Vintage German Names
Curated selection of names that perfectly capture the "vintage" aesthetic.
A
Aaron
/AH-rawn/Meaning: High mountain
Origin: Hebrew
- Aaron Altaras (German actor)
- Aaron Hunt (German professional footballer)
Achim
/AH-kheem/Meaning: Short form of Joachim
Origin: Hebrew
Adelina
/AH-DEH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Noble, gentle
Origin: German
Adrian
/AH-dree-ahn/Meaning: From Hadria
Origin: Latin
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Agathe
/AH-GAH-TEH/Meaning: French and German form of Agatha, as well as the Ancient Greek transcription.
Origin: Greek
Alban
/AH-LBAH-N/Meaning: From Alba
Origin: German
Albinus
/AH-LBEE-NOO-S/Meaning: White, bright
Origin: Latin
Albrecht
/AHL-brekht/Meaning: Variant of Albert
Origin: Germanic
Alessandra
/AH-LEH-SSAH-NDRAH/Meaning: Defender of mankind
Origin: German
Alex
/AH-LEH-X/Meaning: Short form of Alexander
Origin: German
Alexa
/AH-LEH-XAH/Meaning: Short form of Alexandra
Origin: German
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Alina
/ah-LEE-nah/Meaning: Bright, noble
Origin: Slavic/German
Alma
/AHL-mah/Meaning: Nourishing, kind, soul
Origin: Latin
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
Alwin
/AHL-veen/Meaning: Contracted form of Adalwin.
Origin: Old High German
Alwine
/AH-LVEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Alwin.
Origin: German
Amalia
/ah-MAH-lee-ah/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: Germanic
Amelie
/AH-MEH-LEE/Meaning: Work, industrious
Origin: German
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Andi
/AH-NDEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Andrea 2 (English) or Andreas (German).
Origin: German
Andrea
/AH-NDREH-AH/Meaning: Brave, strong
Origin: German
Andreas
/ahn-DREH-ahs/Meaning: Brave, manly
Origin: Greek
Anika
/AH-NEE-KAH/Meaning: Grace, favor
Origin: German
Anne
/AH-NNEH/Meaning: French form of Anna.
Origin: German
Annegret
/AH-NNEH-GREH-T/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Grete.
Origin: German
Annelore
/AH-NNEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Combination of Anne 1 and Eleonore.
Origin: German
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Annemarie
/AH-NNEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Combination of Anna and Marie.
Origin: German
Annushka
/AH-NNOO-SHKAH/Meaning: Russian diminutive of Anna.
Origin: German
Ansgar
/AH-NSGAH-R/Meaning: God's spear
Origin: German
Antonia
/AH-NTOH-NEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Antonius (see Anthony).
Origin: Latin
Anuschka
/AH-NOO-SHKAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Anna, inspired by the Russian form Annushka.
Origin: German
Artur
/AHR-toor/Meaning: Form of Arthur in several languages.
Origin: Celtic
August
/ow-GOOST/Meaning: German, Polish, Scandinavian and Catalan form of Augustus.
Origin: Latin
Ava
/AH-FAH/Meaning: Short form of Germanic
Origin: German
B
Balder
/BAH-LDEH-R/Meaning: Hero, lord, prince
Origin: German
Bartholomaus
/BAH-RTOH-LOH-MAH-OO-S/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
Bastian
/BAHS-tee-ahn/Meaning: Short form of Sebastian
Origin: Greek
Beate
/BEH-AH-TEH/Meaning: German form of Beata.
Origin: German
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Beatus
/BEH-AH-TOO-S/Meaning: Masculine form of Beata.
Origin: Latin
Berenice
/BEH-REH-NEE-CEH/Meaning: Bringing victory
Origin: German
Bernadette
/BEH-RNAH-DEH-TTEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Bernard.
Origin: German
Bernard
/BEH-RNAH-RD/Meaning: Bear
Origin: German
Berthold
/BEH-RTOH-LD/Meaning: Bright power
Origin: German
Bertram
/BEH-RTRAH-M/Meaning: Bright raven
Origin: German
Boniface
/BOH-NEE-FAH-CEH/Meaning: Good fate
Origin: German
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Burgheard
/BOO-RGHEH-AH-RD/Meaning: Fortress
Origin: German
C
Camillus
/CAH-MEE-LLOO-S/Meaning: A youth employed in religious services
Origin: Latin
Carlo
/CAH-RLOH/Meaning: Italian form of Charles.
