Classic German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "classic" aesthetic.
A
Absalom
/AH-BSAH-LOH-M/Meaning: Father is peace
Origin: German
Adallinda
/AH-DAH-LLEE-NDAH/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adela
/AH-DEH-LAH/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adele
/ah-DEH-leh/Meaning: German, English and Italian form of Adela.
Origin: Germanic
Adelinde
/AH-DEH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Adallinda.
Origin: German
Aeneas
/AH-EH-NEH-AH-S/Meaning: Praise
Origin: German
Agatha
/ah-GAH-tah/Meaning: Good
Origin: Greek
Agnes
/AHG-nes/Meaning: Pure, chaste
Origin: Greek
Albina
/AH-LBEE-NAH/Meaning: White, bright
Origin: German
Albrecht
/AHL-brekht/Meaning: Variant of Albert
Origin: Germanic
Alice
/ah-LEE-seh/Meaning: Short form of Adelais
Origin: Germanic
Alida
/AH-LEE-DAH/Meaning: Noble, small wing
Origin: German
Alois
/AH-lo-ees/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: Old High German
Alphaeus
/AH-LPHAH-OYS/Meaning: Exchange
Origin: Greek
Amalia
/ah-MAH-lee-ah/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Germanic
Amalie
/AH-MAH-LEE/Meaning: Work, industrious
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
Angelika
/AH-NGEH-LEE-KAH/Meaning: Angelic
Origin: German
Anika
/AH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anita
/AH-NEE-TAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anne
/AH-NNEH/Meaning: French form of Anna.
Origin: German
Annika
/AH-NNEE-KAH/Meaning: Swedish diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Anselma
/AH-NSEH-LMAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Anselm.
Origin: German
Anton
/AHN-tohn/Meaning: Priceless one
Origin: Latin
Apollo
/AH-POH-LLOH/Meaning: Strength
Origin: German
Ariane
/AH-REE-AH-NEH/Meaning: French form of Ariadne.
Origin: German
Armin
/AH-RMEE-N/Meaning: Whole, universal warrior
Origin: German
Arndt
/AH-RNDT/Meaning: Short form of Arnold
Origin: German
Arnfried
/AH-RNFREED/Meaning: Eagle
Origin: German
Arno
/AH-RNOH/Meaning: Eagle power
Origin: German
Astrid
/AHS-trit/Meaning: Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr [1][2].
Origin: Old Norse
Atli
/AH-TLEE/Meaning: Old Norse form of Attila, meaning 'little father', used in Norse mythology.
Origin: Old Norse
Augustin
/AH-OO-GOO-STEE-N/Meaning: French, Romanian, Czech and German form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Origin: German
Aurel
/AH-OO-REH-L/Meaning: Romanian and German form of Aurelius.
Origin: German
B
Babette
/BAH-BEH-TTEH/Meaning: French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.
Origin: German
Barbel
/BAH-RBEH-L/Meaning: Foreign woman
Origin: German
Beat
/BEH-AH-T/Meaning: Swiss German form of Beatus.
Origin: German
Beate
/BEH-AH-TEH/Meaning: German form of Beata.
Origin: German
Ben
/BEN/Meaning: Son of the right hand
Origin: Hebrew
Berenice
/BEH-REH-NEE-CEH/Meaning: Bringing victory
Origin: German
Bernd
/BEH-RND/Meaning: Brave bear
Origin: German
Bertold
/BEH-RTOH-LD/Meaning: Variant of Berthold
Origin: German
Bertolt
/BEH-RTOH-LT/Meaning: Variant of Berthold
Origin: German
Bianka
/BEE-AH-NKAH/Meaning: German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.
Origin: German
Bjoern
/BYURN/Meaning: Variant of Bj
Origin: Old Norse
Brunhild
/BROO-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Armor battle
Origin: German
Brunhilde
/BROO-NHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Brunhild
Origin: German
Bruno
/BROO-no/Meaning: Brown
Origin: Old High German
Burkhard
/BOO-RKHAH-RD/Meaning: Fortress
Origin: German
C
Camillus
/CAH-MEE-LLOO-S/Meaning: A youth employed in religious services
Origin: Latin
Carl
/KAHRL/Meaning: Variant of Karl
Origin: Germanic
Carlos
/CAH-RLOH-S/Meaning: Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.
