Ancient Submitted Names

Gandulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gandulf.

Gangbert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gang "path" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Gangeya m Sanskrit
It is a male given name which means "The son of the Ganga". The Ganga is another name for the Ganges river that runs through India. In Hinduism the Ganges is believed to be a holy, sacred river, the embodiment of the goddess Ganga... [more]

Gangleri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the one tired from walking". In Norse mythology this is a by-name for Odin and an alias of the Swedish king Gylfi.

Gangolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Gangulf.

Gangráðr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "he who knows the way" or might be derived from gangr ("walking, motion, path") and ráð ("advice, counsel"). Odin uses this as an alias during his battle of wits with Vafþrúðnir.

Gangulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gang "path" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Gangulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements gangr "walking, motion, path" and ulfr "wolf".

Gangulphus m Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gangulf. This was the name of an 8th-century Frankish saint.

Gararic m Germanic
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 rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Gardolf m Germanic
Variant of Gardulf.

Gardulf m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Gareus m Parthian

Garheard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Gerard, derived from the Old English elements gar "spear" and heard "brave, hardy".

Garibern m Germanic
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 Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German).

Garibert m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger meaning "spear" or garo meaning "ready, prepared" (compare garawen) combined with beraht meaning "bright".

Garibrand m Germanic
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 Old Norse brand "sword."

Gariburg f Germanic
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 bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."

Garifrid m Germanic
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 Old High German fridu "peace."

Gariland m Germanic
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 land "land."

Garilind f Germanic
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 Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Garimund m Germanic
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 Old High German mund "protection."

Garinand m Germanic
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 nand "bravery" (or Gothic nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").

Garitrud f Germanic
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 þruþ "strength."

Gariwald m Germanic
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 valdan "to reign."

Gariward m Germanic
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 Old High German wart "guard."

Garmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Germanic Germund and Old Norse Geirmundr, derived from the elements gar "spear" and mund "protection".

Garni m Old Norse
Old Norse name of uncertain etymology.

Garomaros m Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic *gāros, *gāri "a shout, call" and *māros "great".

Garos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish garo- "cry, call".

Garric m Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Hypothetical older form of Garrick, derived from the Old English elements gar "spear" and ric "king, ruler"... [more]

Garsind m Germanic (Rare)
From ger "spear" and sind "journey".

Gartbuir m Old Irish
Old Irish form of Vortipor, used to identify King Vortipor of Dyfed in Irish-Language inscriptions.

Garðarr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Garðar. Garðarr Svavarsson (sometimes spelled Garðar) was a Swede who was the first Scandinavian to stay over winter in Iceland, in the 860s... [more]

Garðr m Old Norse
From Old Icelandic garðr "yard".

Garulf m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Germanic garva (garo in Old High German and gearu in Anglo-Saxon) meaning "ready, prepared" (as in, for battle). The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs meaning "wolf"... [more]

Garweald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Gerald, derived from the Old English elements gar "spear" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "leader, ruler".

Garwealda f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old English equivalent of Geraldine and feminine form of Old English Garweald.

Garwine m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gar "spear" and wine "friend".

Garwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gar "spear" and wulf "wolf". Cognate to Germanic Gerulf.

Gassulawiya f Hittite
Possibly means "woman of Kashulas" (a settlement in the Kashka region of the Hittite empire), deriving from the Luwian element wiya ("woman").

Gaubaruva m Old Persian
The first element is derived from Old Persian gau "cow, ox, cattle". The second element is not really certain.

Gaucherius m Germanic (Latinized, Archaic)
Latinized form of an unknown Germanic name. This name was born by a 12th-century French saint.

Gaudericus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Walderic.

Gaudiosus m Ancient Roman
Means abounding in joy in Latin. This name was borne by a fifth-century Christian bishop from North Africa.

Gaumata m Old Persian

Gautdiarfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and djarfr "bold", "daring".

Gautfred m Germanic
Alternate form of Gautfrid.

Gauthildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements gautr "Goth, Geat, from Gautland (= Götaland, Gothia in southern Sweden)" and hildr "battle, fight".

