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The Ultimate Baby Name Book


Names for Girls:  G


Gabby, Gabie, Gaby (see Gabrielle)

Gabrela (see Gabrielle)

Gabriela, Gabriella (see Gabrielle)

Gabriele (see Gabrielle)

Gabrielle          Feminine form of Gabriel, Hebrew "servant of God."
                   This name is a very popular name in France and in
                   Spanish-speaking countries, and it is probably due for
                   a revival in the United States, where French names have
                   achieved great popularity recently.  The drawback to this
                   pretty name is the nickname Gabby, which has a negative
                   connotation of "gossipy."
    Famous names:  Gabriela Mistral (poet)
                   Gabriela Sabatini (tennis player)
                   Gabriella Tucci (soprano)
       Nicknames:  Gaby, Gabby, Gabie
      Variations:  Gabrela, Gabriela (Italian and Portuguese), Gabriele
                   (German), Gabriella (Swedish), Garela, Gavelita, Gavrilla
                   (German)

Gache (see Grace)

Gacquetta (see Jacqueline)

Gae (see Gay)

Gail               Form of Abigail.  This name started out as a nickname, but
                   as an independent name, it was very popular from the 1940s
                   through the 1960s in the United States.
    Famous names:  Gail Godwin (novelist)
                   Gail Sheehy (writer)
                   Gail Strickland (actress)
 Other spellings:  Gale, Gayle
      Variations:  Gayel, Gayla, Gayleen

Gale (see Gail)

Galina (see Helen)

Garela (see Gabrielle)

Garnet             Latin "grain."  This is one of the "jewel" names that was
                   popular before the turn of the century.

Gavelita (see Gabrielle)

Gavrilla (see Gabrielle)

Gay                Old French gai, "joyful."
 Other spellings:  Gae, Gaye

Gaye (see Gay)

Gayel (see Gail)

Gayla (see Gail)

Gayle (see Gail)

Gayleen (see Gail)

Gaynor (see Guinevere)

Gazella (see Gazelle)

Gazelle            Arabic "small antelope" or "gazelle."
       Variation:  Gazella

Geena (see Gena)

Gemma              Latin gema, "plant bud" or "jewel."  In England in the
                   mid-1980s, this became one of the most-popular names for
                   girls.
     Famous name:  Gemma Jones (actress)
      Variations:  Germain, Germaine

Gen (see Genevieve)

Gena               Form of Eugenia.
    Famous names:  Gena Rowlands (actress)
                   Geena Davis (actress)
  Other spelling:  Geena

Genavie (see Guinevere)

Gene (see Eugenia, Jane, Jean)

Geneva             Old French Genevre, "juniper tree"; also, a variation of
                   Guinevere.  This name is often chosen in direct reference
                   to Geneva, Switzerland.
       Variation:  Genevieve

Genevieve          Possibly Welsh Gwen, "white"; also, possibly German from
                   genos [race of people] and wefa [woman].  This French
                   form of Guinevere has become increasingly popular in the
                   United States.  St. Genevieve is the patron saint of Paris
                   because she saved the city from an attack by Attila the
                   Hun.
     Famous name:  Genevieve Bujold (actress)
       Nicknames:  Gen, Geni, Gina
      Variations:  Geneva, Genevra, Genobeba, Genoveffa, Genoveva, Genye,
                   Guenevere, Gwen, Januveva, Jen, Jennie, Jennifer, Jenny,
                   Jeva, Jinoveva, Wendy, Zenevieva

Genevion (see Guinevere)

Genevra (see Genevieve, Guinevere)

Geni (see Genevieve)

Genia (see Eugenia)

Genna (see Jennifer)

Genni, Gennie, Genny (see Jennifer, Virginia)

Gennifer (see Jennifer)

Genobeba (see Genevieve)

Genoveffa (see Genevieve)

Genoveva (see Genevieve)

Genye (see Genevieve)

Georgeanna (see Georgiana)

Georgette          Form of Georgiana.
     Famous name:  Georgette Heyer (novelist)

Georgia            Form of Georgiana.
     Famous name:  Georgia O'Keeffe (painter)

Georgiana          Feminine form of George, Old German "spear ruler."
                   Although St. George is the patron saint of England, this
                   feminine version of the name has never been very popular.
       Nicknames:  Georgia, Gigi, Gina
      Variations:  Georgia, Georgeanna, Georgette (French), Georgina,
                   Georgine, Georgianna

Georgianna (see Georgiana)

Georgie (see Georgiana)

Georgina (see Georgiana)

Georgine (see Georgiana)

Geralda (see Geraldine)

Geraldina (see Geraldine)

