Traditional German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "traditional" aesthetic.
A
Adalwolf
/AH-DAH-LVOH-LF/Meaning: Noble wolf
Origin: German
Adelheid
/AH-del-hyte/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Adelaide.
Origin: Old High German
Adelina
/AH-DEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Noble, gentle
Origin: German
Adelmar
/AH-DEH-LMAH-R/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Adi
/AH-DEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Adolf (Germanic) or Adrian (Latin).
Origin: German
Aethelbeorht
/AH-EH-TEH-LBEH-OH-RHT/Meaning: Noble and bright
Origin: Old English
Agnes
/AHG-nes/Meaning: Pure, chaste
Origin: Greek
Alena
/AH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Bright, shining
Origin: German
Alexander
/ah-lek-SAHN-der/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: Greek
Alfons
/AHL-fawns/Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: Germanic
Alfonso
/AH-LFOH-NSOH/Meaning: Noble and ready
Origin: German
Alfred
/AHL-fret/Meaning: Elf counsel
Origin: Old English
Alfreda
/AH-LFREH-DAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Alfred.
Origin: German
Alina
/ah-LEE-nah/Meaning: Bright, noble
Origin: Slavic/German
Alix
/AH-LEE-X/Meaning: Variant of Alice
Origin: German
Alma
/AHL-mah/Meaning: Nourishing, kind, soul
Origin: Latin
Alphaeus
/AH-LPHAH-OYS/Meaning: Exchange
Origin: Greek
Amalric
/AH-MAH-LREE-C/Meaning: Unceasing, vigorous, brave
Origin: German
Amelia
/AH-MEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Latin
Andre
/AH-NDREH/Meaning: English form of André.
Origin: German
Andrew
/AH-NDREH-V/Meaning: Manly, masculine
Origin: German
Angelica
/AH-NGEH-LEE-CAH/Meaning: Angelic, messenger
Origin: German
Angelina
/AH-NGEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate diminutive of Angela.
Origin: German
Anina
/AH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Annalena
/AH-NNAH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Combination of Anna and Lena.
Origin: German
Anneli
/AH-NNEH-LEE/Meaning: Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Annelie, as well as a German variant.
Origin: German
Annelie
/AH-NNEH-LEE/Meaning: Short form of Anneliese
Origin: German
Anneliese
/AH-NNEH-LEESEH/Meaning: Grace and pledged to God
Origin: German
Annemarie
/AH-NNEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Combination of Anna and Marie.
Origin: German
Annette
/AH-NNEH-TTEH/Meaning: French diminutive of Anne 1.
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
Anselm
/AH-NSEH-LM/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Anselma
/AH-NSEH-LMAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Anselm.
Origin: German
Ansgar
/AH-NSGAH-R/Meaning: God's spear
Origin: German
Anton
/AHN-tohn/Meaning: Priceless one
Origin: Latin
Anttoni
/AH-NTTOH-NEE/Meaning: Finnish form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: German
Anya
/AH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Arend
/AH-REH-ND/Meaning: Eagle
Origin: German
Arminius
/AH-RMEE-NEE-OO-S/Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Latin
Artur
/AHR-toor/Meaning: Form of Arthur in several languages.
Origin: Celtic
Astrithr
/AH-STREE-TR/Meaning: Beautiful goddess
Origin: Old Norse
Atli
/AH-TLEE/Meaning: Old Norse form of Attila, meaning 'little father', used in Norse mythology.
Origin: Old Norse
Audowin
/AH-OO-DOH-VEE-N/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: German
Auguste
/AH-OO-GOO-STEH/Meaning: Variant of Augusta
Origin: German
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- Louis XVI - Louis XVI (Louis-Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (son and heir apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765.
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Augustin
/AH-OO-GOO-STEE-N/Meaning: French, Romanian, Czech and German form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Origin: German
Augustine
/AH-OO-GOO-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: German
Aurelius
/AH-OO-REH-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Golden, gilded
Origin: Latin
Ava
/AH-FAH/Meaning: Short form of Germanic
Origin: German
Aveline
/AH-FEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: The Normans introduced this name to Britain.
Origin: German
B
Babette
/BAH-BEH-TTEH/Meaning: French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.
Origin: German
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
Barnabas
/BAH-RNAH-BAH-S/Meaning: Son of the prophet
Origin: German
Beat
/BEH-AH-T/Meaning: Swiss German form of Beatus.
Origin: German
Benedikt
/BEH-NEH-DEE-KT/Meaning: German, Icelandic, Czech and Russian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Origin: German
Benedikta
/BEH-NEH-DEE-KTAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Benedict.
Origin: German
Benno
/BEH-NNOH/Meaning: Bear
Origin: German
Bert
/BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright
Origin: German
Bertha
/BEH-RTAH/Meaning: Bright, famous
Origin: Greek
Berthold
/BEH-RTOH-LD/Meaning: Bright power
Origin: German
Bertrand
/BEH-RTRAH-ND/Meaning: Bright
Origin: German
Bianca
/bee-AHN-kah/Meaning: Italian cognate of Blanche.
Origin: Italian
Birk
/BEE-RK/Meaning: Short form of Burkhard
Origin: German
Boaz
/BOH-AH-TS/Meaning: Swiftness
Origin: German
Bridget
/BREE-DGEH-T/Meaning: The exalted one
Origin: German
Brigitta
/BREE-GEE-TTAH/Meaning: German, Dutch and Hungarian form of Bridget.
