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27 names found
Gallus
BoyLiterary
Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar.
Gardiner
BoyEnglish French Literary Teutonic
Gardener. Keeper of the garden. Surname. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. Farmer.
Gargrave
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1, where it belongs to sir Thomas Gargrave.
Gaunt
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry IV, 1 & 2, where it belongs to prince John. 'Henry VI, 1' John Talbot. 'King Henry VI, III' Sirs John Mortimer, Montgomery, and Somerville. 'King John'. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir John Falstaff. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don John. 'Richard II' John of Gaunt.
Geffrey
BoyEnglish French Literary
Peaceful. See also Jeffrey. A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to late Duke of Britaine, King John's brother.
George
BoyEnglish Greek Literary
Farmer. In medieval legend St. George: (the knight who became patron saint of England) struggled with a fire-breathing dragon symbolizing the Devil. From 'georgos' meaning tiller of the soil, or farmer. A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to george Bevis. 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence. 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV.
Getrude
GirlLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, where it belongs to the Queen of Denmark, mother to Hamlet.
Glansdale
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1, where it belongs to sir William Glansdale.
Gloucester
UnisexLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry V, where it belongs to duke of Gloucester, King's brother, uncle to 'Henry VI'. 'Henry VI, III' Richard Plantagenet's son, later Duke of Gloucester. 'Henry IV, II' Prince Humphrey. 'Tragedy of King Lear' Earl of Gloucester. 'King Richard II' Duke of Gloucester.
Gobbo
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to launcelot Gobbo, a clown, servant to Shylock. Also Old Gobbo, Launcelot's father.
Goffe
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to matthew Goffe.
Goneril
GirlLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear, where it belongs to daughter to King Lear.
Gonzalo
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tempest, where it belongs to an honest old counsellor.
Goodfellow
GirlLiterary
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, mischievous fairy.
Gower
BoyLiterary Welsh
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to one of the King's party. 'King Henry V' Officer in the King's army. 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Acts as chorus. Pure.
Grandpre
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to a French Lord.
Gratiano
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to friend to Antonio and Bassanio. 'The Tragedy of Othello' Nobleman of Venice, brother of Brabantio.
Green
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Richard The Second, where it belongs to a favorite of King Richard.
Gregory
BoyEnglish Greek Literary
On the watch. As the first of 16 Gregory popes Pope Gregory fostered the development of Gregorian chants. See also Greg. Gregorio: (ltalian/Spanish/Portuguese) On the watch.'. Watchful. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to servant to Capulet.
Gremio
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a suitor to Bianca.
Grey
UnisexEnglish Literary
Gray-haired. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry V, where it belongs to sir Thomas Grey, conspirator against the King. 'King Richard III' Lord Grey, son of Edward's Queen.
Griffith
BoyArthurian Legend Literary Welsh
A murderer. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to entleman-usher to Queen Katharine. Fighting chief, fierce, strong warrior or lord. Derived from the Welsh name Groffudd. Common as both a surname and a given name.
Grumio
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to a servant to Petruchio.
Guiderius
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to son to Cymbeline, disguised under the name of Polydore, a supposed son to Belarius.