Geraldine          Feminine form of Gerald, Old German "spear mighty."  Even
                   though it is related to the Old German name Gertrude,
                   Geraldine appears to be a much newer variation of German
                   Gerhardine.  Like Georgiana, this feminine form of Gerald
                   has never been particularly popular in the United States,
                   although its diminutive forms are popular.
    Famous names:  Geraldine Chaplin (actress)
                   Geraldine Ferraro (politician)
                   Geraldine Fitzgerald (actress)
                   Geraldine Page (actress)
       Nicknames:  Dina, Gerrie, Gerry, Jeri, Jerri, Jerry
      Variations:  Geralda, Geraldina, Gerlinda, Gerhardine (German),
                   Giralda (Italian)

Gerhardine (see Geraldine)

Gerlinda (see Geraldine)

Germain            Latin "a German"; also, a variation of Gemma.
     Famous name:  Germaine Greer (writer)
       Variation:  Germaine (French)

Germaine (see Gemma, Germain)

Gerrie, Gerry (see Geraldine)

Gert (see Gertrude)

Gertie (see Gertrude)

Gertraud (see Gertrude)

Gertrud (see Gertrude)

Gertrude           Old German gerdrudis, "spear strength," from ger [spear]
                   and drudi [strength].  In ancient Norse mythology,
                   Gertrude was one of the goddesses who accompanied dead
                   heroes to Valhalla.  The fact that four saints have the
                   name probably helped it become very popular during the
                   Middle Ages.  St. Gertrude of Nivelles is the patron saint
                   of travelers, and St. Gertrude the Great was a mystic.  The
                   most-famous fictional Gertrude is the mother of Hamlet in
                   Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
    Famous names:  Gertrude Ederle (swimmer)
                   Gertrude Lawrence (actress)
                   Gertrude Stein (writer)
       Nicknames:  Gert, Gertie, Gerty, Truda, Trudi, Trudie, Trudy
      Variations:  Gertraud (German), Gertrud (Swedish), Gertrudis
                   (Spanish), Gertrut (German), Hetruda, Jatrud, Trude
                   (Norwegian), Trudel, Tule

Gertrudis (see Gertrude)

Gertrut (see Gertrude)

Gerty (see Gertrude)

Gianina (see Jane)

Gianna (see Jane)

Gigi               Form of Georgiana or Gilberta.  The delightful Lerner and
                   Loewe musical Gigi was made into an Oscar-winning movie,
                   staring Leslie Caron and Maurice Chevalier.
     Famous name:  Gigi Mahon (writer).

Gilberta           Feminine form of Gilbert, German "bright pledge."
       Nicknames:  Gigi, Gillie, Gilly
      Variations:  Gilberte, Gilbertina, Gilbertine

Gilberte (see Gilberta)

Gilbertina (see Gilberta)

Gilbertine (see Gilberta)

Gilda              Old English gyldan, "to gild."  In Verdi's opera, Gilda is
                   Rigoletto's daughter.
     Famous name:  Gilda Radner (actress)

Gill (see Gillian)

Gillian            Feminine form of Julian, a Latin family name.  This name
                   was popular in the Middle Ages, and it is enjoying renewed
                   popularity today.  It can be pronounced with either a hard
                   g or a soft g.
       Nicknames:  Gill, Gillie, Gilly
      Variations:  Jill, Jillan, Jillie, Jilly, Julia

Gillie, Gilly (see Gilberta, Gillian, Julia)

Gina               Form of Eugenia.
     Famous name:  Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
      Variations:  Genevieve, Georgiana, Regina, Virginia.

Ginevra (see Guinevere)

Ginger             Latin gingiber, "ginger spice"; also, a variation of
                   Virginia.
     Famous name:  Ginger Rogers (actress)

Ginnie (see Ginny, Virginia)

Ginny              Variation of Virginia.
  Other spelling:  Ginnie

Giorsal (see Grace)

Giovanna (see Jane)

Giralda (see Geraldine)

Gisela (see Giselle)

Gisele (see Giselle)

Gisella (see Giselle)

Giselle            Old German "pledge, hostage."  Giselle is one of the
                   most-often performed ballets, with music composed by
                   Adolphe Charles Adam.  Nijinsky and Anna Pavlova made the
                   ballet famous through their dynamic presentation of it.
     Famous name:  Gisele MacKenzie (singer)
      Variations:  Gisela (Italian), Gisele (French), Gisella, Gizela
                   (Polish)

Gitta (see Bridget)

Giuditta (see Judith)

Giulia (see Julia)

Giulietta          Variation of Julia.
     Famous name:  Giulietta Masina (actress)

Giuseppina (see Josephine)

Giustina (see Justine)

Gizela (see Giselle)

Glad (see Gladys)

Gladdie, Gladdy (see Gladys)

Gladine (see Gladys)

Gladys             Latin gladiolus, "lily" or Welsh Gwladys, probably a
                   form of Claudia.  It was widely used in the nineteenth
                   century, although today it is uncommon.
     Famous name:  Gladys Knight (singer)
       Nicknames:  Glad, Gladdie, Gladdy
      Variations:  Claudia, Gladine, Gleda

Glara (see Clara)