Origin: German
Brigitte
/bree-GI-teh/Meaning: Exalted one
Origin: Celtic
Brunhilde
/BROO-NHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Brunhild
Origin: German
Brynhildr
/BRYNHEE-LDR/Meaning: Old Norse cognate of Brunhild.
Origin: German
Burchard
/BOO-RKHAH-RD/Meaning: Variant of Burkhard
Origin: German
Burkhard
/BOO-RKHAH-RD/Meaning: Fortress
Origin: German
C
Carina
/CAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Dear, beloved
Origin: German
Carmen
/KAHR-men/Meaning: Song
Origin: Latin
Caroline
/CAH-ROH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Cecilia
/CEH-CEE-LEE-AH/Meaning: Blind
Origin: Latin
Celia
/CEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Short form of Cecilia
Origin: Latin
Charlemagne
/KHAH-RLEH-MAH-GNEH/Meaning: Charles the Great
Origin: German
Christina
/KHREE-STEE-NAH/Meaning: From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of Christian.
Origin: German
Christopher
/KHREE-STOH-PHEH-R/Meaning: Bearing Christ
Origin: Greek
Claudia
/KLOW-dee-ah/Meaning: Feminine form of Claudius.
Origin: Latin
Clement
/CLEH-MEH-NT/Meaning: Merciful, gentle
Origin: German
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
Constantia
/COH-NSTAH-NTEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Constantius or Constans.
Origin: Latin
Constantine
/COH-NSTAH-NTEE-NEH/Meaning: Bold, wise
Origin: German
Cyril
/CYREE-L/Meaning: Lord
Origin: German
D
Dagobert
/DAH-GOH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright day
Origin: German
Dana
/DAH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Daniel or Dan 1.
Origin: German
Daniel
/DAH-nee-el/Meaning: God is my judge
Origin: Hebrew
Danny
/DAH-NNY/Meaning: Diminutive of Daniel.
Origin: German
David
/DAH-vit/Meaning: Beloved
Origin: Hebrew
Denis
/DEH-NEE-S/Meaning: From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of Dionysius [1].
Origin: German
Desiree
/DEH-SEE-REH-EH/Meaning: English form of Désirée.
Origin: German
Detlef
/DEH-TLEH-F/Meaning: People's heritage
Origin: German
Didi
/DEE-DEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Dieter.
Origin: German
Diedrich
/DEEDREE-KH/Meaning: German variant form of Theodoric.
Origin: German
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Dietfried
/DEETFREED/Meaning: Peace of the people
Origin: German
Diether
/DEETEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Dieter
Origin: Greek
Diocletian
/DEE-OH-CLEH-TEE-AH-N/Meaning: Glory of Zeus
Origin: German
Dirk
/DEERK/Meaning: Ruler of the people
Origin: Germanic
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
Doris
/DO-ris/Meaning: Dorian woman
Origin: Greek
Dorothee
/DOH-ROH-TEH-EH/Meaning: Variant of Dorothea
Origin: Greek
E
Eberwin
/EH-BEH-RVEE-N/Meaning: Boar
Origin: German
Eckbert
/EH-CKBEH-RT/Meaning: German cognate of Egbert.
Origin: German
Eckhart
/EH-CKHAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edelgard
/EH-DEH-LGAH-RD/Meaning: Noble
Origin: German
Eike
/EYEKEH/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: German
Elena
/EH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Elfi
/EH-LFEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Elfriede.
Origin: German
Elias
/eh-LEE-ahs/Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Origin: Hebrew
Elijah
/EH-LEE-YAH-H/Meaning: My God is Yahweh
Origin: German
Elisabeth
/eh-LEE-zah-bet/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: Hebrew
Elise
/EH-LEE-SEH/Meaning: Short form of Elizabeth
Origin: German
Ella
/EH-LLAH/Meaning: Beautiful, fairy, light
Origin: German
Elma
/EH-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmine
Origin: German
Elmar
/EH-LMAH-R/Meaning: Modern German form of Adelmar or Egilmar.
Origin: German
Emily
/EH-MEE-LY/Meaning: English feminine form of Aemilius (see Emil) [1][2][3].
Origin: German
Emma
/EH-mah/Meaning: Whole, universal
Origin: Germanic
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Emmanuel
/EH-MMAH-NOO-EH-L/Meaning: God is with us
Origin: German
Engelbert
/EH-NGEH-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Angel
Origin: German
Ermenrich
/EH-RMEH-NREE-KH/Meaning: Great, immense
Origin: German
Erna
/EH-RNAH/Meaning: Serious, earnest, eagle
Origin: German
Ernestine
/EH-RNEH-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Ernest.
Origin: German
Ernst
/ERNST/Meaning: Serious, earnest
Origin: Germanic
Erzsebet
/EH-RTSSEH-BEH-T/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Eugen
/OYGEH-N/Meaning: German, Romanian, Slovak and Croatian form of Eugenius (see Eugene).
Origin: German
Eugenia
/OYGEH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Eugenius (see Eugene).
Origin: Latin
Eve
/EH-FEH/Meaning: To breathe
Origin: German
Evi
/EH-FEE/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Eva, meaning 'life' or 'living one'.
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
Felizitas
/FEH-LEE-TSEE-TAH-S/Meaning: Variant of Felicitas
Origin: German
Ferdinand
/FER-dee-nahnt/Meaning: Peace
Origin: Germanic
Finja
/FEE-NYAH/Meaning: Fair, pure
Origin: German
Florentinus
/FLOH-REH-NTEE-NOO-S/Meaning: Latin name that was a derivative of Florentius (see Florence).
