Cool German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "cool" aesthetic.
A
Abraham
/AH-BRAH-HAH-M/Meaning: Father of many
Origin: German
Absalom
/AH-BSAH-LOH-M/Meaning: Father is peace
Origin: German
Adelbert
/AH-DEH-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Adalbert
Origin: German
Adelinde
/AH-DEH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Adallinda.
Origin: German
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Aeneas
/AH-EH-NEH-AH-S/Meaning: Praise
Origin: German
Alex
/AH-LEH-X/Meaning: Short form of Alexander
Origin: German
Alexandra
/AH-LEH-XAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alfons
/AHL-fawns/Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: Germanic
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
Ana
/AH-NAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
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Andrew
/AH-NDREH-V/Meaning: Manly, masculine
Origin: German
Anja
/AH-NYAH/Meaning: Form of Anya in several languages.
Origin: German
Annegret
/AH-NNEH-GREH-T/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Grete.
Origin: German
Annerose
/AH-NNEH-ROH-SEH/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Rose.
Origin: German
Anni
/AH-NNEE/Meaning: Finnish, Estonian, German and Danish diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Annkatrin
/AH-NNKAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Combination of Ann (grace) and Katrin (pure)
Origin: German
Anton
/AHN-tohn/Meaning: Priceless one
Origin: Latin
Antonia
/AH-NTOH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: Latin
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Anttoni
/AH-NTTOH-NEE/Meaning: Finnish form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: German
Ariadne
/AH-REE-AH-DNEH/Meaning: Most holy
Origin: German
Arnfried
/AH-RNFREED/Meaning: Eagle
Origin: German
Artur
/AHR-toor/Meaning: Form of Arthur in several languages.
Origin: Celtic
Augusta
/AH-OO-GOO-STAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Augustus.
Origin: German
Augustine
/AH-OO-GOO-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: German
B
Benedikta
/BEH-NEH-DEE-KTAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Benedict.
Origin: German
Bernadette
/BEH-RNAH-DEH-TTEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Bernard.
Origin: German
Bernhard
/BERN-hart/Meaning: German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Bernard.
Origin: Old High German
Berta
/BER-tah/Meaning: Form of Bertha in several languages.
Origin: Old High German
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Bettina
/BEH-TTEE-NAH/Meaning: German diminutive form of Elisabeth, meaning 'pledged to God'.
Origin: German
Bianca
/bee-AHN-kah/Meaning: Italian cognate of Blanche.
Origin: Italian
Bianka
/BEE-AH-NKAH/Meaning: German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.
Origin: German
Boniface
/BOH-NEE-FAH-CEH/Meaning: Good fate
Origin: German
Bonifaz
/BOH-NEE-FAH-TS/Meaning: German form of Bonifatius (see Boniface).
Origin: German
Burkhart
/BOO-RKHAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Burkhard
Origin: German
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C
Cacilia
/CAH-CEE-LEE-AH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Latin
Camilla
/CAH-MEE-LLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Camillus.
Origin: German
Carina
/CAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Dear, beloved
Origin: German
Carmel
/CAH-RMEH-L/Meaning: Garden
Origin: German
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Carolina
/CAH-ROH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Charlemagne
/KHAH-RLEH-MAH-GNEH/Meaning: Charles the Great
Origin: German
Charles
/KHAH-RLEH-S/Meaning: Man
Origin: German
Christel
/KHREE-STEH-L/Meaning: Diminutive of Christine or Christina.
Origin: German
Christiane
/KHREE-STEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: German and French feminine form of Christian.
Origin: German
Christof
/KHREE-STOH-F/Meaning: Variant of Christoph
Origin: German
Cillian
/CEE-LLEE-AH-N/Meaning: Church
Origin: German
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Clotilde
/CLOH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: Fame, glory
Origin: German
Clovis
/CLOH-FEE-S/Meaning: Contemporary spelling, via the Latinized form Clodovicus, of the Germanic name Hludwig (see Ludwig).
