Gabriel - "God is my strength" - Gage - (Old French) "Pledge" - Galen - (Greek) "Tranquil" - Gallagher - (Celtic) "Eager aide" - Gardiner - (Danish) "Garden keeper" - Gareth - (Welsh) "Old man" also (Old French) "Watchful" - Garland - (Old French) "Wreath" - Garr Garrett - (Irish) "Firm spear" - form of Gerard - Garrison - (Germanic) "Spear, firm" also (Old French) "Fort" - Garth - (Germanic) "Protection" - Gary - (Celtic) "Hunting dog" also (Old German) "Spear carrier" - Gavin - (Welsh) "Hawk" - Gawain - (Welsh) "Courteous" - Geoff Geoffrey - (Germanic) "God, peace" - George - (Greek) "Farmer" - Gerald - (Germanic) "Spear, rule" - Gerard - (Germanic) "Firm spear" - Germain - Gideon - (Hebrew) "Mighty warrior" - Gilbert - (Germanic) "Pledge, bright" also (Old German) "Bright desire" - Giles - (Greek) "Shield bearer" also (French) "Youth" - Glen - (Welsh) "Valley" Glenn Godfrey - (Old German) "God's peace" - Gordon - (Old English) "Spacious hill" - also (Gaelic) "Great hill" - Gower - (Old English) "Crooked coastline" - Grady - (Latin) "Rank" = Graham - (Old English) "Gray homestead" also (Latin) "Grain" - Grannville - (Old French) "Large town" - Grant - (Old French) "Great" (Old French) "To give" - Gray - (Old English) "To shine" - Grayson Greg Gregory - (Greek) "Watchman" - Grover - (Old English) "Dweller in a small wood" - Gus Guy - (Germanic) "Sensible" (Old French) "Guide" - Hadrian - (Greek) "Wealthy" - Hampton Hank Hans Hardy - (Old English) "Good heath" - Harlan - (German) "Flax" - Harley Harmon - (Greek) "Harmony" also (English) "Soldier" - Harold - (Old Norse) "Army, power" - also (Old German) "Commander" - Harper - (Old Norse) "Whaler" - Harris Harrison - (English) "Son of Harry" - Harvey - (Celtic, Old French) "Bitter" (Old German) "Battle" - Harry - (Germanic) "Home, rule" also (Old English) form of Henry - Hartley - (Middle English) "Stag" - Haven - (Dutch) "Harbor" - Hayden - (Old English) "Hay field" - Hayes Hector - (Greek, Gaelic) "Defender" - also (Greek) "Holding fast/anchor" - Henderson Hendrick - (Old English) "Lord's manor" - Henry - (Old German) "House ruler" - Herbert - (Germanic) "Army" - Herman - (Old German) "Soldier" - Herschel - (German) "Deer" - Hilary - (Latin) "Cheerful" - Hiram - (Hebrew) "Brother is exalted" - Holden - (Old English) "Valley" - Holm - (Old Norse) "Island" - Homer - (Greek) "A security or pledge" - Horace - (Latin) "Time keeper" also (Greek) "Behold" - Hosea - (Hebrew) "Salvation" - Howard - (Old English) "Sword, guardian" - Howe - (Anglo-Saxon) "Hill" - Hoyt - (Middle English) "Small boat" - Hubert - (Old German) "Shining spirit" - Hudson - (Old English) "Son of Hud" - Huey - from Hugh - Hugh - (Germanic) "Mind or spirit" - Hugo - (Germanic) "Mind or spirit" - Humphrey - (Germanic) "Giant, peace" - Hunt - (Old English) "Search" - Hunter Hurley - "Child of the seas" - Hyman - (Hebrew) "Life" - Isaac - (Hebrew) "He laughs" - Ian - (Hebrew-Celtic) "Gracious gift of God" - also Scottish Ignatius - (Latin) "Fiery" - Imre - (Hebrew) "Well-spoken" - Ingram - (German) "Raven" - Innis - (Gaelic) "Island" - Ira - (Aramaic) "Watchful, stallion" - Irving - (Old English) "Sea friend" - Isaac - (Hebrew) "He laughs" - Isaiah - (Hebrew) "Salvation of the Lord" - Ishmael - (Hebrew) "God will hear" - Israel - (Hebrew) "Wrestled with God" Ivan - (Russian) "Gracious gift of God" - Jack - (Hebrew) "Gracious gift of God" - Jacob - (Hebrew) "May God protect" - Jamal - (Arabic) "Handsome" - James - (Hebrew) "May God protect" - Jamie - (Scottish) Dim. Of James, Jimmy Jared - (Hebrew) "Servant" - Jarvis - (Germanic) "Spear, servant" - Jason - (Greek) "Yahweh protects" - Jasper - (Persian) "Treasure" - Jay - (Old French) "Jay bird" - Jefferson - (Old English) "Son of Geoffrey" - Jeffrey - (Germanic) "God, peace" also - (Old French) "Peaceful" - Jeremiah - (Hebrew) "Yahweh raises up" - Jeremy - (Hebrew) "Chosen by God" - Jermyn - (Latin) "German" - Jerome (Latin) "Sacred name" - Jesse - (Hebrew) "Wealth" also "God exists" - Jimmy Joel - (Hebrew) "Yahweh is God" - John - (Hebrew) "Gracious gift of God" - Jon - variant of John- Jonas - (Hebrew) "Dove" - Jonathan - (Hebrew) "Yahweh has given" - Jordan - (Hebrew) "To descend" - Joseph - (Hebrew) "May God add" - Joshua - (Hebrew) "Yahweh protects" - Judah - (Hebrew) "Praised" - Julian - (Latin) form of Julius, also "Youthful" - Justin - (Latin) "Just" - Kahill - (Arabic) "Best friend" - Kane - (Gaelic) "Warrior" - Karl - (Germanic) "Man" - Keane - (Middle English) "Sharp-witted" - Keefe - (Irish) "Noble" - Keegan - (Irish) "Little fierce one" - Keely - (Irish) "Good-looking" - Keenan - (Irish) "Little ancient one" - Keir - (Gaelic) "Swarthy" - Keith - (Gaelic) "The wind" also (Old Welsh) "Forest" - Kelvin - (Irish) "Narrow river" Scottish river - Kendall - (Celtic) "Ruler of the valley" - Kenneth (Celtic) "Handsome" - Kent - (Old English) "Open country" - Kerr - (Norse) "Marshland" - Kevin - (Celtic) "Handsome birth" also (Irish) "Gentle" - Kieran - (Irish) "Little dark one" - Kipp - (Old English) "Sharply pointed hill" - Kirk - (Norse) "Dweller near a church" - Knox - (Old English) "From the hills" - Kurt - (Germanic) "Bold counsel" - Kyle - (Irish, Scottish) "Narrow piece of land" - Ladd - (Middle English) "Young man" - Laird - (Scottish) "Lord" - Lamar - (Old German) "Land" - Lance - (Old French) "Knight's attendant" - Lander - (Middle English) "Property owner" - Landon - (Middle English) "Property owner" - Lane - (Middle English) "Narrow street" - Lars - (Latin) "Laurel, victory" - Latimer - (Middle English) "Interpreter" - Laurence - (Latin) "Laurel, victory" - Lawrence - (Latin) "Laurel, victory" - Lee - (Old English) "Glade" also (Irish) "Poet" - Leif - (Old Norse) "Beloved" - Leland - (Old English) "From the meadow land" - Lennon - (Irish) "Cloak" - Leo - (Latin) "Lion" - Leon - (Latin) "Lion" - Leonard - (Old German) "Lion-hearted" - Leroy - (Old French) "The king" - Leslie - (Celtic) "Garden of hollies" also (Old English) "Meadow" - Lester - (Latin-English) "Dwellers on Legra River" - Levi - (Hebrew) "United