Origin: Latin
Florian
/FLO-ree-ahn/Meaning: This was the name of a short-lived Roman emperor of the 3rd century, Marcus Annius Florianus.
Origin: Latin
Frank
/FRAHNK/Meaning: Short form of Francis
Origin: Germanic
Franklin
/FRAH-NKLEE-N/Meaning: Freeman
Origin: German
Franz
/FRAHNTS/Meaning: Free man, Frenchman
Origin: Germanic
Franziska
/FRAH-NTSEE-SKAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Origin: German
Frauke
/FRAH-OO-KEH/Meaning: Little lady
Origin: German
Freddy
/FREH-DDY/Meaning: Diminutive of Frederick and other names containing the same element.
Origin: German
Frida
/FREE-DAH/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedel
/FREEDEH-L/Meaning: Peace
Origin: German
Friedemann
/FREEDEH-MAH-NN/Meaning: Man of peace
Origin: German
Friederike
/FREEDEH-REE-KEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Frederick.
Origin: German
Fritzi
/FREE-TTSEE/Meaning: German diminutive of Friederike.
Origin: German
G
Gabi
/GAH-BEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela.
Origin: German
Gabriel
/GAH-BREEL/Meaning: God is my strong man
Origin: German
Gaius
/GAH-EE-OO-S/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: Latin
George
/GEH-OH-RGEH/Meaning: Farmer, earthworker
Origin: German
Gerald
/GEH-RAH-LD/Meaning: Power of the spear
Origin: German
Gerard
/GEH-RAH-RD/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerda
/GEH-RDAH/Meaning: Enclosure, stronghold
Origin: German
Gereon
/GEH-REH-OH-N/Meaning: Old man, elder
Origin: German
Gerfried
/GEH-RFREED/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerlinde
/GEH-RLEE-NDEH/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gero
/GEH-ROH/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gerulf
/GEH-ROO-LF/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gianis
/GEE-AH-NEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Ioannes
Origin: German
Gillian
/GEE-LLEE-AH-N/Meaning: Medieval English feminine form of Julian.
Origin: German
Gisa
/GEE-SAH/Meaning: Short form of Giselle
Origin: German
Gisbert
/GEE-SBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright
Origin: German
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
Godehard
/GOH-DEH-HAH-RD/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Godfrey
/GOH-DFREH-Y/Meaning: Peace of god
Origin: German
Gostislav
/GOH-STEE-SLAH-F/Meaning: Guest
Origin: German
Gottfried
/GOH-TTFREED/Meaning: God's peace
Origin: German
Gotthard
/GOH-TTAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Godehard.
Origin: Greek
Gottlieb
/GOH-TTLEEB/Meaning: German form of Goteleib.
Origin: German
Gregor
/GREH-GOH-R/Meaning: German, Scottish, Slovak and Slovene form of Gregorius (see Gregory).
Origin: German
Gregory
/GREH-GOH-RY/Meaning: Watchful, alert
Origin: German
Greta
/GREH-tah/Meaning: Pearl
Origin: German
Gretel
/GREH-TEH-L/Meaning: Diminutive of Grete.
Origin: German
Greti
/GREH-TEE/Meaning: Swiss and Austrian German diminutive of Margarete.
Origin: German
Grit
/GREE-T/Meaning: Short form of Margrit
Origin: German
Guinevere
/GOO-EE-NEH-FEH-REH/Meaning: White phantom
Origin: German
Gunnar
/GOO-NNAH-R/Meaning: War
Origin: German
Guntram
/GOO-NTRAH-M/Meaning: War raven
Origin: German
H
Hamlet
/HAH-MLEH-T/Meaning: To bother
Origin: German
Hannah
/HAH-NNAH-H/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Hannelore
/HAH-NNEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Grace and light
Origin: German
Hannes
/HAH-NNEH-S/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Hans
/HAH-NS/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Hansgunther
/HAH-NSGOO-NTEH-R/Meaning: Combination of Hans (God is gracious) and Gunther (warrior army)
Origin: German
Hansjoachim
/HAH-NSYOH-AH-KHEE-M/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
Hartmut
/HAH-RTMOO-T/Meaning: Brave mind
Origin: German
Hartwig
/HAH-RTVEE-G/Meaning: Battle brave
Origin: German
Heide
/HEYEDEH/Meaning: Heath
Origin: German
Heidemarie
/HEYEDEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Combination of Heide and Marie.
Origin: German
Heiko
/HEYEKOH/Meaning: Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.
Origin: German
Heilwig
/HEYELVEE-G/Meaning: Healthy, whole
Origin: German
Heinrich
/HEYENREE-KH/Meaning: Home ruler
Origin: German
Helena
/HEH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Helen.
Origin: German
Helene
/HEH-LEH-NEH/Meaning: Torch, bright light
Origin: German
Helfried
/HEH-LFREED/Meaning: Variant of Helmfried
Origin: German
Helge
/HEH-LGEH/Meaning: Holy, blessed
Origin: German
Helma
/HEH-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmina
Origin: German
Helmuth
/HEH-LMOO-T/Meaning: Variant of Helmut
Origin: Greek
Henrik
/HEH-NREE-K/Meaning: Form of Heinrich (see Henry) in several languages.
