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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is rare.
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Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine 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]
Gordiaan m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gordianus (see Gordian).
Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.
Gordiano m Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Gordian.
Gordiusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Gordias.
Goris m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Short form of Gregoris (Dutch) and Grigoris (Greek). Also see Joris.
Goroslav m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from South Slavic gora "mountain" and slava ''glory''.
Gorōta m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu) meaning "five" or 吾 (go, a-, waga-, ware) meaning "I, my, one's own" & 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son" or 朗 (rou, aki.raka, hoga.raka) meaning "bright, cheerful, clear, merry" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big, plump, thick."... [more]
Goscha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gosta.
Goshamida f Circassian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Gosminas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the old Lithuanian verb gosti or gostis meaning "to desire, to crave" as well as "to seek, to pursue, to strive" combined with the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".
Gospel m & f English (Rare)
From the word Gospel.
Goszczon m Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "being a guest at someone's place" in Polish.
Gotfrid m Hungarian (Rare), History
Hungarian form of Gottfried. Gotfrid (c. 650–709) was the Duke of Alemannia in the late 7th century and until his death. He was of the house of the Agilolfing, which was the dominant ruling family in the Frankish Duchy of Bavaria.
Göthild f Swedish (Rare)
Younger form of Götilda.
Gotlibas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Gottlieb.
Goto f Medieval Spanish (Rare), Medieval Basque (Rare)
Medieval Spanish and Basque name of Visigothic origin, meaning "Goth", commonly used in combination with Andere "lady", in the form Andregoto.
Gōtoku m Japanese (Rare)
This name can be used as 高徳 or 剛徳 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall", 剛 (gou) meaning "strength, sturdy" and 徳 (toku) meaning "benevolence, commanding respect, goodness, virtue."... [more]
Götrik m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gautrekr.
Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.
Gottliebe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottlieb.
Gottsveinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly from Old Norse guð "god" (cognate with Old High German, Old Dutch got) and sveinn "boy"... [more]
Gottvertrau m German (Rare, Archaic)
Means "Trust in God!" in German. This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Gotty f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with the Germanic element god, such as Gottfrida and Gotthild.
Goud m Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word goud meaning "gold".... [more]
Gough m Welsh (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Welsh: nickname for a red-haired person, from Welsh coch ‘red’.... [more]
Goum f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 곱다 (gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft."
Goun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Goun and Byeol (compare Goeun-byeol).
Goun-i f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Goun combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).
Goustavos m Greek (Rare)
Hellenized form of Gustavus.
Govard m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Howard.
Gövhər f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Persian گوهر (gowhar) meaning “jewel, gem, essence” (cognate of Jawahir and Gohar).
Göz m German (Rare)
Variant of Götz.
Graceanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
Gracián m Aragonese, Galician, Hungarian (Rare)
Aragonese, Galician and Hungarian form of Gratianus.
Gracieuse f Literature, French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Feminine form of Gracieux. This name was first used as one of the main characters of Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale Gracieuse and Percinet (1697)... [more]
Gracieux m French (Rare)
Derived from French gracieux "graceful", ultimately from Latin gratiosus via Old French gracieus.
Gracio m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Gratius.
Gradeke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Grada and Gradina, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.
Gradina f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Gerardina. Also compare the related name Grada.
Gradislav m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
The first element of this name can be derived from Serbo-Croatian grȃd, which can mean "city, town" as well as "fortress, castle" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic gordъ "settlement, enclosed space")... [more]
Grafas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Lithuanian grafas meaning "count", which is ultimately derived from German Graf meaning "count".
Graison m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Grayson. According to the SSA, Graison was given to 8 girls and 32 boys in 2010.
Granite m English (Rare)
From the English word referring to a type of rock.
Grantley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grantley.
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]
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.
Grayden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Grayden.
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]
Graziela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Romanian
Portuguese form of Graciela and Romanian variant of Grațiela.