Origin: German
Colman
/COH-LMAH-N/Meaning: A charming Germanic classic
Origin: German
Conrad
/KOHN-raht/Meaning: Bold counsel
Origin: Old High German
Corbinian
/COH-RBEE-NEE-AH-N/Meaning: Variant of Korbinian
Origin: German
Cordula
/COH-RDOO-LAH/Meaning: Little heart
Origin: German
Cornelia
/kor-NEH-lee-ah/Meaning: Feminine form of Cornelius.
Origin: Latin
D
David
/DAH-vit/Meaning: Beloved
Origin: Hebrew
Debora
/DEH-BOH-RAH/Meaning: Italian, Dutch and German form of Deborah.
Origin: German
Desiderata
/DEH-SEE-DEH-RAH-TAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Desideratus.
Origin: German
Detlef
/DEH-TLEH-F/Meaning: People's heritage
Origin: German
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Diana
/dee-AH-nah/Meaning: Divine, heavenly
Origin: Latin
Diederich
/DEEDEH-REE-KH/Meaning: Variant of Dietrich
Origin: German
Diethard
/DEETAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Theodard.
Origin: Greek
Dietlinde
/DEETLEE-NDEH/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Dominic
/DOH-MEE-NEE-C/Meaning: Of the Lord
Origin: German
E
Eckart
/EH-CKAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edelgard
/EH-DEH-LGAH-RD/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Edgar
/ET-gahr/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
Edith
/EH-dit/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
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Edward
/EH-DVAH-RD/Meaning: Rich guard
Origin: German
Egbert
/EH-GBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright edge
Origin: German
Egon
/EH-gohn/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: Germanic
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Elena
/EH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Elfreda
/EH-LFREH-DAH/Meaning: Elf strength
Origin: German
Elisa
/EH-LEE-SAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Elkanah
/EH-LKAH-NAH-H/Meaning: God has purchased
Origin: German
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Elke
/EL-keh/Meaning: Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.
Origin: Germanic
Ella
/EH-LLAH/Meaning: Beautiful, fairy, light
Origin: German
Emil
/EH-meel/Meaning: Rival, industrious
Origin: Latin
Emilie
/EH-MEE-LEE/Meaning: German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily).
Origin: German
Erdmann
/EH-RDMAH-NN/Meaning: Earth man
Origin: German
Eric
/EH-REE-C/Meaning: Ever ruler
Origin: German
Ermentrude
/EH-RMEH-NTROO-DEH/Meaning: Variant of Ermendrud
Origin: German
Eugene
/OYGEH-NEH/Meaning: Well born
Origin: German
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Evelin
/EH-FEH-LEE-N/Meaning: German, Estonian and Hungarian form of Evelina.
Origin: German
Evelyn
/EH-FEH-LYN/Meaning: From an English surname that was derived from the given name Aveline [1].
Origin: German
F
Fabius
/FAH-BEE-OO-S/Meaning: Bean
Origin: Latin
Ferdinand
/FER-dee-nahnt/Meaning: Peace
Origin: Germanic
Fionn
/FEE-OH-NN/Meaning: White, blessed
Origin: German
Fionnghuala
/FEE-OH-NNGHOO-AH-LAH/Meaning: Variant of Fionnuala
Origin: German
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Flora
/FLOH-RAH/Meaning: Flower
Origin: German
Florentin
/FLOH-REH-NTEE-N/Meaning: Romanian, French and German form of Florentinus.
Origin: German
Francis
/FRAH-NCEE-S/Meaning: Frenchman
Origin: German
Franka
/FRAH-NKAH/Meaning: German and Dutch feminine form of Frank.
Origin: German
Fred
/FREH-D/Meaning: Short form of Frederick
Origin: German
Fredy
/FREH-DY/Meaning: Variant of Freddy
Origin: German
Freya
/FRAY-uh/Meaning: Lady
Origin: Old High German, Norse
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Frida
/FREE-DAH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Frieda
/FREEDAH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedhelm
/FREEDHEH-LM/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
G
Gabriel
/GAH-BREEL/Meaning: God is my strong man
Origin: German
Georg
/GEH-OH-RG/Meaning: Earth worker, farmer
Origin: German
Gerard
/GEH-RAH-RD/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerda
/GEH-RDAH/Meaning: Enclosure, stronghold
Origin: German
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Gerhold
/GEH-RHOH-LD/Meaning: German variant form of Gerald.