Origin: German
Henrike
/HEH-NREE-KEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Origin: German
Herbert
/HEH-RBEH-RT/Meaning: Bright army
Origin: German
Hermenegildo
/HEH-RMEH-NEH-GEE-LDOH/Meaning: Great, immense
Origin: German
Hermine
/HEH-RMEE-NEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Herman.
Origin: German
Herodias
/HEH-ROH-DEE-AH-S/Meaning: Feminine form of Herod.
Origin: German
Herta
/HEH-RTAH/Meaning: Variant of Hertha
Origin: German
Herwig
/HEH-RVEE-G/Meaning: Army
Origin: German
Hieronymus
/HEEROH-NYMOO-S/Meaning: Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands.
Origin: Latin
Hilbert
/HEE-LBEH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Hildebert
Origin: German
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
Hildegard
/HEE-LDEH-GAH-RD/Meaning: Battle guard
Origin: German
Hjordis
/HYOH-RDEE-S/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Hristina
/HREE-STEE-NAH/Meaning: Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian form of Christina.
Origin: German
Hrolfr
/HROH-LFR/Meaning: A charming Germanic classic
Origin: German
Hugh
/HOO-GH/Meaning: Mind, thought, spirit
Origin: German
I
Iago
/EE-AH-GOH/Meaning: Welsh and Galician form of Iacobus (see James).
Origin: German
Ignatz
/EE-GNAH-TTS/Meaning: German form of Ignatius.
Origin: German
Ignaz
/EE-GNAH-TS/Meaning: German form of Ignatius.
Origin: German
Igor
/EE-GOH-R/Meaning: Russian form of the Old Norse name Yngvarr (see Ingvar).
Origin: German
Ing
/EE-NG/Meaning: Ancestor
Origin: German
Ingolf
/EE-NGOH-LF/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
Ingomar
/EE-NGOH-MAH-R/Meaning: Famous
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
Irmgard
/EE-RMGAH-RD/Meaning: Universal guard
Origin: German
Irmtraud
/EE-RMTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: German contracted form of Ermendrud.
Origin: German
Iseult
/EE-SOYLT/Meaning: Ice
Origin: German
Isidora
/EE-SEE-DOH-RAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Isidore.
Origin: German
Isolde
/EE-SOH-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Iseult, meaning 'ice ruler' or 'iron ruler', famous from Arthurian legend and Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde.
Origin: German
J
Jane
/YAH-NEH/Meaning: Medieval English form of Jehanne [1][2], an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John).
Origin: German
Janina
/YAH-NEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Jeannine.
Origin: German
Jannis
/YAH-NNEE-S/Meaning: Alternate transcription of Greek Γιάνης (see Gianis), also used in Germany.
Origin: German
Japheth
/YAH-PHEH-T/Meaning: Enlarged
Origin: Greek
Jasmin
/YAH-SMEE-N/Meaning: German and Finnish form of Jasmine, as well as an English variant.
Origin: German
Jehoiakim
/YEH-HOH-EE-AH-KEE-M/Meaning: Yahweh raises up
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
Jerome
/YEH-ROH-MEH/Meaning: Sacred name
Origin: German
Jessica
/YEH-SSEE-CAH/Meaning: Feminine name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'to foresee' or 'wealthy', famously popularized by William Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice.
Origin: Hebrew/English
Joan
/YOH-AH-N/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: German
Jochim
/YOH-KHEE-M/Meaning: German variant form of Joachim.
Origin: German
Johanna
/YOH-HAH-NNAH/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
Johanne
/YOH-HAH-NNEH/Meaning: French, Danish and Norwegian form of Iohanna (see Joanna).
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
Jonathan
/YOH-NAH-TAH-N/Meaning: Yahweh has given
Origin: Greek
Jorn
/YOH-RN/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Josef
/YOH-SEH-F/Meaning: German, Czech and Scandinavian form of Joseph.
Origin: German
Josefine
/YOH-SEH-FEE-NEH/Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Joséphine.
Origin: German
Joseph
/YOH-SEH-PH/Meaning: He will add
Origin: Greek
Josepha
/YOH-SEH-PHAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Joseph.
Origin: Greek
Joyce
/YOH-YCEH/Meaning: Lord
Origin: German
Judah
/YOO-DAH-H/Meaning: Praise
Origin: German
Judas
/YOO-DAH-S/Meaning: From Ἰούδας (Ioudas), the Greek form of Judah.
Origin: German
Judita
/YOO-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak and Croatian form of Judith.
Origin: German
Julie
/YOO-LEE/Meaning: French, Danish, Norwegian and Czech form of Julia.
Origin: German
Junia
/YOO-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Junius.
Origin: Latin
Jurg
/YOO-RG/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Jutta
/YOO-TTAH/Meaning: Probably a medieval Low German form of Judith.
Origin: German
K
Karen
/KAH-REH-N/Meaning: Short form of Katherine
Origin: German
Karina
/KAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Elaborated form of Karin.
Origin: German
Karoline
/KAH-ROH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Katarina
/KAH-TAH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Pure
Origin: German
Katarine
/KAH-TAH-REE-NEH/Meaning: German variant form of Katherine.
Origin: German
Kathe
/KAH-TEH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
Katherina
/KAH-TEH-REE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Katherine.
Origin: Greek
Katherine
/KAH-TEH-REE-NEH/Meaning: Each of the two
Origin: Greek
Katja
/KAH-TYAH/Meaning: Form of Katya in various languages.
Origin: German
Katya
/KAH-TYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Yekaterina.
