GenvissafArthurian Cycle According to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [more]
Gen'yamJapanese From Japanese 拳 (gen) meaning "fist", 元 (gen) meaning "beginning, former time, origin", 弦 (gen) meaning "bowstring, chord, hypotenuse" or 玄 (gen) meaning "mysterious, occultness, black, deep, profound" combined with 哉 (ya), an exclamation, 也 (ya) meaning "also", 矢 (ya) meaning "dart, arrow", 弥 (ya) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 冶 (ya) meaning "melting, smelting"... [more]
GeonmKorean From Sino-Korean 建 (geon) meaning "to construct", 健 (geon) meaning "strong", 虔 (geon) meaning "respect" or other characters which are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.
GeorgakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Georgios, 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.
GeorgoulafGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Georgia, as it contains the modern Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
GeovanemPortuguese (Brazilian) Variant form of Giovane. A known bearer of this name is the Brazilian soccer player Geovane Diniz Silva (b. 1989), who is also known as Geovane Maranhão.
GerakinafGreek, Folklore From the Greek word for the common buzzard (species Buteo buteo), a bird native to mainland Europe, which is derived from a diminutive of Ancient Greek ἱέραξ (hierax) meaning "hawk, falcon" (see Hierax)... [more]
GeranafGreek Mythology Derived from Greek γέρανος (geranos) "crane (bird)". Gerana, otherwise known as Oenoe, was a queen of the Pygmy folk in Greek mythology. She boasted she was more beautiful than the goddess Hera and was transformed by the angry goddess into a crane... [more]
GerasmGreek Mythology Means "old age." Geras was the spirit (daimon) of old age, one of the malevolent spirits spawned by the goddess Nyx (Night).
GerasimakismGreek Modern Greek diminutive of Gerasimos, 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.
GercomDutch Derived from Gero, which is a short form of Germanic names containing the element ger meaning "spear". A known bearer of this name is the Dutch show jumping equestrian Gerco Schröder (b... [more]
GerdlindefGerman (Rare) A 20th century coinage formed from the given name Gerd 1 and the Old High German name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"
GerekemMedieval Scandinavian Meaning uncertain. The first element is possibly derived from Old Norse geirr "spear". The second element could possibly be related to Old Norse rikr "mighty, rich" or leikr "game, play".
GerethmLiterature Gereth is a fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. Gereth is one of the Elves who aided the flight of Evranin from Artanor (the place which would later become Doriath) during the years following the battles between Elves and the Nauglath... [more]
GerimNorse Mythology Derived from Old Norse gjarn "greedy", which is related to Gothic gairns (see Adalgern). In Norse mythology, Geri is the name of one of Odin's two wolves... [more]
GeriahfAmerican (South, Archaic) Variant of Jeriah. Although the Biblical character Jeriah is male, this name was also given to girls, starting around the mid-1700's.
GerlandomItalian Italian form of Gerland. Gerlando di Agrigento is the patron saint of Agrigento in Sicily. Other famous bearers are the painter Gerlando Marsiglia, and the actor Gerlando Buzzanca (AKA Lando Buzzanca)
GermanmGermanic derived from the Germanic elements Ger (spear) and Man (man) meaning "man of spear". Now this name is used in Germany but in a different form and rarely Germann.
GermannmGerman (Archaic) German form of the ancient Germanic given name Ger(e)man, which is composed of the Germanic elements ger meaning "spear" and man meaning "man".... [more]
GermelinafSpanish (Philippines, Rare) Possibly a feminine diminutive of Germelo, which is apparently a variant of Hermelo, which either comes from the town of Ermelo in Spain, or from the name Hermilo, a diminutive of Hermes.
GermeriusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Germerius was bishop of Toulouse from 510 to 560 AD. There is some question as to whether he actually existed. He is the patron saint of the abbey of Lézat.
GerminalmFrench, Spanish (Rare) From the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word germen, meaning "germination". In Spain, this name came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).