja, e.g. 潭 meaning "deep pool; marsh, puddle."

Gyu-ha m Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 (gyu) "jade pointed at top" and 夏 (ha) "summer; great, grand, big".

Gyu-ha f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 霞 (ha) meaning "mist, haze, rosy clouds" or 夏 (ha) meaning "summer"... [more]

Gyu-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "the stride of a person" and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious".

Gyu-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 "jade pointed at top" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Cho Kyu-hyun (1988-).

Gyu-jong m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 "stride of man" and 鐘 "clock; bell".

Gyulab f Armenian
Armenian form of Golab.

Gyulchekhra f Tajik, Uzbek
Variant spelling of Gulchekhra.

Gyuli f Laz
Perhaps from the Turkish Gül meaning rose, or from to the Georgian word გული (guli) meaning "heart".Related to the Georgian Gulisa

Gyul-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 橘 (gyul) meaning "tangerine" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". ... [more]

Gyulnara f Armenian
Armenian form of Gulnara.

Gyulya f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek
Variant of Gulya.

Gyu-mae f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 梅 (mae) meaning "plum", 莓 (mae) meaning "strawberry", or 玫 (mae) meaning "rose, gemstone"... [more]

Gyu-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beauty". This name can be formed using other hanja combinations as well.

Gyunel f Azerbaijani

Gyung f Medieval Hungarian
Recorded in 13th-century Hungary

Gyu-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride," 圭 (gyu) or 珪 (gyu), both meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage," 理 (ri) meaning "govern, rule; repair; notice, find," 里 (ri) meaning "village," 璃 (ri) meaning "jewel" or 俐 (ri) meaning "smart, intelligent," among other hanja combinations.... [more]

Gyurme m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan གྱུར་མེད (gyur-med) meaning "stable, unchanging", from གྱུར (gyur) meaning "to change, to transform" and མེད (med) meaning "not, without".

Gyurmey m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan གྱུར་མེད (see Gyurme).

Gyuro m Bulgarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgi.

Gyuseok m Korean
From 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride" or 圭 meaning "auspicious jewel; hall," and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Gyuzgyush f Lezgin
Means "glass, mirror" in Lezgin.

Gyve f Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Gudve recorded in Aust-Agder (Setesdal).

Gyvi f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudve.

Gzim m Albanian
Variant of Gëzim.