Origin: German
Kay
/KAH-Y/Meaning: Variant of Kai
Origin: German
Kiki
/KEE-KEE/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K.
Origin: German
Klara
/KLAH-RAH/Meaning: Form of Clara in various languages.
Origin: German
Klaus
/KLOWS/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: German, Greek
Klauspeter
/KLAH-OO-SPEH-TEH-R/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Klothilde
/KLOH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Clotilde.
Origin: Greek
Koloman
/KOH-LOH-MAH-N/Meaning: German and Slovak form of Colmán.
Origin: German
Konstanze
/KOH-NSTAH-NTSEH/Meaning: German form of Constantia.
Origin: German
Kora
/KOH-RAH/Meaning: Variant of Cora
Origin: German
Kore
/KOH-REH/Meaning: Maiden
Origin: German
Kornelia
/KOH-RNEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: German and Polish form of Cornelia.
Origin: Latin
Kriemhild
/KREEMHEE-LD/Meaning: Mask of battle
Origin: German
Kriemhilde
/KREEMHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Kriemhild
Origin: German
Kristiane
/KREE-STEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: German form of Christina.
Origin: German
Kristina
/KREE-STEE-NAH/Meaning: Variant of Christina
Origin: German
Kunibert
/KOO-NEE-BEH-RT/Meaning: Clan, family
Origin: German
L
Laurenz
/LAH-OO-REH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Origin: German
Laurin
/LAH-OO-REE-N/Meaning: Of laurel
Origin: German
Lea
/LEH-AH/Meaning: Weary, lioness
Origin: German
Lenz
/LEH-NTS/Meaning: Short form of Lorenz
Origin: German
Leobwin
/LEH-OH-BVEE-N/Meaning: Dear, beloved
Origin: German
Leon
/LAY-ohn/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German, Greek
Leonard
/LEH-OH-NAH-RD/Meaning: Brave lion
Origin: German
Leonie
/LEH-OH-NEE/Meaning: German and Dutch feminine form of Leonius.
Origin: German
Leonius
/LEH-OH-NEE-OO-S/Meaning: Latin name that was derived from Leo.
Origin: Latin
Leonore
/LEH-OH-NOH-REH/Meaning: Short form of Eleanor
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
Lilli
/LEE-LLEE/Meaning: Variant of Lili
Origin: German
Lilo
/LEE-LOH/Meaning: Short form of Liselotte
Origin: German
Lio
/LEE-OH/Meaning: Variant of Leo
Origin: German
Lisa
/LEE-SAH/Meaning: Pledged to God
Origin: German
Lise
/LEE-SEH/Meaning: Short form of Elisabeth
Origin: German
Livia
/LEE-FEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Livius.
Origin: Latin
Livius
/LEE-FEE-OO-S/Meaning: To envy
Origin: Latin
Lorenz
/LOH-REH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1).
Origin: German
Louis
/LOH-OO-EE-S/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Louisa
/LOH-OO-EE-SAH/Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Louis.
Origin: German
Luca
/LOO-CAH/Meaning: Italian and Romanian form of Lucas (see Luke).
Origin: German
Lucius
/LOO-CEE-OO-S/Meaning: Light
Origin: Latin
Ludger
/LOO-DGEH-R/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Ludwig
/LOO-DVEE-G/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
- Ludwig van Beethoven (Iconic German composer of the Classical/Romantic transition)
- Ludwig II (King of Bavaria who built the fairytale Neuschwanstein Castle)
Luitgard
/LOO-EE-TGAH-RD/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Luitger
/LOO-EE-TGEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Ludger
Origin: German
Luitpold
/LOO-EE-TPOH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: German
Lukas
/LOO-KAH-S/Meaning: From Lucania
Origin: German
Luke
/LOO-KEH/Meaning: From Lucania
Origin: German
Lutz
/LOO-TTS/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Lydos
/LYDOH-S/Meaning: Meaning unknown.
Origin: German
M
Madeline
/MAH-DEH-LEE-NEH/Meaning: English form of Madeleine.
Origin: German
Magda
/MAH-GDAH/Meaning: Short form of Magdalena
Origin: German
Magdalena
/MAH-GDAH-LEH-NAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Magdalene.
Origin: German
Magni
/MAH-GNEE/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Maja
/MAH-YAH/Meaning: Good mother, great, illusion
Origin: German
Manu
/MAH-NOO/Meaning: Short form of Manuel
Origin: German
Manuela
/MAH-NOO-EH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Manuel.
Origin: German
Mareike
/MAH-REYEKEH/Meaning: Frisian and German diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Margret
/MAH-RGREH-T/Meaning: Contracted form of Margarete or Margaret.
Origin: German
Marguerite
/MAH-RGOO-EH-REE-TEH/Meaning: French form of Margaret.
Origin: German
Marianne
/MAH-REE-AH-NNEH/Meaning: Variant of Mariana
Origin: German
Mariele
/MAH-REELEH/Meaning: German diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Marinus
/MAH-REE-NOO-S/Meaning: Of the sea
Origin: Latin
Mario
/MAH-REE-OH/Meaning: Italian and Spanish form of Marius.
Origin: German
Marita
/MAH-REE-TAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria.
Origin: German
Marius
/MAH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: Male
Origin: Latin
Marketa
/MAH-RKEH-TAH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Marlies
/MAH-RLEES/Meaning: Combination of Maria and Lies.
