Strong German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "strong" aesthetic.
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Abraham
/AH-BRAH-HAH-M/Meaning: Father of many
Origin: German
Achim
/AH-kheem/Meaning: Short form of Joachim
Origin: Hebrew
Adalwolf
/AH-DAH-LVOH-LF/Meaning: Noble wolf
Origin: German
Adela
/AH-DEH-LAH/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
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Adelmar
/AH-DEH-LMAH-R/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adolf
/AH-dolf/Meaning: Noble wolf
Origin: Old High German
Aeneas
/AH-EH-NEH-AH-S/Meaning: Praise
Origin: German
Aethelbeorht
/AH-EH-TEH-LBEH-OH-RHT/Meaning: Noble and bright
Origin: Old English
Alessandra
/AH-LEH-SSAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alexandra
/AH-LEH-XAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alfonso
/AH-LFOH-NSOH/Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: German
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Alida
/AH-LEE-DAH/Meaning: Noble, small wing
Origin: German
Alphaeus
/AH-LPHAH-OYS/Meaning: Exchange
Origin: Greek
Amelia
/AH-MEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Latin
Andre
/AH-NDREH/Meaning: English form of André.
Origin: German
Andreas
/ahn-DREH-ahs/Meaning: Brave, manly
Origin: Greek
Anna
/AHN-nah/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: Hebrew
Anneli
/AH-NNEH-LEE/Meaning: Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Annelie, as well as a German variant.
Origin: German
Annerose
/AH-NNEH-ROH-SEH/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Rose.
Origin: German
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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
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
Ariane
/AH-REE-AH-NEH/Meaning: French form of Ariadne.
Origin: German
Arnd
/AH-RND/Meaning: Short form of Arnold
Origin: German
Arndt
/AH-RNDT/Meaning: Short form of Arnold
Origin: German
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Augustus
/AH-OO-GOO-STOO-S/Meaning: Exalted, venerable
Origin: Latin
Azarias
/AH-TSAH-REE-AH-S/Meaning: Form of Azariah used in the Greek, Latin and French Old Testament.
Origin: German
B
Balder
/BAH-LDEH-R/Meaning: Hero, lord, prince
Origin: German
Baptist
/BAH-PTEE-ST/Meaning: German form of Baptiste.
Origin: German
Barbara
/BAHR-bah-rah/Meaning: Foreign, savage, strange
Origin: Greek
Barbel
/BAH-RBEH-L/Meaning: Foreign woman
Origin: German
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Barnabas
/BAH-RNAH-BAH-S/Meaning: Son of the prophet
Origin: German
Benedikt
/BEH-NEH-DEE-KT/Meaning: German, Icelandic, Czech and Russian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Origin: German
Benno
/BEH-NNOH/Meaning: Bear
Origin: German
Bernd
/BEH-RND/Meaning: Brave bear
Origin: German
Bettina
/BEH-TTEE-NAH/Meaning: German diminutive form of Elisabeth, meaning 'pledged to God'.
Origin: German
Bjorn
/BYOH-RN/Meaning: Bear
Origin: Old Norse
Boniface
/BOH-NEE-FAH-CEH/Meaning: Good fate
Origin: German
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Bridget
/BREE-DGEH-T/Meaning: The exalted one
Origin: German
Brigitta
/BREE-GEE-TTAH/Meaning: German, Dutch and Hungarian form of Bridget.
Origin: German
Brunhild
/BROO-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Armor battle
Origin: German
C
Carina
/CAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Dear, beloved
Origin: German
Carlos
/CAH-RLOH-S/Meaning: Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles.
Origin: German
Caroline
/CAH-ROH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Christina
/KHREE-STEE-NAH/Meaning: From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of Christian.
Origin: German
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Christopher
/KHREE-STOH-PHEH-R/Meaning: Bearing Christ
Origin: Greek
Cillian
/CEE-LLEE-AH-N/Meaning: Church
Origin: German
Clovis
/CLOH-FEE-S/Meaning: Contemporary spelling, via the Latinized form Clodovicus, of the Germanic name Hludwig (see Ludwig).