Origin: German
Gernot
/GEH-RNOH-T/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerold
/GEH-ROH-LD/Meaning: German form of Gerald.
Origin: German
Gert
/GEH-RT/Meaning: Short form of Gerhard
Origin: German
Gertraud
/GEH-RTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: German form of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Gertrude
/GEH-RTROO-DEH/Meaning: Spear of strength
Origin: German
Gesine
/GEH-SEE-NEH/Meaning: Possibly from a Low German diminutive of Gertrud.
Origin: German
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Gilbert
/GEE-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright pledge
Origin: German
Goteleib
/GOH-TEH-LEYEB/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Gotthilf
/GOH-TTEE-LF/Meaning: God
Origin: Greek
Gottlob
/GOH-TTLOH-B/Meaning: Praise God
Origin: German
Greta
/GREH-tah/Meaning: Pearl
Origin: German
Gudula
/GOO-DOO-LAH/Meaning: Good
Origin: German
Guinevere
/GOO-EE-NEH-FEH-REH/Meaning: White phantom
Origin: German
Gundula
/GOO-NDOO-LAH/Meaning: Originally a diminutive of Gunda.
Origin: German
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Gustav
/GOO-STAH-F/Meaning: Staff of the Geats
Origin: German
H
Hadrian
/HAH-DREE-AH-N/Meaning: From Hadria
Origin: German
Hamlet
/HAH-MLEH-T/Meaning: To bother
Origin: German
Hamo
/HAH-MOH/Meaning: Norman form of Haimo.
Origin: German
Hansgunter
/HAH-NSGOO-NTEH-R/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
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Harald
/HAH-RAH-LD/Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Harold, meaning 'army ruler'.
Origin: German
Hardy
/HAH-RDY/Meaning: Hard, firm, brave, hardy
Origin: German
Harold
/HAH-ROH-LD/Meaning: Army
Origin: German
Hauke
/HAH-OO-KEH/Meaning: Mind, thought, spirit
Origin: German
Hedwig
/HEH-DVEE-G/Meaning: Battle, duel
Origin: German
Heilfrid
/HEYELFREE-D/Meaning: Healthy, whole
Origin: German
Heino
/HEYENOH/Meaning: German form of Haimo (see Hamo).
Origin: German
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Heinrike
/HEYENREE-KEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Heinrich.
Origin: German
Helen
/HEH-LEH-N/Meaning: Torch
Origin: German
Helmine
/HEH-LMEE-NEH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
Origin: German
Henriette
/HEH-NREETTEH/Meaning: French feminine diminutive of Henri.
Origin: German
Herbert
/HEH-RBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright army
Origin: German
Herlinde
/HEH-RLEE-NDEH/Meaning: Army
Origin: German
Hermann
/HEH-RMAH-NN/Meaning: Army man, warrior
Origin: German
Hildebert
/HEE-LDEH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright battle
Origin: German
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Horst
/HOH-RST/Meaning: Wood, thicket
Origin: German
Hubert
/HOO-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright heart
Origin: German
Hubertus
/HOO-BEH-RTOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Hubert.
Origin: Latin
Hulda
/HOO-LDAH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
I
Ignatius
/EE-GNAH-TEE-OO-S/Meaning: Fire
Origin: Latin
Ilse
/EE-LSEH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Ines
/EE-NEH-S/Meaning: Variant of In
Origin: German
Ing
/EE-NG/Meaning: Ancestor
Origin: German
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Inga
/EE-NGAH/Meaning: Strictly feminine form of Inge.
Origin: German
Inge
/EE-NGEH/Meaning: Short form of Scandinavian
Origin: German
Ingeborg
/EE-NGEH-BOH-RG/Meaning: Ing's protection
Origin: German
Irma
/EE-RMAH/Meaning: Whole, great
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
Isidora
/EE-SEE-DOH-RAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Isidore.
