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Giedo m Dutch (Rare)
Variant spelling of Guido. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch racing driver Giedo van der Garde (b. 1985).

Gielbert m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilbert, of which the spelling is likely partially based on the French pronunciation of the name.

Gieljom m Limburgish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Giljom, which is most prevalent in Dutch Limburg.

Gig m English (Rare)

Gigha f English (Rare)
From place name Gigha.

Giglio m Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Gilles. The name coincides with Italian giglio "lily".

Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian giglio "lily" (Latin lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from Giglio or Gilio... [more]

Gigola m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Grigol. A notable bearer of this name was the Georgian actor Grigol "Gigola" Talakvadze (1914-2001).

Gijsbrecht m Dutch (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Variant of Gijsbert.

Gilat f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Gilah.

Gilbertina f Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Gilbertine f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Gilbert.

Gilbrecht m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Form of Gilbert.

Gildas m French, French (Belgian, Rare)
Gallicized form of Breton Gweltaz via its medieval Latinization Gildasius. Gweltaz is certainly of Celtic origin, its meaning, however, has been lost to time.

Gildea f American (Rare)

Gilderoy m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Gilroy.

Gildina f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Gilda.

Gildine f French (Rare)
French form of Gildina.

Gildineia f Brazilian (Rare)

Gilette f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gillette.

Gilford m American (Rare)

Giliam m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Guilliam. Also compare the English patronymic surname Gilliam, which is etymologically related.

Gilian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French and Dutch form of Gilean.

Giliane f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilian as well as a variant Gilliane.

Gilidonia f Corsican (Rare, Archaic)

Giljom m Flemish (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Flemish and Limburgish form of Guillaume. This name is more common in Belgian Limburg; in Dutch Limburg, the variant Gieljom is more common instead.... [more]

Gill m English (Rare)
Variant of Gil 2.

Gilla f German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare), Italian (Rare)

Gilla f Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some academics consider this name a short form of Gillaug, while others see it as a feminine form of Gilli... [more]

Gillam m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gilliam.

Gillea f English (Rare)

Gillette f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gillette.

Gilli f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gili, or a combination of the names Gil 3 and Li 2, means "my joy", "my happiness" in Hebrew.

Gilliam m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of William or Gillian.

Gillian m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Gilian.

Gilliana f English (Rare), Medieval English, Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare)
Late medieval elaboration of Gillian.

Gilliane f French (Rare), French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of both Giliane and Gillian.

Gillianna f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gilliana.

Gillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Jillie or short form of Gillianne.

Gillon m English (Rare)

Gilly f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Gillie.

Gilonne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Feminine form of Gilon, an obsolete hypocoristic form of Gilles.

Gilor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Gil 3 means "joy, happiness" and the name Or means "light".

Ginchiyo f Japanese (Rare, Archaic)

Gine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginebra f Spanish (Modern, Rare), Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Ginevra.

Ginelle f English (Rare)

Ginerva f English (Rare)
Either a spelling error or a rare English variant of Ginevra influenced by Minerva.

Ginetta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Gina.

Ginevieve f English (Rare)
Variant of Genevieve.

Ginio m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Higinio.

Ginn f English (Rare)

Ginna f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Gina.

Ginna f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Ginnlaug and other names beginning with Ginn-.

Gintara f Lithuanian (Rare)
Latinate variant of Gintarė.

Gintoki m Japanese (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 銀 (gin) meaning "silver" and 時 (toki) meaning "time."... [more]

Gioela f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gioele.

Gioella f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss, Rare)
Variant of Gioela.

Gioina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gioia.

Gionatha m Italian (Rare)
Variant of Gionata.

Gioni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gionni.

Giorgian m Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Georgian via Giorgiana.

Giorgiana f Romanian (Rare)
Variant of Georgiana.

Giorgis m Eastern African, Amharic, Greek (Rare)
Form of George used in Ethiopia, as well as a Greek variant of Georgios.

Giorsal f Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a Gaelic form of Griselda. It was often Anglicized as Grace.

Giosafat m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jehoshaphat.

Giosia m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Josiah.

Gioulika f Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgia.

