Behind the Name: German Names

German Names

German names are used in Germany and other German-speaking areas such as Austria and Switzerland. See also about German names.

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There are 925 names matching your criteria. This is page 4.

WIEBE m Frisian, Dutch, German
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war".

WIEBKE f Frisian, German
Feminine form of WIEBE

WIELAND m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements wela possibly meaning "skill" and land meaning "land"... [more]

WILFRIED m German
German cognate of WILFRED

WILHELM m German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of WILLIAM... [more]

WILHELMINA f Dutch, German, Polish, English
Dutch, German and Polish feminine form of WILHELM

WILHELMINE f German
German feminine form of WILHELM

WILLI m German
Diminutive of WILHELM

WILLY m & f English, German, Dutch
Diminutive of WILLIAM, WILHELM or WILLEM... [more]

WILMA f German, Dutch, English
Short form of WILHELMINA... [more]

WIM m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of WILLEM or WILHELM

WINFRIED m German
German form of WINFRED

WITOLD m Polish, German
Polish form of VYTAUTAS... [more]

WOLF m German, Jewish, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Short form of WOLFGANG, WOLFRAM or other names containing the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf"... [more]

WOLFGANG m German, Ancient Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path"... [more]

WOLFRAM m German
Derived from the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf" combined with hramn "raven".

WULF m German
Variant of WOLF

XAVER m German
German form of XAVIER

YVO m German, Dutch
Variant of IVO (1)

YVONNE f French, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
French feminine form of YVON... [more]

ZELLA f German
German diminutive of MARCELLA

ZENZI f German
Diminutive of KRESZENZ

ZILLA f German
German diminutive of CECILIA

ZISKA f German
Short form of FRANZISKA

ZITA (1) f Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, Slovak
Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian... [more]

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NAVIGATION
  Abigail ⇔ Gitta
  Gitte ⇔ Marcel
  Marcell ⇔ Wibke
  Wiebe ⇔ Zita

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