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Ancient Germanic Masculine Names

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

ADALBERHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of ALBERT

ADALBERN   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and bern "bear".

ADALBERT   m   Ancient Germanic, Polish
Old German form of ALBERT... [more]

ADALFUNS   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ALFONSO

ADALWIN   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and win "friend".

ADALWOLF   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of ADOLF

ADELMAR   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements adal "noble" and mar "famous".

ADOLF   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant "noble wolf" from the Germanic elements adal "noble" and wulf... [more]

ADOLPHUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of ADOLF

ALARIC   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Gothic name Alareiks which meant "ruler of all", derived from the Germanic element ala "all" combined with ric "ruler, power"... [more]

ALBERT   m   English, French, German, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalberht, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]

ALBERTUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Adalberht (see ALBERT).

ALBOIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Form of ALFWIN... [more]

ALDO   m   Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element ald "old", and possibly also with adal "noble".

ALDRIC   m   French, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name, derived from the elements ald "old" and ric "ruler, power"... [more]

ALFBERN   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements alf "elf" and bern "bear".

ALFHER   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name composed of the elements alf "elf" and hari "army, warrior" (making it a cognate of ALVAR).

ALFONS   m   German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Polish form of ALFONSO

ALFWIN   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements alfa "elf" and win "friend".

ALWIN   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
From either of the two Germanic names ALFWIN or ADALWIN.

AMALRIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from the elements amal meaning "work, labour" and ric meaning "power"... [more]

ANGILBERCT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ENGELBERT

ANSEHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ANSELM

ANSELM   m   German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection"... [more]

ANSGAR   m   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]

ANSIGAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ANSGAR

ANSOBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic cognate of OSBERT

ANZO   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ant meaning "giant".

ARCHEMBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic variant of ERCANBALD

ARMINIUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Germanic name which was probably derived from the element ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [more]

ARNOLD   m   English, German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power"... [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]

AUDO   m   Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of various names beginning with the Germanic element od meaning "wealth, fortune".

BALDARICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BALDRIC

BALDOMAR   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BALDOMERO

BALDOVIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BALDWIN

BALDWIN   m   English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend"... [more]

BERAHTHRABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTRAM, using an extended form of the second element.

BERAHTHRAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTRAM

BERHTOALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTHOLD

BERINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERNARD

BERNARD   m   English, French, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

BERNHARD   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of BERNARD

BERTRAM   m   English, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven"... [more]

BERTRAND   m   French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements beraht meaning "bright" and rand meaning "rim (of a shield)"... [more]

BRUNO   m   German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from the Germanic element brun meaning "brown"... [more]

CARLMAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic form of CARLOMAN

CARLOMAN   m   History, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name derived from karl (see CHARLES) and man "man"... [more]

CAROLUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latin form of CHARLES

CHARIOVALDA   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HAROLD

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

CLOVIS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Shortened form of Clodovicus, a Latinized form of Hludowig (see LUDWIG)... [more]

CONRAD   m   English, German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and rad "counsel"... [more]

EBERHARD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of EVERARD

EBURWIN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic cognate of EOFORWINE

EGILHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name derived from the elements agil "edge of a sword" and hard "brave, hardy".

EKKEBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ECKBERT

EKKEHARD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ekka "edge" and hard "brave, hardy".

EMELRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALRIC

EMMERICH   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is ric meaning "power"... [more]

ENGELBERT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name composed of the elements Angil "Angle" (the name of Germanic tribe) and beraht "bright"... [more]

ERCANBALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ARCHIBALD

ERMENRICH   m   Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and ric "power"... [more]

ERMINIGILD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HERMENEGILDO

ERNUST   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ERNEST

ERWIN   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic name Hariwini, composed of the elements hari "army" and win "friend"... [more]

EWALD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ewa "law, custom" and wald "rule".

FARAMUND   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements fara "journey" and mund "protection"... [more]

FERDINAND   m   German, French, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
From Ferdinando, the old Spanish form of a Germanic name composed of the elements farði "journey" and nanð "daring, brave"... [more]

FILIBERT   m   German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Means "much brightness" from the Germanic elements filu "much" and beraht "bright".

FRANCO (1)   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRANK (1)

FRIDUHELM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRIEDHELM

FRIDURIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FREDERICK

FRIDWALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FRIEDHOLD

FULCO   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of FULK

GAUFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements gawia "territory" and frid "peace".

GERBERN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of GERBEN

GERFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Old German form of GERFRIED

GERHARD   m   German, Dutch, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD

GERLACH   m   Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element ger "spear" combined with laic "play"... [more]

GERNOT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hnod "crush".

GEROLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERALD

GERULF   m   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from Germanic ger "spear" and wulf "wolf".

GERVAS   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERVASIUS

GERVASIUS   m   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name with a first element deriving from ger "spear"... [more]

GILBERT   m   English, French, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Germanic elements gisil "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright"... [more]

GISBERT   m   German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name in which the second element is beraht "bright"... [more]

GISELBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GILBERT

GISILBERT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GILBERT

GISILFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements gisil "hostage" and frid "peace".

GODAFRID   m   Ancient Germanic
Older form of GODFREY

GUMARICH   m   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements guma meaning "man" and ric meaning "power, rule".

GUNDAHAR   m   Ancient Germanic, Germanic Mythology
Old Germanic form of GÜNTHER

GUNDHRAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GUNTRAM

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]

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

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

HILDIBERHT   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEBERT

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

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

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)

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

ODALRIC   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ULRICH

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

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]

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

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]

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

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".

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]

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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