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The Name Begins With The Letter G:
GERSHOM  m  Biblical
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there"...

GERSHON  m  Biblical
Variant of GERSHOM...

GERT  m  German, Dutch
German and Dutch short form of GERHARD

GERTIE  f  English
Pet form of GERTRUDE

GERTRAUD  f  German
German form of GERTRUDE

GERTRÚD  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of GERTRUDE

GERTRUD  f  German
German form of GERTRUDE

GERTRUDA  f  Polish
Polish form of GERTRUDE

GERTRUDE  f  English, German, Dutch
Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and þruþ "strength"...

GERTRUDES  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of GERTRUDE

GERTRUDIS  f  Spanish
Spanish form of GERTRUDE

GERTRUIDA  f  Dutch
Dutch form of GERTRUDE

GERVAIS  m  French
French form of GERVASIUS

GERVAISE (1)  m  English
English form of GERVASIUS

GERVAISE (2)  f  French
French feminine form of GERVASIUS

GERVAS  m  German
German form of GERVASIUS

GERVASE  m  English
English form of GERVASIUS

GERVASIO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GERVASIUS

GERVASIUS  m  History
Possibly a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear"...

GERWAZY  m  Polish
Polish form of GERVASIUS

GERWULF  m  German
Derived from Germanic ger "spear" and wulf "wolf".

GETHIN  m  Welsh
Means "dark-skinned, swarthy" in Welsh.

GETHSEMANE  f  Biblical
From Γεθσημανι (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat"...

GÉZA  m  Hungarian
Meaning unknown, perhaps from a Turkish title.

GHADA  f  Arabic
Means "graceful woman" in Arabic.

GHADIR  f  Arabic
Means "stream" in Arabic.

GHALIB  m  Arabic
Means "conqueror" in Arabic.

GHALIYA  f  Arabic
Means "precious, valuable" in Arabic.

GHASSAN  m  Arabic
Means "youth" in Arabic...

GHAYTH  m  Arabic
Means "rain" in Arabic.

GHENADIE  m  Romanian
Romanian form of GENNADIUS

GHEORGHE  m  Romanian
Romanian form of GEORGE

GHISLAIN  m  French
Derived from the Germanic element gisel meaning "hostage" or "pledge"...

GHISLAINE  f  French
Feminine form of GHISLAIN

GHJUVAN  m  Corsican
Corsican form of JOHN

GHONCHEH  f  Iranian
Means "flower bud" in Persian.

GHUFRAN  f & m  Arabic
Means "forgiveness" in Arabic.

GHYSLAIN  m  French
Variant of GHISLAIN

GIA  f  English
Perhaps a variant of GAIA

GIACHETTA  f  Italian
Feminine pet form of GIACOMO

GIACINTA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of HYACINTH

GIACINTO  m  Italian
Italian masculine form of HYACINTH

GIACOBBE  m  Italian
Italian form of JACOB

GIACOMO  m  Italian
Italian form of JAMES

GIADA  f  Italian
Italian form of JADE

GIAMBATTISTA  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and BATTISTA, given in honour of Saint John the Baptist.

GIAMPAOLO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and PAOLO

GIAMPIERO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and PIERO

GIANCARLO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and CARLO

GIANFRANCO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and FRANCO

GIANLUCA  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and LUCA (1)

GIANLUIGI  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and LUIGI

GIANMARCO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and MARCO

GIANMARIA  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and MARIA

GIANNA  f  Italian
Short form of GIOVANNA

GIANNI  m  Italian
Short form of GIOVANNI

GIANNINO  m  Italian
Pet form of GIOVANNI

GIANPAOLO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and PAOLO

GIANPIERO  m  Italian
Combination of GIANNI and PIERO

GIB  m  English
Medieval short form of GILBERT

GIDEON  m  Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew...

GIEDRE  f  Lithuanian
Feminine form of GIEDRIUS

GIEDRIUS  m  Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian giedras meaning "serene, clear".

GIFFARD  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a Germanic first name meaning "brave gift".

GIGI  f  French
French pet form of GEORGINE or VIRGINIA

GIJS  m  Dutch
Short form of GIJSBERT

GIJSBERT  m  Dutch
Dutch variant of GILBERT

GIL (1)  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of GILES

GIL (2)  m  English
Short form of GILBERT and other names beginning with Gil.

GIL (3)  m  Jewish
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.

GILAD  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of GILEAD

GILAH  f  Jewish
Means "joy, happiness" in Hebrew.

GILBERT  m  English, French, Dutch
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisel "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright"...

GILBERTA  f  English, Dutch
Feminine form of GILBERT

GILBERTE  f  French
French feminine form of GILBERT

GILBERTINE  f 
Feminine form of GILBERT

GILBERTO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of GILBERT

GILCHRIST  m  Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic phrase giolla Chríost meaning "servant of Christ".

GILDA  f  Italian
Derived from Germanic gild meaning "sacrifice".