Origin: German
J
Jana
/YAH-NAH/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Jeannine
/YEH-AH-NNEE-NEH/Meaning: Diminutive of Jeanne.
Origin: German
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Joachim
/YO-ah-kheem/Meaning: Contracted form of Jehoiachin or Jehoiakim.
Origin: Hebrew
Jorg
/YOH-RG/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
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Jorgen
/YOH-RGEH-N/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Joska
/YOH-SKAH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Judas
/YOO-DAH-S/Meaning: From Ἰούδας (Ioudas), the Greek form of Judah.
Origin: German
Judith
/YOO-DEE-T/Meaning: Jewish woman
Origin: Greek
Juliana
/YOO-LEE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).
Origin: German
Juna
/YOO-NAH/Meaning: Variant of Junia
Origin: German
Juno
/YOO-NOH/Meaning: Young
Origin: German
K
Karel
/KAH-REH-L/Meaning: Dutch, Czech and Slovene form of Charles.
Origin: German
Karlo
/KAH-RLOH/Meaning: Croatian, Slovene and Georgian form of Charles.
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
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Kasimira
/KAH-SEE-MEE-RAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Kasimir.
Origin: German
Katharina
/KAH-TAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: German form of Katherine.
Origin: Greek
Katherina
/KAH-TEH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Katherine.
Origin: Greek
Katinka
/KAH-TEE-NKAH/Meaning: German, Dutch, and Hungarian diminutive of Katharina (meaning 'pure').
Origin: German
Katja
/KAH-TYAH/Meaning: Form of Katya in various languages.
Origin: German
Katrin
/KAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katherine
Origin: German
Kim
/KEE-M/Meaning: Short form of Kimberly
Origin: German
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Korbinian
/KOH-RBEE-NEE-AH-N/Meaning: Raven
Origin: German
Kriemhild
/KREEMHEE-LD/Meaning: Mask of battle
Origin: German
Krista
/KREE-STAH/Meaning: Short form of Kristina
Origin: German
Kunigunde
/KOO-NEE-GOO-NDEH/Meaning: Clan war
Origin: German
Kurt
/KOO-RT/Meaning: German contracted form of Conrad.
Origin: German
L
Larisa
/LAH-REE-SAH/Meaning: Citadel
Origin: German
Larissa
/LAH-REE-SSAH/Meaning: Variant of Larisa
Origin: German
Laurence
/LAH-OO-REH-NCEH/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: German
Lazarus
/LAH-TSAH-ROO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Λάζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of Eleazar used in the New Testament [1].
Origin: Latin
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Lene
/LEH-NEH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Leo
/LEH-OH/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German
Leonard
/LEH-OH-NAH-RD/Meaning: Brave lion
Origin: German
Leopold
/LEH-OH-POH-LD/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Liam
/LEE-AH-M/Meaning: Resolute protector
Origin: German
Liesa
/LEESAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Liese
/LEESEH/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.
Origin: German
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Liesel
/LEESEH-L/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
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Lieselotte
/LEESEH-LOH-TTEH/Meaning: Variant of Liselotte
Origin: German
Lili
/LEE-LEE/Meaning: Lily
Origin: German
Lioba
/LEE-OH-BAH/Meaning: German form of Leofgyð, referring to the English saint who was active as a missionary in Germany.
Origin: German
Livius
/LEE-FEE-OO-S/Meaning: To envy
Origin: Latin
Lorenz
/LOH-REH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Origin: German
Lothar
/LOH-TAH-R/Meaning: Famous army
Origin: Greek
Luitger
/LOO-EE-TGEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Ludger
Origin: German
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Luitpold
/LOO-EE-TPOH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: German
Luzie
/LOO-TSEE/Meaning: Variant of Lucia
Origin: German
Lydia
/LYDEE-AH/Meaning: From Lydia
Origin: Latin
M
Magni
/MAH-GNEE/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Malea
/MAH-LEH-AH/Meaning: Variant of Malia
Origin: German
Mareike
/MAH-REYEKEH/Meaning: Frisian and German diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Marga
/MAH-RGAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Margarete or Margaretha.