Origin: German
Constanze
/COH-NSTAH-NTSEH/Meaning: German form of Constantia.
Origin: German
Cora
/KO-rah/Meaning: Short form of Cordula
Origin: Greek
D
Danny
/DAH-NNY/Meaning: Diminutive of Daniel.
Origin: German
Debora
/DEH-BOH-RAH/Meaning: Italian, Dutch and German form of Deborah.
Origin: German
Desiree
/DEH-SEE-REH-EH/Meaning: English form of Désirée.
Origin: German
Diana
/dee-AH-nah/Meaning: Divine, heavenly
Origin: Latin
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Diederich
/DEEDEH-REE-KH/Meaning: Variant of Dietrich
Origin: German
Diether
/DEETEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Dieter
Origin: Greek
Diocletian
/DEE-OH-CLEH-TEE-AH-N/Meaning: Glory of Zeus
Origin: German
Dita
/DEE-TAH/Meaning: Short form of names
Origin: German
Dora
/DOH-RAH/Meaning: Short form of Dorothy
Origin: German
E
Eckhart
/EH-CKHAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edmund
/EH-DMOO-ND/Meaning: Rich protection
Origin: German
Edvard
/EH-DFAH-RD/Meaning: Form of Edward in several languages.
Origin: German
Egilmar
/EH-GEE-LMAH-R/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: German
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Elena
/EH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Elfi
/EH-LFEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Elfriede.
Origin: German
Elfriede
/EH-LFREEDEH/Meaning: Elf strength, peaceful strength
Origin: German
Elisabeth
/eh-LEE-zah-bet/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: Hebrew
Elma
/EH-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
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)
Emmy
/EH-MMY/Meaning: Diminutive of Emma or Emily.
Origin: German
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Engelbert
/EH-NGEH-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Angel
Origin: German
Erzsebet
/EH-RTSSEH-BEH-T/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Eugenia
/OYGEH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene).
Origin: Latin
Evi
/EH-FEE/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Eva, meaning 'life' or 'living one'.
Origin: German
F
Fabius
/FAH-BEE-OO-S/Meaning: Bean
Origin: Latin
Florentinus
/FLOH-REH-NTEE-NOO-S/Meaning: Latin name that was a derivative of Florentius (see Florence).
Origin: Latin
Franz
/FRAHNTS/Meaning: Free man, Frenchman
Origin: Germanic
Frederick
/FREH-DEH-REE-CK/Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: German
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Frieda
/FREEDAH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedbert
/FREEDBEH-RT/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friede
/FREEDEH/Meaning: Variant of Frida
Origin: German
Friederike
/FREEDEH-REE-KEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Frederick.
Origin: German
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Gabi
/GAH-BEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela.
Origin: German
Gero
/GEH-ROH/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerulf
/GEH-ROO-LF/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gillian
/GEE-LLEE-AH-N/Meaning: Medieval English feminine form of Julian.
Origin: German
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Giselle
/GEE-SEH-LLEH/Meaning: Hostage, pledge
Origin: German
Gitta
/GEE-TTAH/Meaning: Short form of Brigitta
Origin: German
Gleb
/GLEH-B/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Gloria
/GLOH-REE-AH/Meaning: Glory
Origin: Latin
Godfrey
/GOH-DFREH-Y/Meaning: Peace of god
Origin: German
Gotthard
/GOH-TTAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Godehard.
Origin: Greek
Gregor
/GREH-GOH-R/Meaning: German, Scottish, Slovak and Slovene form of Gregorius (see Gregory).
Origin: German
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Gretchen
/GREH-TKHEH-N/Meaning: German diminutive of Margarete.
