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- FINGAL:
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnghall, meaning
"white valor."
- FINGALL:
Variant spelling of English Fingal, meaning "white
valor."
- FINIAN:
Variant spelling of English Finnian, meaning
"little white one."
- FINLAY:
Variant spelling of English Finley, meaning "white
champion."
- FINLEY:
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnlagh, meaning "white
champion."
- FINBARR:
Variant spelling of English Finbar, meaning
"fair-headed."
- FINNBAR:
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnbarr, meaning
"fair-headed."
- FINNEGAN:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Fionnagáin
"descendant of Fionnagán," hence
"tiny little white one."
- FINNIAN:
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Finnén, meaning
"little white one."
- FINTAN:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Fiontan, meaning "white
fire."
- FLANNERY:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Flannabhra
"descendant of Flannabhra," hence
"red eyebrows."
- FLETCHER:
English occupational surname transferred to
forename use, from Old French flechier (from Germanic fleche
"arrow"), meaning "maker of arrows."
- FLINT: English name derived from the Old
English/Low German word, flint, meaning "stone
splinter," originally used as a byname for
someone "hard and tough as flint." Compare with another form
of Flint.
- FLORENCE:
Compare with feminine Florence.
- Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Flaithrí, meaning "prince-king."
- English and French form of Latin Florentius,
meaning "blossoming."
FLORRY:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Flaithrí, meaning
"prince-king."
Compare with feminine Florry.
FLURRY: English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word meaning
"snow squall."
FLYNN:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Floinn, meaning "descendant of
Flann,"
hence "red, ruddy."
FOLEY: Irish surname transferred to
forename use, derived from an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha "descendant of
Foghlaidh," hence "pirate, plunderer."
FONZ:
Short form of English Alfonzo,
meaning "noble and ready."
FONZIE:
Pet form of English Alfonzo,
meaning "noble and ready."
FORD:
English surname transferred to forename use, from
the Old English word ford, meaning "ford, river crossing."
FOREST:
Variant spelling of English Forrest, meaning "lives
in or by an enclosed wood."
FORREST:
English surname
transferred to forename use, meaning "lives in or by an enclosed
wood."
FOSTER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, which could have
derived from any of the following: 1) Middle English foster, meaning "foster-parent,"
2) forster, meaning "forester," 3) forster, meaning "shearer," or
4) fuyster, meaning "saddle-tree maker."
FOWKE:
Variant form of English Fulke,
meaning "people, tribe."
FOX:
From an Old English byname, meaning
"fox."
FRANCE:
Short form of English Francis, meaning "French."
FRANCIS: English name derived from Latin
Franciscus, meaning
"French." This name is sometimes mistakenly given to girls instead
of the identically pronounced feminine form, Frances.
FRANK: English
name originally derived from the name of a Germanic tribe called the Franks,
meaning "French." It is also used as a short form of Franklin
"freeman" and Francis "French."
FRANKIE:
Unisex pet form of English Frances
and Francis, both meaning "French."
FRANKLIN:
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Middle English word frankeleyn,
meaning "freeman."
FRANKLYN:
Variant spelling of English Franklin, meaning "freeman."
FRASER:
French surname transferred to forename use, of Norman origin,
but the derivation has been lost due to corruption of form by association with
the French word fraise,
meaning "strawberry." In English and Scottish use.
FRAZER:
English variant spelling of French Fraser, meaning
"strawberry."
FRAZIER:
Variant spelling of English Frazer, meaning
"strawberry."
FRED:
Short form of English Frederick, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FREDDIE:
Unisex pet form of English Frederick and Latin Frederica,
both meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FREDDY:
Pet form of English Frederick, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FREDERICK:
English form of French Frédéric, meaning "peaceful ruler."
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Feardorcha,
meaning "dark man."
FREDRIC:
Variant spelling of English Frederick, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FREDRICK:
Variant spelling of English Frederick, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FREDRIK: Variant spelling of English Frederick, meaning
"peaceful ruler." Compare with another form of Fredrik.
FREEMAN:
English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "freeman."
FULK:
Modern form of Medieval English Fulke, meaning
"people, tribe."
FULKE:
Medieval English form of Old Norse Folki,
meaning "people, tribe."
GABBY:
Pet form of English Gabriel,
meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
GABE:
Pet form of English Gabriel,
meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
GABLE:
English surname transferred to forename use, possibly originally a
habitational name derived from a place named from Old Norse gafl, meaning
"gable," a term used to denote a "triangular-shaped
hill."