Origin: German
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Margaret
/MAH-RGAH-REH-T/Meaning: Pearl
Origin: German
Margareta
/MAH-RGAH-REH-TAH/Meaning: Form of Margaret in several languages.
Origin: German
Margherita
/MAH-RGHEH-REE-TAH/Meaning: Italian form of Margaret.
Origin: German
Margitta
/MAH-RGEE-TTAH/Meaning: German variant form of Margaret.
Origin: German
Margrith
/MAH-RGREE-T/Meaning: Swiss German variant form of Margaret.
Origin: Greek
Mariamne
/MAH-REE-AH-MNEH/Meaning: Ancient Greek form of Miriam, famously borne by the wife of Herod the Great.
Origin: Hebrew/Greek
Marietta
/MAH-REETTAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
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Marita
/MAH-REE-TAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Marlen
/MAH-RLEH-N/Meaning: Variant of Marlene
Origin: German
Marlene
/MAH-RLEH-NEH/Meaning: Beloved star of the sea, torch
Origin: German
Marta
/MAH-RTAH/Meaning: Form of Martha used in various languages.
Origin: German
Marwin
/MAH-RVEE-N/Meaning: Variant of Marvin
Origin: German
Mary
/MAH-RY/Meaning: Sea of bitterness
Origin: German
Mathis
/MAH-TEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Matthias
Origin: Greek
Max
/MAH-X/Meaning: Greatest
Origin: German
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Maxim
/MAH-XEE-M/Meaning: Greatest
Origin: German
Mechtilde
/MEH-KHTEE-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Matilda.
Origin: German
Meginhard
/MEH-GEE-NHAH-RD/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Melissa
/MEH-LEE-SSAH/Meaning: Bee
Origin: German
Melvin
/MEH-LFEE-N/Meaning: Variant of Melville
Origin: German
Michael
/MEE-KHAH-EH-L/Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: German
Michaela
/MEE-KHAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Michael.
Origin: German
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Milan
/MEE-LAH-N/Meaning: Gracious, dear
Origin: German
Milo
/MY-loh/Meaning: Soldier, merciful
Origin: Old German
Minna
/MEE-NNAH/Meaning: Love, remembrance, resolute protector
Origin: German
Monica
/MOH-NEE-CAH/Meaning: To advise
Origin: German
Moritz
/MOH-REE-TTS/Meaning: Dark-skinned, Moorish
Origin: German
N
Nadya
/NAH-DYAH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
Nathalie
/NAH-TAH-LEE/Meaning: French form of Natalie, as well as a Dutch, German and Scandinavian variant.
Origin: Greek
Nerthus
/NEH-RTOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of the Germanic fertility goddess Nerthuz (equivalent to the Norse god Njord).
Origin: Germanic
Nicodemus
/NEE-COH-DEH-MOO-S/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: Latin
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Nicole
/NEE-COH-LEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people', widely popular in Germany.
Origin: French
Niklas
/NEE-KLAH-S/Meaning: Swedish form of Nicholas.
Origin: German
Niklaus
/NEE-KLAH-OO-S/Meaning: Swiss German form of Nicholas.
Origin: Latin
Niko
/NEE-KOH/Meaning: Finnish form of Nicholas, as well as a Croatian, Slovene, Georgian and German short form.
Origin: German
Nina
/NEE-NAH/Meaning: Little girl
Origin: German
Njord
/NYOH-RD/Meaning: Strong, sea-god
Origin: German
Norman
/NOH-RMAH-N/Meaning: Northman
Origin: German
O
Odilia
/OH-DEE-LEE-AH/Meaning: Heritage
Origin: Latin
Oli
/OH-LEE/Meaning: Short form of Oliver
Origin: German
Oliva
/OH-LEE-FAH/Meaning: Olive
Origin: German
Oliver
/OH-LEE-FEH-R/Meaning: Olive tree
Origin: German
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Olivia
/OH-LEE-FEE-AH/Meaning: Olive
Origin: Latin
Oswald
/OH-SVAH-LD/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Ottmar
/OH-TTMAH-R/Meaning: Variant of Otmar
Origin: German
Otwin
/OH-TVEE-N/Meaning: German form of Audowin.
