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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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Gastel DutchMeans "from
Gastel", a toponym derived from
gastel "inn, guesthouse" (related to
gast "guest, stranger").
Gastelum SpanishHispanic (Mexico): Probably An Altered Form Of Basque Gaztelu (See Gastelo ).
Gaster m Popular CultureMeaning unknown. This is the name of a character from the 2015 video game
Undertale.
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."
Gatenby EnglishDerives from the place of Gatenby in North Yorkshire, which comes from an Old Norse personal name "Gaithen", likely from Old Norse
geitin "goats" (later influenced by Old English
gāt "goat") and the suffix
býr "farm, settlement", referring to a settlement with goats... [
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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".
Gauger GermanMiddle High German gougern 'to wander around or stagger', presumably a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait.
Gaunt EnglishThis name is believed to have derived "from the town of Gaunt, now Ghent, in Flanders."... [
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Gavitt EnglishPerhaps an altered spelling of the middle English
Gabbett, which is from a pet form of the personal name
Gabriel.
Gavriiloglou GreekPatronymic meaning "son of Gavriil", from the given name
Gavriil combined with the Turkish suffix -
oğlu meaning "son of".
Gawthrop Englishhabitational name from any of several places in Yorkshire and Lancashire called Gawthorpe or Gowthorpe all of which are named from Old Norse
gaukr "cuckoo" and
þorp "enclosure" meaning "village where cuckoo's frequented".
Gay English, FrenchNickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French
gai.
Gay English, NormanHabitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.
Gaya AfricanAfrican spelling, surname form, and variant spelling of
Gaia. It is the 18,784th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 246,879 people... [
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Gayakwad Indian, MarathiFrom a nickname derived from Marathi गाय
(gay) meaning "cow" and कवाड
(kavad) meaning "door".
Gayangos SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the Castilian comarca of Las Merindades.
Gaye EnglishPossibly a nickname for a cheerful person, derived from the archaic word "gay" meaning "happy". A famous bearer was the American singer Marvin Gaye (1939-1984).
Gayen BengaliOccupational name for a singer or bard of traditional Bengali music, ultimately derived from Sanskrit गै
(gai) meaning "to sing".
Gayer GermanDerived from Slavic
gaj "grove", this name denoted a forest warden.
Gaylord EnglishDerived from Old French
gaillard meaning "high-spirited, boistrous".
Gazaev Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of an Ossetian name most likely derived from Ossetian гæзæмæ
(gæzæmæ) meaning "few, little, rare".
Gazdanty OssetianPossibly derived from Arabic غَازِي
(ḡāzī) meaning "hero, champion".
Gazdiev Ingush (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush and Ossetian surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan) of unknown meaning, possibly of Turkic origin. The name is mainly found in present-day Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania.
Gaztañaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Usurbil.
Gaztelu BasqueFrom Basque
gaztelu "castle", denoting someone from the town of Gaztelu in Basque country, Spain.
Ge ChineseFrom Chinese 葛
(gé) referring to the ancient state of Ge, which existed during the Xia dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Gear EnglishDerived from the Germanic name element
ger, meaning "spear".
Gebbia ItalianFrom Sicilian
gebbia "irrigation cistern", itself from Arabic
جُبّ (
jubb) "cistern, well".
Gebhardt GermanFrom a Germanic given name composed of the elements
geb "gift" and
hard "hardy", "brave", "strong".
Geddes Scottish, IrishThere is a place of this name in Nairn, but the name is more likely to be a patronymic from Geddie.
Geers DutchPatronymic from the short form of any of various personal names formed with the Germanic element
ger "spear". Compare
Geerts.
Geeson IrishThis unusual name is the patronymic form of the surname
Gee, and means "son of Gee", from the male given name which was a short form of male personal names such as "
Geoffrey", "
George" and "
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Geidl GermanDerived from a Middle High German nickname
giudel meaning “braggart” or “squanderer.”
Geipelhorst GermanThis rather rare surname is appears to be the combination of "Geipel", which is a variant of "Geibel" originating from a personal name or topographic name formed with Old High German gawi ‘fertile region’, ‘countryside’ (as opposed to a town), and "Horst" which came from of Old High German, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood"... [
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Geisberger GermanRegional name for someone who lives in
Geisburg,
Geisa or near any mountain called
Geisberg.