GABRIEL:
Anglicized form of Greek Gabriēl (Hebrew
Gabriyel), meaning "man
of God" or "warrior of God." This is the name of one of the seven archangels
of religious lore. In the bible, he is known as the messenger angel, he is one of the two highest-ranking
angels, and apart from Michael
is the only other angel given a name in the Old Testament where he is first
mentioned in the Book of Daniel. He is the angel who announced the births of
John the Baptist and Jesus.
He is said to watch over Iran (Persia), and in Ezekiel's
vision of the cherubim (the four sacred animals), the face of the eagle
corresponds to him. In ancient astrology, he corresponds to the sign of
Taurus and rules over the moon.
GADDIEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gaddiyel, meaning "God is my fortune." In the bible, this is the
name of one of the twelve scouts sent by Moses
to explore the Promised Land.
GADIEL:
Variant spelling of English Gaddiel, meaning "God is my fortune."
GAGE:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, from the Middle
English word gage ("pledge, surety" against money lent),
hence "moneylender."
GAIGE:
Variant spelling English Gage, meaning "moneylender."
GAIL:
Variant spelling of English Gale, meaning "calm, tranquil."
GAIR:
Variant spelling of English Gare, meaning "spear."
GALAHAD:
English Arthurian legend name of a Knight of the Round
Table, known as "the Knight Valiant." He was the illegitimate son of Lancelot
and Elaine of Carbonek, renowned for
his gallantry and purity, as well as being one of the three achievers of the
Holy Grail. The name was invented by the author of La Queste del
Saint Graal and was probably derived from Gilead,
the Anglicized form of Hebrew Gilad, meaning "hard,
stony region."
GALE:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary
word gale, meaning
"sea storm." Compare with strictly feminine Gale.
GALEN: English name derived from Roman
Galenus, meaning
"calm, seas." Compare with another form of Galen.
GALILEE:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Galiyl, meaning
"rolling, turning" or "circuit, region, ring." In
the bible, this is the name of a circuit or ring (Galilee) of the Gentiles.
Not used as a personal name.
GALLAGHER:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Gallchobhair "descendant of Gallchobhar,"
hence "foreign help."
GAMALIEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gamliyel, meaning "God is my
reward."
GAMLIEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gamliyel, meaning "God is my reward."
GARE:
Short form of English Gary, meaning "spear."
GARETH:
Welsh name, perhaps derived from Celtic Gahareet, meaning "old." In Arthurian legend,
this is the name of a Knight
of the Round Table, the son of Lot
and Morgause,
therefore Arthur's
nephew. A very popular name in Wales. In use by the English.
GAREY:
Variant spelling of English Gary, meaning "spear."
GARFIELD:
English surname transferred to forename
use, composed of the Old English elements gara "triangular"
(a derivative of gar "spear") and feld "open country,"
hence "lives by a triangular field."
GARLAND: English surname transferred to
forename use, composed of the Old English elements gara "triangular"
(a derivative of gar "spear")
and land "estate,
cultivated land," hence "from the triangular estate." Compare
with another form of Garland.
GARNET:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "garnet
(the gem)," derived from a Middle English altered form of Old French (pome)
grenate, "fruit full of seeds," the same source from which
came the name of the precious stone.
GARNETT:
Masculine variant spelling of English unisex Garnet,
meaning "garnet (the gem)."
GARRET: Variant
spelling of English Garrett, meaning "spear ruler."
GARRETT:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Georóid, meaning "spear ruler."
GARRICK: English topographic surname transferred
to forename use, from the American spelling of the French surname Garrigue,
from Old Provençal garrique, meaning "grove of holm oaks."
Compare with another form of Garrick.
GARTH: English surname transferred to forename use, from Old Norse garðr
("enclosure"), denoting someone who "lives beside an enclosure." Compare
with another form of Garth.
GARVAN: Anglicized form of
Irish Gaelic Garbhán, meaning "little
rough one."
GARY:
English surname transferred to forename use,
originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element gar,
meaning "spear."
GAWAIN:
Middle English name probably derived from Welsh Gwalchgwyn
"white hawk" or Gwalchmei
"May hawk." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a Knight of the Round Table.
He was the eldest son of Morgause and
King
Lot of Orkney, cousin to Sir
Ywain, and nephew to Arthur.