Origin: German
Carolus
/CAH-ROH-LOO-S/Meaning: Latin form of Charles.
Origin: Latin
Casimir
/CAH-SEE-MEE-R/Meaning: To destroy
Origin: German
Cathrin
/CAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katharina
Origin: Greek
Catrin
/CAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katharina
Origin: German
Celine
/CEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of C
Origin: German
Charles
/KHAH-RLEH-S/Meaning: Man
Origin: German
Charlotte
/shahr-LO-teh/Meaning: Free man
Origin: French/Germanic
Chlothar
/KHLOH-TAH-R/Meaning: Old German form of Lothar.
Origin: Greek
Christel
/KHREE-STEH-L/Meaning: Diminutive of Christine or Christina.
Origin: German
Christoph
/KHREE-STOH-PH/Meaning: German form of Christopher.
Origin: Greek
Christopher
/KHREE-STOH-PHEH-R/Meaning: Bearing Christ
Origin: Greek
Colman
/COH-LMAH-N/Meaning: A charming Germanic classic
Origin: German
Corbinian
/COH-RBEE-NEE-AH-N/Meaning: Variant of Korbinian
Origin: German
Cornelis
/COH-RNEH-LEE-S/Meaning: Dutch form of Cornelius.
Origin: German
Cornelius
/COH-RNEH-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Horn
Origin: Latin
Crescentia
/CREH-SCEH-NTEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Crescentius.
Origin: Latin
D
Dan
/DAH-N/Meaning: Short form of Daniel
Origin: German
Dennis
/DEH-nis/Meaning: Usual English, German and Dutch form of Denis.
Origin: Greek
Didi
/DEE-DEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Dieter.
Origin: German
Diethard
/DEETAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Theodard.
Origin: Greek
Dietmar
/DEETMAH-R/Meaning: German form of Theudemer.
Origin: German
Dita
/DEE-TAH/Meaning: Short form of names
Origin: German
E
Eberwin
/EH-BEH-RVEE-N/Meaning: Boar
Origin: German
Eckbert
/EH-CKBEH-RT/Meaning: German cognate of Egbert.
Origin: German
Eckehard
/EH-CKEH-HAH-RD/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Eckhard
/EH-CKHAH-RD/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edelgard
/EH-DEH-LGAH-RD/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Edeltraud
/EH-DEH-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Noble strength
Origin: German
Edeltraut
/EH-DEH-LTRAH-OO-T/Meaning: Variant of Edeltraud
Origin: German
Edgar
/ET-gahr/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
Edith
/EH-dit/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
Edmund
/EH-DMOO-ND/Meaning: Rich protection
Origin: German
Eduard
/EH-doo-ahrt/Meaning: Form of Edward in various languages.
Origin: Old English
Edvard
/EH-DFAH-RD/Meaning: Form of Edward in several languages.
Origin: German
Edward
/EH-DVAH-RD/Meaning: Rich guard
Origin: German
Egilmar
/EH-GEE-LMAH-R/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: German
Elfreda
/EH-LFREH-DAH/Meaning: Elf strength
Origin: German
Elisabetta
/EH-LEE-SAH-BEH-TTAH/Meaning: Italian form of Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Elke
/EL-keh/Meaning: Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Origin: Germanic
Elli
/EH-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Elly
/EH-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1, Elizabeth and other names beginning with El.
Origin: German
Elma
/EH-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
Origin: German
Elsbeth
/EH-LSBEH-T/Meaning: Contracted form of Elisabeth.
Origin: Greek
Else
/EH-LSEH/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: German
Elvira
/EH-LFEE-RAH/Meaning: Happy
Origin: German
Emanuel
/EH-MAH-NOO-EH-L/Meaning: Form of Emmanuel in several languages.
Origin: German
Emmanuel
/EH-MMAH-NOO-EH-L/Meaning: God is with us
Origin: German
Emmerich
/EH-MMEH-REE-KH/Meaning: Ruler, king
Origin: German
Emmy
/EH-MMY/Meaning: Diminutive of Emma or Emily.
