This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Fredonia f English (American, Rare)Apparently from the English word
freedom combined with a Latinate suffix (perhaps modeled on
Caledonia), given infrequently as an American name in the 19th century in reference to the United States of America... [
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Free m & f English (American)From Middle English
free,
fre,
freo, from Old English
frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname
Free.
Freedom m & f English (Puritan), English (African)From Old English
frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [
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Freelove f English (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).
Frowin m German (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon MythologyDerived from Old High German
frot, fruot "wise" and
wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in
Gesta Danorum and in the
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.
Fruing m EnglishMeaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.
Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.
Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern AfricanThis name is from the English word derived from Old French
futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin
futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of
esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [
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Galaxy f English (American, Rare)From the English word
galaxy, "a collection of star systems", ultimately from from Ancient Greek γαλαξίας (
galaxías, "Milky Way"), from γάλα (
gála, "milk").
Galiot f EnglishWord name meaning "small ship," from French galiote, from Italian galea.
Gallipoli f & m English (Australian)Named for the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, whose name comes from the
Greek meaning "beautiful city". The site of the infamous Gallipoli Campaign during World War I.
Gar m EnglishShort for
Garfield as well as other names with the element of "gar", also can mean "spear" from Old English
gar.
Garrison m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [
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Gathering f EnglishGathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".
Gaul m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.
Gavinn m EnglishVariant of
Gavin. Gavinn was given to 10 boys in 2013 according to the SSA.
Gayland m English (Rare)Combination of
Gay (or possibly
Gayle) with the popular suffix
-land. The name fell out of use after the mid 20th century, alongside similar names, when the word
gay gained the additional meaning of "homosexual".
Gaynal f & m AmericanFamous bearer is Gaynal Barnes who lived in Virginia in the 1940's through at least 1980.
Gee m & f EnglishNickname for names beginning with the letter G
Gem f EnglishShort form of
Gemma or directly from the English word
gem, "precious stone" from Latin
gemma "precious stone, jewel".
Genelie f AmericanIt is a mixture of Genevieve and Lorelei and means Diversity