He was brother to Agravain,
Gaheris, Gareth, and
Mordred, the father of
Florence, Gingalain, and
Lovell.
He is noted for his fierce loyalty
to his king, for being a defender of the poor, and for being a ladies' man. He
is also called Gwalltafwyn, meaning "hair like rain."
GAY: Short
form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of
God," and Gaylord,
meaning "dandy." Compare
with feminine Gay.
GAYELORD:
Variant spelling of English Gaylord, meaning "dandy."
GAYLON:
Variant spelling of English Galen, meaning "calm, tranquil."
GAYLORD:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a respelling of the Old
French byname Gaillard, meaning "dandy."
GAYNOR:
Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Fionnbarr,
meaning "fair-headed." Compare with feminine Gaynor.
GEARALT:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Gearóid, "spear ruler."
GED:
Pet form of English Gerard,
meaning "spear strong."
GEDALIA:
Variant spelling of English Gedaliah,
meaning "God is great."
GEDALIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gedalyah, meaning
"God is great." In the bible, this is the name of many characters,
including the governor of Judah
appointed by Nebuchadnezzar.
GEFFREY:
Contracted form of English Geoffrey, possibly meaning "God's peace."
GEMARIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gemaryah, meaning "God has
accomplished." In the bible, this is the name of the son of Hilkiah
who bore Jeremiah's letter to the
captive Jews.
GEMINI:
From Latin geminus meaning "twin." In Astrology, it is a
zodiac sign. In Astronomy, it is the name of a constellation. In Roman
mythology, Castor and Pollux
are the Gemini twins, the sons of Leda,
brothers to Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra. In
Greek they are called the Dioskouroi.
GENE:
Short form of English Eugene, meaning
"well born."
GEOFF:
Short form of English Geoffrey,
possibly meaning "God's peace."
GEOFFREY:
English form of French Geoffroi, possibly meaning "God's peace."
GEORDIE:
Byname for a person from the Tyneside region of England, derived from an Old
English diminutive form of George, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
GEORGE:
English form of French Georges, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
GEORGIE:
Unisex pet form of English George and Georgia, meaning
"earth-worker, farmer."
GERALD:
English form of French Gérald, meaning
"spear ruler."
GERARD:
English form of French Gérard, meaning "spear strong."
GERRARD:
Variant spelling of English Gerard, meaning "spear
strong."
GERRY:
Unisex pet form of English Gerald and Geraldine, meaning
"spear ruler." Also used as a pet form of other names beginning
with Ger-, meaning "spear."
GERSHOM:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gereshom, meaning "exile,
expulsion." In the bible, this is the name of several characters,
including a son of Moses.
GERSHON:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gereshown,
meaning "exile, expulsion." In the bible, this is the name of the
first son of Levi.
GERVASE:
Middle English form of Norman French Gervaise, meaning
"spear servant."
GIB:
Medieval pet form of English Gilbert, meaning
"pledge-bright."
GID:
Short form of English Gideon,
meaning "cutter down; hewer," i.e. "mighty warrior."
GIDEON:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gidown, meaning "cutter
down; hewer," i.e. "mighty warrior." In the bible,
this is the name of the warrior who defeated the Midianites.
GIFARD:
Variant spelling of English Giffard, meaning
"chubby-cheeked."
GIFFARD:
From the Middle English byname giffard, meaning
"chubby-cheeked."
GIL: Short form of English
Gilbert,
meaning "pledge-bright" and other names beginning with Gil-.
Compare with other forms of Gil.
GILBERT:
English form of Old French Gilebert, meaning "pledge-bright."
GILEAD:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gilad, meaning "hard,
stony region." In the bible, this is the name
of region east of the Jordan River. It is also the name of several
characters, including a grandson of Manasseh.
GILES:
English form of French Gilles, meaning "shield of goatskin." This was the name of an 8th century
saint of cripples.
GILFORD:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from a variant of the surname Guilford,
composed of Old English gylde "golden" and ford
"ford," hence "golden river crossing."
GILL:
Variant spelling of English Gil, meaning "pledge-bright."
GILLESPIE:
Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Gilleasbaig, meaning "bishop's
servant."
GILROY:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic
Mac Giolla Ruaidh, "son of the Ruadh,"
hence "red."
GLADWIN:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Middle English Gladwyn, meaning "bright friend."