Origin: German
Ove
/OH-FEH/Meaning: Edge of a sword
Origin: German
P
Padraig
/PAH-DRAH-EE-G/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Pankraz
/PAH-NKRAH-TS/Meaning: German form of Pancratius.
Origin: German
Patrick
/PAH-TREE-CK/Meaning: Nobleman, patrician
Origin: German
Philip
/PHEE-LEE-P/Meaning: Friend of horses
Origin: Greek
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Philipp
/PHEE-LEE-PP/Meaning: German form of Philip.
Origin: Greek
Pia
/PEE-AH/Meaning: Pious, dutiful
Origin: Latin
Pius
/PEE-OO-S/Meaning: Pious, dutiful
Origin: Latin
Poldi
/POH-LDEE/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: German
R
Raimund
/RAH-EE-MOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Raimunde
/RAH-EE-MOO-NDEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Rainer
/RAH-EE-NEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Ralf
/RAH-LF/Meaning: Counsel wolf
Origin: German
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Raphaela
/RAH-PHAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Raphael.
Origin: Greek
Rebecca
/REH-BEH-CCAH/Meaning: Join, tie, snare
Origin: German
Regula
/REH-GOO-LAH/Meaning: Bar, rule
Origin: German
Reiner
/REYENEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Reinhold
/REYENHOH-LD/Meaning: German form of Reynold.
Origin: German
Renatus
/REH-NAH-TOO-S/Meaning: Born again
Origin: Latin
Robert
/ROH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
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Rodolf
/ROH-DOH-LF/Meaning: German form of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Roland
/ROH-LAH-ND/Meaning: Famous land
Origin: German
Roza
/ROH-TSAH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
Rudi
/ROO-DEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Rudolf.
Origin: German
Rudiger
/ROO-DEE-GEH-R/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Rupert
/ROO-PEH-RT/Meaning: German variant form of Robert, from the Old German variant Hrodperht.
Origin: German
S
Sarah
/SAH-RAH-H/Meaning: Princess
Origin: German
Sasha
/SAH-shah/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German, Russian
Serena
/SEH-REH-NAH/Meaning: Clear, tranquil, serene
Origin: German
Sigi
/SEE-GEE/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
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Sigmund
/SEE-GMOO-ND/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
- Sigmund Freud (Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis)
- Sigmund Jähn (German pilot who became the first German in space)
Sigrid
/SEE-GREE-D/Meaning: Beautiful victory
Origin: German
Sigrun
/SEE-GROO-N/Meaning: Norwegian form of Sigrún.
Origin: German
Silas
/SEE-LAH-S/Meaning: Short form of Silvanus
Origin: German
Silvan
/SEE-LFAH-N/Meaning: German form of Silvanus.
Origin: German
Silvia
/SEE-LFEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Silvius.
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
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Soren
/SOH-REH-N/Meaning: English form of Søren.
Origin: German
Stefanie
/STEH-FAH-NEE/Meaning: Variant of Stephanie
Origin: German
Steffi
/STEH-FFEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Stephanie.
Origin: German
Susanna
/SOO-SAH-NNAH/Meaning: Lily
Origin: German
Susi
/SOO-SEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Susanne.
Origin: German
Sven
/SFEH-N/Meaning: Boy
Origin: German
Svenja
/SFEH-NYAH/Meaning: Young man, youth
Origin: German
Svyatoslav
/SFYAH-TOH-SLAH-F/Meaning: Sacred, holy
Origin: German
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Swanhilda
/SVAH-NHEE-LDAH/Meaning: Variant of Swanhild
Origin: German
Sylvester
/SYLFEH-STEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Silvester
Origin: German
T
Tabea
/TAH-BEH-AH/Meaning: Short form of Tabitha
Origin: German
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
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Thea
/TEH-AH/Meaning: Short form of Dorothea
Origin: Greek
Theodard
/TEH-OH-DAH-RD/Meaning: People
Origin: Greek
Theophil
/TEH-OH-PHEE-L/Meaning: German form of Theophilus.