Origin: German
Carmel
/CAH-RMEH-L/Meaning: Garden
Origin: German
Carola
/CAH-ROH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
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Carolina
/CAH-ROH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Latinate feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Carolus
/CAH-ROH-LOO-S/Meaning: Latin form of Charles.
Origin: Latin
Catrin
/CAH-TREE-N/Meaning: Short form of Katharina
Origin: German
Celia
/CEH-LEE-AH/Meaning: Short form of Cecilia
Origin: Latin
Chlothar
/KHLOH-TAH-R/Meaning: Old German form of Lothar.
Origin: Greek
Chris
/KHREE-S/Meaning: Short form of Christopher
Origin: German
Corbinian
/COH-RBEE-NEE-AH-N/Meaning: Variant of Korbinian
Origin: German
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Cordula
/COH-RDOO-LAH/Meaning: Little heart
Origin: German
Corinna
/COH-REE-NNAH/Meaning: Maiden
Origin: German
Cornelius
/COH-RNEH-LEE-OO-S/Meaning: Horn
Origin: Latin
D
Dagobert
/DAH-GOH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Bright day
Origin: German
Daniela
/DAH-NEELAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Daniel.
Origin: German
Danny
/DAH-NNY/Meaning: Diminutive of Daniel.
Origin: German
Dennis
/DEH-nis/Meaning: Usual English, German and Dutch form of Denis.
Origin: Greek
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Desiderata
/DEH-SEE-DEH-RAH-TAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Desideratus.
Origin: German
Detlev
/DEH-TLEH-F/Meaning: Variant of Detlef
Origin: German
Dieter
/DEE-ter/Meaning: Warrior of the people
Origin: Old High German
Dietfried
/DEETFREED/Meaning: Peace of the people
Origin: German
Diethelm
/DEETEH-LM/Meaning: People
Origin: Greek
Dietlind
/DEETLEE-ND/Meaning: Variant of Dietlinde
Origin: German
Dietrich
/DEETREE-KH/Meaning: German form of Theodoric.
Origin: German
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Dionysius
/DEE-OH-NYSEE-OO-S/Meaning: Latin form of Dionysios.
Origin: Latin
Dorothea
/do-ro-TEH-ah/Meaning: Gift of god
Origin: Greek
Dorothee
/DOH-ROH-TEH-EH/Meaning: Variant of Dorothea
Origin: Greek
E
Eckart
/EH-CKAH-RT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Edeltraud
/EH-DEH-LTRAH-OO-D/Meaning: Noble strength
Origin: German
Edi
/EH-DEE/Meaning: Croatian and German diminutive of Eduard, and a Slovene diminutive of Edvard.
Origin: German
Editha
/EH-DEE-TAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Edith.
Origin: Greek
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Edmund
/EH-DMOO-ND/Meaning: Rich protection
Origin: German
Eike
/EYEKEH/Meaning: Edge, blade
Origin: German
Ekkehard
/EH-KKEH-HAH-RD/Meaning: Edge of a sword brave
Origin: German
Ekkehardt
/EH-KKEH-HAH-RDT/Meaning: Variant of Ekkehard
Origin: German
Eleanor
/EH-LEH-AH-NOH-R/Meaning: The other Aenor
Origin: German
Eleonora
/EH-LEH-OH-NOH-RAH/Meaning: Form of Eleanor in several languages.
Origin: German
Eleonore
/EH-LEH-OH-NOH-REH/Meaning: German form of Eleanor.
Origin: German
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Elkanah
/EH-LKAH-NAH-H/Meaning: God has purchased
Origin: German
Elli
/EH-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of names beginning with El, such as Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Emil
/EH-meel/Meaning: Rival, industrious
Origin: Latin
Engel
/EH-NGEH-L/Meaning: Angel
Origin: German
Erich
/EH-rikh/Meaning: German form of Eric.
Origin: Old Norse
Ernest
/EH-RNEH-ST/Meaning: Serious, earnest
Origin: German
Ernestine
/EH-RNEH-STEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Ernest.
Origin: German
Erwin
/ER-veen/Meaning: Army
Origin: Old High German
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Esther
/EH-STEH-R/Meaning: Star
Origin: Greek
Eva
/EH-fah/Meaning: Form of Eve used in various languages.