Gleda (see Gladys)

Glenda             Feminine form of Glen, Celtic "wooded valley."  In
                   Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, Glenda is the
                   Witch of the North, who helps Dorothy.
     Famous name:  Glenda Jackson (actress)
      Variations:  Glenna, Glynis, Glynn, Glynnie

Glenn              Welsh "glen" or "valley."
     Famous name:  Glenn Close (actress)
      Variations:  Glenna, Glynn

Glenna (see Glenda, Glenn)

Glores (see Gloria)

Glori (see Gloria)

Gloria             Latin gloria, "glory."
    Famous names:  Gloria Loring (actress)
                   Gloria Naylor (novelist)
                   Gloria Steinem (writer)
      Variations:  Glores, Glori, Gloriana, Gloriane, Glorianna, Glorinda,
                   Glory, Goya, Yoya

Gloriana, Glorianna (see Gloria)

Gloriane (see Gloria)

Glorinda (see Gloria)

Glory (see Gloria)

Glynis             Welsh "little valley"; also, a variation of Glenda.
    Famous names:  Glynis Johns (actress)
                   Glynnis O'Connor (actress)
  Other spelling:  Glynnis

Glynn (see Glenda, Glenn)

Glynnie (see Glenda)

Glynnis (see Glynis)

Golda              Old English "gold."
    Famous names:  Goldie Hawn (actress)
                   Golda Meir (prime minister of Israel)
      Variations:  Goldarina, Goldie, Goldina

Goldarina (see Golda)

Goldie (see Golda)

Goldina (see Golda)

Goslin (see Jocelyn)

Gosling (see Jocelyn)

Goya (see Gloria)

Grace              Latin gratia, "grace."  In Greek mythology, the three
                   Graces--Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thaleia--are associated
                   with art and beauty.  This name, however, appears to have
                   been initiated by the Puritans, who used it to mean
                   "thankfulness."
    Famous names:  Grace Kelly (princess of Monaco)
                   Grace Paley (poet)
        Nickname:  Gracie
      Variations:  Engracia (Spanish), Gache, Giorsal (Scottish), Gracen,
                   Gracia, Graciella, Gracila, Gracye, Grata, Grazia
                   (Italian), Graziela

Gracen (see Grace)

Gracia (see Grace)

Gracie (see Grace)

Graciella (see Grace)

Gracila (see Grace)

Gracye (see Grace)

Grata (see Grace)

Grazia (see Grace)

Graziela (see Grace)

Grazyna (see Hannah)

Greer              Greek "the vigilant"; also, feminine form of Gregory,
                   Greek "watchful."

Greta              Variation of Margaret.
    Famous names:  Greta Garbo (actress)
                   Greta Scacchi (actress)

Gretchen           Form of Margaret.  This German diminutive for the
                   more-popular name Margaret has become an independent name
                   in Germany as well as the United States.  In Faust, Goethe
                   often referred to his heroine as Gretchen.

Gretel (see Margaret)

Gretje (see Margaret)

Gretl (see Margaret)

Gretta (see Margaret)

Griselda           Old German "battle maid."
      Variations:  Grisilda, Zelda

Grisilda (see Griselda)

Guendolen (see Gwendolyn)

Guenevere (see Genevieve)

Guillelmina (see Wilhelmina)

Guillemette (see Wilhelmina)

Guillemma (see Wilhelmina)

Guinevere          Welsh "white, fair."  In the Arthurian legend,
                   Guinevere is the wife of King Arthur who falls in love
                   with his knight Lancelot.  Jennifer, which is one of
                   today's most-popular girls' names, is the Cornish form of
                   Guinevere.
       Nicknames:  Gwen, Jen, Jennie, Jenny
      Variations:  Gaynor, Genavie, Geneva, Genevion, Genevra (Italian),
                   Ginevra (Scottish), Gwenora, Gwenore, Jennifer, Vanora,
                   Zenevieva (Russian)

Guistina (see Justine)

Gus (see Augusta)

Gussie (see Augusta)

Gusta (see Augusta)

Gwen               Form of Guinevere or Gwendolyn.

Gwenda (see Gwendolyn)

Gwendaline (see Gwendolyn)

Gwendolen (see Gwendolyn)

Gwendoline (see Gwendolyn)

Gwendolyn          Welsh "white-haired one" or "lady with new vision"
                   from gwen [white] and dolyn [meaning unknown].
       Nicknames:  Gwen, Wendy
      Variations:  Guendolen, Gwenda, Gwendaline, Gwendolen, Gwendoline,
                   Gwyneth (Welsh), Gwynne (Welsh), Winnie, Wynne

Gwenora (see Guinevere)

Gwenore (see Guinevere)

Gwenyth (see Gwendolyn)

Gwynne (see Gwendolyn)

Gypsy              Old English "wanderer."  This name was made famous by
                   Gypsy Rose Lee, whose life is portrayed in the movie Gypsy.