Boy Names starting with “G”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “G”
Boy Names starting with “G”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gautier | m | The first name Gautier is a name for boys that has its roots in Old High German | |
| Gauvain | m | Welsh | The name Gauvain has its roots in the Welsh language and is made up of the terms 'gwalc… |
| Gaven | m | English | Gaven is a younger English variant of the name Gavin, which is an old Scottish derivati… |
| Gavin | m | Gavin is a late medieval variant of the name Gawain, which has its origin in Gwalchgwyn | |
| Gavriel | m | Hebrew | Gavriel (גַּבְרִיאֵל) is the Hebrew variant of Gabriel |
| Gavril | m | Hebrew | Gavril is a Yiddish and Slavic variant of the biblical Gabriel and means 'man of God' o… |
| Gavrilo | m | Gavrilo is a Serbian form of the biblical name Gabriel, meaning 'man of God' or 'God is… | |
| Gawain | m | The name Gawain, a Welsh form, derives from the old Welsh names Gwalchgwyn and Gwalchmei | |
| Gawan | m | Welsh | The name Gawan has its roots in the Welsh language and is composed of the terms 'gwalch… |
| Gawen | m | Gawen, a male first name, represents a Cornish and Scottish form of the name Gawain, wh… | |
| Gawyn | m | English | Gawyn is considered a Middle English form of Gawain, which is derived from Gwalchgwyn |
| Gayand | m | Indian | The name Gayand, used in India, literally means 'the male elephant' |
| Gaylord | m | English | Gaylord is the English variant of the traditional French surname Gaillard |
| Gazi | m | Arabic | The name Gazi, as the Turkish variant of Ghazi, carries a profound meaning: it stands f… |
| Gazmend | m | Gazmend is composed of the Albanian terms gëzim for "joy" and mend for "spirit, mind, m… | |
| Gealai | m | The name Gealai has its roots in the Old Irish language and is composed of the terms 'g… | |
| Gebbert | m | Gebbert is the Low German variant of the name Gebhard, which means "the Generous" or "t… | |
| Gebhard | m | Gebhard is translated as 'the generous one' or 'the giving one' and originates from Old… | |
| Gebko | m | The name Gebko has its roots in Old High German and consists of the elements 'geba', wh… | |
| Gedeon | m | French | Gedeon is a masculine name form that traces back to the biblical name Gideon and is der… |
| Gedeone | m | Hebrew | The name Gedeone has Hebrew roots and means 'the cutting' or 'the felling' |
| Gedo | m | Gedo (Gedő) is considered a Hungarian diminutive of the name Gedeon, which in turn come… | |
| Geert | m | Dutch | Geert is a short form of the name Gerhard and carries the meaning "the spear strong" or… |
| Geert-Helge | m | Norse | Geert-Helge is a double name combining Geert ("the spear strong") and Helge ("the holy … |
| Geert-Ronald | m | Geert-Ronald is a double name combining Geert ("the spear strong") and Ronald ("the rul… | |
| Geffery | m | English | Alternative spelling of Geoffrey; further information can be found there |
| Geir | m | Norse | The name Geir is a newer form of the Old Norse Geirr, which comes from the Old Norse wo… |
| Geirolfr | m | Norse | Geirolfr or Geirólfr is derived from the Old Norse words geirr, which means 'spear', an… |
| Geirr | m | Geirr is a masculine first name that comes from Old Norse and carries the meaning 'the … | |
| Gelas | m | Gelas is a short form of the ancient Greek Gelásios (Γελάσιος) and the Latin form Gelasius | |
| Gelhat | m | The name Gelhat has Kurdish roots, but its meaning is not clearly documented | |
| Gellert | m | Hungarian | The first name Gellert (Gellért) derives as the Hungarian form of Gerhard |
| Gelsomino | m | Latin | The name Gelsomino represents a masculine derivation of the name Gelsomina and is an It… |
| Gemalli | m | Biblical | The name Gemalli (גְּמַלִּי) has its roots in Hebrew, where gamál (גָּמָל) means 'the c… |
| Geminiano | m | Latin | Geminiano, a masculine first name, is an Italian diminutive of Geminio and is derived f… |
| Genacho | m | Polish | The term 'Genacho' stands for 'hook' in the Spanish language |
| Genc | m | The name Genc comes from Turkish and translates to 'the youthful' | |
| Gencay | m | Turkish | The name Gencay has Turkish roots and is made up of the words 'Genc', which means 'youn… |
| Genco | m | Turkish | Genco (Genço) is a first name that is widespread in the Turkish-Kurdish region |
| Gendo | m | Japanese | Gendo is a Japanese name for men, whose meaning in English includes 'the dark path', 't… |
| Gene | m | Gene is a short form of the name Eugene, which originates from Ancient Greek | |
| Gener | m | The boy's name Gener has an unclear origin, and no specific word combinations are docum… | |
| Genesio | m | Italian | The name Genesio is an Italian and Portuguese derivation of Genesius and thus a Roman v… |
| Genesius | m | The name Genesius derives as a Roman variant of the ancient Greek name Genesios (Γενέσιος) | |
| Genki | m | Japanese | Genki, a Japanese boy's name, means "the healthy one" and comes from the Japanese word … |
| Gennadi | m | Russian | The name Gennadi (Геннадий) has its roots in the ancient Greek Gennádios (Γεννάδιος) an… |
| Gennaro | m | Latin | The name Gennaro translates to 'the one born in January' or 'the doorkeeper' |
| Geno | m | The name Geno has its roots as a Bulgarian short form of Georgi, a variant of the name … | |
| Genoel | m | The boy's name Genoel (Genoël) has its roots in the place name Genoelselderen in Belgiu… | |
