Submitted Names in Ireland

Goodman m English (Rare, Archaic)
From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king... [more]

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Gordan m English (Modern)
Variant of Gordon.

Gordo m English
Diminutive of Gordon.

Gorge m English (Rare)
Variant of George.

Gorgeous f English
Meaning, "beautiful, attractive, very pleasant."

Gorham m English
From the surname

Gormla f Irish (Anglicized)
Modern anglicized form of Gormlaith

Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.

Gotham m English
Transferred use of the surname Gotham.

Gothradh m Irish, Scottish
Variant of Gofraidh and Goraidh

Gough m Welsh (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch ‘red’.... [more]

Governor m English
From the English governor, a public or executive official that exercise some form of sovereignty to an area.

Graceann f English
Combination of Grace and Ann.

Graceanne f English
Combination of Grace and Anne 1.

Gracee f English
Variant of Gracie.

Graceland f English
Inspired by the Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenessee, once owned by American singer Elvis Presley and named after the original owner's daughter Grace.

Gracelee f English
Grace with -lee.

Gracelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gracelyn.

Gracemary f English
A combination of Grace and Mary.

Gracen f & m English
Variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.

Graceson m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Gracette f English
Diminutive of Grace.

Gracey f English
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.

Graceyn f English
Feminine variant of Grayson influenced by Grace.

Graceynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Graceyn

Graci f English (Modern)
Variant of Gracie, a diminutive of Grace.

Gracielle f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), English (Rare)
French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.

Graciemae f English
Combination of Gracie and Mae.

Gracilla f English
Derived from Grace

Gracious m & f English (Puritan), English (African), English
From the English word gracious, ultimately from Latin gratiosus, a derivative of gratia "esteem, favor". This was one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century, possibly inspired by Psalm 145:8: 'The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.'

Graclyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gracelyn.

Gracy f English
Variant of Gracie.

Gracyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Gracen.

Gradaigh m Irish
Derived from the word grada, "the illustrious one"

Graehme m English (Rare)
Variant of Graeme.

Graelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Graylynn

Graesyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Grahem m English (Rare)
Variant of Graham.

Graig m English
Variant of Greg

Grainger m English
Variant of Granger.

Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.

Grange m English
Transferred use of the surname Grange.

Granger m English
Transferred use of the surname Granger.

Granite m English (Rare)
From the English word referring to a type of rock.

Grantham m English
Transferred use of the surname Grantham.

Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.

Grantly m English
Transferred used of the surname Grantly.

Grapes f & m English
Transferred from the English surname Grapes.

Grassina f English (Rare)
Rare English name. May be a feminine variant of Gratian from the Roman Gratianus, meaning "grace" from the Latin gratus.... [more]

Grasyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson

Graven m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly an invented name.

Graves m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Graves.

Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.

Graydon m English
Means 'gray hill' in English. Comes from gray, as in the color, and 'don' which means hill.

Graylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the popular phonetic elements gray and lee, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Hayley, Kaylee, Bailey and Gracie... [more]

Grayleigh f English

Graylie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Graylee.

Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn

Graylynn f English
Combination of Gray and Lynn.

Graysyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.

Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.

Green m English, Medieval English
Transferred use of the surname Green.

Greene m English
Variant of Green.

Greenie m & f English
Diminutive form of Green

Greenland m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the island and Danish territory Greenland.

Greenleaf m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenleaf.

Greenlee f English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Greenlee.

Greenly f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Greenly. A notable bearer is one of Jane's three friends from the Disney TV series "Legend of Tarzan".

Gregary m English (Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Gregge m English
Short form of Gregory.

Greggie m & f English, Filipino
Diminutive of Gregory or Gregoria.

Greil m English

Grethel f English (Rare), Estonian, Literature
English and Estonian variant of Gretel. Grethel is the main character in Grimm's fairy tails 'Hansel and Grethel' and 'Clever Grethel'.

Greydon m English (Rare)
Variant of Graydon.

Greys f English (Rare)
Variant of Grace.

Grieve m English
Possible transferred use of the surname Grieve.

Grif m English
Alternate spelling of Griff, a diminutive of Griffith or Griffin. Grif Teller (1899-1993), an American painter, is a notable bearer of this name.

