Dog Names That Start With G

Gisele

Portuguese (especially Brazilian) form of Giselle.

Gisell

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Giselle

From the Old German element gisal, "hostage, pledge"

Gisla

A variant of the name Gisela

Gismo

Gispo

Gissa

A name of Italian origin that can mean 'to be at peace'.

Gissy

Gita

A form of Hindu religious song or a sacred text

Gitana

Spanish for "gypsy"

Gitano

Spanish word for a Romani person; borrowed into Catalan from Spanish.

Gittano

Gitty

A nickname for Jeff Gitelman

Gitzi

Giulia

Italian feminine form of Julius, from Latin Iulia

Gizelle

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Gizmo

English word for a gadget, especially one whose real name is unknown or forgotten

Gizzmo

Gizzy

Glacia

Recorded as a rare modern English feminine given name

Glandi

Glato

Glee

The English word for joy and merriment; also a type of English choral part-song

Glen

Variant of Glenn

Glenda

Welsh name from glân ('holy, fair') and da ('good')

Glenn

From a Scottish surname derived from Gaelic gleann, "valley"

Glenny

A surname

Gleo

Glimmer

English word for a faint light or dim glow; recorded as a feminine given name in popular culture

Glind

Glinda

The name Glinda means 'good' or 'noble'.

Glint

Glitz

Glora

Glori

Cornish word for glory, from Latin glōria

Gloria

Means "glory", from the Latin gloria

Glorie

Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval Flemish

Glory

From the English word glory, ultimately from Latin gloria

Glynn

From Irish gleann, meaning "valley"; a variant of Glyn

Gnasher

The pet dog of Dennis the Menace in the British comic The Beano

Gobi

From Mongolian Gov', 'dryland', via Chinese gēbì (戈壁)

Gobie

Godis

Godiva

Latinised form of the Old English name Godgifu, meaning "gift of god"

Godric

A compound name meaning 'god' and 'ruler'

Godric Gryffindog

Goffy

Gofy

Goja

Recorded as a feminine given name in Slovene

Goji

A type of berry known for its health benefits

Gojo

The name of a character known for his strong magical abilities

Goku

Japanese, from Son Gokū — the Japanese reading of the Monkey King, Sun Wukong.

Gold

English word for the chemical element Au, from Latin aurum

Golda

From Yiddish גאָלד (gold), meaning "gold".

Golden

English word meaning made of, or relating to gold

Goldie

Nickname for a person with blond hair, from English gold; variant of Golda

Goldilocks

English, from gold and locks, referring to blond hair

Goldwin

Recorded as an Anglo-Saxon masculine given name

Goldy

Recorded as a given name in Yiddish and, rarely, in English

Golfo

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Greek

Goliath

From the Hebrew name Golyaṯ, possibly from gala, "uncover, reveal"

Golli

Gollo

A playful twist on the name of a character or a term in popular culture

Golnar

Golo

Recorded as a masculine given name in modern German

Goma

Recorded as a feminine given name in Swahili

Gomer

Means "complete" in Hebrew

Gomez

Spanish patronymic surname meaning "son of Gome"; the name Gome comes from Visigothic guma, "man".

Gomo

Gondor

Gonni

Gonnie

A dutch feminine given name

Gonny

Gono

Gony

Gonzo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Goober

A colloquial term for a peanut or a silly person

Goodwin

A name meaning 'good friend' or 'one who is good at winning'

Goody

English surname and honorific short for goodwife, and a nickname

Gooffy

Goofy

English word goofy; a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company

Goran

South Slavic name derived from gora, meaning "mountain"

Gorbi

Gorden

An English variant of Gordon

Gordi

Spanish diminutive formed from gordo ('fat') with the suffix -i.

Gordie

Diminutive of Gordon

Gordito

Gordo

Spanish for fat or chubby

Gordy

Diminutive of Gordon, formed in English with the suffix -y

Goren

A name of uncertain origin, often thought to have Slavic roots.

Gorgeous

An English word meaning beautiful, delightful, or splendid

Gori

Recorded as a masculine given name in Catalan

Gorrie

Gosa

Gosa is the Korean word for the midterm exams all students must sit.

Goscha

Recorded as a rare Russian given name, feminine

Gosie

Gossi

Gotcha

An expression often meaning 'I've caught you!'

Gotham

Old English gāt 'goat' + hām 'home', a homestead where goats are kept

Gouda

A type of Dutch cheese