Cute German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "cute" aesthetic.
A
Absalom
/AH-BSAH-LOH-M/Meaning: Father is peace
Origin: German
Albert
/AHL-bert/Meaning: Noble and famous
Origin: Germanic
- Albert Einstein (Nobel Prize-winning German theoretical physicist)
- Albert, Prince Consort (German-born husband of Britain's Queen Victoria)
Alfons
/AHL-fawns/Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: Germanic
Anke
/AH-NKEH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Antun
/AH-NTOO-N/Meaning: Croatian form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: German
Arnoud
/AH-RNOH-OO-D/Meaning: Dutch form of Arnold.
Origin: German
Audowin
/AH-OO-DOH-VEE-N/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: German
August
/ow-GOOST/Meaning: German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus.
Origin: Latin
Augusta
/AH-OO-GOO-STAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Augustus.
Origin: German
Aveline
/AH-FEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to Britain.
Origin: German
B
Beatus
/BEH-AH-TOO-S/Meaning: Masculine form of Beata.
Origin: Latin
Benedict
/BEH-NEH-DEE-CT/Meaning: Blessed
Origin: German
Berta
/BER-tah/Meaning: Form of Bertha in several languages.
Origin: Old High German
Bertold
/BEH-RTOH-LD/Meaning: Variant of Berthold
Origin: German
Bertram
/BEH-RTRAH-M/Meaning: Bright raven
Origin: German
Bertrand
/BEH-RTRAH-ND/Meaning: Bright
Origin: German
Birgitta
/BEE-RGEE-TTAH/Meaning: Most likely a Scandinavian form of Bridget via the Latinized form Brigitta.
Origin: German
C
Cacilie
/CAH-CEE-LEE/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Carla
/CAH-RLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carlo, Carlos or Carl.
Origin: German
Carolin
/KAH-ro-leen/Meaning: German feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: Germanic
Cecilia
/CEH-CEE-LEE-AH/Meaning: Blind
Origin: Latin
Christof
/KHREE-STOH-F/Meaning: Variant of Christoph
Origin: German
Clemens
/KLEH-mens/Meaning: Original Latin form of Clement, as well as the German, Dutch and Scandinavian form.
Origin: Latin
Constantia
/COH-NSTAH-NTEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Constantius or Constans.
Origin: Latin
Cord
/COH-RD/Meaning: German contracted form of Conrad.
Origin: German
Corina
/COH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.
Origin: German
Crescentia
/CREH-SCEH-NTEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Crescentius.
Origin: Latin
D
Dagmar
/DAHG-mahr/Meaning: Day
Origin: Old Norse
Dan
/DAH-N/Meaning: Short form of Daniel
Origin: German
Daniela
/DAH-NEELAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Daniel.
Origin: German
Dietlinde
/DEETLEE-NDEH/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Dirk
/DEERK/Meaning: Ruler of the people
Origin: Germanic
E
Eckbert
/EH-CKBEH-RT/Meaning: German cognate of Egbert.
Origin: German
Ekkehardt
/EH-KKEH-HAH-RDT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Elijah
/EH-LEE-YAH-H/Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Origin: German
Elisa
/EH-LEE-SAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Elsa
/EL-sah/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Emily
/EH-MEE-LY/Meaning: English feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil) [1][2][3].
Origin: German
Engel
/EH-NGEH-L/Meaning: Angel
Origin: German
Ernest
/EH-RNEH-ST/Meaning: Serious, earnest
Origin: German
Ernestine
/EH-RNEH-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Ernest.
