Names I Would Actually Use
- Gallagher: an Irish surname name; derived from Ó Gallchobhair meaning 'descendent of Gallchobhar' which is derived from gall 'stranger' and cabhair 'help'.
- Gideon: means 'feller' or 'hewer' in Hebrew.
- Grant: an English and Scottish surname name; derived from Norman French grand meaning 'great, large'.
- Grayson: a surname name; meaning 'son of the steward' derived from Middle English greyve 'steward' - although might also be of Old English origin meaning 'son of the gray-haired man'.
- Griffin: a Latinized form of Gruffudd; a Welsh name, the second element deriving from Welsh udd 'lord, prince' whereas the first element is of uncertain meaning. Griffin can also be inspired by the English word griffin, a creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, ultimately from Greek gryps.
Guilty Pleasure
- Gable: from an English surname of uncertain origin; possibly from a place named with Old Norse gafl 'gable' which was applied to hills shaped triangularly. It might also be an anglicized variant of Gabel; an occupational German surname for a maker and seller of forks (agricultural equipment; ex. hay forks or shearlegs) or the German surname Göbel which was from a diminutive of Godebert.
- Gabriel: from the Hebrew name Gavri'el meaning 'strong man of God'.
- Gaius: a Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of Etruscan origin, meaning unknown.
- Galen: a Modern form of the Greek name Galenos which meant 'calm' from Greek galene.
- Garner: is of Middle English origin; means 'to gather grain'. Although is might also be a place name or occupational name which denoted an ancestor who lived near a granary or who helped harvest grain.
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