Submitted Names Starting with G

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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.
Gyamtsho m Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Gyatso.
Gyamtso m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan རྒྱ་མཚོ (see Gyatso).
Gyan m Indian
"knowledge"
Gyanendra m Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jnana) meaning "knowledge, awareness" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.
Gyantwachia m Seneca
Means "the planter" in Seneca.
Gyárfás m Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Gerváz.
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]
Gydda f Anglo-Saxon
Princess of England, Daughter of Harold II.
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-Hee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 경희 (see Gyeong-Hui).
Gyeong-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敬 "respect, honor" and 浩 "great, numerous, vast, abundant".
Gyeong-Hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 卿 (gyeong) meaning "noble, high officer" combined with 和 (hwa) meaning "harmony, peace" or 花 (hwa) meaning "flower"... [more]
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-Min m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city", 景 (gyeong) meaning "scenery, view", 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", 耿 (gyeong) meaning "bright, shining" or 坰 (gyeong) meaning "field, borderland, vicinity" combined with 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 旻 (min) meaning "heaven"... [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".
Gyeong-Tae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 庚 (gyeong) referring to the seventh of the ten Heavenly Stems, 竟 (gyeong) meaning "finally, after all, at last" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 泰 (tae) meaning "peaceful", 態 (tae) meaning "manner, bearing, attitude" or 兌 (tae) meaning "exchange, barter"... [more]
Gyeong-Taek m Korean
From Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 炅 (gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 擇 (taek) meaning "select, choose, pick" or 澤 (taek) meaning "moist, marsh, grace, brilliance"... [more]
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.
Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]
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.
Gylmar m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Gilmar (see Gildemar).... [more]
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.
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]
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
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".
Györk m Hungarian
Short form of György.
Gyra f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive 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.
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.
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 & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 圭 (gyu) meaning "sharpened jade" combined with 夏 (ha) meaning "summer, great, grand". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Gyu-Han m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奎 (gyu) meaning "stride" or 圭 (gyu) meaning "sharpened jade" combined with 翰 (han) meaning "writing, painting" or 漢 (han) meaning "man". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
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.
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.
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).
Gzim m Albanian
Variant of Gëzim.