English Submitted Names

English names are used in English-speaking countries. See also about English names.
gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Gabbanelli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name, possibly a combination of Gabriella and Nellie. According to the SSA, Gabbanelli was given to 15 girls in 2017.
Gabbey f & m English (American)
Gabbey is a variant of the names Gabby. And is a short form of the names Gabriel. For females its short for Gabriella... [more]
Gabbie f English
Variant of Gabby.
Gabbye f English
A feminine spelling of Gabby.
Gabey m English
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Gable m English
Transferred use of the surname Gable.
Gabo f English
Middle name of Milla Jovovich's daughter.
Gabrael m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabrael was given to 9 boys in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.
Gabrea f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Brea or a short form of Gabreanna/Gabreana
Gabreal m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabreal was given to 11 boys in 2011 according to the SSA.
Gabria f English, English (American)
Combination of Gabi with Bria or a short form of Gabrianna/Gabriana
Gabrian m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gabriel. Gabrian was given to 11 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Gadge m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gadge was given to 11 boys in 2010 according to the SSA.
Gaege m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage
Gael f English (Rare)
Variant of Gail.
Gahan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gahan.... [more]
Gai f English (Rare)
Variant of Gay.
Gaie f Scottish, English
Scottish variant of Gay.
Gaige m & f English (American)
Variant of Gage.
Gaije m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gaige. Gaije was given to 5 boys in 2008 according to the SSA.
Gailann f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Gail and Ann, or a variation of Gailene.
Gaile f English
Variant of Gail.
Gailya f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gail.
Gainell f English
Variant of Gaynell
Gaines m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gaines.
Gaither m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaither.
Gaje m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gaje was given to 10 boys in 2009 according to the SSA.
Galaxia f English (American)
Galaxia is a variation of the name Galaxy. ... [more]
Galaxie f & m English
Variant of Galaxy.
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").
Gale m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the strong wind. This is the name of a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. He has wind and snow powers, hence the name.
Galena f English, Bulgarian
Bulgarian variant of Galina and Latinized form of Galene.
Galiot f English
Word name meaning "small ship," from French galiote, from Italian galea.
Gallatin m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gallatin.
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.
Galloway m English
Transferred use of the surname Galloway.
Gallven m English
Variant of Galvin.
Gallvin m English
Variant of Galvin.
Galven m English
Variant of Galvin.
Galvon m English
Variant of Galvin.
Galvyn m English
Variant of Galvin.
Galyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Galen.
Games m English (American, Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Old Medieval form or possibly variant of James.
Gar m English
Short for Garfield as well as other names with the element of "gar", also can mean "spear" from Old English gar.
Garcelle f French Creole (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of any given name that starts with a G- with Marcelle. Alternatively, it could be a metathesis of some sort of Gracielle, which is the French equivalent of Graciela and Graziella.... [more]
Gardener m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardener.
Gardiner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gardiner.
Gardner m English
Transferred use of the surname Gardner.
Gared m English
Variant of Gerard.
Garet m English
Variant of Garrett.
Garett m English
Variant of Garrett.
Gari m & f English
Variant of Gary also used as a feminine form.
Garner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garner.
Garold m English (Rare)
Variant of Gerald in the style of Harold.
Garon m American (Rare), English
Possibly a contrived modern name made known by association as the middle name of Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin brother of famous singer Elvis Aaron Presley... [more]
Garreth m English
Variant of Gareth.
Garrette m English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Garrett.
Garrie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Gary.
Garris m English (Rare)
Variant or short form of Garrison.
Garrison m English
Transferred use of the surname Garrison. A famous bearer of the surname was American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879)... [more]
Garson m English
Transferred use of the surname Garson.
Garvey m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Garvey.
Gasper m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jasper or Casper and an unaccented version of Gašper.... [more]
Gates m English
Transferred use of the surname Gates.
Gathering f English
Gathering Marbet is an actress. From the English word "gathering".
Gatlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gatlin. ... [more]
Gatlyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gatlin. According to the Social Security Administration, Gatlyn was given to 5 girls and 15 boys in 2018.
Gatsby m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gatsby.
Gattlin m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Gattlin.... [more]
Gatty f English
Variant of Gertrude
Gauge m English (Modern)
Variant of Gage, apparently influenced by the English word that refers to an instrument for measuring.
Gaul m English
Transferred use of the surname Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.
Gavinn m English
Variant of Gavin. Gavinn was given to 10 boys in 2013 according to the SSA.
Gavon m English
Variant of Gavin.
Gavyn m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Gavin.
Gavynn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gavin. According to the SSA, Gavynn was given to 16 boys in 2013.
Gawaina f English
Feminization of Gawain.
Gawen m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Means "white hawk" in Scots. However, when given in modern times it is usually as a variant of Gawain.
Gayge m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage.
Gayl f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Gayle.
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".
Gaylee f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Gayle.
Gaylene f English, English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Gayle using the common name suffix lene.
Gaylyn f English
Variant of Galyn. Also a combination of Gay and Lyn.
Gaylynn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Galen. It may also be considered a combination of Gayle or Gay and the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).
Gayna f Welsh, English
From the name Gaynor, meaning "white, smooth, soft, gentle".
Gaynel f English
Variant of Gaynell.
Gaynell f English
Combination of Gay and Nell.
