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Gresham EnglishFrom a place name meaning "grazing homestead" in Old English.
Gretzinger GermanHabitational name for someone from any of three places named Grötzingen (Old High German Grezzingun) in Baden-Württemberg.
Gretzky Russian, BelarusianOriginally derived from an old Russian word that meant "Greek", though in modern times, the word means "Greek nut" (walnut). A notable bearer is Wayne Gretzky, a former Canadian ice hockey player.
Gribben IrishThis surname is of Old Gaelic origin, and is a variant of "Cribben", which itself is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic name "
MacRoibin", meaning "son of (mac) Robin", a patronymic from the Anglo-Norman French given name "Robin"... [
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Grieser Upper Germantopographic name for someone living on a sandy site, from Middle High German griez ‘sand’ + -er suffix denoting an inhabitant.
Griffin Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha "descendant of
Gríobhtha", a personal name from
gríobh "gryphon".
Griffo ItalianFrom
grifo "gryphon" (Latin
gryphus, Greek
gryps, of Assyrian origin), hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble the mythical beast.
Griffon FrenchFrom a diminutive of Old French
griffe "claw", hence a nickname for a grasping or vicious person, or perhaps for someone with a deformed or otherwise remarkable hand.
Grigahcine Berber (Rare, ?)Meaning unknown, perhaps of Kabyle origin. A known bearer is DJ Snake, who was born
William Grigahcine (1986-), an Algerian-French musician.
Grignon FrenchFrom French 'grignard' meaning "angry" and "contemptuous", and Old French (of Germanic origin) 'grignier' "to grit the teeth" or "curl the lips".
Grijalva SpanishSpanish: habitational name from any of various places called Grijalba in particular the one in Burgos province. The placename is from iglesia 'church' + Old Spanish alva 'white'.
Grill GermanFrom a nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German grille "cricket" (Old High German grillo, from Late Latin grillus, Greek gryllos). The insect is widely supposed to be of a cheerful disposition, no doubt because of its habit of infesting hearths and warm places... [
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Grindstaff German (Anglicized)Americanized form of German
Frenzhof or
Grenzhof, a place near Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg or
Granzow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
Grindy German (Modern), FrenchI have seen elsewhere explanations about this name being German or French in origin. Sorry, I do not have the sources to hand
Griner German (Anglicized), JewishAmericanised form of German
Greiner. It could also denote a person who came from various German places called
Grüna or
Grünau. In Jewish, it is a topographic name for someone who lived in a green of leafy area, derived from Yiddish
grin meaning "green" or Middle High German
gruene meaning "greenery".
Griscom Welshfrom phrase gris-y-cwm, welsh for 'steps of the valley'. Root word 'grisiau' meaning steps or stairs. A place name from an extant village in Wales.
Grissom EnglishFrom a diminutive of
Grice, which was originally a nickname for a grey-haired man, derived from Middle English
grice,
gris meaning "grey" (itself from Old French
gris, apparently of Germanic origin).
Grixti MalteseGrixti is entirely of Maltese origin and is thought to mean "rough".
Grob GermanA nickname for a strong, heavy man, or for a lout, from Middle High German
g(e)rop "coarse".
Grodsky Polish, JewishAltered spelling of Polish
Grodzki, a habitational name from Grodziec or Grodzie, places named with gród ‘castle’, ‘fortification’ (cognate with Russian grad)... [
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Grogan IrishDerived from the native Gaelic O'Gruagain Sept that was initially located in County Roscommon but which became widely dispersed. The name is derived from a Gaelic word meaning 'fierceness'.
Groll GermanDerived from
grollen, 'to be angry', often used as a nickname for an angry or sulky individual.
Gronkowski PolishOriginally indicated a person who came from Gronków, a village in southern Poland.
Grosch GermanEither a metonymic occupational name for a moneyer or possibly a nickname for an avaricious person from Middle High German Middle Low German
grosche "groschen" a medieval thick silver coin its name ultimately derived from medieval Latin
denarius grossus literally "thick coin".