Griff m English, Welsh
Short form of Griffin or Griffith.

Grila f English

Grimm m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimm.

Grimsley m English
Transferred use of the surname Grimsley.

Grinling m English (Rare)
Borne by Grinling Gibbons (1648-1721), an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including St Paul's Cathedral, Blenheim Palace and Hampton Court Palace.

Grisel f English, Spanish
Variant of Griselda.

Grisilda f English (Rare), Albanian
Variant of Griselda.

Griswold m English
Transferred use of the surname Griswold.

Grit m English
Old English grēot "sand, gravel", of Germanic origin; related to German Griess.

Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]

Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".

Gryffin m English
Variant of Griffin.

Gryphon m English
Alternate spelling of Griffin, inspired by the word Gryphon/Griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek γρυψ (gryps).

Gucci f English

Guffin m & f English (Rare)

Guiana f English (Modern), Medieval French, Occitan, Medieval Occitan, Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Derived from Guyenne, an occasional Occitan corruption of Aquitaine. Guiana is also sometimes a spelling for the country of Guyana in South America.

Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]

Guilford m English
Transferred use of the surname Guilford. A known bearer was the husband of Lady Jane Grey, Lord Guilford (or Guildford) Dudley.

Guin f English (Rare)

Gulielma f English (Archaic), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gulielmus, the Latin form of William, as well as a rare Italian variant of Guglielma... [more]

Gulliver m English
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.

Gundulf m Germanic, English
Means "wolf of war", derived from Old High German gund "war" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." A bearer of this name was Gundulf of Rochester, who lived in the first half of the Middle Ages.

Gunnera f English

Guppy m English (Rare)
From the fish. Mostly used as a nickname.

Gurion m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gurion.

Gurione f & m English (Rare)

Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.

Gustie f English
Diminutive of Augusta.

Gusty f English

Guthrie m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Guthrie, borne by the jazz musician Guthrie Govan.

Guyette f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Guy 1.

Guyton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guyton.

Gwain m English (Rare)
Variant of Gawain or Gwaine, ultimately from Welsh gwalch "hawk". Also coincides with a Welsh word meaning "sheath, scabbard."

Gwena f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwenna. According to the Social Security Administration, Gwena was given to 11 girls in 1964.

Gwendalyn f English
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendi f English

Gwendolena f Welsh (Latinized), English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen

Gwendolina f English, Belgian, Breton, German (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendolyna f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolynne f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendora f English
Possibly a blend of Gwendolen and Glendora. Very seldom encountered, it has been used from at least 1901, when a baby of this name was registered in England, one of several registered in the opening years of the 20th century... [more]

Gwendy f English
Diminutive of Gwendolyn.

Gwendylin f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwenetta f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen.

Gwenette f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Gwen, using the suffix -ette.

Gwenevieve f English

Gwenia f Welsh (Rare, Archaic), English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gwen.

Gweniffer f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gwenifer.

Gwenina f English (Rare), Breton (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Gwennina.

Gwenivere f English
Variant of Guinevere.

Gwenlian f English (Rare), Welsh (Rare)
Anglicized form as well as a Welsh variant of Gwenllian.

Gwenlyn f English

Gwennia f English (Rare)
Rare elaboration of Gwen.... [more]

Gwennie f English
Diminutive of Gwen.

Gwenny f English
Diminutive of Gwyneth.

Gwyda f English
Meaning and origin uncertain. A famous bearer was Gwyda DonHowe, an American stage and screen actress.

Gwyndolen f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwynne f English
Feminine variant of Gwyn. The surname of English actress and royal mistress Nell Gwyn (1650-1687) is variously spelled Gwynne, Gwynn and Gwyn.

Gwynyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwyneth.... [more]

Gypsey f English (Modern, ?)
Variant of Gypsy.

Haddon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haddon.

Hade m English
Short form of Hayden.

Hadessa f English (Rare)
Variant of Hadassah.

Hadlea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hadley with the suffix -a.

Hadlee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadleigh m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadlie f English (Rare)
Variant of Hadley.

Hadron m English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from "Hadrian".

Haedyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Haelea f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Haelee f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haeley f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haeli f English
Diminutive of Hayley.

