Giza

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Locally spelled Giża in PL Poland.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Giza is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English name10 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Egypt, Germany

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Gizeh, Giża, Ğiza, Gîza

• Spanish surname11 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico, United States, Argentina, Colombia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Gize, Gizé, Gizá, Gîza, Giża

• French given name6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France

  Also written Gizeh, Gïza, Gîza, Gizéh

• a separate name3 spellings in the group

  Also written Gîza, Gîză

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Giża

• Amharic surname4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ethiopia

  Also written ግዛ, ጊዛ, ጊዛእ

39 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Giza is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Polish, occupational name for a maker or seller of cheese, from gjize ‘skim-milk cheese’. In the form Gizas this is also found as a Greek and Aromanian family name.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In Polish, nickname from giza ‘hind leg of an ox or swine’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for a butcher.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, site of Egyptian pyramids

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• Teutonic: 'gift'

  as a name·African Names

• gift.

  as a name·African Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Józef Gizab. 1887PLPolish officer
• Antoni Gizab. 1947PLPolish historian
• Hanna Maria Gizab. 1948PLRadio journalist, film and stage actress, author of adaptations and director of radio plays
• Anna Gizab. 1955PLPolish sociologist
• Piotr Gizab. 1980PLPolish footballer
• Abelard Gizab. 1980PLPolish comedian and screenwriter
• Fabian Gizab. 1980FRFrench politician
• Maciej Gizab. 1986PLPolish sportsperson and athletics competitor
• Adam Gizab. 1988PLPolish journalist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Giza mean, and where does it come from?

Egypt: town adjacent to Cairo, home to the Great Pyramids. Recorded by African Names.

In which country does Giza have the most bearers?

In Poland, the national register counted about 4.6 thousand people named Giza, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled giża.

Where is Giza most common?

Giza is densest in Poland, where the national register counts about 1 in 8.4 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Giza?

In Poland, the national register counted 4,559 people named Giza in 2026, about 1 in 8.4 thousand residents.