Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages.
Gilberto is the romance version of the Latinized form of Gilbert, used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages. In Galician, it's spelled Xilberto or Xilberte. It derives from the Germanic words gisel (meaning pledge or hostage) and beraht (meaning bright). It can be used as a given name or surname.
Lieve ("dear, beloved") pronounced: LEE-və Meanings and history of the name Godelieve: | Edit. Derived from the Germanic god "god" and leub "love," this name is a feminized form of the male given name Goteleib.
Giancarlo is an Italian given name meaning "John Charles". It is one of the most common masculine given names in Italy and is often short for "Giovanni Carlo".
Garrett Name Meaning. English: from either of two Germanic personal names introduced to Britain by the Normans: Gerard, composed of the elements gar, ger 'spear', 'lance' + hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'; and Gerald, composed of the elements gar, ger 'spear', 'lance' + wald 'rule'.
Gaston Name Meaning. French: from the Old French oblique case of a Germanic personal name, originally probably a byname from gasti 'stranger', 'guest', 'host'. Compare Guest. The surname is also found in England and Ireland, where it is probably a Huguenot importation.
Geary Name Meaning. Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gadhra 'descendant of Gadhra' (see O'Gara). See also McGeary. English: from a personal name derived from Germanic ger, gar 'spear', a short form of any of various compound names with this as a first element (see, for example Garrett).
The Hungarian first name "Gellért" (anglicized Gellert, policized Gelert) is a variant of the English name Gerard, from the elements ger-, "spear", and -(h)ard, "strong". Hugo Gellert (Gellért Hugó) (1892 – 1985), radical Hungarian-American illustrator and muralist. ... Hotel Gellért, a hotel named for the baths.
Geneva is a Germanic female given name, which means "juniper tree". Geneva is an obscure name. Less than 200 babies in the United States are named Geneva every year.
Origin of the name Genevieve: Derived from the Gaulish Genovefa, a name with Celtic roots but the meaning of which is uncertain. The first element is believed to be from genos (race, people, tribe); the second is possibly from an element meaning "woman."
