George
Name of an early saint, from Middle English George, from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργῐος (Geṓrgĭos), from γεωργός (geōrgós, “farmer, earth worker”), from γῆ (gê,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
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Gervasio
From Latin Gervasius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Giacinto
From Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Giacomo
From Late Latin Iācomus, dialect variant of Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Gioacchino
Borrowed from Latin Iōākīm, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰωᾱκείμ (Iōākeím), itself from Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹיָקִים (Yəhōyāqīm)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Gioele
From Hebrew יוֹאֵל (yoél, “Joel”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Giorgio
Inherited from Latin Geōrgius, from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Giovanni
Borrowed from Italian Giovanni. Doublet of John. From Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Giuda
From Latin Iūdās, from Ancient Greek Ἰούδᾱς (Ioúdās), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Y'hudá).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Giulia
Inherited from Latin Iūlia.
- Gender
- feminine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Giulio
Borrowed from Latin Iūlius. Doublet of luglio.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Giuseppe
Borrowed from Italian Giuseppe. Inherited from Latin Iōsēphus, from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (yōsép).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
Gloria
From Latin gloria (“glory”), first used as a name in 19th-century literature. Inherited from Latin Glōria. Learned borrowing from Latin Glōria. Inherited from Latin Glōria.…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Graziano
From Latin Gratiānus.
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- masculine
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- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Gregorio
Via Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος (Grēgórios, “watchful, vigilant”). Borrowed from Latin Grēgorius, from post-classical Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Guglielmo
From Latin Gulielmus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Hillel
Borrowed from Hebrew הִלֵּל (Hillḗl). From Hebrew הִלֵּל (Hillḗl).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
Iago
From Welsh, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician Iago, from Latin Iācōbus (“James”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “he…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Icaro
From Latin Icarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Ignazio
From Latin Ignātius.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Igor
Transliterated from Russian И́горь (Ígorʹ), a Varangian name derived from Old Norse Yngvarr, Ingvarr, from Yngvi (name of a god) + herr (“army”). Doublet of Ivor, Ihar, and…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends R
Ilario
Inherited from Latin Hilarius.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Iolanda
Uncertain: * either a variant of Violante, from Late Latin Violantes, from Latin viola (“violet”), through Old French Yolande; * or from Ancient Greek ἴον ἄνθος (íon ánthos,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ippolito
From Latin Hippolytus, from Ancient Greek Ἰππόλυτος (Ippólutos).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends O
Irene
Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Iride
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἶρις (Îris, “the messenger of the gods”).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Isacco
From Hebrew יצחק (Yiṣḥāq, “[he] will laugh”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Iside
From Latin Īsidem, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t (ꜣst).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Isidora
The feminine equivalent of Isidoro, from Ancient Greek Ἰσιδώρα (Isidṓra, “gift of Isis”). From Latin Isidōra, feminine equivalent of Īsidōrus, from Ancient Greek Ῑ̓σῐ́δωρος…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Ismaele
From Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él (yišmāʿēl), “God hears, God will hear”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends E
Italo
From Latin italus.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Jacopo
From Late Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Jean
Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα…
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- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends N
Jeanne
From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
John
From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
Kent
Unadapted borrowing from English Kent.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends T
Laerte
From Ancient Greek Λαέρτης (Laértēs).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- ends E
Lara
Anglicized from Russian Ла́ра (Lára), a Russian pet form of Larissa, known from the novel (1957) and film (1965) Dr Zhivago. Recently borrowed from Russian. Recently borrowed…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Lattanzio
From Latin Lactantius.
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Laura
From Late Latin saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus (“laurel tree”). A post-classical name made famous by Petrarch's sonnets to Laura in the fourteenth…
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends A
Lavinia
Latin Lavinia, of obscure meaning. Lavinium was a town in ancient Latium. From Latin.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Leandro
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Learco
From Ancient Greek Λέαρχος (Léarkhos).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Leda
From Ancient Greek Λήδα (Lḗda).
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Lelio
From Latin Laelius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Letizia
From Latin Laetitia.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Levi
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (lēwî), of uncertain origin. Doublet of Lewi. From Hebrew לֵוִי. From Biblical Hebrew לֵוִי (Lēwī)
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
Licinio
Borrowed from Latin Licinius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Lino
From the name of the second pope, Latin Linus, Ancient Greek Λῖνος (Lînos), of uncertain meaning.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Lisandro
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λῠ́σᾰνδρος (Lŭ́săndros).
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Livia
From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens. a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Livia
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends A
Livio
From Latin Līvius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- ends O
Lodovico
a male given name from Latin, variant of Ludovico
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Lorenzo
From Latin Laurentius. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Laurence
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- ends O
Luca
Borrowed from Italian Luca, from Latin Lūcās, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs), hypocoristic of Λούκιος (Loúkios) (from Latin Lūcius m) or Λουκανός (Loukanós) or both with…
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
Luciano
Borrowed from Latin Lucianus. Borrowed from Latin Lucianus. Borrowed from Latin Lucianus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Lucio
Inherited from Latin Lūcius. Inherited from Latin Lūcius. Borrowed from Spanish Lucio, from Latin Lūcius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Ludovica
Femine of Ludovico.
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- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- ends A
Ludovico
Inherited from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German *Hlūtwīg, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz (“loud, famous”) + *wīgą (“battle”). Compare German Ludwig. Akin to Clodoveo.…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
Luigi
Borrowed from Italian Luigi. Doublet of Ludovico, Luis, Ludwig, and other cognates. The verb sense emerged shortly after the December 2024 killing of American healthcare CEO…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I