the etymology and history of first names
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Ancient Germanic Names
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The names listed here were used by the Germanic peoples of Europe. See also about Germanic names.
ADALBERT m Ancient Germanic, German, Polish
Old German form of ALBERT... [more]
ADELMAR m Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and mar "famous".
ALARIC m Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant either "ruler of all" or "noble ruler", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" or adal "noble" combined with ric "ruler, power"... [more]
AMALRIC m Ancient Germanic
Older form of EMMERICH... [more]
ATHANARIC m Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Athanareiks, derived from the Germanic element athana possibly meaning "year" (or possibly a derivative of athala "noble") combined with ric meaning "power, ruler"... [more]
CAROLUS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of CHARLES
CLOVIS m Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hludwig (see LUDWIG)... [more]
HENGIST m Ancient Germanic
Means "stallion" in Germanic... [more]
HORSA m Ancient Germanic
Means "horse" in Germanic... [more]
LUTGARDIS f Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD... [more]
ODOVACAR m Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant"... [more]
RABAN m Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".
RADULF m Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of RAÐÚLFR
TANCRED m Ancient Germanic
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]
THEODORIC m Ancient Germanic
Germanic name meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements þeud "people" and ric "power, ruler"... [more]
WIDO m Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element widu "wood" or wid "wide"... [more]
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