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

ACHIM (1)   m   German
German short form of JOACHIM

ADAM   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, 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

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]

ALBAN   m   German, French, English (Rare)
From the Latin name Albanus which meant "from Alba"... [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]

ALBRECHT   m   German
German cognate of ALBERT

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]

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]

ALOIS   m   German, Czech
German and Czech 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.

AMAND   m   German
German form of AMANDUS

ANDREAS   m   German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]

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]

ANTON   m   German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian, Estonian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

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, Welsh Mythology
The meaning of this name is unknown... [more]

ARTUR   m   German, Portuguese, Galician, Russian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Cognate of ARTHUR

AUGUST   m   German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS

AUREL   m   German, Romanian, Czech, Slovak
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of AURELIUS

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]

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

BENEDIKT   m   German, Russian
German and Russian 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

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]

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, German, History
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf"... [more]

BRUNO   m   German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
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]

CARL   m   German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]

CARSTEN   m   German
Variant of KARSTEN

CHRISTIAN   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]

CHRISTOPH   m   German
German form of CHRISTOPHER

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]

CORD   m   German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD

CORNELIUS   m   Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]

DANIEL   m   English, Hebrew, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]

DAVID   m   English, Hebrew, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

DENIS   m   French, Russian, English, German, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Romanian
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".

DIDI   m   German
Diminutive of DIETER

DIEDERICH   m   German (Archaic)
Older German form of DIETRICH

DIERK   m   German
Variant of DIRK

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".

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
Cognate of DOMINIC

EBBE   m   German, Scandinavian
Short form 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

EDMUND   m   English, German, Polish
Means "rich protector" from Old English ead "rich, blessed" and mund "protector"... [more]

EDUARD   m   German, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Catalan
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

ELIAS   m   Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cognate of ELIJAH... [more]

ELMO   m   English, German, Italian
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element helm meaning "helmet, protection"... [more]

EMANUEL   m   Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL

EMIL   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

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, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]

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
German, Romanian, Czech and Slovak form of Eugenius (see EUGENE).

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".

FABIAN   m   German, Dutch, Polish, History
From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS... [more]

FALK   m   German, Yiddish
Means "falcon" in German and Yiddish.

FELIX   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]

FERDI   m   German
Diminutive of FERDINAND

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]

FESTER   m   German
Low German short form of SILVESTER

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

FLORIAN   m   German, Polish, French
From the Roman name Florianus, a derivative of FLORUS... [more]

FRANK (1)   m   English, German, Dutch, French
From a Germanic name which referred to a member of the Germanic tribe, the Franks... [more]

FRANZ   m   German
German form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS)... [more]

FREJ   m   Danish, Swedish, German
Danish, Swedish and German form of FREYR

FRIEDEMANN   m   German
Means "man of peace" from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and man "man".

FRIEDHELM   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and helm "helmet, protection".

FRIEDHOLD   m   German
Means "peaceful ruler", derived from the Germanic elements frid "peace" and wald "rule".

FRIEDRICH   m   German
German form of FREDERICK... [more]

FRITZ   m   German
German diminutive of FRIEDRICH

GABI   f & m   German, Romanian, Hungarian
German diminutive of GABRIELE (2) (feminine), Romanian diminutive of GABRIEL (masculine) or GABRIELA (feminine), and Hungarian diminutive of GÁBOR (masculine) or GABRIELLA (feminine).

GABRIEL   m   French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God"... [more]

GEBBERT   m   German
Low German form of GEBHARD

GEBHARD   m   German
Derived from the Germanic element geb "gift" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

GEERT   m   German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch form of GERHARD

GEORG   m   German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [more]

GERALD   m   English, German
From a Germanic name meaning "rule of the spear", from the elements ger "spear" and wald "rule"... [more]

GERD (1)   m   German, Dutch
Short form of GERHARD

GEREON   m   German
Derived from Greek γερων (geron) meaning "old man"... [more]

GERFRIED   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and frid "peace".

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

GERHARDT   m   German
German form of GERARD

GERHOLD   m   German (Archaic)
German form of GERALD

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

GERO   m   German
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ger meaning "spear".

