| Hebrew Name | Meaning or History | Gender |
Gabi (Gabbi, Gabby)
גַּבִּי | "Gabi" is the shortened version of the name "Gavriel" ("Gabriel"). |   |
Gabriel (Gavriel, Gavri'el)
גַּבְרִיאֵל | The name is composed of the words גברי (gavri, in the sense of "man-like") and אל (el, "God"). It points to the fact that God's angel has appeared before Daniel as flesh and blood. | |
Gad
גָּד | According to the Bible, the name גָּד (Gad) is equivalent to the word גַּד (gad) which means "luck", "happiness", "success". | |
Gaia (Gaya)
גַּאיָה | "Gaia" is the greek word for "earth", or "land". It is also the name of the Goddess of Earth. | |
Gal
גַּל | Wave; heap, pile. | |
Galila
גָּלִילָה | the name "Galila" is derived of "גליל" (Galil, Galilee), which is the name of a geographical region in the north of Israel. | |
Galit
גַּלִּית | Derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"), the literal meaning of the name is "having waves / stormy". | |
Galon (Gal'on)
גַּלְאוֹן | The name Galon means "a wave (גל, gal) of courage (און, on)" or "a heap of power". | |
Galya
גַּלְיָה | The name may be derived of the word גל (gal, "wave"). | |
Gamaliel (Gamliel)
גַּמְלִיאֵל | Gamaliel was the leader of the tribe of Manasseh. | |
Gania (Ganya)
גַּנְיָה | The meaning of the name is "God's (represented by the letters יה) garden (גן, gan)". | |
Ganit
גַּנִית | The name "Ganit" is derived of the word "גן" (gan, "garden"). | |
Gavri
גַּבְרִי | Manly, virile. | |
Gavriela (Gavri'ela)
גַּבְרִיאֵלָה | The name "Gavriela" is derived of the name "Gavriel" (Gabriel). | |
Gedaliah (Gedalya, Gdalya)
גְּדַלְיָה | The name seems to be composed of the verb "גָּדַל" (gadal, "was grand") and the letters יה (the name of God). | |
Gera
גֵּרָא | There are several people in the Bible called Gera. One of them is the father of Ehud, the judge of Israel. | |
Gershom
גֵּרְשֹׁם (גרשום) | According to the explanation in the Bible, the name Gershom is derived of the word גֵּר (ger, "foreign"). | |
Gershon
גֵּרְשׁוֹן | According to the explanation in the Bible, the name Gershom (which is sometimes replaced the name "Gershon") is derived of the word גֵּר (ger, "foreign"). Of Gershom, the elder son of Moses, the Bible says: "And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land" (Exodus 2, 22). | |
Geula (Ge'ula)
גְּאוּלָה | Redemption, salvation. | |
Geva
גֶּבַע | Hill. Geva (Geba) is the name of two differen cities - one in the land of Benjamin and one in the land of Judah: "And king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah" (1 Kings 15, 22). | |
Gideon (Gidon, Gid'on)
גִּדְעוֹן | One of Israel's judges. He fought against the Midianites. | |
Gidi
גִּידִי | "Gidi" is the shortened version of the name "Gidon" ("Gideon"). | |
Gidona (Gid'ona)
גִּדְעוֹנָה | The name Gidona is derived of the name Gidon (Gideon). | |
Gil
גִּיל | Joy, happiness. | |
Gila
גִּילָה | Joy, happiness. | |
Gilat
גִּילַת | The name Gilat may be related to the words "גיל" (gil) and "גילה" (gila), which mean "joy", "happiness". | |
Gilead (Gilad, Gil'ad)
גִּלְעָד | There are two people in the Bible called Gilead. One of them is the father of Jephthah, one of the judges of Israel. Gilead is also the name of a Geographical region east to the Jordan river and a name of a city in that region. | |
Gili
גִּילִי | My joy, my happiness. | |
Gilit
גִּילִית | The name Gilit is derived from the word "גיל" (gil, "joy", "happiness"). | |
Ginath (Ginat)
גִּינַת | A girl’s name (in the Bible: a boy’s name). | |
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