Giovan m Italian (Rare), Romansh (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Italian short form of Giovanni and Romansh short form of Giovannes. Giovan Giuseppe della Croce (John Joseph of the Cross in English; 15 August 1654 – 5 March 1739) was an Italian priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor who hailed from the island of Ischia... [more]

Giovanca f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of Giovanna with Bianca or an other name that ends in -ca, such as Francesca, Monica and Veronica.... [more]

Giovangualberto m Medieval Italian (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Giovanni and Gualberto.

Giovannah f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Rare variant of Giovanna.

Giovannantonio m Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Antonio.

Giovanne m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Giovanni.

Giovannella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Giovanna.

Giovanno m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Brazilian (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Variant form of Giovanni.

Giovardo m Spanish (Latin American, Italianized, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Giovanni and Leonardo or other names ending in -ardo. It is sometimes used as an Italian-sounding name in Indonesia and Latin America.

Giovita f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jovita.

Giovonni m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A variant of Giovanni.

Gipsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Gypsy.

Girasol f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Means "sunflower" in Spanish, a word composed of gira "to turn" and sol "sun" (referring to the plant's habit of moving in the direction of the Sun)... [more]

Giray m Turkish (Rare), Crimean Tatar (Rare)
Originally a surname of the Crimean Tatar royal house, rarely also used as a given name.

Girben m West Frisian (Rare)
Variant of Gerben.

Giriaco m Italian (Americanized, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Ciriaco.

Girius m Lithuanian (Rare)

Girly f Filipino, South African, Malayalam (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), Various
Perhaps from the English word girly which is both an adjective meaning "girl-like, girlish, feminine" and a noun meaning "little girl" (from girl combined with a diminutive suffix). Also compare Girlie.

Girolama f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Girolamo.

Giroud m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Giroud.... [more]

Girshel m Georgian (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]

Gisberto m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gisbert. A known bearer of this name was the Italian painter Gisberto Ceracchini (1899-1982).

Gisei m Japanese (Rare)
It can be spelled with 義 (gi) meaning "righteous, morality" and 栖⁠ (sei) meaning "nest". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Gisel f Spanish (Modern, Rare)

Gísela f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gisela.

Giselda f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b... [more]

Giseley f Brazilian (Rare)

Giselijn m & f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Gislein. Although never a common name, it was more often seen on men than on women in older times. These days, however, it is more often seen on women - though it is still an extremely rare name.

Gisel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gisela.

Giselo m Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Gisela.

Giset f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gisl "hostage, pledge" or gísl "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)" and laug "vowed, promised".

Gisleen m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gislenus. Never a very common name, it has been around since medieval times, but was predominantly masculine in older times. In more modern times, the name has become more common on women than on men, but it is still quite rare.

Gislinde f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and linta "linden tree, lime tree, shield".

Gíslný f Icelandic (Rare)
From the Old Norse elements gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" combined with nýr "new".

Gíslrún f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse gísl "shaft, arrow" or gísl "hostage" and rún "secret lore, rune".

Gismara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Portuguese and Spanish feminine form of Gismar.

Gismunda f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Italian feminine form of Gismund.

Giso m Frankish, German (Rare), Medieval English
Derived from Proto-Germanic *gaisa, *gaiza meaning "arrow". It is also used in modern German as a short form of names that begin with Gis- such as Gisbert... [more]

Gissle m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Old Swedish dialectal form of Gísl.

Gissunn f Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse geta "guess, get" and unnr "wave" or unna "to love". Also compare Gissur.

Gíta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Gita.

Gita f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Gitta.

Gitana f Lithuanian (Rare)

Gitten f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gittan.

Gittmay f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Git and Maj 2.

Giuliamaria f Italian (Rare)
Combination of Giulia and Maria.

Giuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Givi, as this name contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Giunëur m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
According to the creator and only bearer of this name, it means "son of his father" in Wolof.

Givanna f Brazilian (Rare), American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giovanna.

Givanni m & f American (Hispanic, Rare), English
Form of Giovanni.

Giveon m African American (Modern, Rare)
The name is derived from the English verb to give with the intended meaning "the one who gives".... [more]

Gizelda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Giselda.

Gizuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gizo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Gizur m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Gissur.

Gizzelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Giselle.

Gjartrud f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Gertrud. It is mainly used in Trøndelag county in Norway.

Gjendine f Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the lake Gjende in Innlandet county, Norway. The name of the lake is taken from Old Norse gandr meaning "staff, stick". A notable bearer is Gjendine Slålien (1871-1972), a Norwegian shepherdess whose singing inspired Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg... [more]

Gjeraqina f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gjeraqinë "goshawk (bird)" and, figuratively, "fast, agile woman".

Gjertine f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gjert.

Gjest m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Gestr. A notable bearer was Gjest Baardsen (1791 - 1849), Norwegian outlaw and writer.

Gjölin f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Gölin found in northern Sweden.

Gjorgjija m Macedonian (Rare)
Variant of Gjorgji, which is the main Macedonian form of George.... [more]

Gjørid f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Gyrid found in Vestlandet.

Gjøril f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Görel.

Gjovani m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giovanni.

Gjulian m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Julian.

Gjuliana f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Juliana.

Gjustina f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian borrowing of Giustina.

Gjylbehare f Kosovar (Rare)
Albanian form of Gülbahar.

Gkogkos m Greek (Rare)
Diminutive of Georgios.

Glacia f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminized version of "Glacier". A notable bearer was the Mountain Witch from the Disney TV show "Sofia the First".

Glacier f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word "glacier"; in turn from Franco-Provençal glacier, which is derived from glace (meaning "ice") and the suffix -ier.

Glacius m Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
From "glacial" or "glacier". A popular bearer was the ice character in the Killer Instinct video game series.

Glad m & f American (Rare)
The word meaning "happy" or a diminutive of Gladys or Gladwin or other names containing glad.

Gladene f English (Rare)

Glades f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladez f Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Gladys.

Gladiana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and Ana.

Gladianis f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Variant of Gladiana with the -is suffix.

Gladice f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys, influenced by other names with -ice such as Janice and Clarice.

Gladie f French (Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
From Claudia, also from "gwlad" who mean country. French first name fairly common in 1900 until 1940. Which is starting to become popular in the Caribbean.

Gladies f English (Rare)
Variant of Gladys.

Gladimar f & m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Gladys or other names beginning with Glad- and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern, like María (Spanish)/Maria (Portuguese), Martín/Martim or Marcos... [more]

Gladiola f English (Rare), Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant gladiolus, literally meaning "small sword" from Latin gladius "sword" (a reference to its sword-shaped leaves). Gladiola Josephine "Glady Joe" is a character in the novel 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1991) and subsequent film adaptation (1995).

Gladiolus f Various (Rare)
From the name of the flower, itself from Latin gladiolus meaning "little sword, sword lily", a diminutive of gladius "sword".

Glady m & f English (Rare)
Possibly a masculine form of Gladys.

Glafyra f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Glaphyra.

Glain f Welsh (Rare)
Directly taken from Welsh glain "jewel". This name has been used since the 1920s.

Glaiza f Filipino (Rare)

Glakha m Georgian (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]

Glakho m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Glakha and perhaps in some cases also a short form of its diminutive Glakhuna.

Glakhuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Glakha, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Glanna f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish glan "clean, clear, pure". This is a modern Cornish name.

Glauca f Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Glauco.

Glàudia f Provençal (Rare)
Provençal variant of Clàudia.

Glazia f Filipino (Modern, Rare)

Glebs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Gleb.

Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.

Glee f English (American, Rare)
Old English glēo ‘entertainment, music, fun’, of Germanic origin.

Glena f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenna.

Glenalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Glena and Lee.

Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]

Glendaly f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Perhaps a Hispanic variant of English Glenda Lee, a combination of Glenda and Lee.

Glendarryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names Glen and Darryl.

Glendaryl m English (Rare)
Combination of the masculine names "Glen" and "Daryl".

Glende f & m Filipino (Rare)

Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.

Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.

Glenmore m English (Rare)

Glennda f English (Rare)
Variant of Glenda.

Glenola f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Glen.