Origin: German
Guinevere
/GOO-EE-NEH-FEH-REH/Meaning: White phantom
Origin: German
Gunnar
/GOO-NNAH-R/Meaning: War
Origin: German
Gustav
/GOO-STAH-F/Meaning: Staff of the Geats
Origin: German
H
Hannelore
/HAH-NNEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Grace and light
Origin: German
Hannes
/HAH-NNEH-S/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Hansjoachim
/HAH-NSYOH-AH-KHEE-M/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Heide
/HEYEDEH/Meaning: Heath
Origin: German
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Heiderose
/HEYEDEH-ROH-SEH/Meaning: Combination of Heide and Rose.
Origin: German
Helen
/HEH-LEH-N/Meaning: Torch
Origin: German
Helena
/HEH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Helen.
Origin: German
Helene
/HEH-LEH-NEH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Heracles
/HEH-RAH-CLEH-S/Meaning: Glory of Hera
Origin: German
Herbert
/HEH-RBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright army
Origin: German
Hermine
/HEH-RMEE-NEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Herman.
Origin: German
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Hilda
/HEE-LDAH/Meaning: Battle
Origin: German
Hilde
/HEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Hilda
Origin: German
Hildebrand
/HEE-LDEH-BRAH-ND/Meaning: Battle sword
Origin: German
Hiltraud
/HEE-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Variant of Hiltrud
Origin: German
Holger
/HOH-LGEH-R/Meaning: Island spear
Origin: German
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Hugo
/HOO-GOH/Meaning: Mind, heart, spirit
Origin: German
I
Ingo
/EE-NGOH/Meaning: Protected by Ing
Origin: German
Inka
/EE-NKAH/Meaning: Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.
Origin: German
Iris
/EE-REE-S/Meaning: Rainbow
Origin: German
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Irmentrud
/EE-RMEH-NTROO-D/Meaning: German form of Ermendrud.
Origin: German
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Janina
/YAH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Jeannine.
Origin: German
Japheth
/YAH-PHEH-T/Meaning: Enlarged
Origin: Greek
Jeannine
/YEH-AH-NNEE-NEH/Meaning: Diminutive of Jeanne.
Origin: German
- Stéphane Audran - Stéphane Audran (born Colette Suzanne Jeannine Dacheville; 8 November 1932 – 27 March 2018) was a French film actress. She was known for her performances in the films of her husband Claude Chabrol, including Les Biches (1968) and Le Boucher (1970), Luis Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), and Gabriel Axel's Babette's Feast (1987).
- École Jeannine Manuel - École Jeannine Manuel is a private and co-educational day school founded in 1954, with locations in Paris, Lille, and London. The school's Paris campuses, located in the 7th and 15th arrondissement, are home to 2,400 students of 80 different nationalities.
Jehoiachin
/YEH-HOH-EE-AH-KHEE-N/Meaning: Yahweh will establish
Origin: German
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Jennifer
/YEH-NNEE-FEH-R/Meaning: From a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (see Guinevere) [1][2].
Origin: German
Joan
/YOH-AH-N/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
Jochen
/YOH-KHEH-N/Meaning: German form of Joachim.
Origin: German
Johannbaptist
/YOH-HAH-NNBAH-PTEE-ST/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
John
/YOH-HN/Meaning: Yahweh is gracious
Origin: German
Jonas
/YOH-NAH-S/Meaning: Dove
Origin: German
Jonatan
/YOH-NAH-TAH-N/Meaning: Spanish and Polish form of Jonathan, as well as a Scandinavian and German variant form.
Origin: German
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Jonathan
/YOH-NAH-TAH-N/Meaning: Yahweh has given
Origin: Greek
Joyce
/YOH-YCEH/Meaning: Lord
Origin: German
Judit
/YOO-DEE-T/Meaning: Form of Judith used in several languages.
Origin: German
Julian
/YOO-LEE-AH-N/Meaning: This was the name of the last pagan Roman emperor, Julian the Apostate (4th century).
