Dog Names That Start With G

Everyone has heard of Genghis Khan, 12th century warrior and founder of the Mongol empire. The name was brought into the modern world by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens, who chose it as the middle name for their son Vittorio, whose twin sister is named Lozen after a female Apache warrior.

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic-medal winning rower Guin Batten.

Patricia Arquette and Nicole Richie named their daughters Harlow, so why not consider this other great early screen icon?

Guthrie, folk singer Woody's last name, makes a perfectly fine first choice for a girl. Names such as Guthrie that have no gendered history can make true nonbinary names.

An out-of-this-world choice, literally.

Moorish region and city in Spain that makes a melodic and unusual first name.

It's a gamble that your child will grow up to appreciate the name Gamble.

Gasira is a journeyed name with an ancient history. It started as the Arabic word gezira (also commonly transliterated as jazira and jazeera), meaning "island," and sometimes "peninsula."

The Faroese term for "ray of light", seen as a feminine name on the Faroe Islands.

One of the most pleasant and evocative of the hot new occupational names. Related name: Gardner, as in Ava.

A (male) character in Toni Morrison's great Song of Solomon, but also plays for a girl.