Popular German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "popular" aesthetic.
A
Ada
/AH-dah/Meaning: Noble
Origin: Germanic
Adam
/AH-dahm/Meaning: Man
Origin: Hebrew
Adelinde
/AH-DEH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Adallinda.
Origin: German
Aethelraed
/AH-EH-TEH-LRAH-EH-D/Meaning: Noble counsel
Origin: Old English
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Albinus
/AH-LBEE-NOO-S/Meaning: White, bright
Origin: Latin
Alena
/AH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Bright, shining
Origin: German
Alvaro
/AH-LFAH-ROH/Meaning: Italian form of Alvarus (see Álvaro).
Origin: German
Andi
/AH-NDEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Andrea 2 (English) or Andreas (German).
Origin: German
Andreas
/ahn-DREH-ahs/Meaning: Brave, manly
Origin: Greek
Angel
/AH-NGEH-L/Meaning: Messenger
Origin: German
Angela
/AHN-ge-lah/Meaning: Messenger of God, angel
Origin: Greek
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Anina
/AH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anna
/AHN-nah/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: Hebrew
Ansgar
/AH-NSGAH-R/Meaning: God's spear
Origin: German
Ariane
/AH-REE-AH-NEH/Meaning: French form of Ariadne.
Origin: German
Arminius
/AH-RMEE-NEE-OO-S/Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Latin
Arnulf
/AH-RNOO-LF/Meaning: Eagle
Origin: German
Augustus
/AH-OO-GOO-STOO-S/Meaning: Exalted, venerable
Origin: Latin
Aurel
/AH-OO-REH-L/Meaning: Romanian and German form of Aurelius.
Origin: German
B
Baptiste
/BAH-PTEE-STEH/Meaning: Baptist
Origin: German
Beata
/BEH-AH-TAH/Meaning: Blessed
Origin: German
Benedetta
/BEH-NEH-DEH-TTAH/Meaning: Italian feminine form of Benedict.
Origin: German
Benjamin
/BEH-NYAH-MEE-N/Meaning: Son of the right hand
Origin: German
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Bertha
/BEH-RTAH/Meaning: Bright, famous
Origin: Greek
Bertolt
/BEH-RTOH-LT/Meaning: Variant of Berthold
Origin: German
Bettina
/BEH-TTEE-NAH/Meaning: German diminutive form of Elisabeth, meaning 'pledged to God'.
Origin: German
Bianka
/BEE-AH-NKAH/Meaning: German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.
Origin: German
Brigitta
/BREE-GEE-TTAH/Meaning: German, Dutch and Hungarian form of Bridget.
Origin: German
Burkhard
/BOO-RKHAH-RD/Meaning: Fortress
Origin: German
C
Carlo
/CAH-RLOH/Meaning: Italian form of Charles.
Origin: German
Carmen
/KAHR-men/Meaning: Song
Origin: Latin
Cathrin
/CAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katharina
Origin: Greek
Celine
/CEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of C
Origin: German
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Christa
/KHREE-STAH/Meaning: Follower of Christ
Origin: German
Christin
/KHREE-STEE-N/Meaning: Variant of Christine
Origin: German
Clara
/KLAH-rah/Meaning: Clear, bright
Origin: Latin
- Clara Schumann (Distinguished German pianist and composer depicted on the 100 DM banknote)
- Clara Zetkin (German Marxist theorist and advocate for women's rights)
Claudius
/CLAH-OO-DEE-OO-S/Meaning: Lame, crippled
Origin: Latin
Claus
/CLAH-OO-S/Meaning: Short form of Nicholas
Origin: Latin
Clement
/CLEH-MEH-NT/Meaning: Merciful, gentle
Origin: German
Colman
/COH-LMAH-N/Meaning: A charming Germanic classic
Origin: German
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Cornelius
/COH-RNEH-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Horn
Origin: Latin
Cyrill
/CYREE-LL/Meaning: Upper German form of Cyril.
Origin: German
D
Dagobert
/DAH-GOH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright day
Origin: German
Daniel
/DAH-nee-el/Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: Hebrew
David
/DAH-vit/Meaning: Beloved
Origin: Hebrew
Detlev
/DEH-TLEH-F/Meaning: Variant of Detlef
Origin: German
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Diederik
/DEEDEH-REE-K/Meaning: Dutch form of Theodoric.
Origin: German
Diedrich
/DEEDREE-KH/Meaning: German variant form of Theodoric.
Origin: German
- Diedrich Bader - Karl Diedrich Bader (born December 24, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic and voice acting roles.