Origin: Hebrew
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
Evi
/EH-FEE/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Eva, meaning 'life' or 'living one'.
Origin: German
Ewald
/EH-VAH-LD/Meaning: Law ruler
Origin: German
F
Felix
/FEH-liks/Meaning: Happy, fortunate
Origin: Latin
Ferdi
/FEH-RDEE/Meaning: Short form of Ferdinand
Origin: German
Florentin
/FLOH-REH-NTEE-N/Meaning: Romanian, French and German form of Florentinus.
Origin: German
Franziska
/FRAH-NTSEE-SKAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).
Origin: German
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Freyr
/FREH-YR/Meaning: Lord
Origin: German
Friedemann
/FREEDEH-MAH-NN/Meaning: Man of peace
Origin: German
Friedrich
/FREEDREE-KH/Meaning: Peaceful ruler
Origin: German
- Friedrich Nietzsche (Famous German philosopher and cultural critic)
- Friedrich Schiller (Renowned German poet, philosopher, and playwright)
Frigg
/FREE-GG/Meaning: Beloved
Origin: German
Fynn
/FYNN/Meaning: Fair, white
Origin: German
G
Gabi
/GAH-BEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Gabriel or Gabriela.
Origin: German
Georg
/GEH-OH-RG/Meaning: Earth worker, farmer
Origin: German
George
/GEH-OH-RGEH/Meaning: Farmer, earthworker
Origin: German
Gerhardt
/GEH-RHAH-RDT/Meaning: German variant form of Gerard.
Origin: German
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Gero
/GEH-ROH/Meaning: Spear
Origin: German
Gesine
/GEH-SEE-NEH/Meaning: Possibly from a Low German diminutive of Gertrud.
Origin: German
Gleb
/GLEH-B/Meaning: God
Origin: German
Gudrun
/GOO-DROO-N/Meaning: God's secret lore, battle
Origin: German
Gudula
/GOO-DOO-LAH/Meaning: Good
Origin: German
Gundula
/GOO-NDOO-LAH/Meaning: Originally a diminutive of Gunda.
Origin: German
H
Hadassah
/HAH-DAH-SSAH-H/Meaning: Myrtle tree
Origin: German
Hadrian
/HAH-DREE-AH-N/Meaning: From Hadria
Origin: German
Halfdan
/HAH-LFDAH-N/Meaning: Half Danish
Origin: German
- Halfdan the Black - Halfdan the Black (Old Norse: Halfdanr Svarti; fl. c. 9th century) was a king of Vestfold. He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald Fairhair, the first king of a unified Norway.
- Healfdene - Halfdan (Old Norse: Halfdan, Old English: Healfdene, Medieval Latin: Haldānus: "half Dane") was a late 5th and early 6th century legendary Danish king of the Scylding (Skjöldung) lineage, the son of king named Fróði in many accounts, noted mainly as the father to the two kings who succeeded him in the rule of Denmark, kings named Hroðgar and Halga in the Old English poem Beowulf and named Hróar and Helgi in Old Norse accounts.
- Halfdan Ragnarsson - Halfdan Ragnarsson (Old Norse: Hálfdan; Old English: Halfdene or Healfdene; Old Irish: Albann; died 877), was a Viking leader and a commander of the Great Heathen Army that invaded the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England starting in 865. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describes him as a "heathen king".
Hanne
/HAH-NNEH/Meaning: Short form of Johanne
Origin: German
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Hansjurgen
/HAH-NSYOO-RGEH-N/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Heidi
/HY-dee/Meaning: Noble, of noble birth
Origin: German
- Heidi Klum (Famous German-American supermodel and television host)
- Heidi Kabel (Beloved German stage and television actress)
Heinz
/HEYENTS/Meaning: Diminutive of Heinrich.
Origin: German
- Heinz - The H. J. Heinz Company, commonly known as Heinz (), was an American food processing company headquartered at One PPG Place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company was founded by Henry J. Heinz in 1869.
- Karl Urban - Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and television series such as Xena: Warrior Princess.
Helmfried
/HEH-LMFREED/Meaning: Helmet
Origin: German
Helmut
/HEH-LMOO-T/Meaning: Helmet
Origin: German
Hendrik
/HEH-NDREE-K/Meaning: Dutch and Estonian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).
Origin: German
Henning
/HEH-NNEE-NG/Meaning: Diminutive of Henrik.
