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Ancient Germanic Names

The names listed here were used by the Germanic peoples of Europe. See also about Germanic names.

HADEWIG   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HEDWIG

HADUFUNS   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and funs "ready".

HARDMAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTMANN

HARDMOD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTMUT

HARDUWICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTWIG

HARDWIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HARTWIN

HARIBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HERBERT

HARIMAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HERMAN

HARIWALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HAROLD

HARIWINI   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ERWIN

HARTMUT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave mind", derived from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and muot "mind, spirit".

HARTWIG   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and wig "battle".

HARTWIN   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave friend" from the Germanic elements hard "brave, hardy" and win "friend".

HEIMIRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of HENRY

HEINRICH   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of HENRY... [more]

HELEWIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELOISE

HELMO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELMO

HENGIST   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "stallion" in Germanic... [more]

HENRICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HEINRICH

HERMAN   m   English, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Germanic
Means "army man", derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and man "man"... [more]

HERMANUS   m   Dutch, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HERMAN

HILDA   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more]

HILDEBRAND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Means "battle sword", derived from the Germanic element hild "battle" combined with brand "sword"... [more]

HILDEFONS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ILDEFONSO

HILDEGARD   f   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"... [more]

HILDIBERHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEBERT

HILDIGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEGARD

HLUDOWIG   m   Ancient Germanic
Original Germanic form of LUDWIG

HORSA   m   Ancient Germanic
Means "horse" in Germanic... [more]

HRODEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROBERT

HRODERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RODERICK

HRODGER   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROGER

HRODLAND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ROLAND

HRODOHAIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type".

HRODPREHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of HRODEBERT

HRODULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of RUDOLF

HROLF   m   Ancient Germanic
Contracted form of HRODULF

HUGO   m   Spanish, Portuguese, English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of HUGH... [more]

HUGUO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HUGH

HULDERIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hulþa "merciful, graceful" and ric "power, rule"... [more]

HUNFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic form of HUMPHREY

IRMA   f   German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
German short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ermen, which meant "whole, universal"... [more]

ISHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, a hypothetical early form of ISOLDE.

IVO (1)   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element iv meaning "yew"... [more]

JORDANES   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jördh meaning "land"... [more]

KARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English, Ancient Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]

LAMBERT   m   German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]

LAMPRECHT   m   German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
German form of LAMBERT

LANDEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LAMBERT

LANZO   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of LANCE

LEONARD   m   English, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave lion", derived from the Germanic elements levon "lion" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

LEUDBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LEOPOLD

LIUPOLD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of LEOPOLD

LUDOVICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Hludowig (see LUDWIG)

LUTGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD... [more]

MAHTHILDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of MATILDA

MATHILDA   f   English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
Variant of MATILDA

MEGINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements magan "strength" and hard "brave, hardy".

ODA   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of AUDO

ODALRIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ULRICH

ODILA   f   Ancient Germanic
Variant of ODILIA

ODILIA   f   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, possibly a feminine form of AUDO... [more]

ODO   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of AUDO

ODOVACAR   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the Germanic elements od "wealth" and wacar "vigilant"... [more]

OTTO   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Later German form of AUDO... [more]

RABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic byname derived from hraban meaning "raven".

RADULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic cognate of RÁÐÚLFR

RAGANHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYNER

RAGANHILDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REINHILD

RAGINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

RAGINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNARD

RAGINMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RAYMOND

RAIMUND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYMOND

RAINARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of REYNARD

RAINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

RANDULF   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of RANDOLF

REINALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REYNOLD

REINER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER

REINHARD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNARD

REINHOLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of REYNOLD

RICHARD   m   English, French, German, Czech, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

RICOHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of RICHARD

ROBERT   m   English, French, Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ROSLINDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ROSALIND

ROSMUNDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ROSAMUND

ROTHAID   f   Ancient Germanic
Variant of HRODOHAIDIS

ROZA (2)   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic short form of feminine names beginning with the element hrod meaning "fame".

SIGIBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGBERT

SIGIFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGFRIED

SIGIHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHARD

SIGIHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHILD

SIGILIND   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGLINDE

SIGIMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIGMUND

SIGISMUND   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Form of SIGMUND in which the first element is sigis, an older form of sigu... [more]

SWANAHILDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SWANHILD

TANCRED   m   Ancient Germanic
Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel"... [more]

THEOBALD   m   English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and bald "bold"... [more]

THEODERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of ÞEUTRICH

ÞEODOARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of TJAARD

THEODORICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of THEODORIC

THEOTHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETHELM

ÞEUDELINDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETLINDE

ÞEUDEMAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETMAR

ÞEUDHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETER

ÞEUDOBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of THEOBALD

ÞEUDOFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETFRIED

THEUDORICUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of THEODORIC

ÞEUTRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of THEODORIC

ÞIUDREIKS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic (Gothic) form of THEODORIC

ULRICH   m   German, French, Ancient Germanic
Means "prosperity and power" from Germanic uodal "heritage" combined with ric "power"... [more]

VULFERAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WOLFRAM

VULFGANG   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WOLFGANG

WALAHFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements walah "stranger" and frid "peace".

WALDEBURG   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WALBURGA

WALDHAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WALTER

WALDO   m   English, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element wald meaning "rule"... [more]

WALHERICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of VALÉRY

WALTER   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "ruler of the army", composed of the elements wald "rule" and hari "army"... [more]

WALTHER   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of WALTER... [more]

WANDAL   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WENDEL

WANDALIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WENDELIN

WENDELIN   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal (see WENDEL)... [more]

WIDO   m   Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element widu "wood" or wid "wide"... [more]

WIGBURG   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements wig "war" and burg "fortress".

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

WILLABERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILBERT

WILLAHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILLIAM

WILLIFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WILFRED

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

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