Glenwood m American (Rare)
From English location words meaning "valley" plus -wood.

Glerysbeth f Spanish (Caribbean, Modern, Rare)

Glessie f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

Gleva f Catalan (Rare)
Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]

Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glicerije m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Croatian and Serbian form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glicerio m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Glicheria f Moldovan (Rare), Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Glykeria.

Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.

Glikerije m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Glykerios.

Glikeriy m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Glykerios.

Glimina f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Glimina Chakor (b. 1976), who is of Moroccan descent.

Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".

Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."

Glizerio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Glykerios via its latinized form Glycerius.

Gló f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse verb glóa meaning "to glow, to glisten, to shine". Also compare Glóa and the masculine Glói (the name of a dwarf in Vǫluspá).

Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".

Glóbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter" and the suffix björt "bright" (from Old Norse bjartr).

Glocell f & m Filipino (Rare)

Gløer m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Glœðir.

Glóey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name with the combination of glóa "to shine, glitter" and ey "island".

Gloire m & f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)

Glør m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gløer, ultimately derived from Old Norse glœða "to glow".

Glori f English (Rare)
Variant of Glory.

Gloriane f French (Modern, Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Gloriana.

Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.

Glorianne f French (Modern, Rare), Maltese
Variant of Gloriane.

Gloribel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gloria and the popular suffix -bel.

Glorificacion f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish glorificación meaning "glorification".

Glorine f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Elaboration of Gloria.

Glorious f African American (Rare)
Derived from the name Glory or Gloria.

Glorisel f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Elaboration of Gloria.

Gloriselda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Combination of Gloria and Griselda.

Gloristine f African American (Rare)
Combination of Gloria and Christine.

Glorius m & f English (American, Rare)
This name can be a masculinization of Gloria as well as be a variant spelling of the English word glorious, which is etymologically related to the aforementioned name.

Gloriya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Gloria

Gloryanne f English (Rare)
Combined from Glory and Anne 1.

Glóð f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse noun glóð meaning "ember, glow" (compare Glóði, an Old Norse masculine name). This is also the word for "ember, embers" in Icelandic.

Gloutroñ m Breton (Rare)

Gloyd m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of "Lloyd".

Glúmur m Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese modern form of Glúmr.

Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.

Glycérie f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.

Glycério m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicério. A notable bearer of this name was the Brazilian painter Glycério Geraldo Carnelosso (1921-2009).

Gniew m Polish (Rare)
Meaning "anger", usually short for names like Zbigniew or Dobiegniew.

Gobron m Georgian (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]

God m American (Archaic), English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Godfrey or possibly directly from the English word.

Godard m Dutch (Rare), Faroese, Norwegian
Faroese and Norwegian form of Godehard and Dutch variant form of Godhard. Also compare the English given name Goddard.... [more]

Godavri f Indian (Rare)

Goddess f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word goddess meaning "female god".

Godeberta f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]

Godebertha f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Godeberta.

Godefredo m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Spanish form of Godefroy.

Godeleine f Walloon (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Walloon form of Godelina. The 11th-century Flemish martyr Saint Godeliva (or Godeliève) is known by this name in French.

Godeliève f French (African), French (Rare)
French form of Godelieve.

Godeline f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Godelina.

Godemir m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Godzimir.

Goderieke f Dutch (Rare)
Probably a combination of a given name that contains the Germanic element god meaning "god" (such as Godelieve) with Marieke or Rieke.

Godert m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch variant form of Godaert. This name has never truly gone out of fashion and is still in use to this day. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the diplomat and statesman Godert van der Capellen (1778-1848) and the singer and actor Godert van Colmjon (1943-2009).

Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]

Godfroy m French (Rare)

Godgiven m English (Canadian, Rare)
Means "God given".

Godiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goderdzi.

Godimir m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Godzimir.

Godimirka f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Godimir.

Godmann m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Guðmann.

Godo m German (Rare), Germanic
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element got meaning "god" (such as Godefrid, Godehard or Goteleib).

Godo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Goderdzi.

Godolphin m English (British, Rare)
Transferred usage of a Cornish aristocratic surname.