Origin: German
Julie
/YOO-LEE/Meaning: French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia.
Origin: German
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Karina
/KAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Elaborated form of Karin.
Origin: German
Karoline
/KAH-ROH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Katalin
/KAH-TAH-LEE-N/Meaning: Hungarian and Basque form of Katherine.
Origin: German
Kathe
/KAH-TEH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
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Katja
/KAH-TYAH/Meaning: Form of Katya in various languages.
Origin: German
Katya
/KAH-TYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.
Origin: German
Kiki
/KEE-KEE/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.
Origin: German
Klaus
/KLOWS/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: German, Greek
Kriemhilde
/KREEMHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Kriemhild
Origin: German
Kunibert
/KOO-NEE-BEH-RT/Meaning: Clan, family
Origin: German
L
Lambert
/LAH-MBEH-RT/Meaning: Land
Origin: German
Laurin
/LAH-OO-REE-N/Meaning: Of laurel
Origin: German
Leni
/LEH-NEE/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Leofgyth
/LEH-OH-FGYT/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
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Leon
/LAY-ohn/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German, Greek
Leonhard
/LEH-OH-NHAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Leonard.
Origin: German
Liesl
/LEESL/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: German
Linda
/LEE-NDAH/Meaning: Soft, flexible, tender
Origin: German
Lore
/LOH-REH/Meaning: German contracted form of Eleonore.
Origin: German
Lotte
/LOH-TTEH/Meaning: Free man
Origin: German
Luitpold
/LOO-EE-TPOH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: German
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Luzie
/LOO-TSEE/Meaning: Variant of Lucia
Origin: German
M
Madeline
/MAH-DEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: English form of Madeleine.
Origin: German
Magdalene
/MAH-GDAH-LEH-NEH/Meaning: Of Magdala
Origin: German
Magni
/MAH-GNEE/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Maja
/MAH-YAH/Meaning: Good mother, great, illusion
Origin: German
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Malte
/MAH-LTEH/Meaning: Ruling helm
Origin: German
Manfred
/MAH-NFREH-D/Meaning: Strength of peace
Origin: German
Manu
/MAH-NOO/Meaning: Short form of Manuel
Origin: German
Margareta
/MAH-RGAH-REH-TAH/Meaning: Form of Margaret in several languages.
Origin: German
Marianne
/MAH-REE-AH-NNEH/Meaning: Variant of Mariana
Origin: German
Marketa
/MAH-RKEH-TAH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Marlies
/MAH-RLEES/Meaning: Combination of Maria and Lies.
Origin: German
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Marzell
/MAH-RTSEH-LL/Meaning: Variant of Marcellus
Origin: German
Mathilde
/MAH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: Strength in battle
Origin: Greek
Matilda
/MAH-TEE-LDAH/Meaning: Strength in battle
Origin: German
- Saint Mathilda (German queen and wife of King Henry I, noted for charity)
- Mathilda May (French-German actress)
Maxi
/MAH-XEE/Meaning: Short form of Maximiliano
Origin: German
Michel
/MEE-KHEH-L/Meaning: French form of Michael.
Origin: German
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Pankraz
/PAH-NKRAH-TS/Meaning: German form of Pancratius.
Origin: German
Pauline
/PAH-OO-LEE-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Origin: German
Peninnah
/PEH-NEE-NNAH-H/Meaning: Pearl, coral, precious stone
Origin: German
Philippa
/PHEE-LEE-PPAH/Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Philip.
Origin: Greek
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Prisca
/PREE-SCAH/Meaning: Ancient, old
Origin: German
Priska
/PREE-SKAH/Meaning: German form of Prisca, as well as the form used in the Greek New Testament.
Origin: German
R
Raffaela
/RAH-FFAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Raphael.
