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The names listed here are used in Germany and other German-speaking areas such as Austria and Switzerland. See also about German names.
ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]
ACHIM (1) m German
German short form of JOACHIM
ADA f English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian
Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound... [more]
ADALBERT m Ancient Germanic, German, Polish
Old German form of ALBERT... [more]
ADAM m English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
ADELBERT m German, Dutch
German and Dutch variant of ADALBERT
ADELE f German, English, Italian, Finnish
Form of ADÈLE
ADELHEID f German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ADELAIDE
ADELINA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Finnish, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinate diminutive of ADELA
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]
ADRIAN m English, Romanian, Polish, German, Russian
Form of Hadrianus (see HADRIAN)... [more]
AGATHE f French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA
AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
ALBAN m German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
From the Roman cognomen Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [more]
ALBERT m English, French, German, Slovene, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Adalbert, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and beraht "bright"... [more]
ALBERTINA f Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese
Feminine diminutive of ALBERT
ALBRECHT m German
German cognate of ALBERT
ALEIDA f Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of ADELAIDE
ALEIT f German
Low German short form of ADELAIDE
ALENA f German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
Short form of MAGDALENA or HELENA
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αλεξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, help" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more]
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALEXANDRINE f French, German
French and German elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]
ALEXIA f English (Modern), German
Feminine form of ALEXIS
ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]
ALFONS m German, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Polish form of ALFONSO
ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]
ALFREDA f Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED
ALIDA f Dutch, German, Hungarian
Diminutive of ADELAIDE
ALINA (2) f German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Finnish
Diminutive of ADELINA and names that end in alina.
ALOIS m German, Czech
German and Czech form of ALOYSIUS
ALOISIA f German
German feminine form of ALOYSIUS
ALOYSIUS m English, German, Dutch, Provençal (Latinized)
Latinized form of Aloys, a Provençal form of LOUIS... [more]
ALWIN m German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
From either of the two Germanic names ALFWIN or ADALWIN.
AMALIA f Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".
AMALIE f German
German variant of AMALIA
AMAND m German
German form of AMANDUS
AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more]
AMELIA f English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more]
AMELIE f German
German variant of AMELIA
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian, Croatian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDREAS m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]
ANELIE f German
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more]
ANGELIKA f German, Polish, Slovak, Czech
Cognate of ANGELICA
ANGELINA f Italian, English, Russian, German, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA
ANIKA f German, Dutch, Danish
German, Dutch and Danish diminutive of ANNA
ANINA f German
Diminutive of ANNA
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Croatian, German
Diminutive of ANNA
ANKE f German, Dutch
Low German diminutive of ANNA and other names beginning with An.
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Provençal, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more]
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNEGRET f German
Combination of ANNA and GRETE
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANNELIES f German, Dutch
Variant of ANNELIESE
ANNELIESE f German, Dutch
Combination of ANNA and LIESE
ANNEMARIE f Dutch, German
Combination of ANNA and MARIE
ANNIKA f Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Swedish diminutive of ANNA
ANSELM m German, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and helm "helmet, protection"... [more]
ANSELMA f German, Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of ANSELM
ANSGAR m German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]
ANTJE f German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch diminutive of ANNA
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedonian, Croatian, Romanian, Estonian, Dutch
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARIANE f French, German
French form of ARIADNE
ARMIN m German
Modern form of ARMINIUS
ARNDT m German
German short form of ARNOLD
ARNE (2) m German
Diminutive of ARNOLD
ARNOLD m English, German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name meaning "eagle power", derived from the elements arn "eagle" and wald "power"... [more]
ARTHUR m English, French, German, Dutch, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]
ARTUR m German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR
ASTRID f Scandinavian, German, French
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
AUGUST m German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS
AUGUSTA f German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more]
AUGUSTINE (2) f French, German
French feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).