| Genrich | m | The name Genrich has its roots in Old High German and consists of the elements 'heima',… | |
| Genrih | m | The name Genrih has its roots in Old High German and is composed of the elements 'heima… | |
| Gent | m | Gent is a masculine first name of Albanian origin, often regarded as a short form of Ge… | |
| Genti | m | Latin | Genti is a derived form of Gentian and originates from Gentius |
| Gentian | m | Latin | The first name Gentian also comes from Albanian and is derived from the Latin word gent… |
| Gentius | m | The name Gentius has its roots in Albanian and is a composition of words whose exact me… | |
| Gentonis | m | The name Gentonis has Albanian origins, but the exact components and a specific meaning… | |
| Geo | m | Greek | Geo, as a masculine first name, is a diminutive of Georg and carries the meaning 'the f… |
| Geoff | m | Geoff is a derived form of the English first name Geoffroy, which traces back to the Ge… | |
| Geoffrey | m | English | The name Geoffrey carries various meanings |
| Geoffroi | m | French | Geoffroi is a variant of Geoffroy ("God's peace") |
| Geoffroy | m | French | The meaning of Geoffroy is also Gottfried |
| Georg | m | Georg is a widely used male first name that means 'the farmer' or 'the agricultural wor… | |
| Georg-Alexander | m | Georg-Alexander is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Alexander ("the pro… | |
| Georg-Benjamin | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Georg-Christian | m | Georg-Christian is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Christian ("followe… | |
| Georg-Eberhard | m | Georg-Eberhard is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Eberhard ("strong as… | |
| Georg-Edgar | m | Georg-Edgar is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Edgar ("the owner of th… | |
| Georg-Eike | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Georg-Erich | m | Georg-Erich is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Erich ("the sole ruler") | |
| Georg-Ernst | m | Georg-Ernst is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Ernst ("the serious one") | |
| Georg-Erwin | m | Georg-Erwin is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Erwin ("friend of the a… | |
| Georg-Frederik | m | Georg-Frederik is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Frederik ("the rich … | |
| Georg-Friedemann | m | Georg-Friedemann is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Friedemann ("the p… | |
| Georg-Friedger | m | Georg-Friedger is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Friedger ("the peace… | |
| Georg-Gerhart | m | Georg-Gerhart is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Gerhart ("the strong … | |
| Georg-Günter | m | Georg-Günter is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Günter ("the one fight… | |
| Georg-Hans | m | Georg-Hans is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Hans ("God is gracious") | |
| Georg-Heinz | m | Georg-Heinz is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Heinz ("the master of t… | |
| Georg-Helmut | m | Greek | No information on the meaning is currently available |
| Georg-Igor | m | Georg-Igor is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Igor ("warrior of the In… | |
| Georg-Irimbert | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Georg-Joachim | m | Georg-Joachim is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Joachim ("God will ra… | |
| Georg-Johannes | m | Georg-Johannes is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Johannes ("God is gr… | |
| Georg-Kajetan | m | Georg-Kajetan is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Kajetan ("the one fro… | |
| Georg-Karl | m | The meaning of the name Georg-Karl is derived from the individual names Georg and Karl | |
| Georg-Klaus | m | Georg-Klaus is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Klaus ("victory of the … | |
| Georg-Lorenz | m | Georg-Lorenz is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Lorenz ("the laurel cr… | |
| Georg-Ludwig | m | Georg-Ludwig is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Ludwig ("the famous wa… | |
| Georg-Maria | m | Georg-Maria is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Maria ("the beloved") | |
| Georg-Martin | m | Georg-Martin is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Martin ("dedicated to … | |
| Georg-Matthias | m | Georg-Matthias is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Matthias ("the Belov… | |
| Georg-Michael | m | Georg-Michael is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Michael ("Who is like… | |
| Georg-Nikolai | m | Georg-Nikolai is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Nikolai ("victory of … | |
| Georg-Othmar | m | Georg-Othmar is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Othmar ("the shining t… | |
| Georg-Otto | m | Georg-Otto is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Otto ("the rich one") | |
| Georg-Rainer | m | Currently, no information on the meaning is available | |
| Georg-Richard | m | Georg-Richard is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Richard ("the strong … | |
| Georg-Roland | m | Georg-Roland is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Roland ("the glorious … | |
| Georg-Rüdiger | m | Georg-Rüdiger is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Rüdiger ("the gloriou… | |
| Georg-Siegfried | m | Georg-Siegfried is a double name combining Georg ("the farmer") and Siegfried ("victory… |