FroniafArthurian Cycle In Thomas Hughes’ The Misfortunes of Arthur, a lady in Guinevere’s service who dissuaded the queen – who had committed bigamy with Mordred – from a plot to murder Arthur.
FuchsiafEnglish (British, Rare), Literature From Fuchsia, a genus of flowering plants, itself named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), whose surname means "fox" in German.... [more]
FuencislafSpanish (European) Said to be taken from Latin fōns stīllāns meaning "dripping well, dripping fountain" (the first element also used in Fuensanta), taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Fuencisla and Nuestra Señora de la Fuencisla, meaning "The Virgin of Fuencisla" and "Our Lady of Fuencisla."... [more]
FujikafJapanese From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FujinafJapanese From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FujitakamJapanese (Rare) Fuji means "Wisteria Flower" and Taka means "High(er)". Fujitaka Kinomoto is a fictional character in "Cardcaptor Sakura" and Hosokawa Fujitaka was a Japanese samurai daimyo in the Sengoku Period.
FumiafJapanese From Japanese 芙 (fu) meaning "hibiscus", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FumihanafJapanese Japanese feminine given name derived from 富 (fu) meaning "wealth", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty" and 英 (hana) meaning "outstanding".
FumihisamJapanese From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence" combined with 久 (hisa) meaning "long time, long time ago", 尚 (hisa) meaning "furthermore, still, incidentally", or 寿 (hisa) meaning "long life, lifespan"... [more]
FumikafJapanese This name is used as 史 (fumi) "history, record, recording" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, beautiful" or 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
FuminafJapanese From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writing, sentence" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "what?, Nara, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
FumisadamJapanese From 書 (fumi) meaning "letter, writing, document, book" or 章 (fumi) meaning "chapter, section, article, badge" combined with 禎 (sada) meaning "blessed, auspicious, divine grace"... [more]
FumitadamJapanese From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "sentence" combined with 直 (tada) meaning "straight". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
FumitakamJapanese From Japanese 文 (fumi) "writing, sentence" combined with 隆 (taka) meaning "noble, prosperous", 貴 (taka) meaning "valuable, expensive", 敬 (taka) meaning "respect, honor, reverence", 孝 (taka) meaning "filial piety", 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high", or 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk"... [more]
FumiyamJapanese From Japanese 文 (fumi) meaning "writer" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Furo-riafJapanese From Japanese 華 (furo-ria) meaning "flower". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well. ... [more]
FurrinafRoman Mythology Furrina was an ancient Roman goddess whose function had become obscure by the 1st century BC. Her cult dated to the earliest period of Roman religious history, since she was one of the fifteen deities who had their own flamen, the Furrinalis, one of the flamines minores... [more]
FuscinillafAncient Roman Feminine form of Fuscinillus. This name was borne by Seia Fuscinilla, daughter of Publius Seius Fuscianus and wife of Gaius Betitius Pius.
FuseinafWestern African, Dagbani Feminine form of Fuseini. In Northern Ghana, this name is given to the firstborn of a pair of twin girls, while the second-born twin is named Asana... [more]
FuxiafChinese From the Chinese 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
FyiynfoluwafYoruba Means "give praise to god, a person who never forgets to praise god for everything" in Yoruba.
FylgiafNorse Mythology, Swedish (Rare) From Old Norse fylgja "to accompany, to follow" (compare modern Swedish följa and modern Danish and Norwegian følge). In Norse mythology a fylgia is a type of spirit who accompanies a person through their life from the day they were born... [more]
GaboimillafFolklore, New World Mythology Gaboimilla is a mythical queen of a tribe of Amazons, all-women warrior groups, said to reside in Southern Chile during the period of the Spanish Conquest... [more]
GaidafLatvian, Estonian Derived from either Latvian gaidīt "to wait (for)" or Latvian gaidas "expectations". This name is also occasionally used in Estonia.
GalaidafArthurian Cycle Kay’s sweetheart in Heinrich von dem Türlin’s "Diu Crône". She failed two chastity tests, which humbled Kay, who had been making great sport of the other ladies who failed.
