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Galindo SpanishEither from the given name
Galindo or from the name of the Galindians, an ancient Baltic tribe.
Galishoff Upper German, German (Austrian)Derived from the ancient Roman name
Gallus, meaning "rooster" in Latin.
Hoff meaning house combines the growing or tending to poultry on a farm house, hence the name
Galishoff which has been modified over the millennia... [
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Galkin RussianDerived from Russian галка
(galka) meaning "jackdaw".
Gałkowski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Gałkowo or Gałków, both derived from Polish
gałka meaning "knob, handle, lump".
Gall Scottish, Irish, EnglishNickname, of Celtic origin, meaning "foreigner" or "stranger". In the Scottish Highlands the Gaelic term
gall was applied to people from the English-speaking lowlands and to Scandinavians; in Ireland the same term was applied to settlers who arrived from Wales and England in the wake of the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century... [
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Galland FrenchNickname for a cheerful or high-spirited or bold person from Old French
galant "lively vivacious" also "bold valiant" (the meanings "gallant" and "attentive to women" developed only in the 16th century) the present participle of Old French
galer "to be in good humor to enjoy oneself" a word of ancient Germanic origin... [
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Gallant EnglishNickname for a cheerful or high-spirited person, from Old French, Middle English
galant "bold, dashing, lively". The meanings "gallant" and "attentive to women" are further developments, which may lie behind some examples of the surname.
Gallegos SpanishHabitational name from any of various places named Gallegos, derived from Spanish
gallego meaning "Galician".
Galliard FrenchIt resembles the French word "galliard," meaning "brave, cheerful, spirited." Marcel and Porco Galliard from Attack on Titan are known bearers of this name.
Galligan IrishShortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gealagáin 'descendant of Gealagán' a personal name from a double diminutive of geal 'bright white'.
Galloway ScottishScottish: regional name from Galloway in southwestern Scotland, named as ‘place of the foreign Gaels’, from Gaelic
gall ‘foreigner’ +
Gaidheal ‘Gael’. From the 8th century or before it was a province of Anglian Northumbria... [
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Gally FrenchDerived from southern French
gal "rooster", this name was used as a nickname for a vain or conceited person.
Galovac CroatianPossibly originates from a village, castle and/or lake in Croatia with the same name.
Galpin EnglishEnglish: occupational name for a messenger or scullion (in a monastery), from Old French galopin ‘page’, ‘turnspit’, from galoper ‘to gallop’.
Galt EnglishAn early member was a person with a fancied resemblance to the wild boar.
Gálvez SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Castilian municipality in the Province of Toledo.
Gam KoreanSouth Korean, from Sino-Korean "甘" (Gam) meaning "Sweet".
Gama PortugueseProbably from gama ‘fallow deer doe’, feminine form of gamo, possibly as a topographic or habitational name.
Gamberini ItalianPossibly from the given name Gambrinus or Gambarus. The Italian word
gambero "prawn, shrimp" has also been suggested as an origin.
Gambier FrenchDerived from
gambier, a Northern French variant of
jambier, the masculine form of
jambière "greave (a piece of armour that protects the leg, especially the shin, and occasionally the tops of the feet)"... [
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Gambino Italianfrom a diminutive of gamba ‘leg’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with short legs.
Gamble Englishfrom the Old Norse byname Gamall meaning "old", which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name. ... [
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Gambon English, IrishDerived from Anglo-Norman French
gambon meaning "ham", itself derived from a Norman-Picard form of Old French
jambe meaning "leg". A famous bearer is the Irish-English actor Sir Michael Gambon (1940-).
Gamelin FrenchFrom pet form of any of the compound personal names formed with gamal, related to Old Norse gamall, Old German gamel "old", "aged". ... [
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Gamgee LiteratureIn J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", the surname of Samwise "Sam" Gamgee, Frodo Baggins' gardener.
Gamiz BasqueThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous neighborhoods: the one in the municipality of Gasteiz or the one in the municipality of Gamiz-Fika.
Gammelgaard DanishDerived from Danish
gammel meaning "old" and
gård meaning "enclosure, farm".
Gammon EnglishFrom a medieval nickname applied to a merry or sportive person (from Middle English
gamen "game"), or to someone who walked in a strange way or had some peculiarity of the legs (from Anglo-Norman
gambon "ham").
Gamon IrishThis name is a last name for the Irish it means Liam Gamon.
Gamp English (British)This surname is thought to originate from Sarah or Sairey Gamp, Mrs. Gamp as she is more commonly known, in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens.... [
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Gan ChineseFrom Chinese 甘
(gān) of uncertain origin, possibly from the name of Shang dynasty minister Gan Pan or from the name of an ancient territory called Gan that existed in what is now Shaanxi province.