Origin: German
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Henrike
/HEH-NREE-KEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).
Origin: German
Hera
/HEH-RAH/Meaning: Hero, queen of gods
Origin: German
Hieronymus
/HEEROH-NYMOO-S/Meaning: Latin form of Jerome, formerly common in Germany and the Netherlands.
Origin: Latin
Hildegund
/HEE-LDEH-GOO-ND/Meaning: Battle
Origin: German
Honora
/HOH-NOH-RAH/Meaning: Variant of Honoria
Origin: German
Hubertus
/HOO-BEH-RTOO-S/Meaning: Latinized form of Hubert.
Origin: Latin
Hugo
/HOO-GOH/Meaning: Mind, heart, spirit
Origin: German
Humbert
/HOO-MBEH-RT/Meaning: Bear cub
Origin: German
I
Igor
/EE-GOH-R/Meaning: Russian form of the Old Norse name Yngvarr (see Ingvar).
Origin: German
Ilka
/EE-LKAH/Meaning: Hungarian diminutive of Ilona.
Origin: German
Ilona
/EE-LOH-NAH/Meaning: Joy
Origin: German
Ilsa
/EE-LSAH/Meaning: Variant of Ilse
Origin: German
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Immanuel
/EE-MMAH-NOO-EH-L/Meaning: Form of Emmanuel used in most translations of the Old Testament.
Origin: German
Inga
/EE-NGAH/Meaning: Strictly feminine form of Inge.
Origin: German
Ingeburg
/EE-NGEH-BOO-RG/Meaning: Variant of Ingeborg
Origin: German
Ingelore
/EE-NGEH-LOH-REH/Meaning: Combination of Inge and Eleonore.
Origin: German
Ingemar
/EE-NGEH-MAH-R/Meaning: Famous
Origin: German
Ingrid
/EE-NGREE-D/Meaning: Ing's beauty
Origin: German
Inka
/EE-NKAH/Meaning: Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.
Origin: German
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Irmtraut
/EE-RMTRAH-OO-T/Meaning: Variant of Irmtraud
Origin: German
Isabel
/EE-SAH-BEH-L/Meaning: Medieval Occitan form of Elizabeth.
Origin: German
Isabella
/EE-SAH-BEH-LLAH/Meaning: Latinate form of Isabel.
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
Ivo
/EE-FOH/Meaning: Yew
Origin: German
J
James
/YAH-MEH-S/Meaning: Variant of the
Origin: German
Jasper
/YAH-SPEH-R/Meaning: Treasurer
Origin: German
Jehoiachin
/YEH-HOH-EE-AH-KHEE-N/Meaning: Yahweh will establish
Origin: German
Jenny
/YEH-NNY/Meaning: Originally a medieval English diminutive of Jane [1].
Origin: German
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Jens
/YEH-NS/Meaning: Danish form of John.
Origin: German
Jeremiah
/YEH-REH-MEE-AH-H/Meaning: Yahweh will exalt
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
Jockel
/YOH-CKEH-L/Meaning: Diminutive of Jakob, Jörg or Joachim.
Origin: German
Johann
/YOH-HAH-NN/Meaning: God is gracious
Origin: German
- Johann Sebastian Bach (Iconic German composer and musician of the Baroque period)
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Germany's greatest literary figure, poet, and dramatist)
Johannbaptist
/YOH-HAH-NNBAH-PTEE-ST/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
Jolanthe
/YOH-LAH-NTEH/Meaning: German form of Yolanda.
Origin: Greek
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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
Jost
/YOH-ST/Meaning: German form of Iudocus (see Joyce).
Origin: German
Judda
/YOO-DDAH/Meaning: Germanic name derived from the Jutes, an ancient Germanic tribe of Denmark.
Origin: Germanic
Julia
/YOO-LEE-AH/Meaning: Youthful
Origin: Latin
Juna
/YOO-NAH/Meaning: Variant of Junia
Origin: German
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Juno
/YOO-NOH/Meaning: Young
Origin: German
Jurgen
/YOO-RGEH-N/Meaning: Dutch form of George.
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
Karlheinz
/KAH-RLHEYENTS/Meaning: Combination of Karl and Heinz.
Origin: German
Karolina
/KAH-ROH-LEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Carolus.
Origin: German
Karsten
/KAH-RSTEH-N/Meaning: Christian
Origin: German
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Kasimir
/KAH-SEE-MEE-R/Meaning: German form of Casimir.
