Girl names starting with "G" that aren't "Gab

Any ideas? It's not that I don't like Gabriella...it's just that it's the only thing that comes to mind.

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Golda, Genendel, Gertrude, Genia/Genie, Gleeda, Germaine, Gilda, Galia, Galit, Gila, Gilit, Geula, Galilit, Giselle, Glinda.

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Galit

Gittel, geneshe
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Hebrew: Gila, Geulah,
English: Gayle (or Gail), Geraldine, Gloria

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Grace, Graciela,Gretchen, Greta, Gretel, Giulietta, Geneen, Gina, Gisela, Gita.

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Dont forget some of our favorite G names here on Imamother
Greenfire, Greeneyes and GreenTiger!

I've always liked "Grace" a lot, but I never thought of it as a Jewish name.
What do all of you think of it?

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Goldie, Gila, Gail, Gayil (avigayil), Gianna, Genendel

Gracia/Grazia is ultra Jewish. Grace I don't think?
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OP.
Thanks everyone.
Are "Gracia" and "Gianna" really Jewish names?? I like them, they just sound really Italian...

People would say Guta and Golda sound really German. Smile

Gianna isn't common at all as Jewish name as far as I know, but certainly Gracia/Grazia.

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Glilia is cute, in Hebrew.
I've heard of Galila.

Gilda, Gracia, Gloria... are all good Sefardi names. Gabriella is so, so common among Italkim, for centuries.

OP, only Hebrew or all Jewish languages or all languages?

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All the Giannas that I know in the US are Italian.

It's a pretty popular name these days.
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Posted: Mon, Oct 04 2010, 7:10 am Post subject:

Gilat
Gali
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Posted: Mon, Oct 04 2010, 7:15 am Post subject:

According to my research in medieval names, Giovanna was actually quite popular among Italian Jewry during the Renaissance.
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And Gianna?

Posted: Mon, Oct 04 2010, 7:19 am Post subject:

Ganit, Gitit, Gita, Gibora, Geula