Origin: German
F
G
Gabriel
/GAH-BREEL/Meaning: God is my strong man
Origin: German
Gabriele
/GAH-BREELEH/Meaning: God is my strength
Origin: German
Gebhard
/GEH-BHAH-RD/Meaning: Brave giver
Origin: German
Gerard
/GEH-RAH-RD/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gereon
/GEH-REH-OH-N/Meaning: Old man, elder
Origin: German
Gert
/GEH-RT/Meaning: Short form of Gerhard
Origin: German
Gerta
/GEH-RTAH/Meaning: Short form of Gertrud
Origin: German
Gertraude
/GEH-RTRAH-OO-DEH/Meaning: German form of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Gotthold
/GOH-TTOH-LD/Meaning: God
Origin: Greek
Grete
/GREH-TEH/Meaning: Short form of Margaret
Origin: German
Gunda
/GOO-NDAH/Meaning: War
Origin: German
Gunter
/GOO-NTEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Gunther
Origin: German
H
Ham
/HAH-M/Meaning: Hot, warm
Origin: German
Hartmann
/HAH-RTMAH-NN/Meaning: Brave man
Origin: German
Hasso
/HAH-SSOH/Meaning: Germanic name, historically a diminutive of Heinrich or referring to the Hessian tribe.
Origin: German
Hedy
/HEH-DY/Meaning: Diminutive of Hedwig.
Origin: German
Heidrun
/HEYEDROO-N/Meaning: Bright, clear
Origin: German
Heiner
/HEYENEH-R/Meaning: Diminutive of Heinrich.
Origin: German
Helmar
/HEH-LMAH-R/Meaning: Modern German form of Heilmar.
Origin: German
Henry
/HEH-NRY/Meaning: Home ruler
Origin: German
Herman
/HEH-RMAH-N/Meaning: Army man
Origin: German
Hermann
/HEH-RMAH-NN/Meaning: Army man, warrior
Origin: German
Hermenegildo
/HEH-RMEH-NEH-GEE-LDOH/Meaning: Great, immense
Origin: German
Hilmar
/HEE-LMAH-R/Meaning: Battle
Origin: German
Hiltrude
/HEE-LTROO-DEH/Meaning: Variant of Hiltrud
Origin: German
I
Ilona
/EE-LOH-NAH/Meaning: Joy
Origin: German
Ines
/EE-NEH-S/Meaning: Variant of In
Origin: German
Irmhild
/EE-RMHEE-LD/Meaning: Whole, great
Origin: German
Isa
/EE-SAH/Meaning: Short form of Isabella
Origin: German
Isaac
/EE-SAH-AH-C/Meaning: He will laugh, he will rejoice
Origin: German
Isabel
/EE-SAH-BEH-L/Meaning: Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Isidor
/EE-SEE-DOH-R/Meaning: German and Russian form of Isidore.
Origin: German
J
Jakob
/YAH-KOH-B/Meaning: Supplanter
Origin: German
Josepha
/YOH-SEH-PHAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Joseph.
Origin: Greek
Judita
/YOO-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of Judith.
Origin: German
Juliane
/YOO-LEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: German and French feminine form of Julian.
Origin: German
Julius
/YOO-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Youthful
Origin: Latin
K
Karla
/KAH-RLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Karl, Karel or Karlo.
Origin: German
Kevin
/KEH-FEE-N/Meaning: Beloved birth
Origin: German
Klothilde
/KLOH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Clotilde.
Origin: Greek
Knut
/KNOO-T/Meaning: Knot
Origin: German
Kora
/KOH-RAH/Meaning: Variant of Cora
Origin: German
Korbl
/KOH-RBL/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Krimhilde
/KREE-MHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Kriemhild
Origin: German
Kristine
/KREE-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of Christine
Origin: German
L
Lamprecht
/LAH-MPREH-KHT/Meaning: Variant of Lambert
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
Leobwin
/LEH-OH-BVEE-N/Meaning: Dear, beloved
Origin: German
Leonie
/LEH-OH-NEE/Meaning: German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.
Origin: German
Ludolf
/LOO-DOH-LF/Meaning: Famous, loud
Origin: German
Lydia
/LYDEE-AH/Meaning: From Lydia
Origin: Latin
M
Madicken
/MAH-DEE-CKEH-N/Meaning: Swedish diminutive of Margareta, popularized by author Astrid Lindgren in her children's books.