GaliciafGalician, Spanish (Latin American) From the land of Galicia in analogy to other toponymic names like América or África. It is associated to Galician emigration, so this name can be found now in Latin American countries.
GalienafMedieval German, Medieval English Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, tries to connect this name to Latin Gallus, Galla "inhabitant of Gallia".
GalilafHebrew (Rare) Derived from the place name Galilגליל, this name was mostly used from the 19th until the early 20th century and occasionally used after the establishment of Israel... [more]
GalindafGermanic Derived from the Germanic element gal, which comes from galan "to sing." combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender." This name ultimately means "soft singing voice."
GalizafGalician (Rare) Variant of Galicia. Both names are equally valid in Galician for the name of the land, although Galiza is more frequently used by Galician nationalist people.
GalleriafLiterature Used by American author Deborah Gregory for a character in her 'Cheetah Girls' series of books, first released in 1999. It was possibly inspired by the English vocabulary word (which refers to "a central court through several storeys of a shopping centre or department store onto which shops or departments open at each level").
GaniedafArthurian Cycle, Literature According to the Red Book of Hergest, she was the twin sister of Merlin. She is found in both the Vita Merlini and the Welsh poems where she is called Gwendydd.... [more]
GarcíamSpanish, Medieval Spanish Spanish form of Garsea, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". It was widely used as a first name in Spain since the Middle Ages until the 17th century... [more]
GarofițafRomanian Derived from Romanian garofiță, the diminutive of garoafă "carnation".
GarrinchamPortuguese (Brazilian) An invented name, derived from Portuguese carriça meaning "wren", referring to the small brown songbird. It was borne by the Brazilian soccer player Manuel Francisco dos Santos (1933-1983), who was better known as Mané Garrincha or simply Garrincha; he was given this nickname by his sister because of his small appearance.
GassulawiyafHittite Possibly means "woman of Kashulas" (a settlement in the Kashka region of the Hittite empire), deriving from the Luwian element wiya ("woman").
GaudeliafSpanish (Mexican, Archaic) Possibly related to Latin gaudeo meaning "to rejoice, to enjoy". This is the name of an obscure martyr and saint from 4th century Persia whose real existence is unclear.
GazmirafSpanish (Canarian, Rare) Derived from Guanche *gazmir meaning "reed, grass". This was the name of a place in the island of La Palma (recorded as Gasmil). It was also borne as a surname by Francisca de Gazmira, a Guanche woman who defended the rights of the Canarian aborigines during the conquest and Christianization of La Palma in the late 15th century... [more]
Gediam & fGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun გედი (gedi) meaning "swan" (as in, the bird). This etymology applies to Gedia both as a masculine name and as a feminine name, but especially as a feminine name... [more]
GedleyihlekisamSouthern African, Zulu In the case of former South African president Jacob Zuma (1942-), the name means "the one who smiles while causing you harm" in Zulu. His middle name was invented by his father, who based it on the phrase ngeke ngithule umuntu engigedla engihlekisa meaning "I won't keep quiet when someone deceives me with a beautiful smile while he is doing damage to me".
GeganiafAncient Roman Feminine form of Geganius. Gegania was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.
GeilanafFrankish She was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.... [more]
GemellinafJewish This is found in the Jewish catacombs in Rome as the name of a Roman Jewish woman.
Geme-ninlillafSumerian, Ancient Near Eastern Of uncertain etymology, however the last element is likely derived from the goddess Ninlil. Geme-Ninlilla was a wife of King Shulgi during the final years of his reign.
GendenwithafNew World Mythology Means "it brings the day" in Iroquois. This is the name of a mythological character represented by the Morning Star in Iroquois mythology.
GeneliafIndian (Christian) In the case of Indian actress Genelia D'Souza (1987-), it is a portmanteau of the names Jeanette and Neil (the names of her parents)... [more]
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]
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]
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.
GerswinthafGermanic, History The first element of this name is derived from Gothic gairu (gêr in Old High German) "spear", or from garva (garo in Old High German, and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) "ready, prepared." The second element is derived from Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Gerswintha was the name of one of Charlemagne's concubines.