AUREL m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUS
AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin... [more]
AVA (3) f German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]
AXEL m Scandinavian, German
Medieval Danish form of ABSALOM
BALDUR m German, Icelandic
German and Icelandic form of BALDER
BAPTIST m German
German form of BAPTISTE... [more]
BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]
BARNABAS m German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of an Aramaic name... [more]
BARTHOLOMÄUS m German
German form of BARTHOLOMEW
BASTIAN m German
Short form of SEBASTIAN
BEAT m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of BEATUS
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BEATE f German
German form of BEATA
BEATRIX f English, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more]
BENEDIKT m German, Russian
German and Russian form of BENEDICT
BENEDIKTA f German, Czech
German and Czech feminine form of BENEDICT
BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]
BENNO m German
Short form of German names containing the element bern "bear".
BERND m German
Short form of BERNHARD
BERNHARD m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of BERNARD
BERTA f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Italian, Slovene
Form of BERTHA
BERTHA f German, English, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more]
BERTHOLD m German (Archaic)
Means "bright ruler" from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with wald "rule".
BERTRAM m English, German, Ancient Germanic
Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven"... [more]
BETTINA (1) f German
Diminutive of ELISABETH
BJÖRN m Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse byname meaning "bear".
BONIFAZ m German
German form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).
BORIS m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, German, History
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf"... [more]
BRIGITTA f German, Dutch, Hungarian, Scandinavian (Archaic)
German, Dutch and Hungarian form of BRIDGET
BRIGITTE f German, French
German and French form of BRIDGET
BRUNHILD f German, Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle"... [more]
BRUNHILDE f German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of BRUNHILD
BRUNO m German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Croatian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element brun meaning "brown"... [more]
BURKHARD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements burg meaning "protection" and hard "brave, hardy"... [more]
CÄCILIA f German
German form of CECILIA
CÄCILIE f German
German form of CECILIA
CAECILIA f German, Ancient Roman
German form of CECILIA, as well as the original Latin form.
CARA f English, German
From an Italian word meaning "beloved"... [more]
CARINA (1) f English, German
Elaborated form of CARA... [more]
CARINA (2) f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KARINA
CARL m German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]
CARLA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Dutch
Feminine form of CARLO, CARLOS or CARL
CAROLA f Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish
Feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLIN f German
German feminine form of CAROLUS
CAROLINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine form of CAROLUS
CARSTEN m German
Variant of KARSTEN
CATHRIN f German
German short form of KATHARINA
CATRIN f Welsh, German
Welsh form of KATHERINE, as well as a German short form of KATHARINA.
CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, German
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHRISTA f German, Danish, English
Short form of CHRISTINA
CHRISTEL f German
German diminutive of CHRISTINE
CHRISTIAN m English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]
CHRISTIANE f German, French
German and French feminine form of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTOPH m German
German form of CHRISTOPHER
CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Late Roman
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous"... [more]
CLAUDIA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]
CLAUS m German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS
CLEMENS m German, Late Roman
Original Latin form of CLEMENT, as well as the German form.
CONRAD m English, German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and rad "counsel"... [more]
CORA f English, German
Created by James Fenimore Cooper for his novel 'The Last of the Mohicans' (1826)... [more]
CORBINIAN m German
Variant of KORBINIAN
CORD m German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD
CORDULA f German
Late Latin name meaning "heart" from Latin cor, cordis... [more]
CORINA f English, German, Romanian
Variant of CORINNA
CORINNA f English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden"... [more]
CORNELIA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS... [more]
CORNELIUS m Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]
CRESCENTIA f German, Late Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS
DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid".
DANA (1) f Czech, Romanian, German
Feminine form of DANIEL
DANIEL m English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DANIELA f German, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, English
Feminine form of DANIEL
DAVID m English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DEBORA f Italian, German, Dutch
Italian, German and Dutch form of DEBORAH
DENIS m French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian, Croatian
From Denys or Denis, the medieval French forms of DIONYSIUS... [more]
DENNIS m English, German, Dutch
Usual English, German and Dutch form of DENIS
DETLEF m German
Low German name meaning "people heritage", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and leib "heritage".