Haelly f Various, English
Transferred use of the surname Haelly or variant of Haley.

Haelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Haelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Hagan m English

Haggaia f English (Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Haggai.

Hagia f English (Rare)

Haidan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Varient of Hayden and the rarer Haiden ... [more]

Haiden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayden, probably altered due to the influence of Aiden (which has been, in America, the most popular spelling - i.e., more so than Aidan).

Haidy f English

Haidyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Hayden.

Hail m Eastern African, English (Rare)

Haile f English
Variant of Hayley.

Hailea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

Haileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley.

Haili f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haille f English (Rare)
Variant of Hailey and Hailie

Hailyn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Hailey and Lyn.

Hailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hailyn.

Haines m English
Transferred use of the surname Haines.

Haisley f English (Modern)
Probably a blend of Hayley and Paisley. It is pronounced identically to Haseley, an English surname that was originally derived from place names meaning "hazel tree clearing", from a combination of Old English hæsel and leah.

Haislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Haisley and the popular name suffix lyn. Also compare Hazelynn.

Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven

Haizen m English
Derived from the Old English, meaning "grey".

Halaina f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Helena, the spelling possibly influenced by Alaina.

Halea f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley or Hallie.

Halee f English
Variant of Hayley.

Haleena f English (Rare)
Variant of Helena.

Halen m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Halen.

Hali f English (Modern)
Variant of Hayley or Halle 2.

Halicia f English
Alternate spelling of Alice

Halie f English
Variant of Hallie or Hayley.

Haliey f & m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Hailey

Halinda f English
Combination of Ha (from names like Hannah or Hayley) and Linda

Hallea f English

Hallee f English
Variant of Hallie.

Hallelujah f & m English (Rare)
From the English word hallelujah, uttered in worship or as an expression of rejoicing, ultimately from Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (halleluyah) meaning "praise ye the Lord."

Halley f & m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Halley. It peaked in popularity in 1986, when Halley's Comet was last spotted from Earth. It rose again in the US in the mid 1990's when similar-sounding names (like Haley and Hallie) were increasing in popularity.

Halli f English
Variant of Hallie.

Halliwell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Halliwell.

Hally f English
Variant of Hallie.

Hally m English
Diminutive of Harry.

Hallye f English
A variant spelling of Hallie.

Halma m English

Halsey m & f English
From Old English, meaning "from Hal's island". The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr. (1882-1959).

Halston m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Halston. May also be a variation of Halsten.

Hamble m English
Transferred use of the surname Hamble.

Hammie m & f English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

Hammy m English
Diminutive of Hamilton and Hammond.

Hampton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hampton.

Hamylton m English
Variant of Hamilton.

Han f English
Short form of Hannah.

Hanah f English
Variant of Hannah.

Handi m English
Variant of Handy.

Handler m English (Americanized, Modern)

Handsome m English
From the English word "handsome" meaning "attractive; good-looking".

Handy m English
From a nickname for a useful person

Hanley m & f English, Caribbean
Derived from the surname Hanley.

Hanlin m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanlin.

Hann f English
Alternative form for Ann.

Hannabelle f English

Hannabeth f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Beth.

Hannahlee f English (Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lee.

Hannahlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hannah and Lynn.

Hannalei f English (Modern, Rare)
Very rare elaboration of Hannah.

Hannora f English (Rare)
Variant of Hanora influenced by Hannah.

Hannorah f Irish (Archaic), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Honora influenced by Hannah.

Hanora f Irish, English (Rare)
Irish variant of Honora.

Hansen m English
Transferred use of the surname Hansen.

Hansford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hansford.

Hanson m English
Transferred use of the surname Hanson.

Hap m English (Rare)
Short form of the English word happy. It was originally a nickname in the 19th century.

Happi f English (Rare)
Variant of Happy.

Happie f English (Rare)
Variant of Happy.

Har m English (Rare)
Short form of names that start with Har-, such as Harlan, Harley, Harold and Harry... [more]

Harbinger m English (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word meaning "messenger", "herald" or "omen".

Harbor f & m English
From the English word harbor, a body of water for anchoring ships, ultimately from the Old English herebeorg "shelter, refuge". It may also be the transferred use of the surname Harbor.