- Herman Spöring Jr. - Herman Diedrich Spöring Jr. (1733–1771) was a Finnish explorer, draughtsman, botanist and a naturalist.
- Diedrich Willers Jr. - Diedrich Willers Jr. (November 3, 1833 – June 25, 1908) was a Democratic politician from Varick, New York who served as Secretary of State of New York.
Dietfried
/DEETFREED/Meaning: Peace of the people
Origin: German
Dietmar
/DEETMAH-R/Meaning: German form of Theudemer.
Origin: German
Dominic
/DOH-MEE-NEE-C/Meaning: Of the Lord
Origin: German
Dominik
/DO-mee-nik/Meaning: Form of Dominic used in various languages.
Origin: Latin
Dorothea
/do-ro-TEH-ah/Meaning: Gift of god
Origin: Greek
E
Eckart
/EH-CKAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edi
/EH-DEE/Meaning: Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard, and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard.
Origin: German
Edith
/EH-dit/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: Old English
Editha
/EH-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Edith.
Origin: Greek
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Egon
/EH-gohn/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: Germanic
- Egon Schiele - Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits.
- Egon Krenz - Egon Rudi Ernst Krenz (German pronunciation: [ˈeːgɔn ˈkʁɛnts]; born 19 March 1937) is a German former politician who was the last Communist leader of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) during the Revolutions of 1989. He succeeded Erich Honecker as the General Secretary of the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) but was forced to resign only weeks later when the Berlin Wall fell.
- Egon Pearson - Egon Sharpe Pearson (11 August 1895 – 12 June 1980) was one of three children of Karl Pearson and Maria, née Sharpe, and, like his father, a British statistician.
Eike
/EYEKEH/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: German
Eleanor
/EH-LEH-AH-NOH-R/Meaning: The other Aenor
Origin: German
Eleonore
/EH-LEH-OH-NOH-REH/Meaning: German form of Eleanor.
Origin: German
Ellen
/EH-LLEH-N/Meaning: Medieval English form of Helen.
Origin: German
Emma
/EH-mah/Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Germanic
- Emma Schweiger (Popular young German actress)
- Emma Watson (German-born British actress who played Hermione Granger)
Emmerich
/EH-MMEH-REE-KH/Meaning: Ruler, king
Origin: German
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Erdmann
/EH-RDMAH-NN/Meaning: Earth man
Origin: German
Eric
/EH-REE-C/Meaning: Ever ruler
Origin: German
Eugenie
/OYGEH-NEE/Meaning: German and English form of Eugénie, the French form of Eugenia.
Origin: German
Eve
/EH-FEH/Meaning: To breathe
Origin: German
F
Fabian
/FAH-BEE-AH-N/Meaning: Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope.
Origin: German
Felicitas
/FEH-LEE-CEE-TAH-S/Meaning: Good luck, fortune
Origin: German
Fiete
/FEETEH/Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: German
Franka
/FRAH-NKAH/Meaning: German and Dutch feminine form of Frank.
Origin: German
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Franz
/FRAHNTS/Meaning: Free man, Frenchman
Origin: Germanic
Franzi
/FRAH-NTSEE/Meaning: Short form of Franziska
Origin: German
Frauke
/FRAH-OO-KEH/Meaning: Little lady
Origin: German
Freyr
/FREH-YR/Meaning: Lord
Origin: German
Friedbert
/FREEDBEH-RT/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedel
/FREEDEH-L/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedhelm
/FREEDHEH-LM/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
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Frigg
/FREE-GG/Meaning: Beloved
Origin: German
G
Gaius
/GAH-EE-OO-S/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: Latin
Gerlinde
/GEH-RLEE-NDEH/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerolf
/GEH-ROH-LF/Meaning: German form of Gerulf.
Origin: German
Gert
/GEH-RT/Meaning: Short form of Gerhard
Origin: German
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Gerti
/GEH-RTEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Gertrud.
Origin: German
Gertraud
/GEH-RTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: German form of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Gertraude
/GEH-RTRAH-OO-DEH/Meaning: German form of Gertrude.
Origin: German
Gianis
/GEE-AH-NEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Ioannes
Origin: German
Gostislav
/GOH-STEE-SLAH-F/Meaning: Guest
Origin: German
Gottlob
/GOH-TTLOH-B/Meaning: Praise God
Origin: German
Greta
/GREH-tah/Meaning: Pearl
Origin: German
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Gretchen
/GREH-TKHEH-N/Meaning: German diminutive of Margarete.
Origin: German
Grete
/GREH-TEH/Meaning: Short form of Margaret
Origin: German
H
Hansruedi
/HAH-NSROO-EH-DEE/Meaning: Combination of Hans and Ruedi.
