Valley of the rowan tree / valley + red-haired/rowan
Boy
little grace; affectionate diminutive of Graça (grace)
Portuguese
Girl
No established historical meaning; appears to be a constructed name without a fixed traditional meaning
Unisex
fair/white or blessed homestead
Welsh
Boy
Surname-derived; likely 'son/descendant of Garret' or associated with the element 'gar' meaning 'spear'.
English
Boy
Spear ruler / powerful spear
Germanic
Boy
Not well documented; appears to be a personal/place name of Kikuyu origin - literal meaning is unclear
Unisex
From 'Grace' meaning 'favor, blessing' - implies 'graceful' or 'little grace'.
Girl
From Old Norse elements guð 'god' + rún 'secret, rune' - 'divine secret' or 'secret of the gods'
Icelandic, Norse
Girl
Unclear; possibly 'of Galicia' (a geographic/ethnic origin) or a modern variant related to Galia/Alice.
Girl
Variant of Garrett/Gareth - either from Gerard: 'spear' + 'brave/strong', or from Welsh Gareth: 'gentle'.
English, Irish
Boy
Spear-protector (from Old Norse geirr 'spear' + bjǫrg 'help, protection')
Norse, Norwegian
Girl
Brave spearman
Dutch
Boy
Probably 'Gil' (from names meaning 'joy' or a short form of Gilberto/Giles) + 'mar' ('sea') - roughly 'joy of the sea' or 'Gil of the sea'.
Portuguese
Boy
valley town / settlement in a glen
English, Scottish
Boy
Graceful; full of grace; gracious
Portuguese, Spanish
Girl
Guardian; protector; watchman
English
Unisex
From Welsh gwyn 'white/fair/blessed' + Ifor (Ivor); roughly 'fair/blessed Ivor' or 'white/fair lord'.
Welsh
Boy
Originally a surname meaning 'son of Garret/Gerard'; also associated with 'garrison' meaning a fortified military post.
English
Boy
Brave with a spear
German
Boy
An offering of songs; 'song offering' (from Sanskrit gīta = song + aṃjalī = offering)
Sanskrit
Girl
Derived from Grace - 'grace', 'favor', 'blessing'
English
Girl
Diminutive of Gustaaf/Gustav ('staff of the Geats/Goths') or of Augustus ('venerable, majestic')
Dutch
Boy
Likely from Hebrew 'Gal' meaning 'wave', or related to English 'Gail' (short for Abigail) meaning 'father's joy'
Breton, English, French, Hebrew
Girl
Spear strength; brave or strong with a spear
Boy
spear
Norse, Norwegian
Boy
brave/strong with a spear
Dutch
Boy
Possibly 'joy' + 'gift of God' (composite interpretation); overall meaning uncertain
Boy
homestead or enclosure by a valley
English
Boy
Likely 'the large/robust one' or 'descendant of Grasso' (from Italian 'grasso' meaning fat/plump/large).
Italian
Boy
Somali: 'burnt' or 'scorched' and the name of a hot coastal plain. Irish (Gubán): attested in the legendary craftsman Gubán Saor, associated with building/smithing (etymology uncertain).
Irish, Somali
Boy
From Welsh 'gwyn' meaning 'white, fair, blessed'.
Welsh
Girl
spear
English
Boy
spear-ruler
Unisex
Traditional Kikuyu name; often interpreted as 'the returned one' or 'one who has come back' (exact meanings can vary by family/clan).
Boy
beautiful
Polish
Girl
Feminine form of Guy; ultimately from a Germanic element meaning 'wood' or 'wide' (sometimes interpreted as 'guide').
French
Girl
Calm, serenity; peaceful
Greek
Girl
{'Garrett': "derived from Gerald/Gerard: 'spear rule' or 'brave/spear warrior'", 'Gareth': "possibly 'gentle' or 'modest' (Welsh); exact meaning uncertain"}
From Old Norse geirr 'spear' + mundr 'protector' - 'spear-protector' or 'protector with a spear'.
Norse
Boy
From Germanic elements meaning 'spear' + 'strength' - 'spear of strength' or 'strong spear'.
Girl
From Germanic elements meaning 'pledge/hostage' (gisel) and 'famous' (mār) - 'famous pledge' or 'renowned pledge'.
English, Germanic
Boy
valley / dweller of the valley
Welsh
Girl
Noble, illustrious, esteemed
Irish
Boy
'little smith' (diminutive of Goban, related to 'smith')
Irish, Irish (Gaelic)
Girl
From Welsh gwen 'white, fair, blessed' + hwyfar 'smooth, phantom' - often rendered 'white phantom' or 'fair one'.
Welsh
Girl
boy; servant (originally a nickname or surname referring to a young male or servant)
English
Boy
spear ruler
Germanic
Boy
Uncertain - possibly related to gathering/harvest or a small basket in Kikuyu
Girl
Modern variant of Grady or Grayden - generally interpreted as 'noble, renowned' (from Irish Grady) or 'gray hill/valley' (from English Graydon).
