GuillafFrankish Guilla (or Willa) of Provence or Burgundy (873-924) was an early medieval Frankish queen consort in the Rhone valley.
GuillaammDutch (Rare) Modern Dutch form of Guillaem. It has primarily been used in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, which borders Flanders (Belgium) in the south... [more]
GuillaspickmManx (Archaic) Derived from Manx guilley "servant; boy, lad" and aspick "bishop". This name was traditionally Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Archibald.
GuinefortmFolklore, History (Ecclesiastical) This is the name of a 13th-century dog (specifically a greyhound) from near the city of Lyon in southeastern France, which at the time was part of the Holy Roman Empire. He lost his life after successfully protecting an infant from a snake, after which people began to venerate him as a patron saint of infants... [more]
GuironmArthurian Cycle Guiron le Courtois is a character in Arthurian legend, a knight-errant and one of the central figures in the French romance known as Palamedes, with later versions named Guiron le Courtois and the Compilation of Rustichello da Pisa.
GuiyanfChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 砚 (yàn) meaning "inkstone, inkslab".
Guiyaof & mChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 姚 (yáo) meaning "handsome, elegant".
GuiyuefChinese From the Chinese 桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
GuizemGuanche The name of a king of Maxorata, located in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura.
Guizhenm & fChinese From the Chinese 贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
GuizhongfChinese From Chinese 歸, 归 (guī) meaning "to return" and 終, 终 (zhōng) meaning "to end". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
GuizormArthurian Cycle Guizor was killed by Artegall before the narration begins in "The Faerie Queene".
Gujam & fGeorgian Short form of Elguja for men. The meaning of Guja as a feminine name is unknown, and it appears that the name is no longer used on women.
Gu-jifKorean, History Meaning unknown. Yi Gu-ji (d. 1489) was a Joseon-dynasty princess, writer, artist and poet who was executed for having an affair with a slave.
GülaçmazfOttoman Turkish From Turkish gül açmaz meaning the rose that does not open or the impenetrable rose which is a poetic term.
GuladimGeorgian Derived from the Georgian adjective გულადი (guladi) meaning "brave, courageous, adventurous".
GulaishafKazakh (Rare) Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ (ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name Aisha (of the same etymology).
GulaiymfKyrgyz, Kazakh Means "flower lady" from Kyrgyz and Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Kyrgyz айым (aiym) meaning "madam, lady".
GulalaifPashto Derived from Pashto ګلابي (gwëlâbi) meaning "pink, rosy".
GularafAzerbaijani, Kyrgyz Means "decorated with flowers" from Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا (ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning".
GulaynafKazakh From Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning “flower” and айна (ayna) meaning “mirror”.
GulbarshynfKazakh Derived from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" and барша (barsha) "fabric, brocade, cloth" (both of Persian origin).
GulbatirafKazakh (Rare) Means "flower at the mountain summit" from the Kazakh elements gul meaning "flower" combined with batira "mountaintop, summit, peak".
Guldam & fGeorgian (Rare) Short form of Guldam, which is now used as an independent name in its own right.
Guldamm & fGeorgian (Archaic) Georgian form of Golandam. At first this name was strictly masculine in Georgia, but in the 16th century it began to be used on women as well.... [more]
GuldanafKazakh, Kyrgyz From Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" and дана (dana) meaning "wise, educated, learned".
GulielmusmDutch (Rare) Variant of Guilielmus, which in turn is a variant of Wilhelmus. Notable bearers of this name include the English epic poet Gulielmus Peregrinus (died in 1207) and the Swiss-French Calvinist theologian Gulielmus Bucanus (died in 1603).
GuljaanfUzbek, Urdu, Korean In Uzbek and Urdu, it is taken from gul meaning "flower" and jaan meaning "life". In Korean, 굴잔 (guljan) means "oyster".
GuljanfKazakh Combination of the Kazakh word gul, meaning "flower" (derived from Persian gol), and the Kazakh word jan, meaning "soul" or "dear one" (ultimately derived from Persian).
GüljawharfKazakh From the Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" and жауһар (jawhar) meaning "brilliant (diamond)".
GulldisfNorwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare) A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish gull "gold".
Gullem & fOld Swedish Old Swedish short form of Guðleifr, a masculine variant of Gulla, or a feminine spelling variant of Gulla.
GullevifSwedish Variant of Guðví or combination of gull "gold" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
GullifSwedish, Norwegian (Rare) Short form of Gunhild via it's Swedish form Gunilla. It could also be a variant of Gull, a short form of names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GullifUzbek Means "having or containing flowers" or "covered in a flower or spotted pattern" in Uzbek.
GullivermEnglish Transferred use of the surname Gulliver. First used in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, published 1726, as the surname of the protagonist Lemuel Gulliver.
GullvivafSwedish (Rare) Directly taken from Swedish gullviva (literally "golden hood"), the term for the cowslip flower (Primula veris in Latin).
GullvorfSwedish (Rare) An early 20th century combination of Old Norse guð "god" and vǫr "vigilant, cautious". The Old Norse name Guðvǫr uses the same elements, but it is possible that Gullvor was created independently by using common name elements (compare Majvor and Gulldis, two names created around the same time).
GulmohorfBengali Meaning "Charming", "Energetic", "Nice", "Successful", and "Powerful".
GulnarifGeorgian (Rare) Form of Gulnara with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
GulnazifGeorgian Form of Gulnaz with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
GülnezerfUyghur Combination of Uyghur گۈل (gül) "flower" combined with نەزەر (nezer) "glance, glimpse, vision". These elements are ultimately from Persian گل (gol) and Arabic نَظَر (naẓar) "eyesight, vision" or "look, glance, gaze"... [more]
GulsundafGeorgian The first element of this name consists of Georgian გულს (guls), which is the dative singular of the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart".... [more]
GultamzefGeorgian Literally means "sun of the hearts" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულთა (gulta), the archaic genitive plural of the noun გული (guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
GültekinmTurkish (Archaic) From Turkic Kaghanate era,brother of Turkic ruler Bilge Kaghan was called Költegin. The name consists of two elements; Turkic Köl (lake, sea) and tegin (prince) and means prince of the sea. Lost for centuries, the name was revived as Gültekin in modern Turkish.
GulzatfKazakh, Kyrgyz Derived from Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл (gul) meaning "flower" and Persian زاده (zadeh) "offspring, child".
GulzhamalfKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz and Kazakh гүл (gul) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and Arabic جمال (jamal) meaning "beauty".
GulzhanfKazakh, Kyrgyz From Kazakh and Kyrgyz гүл (gul) meaning "flower" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
GulzhanatfKazakh From Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic جَنَّة (janna) meaning "paradise, garden, heaven".
GulzhigitmKyrgyz From гүл (gül) meaning "flower" (ultimately from Persian گل (gol)) and жигит meaning "boy".
GulzurafKazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare) Possibly derived from Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian زور (zur) meaning "force, strength, power". A known bearer is Gülzura Cumakunova (1954-), a Kyrgyz linguistic scholar who specializes in Turkic languages.
GumbrandmGermanic, Old Norse, Medieval Italian Derived from Old High German gund, Old Norse gunnr, guðr meaning "war, battle" with Old High German, Old Norse brant meaning "fire, brand".