Origin: German
Eormenhild
/EH-OH-RMEH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Erhard
/EH-RHAH-RD/Meaning: Honour, respect
Origin: German
Erich
/EH-rikh/Meaning: German form of Eric.
Origin: Old Norse
Ermendrud
/EH-RMEH-NDROO-D/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Erna
/EH-RNAH/Meaning: Serious, earnest, eagle
Origin: German
Erni
/EH-RNEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Ernst, Ernestine and other names beginning with Ern.
Origin: German
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- Erni Maissen - Ernst "Erni" Maissen (born 1 January 1958) is a Swiss former footballer who played as a midfielder or striker during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. He is best known for his three spells at FC Basel.
Esther
/EH-STEH-R/Meaning: Star
Origin: Greek
Eugene
/OYGEH-NEH/Meaning: Well born
Origin: German
Evelina
/EH-FEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Variant of the
Origin: German
Evelyn
/EH-FEH-LYN/Meaning: From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline [1].
Origin: German
Ewald
/EH-VAH-LD/Meaning: Law ruler
Origin: German
F
Fabius
/FAH-BEE-OO-S/Meaning: Bean
Origin: Latin
Falk
/FAH-LK/Meaning: Falcon
Origin: German
Felicitas
/FEH-LEE-CEE-TAH-S/Meaning: Good luck, fortune
Origin: German
Ferdi
/FEH-RDEE/Meaning: Short form of Ferdinand
Origin: German
Fionn
/FEE-OH-NN/Meaning: White, blessed
Origin: German
Flora
/FLOH-RAH/Meaning: Flower
Origin: German
Florus
/FLOH-ROO-S/Meaning: Flower
Origin: Latin
Franzxaver
/FRAH-NTSXAH-FEH-R/Meaning: Combination of Franz (free man) and Xaver (bright, new house)
Origin: German
Freddy
/FREH-DDY/Meaning: Diminutive of Frederick and other names containing the same element.
Origin: German
Frederick
/FREH-DEH-REE-CK/Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: German
Fridolin
/FREE-DOH-LEE-N/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Frieda
/FREEDAH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedhelm
/FREEDHEH-LM/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedhold
/FREEDHOH-LD/Meaning: Peaceful power
Origin: German
Fritzi
/FREE-TTSEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Friederike.
Origin: German
Fynn
/FYNN/Meaning: Fair, white
Origin: German
G
Gerd
/GEH-RD/Meaning: Brave with the spear, enclosure
Origin: German
Gereon
/GEH-REH-OH-N/Meaning: Old man, elder
Origin: German
Gerfried
/GEH-RFREED/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerhard
/GEH-RHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave with the spear
Origin: German
Gerhart
/GEH-RHAH-RT/Meaning: German variant form of Gerard.
Origin: German
Gerolf
/GEH-ROH-LF/Meaning: German form of Gerulf.
Origin: German
Gerti
/GEH-RTEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Gertrud.
Origin: German
Gertraud
/GEH-RTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: German form of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Gertrud
/GEH-RTROO-D/Meaning: Spear of strength
Origin: German
Giannina
/GEE-AH-NNEE-NAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Giovanna.
Origin: German
Gilbert
/GEE-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright pledge
Origin: German
Gisbert
/GEE-SBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright
Origin: German
Gisela
/GEE-SEH-LAH/Meaning: Pledge, hostage
Origin: German
- Gisela of Hungary (German princess who became Queen of Hungary, canonized as blessed)
- Gisela Uhlen (Famous German film and stage actress)
Gostislav
/GOH-STEE-SLAH-F/Meaning: Guest
Origin: German
Gottfried
/GOH-TTFREED/Meaning: God's peace
Origin: German
Gotthilf
/GOH-TTEE-LF/Meaning: God
Origin: Greek
Gottlieb
/GOH-TTLEEB/Meaning: German form of Goteleib.
