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Gerahty IrishAnglicised form of the Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh, meaning "son of Oireachtach", which in turn means "member of the assembly".
Gere EnglishVariant of Geer, Gehr or
Geary, all related to the Old High German element
gēr (Old English
gār, Old Norse
geirr) meaning "spear, arrow". A famous bearer is American actor Richard Gere (b... [
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Gereña BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Gasteiz.
Gerena SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Gerling GermanGerman patronymic from a short form of a Germanic personal name beginning with the element
gar,
ger ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
Germaine FrenchGermaine was first found in Savoy in the Rhône-Alpes region of the French Alps, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.
German English, Norman, German, Jewish, GreekFrom Old French
germain meaning "German". This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands... [
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Germanotta ItalianPossibly derived from Germano by adding a diminutive suffix. Most common in the Messina area in Sicily. A famous bearer of the surname is singer Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta).
Gernika BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous section of the municipality of Gernika-Lumo.
Gerosa ItalianDenoted someone from the town of Gerosa in Lombardy, or perhaps a nickname from
geros (modern
ghiaioso) "gravelly".
Gerrity Irishthe son of Oireachtach (member of an assembly).
Gerry EnglishDiminutive of names containing
ger, meaning "spear".
Gertsch German (Swiss)From a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with
gēr meaning ‘spear’, ‘lance’.
Gertz GermanPatronymic from a Germanic personal name meaning "hardy", "brave", "strong."
Gerwig German, FrenchDerived from the Germanic given name
Gerwig, ultimately from the elements
gēr meaning "spear" and
wīg meaning "battle, fight". This surname is also found in France (mainly in the region of Alsace)... [
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Gerwulf GermanThis is an old Germanic name meaning "spear wolf" (ger "spear" and wulf "wolf.")
Gessa ItalianPossibly a variant of
Chessa. Alternately, may be from a Sardinian term for "mulberry".
Gevaudan Old Irish (Rare)Gévaudan is a historical area of France in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.
Gfeller GermanTopographical name for someone who lived by a gorge, Middle High German gevelle, or a habitational name for someone from any of various places in Bavaria and Austria named from this word.
Gharbi Arabic (Maghrebi)Means "westerner, one from the west" from Arabic غرب
(gharb) meaning "west, occident". In Tunisia it is typically used as a name for someone originally from Algeria or Morocco (being the two westernmost countries in North Africa).
Gharibi PersianDerived from Persian غریب
(gharib) meaning "strange, rare, foreign".
Ghassan Arabic (Modern)The Ghassan surname originated in the village of Furzol in eastern Lebanon. It is believed that the name came from Shefa-'Amr in Israel, and was brought by Ghassans that were fleeing the unjust rule of Ahmed al-Jazzar, the Wali of Sidon and Damascus in the late 18th century... [
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Ghatak Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit घटक
(ghataka) meaning "striving for, bringing about, accomplishing".
Ghauri UrduMeaning uncertain, most likely from the name of the province of Ghor in Afghanistan.
Ghezzi ItalianPatronymic or plural form of a nickname from Old Italian ghezzo ‘dark’
Ghimire NepaliFrom the name of the village of Ghamir (or Dhamir) in western Nepal.
Ghirsci MalteseThe spelling of the original surname indicates that it probably didn't originate from Malta, but the surname is almost only found there anyway. The surname means "cross-eyed".
Ghorbani PersianDerived from Arabic قُرْبَان
(qurbān) meaning "sacrifice", referring to the Islamic practise
Qurbani of slaughtering a livestock animal for Eid al-Adha.
Giacchino ItalianMeaning unknown. A famous bearer of this name is an American music composer films known as Michael Giacchino (1967-).
Giannone ItalianFrom a diminutive meaning "big Gianni" formed by combining the personal name
Gianni with
-one, a suffix used to form augmentatives.
Gidlow EnglishThe first recorded use of the name is from 1291; Robert de Gidlow was a freeholder in Aspull, Lancanshire, United Kingdom and the name occurs frequently down to the 17th century. The Gidlow family moved to the United States in the mid-18th century where the spelling was changed to
Goodlow and eventually to
Goodloe.
Gieriet RomanshDerived from the given name
Gieri in combination with the diminutive suffix
-et.
Gierlachowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Gierlachów.
Giesinger GermanDenoted a person from the town of Giesing in Germany. Or perhaps a variant spelling of
Geisinger. A famous bearer of this surname is the German singer-songwriter Max Giesinger.
Gifford EnglishGifford is an English name for someone who comes from Giffords Hall in Suffolk. In Old English, it was Gyddingford, or "ford associated with Gydda." Alternatively, it could come from the Middle English nickname, "Giffard," from Old French meaning "chubby-cheeked."
Giglio ItalianFrom the personal name Giglio, from
giglio "lily" (from Latin
lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity.
Giguère French, French (Quebec)Unclear, possibly from Middle French
giguer ("to dance, to frolick") but could also refer to the
gigue, a medieval three-string vielle, which would suggest a musical profession.
Gijon SpanishFrom the city of Gijón (Asturian form Xixón) located in the Principality of Asturias in Spain.
Gilani Arabic, Urdu, Persian, PashtoOriginally indicated a person from the
Gilan province in Iran, or the
Gelani tribe mentioned in ancient records.
Gilby EnglishMeans either (i) "person from Gilby", Lincolnshire ("Gilli's farm"); or (ii) "little
Gilbert".
Gildner JewishOccupational name for a worker in gold, from Yiddish gildner 'golden'.
Gilgen German, German (Swiss)Derived from Middle High German
gilge "lily", this was a habitational name from the inflected form of a house name meaning "at the lily".
Gilio ItalianTuscany. One variation of the surname Giglio meaning ""lily"". ... [
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Gillan IrishThe Gillan surname is a reduced Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaoláin, which means "son of the servant of St Faolán." While the name may have originated in Ireland, this line was extant by the beginning of the 17th century, only to find many of the family to return to Ireland about 100 years later with the Plantation of Ulster.... [
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Gillespie Scottish, IrishGillespie can be of Scottish and Irish origin. The literal meaning is "servant of bishop", but it is a forename rather than a status name. The Irish Gillespies, originally MacGiollaEaspuig, are said to to be called after one Easpog Eoghan, or Bishop Owen, of Ardstraw, County Tyrone... [
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Gilli ItalianPatronymic form of the personal name
Gillio, a vernacular derivative of
Aegilius, which itself is a later form of the given name
Aegidius.
Gilliard French, SwissFrench and Swiss French from a derivative of
Gillier, from the Germanic personal name
Giselher, composed of
gisil ‘hostage’, ‘pledge’, ‘noble offspring’ (see
Giesel) +
heri ‘army’.
Gillibrand EnglishFrom the Norman personal name
Gillebrand, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "hostage-sword".
Gilligan IrishEnglish translation of Gaelic name Mac Giollagain, derived from the word, giolla, meaning: lad.
Gillingham EnglishHabitational name from places in Dorset, Norfolk, and Kent, named Gillingham, 'homestead