Grazzja f Maltese (Rare)
Directly taken from Maltese grazzja "grace" as well as the Maltese form of Gratia.
Greca f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
Greco m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Greca.
Gredmarie f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is Gredmarie Colón (1988-), a Puerto Rican model, actress, reporter and TV host.
Greeley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greeley.
Greely m English (Rare)
From a surname which is a variant of Greeley.
Greenberry m American (South, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Greenberry. Given originally in honor of Colonel Nicholas Greenberry. Sometimes split into two names (i.e. Green Berry)
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.
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.
Greeta f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian variant of Greete and Finnish variant of Greta.
Gregion m Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Probably a variant of Gregory.
Grégoirette f French (Rare, Archaic)
French feminine diminutive of Grégoire.
Gregoor m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Gregorius (see Gregory).... [more]
Greidys f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular phonetic elements grei (from the English name Grace) and dys (from Gladys)... [more]
Greteliese f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Liese.
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'.
Grethy f German (Rare)
Possible short name for "Gretchen".
Greti f German (Swiss, Rare), Slovene
Swiss-German diminutive of Margarete and Slovene diminutive of Greta.
Gretli f German (Swiss, Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Margaret. It is rarely used as a given name.
Gretlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Lies.
Gretna f American (Rare)
From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of Greta.
Grevin m Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Misreading of the name Bryn, Borne by Author Grevin Meredith Jones
Greysia f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Gracia or Gratia.... [more]
Grichka m French (Rare)
French rendering of Grishka.
Griezmann m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Griezmann.... [more]
Gríma m & f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature
Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]
Grímheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse gríma "mask" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour".
Grímkell m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse grímr "masked person" (derived from from gríma "mask, helmet") and ketill "cauldron, helmet". The first element may also be derived from Old Norse grimmr "grim, cruel, atrocious".
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.
Grisza m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Grisha.
Grizelda f American (South, Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Kashubian
Hungarian and Kashubian form and English and Afrikaans variant of Griselda. The English usage may have been influenced by Grizel.
Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]
Gromosław m Polish (Rare)
From Polish grom meaning "thunder" and Slavic slava meaning "glory, fame".
Grove m English (Rare)
Short form of Grover, or from the English word, ultimately from Old English grāf "grove, copse".
Gruia m Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian gruie and Transylvanian grui "crane (the bird)".
Gruno m German (Rare), Russian (Rare)
The name Gruno derives from the Dutch province Groningen.... [more]
Gúa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse guðr "god".
Guanxiang f Chinese (Rare)
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" Other character combinations are possible.
Guanying m & f Chinese (Rare)
From Mandarin Chinese "冠" (guān) meaning "cap, crown, headgear" combined with "英" (yīng) meaning "flower, petal" other hanzi can be used.
Guardacisima f Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Guardacisima Pyono-Villarta was a woman who died on March 17, 1946, in Naga, Cebu, Philippines at the age of 41.
Gubaz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Gubazes. A known bearer of this name is the Georgian politician Gubaz Sanikidze (b. 1967).
Gubazi m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Gubaz with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Gudbjørg f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Norwegian and Faroese form of Guðbjǫrg.
Gudfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements guðr "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved", first used in the mid 19th century. This makes it a cognate of Old Norse Guðfriðr.
Gudlög f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish modern form of Gudhløgh found in northern Sweden.
Gudmar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Modern form of Guðmarr, an Old Norse name derived from the Old Norse name elements goðr "god" and mærr "famous".
Gudor m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Either a Norwegian form of Guðþór or a combination of Norwegian gud "god" and Greek δῶρον (doron) "gift". The name was first used in the mid 19th century.
Gudrīte f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian gudrs "smart, clever; wise".
Gudula f German, Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Derived from the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good". This is the name of one of the patron saints of Brussels, Belgium.
Guduul f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Gudula and Gudule.
Gudvar m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse name elements guð "god" and varr "vigilant, cautious", first used in 1887. It can also be a variant of Gudvard (see Guðvarðr).