Ganas GreekOccupational name for a coppersmith, from
gana "coating", "verdigris". Possibly also a variant of
Ganis.
Gandaloev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of the Ingush clan name Гӏоандалой
(Ghoandaloy), derived from the name of the ancient village of Gandaloy in present-day Ingushetia.
Gándara GalicianIt refers to a type of unproductive wetland, of alluvial origin, rich in gravel and sand.
Gandhi Indian, Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi, PunjabiDerived from Sanskrit गान्धिक
(gandhika) meaning "perfumier, perfume seller". Notable bearers include Indian civil rights leader Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948), also known as Mahatma Gandhi, and Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi (1917-1984).
Gandin FrenchFrom the French
gandin, pronounced /ɡɑ̃dœ̃/, which is a word used for a dandy, an elegant young man with affected, quite often ridiculous, manners.
Ganesan IndianIndian (Kerala, Tamil Nadu): Hindu name from Sanskrit gaṇeṣa ‘lord of the army’ ( see Ganesh ) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. This is found only as a given name in India, but has come to be used as a family name in the U.S.
Gangopadhyay BengaliFrom the name of the Ganges River combined with Sanskrit उपाध्याय
(upadhyaya) meaning "teacher, instructor, priest".
Ganji IndianDerived from the Sanskrit word “ganja”, which means “cotton”.
Ganjoo Indian, Urdu, PersianGanjoo is a surname from Kashmiri Pandit clan . The original name was
Ganwar, meaning Person in charge of Treasury in Kings court. This name gradually changed to Ganjoo or
Ganju.
Gann GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near an expanse of scree, Middle High German gant.
Gans German, DutchMeaning "goose", perhaps referring to someone who worked with geese, related to
Ganser.
Ganser GermanFrom the Middle High German word
ganser meaning "gander", occupational name for a geese shepherd.
Ganta FrisianProbably a habitational name for someone from Bant, in the 17th century an island in Friesland, now the village north of Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder.
Ganus Russian, UkrainianPossibly derived from Russian анис
(anis) referring to the anise (
Pimpinella anisum) plant or from the Turkish given name
Gainislam itself from Arabic عَيْن
(ʿayn) meaning "spring, source" combined with the name of the religion
Islam.
Ganzon FilipinoFrom Hokkien 顏
(gân) meaning "face, colour, hue" and 孫
(sun) meaning "grandchild".
Garabedian ArmenianMeans "son of
Garabed", an Armenian personal name meaning literally "leader, precursor" and traditionally used as an epithet of John the Baptist in the Armenian church.
Garaikoetxea BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Hondarribia.
Garand Frenchnickname or status name from the Old French legal term
garant "guarantor". perhaps from a personal name based on the ancient Germanic element
warin "protection shelter" or "guard".
Garate BasqueHabitational name from a town called Garate in Basque Country, or topographic name, possibly from a derivative of Basque gara ‘height’, ‘peak’.
Garau ItalianPossibly from a Sardinian modification of the given name
Gherardo. Alternately, it may be from a Spanish surname derived from Basque
garau "grain, wheat".
Garay HungarianHabitational name for someone from a place called
Gara.
Garczyński Polishhabitational name for someone from a place called Garczyn, in Gdańsk and Siedlce voivodeships.
Garde IndianFound among the Konkanasth Brahmins, probably from Marathi gəṛda ‘belch’.
Garde Frenchfrom Old French
garde "watch", "protection"; an occupational name for someone who kept watch or guard, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a vantage point or watchtower.
Gardea BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Laudio.
Garfinkel YiddishJewish (Ashkenazic) ornamental name or nickname from Yiddish
gorfinkl ‘carbuncle’, German
Karfunkel. This term denoted both a red precious or semi-precious stone, especially a garnet or ruby cut into a rounded shape (in which case it is an ornamental name), and a large inflamed growth on the skin like a large boil (in which case it is a descriptive nickname).
Garfunkel Jewish, YiddishFrom גאָרפֿינקל (
gorfinkl), "carbuncle" in Yiddish, which in turns derives from German
Karfunkel. A notable bearer of this surname is Art Garfunkel.... [
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Garibai BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Oñati in the Comarca of Debagoiena.
Garlick English(i) "grower or seller of garlic"; (ii) perhaps from a medieval personal name descended from Old English
Gārlāc, literally "spear-play"; (iii) an anglicization of the Belorussian Jewish name
Garelick, literally "distiller"
Garneau FrenchFrom a pet form of the Germanic given name
Warinwald, composed of the elements
war(in) meaning "guard" and
waldan meaning "to govern".
