

Gweef /gwíf/ (male)
This name — which had its debut over the weekend at Vancouver’s extremely exclusive Festival of Names — is effortlessly light and airy,...


Gristlah /grɪ́stlə/ (female)
The delicate autumn beauty of Christa is not entirely lost in this sinewy variation, though it does admittedly take a back seat to the...


Glarence /glɛ́rəns/ (male)
Because of its association with angels, Clarence has always been a little bit too squeaky-clean for all but the most conservative...


Gentropy /dʒɛ́ntrəpi/ (male)
Like Talkleston before it, this name has recently found significant popularity amongst our nation’s most privileged citizens. This is...


Gorrott /gɔ́rɑt/ (male)
It may be impossible to see this name as anything but a combination of the words “gore” and “rot.” It is meaty in the worst way...


Garbonelle /gɑ́rbɪnɛ́l/ (male)
Don’t let the ‘elle’ that appends this name fool you. This is a boy’s name, and quite an imposing one at that. One can easily picture the...


Glandrea /glǽndriə/ (female)
Rarely does World’s Best Baby Names publish a name that has yet to prove itself in the global arena, but every once in a while something...


Girardia /dʒərɑ́rdiə/ (female)
Playfully touted as a feminized version of Gerard, this name actually shares no common ancestry with the classic favourite. Nevertheless,...


Gunderranth /gə́ndərænθ/ (male)
It’s hard to believe a name with so many letters has only three syllables, but such is the case with Gunderranth, an unapologetically...


Gorbachad /gɔ́rbətʃæd/ (male)
For Chad lovers who also wish to pay homage to former President of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, this odd duck of a name may well...