Origin: Greek
- Levin August von Bennigsen - Levin August Gottlieb Theophil, Graf von Bennigsen (Russian: Левин Август Готлиб Теофиль фон Беннигсен, romanized: Levin Avgust Gotlib Teofil fon Bennigsen), also known as Leonty Leontyevich Bennigsen (Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен; 10 February 1745 – 3 December 1826), was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later.
- Theophil Hansen - Baron Theophil Edvard von Hansen (German: [ˈteːofiːl fɔn ˈhanzn̩]; original Danish name: Theophilus Hansen, pronounced [tsʰe̝oˈfiːlus ˈhænˀsn̩]; 13 July 1813 – 17 February 1891) was a Danish architect who later became an Austrian citizen. He became particularly well known for his buildings and structures in Athens and Vienna, and is considered an outstanding representative of Neoclassicism and Historicism.
- Theophil Henry Hildebrandt - Theophil Henry Hildebrandt (24 July 1888 – 9 October 1980) was an American mathematician who did research on functional analysis and integration theory. Hildebrandt was born in Dover, Ohio, graduated from high school at age 14 and at age 17 in 1905 received his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois.
Theophilus
/TEH-OH-PHEE-LOO-S/Meaning: Friend of god
Origin: Greek
Thomas
/TOH-MAH-S/Meaning: Twin
Origin: Greek
Tilo
/TEE-LOH/Meaning: Variant of Till
Origin: German
Timothy
/TEE-MOH-TY/Meaning: Honouring God
Origin: Greek
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Toni
/TOH-NEE/Meaning: Short form of Anttoni
Origin: German
Trude
/TROO-DEH/Meaning: Norwegian and German diminutive of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Trudi
/TROO-DEE/Meaning: Strength
Origin: German
V
Valeria
/FAH-LEH-REE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Valerius.
Origin: Latin
Valerius
/FAH-LEH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: To be strong
Origin: Latin
Veit
/FEYET/Meaning: Life, wood
Origin: German
Verena
/FEH-REH-NAH/Meaning: True, honest
Origin: German
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Veronika
/FEH-ROH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Form of Veronica in several languages.
Origin: German
Viktor
/FEE-KTOH-R/Meaning: Conqueror
Origin: German
Viola
/FEE-OH-LAH/Meaning: Violet
Origin: Latin
Vreni
/FREH-NEE/Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Verena.
Origin: German
W
Walburga
/VAH-LBOO-RGAH/Meaning: Power of the fortress
Origin: German
Waldemar
/VAH-LDEH-MAH-R/Meaning: Famous ruler
Origin: German
Walpurga
/VAH-LPOO-RGAH/Meaning: Variant of Walburga
Origin: German
Waltraud
/VAH-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Ruler's strength
Origin: German
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Wendelin
/VEH-NDEH-LEE-N/Meaning: Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil (see Wendel).
Origin: German
Wenzeslaus
/VEH-NTSEH-SLAH-OO-S/Meaning: German form of Václav, via the Latinized form Venceslaus.
Origin: Latin
Werther
/VEH-RTEH-R/Meaning: Worthy
Origin: Greek
Wigand
/VEE-GAH-ND/Meaning: Warrior
Origin: German
Wilfred
/VEE-LFREH-D/Meaning: Desiring peace
Origin: German
Wilhelmina
/VEE-LHEH-LMEE-NAH/Meaning: Resolute protector
Origin: German
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (Queen regnant who led during WWI and WWII, of German lineage)
- Wilhelmina Schröder-Devrient (Famous German opera singer)
Winfred
/VEE-NFREH-D/Meaning: Friend of peace
Origin: German
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Wolfram
/VOH-LFRAH-M/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
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