Origin: German
Rainer
/RAH-EE-NEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Ralph
/RAH-LPH/Meaning: Counsel wolf
Origin: Greek
Raphael
/RAH-PHAH-EH-L/Meaning: God heals
Origin: Greek
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Rathulfr
/RAH-TOO-LFR/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: Greek
Regina
/REH-GEE-NAH/Meaning: Queen
Origin: German
Reinhold
/REYENHOH-LD/Meaning: German form of Reynold.
Origin: German
Reynold
/REH-YNOH-LD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Rochus
/ROH-KHOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.
Origin: Latin
Rosalia
/ROH-SAH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Rose
Origin: Latin
Rosemary
/ROH-SEH-MAH-RY/Meaning: Dew of the sea
Origin: German
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Ruprecht
/ROO-PREH-KHT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
S
Sandra
/SAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Short form of Alessandra
Origin: German
Schwanhild
/SHVAH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Variant of Swanhild
Origin: German
Selma
/SEH-LMAH/Meaning: God's helmet, peaceful
Origin: German
Sepp
/SEH-PP/Meaning: He will add
Origin: German
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Seppel
/SEH-PPEH-L/Meaning: German diminutive of Joseph.
Origin: German
Seraphina
/SEH-RAH-PHEE-NAH/Meaning: Fiery ones
Origin: Greek
Sieghard
/SEEGHAH-RD/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Simon
/SEE-MOH-N/Meaning: He has heard
Origin: German
Sofie
/SOH-FEE/Meaning: Form of Sophie in several languages.
Origin: German
Sonja
/SOH-NYAH/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: German
Sophia
/SOH-PHEE-AH/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: Greek
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Susann
/SOO-SAH-NN/Meaning: Short form of Susanne
Origin: German
Susanna
/SOO-SAH-NNAH/Meaning: Lily
Origin: German
Susanne
/SOO-SAH-NNEH/Meaning: German and Scandinavian form of Susanna.
Origin: German
Susi
/SOO-SEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Susanne.
Origin: German
Swetlana
/SVEH-TLAH-NAH/Meaning: German form of Svetlana.
Origin: German
T
Tanya
/TAH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Tatiana.
Origin: German
Theda
/TEH-DAH/Meaning: Short form of Theodora
Origin: Greek
Thijmen
/TEE-YMEH-N/Meaning: People
Origin: Greek
Thor
/TOH-R/Meaning: Thunder
Origin: Greek
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Tina
/TEE-NAH/Meaning: Short form of Christina
Origin: German
Tom
/TOH-M/Meaning: Twin
Origin: German
Trudi
/TROO-DEE/Meaning: Strength
Origin: German
U
Ueli
/OO-EH-LEE/Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Ulrich.
Origin: German
Ulli
/OO-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Origin: German
Ulrika
/OO-LREE-KAH/Meaning: Swedish feminine form of Ulrich.
Origin: German
Urs
/OO-RS/Meaning: Bear
Origin: German
V
Valeska
/FAH-LEH-SKAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Valeria.
Origin: German
Vera
/FEH-RAH/Meaning: Faith
Origin: German
Vinzenz
/FEE-NTSEH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Vincent.
Origin: German
Vojtech
/FOH-YTEH-KH/Meaning: Slovak form of Wojciech.
Origin: German
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Volkmar
/FOH-LKMAH-R/Meaning: People
Origin: German
W
Waltraut
/VAH-LTRAH-OO-T/Meaning: Variant of Waltraud
Origin: German
Wenzeslaus
/VEH-NTSEH-SLAH-OO-S/Meaning: German form of Václav, via the Latinized form Venceslaus.
Origin: Latin
Wido
/VEE-DOH/Meaning: Wood
Origin: German
Wilma
/VEE-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmina
Origin: German
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Wiltrud
/VEE-LTROO-D/Meaning: Will, desire
Origin: German
Winfried
/VEE-NFREED/Meaning: Friend of peace
Origin: German
Wojciech
/VOH-YCEEKH/Meaning: Warrior, soldier
Origin: German
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