Origin: German
Gottschalk
/GOH-TTSHAH-LK/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Guntram
/GOO-NTRAH-M/Meaning: War raven
Origin: German
H
Hadassah
/HAH-DAH-SSAH-H/Meaning: Myrtle tree
Origin: German
Hadrian
/HAH-DREE-AH-N/Meaning: From Hadria
Origin: German
Hagen
/HAH-GEH-N/Meaning: Enclosure, protected place
Origin: German
Ham
/HAH-M/Meaning: Hot, warm
Origin: German
Hamlet
/HAH-MLEH-T/Meaning: To bother
Origin: German
Hamo
/HAH-MOH/Meaning: Norman form of Haimo.
Origin: German
Hanna
/HAH-NNAH/Meaning: Form of Ḥanna (see Hannah) in several languages.
Origin: German
- Hanna Schygulla (Iconic German stage and film actress)
- Hanna Reitsch (Famous German aviator and test pilot)
Hanne
/HAH-NNEH/Meaning: Short form of Johanne
Origin: German
Hansgunther
/HAH-NSGOO-NTEH-R/Meaning: Combination of Hans (God is gracious) and Gunther (warrior army)
Origin: German
Hansjurgen
/HAH-NSYOO-RGEH-N/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Hanspeter
/HAH-NSPEH-TEH-R/Meaning: Combination of Hans and Peter.
Origin: German
Harry
/HAH-RRY/Meaning: Medieval English form of Henry.
Origin: German
Hedwig
/HEH-DVEE-G/Meaning: Battle, duel
Origin: German
Heidrun
/HEYEDROO-N/Meaning: Bright, clear
Origin: German
Heiko
/HEYEKOH/Meaning: Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.
Origin: German
Heilmar
/HEYELMAH-R/Meaning: Healthy, whole
Origin: German
Helga
/HEH-LGAH/Meaning: Holy, blessed
Origin: German
Helmfried
/HEH-LMFREED/Meaning: Helmet
Origin: German
Helmine
/HEH-LMEE-NEH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
Origin: German
Helmut
/HEH-LMOO-T/Meaning: Helmet
Origin: German
Henri
/HEH-NREE/Meaning: Home ruler
Origin: German
Henrik
/HEH-NREE-K/Meaning: Form of Heinrich (see Henry) in several languages.
Origin: German
Hera
/HEH-RAH/Meaning: Hero, queen of gods
Origin: German
Heribert
/HEH-REE-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright army
Origin: German
Herman
/HEH-RMAH-N/Meaning: Army man
Origin: German
Hertha
/HEH-RTAH/Meaning: Form of Nerthus.
Origin: Greek
Hildegund
/HEE-LDEH-GOO-ND/Meaning: Battle
Origin: German
Hildegunde
/HEE-LDEH-GOO-NDEH/Meaning: Variant of Hildegund
Origin: German
Hiltrud
/HEE-LTROO-D/Meaning: Strength in battle
Origin: German
Holger
/HOH-LGEH-R/Meaning: Island spear
Origin: German
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Horsa
/HOH-RSAH/Meaning: Horse
Origin: German
Hubert
/HOO-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright heart
Origin: German
Huldrych
/HOO-LDRYKH/Meaning: Grace, favour
Origin: German
I
Ida
/EE-DAH/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: German
Ilona
/EE-LOH-NAH/Meaning: Joy
Origin: German
Ilsa
/EE-LSAH/Meaning: Variant of Ilse
Origin: German
Ilse
/EE-LSEH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Ingeborg
/EE-NGEH-BOH-RG/Meaning: Ing's protection
Origin: German
Ingeburg
/EE-NGEH-BOO-RG/Meaning: Variant of Ingeborg
Origin: German
Inka
/EE-NKAH/Meaning: Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.
Origin: German
Iris
/EE-REE-S/Meaning: Rainbow
Origin: German
- Iris (anatomy) - The iris (pl.: irides or irises) is a thin, ring-shaped structure in the eye in most mammals and birds that is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. In optical terms, the pupil is the eye's aperture, while the iris is the diaphragm.
Irma
/EE-RMAH/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Irmengard
/EE-RMEH-NGAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Ermengard.
Origin: German
Irmtraut
/EE-RMTRAH-OO-T/Meaning: Variant of Irmtraud
Origin: German
Isaak
/EE-SAH-AH-K/Meaning: Greek, Russian and German form of Isaac.