DIANA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Dutch, Romanian, Russian, Lithuanian, Roman Mythology
Probably derived from an old Indo-European root meaning "heavenly, divine", related to dyeus (see ZEUS)... [more]
DIDI m German
Diminutive of DIETER
DIEDERICH m German (Archaic)
Older German form of DIETRICH
DIETER m German
Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and hari "army".
DIETFRIED m German
Means "peace of the people" from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and frid "peace, protection".
DIETHELM m German
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and helm "helmet, protection".
DIETLINDE f German
From the Germanic name Þeudelinda, derived from the elements þeud "people" and linde "soft, tender"... [more]
DIETMAR m German
Means "famous people", derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and meri "famous".
DIETRICH m German
German form of THEODORIC
DIRK m Dutch, German, English
Short form of DIEDERIK... [more]
DOMINIK m Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Polish, German, Hungarian, Croatian
Cognate of DOMINIC
DORIS f English, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more]
DOROTHEA f German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, English, Late Greek
Feminine form of the Late Greek name Δωροθεος (Dorotheos), which meant "gift of God" from Greek δωρον (doron) "gift" and θεος (theos) "god"... [more]
DÖRTHE f German
Low German short form of DOROTHEA
EBBA (1) f German, Scandinavian
Feminine form of EBBE
EBBE m German, Scandinavian
Diminutive of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar"... [more]
EBERHARD m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of EVERARD
ECKART m German
Variant of EKKEHARD
ECKBERT m German
German cognate of EGBERT
ECKEHARD m German
Variant of EKKEHARD
ECKHARD m German
Variant of EKKEHARD
ECKHART m German
Variant of EKKEHARD
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
EDMUND m English, German, Polish
Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector"... [more]
EDUARD m German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Catalan, Dutch
Cognate of EDWARD
EGON m German
Medieval German name derived from the Germanic element eg, which means "edge of a sword".
EKKEHARD m German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ekka "edge" and hard "brave, hardy".
EKKEHARDT m German
Variant of EKKEHARD
ELEONORA f Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish
Cognate of ELEANOR
ELEONORE f German
German form of ELEANOR
ELFRIEDE f German
German form of ELFREDA
ELIAS m Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cognate of ELIJAH... [more]
ELISA f German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, English
Short form of ELISABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant), Biblical Latin
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISE f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH
ELKE (1) f Dutch, German, Frisian
Frisian diminutive of ADELHEID
ELLI (1) f German
German diminutive of ELIZABETH
ELMA f Dutch, German
Short form of WILHELMINE or names ending in elma, such as ANSELMA.
ELMO m English, German, Italian
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element helm meaning "helmet, protection"... [more]
ELSA f English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH
ELSE f Danish, Norwegian, German, Dutch
Diminutive of ELISABETH
EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMMA f English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]
EMMERICH m German, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is ric meaning "power"... [more]
ENGEL m German
Means "angel" in German.
ENGELBERT m German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name composed of the elements Angil "Angle" (the name of Germanic tribe) and beraht "bright"... [more]
ERDMANN m German
Variant of HARTMANN
ERHARD m German
Means "honour and bravery", derived from the Germanic elements era "honour, respect" and hard "brave, hardy".
ERICH m German
German form of ERIC... [more]
ERIK m Scandinavian, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, German, Dutch, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK
ERMENTRUD f German (Archaic)
German form of ERMENDRUD
ERNA f German
German feminine form of ERNEST
ERNESTINE f French, German, English
Feminine form of ERNEST
ERNST m German, Dutch
German and Dutch 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]
EUGEN m German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Form of Eugenius (see EUGENE).
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin
Latinate form of EVE... [more]
EVELYN f & m English, German
From an English surname which was derived from the given name AVELINE... [more]
EVERT m German
Low German form of EVERARD
EWALD m German, Ancient Germanic
From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ewa "law, custom" and wald "rule".
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