Gudveig f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian and Swedish form of Guðveig.
Gudvin m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Godwine.
Guelph m English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Guelph.... [more]
Guenna f English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Gwen.
Guergoria f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese feminine form of Gregory.
Guérin m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Guernésiais
French and Guernésiais form of Warin (compare Guarin).
Guérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Guérin.
Guerland m Haitian Creole (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Guerland.
Guia f Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a feminine form of Guido, a variant of Gaia and an adoption of the Spanish name Guía.
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.
Guibaldo m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Wibald. Also compare Guidobaldo.
Guibert m French (Rare)
French form of Wibert. This name has also been encountered as a variant form of Guilbert.
Guibourg f Medieval French, French (Rare)
Medieval French form of Wigburg and also of Witburg (via forms like Guitburg).... [more]
Guidaí f & m Charrúa (Rare, Archaic)
Moon or spirit of the moon
Guidon m German (Modern, Rare)
An elaboration of Guido.... [more]
Guilaine f French (Rare)
Variant form of Ghislaine.
Guilbert m French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of Wilbert, since Germanic Wil- tends to become Guil- in French.... [more]
Guilberto m Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Wilbert as well as the medieval Italian form of that name. The modern Italian form is Vilberto.... [more]
Guilem m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, ?)
originally from William, possibly variant of Guillem or Guilhem.
Guilho m Portuguese (Rare)
Either a diminutive or a short form of Guilherme.
Guilielmus m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Wilhelmus. A known bearer of this name was the Flemish composer Guilielmus Messaus (1589-1640).
Guïljo m Dutch (Rare)
Either a dutchization of Guilho or a combination of a name that starts with Guil- (such as Guilielmus) with a name that starts with Jo- (such as Johannes and Jozef).
Guillaam m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Guillaem. It has primarily been used in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, which borders Flanders (Belgium) in the south... [more]
Guillemine f French (Belgian), French (Rare)
Variant form of Guillaumine. A known bearer of this name was the French painter Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768-1826).
Guillén m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Modern), Aragonese, Galician (Rare)
Aragonese form of William and Galician variant of Guillerme as well as a medieval Spanish form of Guillermo which was revived in the early 2000s.
Guilliam m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of the French name Guillaume. It remains in use to this day, but it's extremely rare.... [more]
Guiraac m Breton (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Guirec.
Guiscardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Wischard (see Guiscard).
Guit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Git.
Gujiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elguja and its short forms Guja and Gujo.
Gujo m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Elguja.
Gujuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Elguja and its short forms Guja and Gujo, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Guko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Contracted form of Guriko, which is a diminutive of Guram and Guranda.
Gul f & m Danish (Modern, Rare)
Means "Yellow" in Danish.
Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ (ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name Aisha (of the same etymology).
Gülayym f Turkmen (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Turkmen and Kazakh form of Gülayım.
Gulbadam f Turkmen (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" combined with بادام (bâdâm) meaning "almond".
Gulbatira f Kazakh (Rare)
Means "flower at the mountain summit" from the Kazakh elements gul meaning "flower" combined with batira "mountaintop, summit, peak".
Gulchara f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Golchehreh. This is an older form; the newer form is Gulchora.
Gulchora f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Golchehreh, probably via its Azerbaijani form Gülçöhrə.
Gülçiçək f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose" and Turkic čeček meaning "flower, blossom".
Gulda m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Guldam, which is now used as an independent name in its own right.
Gülefşan f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Means "one who scatters roses", from Turkish gül meaning "rose" and Persian افشان (afshan), the present stem of افشاندن (afshandan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
Gulhumar f Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Turkmen (Rare), Uyghur
Derived from the Middle Persian noun گل (gul) meaning "flower, rose" combined with Persian خمار (humar) meaning "intoxicating" or "giving pleasure".
Gulhumor f Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Gulhumar.
Guliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Seems to be predominantly used in Peru.
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]