Origin: German
Isabell
/EE-SAH-BEH-LL/Meaning: Variant of Isabel
Origin: German
Isabelle
/EE-SAH-BEH-LLEH/Meaning: French form of Isabel.
Origin: German
Iseult
/EE-SOYLT/Meaning: Ice
Origin: German
Ishtar
/EE-SHTAH-R/Meaning: Ishtar was an Akkadian, Assyrian and Babylonian goddess who presided over love, war and fertility.
Origin: German
Isidore
/EE-SEE-DOH-REH/Meaning: Gift of Isis
Origin: German
J
Jacob
/YAH-COH-B/Meaning: Holder of the heel
Origin: German
Jan
/YAH-N/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Jasmin
/YAH-SMEE-N/Meaning: German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.
Origin: German
Jehoiachin
/YEH-HOH-EE-AH-KHEE-N/Meaning: Yahweh will establish
Origin: German
Jenny
/YEH-NNY/Meaning: Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane [1].
Origin: German
Jens
/YEH-NS/Meaning: Danish form of John.
Origin: German
Jeremiah
/YEH-REH-MEE-AH-H/Meaning: Yahweh will exalt
Origin: German
Jessika
/YEH-SSEE-KAH/Meaning: Variant of Jessica
Origin: German
Joachim
/YO-ah-kheem/Meaning: Contracted form of Jehoiachin or Jehoiakim.
Origin: Hebrew
Johann
/YOH-HAH-NN/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Iconic German composer and musician of the Baroque period)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Germany's greatest literary figure, poet, and dramatist)
Johannes
/YOH-HAH-NNEH-S/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Jonah
/YOH-NAH-H/Meaning: Dove
Origin: German
Jorgen
/YOH-RGEH-N/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Joschka
/YOH-SHKAH/Meaning: German form of Jóska.
Origin: German
Josephine
/YOH-SEH-PHEE-NEH/Meaning: English, German and Dutch form of Joséphine.
Origin: Greek
Justus
/YOO-STOO-S/Meaning: Just, lawful, upright
Origin: Latin
K
Karin
/KAH-REE-N/Meaning: Pure
Origin: German
Karina
/KAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Elaborated form of Karin.
Origin: German
Karla
/KAH-RLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Karl, Karel or Karlo.
Origin: German
Karola
/KAH-ROH-LAH/Meaning: German, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Karolina
/KAH-ROH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Kay
/KAH-Y/Meaning: Variant of Kai
Origin: German
Kerstin
/KEH-RSTEE-N/Meaning: Swedish form of Christina.
Origin: German
Kimberly
/KEE-MBEH-RLY/Meaning: The city came to prominence in the late 19th century during the Boer War.
Origin: German
Kolman
/KOH-LMAH-N/Meaning: Variant of Koloman
Origin: German
Koloman
/KOH-LOH-MAH-N/Meaning: German and Slovak form of Colmán.
Origin: German
Konstantin
/KOH-NSTAH-NTEE-N/Meaning: Form of Constantine 1 in several languages.
Origin: German
Konstanze
/KOH-NSTAH-NTSEH/Meaning: German form of Constantia.
Origin: German
Korbl
/KOH-RBL/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Kore
/KOH-REH/Meaning: Maiden
Origin: German
Krista
/KREE-STAH/Meaning: Short form of Kristina
Origin: German
Kunigunde
/KOO-NEE-GOO-NDEH/Meaning: Clan war
Origin: German
L
Larisa
/LAH-REE-SAH/Meaning: Citadel
Origin: German
Lars
/LAH-RS/Meaning: Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.
Origin: German
Lea
/LEH-AH/Meaning: Weary, lioness
Origin: German
Leah
/LEH-AH-H/Meaning: Weary, grieved
Origin: German
Leano
/LEH-AH-NOH/Meaning: Short form of Leander
Origin: German
Leo
/LEH-OH/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German
Leonius
/LEH-OH-NEE-OO-S/Meaning: Latin name that was derived from Leo.
Origin: Latin
Leopoldine
/LEH-OH-POH-LDEE-NEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Leopold.
Origin: German
Levi
/LEH-FEE/Meaning: Joined, attached
Origin: German
Levin
/LEH-FEE-N/Meaning: German form of Leobwin.