Gautr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
From Old Norse gautr meaning "Goth, Geat". The Geats were a Germanic tribe that inhabited the present-day Götaland in Sweden. This is a by-name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Gautrekr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse gautr "goth" and ríkr "mighty, distinguished, rich".

Gautseshen f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian gꜣw.t-sšn meaning "bouquet of lotuses", derived from sšn "lotus" (see Susanna).

Gavis m Ancient Oscan
Oscan form of the Ancient Roman praenomen Gaius. Possibly connected to the Latin "gaudere" meaning "to rejoice."

Gayianē f Ancient Armenian
Ancient Armenian feminine form of Gaius.

Gealbhán m Old Irish
Means "pure white" or "bright fair one", from Old Irish gel "bright, white, shining" and bán "white, fair, pure". Coincides with modern Irish gealbhan "sparrow", which is unrelated.

Gearrmaide f Old Irish
Old Irish name meaning "the chief of the short cudgel," from gear short, maide a stick

Geatflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements Geat "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe living around modern day Götaland; see gautaz) and flæd, possibly meaning "beauty".

Gebahild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Gebalind f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Gebamund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Gebarad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Gebaric m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Gebatrud f Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with þruþ "strength."

Gebavultus m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Gothic vulthus "glory, fame."

Gebawin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic giban "to give" (geban in Old High German) combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Geberic m Germanic, History
Variant of Gebaric. Geberic was the name of a 4th-century king of the Goths, a Germanic tribe.

Gebuinus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gebawin.

Gedda m Old Norse, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse gedda meaning "pike".

Gefjun f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Gefjon.

Gefn f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "giver". In Norse mythology this is one of the names of the goddess Freyja. It is possible that Gefn was originally a goddess in her own right.

Gegania f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Geganius. Gegania was one of the first Vestal Virgins, selected by Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome.

Geginheri m Old High German
Derived from Old High German gegin or gagan meaning "against, contra, toward" combined with heri "army".

Geilana f Frankish
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]

Geilbert m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Geilhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Geilmer m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Geilrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Geilsind f Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with Gothic sinths "way, path."

Geiltrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German gail (geil in Middle High German) "merry, high-spirited, bold" combined with þruþ "strength."

Geirahǫd f Old Norse
Variant of Geirahǫð.

Geirahǫð f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from geirr ("spear") and hǫð ("battle"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gerhard.

Geiravǫr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Gæirvǫr. This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirbjörn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" combined with Old Norse björn "bear".

Geirdís f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Means "spear goddess", derived from Old Norse geirr meaning "spear" and dís meaning "goddess".

Geirdriful f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "spear-flinger". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements geirr "spear" and finnr "Finn, Lapp".

Geirlaug f & m Old Norse, Norwegian (Archaic), Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Gæirlaug as well as an archaic Norwegian masculine form (via Gæirlaugr).

Geirlaugr m Old Norse
Masculine form of Gæirlaug.

Geirleifr m Old Norse
Variant of Gæirlæifr.

Geirleikr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gerlach.

Geirný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements geirr meaning "spear" and nýr meaning "new".

Geirǫlul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown. Possibly a variant of Geirǫnul or a combination of geirr ("spear") and ǫl ("ale"). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirǫmul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirǫnul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Meaning unknown; possibly a combination of geirr ("spear") and ana- (emphatic prefix). This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Geirrid f Old Norse
Norwegian form of Geirríðr (see Gæirfríðr).

Geirríðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gæirfríðr.

Geirrǫmul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫndul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrǫnul f Old Norse
Variant of Geirǫnul.

Geirrøðr m Old Norse
Variant of Gæirreðr.

Geirskǫgul f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of geirr 'spear' and skǫgul 'battle'. This is also the name of a Valkyrie.

Geirskǫgull f Old Norse
Variant of Geirskǫgul.

Geirðrúðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Geirþrúðr.

Geirþrúðr f Old Norse, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norse form of Gertrude.

Geirúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf.". In short, it is the Ancient Scandinavian form of Gerulf.

Geirvǫr f Old Norse
Variant of Gæirvǫr.

