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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Geertrude f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Gertrude.
Geertrudis f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Gertrudis.
Geertruud f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gertrude. In that capacity, the name is used as an independent, official name on birth certificates. However, it also occurs as an informal name in daily life for women who are officially named Geertruda, Geertrude, Geertrudis, etc... [more]
Geertruyt f Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Medieval Dutch form of Gertrude. It remains in use to this day, but it's extremely rare.... [more]
Gefjun f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse variant and Icelandic form of Gefjon.
Geirdís f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Means "spear goddess", derived from Old Norse geirr meaning "spear" and dís meaning "goddess".
Geirfinn m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Geirfinnr.
Geirfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Gæirfríðr.
Geirhjörtur m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse geirr "spear" and Hjörtur.
Geirlöð f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of geirr "spear" and löð "invitation" (poetic).
Geirný f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements geirr meaning "spear" and nýr meaning "new".
Geirrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse geirr "spear" and rún "secret lore, rune".
Geirþjófur m Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Old Norse geirr "spear" and þjófr "thief".
Geisler m German (Rare, Archaic)
Modern High German form of Giselher.
Geisybelle f Brazilian (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Jezebel.
Gejtana f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Gejtanu.
Gekyume m American (Modern, Rare, ?)
Borne by the posthumous son of American rapper Jahseh Onfroy (1998-2018), who was known professionally as XXXTentacion.
Gel f & m English (Rare)
Short form of Angelica and other names with the element.
Gelasia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gelasius.
Gelasio m Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Gelasius.
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]
Gelazja f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gelazy.
Gėlė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun gėlė meaning "flower".
Geliko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gela.
Gelsey f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gelsey.
Gelsomino m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gelsomina.
Géméline f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely derived from Latin Gemella. Compare the English name Gemelle.
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.
Gemello m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gemellus.
Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.
Gémino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Geminus.
Gemino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Geminus.
Gemmea f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Gemma.
Gemmina f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Gemma.
Gemmy f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gemma or variant of Jemmy.
Genade m & f Afrikaans (Rare)
From the Afrikaans word genade meaning "mercy, grace".
Genene f English (Rare)
Variant form of Janine and/or Jeanine. Also compare Genette.
Geneo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Genève f French (Quebec, Rare)
French cognate of Geneva. The name coincides with the place name Genève.
Genevieva f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, English (Rare)
Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Geneviève as well as an English Latinization of Genevieve.
Genevievette f African American (Rare)
Combination of Genevieve and the common feminine suffix -ette.... [more]
Geniko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Evgeni and Genadi for men and of Evgenia for women.
Geniu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Eugenius.
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.
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]
Genoël m German (Rare)
Derived from the place name Genoelselderen, now a part of Riemst in Belgium.
Genoel m German (Rare)
Simplified spelling of Genoël.
Genova f English (Rare)
Variation of Genoa.
Genovieva f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Genoveva influenced by Geneviève.
Gențiana f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian gențiană meaning "gentian".
Gentiel m Dutch (Archaic), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and Flemish form of Gentilis via its French form Gentil.
Gentil m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
French form of Gentilis, which is also used (albeit rarely) in Belgium and the Netherlands.... [more]
Gentila f Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Medieval Italian variant of Gentile, Brazilian Portuguese feminine form of Gentilis and Romani cognate of Gentilla.
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]
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.
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).
Georgann f English (Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by Ann
Georganne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of George influenced by the name Ann or Anna.
Georgenia f English (Rare)
Variant of Georgina modelled on Eugenia.
Georgi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Georgie.
Geòrgia f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan adoption of Georgia.
Georgiu m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Georgius.
Gepa f Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of names containing the Germanic name element geba "to give". Some authors think, Gepa is a short form of Gerburg.... [more]
Gerad m & f German (Rare)
Contains the elements Ger and Rat.
Géralde f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form and masculine variant of Gérald.
Gerards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Gerhard.
Gerdis f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Geirdís.
Gerdlinde f German (Rare)
A 20th century coinage formed from the given name Gerd 1 and the Old High German name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft"
Gergori m Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Gregorio and Grégoire.
Gerhards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Gerhard.
Gerik m German (Rare)
A Low German name formed from the name elements GER "javelin, spear" and RIK "king, ruler".... [more]
Gerinda f Dutch (Rare)
This name is a contracted form of either Gerlinda or Gerswintha (via its variant form Gerswinda).
Gerke m & f Dutch, Low German (Rare)
Dutch and very rare Low German diminutive form of German names beginning with Ger-.
Gerland m History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and German form of Gariland. Saint Gerland of Agrigento (Italian: San Gerlando di Agrigento), also known as Gerland of Besançon (d. 25 February 1100) was a bishop of Agrigento in Sicily.
Gerle f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian gerle "turtle dove".
Gerliese f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of a feminine given name that starts with Ger- (such as Gerlinde and Gertrud) with Liese.
Gerlinda f Dutch (Rare), Polish, Slovene
Dutch variant and Polish and Slovene form of Gerlinde.