Origin: German
Lia
/LEE-AH/Meaning: Weary, bringer of good news
Origin: Latin
Lian
/LEE-AH-N/Meaning: Short form of Julian
Origin: German
Liane
/LEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: Short form of Juliane
Origin: German
Liesl
/LEESL/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: German
Lilo
/LEE-LOH/Meaning: Short form of Liselotte
Origin: German
Linus
/LEE-NOO-S/Meaning: Flax
Origin: Latin
Lioba
/LEE-OH-BAH/Meaning: German form of Leofgyð, referring to the English saint who was active as a missionary in Germany.
Origin: German
Lisbeth
/LEE-SBEH-T/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: Greek
Lothar
/LOH-TAH-R/Meaning: Famous army
Origin: Greek
Lotte
/LOH-TTEH/Meaning: Free man
Origin: German
Lotti
/LOH-TTEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.
Origin: German
Lucinda
/LOO-CEE-NDAH/Meaning: An elaboration of Lucia created by Cervantes for his novel Don Quixote (1605).
Origin: German
Ludger
/LOO-DGEH-R/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Luzia
/LOO-TSEE-AH/Meaning: Variant of Lucia
Origin: Latin
Luzie
/LOO-TSEE/Meaning: Variant of Lucia
Origin: German
M
Madita
/MAH-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Created as a German equivalent of Madicken for the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's books.
Origin: German
Maerwine
/MAH-EH-RVEE-NEH/Meaning: Friend
Origin: German
Maia
/MAH-EE-AH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: Latin
Malea
/MAH-LEH-AH/Meaning: Variant of Malia
Origin: German
Malia
/MAH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Hawaiian form of Maria.
Origin: Latin
Manfried
/MAH-NFREED/Meaning: Variant of Manfred
Origin: German
Marcella
/MAH-RCEH-LLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Marcellus.
Origin: German
Marco
/MAH-RCOH/Meaning: Italian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Origin: German
Margarete
/MAH-RGAH-REH-TEH/Meaning: German form of Margaret.
Origin: German
Margaretha
/MAH-RGAH-REH-TAH/Meaning: Dutch form of Margaret, as well as a Swedish and German variant form.
Origin: Greek
Margot
/MAH-RGOH-T/Meaning: Short form of Marguerite
Origin: German
Mariamne
/MAH-REE-AH-MNEH/Meaning: Ancient Greek form of Miriam, famously borne by the wife of Herod the Great.
Origin: Hebrew/Greek
Marie
/MAH-REE/Meaning: Beloved, bitter, drop of the sea
Origin: German
Marika
/MAH-REE-KAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Origin: German
Marion
/MAH-REE-OH-N/Meaning: Medieval French diminutive of Marie.
Origin: German
Markus
/MAH-RKOO-S/Meaning: German, Scandinavian, Finnish and Estonian form of Marcus (see Mark).
Origin: Latin
Marlen
/MAH-RLEH-N/Meaning: Variant of Marlene
Origin: German
Marlene
/MAH-RLEH-NEH/Meaning: Beloved star of the sea, torch
Origin: German
Mathias
/MAH-TEE-AH-S/Meaning: Variant of Matthias
Origin: Greek
Mathilde
/MAH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: Strength in battle
Origin: Greek
Matthias
/MAH-TTEE-AH-S/Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Greek
Mattis
/MAH-TTEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Matthias
Origin: German
Maxi
/MAH-XEE/Meaning: Short form of Maximiliano
Origin: German
Maxim
/MAH-XEE-M/Meaning: Greatest
Origin: German
Maximiliane
/MAH-XEE-MEE-LEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Maximilian.
Origin: German
Mechtild
/MEH-KHTEE-LD/Meaning: German form of Matilda.
Origin: German
Meinrad
/MEYENRAH-D/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Melanie
/MEH-LAH-NEE/Meaning: Dark, black
Origin: German
Melvin
/MEH-LFEE-N/Meaning: Variant of Melville
Origin: German
Merten
/MEH-RTEH-N/Meaning: Variant of Martin
Origin: German
Micah
/MEE-CAH-H/Meaning: Contracted form of Micaiah.
Origin: German
Michel
/MEE-KHEH-L/Meaning: French form of Michael.