Harbour f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harbor, reflecting the British spelling.

Harden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harden.

Hardie m English
Transferred use of the surname Hardie.

Hariet f English
Variant of Harriet.

Harietta f English (Rare)
Elaboration on Hariet and variant of Harrietta.

Hariette f English (Archaic)
Variant of Harriette.

Harissa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Harrison.

Harl m English
Transferred use of the surname Harl.

Harla f English (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps in invented name, intended to be a feminine form of Harlan or a shortened form of Harlene. Influence by the sound of similar names such as Marla.

Harlean f English
This was Jean Harlow's real first name.

Harlean f English (Archaic)
Possibly a rare variant of Harley. This was the real name of American actress Jean Harlow (1911-1937), who was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter.

Harleen f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
A fictional name created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm for the popular cartoon series Batman: The Animated Series. The name was given to a new character, Dr. Harleen Quinzel "Harley Quinn" (first appearing in 1992), as a play on the word harlequin, referring to her manner of dress, that of a traditional harlequin jester, a theme meant to reference that of her partner-in-crime, Batman's arch-nemesis Joker... [more]

Harlem m & f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
From Harlem, a neighborhood in New York City named after the Dutch city of Haarlem. It originally means "home on a forested dune".

Harlen m & f English
Variant of Harlan.

Harlene f English
Possibly a variant of Harlen, or the feminine form of Harlan.

Harleth f English
One notable bearer of this name is rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.

Harli f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Harley.

Harlin m English
Variant of Harlan.

Harlon m English (Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harlowe f & m English
Variant of Harlow.

Harly m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Harlyn, or a variant of Harley.

Harlye f & m English
The meaning of the name is “Hare’s Meadow.” It is a unisex name that is derived from the Old English words hara meaning hare, and Leah, meaning wood.

Harlyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlan.

Harlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlyn.

Harlynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harlynn.

Harm m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Harmon or Harmony.

Harman m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Herman.

Harmanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmone f English (Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmonee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmoni f English (Modern)
Variant of Harmony.

Harmonica f English (Rare)
Contraction of Harmony and Monica. From the English word harmonica.

Harmyny f English (Rare)
Variant of Harmony.

Harnett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harnett.... [more]

Harolyn f English (Rare)
A blend of Harold and Carolyn.

Harp f & m English
Short form of Harper

Harpo m English
From the stage name of Harpo Marx.

Harpyr f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Harper. According to the SSA, Harpyr was given to 6 girls in 2016.

Harray m English

Harrell m English (Rare)
Of Old German origin, meaning "Commander"... [more]

Harrey m English
Variant of Harry.

Harriatt f English
Alternate spelling of Harriet

Harrie m & f English, Dutch
Alternate spelling of Harry (English and Dutch) as well as a short form of Harriet (English).... [more]

Harrington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harrington.

Harriot f English
Variant of Harriet. A famous bearer was Harriot Stanton Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Harriss m English (Rare)
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Harris.

Harryet f English
Variant of Harriet.

Harryo f English
Diminutive of Harriet. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire had a daughter Harriet, called "Harryo".

Harryson m English (Modern, Rare)
A variant of the name Harrison.

Hart m English
Probably transferred from the surname Hart. A notable bearer is the poet Hart Crane.

Hartlee f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hartley.

Hartlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Hartley and Lyn.

Hartwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Hartwell.

Harty f English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Harriet.

Harv m English
Diminutive of Harvey.

Harvard m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvard, possibly in reference to the prestigious American university.

Harvest m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Harvester.... [more]

Harvy m English (Rare)
Variant of Harvey.

Harwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Harwood.

Hasel f English
Variant of Hazel.

Haskell m English
Derived from the English surname Haskell, which in turn is derived from the Old Norse personal name Ásketill... [more]

Hasley f & m English, South American
Transferred use of the surname Hasley.

Hassel m English (Rare)
Variant of Hassell.

Hassell m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Hassell.

Hathaway m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Hathaway. Hathaway was given to 14 girls in 2017.

Hatsy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Harriet and Henrietta

Hatton m English
Transferred use of the surname Hatton.

Hattye f English
Variant of Hattie.

Haughton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Haughton.

Havalah f Hebrew, English, Literature
Variant of Chavala.