Origin: German
Harald
/HAH-RAH-LD/Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Harold, meaning 'army ruler'.
Origin: German
Heidelore
/HEYEDEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Combination of Heide and Eleonore.
Origin: German
Heike
/HEYEKEH/Meaning: Home ruler
Origin: German
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Heilmar
/HEYELMAH-R/Meaning: Healthy, whole
Origin: German
Heilwig
/HEYELVEE-G/Meaning: Healthy, whole
Origin: German
Heiner
/HEYENEH-R/Meaning: Diminutive of Heinrich.
Origin: German
Heino
/HEYENOH/Meaning: German form of Haimo (see Hamo).
Origin: German
Heinrike
/HEYENREE-KEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Heinrich.
Origin: German
Helfried
/HEH-LFREED/Meaning: Variant of Helmfried
Origin: German
Helmar
/HEH-LMAH-R/Meaning: Modern German form of Heilmar.
Origin: German
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Helmold
/HEH-LMOH-LD/Meaning: Helmet
Origin: German
Heracles
/HEH-RAH-CLEH-S/Meaning: Glory of Hera
Origin: German
Hermann
/HEH-RMAH-NN/Meaning: Army man, warrior
Origin: German
Hermenegild
/HEH-RMEH-NEH-GEE-LD/Meaning: German form of Hermenegildo.
Origin: German
Hildebert
/HEE-LDEH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright battle
Origin: German
Hildebrand
/HEE-LDEH-BRAH-ND/Meaning: Battle sword
Origin: German
Hildegund
/HEE-LDEH-GOO-ND/Meaning: Battle
Origin: German
Hiltraud
/HEE-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Variant of Hiltrud
Origin: German
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Horsa
/HOH-RSAH/Meaning: Horse
Origin: German
Hubertus
/HOO-BEH-RTOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Hubert.
Origin: Latin
Hugh
/HOO-GH/Meaning: Mind, thought, spirit
Origin: German
I
Ines
/EE-NEH-S/Meaning: Variant of In
Origin: German
Irene
/EE-REH-NEH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Irmtraud
/EE-RMTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: German contracted form of Ermendrud.
Origin: German
Irmtrud
/EE-RMTROO-D/Meaning: Variant of Irmtraud
Origin: German
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Ivo
/EE-FOH/Meaning: Yew
Origin: German
Ivonne
/EE-FOH-NNEH/Meaning: Variant of Yvonne
Origin: German
J
Jan
/YAH-N/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Jane
/YAH-NEH/Meaning: Medieval English form of Jehanne [1][2], an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John).
Origin: German
Jeremias
/YEH-REH-MEE-AH-S/Meaning: German, Portuguese and Finnish form of Jeremiah.
Origin: German
Joachim
/YO-ah-kheem/Meaning: Contracted form of Jehoiachin or Jehoiakim.
Origin: Hebrew
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Johanna
/YOH-HAH-NNAH/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Johannbaptist
/YOH-HAH-NNBAH-PTEE-ST/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Joschka
/YOH-SHKAH/Meaning: German form of Jóska.
Origin: German
Jost
/YOH-ST/Meaning: German form of Iudocus (see Joyce).
Origin: German
Judit
/YOO-DEE-T/Meaning: Form of Judith used in several languages.
Origin: German
Julia
/YOO-LEE-AH/Meaning: Youthful
Origin: Latin
Juliana
/YOO-LEE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Iulianus (see Julian).
Origin: German
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Julius
/YOO-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Youthful
Origin: Latin
Junia
/YOO-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Junius.
Origin: Latin
K
Kai
/KAH-EE/Meaning: Key, keeper of keys, sea
Origin: German
Karlheinz
/KAH-RLHEYENTS/Meaning: Combination of Karl and Heinz.
Origin: German
Kasimir
/KAH-SEE-MEE-R/Meaning: German form of Casimir.
Origin: German
Kasimira
/KAH-SEE-MEE-RAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Kasimir.
Origin: German
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Katharine
/KAH-TAH-REE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of Katherine
Origin: Greek
Katherine
/KAH-TEH-REE-NEH/Meaning: Each of the two
Origin: Greek
Katinka
/KAH-TEE-NKAH/Meaning: German, Dutch, and Hungarian diminutive of Katharina (meaning 'pure').
Origin: German
Katrin
/KAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katherine
Origin: German
Klemens
/KLEH-MEH-NS/Meaning: German and Polish form of Clemens (see Clement).
