List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings Starting with G

Gerry

(JER-ee)

English Meaning: The name Gerry is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Gerry is: meaning ruling spear. Often used as an independent name.

Meaning: A familiar form of gerald Origin: Germanic

Gert

(GERT)

Gert is a mainly masculine given name (short form of Gerrit, Gerard, etc.) with some female bearers (short for Gertrude). Pronunciation is typically /ˈχɛrt/ in Afrikaans and Dutch, /ˈgɛrt/ in Danish, German, and Swedish, and /ˈɡɜːrt/ in English.

Meaning: Strong like a spear Origin: Germanic

Gertie

(GUR-tee)

German Meaning: The name Gertie is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Gertie is: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear.

Meaning: The strongest spear Origin: Germanic

Gertrude

(GUR-trood)

Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and thrud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer.

Meaning: The strongest spear Origin: Germanic

Gertrudes

(her-TROO-des)

The name Gertrude is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Gertrude is: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear. Famous bearers: Hamlet's mother in the Shakespearian tragedy 'Hamlet', and the seventh century abbess St Gertrude of Nivelles, British actress Gertrude Lawrence.

Meaning: The strongest spear Origin: Germanic, Portuguese, Spanish

Gervais

(zher-VAY)

Gervais Name Meaning. French: from the Norman personal name Gervase, of disputed etymology. The name was borne by a certain St. Gervasius, around whom a cult grew up following the discovery of his remains in Milan in 386.

Meaning: Servant of the spear Origin: Germanic

Gibbon

(GIB-ən)

This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a patronymic form of Gibbon, which is a diminutive of Gibb, a pet form of the given name "Gilbert". Gilbert derives from "Gislebert", a Norman personal name composed of the Germanic elements "gisil", hostage, noble youth, and "berht", bright, famous.

Meaning: A friend with a gift Origin: French, Germanic

Gilbert

(GIL-bərt)

Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages.

Meaning: Brilliant pledge, tristworthy Origin: Germanic

Gilberto

(heel-BER-to)

Gilberto is the romance version of the Latinized form of Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. It derives from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a given name or surname.

Meaning: Bright oath Origin: Germanic

Gilen

(GIL-ən)

The name Gilen is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Gilen is: Oath.

Meaning: Vow, Oath Origin: French, Germanic