GirshelmGeorgian (Rare), Literature Meaning uncertain. According to a Russian source, the name comes from the Yiddish name Hershel, which seems unlikely in the Georgian context. Instead, it is more likely that the name is either Turco-Persian in origin, or fully Persian.... [more]
Giulif & mGeorgian For women, this name is the Georgian form of the Turkish name Gül. For men, this name might possibly be a variant of Zhiuli.... [more]
GiunamGeorgian (Rare) Diminutive of Givi, as this name contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
GizomGeorgian Although it has occasionally been used as a short form of Gaioz and Tengiz, this name is typically used as an independent name, of which the meaning and linguistic origin is uncertain... [more]
GizunamGeorgian (Rare) Diminutive of Gizo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
GlakhamGeorgian (Rare) Derived from medieval Georgian გლახაკ (glakhak), which in feudal Georgia was a term for a free man who had resorted to begging after having broken off relations with his feudal lord (whose land he had previously been forced to cultivate)... [more]
GnelmArmenian From the Armenian word գնել (gnel) meaning "to buy, gain, earn".
GobronmGeorgian (Rare) This name is best known for being the name of the Georgian martyr and saint Gobron (died in 914 AD). He was a Georgian nobleman and military commander, who was beheaded by muslim Arabs for refusing to renounce his Christian faith... [more]
GoderdzimGeorgian Georgian form of a Persian given name, of which the original form is currently uncertain. The name is said to mean "strong bull" in Persian, which seems possible indeed, since the modern Persian word for the animal is گاو (gav).... [more]
GogonafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian გოგონა (gogona) meaning "little girl", which consists of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" and the Georgian diminutive suffix -ონა (-ona).
GogutsafGeorgian (Rare) Means "little girl" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უცა (-utsa).
GoshefizhfCircassian (Russified) Means "white princess" in Adyghe (West Circassian), derived from гуащэ (g°āš̍ă) "lady, princess" and фыжьы (fəž̍ə) "white".
GovenmGeorgian (Archaic) Meaning and origin unknown. Perhaps it is related to the Turkish name Güven. Another possibility might be the Latin adjective iuvenis meaning "young, youthful" and its Middle Persian cognate ǰuwān meaning "young"... [more]
GrigolimGeorgian Form of Grigol with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
GuaschefCaucasian Mythology, Circassian Derived from Circassian гуащэ (g°āš̍ă) meaning "lady, princess". In Circassian mythology, Guasche (or Gwasche) is a protectress and patroness goddess.
GubazmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Gubazes. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian politician Gubaz Sanikidze (b. 1967).
GubazimGeorgian (Rare) Form of Gubaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
GugamGeorgian Diminutive of Giorgi. This name is not to be confused with the Georgian noun გუგა (guga) meaning "pupil" (as in, the part of the eye).
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.
GularafKyrgyz, Azerbaijani (Expatriate) Means "decorated with flowers", from Kyrgyz гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Persian آرا (ârâ) meaning "arranging, decorating, adorning". It is also an alternative spelling of Azerbaijani Gülara and Gülarə.
GülbənizfAzerbaijani Means "rose-faced, of rose-like complexion" in Azerbaijani, from Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Azerbaijani bəniz meaning "face, complexion".
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]
GulijvarfGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian words გული (guli) meaning "heart" and ჯვარი (jvari) meaning "cross".
Gulikof & mGeorgian Diminutive of given names that contain the Georgian element გული (guli) meaning "heart" or the Middle Persian element gul meaning "rose".... [more]
GulisvardifGeorgian (Rare) Means "rose of the heart" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულის (gulis), the genitive of the noun გული (guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.
GulnarifGeorgian (Rare) Variant of Gulnara. It is sometimes thought to be an inflected form of the name, i.e. the nominative case form in Georgian, but that is grammatically incorrect and therefore unlikely.
GulnazifGeorgian Form of Gulnaz with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
GülnisəfAzerbaijani From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Arabic نساء (nisa) meaning "women".
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]
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]
GültəkinfAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani gül meaning "flower, rose" and təkin meaning "like".
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).