Origin: German
Katarine
/KAH-TAH-REE-NEH/Meaning: German variant form of Katherine.
Origin: German
Katharine
/KAH-TAH-REE-NEH/Meaning: Variant of Katherine
Origin: Greek
Kathe
/KAH-TEH/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: Greek
Kilian
/KEE-LEE-AH-N/Meaning: German and Spanish form of Cillian, as well as an Irish and French variant.
Origin: German
Kim
/KEE-M/Meaning: Short form of Kimberly
Origin: German
Klauspeter
/KLAH-OO-SPEH-TEH-R/Meaning: Noble, classic
Origin: German
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Klothilde
/KLOH-TEE-LDEH/Meaning: German form of Clotilde.
Origin: Greek
Konrad
/KOH-NRAH-D/Meaning: German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of Conrad.
Origin: German
Kord
/KOH-RD/Meaning: German contracted form of Conrad.
Origin: German
Kriemhilde
/KREEMHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Kriemhild
Origin: German
Krimhilde
/KREE-MHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Kriemhild
Origin: German
L
Lamprecht
/LAH-MPREH-KHT/Meaning: Variant of Lambert
Origin: German
Lara
/LAH-RAH/Meaning: Citadel, bright, famous
Origin: German
Larissa
/LAH-REE-SSAH/Meaning: Variant of Larisa
Origin: German
Lars
/LAH-RS/Meaning: Scandinavian form of Laurence 1.
Origin: German
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Laura
/LAH-OO-RAH/Meaning: Laurel wreath
Origin: German
Leander
/LEH-AH-NDEH-R/Meaning: Lion
Origin: German
Leberecht
/LEH-BEH-REH-KHT/Meaning: Live right
Origin: German
Lena
/LEH-NAH/Meaning: Short form of names
Origin: German
Leonius
/LEH-OH-NEE-OO-S/Meaning: Latin name that was derived from Leo.
Origin: Latin
Liane
/LEE-AH-NEH/Meaning: Short form of Juliane
Origin: German
Liese
/LEESEH/Meaning: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.
Origin: German
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Lilo
/LEE-LOH/Meaning: Short form of Liselotte
Origin: German
Linus
/LEE-NOO-S/Meaning: Flax
Origin: Latin
Livia
/LEE-FEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Livius.
Origin: Latin
Louis
/LOH-OO-EE-S/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Louise
/LOH-OO-EE-SEH/Meaning: Famous warrior
Origin: German
Lucia
/LOO-CEE-AH/Meaning: Feminine form of Lucius.
Origin: Latin
Ludolf
/LOO-DOH-LF/Meaning: Famous, loud
Origin: German
M
Madicken
/MAH-DEE-CKEH-N/Meaning: Swedish diminutive of Margareta, popularized by author Astrid Lindgren in her children's books.
Origin: Scandinavian
Magnus
/MAH-GNOO-S/Meaning: Great
Origin: Latin
Maia
/MAH-EE-AH/Meaning: Noble, graceful
Origin: Latin
Manfred
/MAH-NFREH-D/Meaning: Strength of peace
Origin: German
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Manfried
/MAH-NFREED/Meaning: Variant of Manfred
Origin: German
Marcella
/MAH-RCEH-LLAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Marcellus.
Origin: German
Marcellus
/MAH-RCEH-LLOO-S/Meaning: Roman cognomen that was originally a diminutive of Marcus.
Origin: Latin
Margherita
/MAH-RGHEH-REE-TAH/Meaning: Italian form of Margaret.
Origin: German
Marika
/MAH-REE-KAH/Meaning: Diminutive of Maria and other names beginning with Mari.
Origin: German
Marion
/MAH-REE-OH-N/Meaning: Medieval French diminutive of Marie.
Origin: German
Marius
/MAH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: Male
Origin: Latin
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Marlis
/MAH-RLEE-S/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
- 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.
Mathis
/MAH-TEE-S/Meaning: Variant of Matthias
Origin: Greek
Matthaus
/MAH-TTAH-OO-S/Meaning: A noble and historical name
Origin: Greek
Maximilian
/MAH-XEE-MEE-LEE-AH-N/Meaning: Greatest
Origin: German
Meike
/MEYEKEH/Meaning: Beloved, bitter
Origin: German
Melitta
/MEH-LEE-TTAH/Meaning: Variant of Melissa
Origin: German
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Michaela
/MEE-KHAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Michael.