to" - Lewis - (Latin) "Hear, fight" - Lind - (Old English) Linus - (Old French) "Flaxen-haired" - Llewellyn - (Celtic) "Leader or ruler" - Lloyd - (Old Welsh) "Gray haired" - Locke - (Old English) "Stronghold" - Logan - (Scottish) "Little hollow" Lonn - (Irish) "Fierce" - Loren - (Latin) "The laurel" - from Lawrence Louis - (Old German) "Famed warrior" - Lowell - (Old English) "The laurel" - from Lawrence Luke - (Latin) "Light" - Luther - (Old German) "Warrior" - Lyle - (Old French) "Island" - Lyman - (Old English, Celtic) "Snow birth" - Lyndon - (Old English) "Linden tree" - Lynn - (Old English) "Pool" - Macon - (Middle English) "To make" - Magnus - (Latin) "Great" - Major - (Latin) "Greater" - Malachi - (Hebrew) "Messenger of God" - Manley - (Old English) "Man of the meadow" - Marcus - (Latin) "Of Mars, god of war" - Mark - (Latin) "Of Mars, god of war" - Marlon - (French) "Blackbird" - Marshall - (Old French) "Official in charge of horses, steward" - Martin - (Latin) "Of Mars" - Marvin - (Celtic) "Beautiful sea" - Matt Matthew - (Hebrew) "Gift of God" - Maurice - (French-Latin) "Dark" - Maximilian - (Latin) "Greatest one" - Mead - (Old English) "Meadow" - Melvin - (Celtic) "Chief" - Mendel - (Hebrew) "Wisdom" - Mercer - (Middle English) "Storekeeper" - Merle - (Latin) "Blackbird" - Micah - (Hebrew) "Who is like God" - Michael - (Hebrew) "Who is like God" - Mike Miles - (Latin) "Soldier" also (Old German) "Merciful" - Milton - (English) "Settlement near a hill" - Mitch Mitchell Mordecai - (Hebrew) "Warrior" - Morgan - (Welsh) "Great, bright" - Morton - (Anglo-Saxon) "City on the moor" - Moses - (Hebrew) "Saved" - Mull - (Middle English) "Grinder" - Mungo - (Gaelic) "Amiable" - Murphy - (Irish) "Sea warrior" - Murray - (Celtic) "Sailor" - Myron - (Greek) "Fragrant" - Nairne - (Scottish) "From the narrow river glade" - Nash - (Old English) "Cliff" - Nathan - (Hebrew) "Gift of God" - Nathaniel - (Hebrew) "Gift of God" - Neal - (Irish) "Champion" - Ned Nedford Nehemiah - (Hebrew) "God's compassion" - Neil - (Celtic) "A champion" - Nelson - (Celtic-Germanic) "Son of Neal" - Neville - (Latin) "New town" - Nevin - (Germanic) "Nephew" - Newell - (Old French) "Kernel" - Newman - (Old English) "Newcomer" - Nicholas - (Greek) "People's victory" - Nigel - (Latin) "Dark one" - Nirel - (Hebrew) "God's field" - Noah - (Hebrew) "Comfort" Nolan - (Irish) "Noble" - Norman - (Old English) "Norwegian" also (Old French) "Man from the north" - Olin - (Old English) "Holly" - Oliver - (Norse) "Kind one" - Omar - (Arabic) "First son" - Oran - (Irish) "Pale one" - Orion - (Latin) "Dawn" - Orson - (Latin) "Bear" - Orville - (Old French) "Gold town" - Oscar - (Old English) "Divine, spear" - Oskar Owen - (Latin-Celtic) "Young warrior" - Pablo Paco Palmer - (Old English) "Palm bearing pilgrim" - Paolo Parker - (Old English) "Cultivated land" - Parr - (Old English) "From the stable" - Pascal - (Italian) "Born at Easter" - Pat Patrick - (Latin) "Noble" - Paul - (Latin) "Small" - Paxton - (Latin) "Peace" - Pearce - (Old