Names starting with G

God's favor; elegance, goodness

From gloria, first used as a name in 19th-century literature

Anglicized from Gwladus, of uncertain origin, perhaps connected with gwlad

1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds"

thumb|Location of Georgia A borrowing from Geōrgia, itself a borrowing from گرج (with influence from t=Saint George, alluding to the saint's popularity in the country), from 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭

feminine form of Gabriel (see there for more)

Borrowed from Geneviève, from Genovefa, Genoveva, possibly either of origin, ultimately from -, or of origin, ultimately from genos

God is gracious

Beginning, origin

thumb|canton of Geneva (sense 2) Mentioned in - texts as Genava

A latinate feminine form of Gabriel

A female given name from -, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere

From - and Greta, a contraction of Margareta

A bright binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis; Alpha (α) Coronae Borealis

Borrowed from Gigi

The ecosystem of the Earth regarded as a self-regulating superorganism

Golnar is a feminine given name of Persian origin

It derived from the Arabic word, ġamza (غَمْزَة), meaning winking but common female name in Turkey

In Turkish, "Gizem" means "Mystery", and/or "Enigma"

Gul is a common name in Persian, Pashto and Turkish languages, meaning rose

Also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e)

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

God is my strength

Fairly popular in the middle of the 20th century

Medieval variant of Gawain, the name of an Arthurian knight, first recorded as

The main etymology, associated with - names, is from the - surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is: If the English or Scots name is from a - language (such as - or -), then possibly from a - compound such as; If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Gordus, from; Otherwise, possibly ultimately from gordūn whence a habitational name

From Grannd, from graunt, from grant, from grandis

From Gislebert, from Gīslaberhtaz

Son of the gray-haired one; son of the steward

From Gui, a form of Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element widuz, such as Witold and Widukind

An occupational surname from gage for an assayer, or gage for a moneylender

From Gerard, from Gerart, from Gaiʀahard

From Geffrey, from an - aristocratic name, Geoffroi (> West, East ), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of - origin

As an English, Irish, Scottish, and - surname, from the placename in Calvados, from Graecus

Ghassan is an Arabic given name, the name of the founder of the Christian Ghassan dynasty (Ghassanids)