Origin: German
Moses
/MOH-SEH-S/Meaning: Delivered from the water
Origin: German
N
Nelly
/NEH-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of Nell and other names containing nel.
Origin: German
Nico
/NEE-COH/Meaning: Victory of the people
Origin: German
Nikolaus
/NEE-KOH-LAH-OO-S/Meaning: German form of Nicholas.
Origin: Latin
Njord
/NYOH-RD/Meaning: Strong, sea-god
Origin: German
O
Oda
/OH-DAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Otto.
Origin: German
Odo
/OH-DOH/Meaning: Variant of Otto
Origin: German
Olga
/OH-LGAH/Meaning: Russian form of the Old Norse name Helga.
Origin: German
Olivia
/OH-LEE-FEE-AH/Meaning: Olive
Origin: Latin
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Orsino
/OH-RSEE-NOH/Meaning: Italian form of the Roman name Ursinus, itself derived from Ursus (see Urs).
Origin: German
Ortrud
/OH-RTROO-D/Meaning: Point
Origin: German
Oskar
/OH-SKAH-R/Meaning: God's spear
Origin: German
Ottokar
/OH-TTOH-KAH-R/Meaning: German form of Odoacer.
Origin: German
P
Padraig
/PAH-DRAH-EE-G/Meaning: A noble and historical name
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
Paul
/PAH-OO-L/Meaning: Small, humble
Origin: German
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Pauline
/PAH-OO-LEE-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Origin: German
Petra
/PEH-TRAH/Meaning: Stone, rock
Origin: German
Philipp
/PHEE-LEE-PP/Meaning: German form of Philip.
Origin: Greek
Philippina
/PHEE-LEE-PPEE-NAH/Meaning: Elaborated form of Philippa.
Origin: Greek
Pia
/PEE-AH/Meaning: Pious, dutiful
Origin: Latin
Prisca
/PREE-SCAH/Meaning: Ancient, old
Origin: German
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R
Raffael
/RAH-FFAH-EH-L/Meaning: Variant of Raphael
Origin: German
Raffaela
/RAH-FFAH-EH-LAH/Meaning: German feminine form of Raphael.
Origin: German
Ragnvaldr
/RAH-GNFAH-LDR/Meaning: Advice, counsel
Origin: German
Rainer
/RAH-EE-NEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
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Ralph
/RAH-LPH/Meaning: Counsel wolf
Origin: Greek
Reiner
/REYENEH-R/Meaning: Counsel army
Origin: German
Reinhardt
/REYENHAH-RDT/Meaning: German variant form of Reynard.
Origin: German
Reinhilde
/REYENHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Reinhild
Origin: German
Renata
/REH-NAH-TAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Renatus.
Origin: German
Renate
/REH-NAH-TEH/Meaning: Reborn
Origin: German
Renatus
/REH-NAH-TOO-S/Meaning: Born again
Origin: Latin
German Names: A Practical Guide
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Reynard
/REH-YNAH-RD/Meaning: Advice, counsel, decision
Origin: German
Rigobert
/REE-GOH-BEH-RT/Meaning: Ruler, king
Origin: German
- Rigobert Song - Rigobert Song Bahanag (born 1 July 1976) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who is the manager of the Central African Republic national team. Known for his defensive skills, Song usually played as a centre-back, but could also operate at right-back.
- Rigobert Bonne - Rigobert Bonne (6 October 1727 – 2 September 1794) was a French cartographer, widely considered to be one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine.
Rocco
/ROH-CCOH/Meaning: Crow, rook
Origin: German
Roger
/ROH-GEH-R/Meaning: Famous spear
Origin: German
Roman
/ROH-MAH-N/Meaning: Roman
Origin: German
Rosemarie
/ROH-SEH-MAH-REE/Meaning: Dew of the sea, rose and beloved
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
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Rudolf
/ROO-DOH-LF/Meaning: Famous wolf
Origin: German
Rudolfine
/ROO-DOH-LFEE-NEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Rudolf.
Origin: German
S
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
Saskia
/SAH-SKEE-AH/Meaning: A Saxon
Origin: Latin
Severinus
/SEH-FEH-REE-NOO-S/Meaning: Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Severus.