Anglo-French) "Rock" - Pedro Pell - (Old English) "Scarf" - Penrod - (Old German) "Esteemed commander" - Peregrine - (Latin) "Wanderer" - Perry - (Latin) "Wanderer" - Pete Peter - (Greek) "Rock" - Petruccio Peyton - (Old English) "Warrior's estate" - Phil Philip - (Greek) "Lover of horses" - Phillip - (Greek) "Lover of horses" - Pierce - (Old Anglo-French) "Rock" - Pierre - "Rock" - Pilar Porter - (French) "Gatekeeper" - Prescott - (Old English) "Priest's cottage" - Preston - (Old English) "Dweller at the church" - Price - (Old Welsh) "Urgent one" - Pryor - (Old French) "Head of the priory" - Quentin - (Latin) "Fifth child" - Quincy - (Old French) "Dweller on the fifth son's estate" - Quinlan - (Irish) "Muscular" - Quinn - (Irish) "Wise" - Quintin Radcliff - (Old English) Red cliff" - Rain - (Latin) "Ruler" - Rafael - "Healed by God" - Raleigh - (Old English) "Dweller by the deer meadow" - Ralph - (Germanic) "Wolf" - Ramon Ramsay - place name/ family name Ramsey - (Old English) "Ram's land" - Randall - from Randolph Randolph - (Anglo-Saxon) "Shield wold" - Randy Ranger - (Old French) "Dweller in the field" - Ransom - (Old English) "Son of the shield" - Raphael - (Hebrew) "Healed by God" - Raul Ravi Ray Rayburn - (Old English) "From the deer stream" - Raymond - (Germanic) "Counsel, protection" - Redford - (Old English) "From the red ford" - Redmond Redmund Reece - (Old Welsh) "Enthusiastic" - Reed - (Old English) "Red-haired" - Reeve - (Middle English) "Baliff" - Reginald - (Old English) "Powerful might" - Reid - (Old English) "Red-haired" - Remington - (Old English) "From the raven's house" - Remus - (Latin) "Swift oarsman" - Rene - (Latin) "Reborn" - also from Reginald Renfrew - (Old Welsh) "From the still waters" - Reuben - (Hebrew) "He has seen my misery" - Rex - (Latin) "King" - Rexford Reynold - from Reginald - Rich - Richard - (Germanic) "Rule, hard" - also (Old English) "Brave one" - Rick Ricky Rider - (Old English) "Horseman" - Rigby - (Old English) "Valley of the ruler" - Riley - (Irish) "Valiant" - Ring - (Old German) Riordan - (Irish) "Poet" - Ripley - (Old English) "Dweller in a noisy meadow" - Ritter - (Old German) "Knight" - Roane Roarke - (Irish) "Famous ruler" also (Old English) "Rock" - Rob Robert - (Germanic) "Fame, bright" - Robertson Robin Robinson Rochester - (Old English) "Rock fortress" - Rod Roderick - (Germanic) "Famous one" - Rodman Rodney - (Old English) "Heda's island" - Rogan - (Irish) "Red-haired" - Roger - (Germanic) "Fame, spear" - Roland - (Germanic) "Fame, land" - Rolfe Roman Ron Ronald - (Germanic-Scottish) "Might, power" - Ronan - (Irish) "Little seal" - Rooney - (Irish) "Red-haired" - Roosevelt - (Dutch) "Field of roses" - Rory - (Gaelic) "Red king" - Roscoe - (Old English) "Roe, wood" - Ross - (Gaelic) "Dweller at the promontory" - Rowan - (Irish) "Red-haired" also (Old English) "Rugged" - Rowe Rowland Roy - (Old French) "Regal one" - Royal - from Roy Royce - from Roy - Rudolph - (Old German) "Wolf" - Rudy - from Rudolph - Rudyard - (Old English) "From