Geiseric m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Gaiseric. Geiseric the Lame was king of the Vandals and the Alans in the 5th century AD.

Geitir m Old Norse
Variant of Gæitir.

Geldfriþ m Anglo-Saxon
An Old English personal name possibly from Old English ġield or ġeld, both meaning "payment, tax" and friþ "peace, refuge, sanctuary".

Gelduinus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gildewin.

Gelgéis f Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Means "bright swan" in Old Irish, from geal "bright" and geiss "swan".

Gelimer m Germanic, History
Variant of Geilmer. Gelimer was a 6th-century king of the Vandals and Alans.

Gelmir m Germanic
From the Ancient Germanic elements gailaz meaning "elated; petulant" combined with mari meaning "famous".... [more]

Geloi f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γελάω (gelao) meaning "to laugh".

Geltrada f Germanic
Clearly feminine form of Gildared.

Gemellus m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was a diminutive of Geminus.

Geme-ninlilla f Sumerian, 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.

Geminus m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin geminus "twin." This was the name of a Greek astronomer and mathematician from the 1st century BC. His true Greek name is unknown but it was probably analogous to his Latin name of Geminus (and so his true name might have been Didymos).

Genebald m Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Genebald was a 6th-century Frankish bishop of Laon.

Genesios m Ancient Greek
Original Greek and modern Greek form of Genesius.

Gennadia f Ancient Greek, Russian
Feminine form of Gennadios (see Gennadiy).

Gepaepyris f Thracian

Gerar m & f Ancient Hebrew
Also Gerara, (LXX). Name of the land in which Abimelech dwelt. Genesis 20:2.

Gerardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Gerhard (see Gerard).... [more]

Gerberga f Germanic, History, Medieval German
Variant of Gariburg. Gerberga was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne.

Gerbrandus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Garibrand via Gerbrand.

Gerhelm m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements ger meaning "spear" and helm meaning "helmet, protection".

Gerhelma f Germanic
Feminine form of Gerhelm.

Gerlachus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Gerlach.

Gerlindis f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gerlind.

German m Germanic
derived from the Germanic elements Ger (spear) and Man (man) meaning "man of spear". Now this name is used in Germany but in a different form and rarely Germann.

Gersuinda f Germanic
variant of Gerswintha.

Gerswintha f Germanic, 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.

Gerðarr m Old Norse
Either a variant of Garðar or a combination of Ancient Germanic *gerðan "(re)made, (re)constructed" and Old Norse herr "army".

Gerulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gerulf.

Gerulph m Germanic
Variant of Gerulf used by an 8th century martyr.

Gervold m Germanic
From Old High German ger "spear" and waldaz "ruler". This is the name of a 9th-century monk and diplomat to Charlemagne.

Gesalec m Germanic, History
Form of Giselaic. Gesalec was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.

Gestr m Old Norse
From Old Norse gestr meaning "guest".

Geta m Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman cognomen of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Ancient Greek word Γέται (Gétai), A Dacian tribe inhabiting the regions of the lower Danube. This was the cognomen of Caracalla's brother, Publius Septimius Geta, who was murdered by a Praetorian Guard under the orders of Caracalla.

Ghazar m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Shortened form of Ghazaros.

Ghiwarghis m Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Georgios (see George). It is given among Eastern Christians to honouring Saint George.

Ghora f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Malayalam, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Sinhalese, Nepali, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi
MEANING : night... [more]

Ghosha f Sanskrit
Ghosha was an ancient Vedic period Indian philosopher and seer.

Ghukas m Armenian, Ancient Armenian
Old and modern Armenian form of Luke.

Gibuld m Germanic, History
Variant short form of Gebavultus. Gibuld was the name of a 5th-century king of the Alamanni, a Germanic tribe.

Giddel m Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew name meaning "to grow"

Gilbald m Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from Old High German gīsal meaning "pledge, hostage" and Old High German bald meaning "bold".

Gildard m Germanic
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Gildardus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form Gildard.

