English Submitted Names

Gracee f English
Variant of Gracie.

Graceful f English (Puritan)
The physical characteristic of displaying "pretty agility", in the form of elegant movement, poise, or balance. The etymological root of grace is the Latin word gratia from gratus, meaning "pleasing."

Gracela f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gracella.

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.

Graceleigh f English (American)

Gracella f Indonesian, Dutch, English (American, Rare)
Blend of Grace and Ella 2.

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.

Graden m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Grayden.

Gradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grady.

Gradie m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Grady.

Grae m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grey.

Graehme m English (Rare)
Variant of Graeme.

Graelyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Graylynn

Graelynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
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.

Graisen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

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

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

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

Gratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gratton. Gratton Dalton was an infamous outlaw, one of the Dalton Gang, in Kansas in the 1880s.

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

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

Gravity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word gravity, ultimately deriving from Latin gravitatem (nominative gravitas) "weight, heaviness, pressure". This name was used by American models Lucky Blue Smith and Stormi Bree Henley for their daughter born 2017.

Grayce f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Grace.

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

Graycie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gracie.

Graycin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Alternate spelling of Grayson.

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.

Grayham m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare), English (New Zealand, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Graham or an elaboration of Gray with the suffix -ham.

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

Graylen m English

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

Graylin m & f English
This name means "gray-haired person" ... [more]

Grayling m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Grayling. It was popularized in the 1950s by the character Grayling Dennis from the radio soap opera The Brighter Day (1948-1956) and its television version (1954-1962).

Graylyn f & m English
Variant of Graylynn

Graylynn f English
Combination of Gray and Lynn.

Graysin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson.

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

Grechen f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gretchen.

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.

Greenleigh f & m English (American)
Variant of 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".

Greenwood m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the surname Greenwood. A famous bearer was Greenwood LeFlore (1800-1865), chief of the Choctaw Nation.

Gregary m English (Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Gregge m English
Short form of Gregory.

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

Greggory m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gregory.

Greil m English

Gretah f English (African, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Greta.

Gretchin f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Gretchen.

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'.

Greville m English (British)

Greydon m English (Rare)
Variant of Graydon.

Greyer m English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Grey.

Greyham m English (British, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Variant of Grayham.

Greyleigh f & m English (American)
A combination of the names Grey and Leigh.

Greyor m English (American, Modern)
As a nod to the school colors of The Ohio State University, Scarlet (f) and Grey (m), chosen with the hope of a marriage to a wife, named Scarlet.

Greys f English (Rare)
Variant of Grace.

Greysyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Greyson sometimes used as a feminine form.

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.

Griffen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Griffin.

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.

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

Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]

Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.

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)

Gurley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Gurney m English (American, Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Gurney. A bearer of the surname was Ivor Gurney (1890-1937), a British poet and composer who is noted especially for his songs and poems of World War I.... [more]

Gurtrude f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gertrude.

Guss m English
Variant of Gus 1.

Gussy f English (American, Archaic), German (Archaic)
English diminutive of Augusta and German diminutive of Auguste 2. Gussy Holl (22 February 1888 – 16 July 1966) was a German actress and singer... [more]

Gust m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Gust.

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.

Guyleen f English (American, Rare)
Seemingly a feminized form of Guy using the popular feminine name suffix leen, unless a variation of Guylene.

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.

Gwendalynn f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwendi f English

Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.

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.

Gwendolyne f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

Gwendolynette f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Gwendolyn with the suffix -ette.

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.

Gweneviere f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gwenevere.

Gwenevieve f English

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

Gwenifer f Welsh, English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere), particularly found in Wales and the Marches.

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

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

Gwenisha f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Gwen and the popular suffix isha.

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

Gwenndolyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gwendolyn.

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.

Gwyllyn m English (Canadian, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Gwillym influenced by Glyn. This was the birth name of Glenn Ford (1916-2006), a Canadian-born American actor.

Gwyndolen f English (Rare)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyndolyn f English (American)
Variant of Gwendolen.

Gwyndon m English (American, Archaic)

Gwynna f English (American, Rare)

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]

Gylan m English (American)
Variation of given name Gillen, a Basque form of William meaning willo "will, desire" and helm "protection"... [more]

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

Habren f English (British, Archaic)
Habren is a legendary British princess who was drowned in the River Severn by her stepmother Gwendolen. Also known as Hafren.

Hadalyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adalyn and Hadelyn.

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

Hade m English
Short form of Hayden.

Hadelyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Hadley with Adelyn or Madelyn, possibly inspired by the medieval name Hadelinde.

Haden m English (American)
Variant 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.

Hadon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayden.

Hadriel m Biblical, Biblical Latin, English (American, Rare), French (Modern)
Form of Adriel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Hadrienne f English (American, Rare), Belgian (Rare)
Feminine form of Hadrian.

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.

Haeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
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.

Haely f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

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

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

Haevyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haven.

Hagan m English

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

Haggas m English (Puritan)
Puritanical variation 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.

Haidynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Hayden.

Hail m Eastern African, English (Rare)

Haile f English
Variant of Hayley.

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

Hailei f English (American, 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

Haily f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hayley.

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.

Haise m Japanese, English
琲 means “String of pearls” and 世 “World”.... [more]

Haislee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Haisley.

Haisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Haisley.

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.

Haiti f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the Caribbean country.

Haiven f & m English
Variant of Haven

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

Haizley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Haisley.

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.

Halleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Hallie and Halle 2.

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.

Halstyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Halston and Halsten.

Hamath m English (Puritan)
The word signifies a defense or citadel, and such designation was very suitable for this chief royal city of the Hittites, situated between their northern and southern capitals, Carchemish and Kadesh, on a gigantic mound beside the Orontes... [more]

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.

Hamp m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hamp.

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.

Handforth f English (Puritan)
Probably from an English surname that was originally from the name of Handforth, a town in Cheshire, England. Also compare the variant Handford.

Handi m English
Variant of Handy.

Handler m English (Americanized, Modern)

Handmaid f English (Puritan)
Possibly referring to, in the Hebrew Bible, the term handmaid applied to a female slave who serves her mistress, as in the case of Hagar being described as Sarai's handmaid.

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.

Hanmer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Hanmer.

Hann f English
Alternative form for Ann.

Hannabelle f English

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

Hannahette f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and popular suffix -ette.

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.

Hannaleigh f English (American)
Combination of Hannah and Leigh.

Hannalore f English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Hannelore.

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.

Happiness f American (Modern, Rare), English (African)
From the English word happiness.

Happyness f English (African)
Derived from the English word happiness. It is most common in Tanzania.

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.