Origin: German
Michi
/MEE-KHEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Michael or Michaela.
Origin: German
Milan
/MEE-LAH-N/Meaning: Gracious, dear
Origin: German
Mirjam
/MEE-RYAH-M/Meaning: Dutch, German, Finnish, Estonian and Slovene form of Miriam.
Origin: German
Mitzi
/MEE-TTSEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Monika
/MOH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Advisor, unique
Origin: German
Mordecai
/MOH-RDEH-CAH-EE/Meaning: Servant of Marduk
Origin: German
N
Nadine
/NAH-DEE-NEH/Meaning: French diminutive of Nadia 1.
Origin: German
Natalia
/NAH-TAH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Latinate form of Natalie.
Origin: Latin
Natalie
/NAH-TAH-LEE/Meaning: Relating to birth, birthday
Origin: German
Nele
/NEH-LEH/Meaning: Horn, of noble birth
Origin: German
Nicholas
/NEE-KHOH-LAH-S/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: German
Nicodemus
/NEE-COH-DEH-MOO-S/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: Latin
Nicole
/NEE-COH-LEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people', widely popular in Germany.
Origin: French
Nina
/NEE-NAH/Meaning: Little girl
Origin: German
Noah
/NOH-AH-H/Meaning: Rest, comfort
Origin: German
Norbert
/NOH-RBEH-RT/Meaning: North
Origin: German
O
Oda
/OH-DAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Otto.
Origin: German
Odo
/OH-DOH/Meaning: Variant of Otto
Origin: German
Olaf
/OH-LAH-F/Meaning: Ancestor's descendant
Origin: German
Ortrun
/OH-RTROO-N/Meaning: Point
Origin: German
Othmar
/OH-TMAH-R/Meaning: Variant of Otmar
Origin: Greek
Ovid
/OH-FEE-D/Meaning: A sheep
Origin: German
P
R
Raymond
/RAH-YMOH-ND/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Rayner
/RAH-YNEH-R/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Rebekka
/REH-BEH-KKAH/Meaning: Form of Rebecca used in various languages.
Origin: German
Regine
/REH-GEE-NEH/Meaning: German and Norwegian form of Regina.
Origin: German
Reinhard
/REYENHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave counsel
Origin: German
Reinhardt
/REYENHAH-RDT/Meaning: German variant form of Reynard.
Origin: German
Rene
/REH-NEH/Meaning: English form of René or Renée.
Origin: German
Richard
/REE-KHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave ruler
Origin: German
Rita
/REE-TAH/Meaning: Short form of Margherita
Origin: German
Rolf
/ROH-LF/Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to England but it soon became rare.
Origin: German
Romulus
/ROH-MOO-LOO-S/Meaning: From Roma, the Latin name of the city of Rome, combined with a diminutive suffix.
Origin: Latin
Romy
/ROH-MY/Meaning: Dew of the sea, Roman
Origin: German
Rose
/ROH-SEH/Meaning: Famous type
Origin: German
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Rosemary
/ROH-SEH-MAH-RY/Meaning: Dew of the sea
Origin: German
Ruedi
/ROO-EH-DEE/Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Rupert
/ROO-PEH-RT/Meaning: German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht.
Origin: German
Ruprecht
/ROO-PREH-KHT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
S
Sabine
/SAH-BEE-NEH/Meaning: Sabine woman
Origin: German
Salome
/SAH-LOH-MEH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Sarina
/SAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Variant of Serena
Origin: German
Saul
/SAH-OO-L/Meaning: Asked for, prayed for
Origin: German
Senta
/SEH-NTAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Kreszentia.
Origin: German
Severin
/SEH-FEH-REE-N/Meaning: German and Scandinavian form of Severinus.
Origin: German
Severinus
/SEH-FEH-REE-NOO-S/Meaning: Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Severus.
