Names starting with G

Diminutive of Gabrielle.

Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela. It is typically a feminine name in German-speaking regions but unisex elsewhere.

Probably from Lithuanian gaubti meaning "to cover". In Lithuanian mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire and the home.

The feminine form of Gabriel.

German feminine form of Gabriel.

Lithuanian feminine form of Gabriel.

Feminine form of Gabriel.

Dutch feminine form of Gabriel.

French feminine form of Gabriel. A famous bearer was French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883-1971), whose real name was Gabrielle.

The Croatian and Slovene feminine form of Gabriel.

A diminutive of Gabrielle or Gabriel.

The Western Armenian transcription of Katar.

The feminine form of Gadisa.

A variant of Gay.

The Latinized form of Gaia.

Feminine form of Gaël.

Welsh variant of Gaynor.

Feminine form of Gaetano.

French feminine form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

French feminine form of Caietanus (see Gaetano).

Derived from the Greek word γαῖα (gaia), a parallel form of γῆ (ge) signifying "earth". In Greek mythology Gaia was the mother goddess who presided...

The Latinized form of the Greek name Γαϊανή (Gaiane), a derivative of Gaia. This was the name of a (perhaps fictional) martyr who was killed in...

The Greek form of Gaiana.

A short form of Abigail.

An elaborated form of Gail.

A possible Gothic form of Elvira.

A possible Gothic form of Galswintha.

Proto-Germanic reconstruction of Gertrude.

Either a form of Gaia or a feminine form of Gaius.

Means "cheerful, merry, glad" in Esperanto.

Means "wave" in Hebrew.

A short form of Galina.

The Spanish feminine form of Gallus.

Signifies "maiden crowned with a radiant garland" in the fictional language Sindarin. Galadriel was a Noldorin elf princess renowned for her beauty...

The Latinized form of Greek Γαλάτεια (Galateia), probably derived from γάλα (gala) signifying "milk". This was the name of several characters in...

The Greek form of Galatea.

Variant of Gail. It also coincides with the English word gale meaning "storm".

Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Galenos (see Galen).

Ancient Greek feminine form of Galenos (see Galen). In Greek mythology this was the name of a minor goddess who personified calm seas.

Means "my wave" in Hebrew.

Elaboration of Gal 1. It can also be interpreted as a compound meaning "wave from God", incorporating the element yah referring to the Hebrew God.

An alternate transcription of Arabic جليلة (see Jalila).

Possibly derived from Cherokee ᎤᎵᎶᎯ (ulilohi) signifying "attractive, adorable".

The feminine form of Galileo.

The Latvian form of Galina.

The Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenos (see Galen).

The modern Greek feminine form of Galen.

A variant of Gal 1.

Catalan feminine form of Gallus.

Feminine form of Gallus.

From the Gothic name Gaileswinþa, composed of gails meaning "happy" (or gails meaning "spear") and swinþs meaning "strong". Galswintha was a daughter...

Diminutive of Galina.

An Egyptian transcription of Jamila.

Signifies "dimple" in Turkish.

From Sanskrit गङ्गा (Gaṅgā), the name of the Ganges River, derived from gam meaning "to go". In Hindu tradition this is a personification of the...

Alternate transcription of Ukrainian Ганна (see Hanna 1).

Derived from the French name for a variety of flowering plant (genus Rubia; called madder in English), which is used to make red dye. This name was...

Signifies "clean, pure" in Basque.

A variant of Garbi.

Derived from the name of the tropical flower, which was named for the Scottish naturalist Alexander Garden (1730-1791).