Godvin m Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Gudvin.

Godwin m Germanic, Danish (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), German (Archaic)
Ancient Germanic cognate of Godwine. In English-speaking countries, the use of Godwin as a given name is these days often inspired by the English patronymic surname Godwin, which was derived from the aforementioned Anglo-Saxon personal name Godwine.... [more]

Godwinson m African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Godwinson.

Goedele f Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gudula. These days it is primarily used in Flanders, which is the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.... [more]

Goeffrey m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Likely a variant of Godfrey or Geoffrey.

Goeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Go-eun and Byeol (compare Goun-byeol).

Goff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Short form of Godfrey and Goffrey/Geoffrey.

Goffrey m Old Norman, English (Rare)
Variant of Geoffrey. Also compare Joffrey.

Gʻofir m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Ghafir.

Gogona f Georgian (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).

Gogos m Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γκόγκος (see Gkogkos).

Gogutsa f Georgian (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).

Gøhril f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Gøril.

Gói f & m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare, ?)
Name of a month in the Old Norse calendar, lasting from the middle of February to the middle of March. In Norse mythology Gói is the daughter of Þorri... [more]

Gojart m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Gojarta.

Gojarta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gojartë, a poetic term meaning "golden-tongued, eloquent".

Goka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Go- (such as Goderdzi and Goneri) or that otherwise contain -go- (such as Gigola).... [more]

Goldi f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1.

Goldis f Persian (Rare)

Goldman m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Goldman.

Goldy f English (Rare)
Variant of Goldie 1

Golem m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of William.

Golias m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Portuguese form and Romani variant of Goliath.

Golijat m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Goliath.

Gölin f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Gudlög predominantly found in Norrland.

Golo m German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of names starting with Gott like Gottfried or Gottlieb.... [more]

Golshifteh f Persian (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "rose" and شیفته (shifteh) meaning "infatuated, enamoured".

Gom m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gommarus. This name is not to be confused with the Dutch word gom meaning "gum".... [more]

Gomaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gomarus, which is a variant of the more common Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).

Gome m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "papyrus" in Hebrew.

Gommaar m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Gommarus. Nowadays, this name is chiefly used in Flanders (Belgium).... [more]

Gommaire m French (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
French form of Gommarus. This name is also used in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium), but it is not as common there as the native Flemish form Gommaar.

Gommarus m Frankish (Latinized), Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Gummarus. This is one of the names by which the 8th-century Frankish saint Gummarus of Lier is known, particularly in Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands.

Gomme m Danish (Rare)
Danish short form of Gudmund.

Gonbei m Japanese (Rare, Archaic, ?)

Gondilio m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Possibly a combination of a name that contains the Germanic element gunda meaning "war" (such as Aldegonda and Gonzalo) combined with a name that ends in either -dilio or -ilio, such as Odilio and Cecilio.... [more]

Gongju f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the Korean word 공주 (Gong-Ju), which comes from Sino-Korean 公主. The character 公 (Gong (공)) primarily means "Honorable" and "Just" but also means "Public," and the character 主 (Ju (주)) means "Master" or "Host." The name means "Princess," but can also be interpreted in a more literal sense as "Honorable Master" or "Public Host." This name can also be spelled with the Hanja 空 meaning "Empty," "Sky," or "Zero," or 恭 meaning "Respectful" and "Polite" for Gong (공), and 朱 meaning "Vermillion" or "Cinnabar," 珠 meaning "Pearl" or "Gem," or 姝 meaning "Beautiful woman," for for Ju (주).

Goniko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Goneri.

Gonsalve m Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Louisiana Creole form of Gonzalo.

Gonsalwy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gonzalo.

Gonthier m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Günther.

Gontrand m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Gontran.

Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gonzalo.

Gonzalve m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Gonzalo.

Good-gift m English (Puritan, Rare)
Referring to James 1:17, "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."

Goodman m English (Rare, Archaic)
From Middle English gode "good" and man "man", in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king... [more]

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Goof m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Godfried via its variant Govert (also found written as Gofert and Goffert).... [more]

Goor m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Gregoor and Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]

Gorch m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
Low German Form of George.

Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).