Origin: German
Marliese
/MAH-RLEESEH/Meaning: Combination of Maria and Liese.
Origin: German
Marta
/MAH-RTAH/Meaning: Form of Martha used in various languages.
Origin: German
Martha
/MAH-RTAH/Meaning: Lady, mistress
Origin: Greek
Martin
/MAH-RTEE-N/Meaning: Of Mars, warlike
Origin: German
Martina
/MAH-RTEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Martinus (see Martin).
Origin: German
- Martina Hingis - Martina Hingis (born 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No.
- Martina Navratilova - Martina Navratilova (Czech: Martina Navrátilová, pronounced [ˈmarcɪna ˈnavraːcɪlovaː] ; née Šubertová [ˈʃubɛrtovaː]; born October 18, 1956) is a Czech-American former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No.
- Martina McBride - Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff; born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer and songwriter. An icon in the country music world, she is known for her country pop material with a powerful soprano voice and expansive range.
Marzell
/MAH-RTSEH-LL/Meaning: Variant of Marcellus
Origin: German
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)
Mattis
/MAH-TTEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Matthias
Origin: German
Maxi
/MAH-XEE/Meaning: Short form of Maximiliano
Origin: German
Maximiliano
/MAH-XEE-MEE-LEE-AH-NOH/Meaning: Spanish and Portuguese form of Maximilianus (see Maximilian).
Origin: German
Meginhard
/MEH-GEE-NHAH-RD/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Meinhard
/MEYENHAH-RD/Meaning: German form of Meginhard.
Origin: German
Meinrad
/MEYENRAH-D/Meaning: Power, strength
Origin: German
Melissa
/MEH-LEE-SSAH/Meaning: Bee
Origin: German
Merfyn
/MEH-RFYN/Meaning: Bone marrow
Origin: German
Micha
/MEE-KHAH/Meaning: German short form of Michael (meaning 'who is like God?').
Origin: German
Miriam
/MEE-REE-AH-M/Meaning: Form of Mary used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron.
Origin: German
Misha
/MEE-SHAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Mikhail.
Origin: German
Moses
/MOH-SEH-S/Meaning: Delivered from the water
Origin: German
N
Natascha
/NAH-TAH-SHAH/Meaning: Dutch and German form of Natasha.
Origin: German
Natasha
/NAH-TAH-SHAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Natalya.
Origin: German
Nelly
/NEH-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Origin: German
Nico
/NEE-COH/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: German
Nicola
/NEE-COH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Nicholas.
Origin: German
Nicolaas
/NEE-COH-LAH-AH-S/Meaning: Dutch form of Nicholas.
Origin: German
Nina
/NEE-NAH/Meaning: Little girl
Origin: German
Nora
/NOH-RAH/Meaning: Honor, light
Origin: German
Norbert
/NOH-RBEH-RT/Meaning: North
Origin: German
O
Odilie
/OH-DEE-LEE/Meaning: Variant of Odilia
Origin: German
Ogier
/OH-GEER/Meaning: French form of Audagar.
Origin: German
Olga
/OH-LGAH/Meaning: Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga.
Origin: German
Oli
/OH-LEE/Meaning: Short form of Oliver
Origin: German
Oliva
/OH-LEE-FAH/Meaning: Olive
Origin: German
Ortrun
/OH-RTROO-N/Meaning: Point
Origin: German
Ortwin
/OH-RTVEE-N/Meaning: Point friend
Origin: German
Oscar
/OH-SCAH-R/Meaning: Deer friend
Origin: German
Otmar
/OH-TMAH-R/Meaning: Wealth, fortune
Origin: German
Ottomar
/OH-TTOH-MAH-R/Meaning: Variant of Otmar
Origin: German
Ovid
/OH-FEE-D/Meaning: A sheep
Origin: German
P
Padraig
/PAH-DRAH-EE-G/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: German
Pancratius
/PAH-NCRAH-TEE-OO-S/Meaning: All-powerful
Origin: Latin
Paraskevi
/PAH-RAH-SKEH-FEE/Meaning: Modern Greek transcription of Paraskeve.
Origin: German
Pascal
/PAH-SCAH-L/Meaning: Relating to Easter
Origin: German
Patricia
/PAH-TREE-CEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Origin: Latin
Pauline
/PAH-OO-LEE-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Origin: German
Peter
/PEH-TEH-R/Meaning: Stone, rock
Origin: German
Philippa
/PHEE-LEE-PPAH/Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Philip.
Origin: Greek
Pirmin
/PEE-RMEE-N/Meaning: Meaning unknown.
Origin: German
Priska
/PREE-SKAH/Meaning: German form of Prisca, as well as the form used in the Greek New Testament.
Origin: German
R
Rafael
/RAH-FAH-EH-L/Meaning: Form of Raphael in various languages.
Origin: German
Raimunde
/RAH-EE-MOO-NDEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Raphael
/RAH-PHAH-EH-L/Meaning: God heals
Origin: Greek
Raphaela
/RAH-PHAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Raphael.
Origin: Greek
Raymond
/RAH-YMOH-ND/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Regina
/REH-GEE-NAH/Meaning: Queen
Origin: German
Reimund
/REYEMOO-ND/Meaning: German form of Raymond.
Origin: German
Reinhild
/REYENHEE-LD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Reinhilde
/REYENHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Reinhild
Origin: German
Renata
/REH-NAH-TAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Renatus.