the red gate" - Rufus - (Latin) "Red-haired" - Rush - (French) "Red-haired" - Russ Russell - (Old French) "Little red" - Rusty Rutherford - (Old English) "From the cattle ford" - Ryan - (Irish) "Little king" - Rylan - (Old English) "Dweller in the rye field" - Salvador - (Spanish) "Savior" - Samson - (Hebrew) "Sun" - Samuel - (Hebrew) "His name is God" - Sanders - (Middle English) "Alexander's son" - Sandy Saul - (Hebrew) "Requested" - Sawyer - (Middle English) "Woodsman" - Sayer - (Welsh) "Carpenter" - Scott - (Celtic) "One from Scotland or Ireland" - Scully - (Irish) "Town crier" - Sean - (Irish) - form of John Season - (Latin) "Planting time" - Sennett - (French) "Wise one" - Septimus - (Latin) "The seventh" - Serge - (Latin) "Attendant" - Sergio Seth - (Hebrew) "The appointed" - Seward - (Old English) "From the sea" - Seymour - (Old French, Old English) Shaw - (Old English) "Grove" - Sheehan - (Irish) "Little peaceful one" - Shelby - (Old English) "Village where the willows grow" - Shepherd - (Old English) "One who herds sheep" - Sheridan - (Irish) "Wild one" - Sherlock - (Old English) "White-haired" - Sherman - (Old English) "The shear man or cutter" - Sherwood - (Old English) "Bright forest" - Shirley - (Old English) "From the bright meadow" - Sidney - (Old French) "From Saint Denis" - Sigmund - (Old German) "Victorious protector" - Silas - (Latin) "Wood" - Simon - (Hebrew) "Obedient" - Sinclair - Skylar Smyth Solas - (Latin) "Of the forest" - Stanley Stephan Stephen - (Greek) "Crown" - Steve Steven - (Greek) "Crown" - Stewart Stuart Talbot - (Old French) "Reward" - Tanner - (Old English) "Leather worker" - Tate - (Middle English) "Cheerful" - Taylor - (Middle English) "Tailor" - Terrence - (Latin) "Soft or tender" - Thomas - (Aramaic) "A twin" - Theodore - (Greek) "Gift of God" - Timothy - (Greek) "Honoring God" - Titus - (Latin) "Safe" - Tobius - (Hebrew) "God is good" - Toby - "Yahweh is good" - Todd - (English) "Fox" - Tom Torrance - (Anglo-Irish) "From the low hills" - Travis - (English) "A toll-collector" also (Old French) "Crossing" - Tremayne - (Old Cornish) "House by the stones" - Trevor - (Welsh) "Big village" - Tyler - "Tiler" - Tyson Ulysses - (Latin) "The hater" - Vaughn - (Welsh) "Little" - Vernon - (Old French) "Alder grove" - Victor - (Latin) "Conqueror" - Vincent - (Latin) "Conquering" - Wallace - (Old English, Scottish) "A Welsh man" - Walter - (Germanic) "Army" - Ward - (Germanic) "Guardian" - Waylen Wayne - (Old English) "Wagon" - Wendell - (Germanic) "Wanderer" - Wes Wesley - (Old English) "West meadow" - Whitney - (Old English) "White island" - Will Willem Wilheim Willie William - (Germanic) "Resolution" - Winston - (English) "Wine's settlement" - Woodrow Xan Xavier - (Spanish-Aramaic) "Brilliant" - Xeno Ximon Zaccheus - (Hebrew) "Pure" - Zachariah Zachary - (Hebrew) "God remembers" - Bibliography - ×The Guinness Book of Names, 6th Edition, by Leslie Dunkling © 1993 Leslie Alan Dunkling and Guinness Publishing Ltd. 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