GülüşfAzerbaijani, Turkish Means "laugh, smile" in Azerbaijani and Turkish. In addition to being an independent name, it is also used as a diminutive of names beginning with the element gül meaning "flower, rose" (from Persian gol), such as Gülay or Gülnarə.
GulvardifGeorgian The first element of this name is either derived from the Middle Persian noun gul meaning "flower, rose" or from the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart". Sources mention both as a possibility and therefore neither can be discounted.... [more]
GulvardisafGeorgian (Archaic) Means "heart of the rose" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გული (guli) meaning "heart" combined with Georgian ვარდის (vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი (vardi) meaning "rose".
GülverdimAzerbaijani (Rare) The first element of this name is ultimately derived from the Middle Persian noun gul meaning "flower, rose", whilst the second element is possibly derived from the Arabic noun وردة (warda) meaning "rose".... [more]
GülxarfAzerbaijani Means "thorny rose", ultimately from Persian گل (gol) meaning "rose" and خار (khar) meaning "thorn".
GundafAbkhaz Possibly means "beautiful" in Abkhaz. Alternately, it may be a form of the Ossetian name Agunda. This is the name of a legendary Abkhaz woman who could take the form of a white horse.
GupsefCircassian Means "healty, good-hearted" in Circassian.
GurammGeorgian Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is etymologically related to Bahram and therefore of Persian origin. Also compare the related names Gvaram and Varam.... [more]
Gurikom & fGeorgian Diminutive of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. This name is more often used on men than on women.
Gurom & fGeorgian Short form of given names that start with Gur-, such as Guram and Guranda. In some cases, there might possibly also be a connection with the Laz and Mingrelian noun გური (guri) meaning "heart".... [more]
GvantsafSvan, Georgian Derived from the Svan word გუანც (guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [more]
Gwaschemasch'efCircassian (Archaic) Means "little princess" in Circassian (see Guasche). A known bearer was Gwaschemasch'e Kadın Efendi, a Circassian concubine and later wife of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1842-1918) of the Ottoman Empire.
HaqverdimAzerbaijani Derived from Arabic حق (haqq) meaning "truth" combined with Azerbaijani verdi meaning "gave" (the past tense of vermək meaning "to give").
HazretmCircassian, Turkish (Rare) Derived from Persian حضرت (hazrat) meaning "holiness, excellency, majesty". A notable bearer is Hazret Sovmen (1937-), the second President of Adygea from 2002-2007.
HripsimefArmenian, History (Ecclesiastical) Rhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime, Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema (died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.
IamGeorgian (Rare) Short form of Iakob and Ilia. In some cases, it might also be derived from the Arabic name Yahya, which is written as იაჰია (Iahia) in Georgian.... [more]
IafGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", as in the spring flower (also see Violet). In turn, it is thought to be derived from the Georgian noun იასამანი (iasamani) meaning "lilac", which might possibly be of Persian origin... [more]
IadonmGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Aëdon. Curiously, in Georgia it is a male name, rather than a female name.
IagormGeorgian (Archaic) Archaic Georgian form of Igor. This name has pretty much fallen out of use; Igor is now the modern, dominant form in Georgia, although that name isn't overly common either among native Georgians... [more]
IamzefGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ია (ia) meaning "violet" (see Ia) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).... [more]
IanvaramGeorgian (Rare) Derived from Georgian იანვარი (ianvari) meaning "January", which is ultimately derived from Latin Ianuarius.... [more]
IasonimGeorgian Form of Iason with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
IatamzefGeorgian Literally means "sun of the violets" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian იათა (iata), the archaic genitive plural of the noun ია (ia) meaning "violet", combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).
IchkitmGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective იჩქითად (ichkitad) meaning "suddenly, unexpectedly". Also compare the modern Georgian adjective იჩქითი (ichkiti) meaning "sparse, small".
IesemGeorgian (Rare) Georgian form of Yishay (see Jesse) via its Biblical Greek form Iessai. A notable bearer of this name was king Iese of Kartli (1680-1727), who is known as Jesse in English.
IgorimUzbek, Moldovan, Georgian Uzbek and Moldovan form of Igor. This form is also used in Georgian since it contains the nominative suffix, used when the name is written stand-alone.