Grosvenor EnglishEnglish surname of Norman origin meaning ‘the master huntsman’. Derived from Le Grand Veneur, this title was held by Hugh d'Avranches who accompanied William the Conqueror in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.
Groulx FrenchFrench spelling, often found in Canada, of Groult, Grould, possibly reduced forms of
Gréoul, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements
gred "hunger" +
wolf,
wulf "wolf".
Grove GermanName from any of several places named Grove or Groven, which derive their name from Middle Low Germany
grove ‘ditch’, ‘channel’. In some cases the name is a Dutch or Low German form of
Grube.
Grove EnglishName for someone who lived by a grove or thicket, Middle English
grove, Old English
graf.
Grube GermanName for someone who lived in a depression or hollow, from Middle High German
gruobe "pit", "hollow". See also
Gruber.
Gruber JewishA nickname from an inflected form of Yiddish dialect
grub meaning ‘rude' or 'impolite’.
Grullon Dominican, Mexican, FrenchPossibly from a derivative of Spanish grulla 'crane' presumably applied as a nickname for tall thin person; in Mexico however grulla denotes a crafty person
Grumbach German (Swiss), AlsatianFrom the name of various places in Switzerland and Germany, for example the municipality of
Grumbach in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Grundin SwedishCombination of Swedish
grund "shallow (water)" and the surname suffix
-in.
Grundy EnglishProbably a Middle English metathesized form of the Old French personal name
Gondri,
Gundric (see
Gundry).
Grunwald German, German (Swiss), JewishGerman and Swiss German (Grünwald): habitational name from any of various places named Grün(e)wald, from Middle High German gruene ‘green’ + walt ‘wood’, ‘forest’. ... [
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Grylls English (Rare)There was an old and distinguished family of Grylls of Tavistock (Devon) and Lanreath (Cornwall) in the 17th century; two high sheriffs of the county then bore the name. The manor of Gryils (commonly mispronounced Garles), near the rocks called the Gryils or Garles, from which they probably derive their name, is in the parish of Lesneweth in that county.
Grzegorzewski Polishhabitational name for someone from Grzegorzowice or Grzegorzewice, both named with the personal name
Grzegorz, Latin Gregorius
Gu Korean (Anglicized)A Korean surname, meaning "tool, device, utensil". Derived from the Chinese surname 具, (Jù)
Gu ChineseFrom Chinese 顾
(gù) referring to the ancient state of Gu, which existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Gu ChineseFrom Chinese 辜
(gū) meaning "crime, wrong, sin".
Gu ChineseFrom Chinese 谷
(gǔ) referring to the ancient fief of Qin Gu, which existed in what is now the province of either Gansu or Shaanxi. Alternately it may come from the name of the fief of Jia Gu, which was part of the state of Qi during the Zhou dynasty.
Gu ChineseFrom Chinese 古
(gǔ) possibly derived from Kucheng (古成 or 苦城), the name of an ancient fief that may have existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province... [
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Guadagnino ItalianIt came from Italian word
guadagno which means "earnings" and has a diminutive suffix
ino which is also an occupation suffix.
Guajardo SpanishSpanish: unexplained. Perhaps a habitational name from a place so named in Estremadura. This name is common in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico. ... [
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Guanzon FilipinoFrom Hokkein 关孫 (
guān-sun), derived from 关 (
guān) meaning "frontier pass" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild."
Guardado SpanishThe surname Guardado means save, protect, and guard in Spanish
Guàrdia Catalan, Spanish, ItalianCatalan, Spanish, and Italian from Catalan
guàrdia, Spanish and Italian
guardia ‘guard’, ‘watch’, a topographic name for someone who lived by a watch place, an occupational name for a member of the town guard, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named (La) Guardia.
Guardiola CatalanHabitational name from any of the numerous places named Guardiola, from guardiola, a diminutive of guàrdia meaning "guard".