GLADWYN:
Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Glædwine, meaning "bright
friend."
GLANVILLE:
Old English surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"clean field; clear open country."
GLEN:
Scottish name derived from the word gleann, meaning
"valley."
GLENDOWER:
Anglicized form of Welsh Glyndwr, meaning "valley
water."
GLENN:
Variant spelling of Scottish Glen, meaning
"valley."
GODDARD: Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon
Godheard,
meaning "god-strong." Compare with another form of Goddard.
GODFREY: English form of
Norman French Godefrey, meaning
"God's peace."
GOG:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gowg, meaning
"mountain." In the bible,
this is the name of a son of Shemaiah
and the name of the prophetic prince of the land of Magog. In British
legend, God and Magog are the names of two giant guardians of London. Geoffrey of
Monmouth states that Gogmagog was one giant who was slain by the
Cornish hero Corin.
GOLDA:
Old English name meaning "gold." Compare with feminine Golda.
GOLIATH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Golyath, meaning
"exile." In the bible, this is the name of a Philistine giant slain by
David.
A shard of pottery unearthed by archaeologists digging at Tell es-Safi, bears two Proto-Semitic names (alwt and wlt) which
are etymologically similar to Hebrew Galyat/Golyat/Golyath. The shard dates to around
950 BC, very close to the time when the bible says Goliath lived.
GOMER: English surname transferred to forename
use, from a contracted form of Anglo-Saxon Godmær, meaning "good
fame." Compare with another form of Gomer.
GOODWIN:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English Godwin,
meaning "God's friend."
GORD:
Short form of English Gordon, meaning "spacious
fort."
GORDEN:
Variant spelling of English Gordon, meaning "spacious
fort."
GORDON: Scottish surname
transferred to forename use, from the name of a place in Berwickshire
composed of the Welsh elements gor "spacious" and din
"fort," hence "spacious fort."
GRADY:
Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gráda "descendant of Gráda,"
hence "noble."
GRAHAM:
Scottish name derived from the surname Grantham, from
a place name composed of the Old English
elements grand "gravel" and ham "home,"
hence "gravel home."
GRANVILLE:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a Norman baronial name composed of the elements grand
"large" and ville "settlement," hence "large
settlement."
GRAY:
English surname transferred to forename use, from a byname for someone
having gray hair or a beard, from Old English græg, meaning "grey."
GREER:
Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from a contracted form
of Gregor, meaning
"watchful; vigilant."
GREG:
Short form of English Gregory, and
Scottish Gregor, both meaning
"watchful; vigilant."
GREGG:
Short form of English Gregory, and
Scottish Gregor, meaning
"watchful; vigilant."
GREGORY:
English form of French Provençal Grégory, meaning
"watchful; vigilant."
GRENVILLE:
Variant spelling of English Granville, meaning "large
settlement."
GREY:
Variant spelling of English Gray, meaning "grey."
GRIER:
Masculine variant spelling of English unisex Greer, meaning "watchful;
vigilant."
GRIFFIN: Compare
with another form of Griffin.
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Gríobhtha, meaning "griffin."
English name derived from Middle
English griffin, meaning "griffin."
GRIFFITH: Anglicized
form of Welsh Gruffudd, meaning "(?)
chief/lord."
GROVER:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English graf "grove,"
hence "lives in a grove."
GUS: English
short form of Latin Augustus,
meaning "venerable."
GUY:
Variant form of Norman French Gy, a derivative of Latin Wido,
meaning "wide." This name was popular until 1605 when Guy Fawkes
tried to blow up Parliament after which it acquired the negative connotation
"grotesque man." In Arthurian legend, this is the name of a son of
Bevis of Hamptoun. In use by the
English.
GYLES:
Variant spelling of English Giles, meaning "shield
of goatskin."
HABAKKUK: Anglicized form of
Hebrew Chabaqquwq, meaning
"embrace." In the bible, this is the name of a prophet.
HADAD: Compare
with other forms of Hadad.
Anglicized form of Hebrew Adad,
meaning "I shall move softly: I shall love." In the bible,
this is the name of an Edomite enemy God raised up to punish Solomon
for his sins.
Anglicized form of Hebrew Chadad,
meaning "mighty" or "sharpness." In the bible, this
is the name of one of the twelve sons of Ishmael.
HADLEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename
use, composed of the Old English elements hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland"
and leah "clearing, field, meadow"
hence "heather meadow."
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