Origin: German
Reuben
/ROYBEH-N/Meaning: Behold, a son
Origin: German
Robert
/ROH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: German
Rochus
/ROH-KHOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Rocco, used in occasionally German and Dutch.
Origin: Latin
Romulus
/ROH-MOO-LOO-S/Meaning: From Roma, the Latin name of the city of Rome, combined with a diminutive suffix.
Origin: Latin
Rosa
/ROH-SAH/Meaning: Rose
Origin: German
Rosalia
/ROH-SAH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Rose
Origin: Latin
Rosalind
/ROH-SAH-LEE-ND/Meaning: Beautiful rose
Origin: German
Rosalinde
/ROH-SAH-LEE-NDEH/Meaning: German form of Rosalind.
Origin: German
Rosi
/ROH-SEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and other names beginning with Ros.
Origin: German
- Rosi Mittermaier - Rosa Anna Katharina Mittermaier-Neureuther (German: [ˈʁozi ˈmɪtɐˌmaɪ̯ɐ] ; née Mittermaier; 5 August 1950 – 4 January 2023) was a German alpine skier. She was the overall World Cup champion in 1976 and a double gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
- Francesco Rosi - Francesco Rosi (Italian: [franˈtʃesko ˈrɔːzi]; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film The Mattei Affair won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.
Rosmarie
/ROH-SMAH-REE/Meaning: Variant of Rosemarie
Origin: German
Roswitha
/ROH-SVEE-TAH/Meaning: Fame
Origin: Greek
Ruth
/ROO-T/Meaning: Female friend
Origin: Greek
S
Sabina
/SAH-BEE-NAH/Meaning: A Sabine
Origin: German
Sabrina
/SAH-BREE-NAH/Meaning: Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn [1].
Origin: German
Samuel
/SAH-MOO-EH-L/Meaning: God has heard
Origin: German
Sandra
/SAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Short form of Alessandra
Origin: German
Sara
/SAH-RAH/Meaning: Form of Sarah used in various languages.
Origin: German
Sarai
/SAH-RAH-EE/Meaning: My princess
Origin: German
Sascha
/SAH-SHAH/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Sasha.
Origin: German
Saskia
/SAH-SKEE-AH/Meaning: A Saxon
Origin: Latin
Schwanhild
/SHVAH-NHEE-LD/Meaning: Variant of Swanhild
Origin: German
Selma
/SEH-LMAH/Meaning: God's helmet, peaceful
Origin: German
Seraphina
/SEH-RAH-PHEE-NAH/Meaning: Fiery ones
Origin: Greek
Serena
/SEH-REH-NAH/Meaning: Clear, tranquil, serene
Origin: German
Siegmund
/SEEGMOO-ND/Meaning: Victorious protection
Origin: German
Siegward
/SEEGVAH-RD/Meaning: Victorious guard
Origin: German
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)
Silvanus
/SEE-LFAH-NOO-S/Meaning: Of the woods
Origin: Latin
Silvius
/SEE-LFEE-OO-S/Meaning: Wood, forest
Origin: Latin
Simon
/SEE-MOH-N/Meaning: He has heard
Origin: German
Sonja
/SOH-NYAH/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: German
Sonje
/SOH-NYEH/Meaning: Variant of Sonja
Origin: German
Sonnhild
/SOH-NNHEE-LD/Meaning: Sun
Origin: German
Sonya
/SOH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Sophia.
Origin: German
Sophia
/SOH-PHEE-AH/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: Greek
- Sophia Loren (Famous Academy Award-winning actress, very popular in Germany)
- Sophia Thomalla (Popular German actress and television presenter)
Sophie
/SOH-PHEE/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: Greek
Steffie
/STEH-FFEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Stephanie.
Origin: German
Stephanie
/STEH-PHAH-NEE/Meaning: Feminine form of Stephen.
Origin: Greek
Stephen
/STEH-PHEH-N/Meaning: Crown, wreath
Origin: Greek
Suse
/SOO-SEH/Meaning: German diminutive of Susanne.
Origin: German
Svetlana
/SFEH-TLAH-NAH/Meaning: Light, world
Origin: German
Sylvester
/SYLFEH-STEH-R/Meaning: Variant of Silvester
Origin: German
T
Tanja
/TAH-NYAH/Meaning: Fairy queen
Origin: German
Tanya
/TAH-NYAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Tatiana.
Origin: German
Tatius
/TAH-TEE-OO-S/Meaning: Roman family name of unknown meaning, possibly of Sabine origin.
Origin: Latin
Tatjana
/TAH-TYAH-NAH/Meaning: Form of Tatiana in several languages, in some cases via Russian Татьяна (Tatyana).
Origin: German
Teodor
/TEH-OH-DOH-R/Meaning: Form of Theodore used in various languages.
Origin: German
Theda
/TEH-DAH/Meaning: Short form of Theodora
Origin: Greek
Theobald
/TEH-OH-BAH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: Greek
Theodard
/TEH-OH-DAH-RD/Meaning: People
Origin: Greek
Theodoric
/TEH-OH-DOH-REE-C/Meaning: Ruler of the people
Origin: Greek
- Theodoric the Great - Theodoric (or Theoderic) the Great (about 454 – 30 August 526), also called the Amal, was king of the Ostrogoths (475–526), and ruler of the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy between 493 and 526, regent of the Visigoths (511–526), and a patrician of the Eastern Roman Empire. As ruler of the combined Gothic realms, Theodoric controlled an empire stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Adriatic Sea.