Gildared m & f Germanic
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements gelt "worth; to be valid; money" and rat "council; advice".... [more]

Gildemar m Germanic, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Gilderic m Germanic
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Gildewin m Germanic
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Gildi m Old Norse
From Runic Swedish gildi meaning "guild-brother".

Gildolf m Germanic
Variant spelling of Gildulf.

Gildulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic gild "sacrifice" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Gilli m Old Norse, Faroese
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this an Old Norse adoption of Gaelic names containing the element Gill, while others see it as an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Geirl-, and yet others consider it an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element Gísl-.

Gillikristr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Gilchrist. This was a byname of Harald IV, a king of Norway from 1130 to 1136.

Gillingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from gjalla ("to scream") and -ingr (suffix meaning "son of" or "belonging to"). This is the name of a giant in Norse mythology.

Gilukhipa f Hurrian
Means "Ḫepat is my strength" in Hurrian. Hepat is a sun goddess, whose name is commonly seen as an element in Hurrian and Hittite theophoric names... [more]

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Ginnar m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Ginnarr. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf and another name for Odin.

Ginnarr m Old Norse
Derived from ginna ("to fool, to deceive; to bewitch") and herr ("army").

Ginnlaug f Old Norse
Old Norse combination of ginna "to decoy", "entice", "enchant", "fool", "dupe", "deceive" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Gisald m Germanic
Short form of Giswald.

Giselaic m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Giselbald m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave."

Giselbrand m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse brand "sword."

Giselfrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Giselhard m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Giselheid f Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gisel "shaft (of an arrow)" and heit "kind, sort, appearance".

Giselher m Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German hari "army." Giselher was a 5th-century king of Burgundy.

Giselhild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old Norse hildr "battle".

Giselmar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Giselric m Germanic
Means 'pledge of a ruler'.

Giseltrud f Lombardic
Derived from the Germanic element gisal meaning "hostage, pledge" combined with drud "strength" or *trut "maiden"... [more]

Giseltrude f Medieval, Old High German, Medieval French
Old High German gīsal "pledge, hostage" + Proto-Germanic þrūþ "strength" or Proto-Germanic trut "maiden".

Giselwin m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element gisel "hostage" (or "pledge") combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Gísi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gisilberht m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements gísil "shaft (of an arrow)" and beraht "light, bright, shining".

Gísl m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Gísli.

Gísla f Old Norse, Icelandic (Modern)
Feminine form of Gísli.

Gislbeorht m Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Gilbert, derived from the elements gisl "hostage" and beorht "bright"... [more]

Gislhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English elements ġīsl "hostage" (from gīslaz) and here "army". Cognate to Germanic Giselher... [more]

Gísli m Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Short form of names containing the Old Norse element gísl "hostage; pledge" or geisli "ray; pole (part of a weapon)".

Gismar m Germanic, German, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Giso m Frankish, German (Rare), Medieval English
Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza meaning "arrow". It is also used in modern German as a short form of names that begin with Gis- such as Gisbert... [more]

Gissur m Icelandic, Faroese, Old Norse
Variant of Gizurr, a combination of Old Norse giss "guess" and svar "answer, reply".

Gistemar m Germanic, History
Form of either Gismar or Giselmar. Gistemar was a 7th-century mayor of the palace of Neustria and Burgundy.

Gisulf m Germanic, History
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Giswald m Germanic
The meaning and origin of the first element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Gladusa f Old Welsh (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Gwladus. The 6th-century Welsh saint Gwladys ferch Brychan was known as Gladusa or Claudia in Latin.

Glæggi m Old Norse
Variant form of Glǫggr or from Old Swedish glægger "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".

Glaucippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glaukippos. This name was borne by two eponymous archons of Athens, the earliest of which lived in the 5th century BC.

Glaucon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glaukon. This name was borne by a brother of the famous ancient Greek philosopher Plato (4th century BC).

Glaukias m Ancient Greek, History
Ancient Greek form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia. Glaukias (ruled 335 – c. 302 BC) was a ruler of the Taulantian kingdom which dominated southern Illyrian affairs in the second half of the 4th century BC.

Glaukippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus)... [more]

Glaukon m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos), which can mean "blue-grey, bluish grey" as well as "gleaming, bright". Also compare the given name Glaukos (see Glaucus).

Glaukothea f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλαυκός (glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά (thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman Aeschines.

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glœðir m Old Norse
Means "glowing one", from Old Norse glœða meaning "to glow".

Glǫggr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glǫggr "sharp-eyed", "clear-sighted".

Glói m Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Old Norse male form of Glóa or an Icelandic form of Glóði. In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Glóinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Glói. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Glóði m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse glóð ("ember, glow").

Glúmr m Old Norse
From Old Norse glúmr meaning "dark expression, dark face" (referring to bears).

Glycanthis f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykanthis.

Glycera f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Glykera.

Glykanthis f Ancient Greek
Means "sweet blossom" from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) "sweet" and ανθος (anthos) "flower, blossom".

Glyke f Ancient Greek
γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste"

Glykera f Ancient 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.

Glykinna f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste".

Glypte f Ancient Greek
γλυπτός (glyptos) "fit for carving, sculptured"

Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.

Gná f Norse 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]

Gnæggir m Old Norse
From Old Norse gneggja meaning "neigh, whinny".

Gnaivs m Ancient Oscan
Oscan equivalent of the Roman praenomen Gnaeus. Probably derived from the Latin "naevus" meaning "birthmark/mole."

Gnome f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γνώμη (gnome) meaning "opinion; intent, purpose, resolve; means of knowing; thought, judgment, intelligence".

Gnosis m Ancient 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]

Gnúpr m Old Norse
From Old Norse gnúpr, gnípa meaning "slope, leaning mountain-peak".

Goar m Ancient
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Goarius m Ancient (Latinized)
Latinised form of Goar.

Gobryas m Old 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.

Godahard m Old High German
Variant of Godehard.

Gode f Anglo-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.

Godebert m Germanic, Dutch
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

Godefridus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Gottfried.

Godegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Godegisil m Germanic
Variant spelling of Godegisel.

Godehild f Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Godehoc m Lombardic
Godehoc was a Lombardic king of the Lething Dynasty, during the 480s. He led the Lombards into modern-day Austria.

Godeland m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with land "land."

Godelind f Germanic, German
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Godeman m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with man "man."

Godemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Godemund m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Godene m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Godepert m Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Godebert. Godepert was a 7th-century king of the Lombards in Italy.

Goderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Goderic m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Godric

Goderick m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Godric.

Godesindus m Germanic, Gothic (Latinized), Galician
From Old Germanic gōdaz "good" combined with either senþaz "path, journey; time, instance" or swenþaz "strong".

Godewald m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign."

Godeward m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Godewin m Germanic
Variant of Godwin.

Godgyfu f Anglo-Saxon
Original form of Godiva.

Godgyð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name derived from the elements god "god" and guð "battle".

Godhelm m Medieval German, Medieval Dutch, Old Frisian, Medieval English
Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got and Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" and Old High German, Old Saxon helm and Old English helma meaning "helmet".

Godhild f Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old English god "god" or god "good" combined with hild "battle"... [more]

Godhyse m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" combined with hyse "young man, boy; warrior" (a poetic term).

Godigisel m Germanic, English, German, Italian, Norwegian, History
Variant spelling of Godegisel. Godigisel was a 4th-century king of the Hasdingi Vandals.

Godlanda f Frankish
Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got or Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" combined with Old High German lant or Old Saxon land meaning "land".

Godmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements god "god" and mære "famous". This name gave rise to forms Godmar and Godmer.

Godmund m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate and variant of Germanic Godemund and Old Norse Guðmundr. Derived from either god "god" or god "good" and mund "protection", meaning "god's protection, protected by god" or "good protection".

Godo m German (Rare), Germanic
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element got meaning "god" (such as Godefrid, Godehard or Goteleib).

Godomar m Germanic
The name of Godomar II, son of King Gundobad of the Burgundians. He was killed by the Franks in 534 when they took over Burgundy.