Origin: Scandinavian
Magda
/MAH-GDAH/Meaning: Short form of Magdalena
Origin: German
Maia
/MAH-EE-AH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: Latin
Maike
/MAH-EE-KEH/Meaning: Frisian diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Marie
/MAH-REE/Meaning: Beloved, bitter, drop of the sea
Origin: German
Marietta
/MAH-REETTAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Mechthild
/MEH-KHTEE-LD/Meaning: German form of Matilda.
Origin: Greek
Meinhard
/MEYENHAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Meginhard.
Origin: German
Mischa
/MEE-SHAH/Meaning: Dutch and German form of Misha.
Origin: German
Monica
/MOH-NEE-CAH/Meaning: To advise
Origin: German
N
Nadia
/NAH-DEE-AH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: Latin
Nathalie
/NAH-TAH-LEE/Meaning: French form of Natalie, as well as a Dutch, German and Scandinavian variant.
Origin: Greek
Niklas
/NEE-KLAH-S/Meaning: Swedish form of Nicholas.
Origin: German
Noah
/NOH-AH-H/Meaning: Rest, comfort
Origin: German
O
Odoacer
/OH-DOH-AH-CEH-R/Meaning: Wealthy and vigilant
Origin: German
Oliver
/OH-LEE-FEH-R/Meaning: Olive tree
Origin: German
Orsino
/OH-RSEE-NOH/Meaning: Italian form of the Roman name Ursinus, itself derived from Ursus (see Urs).
Origin: German
Oskar
/OH-SKAH-R/Meaning: God's spear
Origin: German
P
Paris
/PAH-REE-S/Meaning: Of French origin, or pocket/pouch
Origin: German
Patrick
/PAH-TREE-CK/Meaning: Nobleman, patrician
Origin: German
Petruchio
/PEH-TROO-KHEE-OH/Meaning: Variant of Petruccio
Origin: German
Philippina
/PHEE-LEE-PPEE-NAH/Meaning: Elaborated form of Philippa.
Origin: Greek
Poldi
/POH-LDEE/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: German
R
Ragnvaldr
/RAH-GNFAH-LDR/Meaning: Advice, counsel
Origin: German
Renata
/REH-NAH-TAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Renatus.
Origin: German
Reto
/REH-TOH/Meaning: Of Rhaetia
Origin: German
Roger
/ROH-GEH-R/Meaning: Famous spear
Origin: German
Rosalinde
/ROH-SAH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Rosalind.
Origin: German
Rudolfine
/ROO-DOH-LFEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Rudolf.
Origin: German
S
Sarah
/SAH-RAH-H/Meaning: Princess
Origin: German
Serena
/SEH-REH-NAH/Meaning: Clear, tranquil, serene
Origin: German
Sibylla
/SEE-BYLLAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Sibyl.
Origin: German
Silvanus
/SEE-LFAH-NOO-S/Meaning: Of the woods
Origin: Latin
Steffen
/STEH-FFEH-N/Meaning: Low German and Danish form of Stephen.
Origin: German
Stephen
/STEH-PHEH-N/Meaning: Crown, wreath
Origin: Greek
Swanhild
/SVAH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Swan
Origin: German
Sybille
/SYBEE-LLEH/Meaning: German and French form of Sibyl.
Origin: German
T
Theobald
/TEH-OH-BAH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: Greek
Theodore
/TEH-OH-DOH-REH/Meaning: Gift of god
Origin: Greek
Timotheus
/TEE-MOH-TOYS/Meaning: Latinized form of Timotheos (see Timothy).
Origin: Greek
Tobias
/TOH-BEE-AH-S/Meaning: Greek form of Tobiah.
Origin: German
Torbjorn
/TOH-RBYOH-RN/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
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W
Walther
/VAH-LTEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Walter
Origin: Greek
Wenzel
/VEH-NTSEH-L/Meaning: German form of Václav.
Origin: German
Wiebe
/VEEBEH/Meaning: War
Origin: German
Willi
/VEE-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Wilhelm.
Origin: German
William
/VEE-LLEE-AH-M/Meaning: Will helmet
Origin: German
Winfred
/VEE-NFREH-D/Meaning: Friend of peace
Origin: German
Wulf
/VOO-LF/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German