- Thierry of Chartres - Thierry of Chartres (Theodoricus Chartrensis) or Theodoric the Breton (Theodericus Brito) (died before 1155, probably 1150) was a twelfth-century philosopher working at Chartres and Paris, France. The cathedral school at Chartres promoted scholarship before the first university was founded in France.
- Theodoric I - Theodoric I (Gothic: Þiudarīks; Latin: Theodericus; c. 390 or 393 – 20 or 24 June 451) was the king of the Visigoths from 418 to 451.
Theophilus
/TEH-OH-PHEE-LOO-S/Meaning: Friend of god
Origin: Greek
Theresia
/TEH-REH-SEE-AH/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Theresa.
Origin: Greek
Thilo
/TEE-LOH/Meaning: Variant of Till
Origin: Greek
Thorsten
/TOH-RSTEH-N/Meaning: Variant of Torsten
Origin: Greek
Tiedemann
/TEEDEH-MAH-NN/Meaning: German form of Theotman (see Thijmen).
Origin: German
Till
/TEE-LL/Meaning: Ruler of the people
Origin: German
Tim
/TEE-M/Meaning: Honoring God
Origin: German
Tina
/TEE-NAH/Meaning: Short form of Christina
Origin: German
Tobiah
/TOH-BEE-AH-H/Meaning: Yahweh is good
Origin: German
Tom
/TOH-M/Meaning: Twin
Origin: German
Traugott
/TRAH-OO-GOH-TT/Meaning: Trust God
Origin: German
U
Udo
/OO-DOH/Meaning: Child, wealth
Origin: German
Ueli
/OO-EH-LEE/Meaning: Swiss diminutive of Ulrich.
Origin: German
Uli
/OO-LEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Origin: German
Ulla
/OO-LLAH/Meaning: Will, determination, heritage ruler
Origin: German
Ulli
/OO-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Origin: German
Ulrich
/OO-LREE-KH/Meaning: Noble ruler, heritage power
Origin: German
Ulrika
/OO-LREE-KAH/Meaning: Swedish feminine form of Ulrich.
Origin: German
Ursel
/OO-RSEH-L/Meaning: German diminutive of Ursula.
Origin: German
Ursula
/OO-RSOO-LAH/Meaning: Little bear
Origin: German
V
Valentine
/FAH-LEH-NTEE-NEH/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: German
Valeria
/FAH-LEH-REE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Valerius.
Origin: Latin
Valerie
/FAH-LEH-REE/Meaning: Variant of Val
Origin: German
Valeska
/FAH-LEH-SKAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Valeria.
Origin: German
Victor
/FEE-CTOH-R/Meaning: Victor, conqueror
Origin: German
Victorius
/FEE-CTOH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: Variant of Victor
Origin: Latin
Viktor
/FEE-KTOH-R/Meaning: Conqueror
Origin: German
Vincent
/FEE-NCEH-NT/Meaning: To conquer
Origin: German
Vinzenz
/FEE-NTSEH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Vincent.
Origin: German
Vitus
/FEE-TOO-S/Meaning: Life
Origin: Latin
Volker
/FOH-LKEH-R/Meaning: People's army
Origin: German
Volkhard
/FOH-LKHAH-RD/Meaning: People
Origin: German
Volkmar
/FOH-LKMAH-R/Meaning: People
Origin: German
W
Walter
/VAH-LTEH-R/Meaning: Ruler of the army
Origin: German
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
Werner
/VEH-RNEH-R/Meaning: Defending army
Origin: German
Wibke
/VEE-BKEH/Meaning: War, battle
Origin: German
Wiegand
/VEEGAH-ND/Meaning: Variant of Wigand
Origin: German
Wilhelm
/VEE-LHEH-LM/Meaning: Resolute protector
Origin: German
- Wilhelm Röntgen (German physicist who discovered X-rays and won the first Nobel Prize)
- Wilhelm Grimm (German mythologist who co-compiled the world-famous Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Wilhelmine
/VEE-LHEH-LMEE-NEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Wilhelm.
Origin: German
Willem
/VEE-LLEH-M/Meaning: Dutch form of William.
Origin: German
William
/VEE-LLEE-AH-M/Meaning: Will helmet
Origin: German
Willy
/VEE-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of William, Wilhelm or Willem.
Origin: German
Wilma
/VEE-LMAH/Meaning: Short form of Wilhelmina
Origin: German
Wolfdietrich
/VOH-LFDEETREE-KH/Meaning: Compound of Wolf and Dietrich.
Origin: German
Wolfgang
/VOHLF-gahng/Meaning: Path of the wolf
Origin: Old High German
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Germanic musical genius and composer)
- Wolfgang Puck (Celebrated Austrian-born chef and restaurateur)
Wolfhard
/VOH-LFHAH-RD/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
Wolfram
/VOH-LFRAH-M/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
Wulf
/VOO-LF/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
X
Xaver
/XAH-FEH-R/Meaning: German form of Xavier.
Origin: German
- Franz Xaver von Zach - Baron Franz Xaver von Zach (Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach; 4 June 1754 – 2 September 1832) was an Austrian astronomer born in Pest, Hungary (now Budapest).
- Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart - Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (26 July 1791 – 29 July 1844), also known as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Jr., was the youngest child of six born to composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze and the younger of his parents' two surviving children. He was a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher of the late classical period whose musical style was of an early Romanticism, heavily influenced by his father's mature style.
Xavier
/XAH-FEER/Meaning: The new house
Origin: German