Origin: Latin
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Sibyl
/SEE-BYL/Meaning: Prophetess, sibyl
Origin: German
Sibylle
/SEE-BYLLEH/Meaning: German and French form of Sibyl.
Origin: German
Sigi
/SEE-GEE/Meaning: Victory
Origin: German
Silas
/SEE-LAH-S/Meaning: Short form of Silvanus
Origin: German
Simone
/SEE-MOH-NEH/Meaning: French feminine form of Simon 1.
Origin: German
Sophie
/SOH-PHEE/Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: Greek
Stephan
/STEH-PHAH-N/Meaning: German and Dutch form of Stephen.
Origin: Greek
German Names: A Practical Guide
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Suse
/SOO-SEH/Meaning: German diminutive of Susanne.
Origin: German
Svenja
/SFEH-NYAH/Meaning: Young man, youth
Origin: German
Svetlana
/SFEH-TLAH-NAH/Meaning: Light, world
Origin: German
Swanhilde
/SVAH-NHEE-LDEH/Meaning: Variant of Swanhild
Origin: German
Sylvia
/SYLFEE-AH/Meaning: Variant of Silvia
Origin: Latin
T
Tabea
/TAH-BEH-AH/Meaning: Short form of Tabitha
Origin: German
Tatiana
/TAH-TEE-AH-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the family name Tatius [1].
Origin: German
Tatjana
/TAH-TYAH-NAH/Meaning: Form of Tatiana in several languages, in some cases via Russian Татьяна (Tatyana).
Origin: German
Teresa
/TEH-REH-SAH/Meaning: Form of Theresa used in several languages.
Origin: German
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Thaddeus
/TAH-DDOYS/Meaning: Heart, breast
Origin: Greek
Thekla
/TEH-KLAH/Meaning: Glory of God
Origin: Greek
Theobald
/TEH-OH-BAH-LD/Meaning: Bold people
Origin: Greek
Theodor
/TEH-OH-DOH-R/Meaning: Variant of Teodor
Origin: Greek
Theodore
/TEH-OH-DOH-REH/Meaning: Gift of god
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.
Thijmen
/TEE-YMEH-N/Meaning: People
Origin: Greek
German Names: A Practical Guide
An essential reference book detailing the history, pronunciation, and distribution of authentic German surnames and given names.
Tiberius
/TEE-BEH-REE-OO-S/Meaning: Of the Tiber
Origin: Latin
Timo
/TEE-MOH/Meaning: Short form of Timotheus
Origin: German
Tinatin
/TEE-NAH-TEE-N/Meaning: Light
Origin: German
Torsten
/TOH-RSTEH-N/Meaning: Thor's stone
Origin: German
Traugott
/TRAH-OO-GOH-TT/Meaning: Trust God
Origin: German
U
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
Ulrike
/OO-LREE-KEH/Meaning: German feminine form of Ulrich.
Origin: German
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Uwe
/OO-VEH/Meaning: Active, sharp
Origin: German
V
Valentina
/FAH-LEH-NTEE-NAH/Meaning: Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Origin: German
Valentine
/FAH-LEH-NTEE-NEH/Meaning: Noble and strength
Origin: German
Viktoria
/FEE-KTOH-REE-AH/Meaning: Variant of Victoria
Origin: Latin
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.
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Vinzenz
/FEE-NTSEH-NTS/Meaning: German form of Vincent.
Origin: German
Volker
/FOH-LKEH-R/Meaning: People's army
Origin: German
W
Wanda
/VAH-NDAH/Meaning: A Wend
Origin: German
Wayland
/VAH-YLAH-ND/Meaning: Craft, cunning
Origin: German
Wendelin
/VEH-NDEH-LEE-N/Meaning: Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil (see Wendel).
Origin: German
Werther
/VEH-RTEH-R/Meaning: Worthy
Origin: Greek
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Wiebke
/VEEBKEH/Meaning: Feminine form of Wiebe.
Origin: German
Wigbert
/VEE-GBEH-RT/Meaning: German form of Wigberht.
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)
Willem
/VEE-LLEH-M/Meaning: Dutch form of William.
Origin: German
Willi
/VEE-LLEE/Meaning: Diminutive of Wilhelm.
Origin: German
Willy
/VEE-LLY/Meaning: Diminutive of William, Wilhelm or Willem.
Origin: German
Wolf
/VOH-LF/Meaning: Wolf
Origin: German
German Names: A Practical Guide
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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)
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