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
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Kreszenz
/KREH-STSEH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Crescentia.
Origin: German
Krista
/KREE-STAH/Meaning: Short form of Kristina
Origin: German
L
Lamprecht
/LAH-MPREH-KHT/Meaning: Variant of Lambert
Origin: German
Laura
/LAH-OO-RAH/Meaning: Laurel wreath
Origin: German
Leander
/LEH-AH-NDEH-R/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German
Leon
/LAY-ohn/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German, Greek
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Levi
/LEH-FEE/Meaning: Joined, attached
Origin: German
Levin
/LEH-FEE-N/Meaning: German form of Leobwin.
Origin: German
Liesa
/LEESAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Liese
/LEESEH/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.
Origin: German
Lieselotte
/LEESEH-LOH-TTEH/Meaning: Variant of Liselotte
Origin: German
Lina
/LEE-NAH/Meaning: Tender, free man
Origin: German
Linus
/LEE-NOO-S/Meaning: Flax
Origin: Latin
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Liselotte
/LEE-SEH-LOH-TTEH/Meaning: Pledged to God and free man
Origin: German
Lucia
/LOO-CEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Lucius.
Origin: Latin
Lucius
/LOO-CEE-OO-S/Meaning: Light
Origin: Latin
Luise
/LOO-EE-SEH/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Luitger
/LOO-EE-TGEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Ludger
Origin: German
Lulu
/LOO-LOO/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with Lou or Lu, such as Louise or Lucinda.
Origin: German
Lutz
/LOO-TTS/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Lydos
/LYDOH-S/Meaning: Meaning unknown.
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
Magnus
/MAH-GNOO-S/Meaning: Great
Origin: Latin
Malte
/MAH-LTEH/Meaning: Ruling helm
Origin: German
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Marga
/MAH-RGAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Margarete or Margaretha.
Origin: German
Margaret
/MAH-RGAH-REH-T/Meaning: Pearl
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
Margarethe
/MAH-RGAH-REH-TEH/Meaning: Pearl
Origin: Greek
Margot
/MAH-RGOH-T/Meaning: Short form of Marguerite
Origin: German
Mariana
/MAH-REE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Roman feminine form of Marianus.
Origin: German
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Marianne
/MAH-REE-AH-NNEH/Meaning: Variant of Mariana
Origin: German
Marlene
/MAH-RLEH-NEH/Meaning: Beloved star of the sea, torch
Origin: German
Marliese
/MAH-RLEESEH/Meaning: Combination of Maria and Liese.
Origin: German
Martin
/MAH-RTEE-N/Meaning: Of Mars, warlike
Origin: German
Martina
/MAH-RTEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin).
Origin: German
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Mechtild
/MEH-KHTEE-LD/Meaning: German form of Matilda.
Origin: German
Mechtilde
/MEH-KHTEE-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Matilda.
Origin: German
Merfyn
/MEH-RFYN/Meaning: Bone marrow
Origin: German
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Meta
/MEH-TAH/Meaning: Short form of Margaret
Origin: German
Mia
/MEE-AH/Meaning: Beloved, bitter
Origin: Latin
N
Nadja
/NAH-DYAH/Meaning: German and Slovene form of Nadya 1.
Origin: German
Naomi
/NAH-OH-MEE/Meaning: Pleasantness, delightful
Origin: Hebrew
Nell
/NEH-LL/Meaning: Medieval diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Eleanor, Ellen 1 or Helen.
Origin: German
Nicole
/NEE-COH-LEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people', widely popular in Germany.
Origin: French
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Niklas
/NEE-KLAH-S/Meaning: Swedish form of Nicholas.
Origin: German
O
Odo
/OH-DOH/Meaning: Variant of Otto
Origin: German
Oli
/OH-LEE/Meaning: Short form of Oliver
Origin: German
Ortwin
/OH-RTVEE-N/Meaning: Point friend
Origin: German
Oswald
/OH-SVAH-LD/Meaning: God
Origin: German
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Otmar
/OH-TMAH-R/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: German
Ottokar
/OH-TTOH-KAH-R/Meaning: German form of Odoacer.
Origin: German
P
R
Ragnhild
/RAH-GNHEE-LD/Meaning: Advice, counsel
Origin: German
Raimund
/RAH-EE-MOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Reimund
/REYEMOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Reinhild
/REYENHEE-LD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
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Renatus
/REH-NAH-TOO-S/Meaning: Born again
Origin: Latin
Reto
/REH-TOH/Meaning: Of Rhaetia
Origin: German
Robert
/ROH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
Roman
/ROH-MAH-N/Meaning: Roman
Origin: German
Romy
/ROH-MY/Meaning: Dew of the sea, Roman
Origin: German
Rosalia
/ROH-SAH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Rose
Origin: Latin
Rosemarie
/ROH-SEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Dew of the sea, rose and beloved
Origin: German
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Ruben
/ROO-BEH-N/Meaning: Form of Reuben in several languages.
