Gaynor - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Gaynor \ga(y)-nor\ is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "son of the fair-skinned one". From a different root from the feminine version; for male children, this is a transferred surname.

Gaynor has 6 variant forms: Gaine, Gainer, Gainor, Gay, Gayner and Gaynnor.

Baby names that sound like Gaynor are Connor, Conor, Gunner, Gunnar, Konnor and Konor.

Gaynor is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Gaynor. Click here to compare Gaynor with related baby names.