Godred m Old Norse (Latinized)
Latinized form of Guðrøðr, an Old Norse cognate of Godfrey. It was borne by three Norse-Gaelic kings of the Isle of Man, including Godred Crovan (d... [more]

Godrun f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements god "god" and run "secret lore, rune". Cognate to Old Norse Guðrún.

Godstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English god "god" and stan 1 "stone".

Godulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godwy m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Godwig.

Godwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Derives from the Old English name element god meaning "god" and the Old English name element wynn meaning "joy, bliss".

Goeznoveus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name meaning "(having) knowledge of vision". This was the name of an early Breton saint from Cornwall.

Goiswintha f Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic gavi "region, district" or Gothic gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.

Golda m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Both an Old English byname derived from gold "gold" and a short form of various compound names beginning with the Old English element gold, such as Goldstan or Goldwine... [more]

Goldhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and here "army".

Golding m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon, Romani (Archaic)
Late Old English personal name meaning "son of Golda" or "son of Golde", derived from Golda (or the feminine form Golde) and the Old English patronymic suffix -ing.

Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".

Goldstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and stan 1 "stone, rock, gem".

Goldwin m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Goldwine found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.

Goldwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements gold "gold" and wine "friend".

Golinduch f Old Persian
A noble Persian lady who was converted to Christianity, renamed Maria and became a saint and martyr. She died in 591 c.

Gǫll f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Means "noise, battle". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Gomentrude f Frankish
Gomentrude (598 – fl. 630) was a Frankish queen consort by marriage to King Dagobert I. She was the sister of queen Sichilde. The marriage was arranged against the will of Dagobert in 625. When he became king in 629, he repudiated her one year after his succession, officially because of her claimed infertility.

Gommarus m Frankish (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gummarus. This is one of the names by which the 8th-century Frankish saint Gummarus of Lier is known, particularly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Gǫndul f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown. Possibly derived from gandr "magic, magic wand" or gǫndul "magical animal; werewolf". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.

Gǫndull f Old Norse
Variant of Gǫndul.

Gordias m Ancient Greek
Means "city" from Phrygian Gordum. This was the name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia.

Gorgiás m Ancient Greek (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Gorgias.

Gorgias m Ancient Greek
Gorgias (c. 485 – c. 380 BC) was a Greek sophist, philosopher and rhetorician.

Gorgidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Gorgias/Gorgos" in Greek, derived from the name Gorgias or Gorgos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Gorgippos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten"... [more]

Gorgippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgippos. This was the name of a Spartocid king of the Bosporus (4th century BC).

Gorgo f Ancient Greek, History
Most likely derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility"... [more]

Gorgon m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Gorgonius (see Gorgonios).

Gorgonios m Ancient Greek
This name derives from the Ancient Greek “gorgos (γοργώ)”, meaning “dreadful, terrible, terrifying, very ugly, like a gorgon, relating to Gorgon”. ... [more]

Gorgonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgonios. This was borne by 5 saints, including Gorgonius of Nicomedia, who was martyred in 304 during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian.

Gorgos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either the Greek adjective γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible" or the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuo) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten". Also compare the Greek verb γοργόομαι (gorgoomai) meaning "to be spirited".

Gorgus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Gorgos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of an uncle of king Periander of Corinth.

Górr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly means "three-sided field". In Norse mythology Górr (also spelt Gór) is the son of Þorri and brother of Nórr and Gói... [more]

Goðen m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Goðvini.

Gothicus m Ancient Roman
Transferred use of the surname Gothicus. There was a Roman Emperor called Claudius Gothicus. After a victory, he had earned the surname of "Gothicus" meaning he was the "conqueror of the Goths".

Goðvini m Old Norse
Nordic form of Godwine.

Goti m Old Norse, Old Danish, Icelandic
From Old Norse goti meaning "Gotlander." Gotland is an island in the Baltic sea about 60 miles off the southeastern coast of Sweden.

Gradulf m Germanic
The first element is derived from Gothic grêdus "hunger" or Old High German grâtag "desire, greed." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Græinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse grein meaning "branch (of a tree); division".

Græipi m Old Norse
Derived from either greip ("hand") or grípa ("to grasp").