GEROLD   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERALD

GERT   m   German, Dutch
German and Dutch short form of GERHARD

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

GERVAS   m   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERVASIUS

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]

GOTTFRIED   m   German
German form of GODFREY... [more]

GOTTHARD   m   German
German form of GODDARD

GOTTHILF   m   German
Derived from German Gott "God" and hilf "help"... [more]

GOTTHOLD   m   German
Derived from German Gott "God" and hold "lovely"... [more]

GOTTLIEB   m   German
Derived from German Gott "God" and lieb "love"... [more]

GOTTLOB   m   German
Derived from German Gott "God" and lob "praise"... [more]

GOTTSCHALK   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements god "god" and scalc "servant"... [more]

GREGOR   m   German, Scottish, Slovene
German, Scottish and Slovene form of GREGORY... [more]

GUIDO   m   Italian, German
Latinized form of WIDO... [more]

GÜNTER   m   German
Variant of GÜNTHER

GUNTER   m   German
Variant of GÜNTHER

GÜNTHER   m   German, Germanic Mythology
From the Germanic name Gundahar, derived from the elements gund "war" and hari "army, warrior"... [more]

GUNTHER   m   German
Variant of GÜNTHER

GUNTRAM   m   German
Means "war raven" from the Germanic elements gund "war" and hramn "raven"... [more]

GUSTAF   m   Swedish, German
Swedish and German variant of GUSTAV

GUSTAV   m   Scandinavian, German
Possibly means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff"... [more]

HAGAN   m   German
German form of HÅKON

HANKE   m   German
Low German diminutive of JOHAN

HANNES   m   Dutch, German, Finnish
Short form of JOHANNES

HANS   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES... [more]

HARALD   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD... [more]

HARTMANN   m   German
Means "brave man", derived from the Germanic element hard "brave, hardy" combined with man.

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".

HEIKE   f & m   German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian diminutive of HEINRIKE or HEINRICH

HEIKO   m   German, Frisian, Dutch
Frisian diminutive of HENRIK

HEINER   m   German
Diminutive of HEINRICH

HEINO   m   German, Finnish, Estonian
German form of Heimo (see HAMO).

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

HEINZ   m   German
Diminutive of HEINRICH

HELFRIED   m   German
Variant of HELMFRIED

HELGE   m   Scandinavian, German
From the from Old Norse name Helgi, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".

HELMFRID   m   German
Variant of HELMFRIED

HELMFRIED   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and frid "peace".

HELMUT   m   German
Derived from the Germanic elements helm "helmet" and muot "spirit, mind".

HELMUTH   m   German
Variant of HELMUT

HENDRIK   m   Dutch, German, Estonian
Dutch and Estonian cognate of HENRY

HENNING   m   German, Danish, Norwegian
Diminutive of HENRIK

HENRIK   m   Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene
Scandinavian, Low German, Hungarian and Slovene form of HENRY

HERBERT   m   English, German, French, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and beraht "bright"... [more]

HERIBERT   m   German
German form of HERBERT

HERMANN   m   German
German form of HERMAN

HERMENEGILD   m   German
German form of HERMENEGILDO

HIERONYMUS   m   German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of JEROME used in Germany and Holland... [more]

HILBERT   m   German
Variant of HILDEBERT

HILDEBERT   m   German
Means "bright battle" from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and beraht "bright".

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

HINRICH   m   German
Low German form of HEINRICH

HORST   m   German
Means "wood, thicket" in German... [more]

HUBERT   m   English, German, Dutch, French, Polish
Means "bright heart", derived from the Germanic elements hug "heart, mind" and beraht "bright"... [more]

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

HUMBERT   m   German, French, English (Rare)
Means "famous warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and beraht "famous"... [more]

HUPPERT   m   German
Low German form of HUBERT

IGNATZ   m   German
German form of IGNATIUS

IMMANUEL   m   German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of EMMANUEL used in most translations of the Old Testament... [more]

INGE   m & f   Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING... [more]

INGO   m   German
German masculine form of INGE

INGOLF   m   Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Ingólfr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with úlfr meaning "wolf".

ISAAK   m   Russian, German, Biblical Greek
Russian and German form of ISAAC

ISIDOR   m   German, Russian
German and Russian form of ISIDORE

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

JAKOB   m   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Slovene, Estonian
Cognate of JACOB (or JAMES).

JAN (1)   m   Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German
Form of JOHANNES... [more]

JEREMIAS   m   German
German form of JEREMIAH

JOACHIM   m   French, German, Polish, Judeo-Christian Legend
Contracted form of JEHOIACHIN or JEHOIAKIM... [more]

JOCHEM   m   German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of JOACHIM

JOCHEN   m   German
German form of JOACHIM

JOCHIM   m   German
German form of JOACHIM

JOHAN   m   Scandinavian, German, Dutch, Czech
Scandinavian, Low German and Czech form of Iohannes (see JOHN).

JOHANN   m   German
German form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JOHANNES   m   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]

JONAS (2)   m   Biblical (Variant), Scandinavian, German
From Ιωνας (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH, which is used in some translations of the New Testament.

JONATAN   m   Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German variant of JONATHAN

JONATHAN   m   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹנָתָן (Yehonatan) (contracted to יוֹנָתָן (Yonatan)) meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]

JÖRG   m   German
German short form of GEORGE

JOSEF   m   German, Scandinavian, Czech
German, Scandinavian and Czech form of JOSEPH

JOSEPH   m   English, French, German, Biblical
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add"... [more]