Florijnm & fDutch (Rare) Dutch form of Florinus (for men) and Florina (for women), but the name is most often encountered on men. It is unisex in the Netherlands, but strictly masculine in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]
FlorimmAlbanian Derived from Albanian flori "gold; gold coin, florin; golden thread; (term of affectionate address to a child) dear, honey".
FlorimelfLiterature, Theatre Combination of Latin flos meaning "flower" (genitive floris) and mel "honey". This name was first used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590; in the form Florimell)... [more]
FlorimellfLiterature Form of Florimel used by Edmund Spenser in his poem The Faerie Queene (1590-1596), in which she was a lady in love with the knight Marinell, who initially rejected her... [more]
FlorisdelfafArthurian Cycle It's origins are unknown but presumably a coinage from of the Latin flos "flower" and the Greek adelphe "sister".... [more]
FloryncefEnglish Variant form of Florence. A well-known bearer of this name was the American civil rights advocate and feminist Florynce Kennedy (1916-2000).
FloscellusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Latin floscellus, a diminutive of flosculus (which itself is a diminutive of flos "flower, blossom"), meaning "small flower". Saint Floscellus was a young man who was martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius... [more]
FlourdelisfArthurian Cycle Flourdelis is Burbon's lover. She represents the disloyal citizens of France in Book 5, Canto 11 of "The Faerie Queene". Artegall rebukes her for letting Grantorto tempt her.
FlourefRomani A bona fide cognate of Flora, this name is derived from the Romani adjective floure "flowery".
FloweymPopular Culture Variant of Flower. In the RPG Undertale, Flowey is a sentient golden flower, the soulless reincarnation of Asriel, who tricks the player by calling his attacks "friendliness pellets".
FreelovefEnglish (American, Archaic), English (Puritan, ?) Likely one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century, referring to God's free love for his believers. It also coincides with an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Friðulaf meaning "peace-survivor" (see Freelove).
GabriellomItalian (Archaic), Ligurian Archaic Italian and Ligurian form of Gabriel. Gabriello Chiabrera (1552 – 1638) was an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar.
GabuthelonmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Gabuthelon is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world".
GellofGreek Mythology Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from gallû, an ancient Mesopotamian demon believed to bring sickness and death; this word is also preserved in English ghoul and in Algol (from Arabic al-ghul "the demon")... [more]
GillomItalian Italian Hypocoristic variant of Egidio or Gilberto, famous bearers are Gillo Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) an art critic and Gillo Pontecorvo (19 November 1919 – 12 October 2006) an Italian filmmaker.
GiovannangelomItalian, Medieval Italian Combination of Giovanni and Angelo. This was borne by the Blessed Giovannangelo Porro (1451-1505; also known as John Angelo Porro in English), an Italian priest and hermit, who was responsible for healing Saint Charles Borromeo as a child.
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.
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".
GodlovemEnglish (American, Archaic) English translation of German Gottlieb, which in turn 'is for the most part a translation of Greek Theophilos ("one who loves God") that became very popular in the 17th and 18th centuries with the rise of the Pietist movement' (second edition of Dictionary of American Family Names, 2022)... [more]
Godslovem & fNigerian (Modern), English The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
GourmaelonmMedieval Breton, History According to the Celtic linguist Joseph Loth, this name would mean "the one with the brown eyebrows" or "the prince, the chief". This was the name of the Count of Cornouaille and de facto ruler of Brittany from 907 – c. 914.
GullolafUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and lola meaning "tulip", "red, scarlet" or a kind of nectarine.
GulløyfOld Norse Derived from Old Norse guðr "god" and ey "good fortune" or "island".
Gulof & mGeorgian Short form of given names that contain the Georgian element გული (guli) meaning "heart" or the Middle Persian element gul meaning "flower, rose".... [more]
GulōfBalochi Diminutive for names containing the element gul.
G'ulomnabimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and nabi, an obsolete word meaning "prophet".
G'ulomniyozmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
G'ulomqodirmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and qodir meaning "capable, fit".
G'ulomqorimUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and qori meaning "Qur'an reciter".
G'ulomrasulmUzbek Derived from the Uzbek g'ulom meaning "servant, slave" and rasul meaning "prophet".
GulorofUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "ros, flower" and oro meaning "adornment".
GuloromfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and orom meaning "rest, quiet".
GuloyfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and oy meaning "moon".
GuloyimfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and oyim, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
GuloynafUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and oyna meaning "mirror".
GulozodfUzbek Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and ozod meaning "free".
GundelohmGerman (Rare, Archaic) A dithematic name formed from Germanic gunda "fight, battle" and a second element loh that is less clear. It can be related to Celtic leuco-, louco- (Irish luach) "bright, white", or it can be a form of the element leih "play".... [more]
GunlokmPopular Culture Far future apocalyptic science fiction derivative of Italian Gianluca, French Jean-Luc, From the computer game of the same name.
GunnlǫðfOld Norse, Norse Mythology Means "battle invitation", derived from Old Norse gunnr "battle" and loð "bidding, invitation". In Norse mythology this is the name of a jötunn or giantess, who has to guard the mead of her father Suttungr.
GylonmAncient 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]