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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 and Old French
gai "happy, cheerful, joyous".
Gay EnglishHabitational name from a settlement in Normandy called
Gaye, possibly derived from a Germanic person name cognate with
Wade 2, or perhaps related to Old French
gayere "wet ground" or
goille "puddle, quagmire".
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.
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.
Gazelle English, French, ArabicUnadapted borrowing from Middle French
gazelle, from Old French
gazel, from Arabic
غَزَال (
ḡazāl). This is the surname of famous deuteragonist Gigi Gazelle who is the teacher of Peppa Pig.
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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Gelso ItalianMeans "mulberry tree" in Italian, a topographic name, or perhaps an occupational name for someone who cultivated mulberry trees.
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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Genco ItalianFrom Sicilian
jencu "calf, young heifer or bullock", figuratively referring to a large or strong boy, derived from Latin
iuvencus meaning "young" or "bullock; young man".
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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Gensmantel GermanDerived from the German words
gens meaning "people, race, stock" and
mantle meaning "forest, woods".
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".
Gerbov m RussianFrom Russian
герб (gerb), meaning "coat of arms".
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.
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 a diminutive form of the feminine given name
Germana. A famous bearer of the surname is singer Lady Gaga (Stefani Germanotta).
Germany EnglishHabitational name from Middle English Germanie, denoting the parts of Continental Europe inhabited by ancient Germanic peoples.
Gerner GermanHabitational name for someone from one of five places in Bavaria called Gern.
Gernika Basque (Rare)From the name of a town and municipality (called
Guernica in Spanish and English) in Biscay, Basque Country, of uncertain etymology... [
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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".