German Girl Names Starting With "A"
Authentic German feminine names beginning with the letter A.
Ada
/AH-dah/Meaning: Noble
Origin: Germanic
Adallinda
/AH-DAH-LLEE-NDAH/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adela
/AH-DEH-LAH/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adelaide
/AH-de-lye-de/Meaning: Noble nature
Origin: Germanic
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Adele
/ah-DEH-leh/Meaning: German, English and Italian form of Adela.
Origin: Germanic
Adelheid
/AH-del-hyte/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Adelaide.
Origin: Old High German
Adelina
/AH-DEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Noble, gentle
Origin: German
Adelinde
/AH-DEH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Adallinda.
Origin: German
Agatha
/ah-GAH-tah/Meaning: Good
Origin: Greek
Agathe
/AH-GAH-TEH/Meaning: French and German form of Agatha, as well as the Ancient Greek transcription.
Origin: Greek
Agnes
/AHG-nes/Meaning: Pure, chaste
Origin: Greek
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An essential reference book detailing the history, pronunciation, and distribution of authentic German surnames and given names.
Albina
/AH-LBEE-NAH/Meaning: White, bright
Origin: German
Alda
/AH-LDAH/Meaning: Old, wise
Origin: German
Alena
/AH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Bright, shining
Origin: German
Alessandra
/AH-LEH-SSAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alexa
/AH-LEH-XAH/Meaning: Short form of Alexandra
Origin: German
Alexandra
/AH-LEH-XAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alfreda
/AH-LFREH-DAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Alfred.
Origin: German
Alice
/ah-LEE-seh/Meaning: Short form of Adelais
Origin: Germanic
German-American Names Guide
Detailed study on the spellings, pronunciations, and historical background of German names brought to America.
Alida
/AH-LEE-DAH/Meaning: Noble, small wing
Origin: German
Alina
/ah-LEE-nah/Meaning: Bright, noble
Origin: Slavic/German
Alma
/AHL-mah/Meaning: Nourishing, kind, soul
Origin: Latin
Aloisia
/AH-LOH-EE-SEE-AH/Meaning: German feminine form of Aloysius.
Origin: Latin
Aloysia
/AH-LOH-YSEE-AH/Meaning: Famous in battle
Origin: Latin
Alwine
/AH-LVEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Alwin.
Origin: German
Amalia
/ah-MAH-lee-ah/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Germanic
German Baby Names & Meanings for Girls
A comprehensive guide book dedicated to classic, rare, and beautiful German baby names for girls, complete with definitions.
Amalie
/AH-MAH-LEE/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: German
Amelia
/AH-MEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Latin
Amelie
/AH-MEH-LEE/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: German
Ana
/AH-NAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Andrea
/AH-NDREH-AH/Meaning: Brave, strong
Origin: German
Anelie
/AH-NEH-LEE/Meaning: Variant of Annelie
Origin: German
Angela
/AHN-ge-lah/Meaning: Messenger of God, angel
Origin: Greek
Angelica
/AH-NGEH-LEE-CAH/Meaning: Angelic, messenger
Origin: German
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Angelika
/AH-NGEH-LEE-KAH/Meaning: Angelic
Origin: German
Angelina
/AH-NGEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate diminutive of Angela.
Origin: German
Anika
/AH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anina
/AH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anita
/AH-NEE-TAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anja
/AH-NYAH/Meaning: Form of Anya in several languages.
Origin: German
Anke
/AH-NKEH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anna
/AHN-nah/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: Hebrew
Annalena
/AH-NNAH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Combination of Anna and Lena.
Origin: German
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Anne
/AH-NNEH/Meaning: French form of Anna.
Origin: German
Annegret
/AH-NNEH-GREH-T/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Grete.
Origin: German
Anneli
/AH-NNEH-LEE/Meaning: Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Annelie, as well as a German variant.
Origin: German
Annelie
/AH-NNEH-LEE/Meaning: Short form of Anneliese
Origin: German
Annelies
/AH-NNEH-LEES/Meaning: Variant of Anneliese
Origin: German
Anneliese
/AH-NNEH-LEESEH/Meaning: Grace and pledged to God
Origin: German
Annelore
/AH-NNEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Eleonore.
Origin: German
Annemarie
/AH-NNEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Combination of Anna and Marie.
Origin: German
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A beautiful memory book and scrapbook to record all your baby's first-year milestones, medical visits, and growth chart details.
Annerose
/AH-NNEH-ROH-SEH/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Rose.
Origin: German
Annett
/AH-NNEH-TT/Meaning: Variant of Annette
Origin: German
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Annette
/AH-NNEH-TTEH/Meaning: French diminutive of Anne 1.
Origin: German
Anni
/AH-NNEE/Meaning: Finnish, Estonian, German and Danish diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Annika
/AH-NNEE-KAH/Meaning: Swedish diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Annkatrin
/AH-NNKAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Combination of Ann (grace) and Katrin (pure)
Origin: German
Annushka
/AH-NNOO-SHKAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Anselma
/AH-NSEH-LMAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Anselm.
Origin: German
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Antonia
/AH-NTOH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: Latin
Antonina
/AH-NTOH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Antoninus.
Origin: German
Anuschka
/AH-NOO-SHKAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.
Origin: German
Anya
/AH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Ariadne
/AH-REE-AH-DNEH/Meaning: Most holy
Origin: German
Ariane
/AH-REE-AH-NEH/Meaning: French form of Ariadne.
Origin: German
Artemis
/AH-RTEH-MEE-S/Meaning: Safe
Origin: German
Astrid
/AHS-trit/Meaning: Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr [1][2].
Origin: Old Norse
Astrithr
/AH-STREE-TR/Meaning: Beautiful goddess
Origin: Old Norse
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Augusta
/AH-OO-GOO-STAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Augustus.
Origin: German
Auguste
/AH-OO-GOO-STEH/Meaning: Variant of Augusta
Origin: German
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Ava
/AH-FAH/Meaning: Short form of Germanic
Origin: German
Aveline
/AH-FEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to Britain.
Origin: German
Avila
/AH-FEE-LAH/Meaning: Desired
Origin: German