GILEAD  m  Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of testimony" in Hebrew...

GILES  m  English
From the Late Latin name Aegidius, which meant "young goat" from Greek αιγιδιον (aigidion)...

GILGAMESH  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown...

GILL  f  English
Short form of GILLIAN

GILLES  m  French
French form of GILES

GILLESPIE  m  Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gille Easbaig or Irish Giolla Easpuig both meaning "servant of the bishop".

GILLIAN  f  English
English feminine form of JULIAN

GILLIS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of GILES

GILROY  m  Irish, Scottish
From an Irish surname, either Mac Giolla Ruaidh, which means "son of the red-haired servant", or Mac Giolla Rí, which means "son of the king's servant".

GINA  f  Italian, English, Scandinavian
Short form of GEORGINA, REGINA, LUIGINA or other names ending in gina.

GINETTE  f  English
Pet form of GINA

GINEVRA  f  Italian
Italian form of GUINEVERE...

GINGER  f  English
Either a pet form of VIRGINIA, or else "ginger" from the English word for the spice or the reddish-brown colour.

GINNIE  f  English
Pet form of VIRGINIA

GINNY  f  English
Pet form of VIRGINIA

GINO  m  Italian
Italian pet form of names ending in gino.

GINTARAS  m  Lithuanian
Means "amber" in Lithuanian.

GINTARE  f  Lithuanian
Feminine form of GINTARAS

GIOACCHINO  m  Italian
Italian form of JOACHIM

GIOACHINO  m  Italian
Italian form of JOACHIM

GIOCONDA  f  Italian
From the Late Latin name Jucunda which meant "happy".

GIOIA  f  Italian
Means "joy" in Italian.

GIORDANO  m  Italian
Italian form of JORDAN

GIORGIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of GEORGE

GIORGINA  f  Italian
Pet form of GIORGIA

GIORGINO  m  Italian
Pet form of GIORGIO

GIORGIO  m  Italian
Italian form of GEORGE

GIOSETTA  f  Italian
Perhaps an Italian form of JOSETTE

GIOSUÈ  m  Italian
Italian form of JOSHUA

GIOTTO  m  Italian
Short form of Ambrogiotto, a pet form of AMBROGIO... 

GIOVANNA  f  Italian
Feminine form of GIOVANNI

GIOVANNETTA  f  Italian
Pet form of GIOVANNA

GIOVANNI  m  Italian
Italian form of Johannes (see JOHN)...

GIRALDO  m  Italian
Italian form of GERALD

GIRISH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of GIRISHA

GIRISHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lord of the mountain" in Sanskrit...

GIROLAMO  m  Italian
Italian form of JEROME

GISA  f  German
German short form of GISELLE

GISBERT  m  German
German variant of GILBERT

GISELA  f  German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of GISELLE

GISÈLE  f  French
French form of GISELLE

GISELLA  f  Italian
Italian form of GISELLE

GISELLE  f  French, English
Derived from the Germanic element gisel meaning "hostage" or "pledge"...

GISSELLE  f  French, English
Variant of GISELLE

GITA  f  Indian
Means "song" in Sanskrit...

GITHA  f  English
Variant of GYTHA

GITTA  f  German
German short form of BRIGITTE

GITTAN  f  Swedish
Swedish pet form of BIRGITTA

GITTEL  f  Yiddish
Means "good" in Yiddish.

GIUDITTA  f  Italian
Italian form of JUDITH

GIULIA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of JULIUS

GIULIANA  f  Italian
Feminine form of GIULIANO

GIULIANO  m  Italian
Italian form of Julianus (see JULIAN).

GIULIETTA  f  Italian
Pet form of GIULIA

GIULIO  m  Italian
Italian form of JULIUS

GIUSEPPA  f  Italian
Feminine form of GIUSEPPE

GIUSEPPE  m  Italian
Italian form of JOSEPH...

GIUSEPPINA  f  Italian
Feminine form of GIUSEPPE

GIUSTINA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of JUSTIN

GIUSTINO  m  Italian
Italian form of JUSTIN

GIZELLA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of GISELLE

GIZEM  f  Turkish
Means "mystery" in Turkish.

GIZI  f  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of GISELLE

GJERGJ  m  Albanian
Albanian form of GEORGE

GJON  m  Albanian
Albanian form of JOHN

GJORD  m  Swedish
Contracted form of Guðfriðr, the Old Norse cognate of GODFRIED.

GJORGJI  m  Macedonian
Macedonian form of GEORGE

GJURD  m  Norwegian
Norwegian cognate of GJORD

GLADWIN  m  English
Variant of GLADWYN

GLADWYN  m  English
Means "bright friend" from the Old English elements glaed "bright" and wine "friend".

GLADYS  f  Welsh, English
From the Welsh name Gwladus, derived from gwlad "country"...

GLANVILLE  m  English
From a surname which was taken from a place name which possibly meant "domain of (a person named) Gland" in Old French.

