GlevafCatalan (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]
GlewinmMedieval English Possibly derived from an Old English name meaning "wise friend", from Old English glēaw "prudent, wise" and wine "friend".
GlicerimCatalan (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).
GlimmerfLiterature From the English word meaning "to shine". This name was used in Suzanne Collins' popular book, 'The Hunger Games'.
GlinifIndian (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.
GlissfPopular 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”.
GlófIcelandic (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).
GlódísfIcelandic 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".
GlóredhelfLiterature 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'.
GlorfindelmLiterature 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.
GlorfinnielfLiterature 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]
GloriantmLiterature Probably derived from Old French gloriant meaning "boasting, glorying", or otherwise related to the Latin noun gloria meaning "glory".... [more]
GloriettefEnglish 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.
Gloriusm & fEnglish (American, Rare) This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.
GlorvinafLiterature Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]
GlóðfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.
GlóðimOld Norse Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").
GlozellfObscure From the name of the American comedian, YouTube personality, actress, and television host, GloZell Green (1972—). Her name is a combination of her mom's name Gloria and her dad's name Ozell.
GlückfMedieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic) Variant of Glika. The name coincides with the German word Glück "good luck; bliss, happiness". It was recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
GlykerafAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.
GnáfNorse Mythology, Old Norse In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]
GneomarmPolabian (?), Pomeranian (?) Derived from the Slavic name elements gniew "anger" and mir "peace; world". This name was borne by Dubislav Gneomar von Natzmer (1654– 20 April 1739), a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and a confidant of the House of Hohenzollern.
GnomefAncient Greek Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".
GnosiphilosmLate Greek Derived from the Greek noun γνῶσις (gnosis) meaning "seeking to know, inquiry, knowledge" (see Gnosis) combined with the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover".
GnosismAncient Greek Means "knowledge" in Greek. The inscription Gnosis epoesen "Gnosis created" appears on the Stag Hunt mosaic (c. 300 BCE; found in a wealthy home in ancient Macedonia), which may indicate that the author was named Gnosis or possibly refers to an abstract pronoun, since gnosis is also the Greek word for knowledge (one scholar, for example, thinks it should be read as "Apelles' Knowledge Made It")... [more]
Gōm & fJapanese This name can be used as 豪 (gou, era.i) meaning "overpowering, powerful, superior," 剛 (gou) meaning "strong, sturdy, brave," 強 (kyou, gou, kowa.i, shi.iru, tsuyo.i, tsuyo.maru, tsuyo.meru) meaning "strong," 昂 (kou, gou, a.garu, taka.i, taka.buru) meaning "rise" or 郷 (kyou, gou, sato) meaning "countryside."... [more]
GobronmGeorgian (Rare) This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [more]
GobryasmOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Gaubaruva. This name was borne by several Persian noblemen; one of them was both the father-in-law as well as the brother-in-law of Darius the Great.
GodbaldmMedieval French, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" with Old High German bald meaning "bold".
GodefAnglo-Saxon Possibly the Old English cognate of Goda 1. This name was borne by a sister of the Anglo-Saxon king and saint Edward the Confessor.
GodebertmGermanic, Dutch Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."
GodebertafDutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical) Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]
GoderadmGermanic Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
GoderdzimGeorgian Georgian form of a Persian given name, of which the original form is currently uncertain. The name is said to mean "strong bull" in Persian, which seems possible indeed, since the modern Persian word for the animal is گاو (gav).... [more]
GodertmMedieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare) Medieval Dutch variant form of Godaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the diplomat and statesman Godert van der Capellen (1778-1848) and the singer and actor Godert van Colmjon (1943-2009).
GodesafMedieval English From Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element got meaning "god" or guot meaning "good".
GodesiafGerman (Modern, Rare) Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]