Origin: German
Rudiger
/ROO-DEE-GEH-R/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
S
Sabine
/SAH-BEE-NEH/Meaning: Sabine woman
Origin: German
Sasha
/SAH-shah/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German, Russian
Saskia
/SAH-SKEE-AH/Meaning: A Saxon
Origin: Latin
Sieglinde
/SEEGLEE-NDEH/Meaning: Victory shield
Origin: German
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Sofia
/SOH-FEE-AH/Meaning: Form of Sophia used in various languages.
Origin: Latin
- Sophia Loren - Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone (Italian: [soˈfiːa vilˈlaːni ʃʃikoˈloːne]; born 20 September 1934), known professionally as Sophia Loren ( lə-REN, Italian: [ˈlɔːren]), is an Italian actress, active in her native country and the United States. With a career spanning over 70 years, she is one of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
- Sofía Vergara - Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (Spanish: [soˈfi.a βeɾˈɣaɾa]; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and television personality. She has received five nominations each at the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Golden Globe Awards.
Sofie
/SOH-FEE/Meaning: Form of Sophie in several languages.
Origin: German
Steffie
/STEH-FFEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Stephanie.
Origin: German
Stephanie
/STEH-PHAH-NEE/Meaning: Feminine form of Stephen.
Origin: Greek
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Tatiana
/TAH-TEE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the family name Tatius [1].
Origin: German
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.
Theres
/TEH-REH-S/Meaning: Variant of Therese
Origin: Greek
Tiedemann
/TEEDEH-MAH-NN/Meaning: German form of Theotman (see Thijmen).
Origin: German
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Tilman
/TEE-LMAH-N/Meaning: Person, man
Origin: German
Timo
/TEE-MOH/Meaning: Short form of Timotheus
Origin: German
Tobiah
/TOH-BEE-AH-H/Meaning: Yahweh is good
Origin: German
Torben
/TOH-RBEH-N/Meaning: Danish form of Torbjörn.
Origin: German
Torsten
/TOH-RSTEH-N/Meaning: Thor's stone
Origin: German
Traudl
/TRAH-OO-DL/Meaning: Diminutive of Gertraud, Waltraud or Edeltraud.
Origin: German
Traugott
/TRAH-OO-GOH-TT/Meaning: Trust God
Origin: German
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Traute
/TRAH-OO-TEH/Meaning: Short form of Gertraud
Origin: German
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Valentin
/FAH-LEH-NTEE-N/Meaning: Strong, healthy
Origin: German
Valerius
/FAH-LEH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: To be strong
Origin: Latin
Vanessa
/FAH-NEH-SSAH/Meaning: Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa [1].
Origin: German
Veit
/FEYET/Meaning: Life, wood
Origin: German
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Verena
/FEH-REH-NAH/Meaning: True, honest
Origin: German
Vilma
/FEE-LMAH/Meaning: Form of Wilma in several languages.
Origin: German
Vinzent
/FEE-NTSEH-NT/Meaning: German variant form of Vincent.
Origin: German
- Markus Vinzent - Markus Vinzent (born 12 April 1959) is a German academic and historian of religion, specializing in early Christianity, Patristics, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Retromodernity, Religion and Business. He was a professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London, and fellow of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Social and Cultural Studies, Erfurt, Germany.
- Vinzent Porombka - Vinzent Porombka (2 January 1910 – 28 November 1975) was a German Communist political activist who became a party official, a member of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War, and an active participant in resistance to Nazism. In his later years he became a party functionary in the German Democratic Republic.
Volkmar
/FOH-LKMAH-R/Meaning: People
Origin: German
W
Walther
/VAH-LTEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Walter
Origin: Greek
Wernher
/VEH-RNHEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Werner
Origin: German
Wido
/VEE-DOH/Meaning: Wood
Origin: German
Wiebke
/VEEBKEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Wiebe.
Origin: German
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Wiegand
/VEEGAH-ND/Meaning: Variant of Wigand
Origin: German
Wigbert
/VEE-GBEH-RT/Meaning: German form of Wigberht.
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)
Wiltrud
/VEE-LTROO-D/Meaning: Will, desire
Origin: German
Wolfhard
/VOH-LFHAH-RD/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
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