List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings Starting with G

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Gaincarlo

(GIEN-kahr-lo)

Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo".

Meaning: Free man Origin: Germanic

Garett

The name Garett is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Garett is: rules by the spear.

Meaning: One who is mighty with a spear Origin: Germanic

Garret

The name Garret is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Garret is: meaning 'rules by the spear' or 'hard or bold spear.' Also an English variant of the German Gerard, based on medieval pronunciation.

Meaning: Strength of the Origin: Germanic

Garrett

(GER-it)

Garrett Name Meaning. English: from either of two Germanic personal names introduced to Britain by the Normans: Gerard, composed of the elements gar, ger 'spear', 'lance' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'; and Gerald, composed of the elements gar, ger 'spear', 'lance' + wald 'rule'.

Meaning: As hard as a spear Origin: Germanic

Gaston

(gas-TAWN)

Gaston Name Meaning. French: from the Old French oblique case of a Germanic personal name, originally probably a byname from gasti 'stranger', 'guest', 'host'. Compare Guest. The surname is also found in England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation.

Meaning: Guest Origin: French, Germanic

Geary

(GEER-ee)

Geary Name Meaning. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra 'descendant of Gadhra' (see O'Gara). See also McGeary. English: from a personal name derived from Germanic ger, gar 'spear', a short form of any of various compound names with this as a first element (see, for example Garrett).

Meaning: Fickle, Spear Origin: Germanic

Gellert

(GEH-lehr)

The Hungarian first name "Gellért" (anglicized Gellert, policized Gelert) is a variant of the English name Gerard, from the elements ger-, "spear", and -(h)ard, "strong". Hugo Gellert (Gellért Hugó) (1892 – 1985), radical Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist. ... Hotel Gellért, a hotel named for the baths.

Geneva

(jə-NEE-və)

Geneva is a Germanic female given name, which means "juniper tree". Geneva is an obscure name. Less than 200 babies in the United States are named Geneva every year.

Meaning: Leader of the tribe Origin: Germanic

Genevieve

(JEN-ə-veev)

Genevieve (French: Geneviève) is a female given name of Germanic or Celtic origin. It may be from the Germanic name *Kenowefa (latinized as Genoveva) meaning Woman of the race.

Meaning: White wave, fair-skinned Origin: Germanic

Genoveffa

(jeh-naw-VEF-fah)

Origin of the name Genevieve: Derived from the Gaulish Genovefa, a name with Celtic roots but the meaning of which is uncertain. The first element is believed to be from genos (race, people, tribe); the second is possibly from an element meaning "woman."

Meaning: Leader of the tribe Origin: Germanic