Geiselhart German (Silesian, Rare), Lombardic (Rare), Old High German (Rare)Possibly after the Geisel, a river in Saxony-Anhalt, which likely received its name from either the Lombardic patronym
Giso, meaning "noble, precious promise" or from the Old High German
gewi, from the Gothic
gavi, or gaujis, a which is a medieval term for a "region within a country", often a former or actual province combined with the suffix Hart, which means "stag", and comes from the Middle English
hert and the Old English
heort.... [
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Geisinger GermanDenoted a person from the town of Geising in Germany, which in turn got it's name from the Geisingberg mountain. The Geisingberg most likely got it's name from the Germanic
geut or the Early New High German
geußen, both meaning "to pour", and the German word
Berg meaning "mountain"... [
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Geist GermanHabitational name for someone who lived in a house marked by the sign of the Holy Spirit (normally depicted as a dove), from Middle High German geist 'spirit'.
Gelin FrenchMost often an alternate form of
Ghislain. Could also be the Old French
gelin (dim. of Latin
gallus), "chicken", which would then refers to a cowardly person or a poultry farmer.
Geller Yiddish, German, RussianThe name may derive from the German word "gellen" (to yell) and mean "one who yells." It may derive from the Yiddish word "gel" (yellow) and mean the "yellow man" or from the Yiddish word "geler," an expression for a redheaded man... [
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Gelsomino ItalianMeans "jasmine" in Italian, possibly also used as a topographic name.
Gemayel Arabic (Mashriqi)Derived from the given names
Jamal or
Jamil. This surname is borne by members of a Lebanese Maronite Christian political family, notably the assassinated president-elect and militia commander Bachir Gemayel (1947-1982).
Gemistos Greek, Late GreekMeans "full, laden" in Greek, supposedly referring to a head full of knowledge. One of the earliest recorded bearers was Georgios Gemistos Plethon, a Greek scholar of the late Byzantine era. He chose the pseudonym Plethon (from πλῆθος
(plethos) "multitude, great number", from πλήθω
(pletho) "to fill") partly in reference to the meaning of his surname.
Gemito ItalianFrom a misspelling of
genito "to be born", given to sculptor Vincenzo Gemito upon being abandoned at an orphanage as an infant.
Gemünd GermanRegional name for someone who lives in Gemünden.
Genain English (American, ?)This pseudonym was used to protect the identities of the Morlok sisters, identical quadruplets born in 1930. All four developed schizophrenia, suggesting a large genetic component to the cause of the disease.
Genarro ItalianThe surname "Gennaro" has Italian origins and is commonly associated with the given name "Gennaro," which is derived from the Latin name "Ianuarius," meaning "January." The name is often linked to St... [
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Genda JapaneseFrom Japanese 源
(gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田
(ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Gendika BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous district of the municipality of Ibarrangelu.
Gendron FrenchEither a diminutive of French
gendre meaning "son-in-law" or a habitational name for someone from the town of Gendron in Belgium.
General Germannickname for a mercenary (employed in royal services).
Geng ChineseFrom Chinese 耿
(gěng) referring to the ancient city of Geng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Henan province. Alternately it may come from the name of an ancient state that existed during the Spring and Autumn period in present-day Shanxi province.
Gennarelli ItalianAncient and illustrious Piedmontese family, originally from Polonghera but residing in Cherasco, which is decorated with the titles of: Counts of Cocconato, Lords of Cocconito and Consignori of Marcorengo.
Gennimatas GreekPossibly from the Greek verb
γεννιέμαι (
genniemai) meaning "to be born".
Genova Italianhabitational name from
Genoa (Italian
Genova) in Liguria which during the Middle Ages was one of the great seaports of the Mediterranean and a flourishing mercantile and financial center... [
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Gentilis Italian (Latinized)Latinized form of
Gentili. The Italian-born Oxford professor and jurist Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) was known as Albericus Gentilis in Latin.
Gentry FrenchFrom the English word, which is in turn from French
gentrie, referring to that which is "noble," or the "nobility." From earlier
gentillece, which was originally from
gentil, "refinement."
Gerahty IrishAnglicised form of the Gaelic Mag Oireachtaigh, meaning "son of Oireachtach", which in turn means "member of the assembly".
Gerbrandy Dutch, FrisianVariant of
Gerbrandij. This name was borne by the Dutch prime minister Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy (1885-1961; birth name Pieter Gerbrandij), who led the government-in-exile based in London, England following the Nazi German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II.
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 BasqueHabitational name of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from the archaic Basque element
ger meaning "stone, crag" or "mill" (compare
Gernika).
Gerena SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.