Gerlise f Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Gerliese.
Germane m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Germanus.
Germar m Germanic, German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic element ger meaning "spear" combined with mari meaning "famous".
Germelina f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Possibly a feminine diminutive of Germelo, which is apparently a variant of Hermelo, which either comes from the town of Ermelo in Spain, or from the name Hermilo, a diminutive of Hermes.
Germen m West Frisian, Dutch (Rare)
West Frisian form of Germanus and Gereman (see Germann).
Germinal m French, Spanish (Rare)
From the name of the seventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the Latin word germen, meaning "germination". In Spain, this name came to be used by anarchist parents who were eager to reject traditional names during the Second Spanish Republic (1931-1939).
Gerni m German (Rare)
Diminutive of Gernot.
Geronti m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Gerontios (see Gerontius). A known bearer of this name was Geronti Kikodze (1886-1960), a prominent Georgian literary critic and thinker.
Gerrieke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Gerarda via its other diminutive Gerrie. So, in other words, this name is basically a combination of Gerrie with the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Gerritjan m Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Gerrit and Jan 1.... [more]
Gerryltagh f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage intended as a feminine form of Gerrylt and a Manx equivalent of Geraldine.
Gersende f French (Rare)
French form of Gerswintha. Another theory, however, suggests that Gersende might also be derived from the Germanic name Garsind, and thus ultimately from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and sind "journey".
Geršon m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Gershon.
Gerson m Catalan (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Judeo-Provençal
Catalan and Judeo-Provençal form of Gershon and African and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Gérson.
Gerswith f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Anglo-Saxon and Old High German form of Gerswintha.
Gerton m Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Modern Swedish form of Gerthorn. In the Netherlands, there may also be cases where this name is a combination of the names Gert and Ton.
Gertruud f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gertrude. In that capacity, the name is used as an independent, official name on birth certificates. However, it occurs slightly more often as an informal name in daily life for women who are officially named Gertruda, Gertrudis, etc... [more]
Gerundio m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Possibly derived from the surname Gerundio.
Geruša f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruška.
Geruška f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Gertruda (Czech and Croatian) and Geralda (Czech). Also compare Geruša.
Gervasi m Georgian (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh
Georgian, Romansh and Occitan form of Gervasius.
Gervonta m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Gervase and Javonte. A known bearer of this name is American professional boxer Gervonta Davis (1994-).
Geseke f Low German (Rare), Frisian (Rare)
Low German and Frisian diminutive of Gese.
Geshem f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
The Hebrew word גֶּשֶׁם (géshem) means "rain".... [more]
Gestar m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic combination of gestr "guest" and herr "army".
Gestheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gestr meaning "guest" and heiðr meaning "honour" or "bright, clear".
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.
Getúlia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Getulia.
Geu-rin f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From an adaptation of the English word green.
Geva m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Place name in Israel, meaning ''hill''.
Ghaanim m Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Ghanem, only found in Maldives.
Ghana f English (Modern, Rare)
Influenced by the country in Africa of the same name.
Ghazaros m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian form of Lazarus.
Gheraldu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Gerald.
Ghiocel m Romanian (Rare)
Means "snowdrop (flower)" in Romanian (genus Galanthus).
Ghislaina f Flemish (Rare)
Feminine form of Ghislain.
Ghisleno m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ghislain, used sporadically in central and northern Italy.
Ghufron m Indonesian, Tajik (Rare)
Indonesian and Tajik form of Ghufran.
Ghvtisavar m Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I am God's man" in Georgian (literally: "I am of God"), derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly" (see Ghvtiso) combined with Georgian ვარ (var) meaning "I am".
Ghvtiso m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the archaic Georgian adjective ღვთის (ghvtis) meaning "of God, godly". Also compare modern Georgian ღვთაება (ghvtaeba) meaning "god, deity" and ღვთიური (ghvtiuri) meaning "godly, divine".... [more]
Giacho m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gia 2 and Gio.
Giairo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jair.
Gianangelo m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Angelo.
Giani m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian borrowing of Gianni.
Gianira f South American (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Yanira. This name is most often used in Peru.
Gianmario m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Gian and Mario.
Giasemi f Greek (Rare)
Means "jasmine" in Greek, from the vocabulary word γιασεμί (yiasemi).
Giavanina f Italian (Americanized, Rare, Expatriate)
Americanized form of Giovannina. There is no trace of the name in Italy itself.
Giavanni f & m African American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni used as both a masculine name and a feminine name in the USA.... [more]
Giavonna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
American variant of Giovanna, possibly influenced by Shavonna.
Giavonni f & m American (Hispanic, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Most likely an American feminine and masculine variant of Giovanni.... [more]
Gibi f & m English (American, Rare, ?)
A very rare name. Could be related to Gabby or something similar.
Gidéon m French (Rare)
French form of Gideon.
Gied m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgian short form of Aegidius (see Giles) and its variant spelling Egidius. In rare cases, this name can also be a short form of Gideon.... [more]