GLAUCIA  f  Portuguese
Feminine form of GLAUCIO

GLAUCIO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of the Roman cognomen Glaucia, which was derived from Latin glaucus "bluish grey".

GLAW  m & f  Welsh
Means "rain" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

GLEB  m  Russian
Russian form of the Old Norse name Guðleifr, which meant "heir of god" from Old Norse guð "god" and leifr "heir".

GLEN  m  Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which meant "valley" in Gaelic.

GLENDA  f  Welsh
Recently created, meaning "pure and good" from Welsh glan "pure, clean" and da "good".

GLENDOWER  m  Welsh
Anglicized form of GLYNDWR

GLENICE  f  English
Variant of GLENYS

GLENN  m  Scottish, English
Variant of GLEN

GLENNA  f  Scottish, English
Feminine form of GLEN

GLENYS  f  Welsh
Elaboration of the Welsh word glan meaning "pure" or "holy".

GLORIA  f  English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Means "glory" in Latin...

GLORIANA  f  English
Elaborated form of GLORIA

GLORINDA  f  Esperanto
Means "worthy of glory" in Esperanto.

GLORY  f  English
Simply means "glory" from the English word, ultimately from Latin gloria.

GLUKE  f  Yiddish
Means "good luck" in Yiddish.

GLUKEL  f  Yiddish
Pet form of GLUKE

GLYKERIA  f  Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκυς (glykys) meaning "sweet".

GLYN  m  Welsh
Means "valley" in Welsh.

GLYNDWR  m  Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "valley water"...

GLYNIS  f  Welsh
Either a variant of GLENYS or an elaboration of the Welsh word glyn meaning "valley".

GLYNN  m  Welsh
Variant of GLYN

GNAEUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning... []

GOBÁN  m  Irish
Either means "little smith" from Irish gobha "smith" combined with a diminutive suffix, or else is derived from the name of the Irish god GOIBNIU (which is also a derivative of gobha).

GOBIND  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of GOVINDA

GOBINET  f  Irish
Variant of GOBNAIT

GOBNAIT  f  Irish
Feminine form of GOBÁN... []

GOBNATA  f  History
Latinate form of GOBNAIT

GOBNET  f  Irish
Anglicized form of GOBNAIT

GODDARD  m  English
From the Old English name Godehard which meant "brave god" from god combined with heard "hardy, brave"... []

GODELIEVE  f  French, Dutch
French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love".

GODFREY  m  English
From the Germanic name Godafrid, which meant "peace of god" from Germanic god "god" and frid "peace"... []

GODFRIED  m  Dutch
Dutch cognate of GODFREY

GODIVA  f  English
Means "gift of god" from Old English god combined with gyfu "gift".

GODOFREDO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of GEOFFREY

GODRIC  m  English
Means "power of god", derived from Old English god combined with ric "power, rule"... []

GODWIN  m  English
Means "friend of god", derived from Old English god combined with wine "friend"... []

GOFFREDO  m  Italian
Italian form of GEOFFREY

GOFRAIDH  m  Irish
Irish form of GODFREY

GOIBNIU  m  Irish Mythology
Derived from Irish gobha meaning "smith"... []

GOIZANE  f  Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning".

GOIZARGI  f  Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and argi "light".

GOIZEDER  f  Basque
Derived from Basque goiz "morning" and eder "beautiful".

GÖKER  m  Turkish
Means "man of the sky" in Turkish.

GOLDA  f  Yiddish
Means "gold" in Yiddish.

GOLDIE  f  Jewish, English
Either a variant of GOLDA or else simply derived from the English word gold.

GOLIATH  m  Biblical
Possibly means "uncovered" in Hebrew... []

GOMER  m & f  Biblical
Means "complete" in Hebrew... []

GONA  f  Kurdish
Means "cheek" in Kurdish.

GONCA  f  Turkish
Turkish form of GHONCHEH

GONÇALO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of GONZALO

GONZALO  m  Spanish
From the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name composed of the elements gund "war" and salv which is of unknown meaning.

GOODWIN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name GODWIN.

GOPAL  m  Indian
Modern transcription of GOPALA

GOPALA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit गो (go) "cow" and पाल (pala) "protector"... []

GOPINATH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of GOPINATHA

GOPINATHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "leader of the gopis" in Sanskrit... []

GORAIDH  m  Scottish
Scottish form of GODFREY

GÖRAN  m  Swedish
Swedish form of GEORGE

GORAN  m  Croatian, Serbian
Means "mountain man", derived from Serbian and Croatian gora "mountain".

GORD  m  English
Short form of GORDON

GORDANA  f  Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Gordiana, feminine form of Gordianus (see GORDIAN).

GORDEN  m  English
Variant of GORDON

GORDIAN  m  History
From the Roman cognomen Gordianus which meant "from Gordium", Gordium being the capital of Phrygia in Asia Minor...

GORDON  m  Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "great hill"... 

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