Origin: Latin
Sibyl
/SEE-BYL/Meaning: Prophetess, sibyl
Origin: German
Siegfried
/SEEGFREED/Meaning: Victorious peace
Origin: German
Sieghard
/SEEGHAH-RD/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Sieghild
/SEEGHEE-LD/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Siegmar
/SEEGMAH-R/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Siegmund
/SEEGMOO-ND/Meaning: Victorious protection
Origin: German
Sigrid
/SEE-GREE-D/Meaning: Beautiful victory
Origin: German
Sigurd
/SEE-GOO-RD/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Silvius
/SEE-LFEE-OO-S/Meaning: Wood, forest
Origin: Latin
Simeon
/SEE-MEH-OH-N/Meaning: From Συμεών (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shimʿon (see Simon 1).
Origin: German
Simone
/SEE-MOH-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Simon 1.
Origin: German
Sonnhild
/SOH-NNHEE-LD/Meaning: Sun
Origin: German
Sonya
/SOH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Sophia.
Origin: German
Stefan
/STEH-FAH-N/Meaning: Crown, wreath
Origin: German
Steffi
/STEH-FFEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Stephanie.
Origin: German
Stella
/STEH-LLAH/Meaning: Star
Origin: Latin
Stephan
/STEH-PHAH-N/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Stephen.
Origin: Greek
Susi
/SOO-SEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Susanne.
Origin: German
Swanhild
/SVAH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Swan
Origin: German
T
Tabitha
/TAH-BEE-TAH/Meaning: Gazelle
Origin: Greek
Tancred
/TAH-NCREH-D/Meaning: Thought and counsel
Origin: German
Tankred
/TAH-NKREH-D/Meaning: German form of Tancred.
Origin: German
Thaddaus
/TAH-DDAH-OO-S/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
Thea
/TEH-AH/Meaning: Short form of Dorothea
Origin: Greek
Thekla
/TEH-KLAH/Meaning: Glory of God
Origin: Greek
Theodora
/TEH-OH-DOH-RAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Theodore.
Origin: Greek
Theresia
/TEH-REH-SEE-AH/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Theresa.
Origin: Greek
Thorben
/TOH-RBEH-N/Meaning: Variant of Torben
Origin: Greek
Tiberius
/TEE-BEH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: Of the Tiber
Origin: Latin
Till
/TEE-LL/Meaning: Ruler of the people
Origin: German
Tina
/TEE-NAH/Meaning: Short form of Christina
Origin: German
Tinatin
/TEE-NAH-TEE-N/Meaning: Light
Origin: German
Toni
/TOH-NEE/Meaning: Short form of Anttoni
Origin: German
Traudl
/TRAH-OO-DL/Meaning: Diminutive of Gertraud, Waltraud or Edeltraud.
Origin: German
Traute
/TRAH-OO-TEH/Meaning: Short form of Gertraud
Origin: German
U
V
Vanessa
/FAH-NEH-SSAH/Meaning: Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa [1].
Origin: German
Vera
/FEH-RAH/Meaning: Faith
Origin: German
Veronika
/FEH-ROH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Form of Veronica in several languages.
Origin: German
Victoria
/FEE-CTOH-REE-AH/Meaning: Victory
Origin: Latin
Viktor
/FEE-KTOH-R/Meaning: Conqueror
Origin: German
Viktoria
/FEE-KTOH-REE-AH/Meaning: Variant of Victoria
Origin: Latin
Viktoryia
/FEE-KTOH-RYEE-AH/Meaning: Belarusian form of Victoria.
Origin: Latin
Vincent
/FEE-NCEH-NT/Meaning: To conquer
Origin: German
Viola
/FEE-OH-LAH/Meaning: Violet
Origin: Latin
Vitus
/FEE-TOO-S/Meaning: Life
Origin: Latin
Vojtech
/FOH-YTEH-KH/Meaning: Slovak form of Wojciech.
Origin: German
W
Walburga
/VAH-LBOO-RGAH/Meaning: Power of the fortress
Origin: German
Walpurga
/VAH-LPOO-RGAH/Meaning: Variant of Walburga
Origin: German
Wanda
/VAH-NDAH/Meaning: A Wend
Origin: German
Wernher
/VEH-RNHEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Werner
Origin: German
Wieland
/VEELAH-ND/Meaning: Skillful smith
Origin: German
Willem
/VEE-LLEH-M/Meaning: Dutch form of William.
Origin: German
Wojciech
/VOH-YCEEKH/Meaning: Warrior, soldier
Origin: German