Garrighan Irishto denote 'son of Geargain' a name which originally in derived from 'gearg' which meant grouse but which was often used figuratively for warrior
Gartmann German (Swiss)Derived from Middle High German
garte "garden; yard" and German
Mann "man", this was occupational name for a gardener. In some cases it may have been a status name referring to the owner of a small (enclosed or fenced) farm or an occupational name for a worker at a deer preserve.
Garufi ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly related to the Germanic given name
Garulf, or to Arabic
qaruf "hard, cruel".
Garwood EnglishComes from a lost locational name from the Olde English
gara, referring to a "triangular piece of land" or to a "spearhead", and
wudu meaning a "wood".
Gascoigne EnglishOriginally denoted a person from the province of Gascony in France. A famous bearer is the English former soccer player Paul Gascoigne (1967-). Another was the television host and author Bamber Gascoigne (1935-2022).
Gascueña SpanishIt indicates familial origin within either of 2 Manchego municipalities: Gascueña or Gascueña de Bornova.
Gąsior PolishMeans "gander (male goose)" in Polish. It was used as a nickname for a person who resembled a gander or as an occupational name for a keeper of geese.
Gąsiorowski PolishName for someone from a place called Gąsiorowo or Gąsiorów, both derived from Polish
gąsior meaning "gander".
Gaskill EnglishMeaning "Goat Shelter". English (Lancashire) habitual name from Gatesgill in Cumbria, so named from Old Norse geit ‘goat’ + skáli ‘shelter’. The surname is first recorded in the early half of the 14th Century.
Gasnier FrenchFrom Old French
gaaigner meaning "to win, to earn" or "to till, to cultivate", possibly used as an occupational name for a farmer.
Gasparrino Italian (Tuscan)Gasparinus de Bergamo was a Italian Teacher who tutored The Future Popes of Italy and was a Secertary for Pope Martin V in the late 1400.
Gasser German (Swiss)Occupational name for a goat herd from Middle High German geiz meaning "Goat" and (n)er an agent suffix.
Gassmann German, JewishFrom German
Gasse or Yiddish גאַס (
gas), both from Middle High German
gazze, meaning "street", denoting someone who lived in a street of a city, town or village.... [
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Gastelum SpanishHispanic (Mexico): Probably An Altered Form Of Basque Gaztelu (See Gastelo ).
Gatchalian Filipino, TagalogFrom a Hispanicised spelling of
Gat Sa Li-Han, a Chinese title meaning "lord of Li-Han". It was used by the rulers of Li-Han, an ancient Philippine state that was located in the present-day city of Malolos.
Gatdula Filipino, TagalogThis surname honors Lakan Dula, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Tondo, via his alternative name
Gat Dula. In it, the word or prefix
Gat is a shortened version of the Tagalog honorific
Pamagat, which at the time meant "nobleman," while
Dula possibly means "palace." Altogether, it means "Nobleman of the Palace."
Gatica Medieval SpanishThe name appeared sometime after the War of the Bucket and is assumed to mean "bestowed spiritual recognition".
Gatlin EnglishEnglish of uncertain origin; probably a variant of
Catlin or
Gadling, a nickname from Old English
gœdeling ‘kinsman’, ‘companion’, but also ‘low fellow’.
Gatlin GermanPossibly an altered spelling of German
Göttling, from a Germanic personal name formed with
god ‘god’ or
god ‘good’ +
-ling suffix of affiliation, or, like
Gättling (of which this may also be an altered form), a nickname from Middle High German
getlinc ‘companion’, ‘kinsman’.
Gatmaitan Filipino, TagalogFrom a Hispanicised form of
Gat Maitan, a title meaning "lord of Mait" that was used by rulers of an ancient place named Mait or Maitan.
Gato SpanishGato is a Spanish, Portuguese and Galician word for cat.
Gatto ItalianDerived from Old Italian
gatto meaning "cat", ultimately from Late Latin
cattus. This was a nickname for a person who resembled a cat in some way.
Gatton EnglishGat means "goat" and ton from
tun means "enclosure".
Gattuso Italian, SicilianSicilian and Calabrian variant of
Gatto, notably borne by the Italian former soccer player Gennaro Gattuso (1978-).
Gatz GermanHabitational name from a place so named in Pomerania.
Gau GermanHabitational name from any of various places named with Middle High German gau, göu ‘area of fertile agricultural land’.
Gauci MalteseDerived from Maltese
Għawdex through Arabic غودش
(ġawdeš) which refers to the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago. The name itself is of Phoenician origin (through a Greek borrowing) possibly meaning "turn around"... [
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Gaudin FrenchFrom the Old French personal name
Gaudin Norman French Waldin Waudin a pet form of ancient Germanic names based on the element
wald "rule power".