Gazella f English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of the animal gazelle whose name is ultimately derived from Arabic ghazal.... [more]
Gazza m English (British)
Diminutive of Gary.
Gazzy m English
From Gaz(?). This is the real name of hip hop star Lil Pump: Gazzy Garcia.
Gearld m English
Variant of Gerald.
Geary m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Geary.
Ged m English
Diminutive of Gerard.
Gee m & f English
Nickname for names beginning with the letter G
Gelasius m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Irish (Archaic), English (African, Rare, ?)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γελάσιος (Gelasios), which is derived from Greek γέλασις (gelasis) "laughing", from the verb γελασείω (gelaseiô) "to be ready to laugh"... [more]
Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.
Gem f English
Short form of Gemma or directly from the English word gem, "precious stone" from Latin gemma "precious stone, jewel".
Gemelle f English (Rare)
From Latin Gemella, the feminine form of Gemellus, a diminutive of geminus "twin". In early use as a Christian name but rare in modern times.
Gemily f English
Portmanteau name combining Gem and Emily
Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.
Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.
Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.
Gen f English
Diminutive of Genevieve or any name beginning with Gen.
Genean f English
Variant of Janine.
Geneen f English
Variant of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.... [more]
Genelle f English
Variant of Jenelle.
Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.
General m English
After the rank in the military
Generous f English (African)
From the English word generous. It is most common in Uganda.
Genesee f & m English
This is the name of a North American river which flows through western New York and Pennsylvania. Numerous U.S. towns and counties are named after the river. Genesee is a corruption of Chin-u-shio, the indigenous Seneca tribe's name for the river valley, originally Čunehstí•yu• meaning "a beautiful open valley".
Genessa f English (Modern)
Variant of Janessa perhaps influenced by Genevieve.
Genessee m & f Seneca, English
From Seneca fen-nis'-hee-yo "the beautiful valley". It is also the name of many locations in the United States.
Genevieva f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, English (Rare)
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Geneviève as well as an English Latinization of Genevieve.
Genine f English
Variant of Janine.
Genna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jenna, the spelling possibly influenced by Gina or Gianna.
Gennalie f English (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an elaboration of Genna.
Gennifer f English (Modern)
Modern variant of Jennifer. A famous bearer is the author Gennifer Choldenko.
Genny f English (Modern), Spanish
Diminutive of Genevieve or sometimes Jennifer. ... [more]
Geno m English
Diminutive of Eugene.
Genoa f English (Rare)
From the name of the Italian city of Genoa. "Genoa" comes from "Genua" the name of an ancient city of the Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Ancient Greek gony "knee"), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva... [more]
Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.
Gentilla f Italian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Archaic)
Italian variant of Gentila as well as the Dutch, English and Flemish feminine form of Gentilis, most likely via its French feminine forms Gentile and/or Gentille... [more]
Gentle m & f English
Possibly from the word "Gentle", used in the beginning of the nouns gentleman meaning "well-born man, man of good family or birth" or from gentlewoman meaning "woman of good family or breeding"... [more]
Gentry f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gentry or from the word gentry, referring to "people of education and good breeding; those people between the nobility and the yeomanry; courtesy; civility; complaisance"... [more]
Geo m English (Rare)
Short form or abbreviation for George used as an independent name.
Geoffrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Geoffrey.
Geordan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jordan influenced by George.
Georden m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan (compare Geordie).
Geordey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie.
Geordi m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Geordie. Geordi La Forge (male) from Star Trek: The Next Generation has this name.
Geordy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Geordie and Jordy.
Geordyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Jordan (See also Georden and Jordin).
Georga f English
Variant of Georgia.
Georgann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by Ann
Georganna f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
Georganne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
Georgeann f English
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
Georgeanne f English
Combination of George and Anne 1.
Georgelle f English
A combination of George and Elle (or the suffix -elle).... [more]
Georgenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina modelled on Eugenia.
Georgi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Georgie.
Georgiann f English
Combination of George and Ann.
Georgietta f English, Italian
Diminuitive of Georgie or Georgia, influenced by names like Georgette.
Gerad m English
A form of Gerard or an alternate form of Jared.
Geremy m English
Variant of Jeremy.
Germany f & m English
From the country in Europe.
Gerrick m English
A variant of Garrick.
Gertee m English
Diminutive of Gertrude.
Gertey f English
Diminutive of Gertrude.
Gertha f English
Variant of Gerda 1, perhaps influenced by Bertha.
Gerty f German, English, French
Diminutive of Gertrude and Gertrud.
Getty f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertrude, as in the case of the Dutch singer Gertrude "Getty" Kaspers (1948-). It could also be a transferred use of the surname Getty.
Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.
Gherardi m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gherardi.... [more]
Ghillie f & m Scottish, English
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from the Scottish Gaelic gille, "lad, servant", cognate with the Irish giolla.
Giabella f English (American)
Combination of Gia and Bella. Giabella was given to 19 girls in 2017.
Gianah f English (American)
American alternate spelling of Gianna.
Giant-despair m English (Puritan), Literature
Character in Pilgrim's Progress.
Gibb m English
Variant of Gib.
Gibbs m English
Diminutive form of Gilbert.
Gibby m English
Diminutive of Gilbert or Gibson.
Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.
Gid m English
Short form of Gideon.
Giddy m English
Diminutive of Gideon.
Gie f English
Diminutive of Giselle.