Frederica (Teutonic) - "Peaceful ruler." This familiar name has passed through an interesting variety of forms in its descent from the Sanskrit - " Pri"=" love "; the Zend, or old Persian, " Fri"; and the Greek os (Phiios), "loving"; the change from Ph to " F " being easy, as in the case of " Phaedora " to " Fcodora." This word passed into other languages - into the Norse " Fri " (the verb " frigon " meaning " to love," and also " to be free "), the Gothic " frize," and the high German " Frei." The original of our Frederica is Freya (variously called Frea, Frey, Frealaf, Frigg, and Frigga), who was worshipped by the Scandinavians under the title of Queen of Heaven, to which rank she was elevated upon her marriage with Odin, and became the mother of seven stalwart sons, the founders of the Anglo-saxon race. The legendary lore of Freya is intensely interesting, if only for the fact that it reveals to us that, even in those dim, bygone days, a belief in immortality was inherent even in those who knew not Christianity. Freya dwelt in a beautiful palace called Fensaler., "Hall of the Sea," and by all marines was regarded as the sear ruler and the guardian of ships. In Fensaler a soft, sweet twilight always prevailed, and to this beautous home, full of dim, soft shadows, and full of the languorous sound of the slow-rolling waves, Freya brought all loving husbands and wives who had been parted by early death, and there they dwelt reunited for ever. And night after night Freya sat in her lovely halls spinning delicate silken threads to give as tokens of her love to all good wives and mothers. Little wonder she was regarded as the goddess of Love, Beauty, and Plenty, and by the Germans regarded as Mother Earth. Or that a pretty fancy ran among the earth-dwellers that, on starlit nights, all who looked up to the heavens could see Freya busy at her labour of love, for what we now call ' Orion's Belt " was in those poetical days " the spinning-wheel of the Queen of Heaven."

Frideswide - " Strong in peace."

Fulvia (Latin) - " Red-yellow" or " tawny-haired."

Gabina (Latin) - " Beautiful one."

Gabis (Greek) - " Beautiful pearl." Derived from the Hebrew. Gabrielle [Hebrew) - " Heroine of God," or

" God is my strength." Gabriela - Variant of above. Galanthis (Greek) - " Wisdom." Galatea (Greek) - " Sea-nymph." Galeria (Latin) - " The helmeted maiden." Gamelia (Latin) - " Love," " unity." Ganivra (Welsh) - " White maiden." Derivative of Gwendolen. Ganymede (Greek) - " Youthful beauty." Gatty (Teutonic) - " Spear maiden." English contraction of Gertrude. Gemma (Latin) - " A jewel."

Genevieve (Celtic) - " White wave." French form of Guinevere.

Genevpa - An English variant of Genevieve above.

Genovefa - " White wave." A form confined to Brabant.

Georgiana (Greek) - " Husbandman."

Georgina - Popular English contraction of Georgiana. Georgy and Georgette are diminutives of same.

Geraldine (Teutonic) - " Firm spear." This is the English feminine form of Gerald, whose original form was Gerhold; the name was imported to this country at the Norman Conquest, and was later carried to Ireland, where it became virtually naturalised.

Geraline - Contraction of above.

Gerdrude (Teutonic) - " Spear maiden." Ancient form.

Gerhardine - German form of Geraldine, which see.

Gerlinda - English variant of Geraldine.

Germaine (Teutonic) - " Housewife," also " spear-maid."

Germana - Contraction of above.

Gertrude (Teutonic) - " Spear maiden." This name is of very great antiquity, and in its form of Gerdrude was familiar in Valkyrie and Viking days, and is derived from the two Valkyr words " gher " or " gier" = a " spear," and " trude " or " thrudr " = a "maiden." Geraldine is of little later date, but both are old, and belong to the extensive class of names known as "spear " names, and which are so much more popular on the Continent than in England. Gerard, Gareth, Jerold, and Jerome are some of the masculine forms belonging to this family.

Gerty - English contraction of above.

Ghetal (Teutonic) - " Gothic maid."

Gift (Teutonic) - " A gift or bequest."

Gillespie (Celtic) - " Bishop's servant." Scottish name.

Gillian (Latin) - " Downy or soft-haired." This is the English variant of Julia.

Ginevra (Celtic) - " White "wave." English contraction of Guinevere. Sometimes translated " wave-foam."

Gipsy (Arabic) - " A wanderer."

Giralda - Italian form of Geraldine, which see.

Girlint - Norse form of same.

Gisella (Hebrew) - " Oath of God." French contraction of Elizabeth.

Gladuse (Latin) - " Lame." A Cornish variant of Claudia.

Gladys (Latin) - " Lame." Welsh form of Claudia.

Glauee (Greek) - " Blue-eyed."

Gloria (Latin) - " Glowing or shining forth."

Glorianna - An Elizabethan compound name, "glorious and graceful." Poetically used in reference to the Virgin Queen.

Godiva (Teutonic) - " Divine gift." An old English name.

Gorge (Greek) - " Bird-maiden."

Goton (Persian) - " A pearl." French contraction of Margaret.

Grace (Latin) - " Thanksgiving."

Gracie - English diminutive of above.

Graine (Celtic) - " Love." An Irish name.

Grania - Same as above, but sometimes erroneously used for Grace.

Granuaile (Celtic) - Original form of Grania and Graine.

Gretchen (Persian) - " A pearl." German contraction of Margaret.

Gretel and Grethel - Variants of above.