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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

Boy names

42 names

Hebrew

Gabriel

God is my strength

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Breton · English · Spanish · Portuguese

Gael

Probably referring to a Gaelic speaker

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English

Grayson

Son of the steward

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Scottish · Welsh

Gavin

Form of Gawain; meaning uncertain

Familiar
Greek

George

Farmer; earthworker

Familiar
Italian

Gianni

God is gracious, through Giovanni

Familiar
Hebrew

Gideon

Hewer; one who cuts down

Familiar
Scottish · English

Graham

Probably gravelly homestead

Familiar
English · Welsh

Griffin

Form of Gruffudd; also the mythical creature

Familiar
Spanish

Guillermo

Will; helmet or protection

Familiar
Old Norse

Gunnar

War warrior

Familiar
Hebrew

Gavriel

God is my strong man

Uncommon
Italian

Giancarlo

Combination of Gianni and Carlo

Uncommon
Italian

Giorgio

Farmer; earthworker

Uncommon
Italian

Giuseppe

God will add, through Joseph

Uncommon
French · Latin

Gabin

Possibly from Gabii

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Javanese · Sundanese · Indonesian

Galih

Heart; mind; essence

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Welsh

Gareth

Meaning uncertain; an Arthurian name

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French

Gaspard

Possibly treasurer, through Jasper

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Sanskrit

Gaurav

Dignity; importance

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French · Germanic

Gautier

Power of the army

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Yoruba

Gbenga

Lift me up; a short form of longer Yoruba names

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Italian

Gennaro

January, through Januarius

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Welsh

Geraint

Meaning unknown; possibly related to Gerontius

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Dutch

Gerrit

Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard

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Welsh

Gethin

Dark-complexioned

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Italian

Giacomo

Italian form of James; ultimately Jacob

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Hebrew · Spanish

Gil

Joy; happiness

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Hebrew

Gilad

Heap of witness

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Javanese · Sundanese · Indonesian

Gilang

Bright; brilliant; shining

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English

Godric

God’s ruler

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Portuguese

Gonçalo

War; the remaining element is uncertain

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Croatian · Serbian

Goran

From a South Slavic word for mountain

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Chinese

Guang

Light; brightness with the cited Chinese characters

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Portuguese

Guilherme

Will; helmet or protection

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Somali

Guled

Associated with victory

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Gustav

Uncertain origin; possibly staff of the Geats

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