Guarracino ItalianNothing is known of this family name other then they grew up in Manhattan, New York, other states and cities too but most can from boats and had to be quertied at Ellis Island, New York
Guasti ItalianMeaning uncertain, may denote someone from the town of Guasto. Alternately, it may be an occupational name from
gastaldo "chamberlain", from Latin
gastaldus "manager, bailiff, steward", or be a nickname from
guasto "broken, crippled".
Gucciardo ItalianFrom the personal name Gucciardo, a revival of French Guichard, of Germanic origin, probably composed of the elements wig 'battle' or wisa 'experience' + hard 'strong', 'brave', 'hardy'.
Gudgeon Englishfrom Middle English gojon, gogen, Old French gougon ‘gudgeon’ (the fish) (Latin gobio, genitive gobionis), applied as a nickname or perhaps as a metonymic occupational name for a seller of these fish... [
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Guengerich German (Americanized)Potentially from German “junge” and “reich,” meaning “rich at a young age.” Anglicized by immigrants as either Guengerich or Gingrich.
Guenther GermanGerman: from a Germanic personal name composed of
gund ‘battle’ +
hari,
heri ‘army’.
Guerrier FrenchNickname for an aggressive person or occupational name for a soldier, from Old French
guerrier "warrior". Making it a cognitive for
Guerrero and
Guerriero.
Guest EnglishNickname for a stranger or newcomer to a community, from Middle English g(h)est meaning "guest", "visitor" (from Old Norse gestr, absorbing the cognate Old English giest).
Guevara SpanishHispanicized form of
Gebara. A notable bearer was Argentine revolutionary Che Guevara (1928-1967), who was born
Ernesto Guevara.
Gug KoreanFrom korean hanja 國, 菊, or 鞠. A surname for 19 000 koreans
Guha BengaliFrom Bengali গুহা
(guha) meaning "cave" (figuratively "mind" or "heart"), ultimately derived from Sanskrit गुहा
(guha).
Gui ChineseFrom Chinese 桂
(guì) referring to the ancient state of Gui, which existed during the Han dynasty in what is now Guangxi province.
Gui ChineseFrom Chinese 归
(guī) referring to the ancient state of Gui, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Anhui province.
Guidry French (Cajun)From a personal name based on the Germanic root waido ‘hunt’. The name is particularly associated with Cajuns in LA, who seem all to be descended from Claude
Guédry dit Grivois, who arrived in Acadia before 1671.... [
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Guignard Frenchfrom the old Germanic name
Winhard composed of the elements
win "friend" and
hard "hard strong".
Guijarro SpanishSpanish: nickname from guijarro 'pebble' perhaps applied to a man who sold pebbles (used for paving the streets).
Guilbeau FrenchPossibly from Ancient Germanic
wil, meaning "will, power", and Latin
bellus, meaning "beautiful".
Guilder EnglishOccupational name for someone who worked in gold. The derivation is from the Old English pre 7th Century "gyldan" and the Old High German "gold", a refiner, jeweller, or gilder.
Guiles FrenchOf uncertain origin; it could be a variant of French Guill or of English Guile or Giles .
Guimarães PortugueseHabitational name for someone originally from the city of Guimarães in northern Portugal.
Guimond Frenchfrom the medieval French name
Guimond from the Germanic name
Wigmund composed of the ancient Germanic elements
wīg "battle combat" and
mund "protection".
Guin FrenchFrom the given name Guin the French form of
Wino a short form of names with the element
win "friend".
Guinan IrishThe surname Guinan comes from the Irish surname O Cuanain (O'Conein and MacConein) and is derived from the Irish Cuinin for "rabbit", son of Dugal. They claim descendancy through the Donnelly line of the native Irish.
Guitry FrenchBased on a personal name composed of the Germanic elements
wid(u),
wit- ‘wood’ +
ric ‘power(ful)’.