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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.
JULIAN m English, Polish, German
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from JULIUS... [more]
JULIUS m Ancient Roman, English, German
From a Roman family name which was possibly derived from Greek ιουλος (ioulos) "downy-bearded"... [more]
JÜRGEN m German
Low German form of GEORGE
JUSTUS m German, Dutch, Late Roman
Latin name which meant "just". This name was borne by at least eight saints.
KAI (1) m Frisian, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Meaning uncertain, possibly a Frisian diminutive of GERHARD, NICOLAAS, CORNELIS or GAIUS.
KARL m German, Scandinavian, English, Ancient Germanic
German and Scandinavian form of CHARLES... [more]
KARLMANN m German
German form of CARLOMAN
KARSTEN m German
Low German form of CHRISTIAN
KASIMIR m German
German form of CASIMIR
KASPAR m German
German cognate of JASPER
KAY (3) m Frisian, German, Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
KAYETAN m German
German form of Caietanus (see GAETANO).
KEVIN m English, Irish, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín, derived from the older Irish Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth"... [more]
KILIAN m Irish, German
Irish variant and German form of CILLIAN
KLAAS m German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch short form of NICHOLAS
KLAUS m German, Danish
German short form of NICHOLAS
KLEMENS m German, Danish, Swedish, Polish
German, Danish, Swedish and Polish form of Clemens (see CLEMENT)... [more]
KNUT m Scandinavian, German
Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot"... [more]
KOLMAN m German (Rare)
Variant of KOLOMAN
KOLOMAN m German, Czech, Slovak
German, Czech and Slovak form of COLMÁN... [more]
KONRAD m German, Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
German, Scandinavian, Polish and Slovene form of CONRAD
KONSTANTIN m German, Hungarian, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian
Cognate of CONSTANTINE
KORBINIAN m German
Derived from Latin corvus meaning "raven"... [more]
KÖRBL m German
Diminutive of KORBINIAN
KORD m German
Low German contracted form of CONRAD
KUNIBERT m German
Means "brave and bright" from the Germanic elements kuoni "brave" and beraht "bright".
KUNO m German
Derived from Germanic kuoni meaning "brave".
KURT m German
German contracted form of CONRAD
LAMBERT m German, Dutch, French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements land "land" and beraht "bright"... [more]
LAMMERT m Dutch, German
Dutch and Low German form of LAMBERT
LAMPRECHT m German (Archaic), Ancient Germanic
German form of LAMBERT
LANZO m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of LANCE
LEBERECHT m German
Means "live rightly" from German lebe "live" and recht "right"... [more]
LENNART m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian form of LEONARD
LENZ m German
Short form of LORENZ
LEO m German, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Derived from Latin leo "lion", a cognate of LEON... [more]
LEON m English, German, Polish, Slovene, Hebrew, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λεων (leon) meaning "lion"... [more]
LEONHARD m German
German form of LEONARD... [more]
LEOPOLD m German, Dutch, English, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and bald "bold"... [more]
LINUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), German, Scandinavian
From the Greek name Λινος (Linos) meaning "flax"... [more]
LORENZ m German
German form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).
LOTHAR m German
Means "famous army" from the Germanic elements hlud "fame" and hari "army"... [more]
LUDGER m German, Dutch
Low German and Dutch form of LUITGER... [more]
LUDOLF m German
From the Germanic name Hludwolf which was composed of the elements hlud "fame" and wolf "wolf".
LUDWIG m German
From the Germanic name Hludowig which meant "famous warrior", composed of the elements hlud "fame" and wig "warrior"... [more]
LUITGER m German
Derived from the Germanic elements liut "people" and ger "spear".
LUITPOLD m German
German variant of LEOPOLD
LUKAS m German, Scandinavian, Lithuanian
German, Scandinavian and Lithuanian form of LUKE
LUTZ m German
German diminutive of LUDWIG
MALTE m Danish, Swedish, German
Short form of the Germanic name Helmold, which was derived from the elements helm "helmet" and wald "rule".
MALTHE m Danish, German
Variant of MALTE
MANFRED m German, Dutch, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements magin "strength" and frid "peace"... [more]
MANFRIED m German
German form of MANFRED
MANUEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, English, Late Greek (Latinized)
Spanish and Portuguese form of EMMANUEL... [more]
MARCEL m French, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, German
Form of MARCELLUS
MARCELL m Hungarian, German
Hungarian and German form of MARCELLUS
MARCELLUS m Ancient Roman, German
Roman family name which was originally a diminutive of MARCUS... [more]
MARIA f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more]
MARIUS m Ancient Roman, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, French, Romanian
Roman family name which was derived either from MARS, the name of the Roman god of War, or else from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"... [more]
MARKUS m German, Finnish
German and Finnish form of MARK
MARTIN m English, French, German, Scandinavian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Hungarian, Bulgarian
From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god MARS... [more]
MARVIN m English, German
Probably from an English surname which was derived from the given name MERVYN... [more]
MARWIN m German
German variant of MARVIN
MARZELL m German
German variant of MARCELLUS
MATHIAS m French, German, Scandinavian
Variant of MATTHIAS
MATHIS m German, French
German and French form of MATTHIAS
MATTHÄUS m German
German form of MATTHEW, used to refer to the evangelist and apostle also known as Levi.
MATTHIAS m Greek, German, Scandinavian, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]
MATTIAS m German, Swedish
Variant of MATTHIAS
MAX m German, English, Scandinavian, Dutch
Short form of MAXIMILIAN (or sometimes of MAXWELL in English).
MAXIMILIAN m German, English, Scandinavian
From the Roman name Maximilianus, which was derived from MAXIMUS... [more]
MEINARD m German
Variant of MEINHARD
MEINE m Frisian, Dutch, German
Short form of German, Frisian and Dutch names beginning with Mein, which is derived from the Germanic element magan "strength".
MEINHARD m German
German form of MEGINHARD
MEINO m German, Dutch
Diminutive of MEINE
MEINRAD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements magan "strength, might" and rad "counsel"... [more]
MENNO m Dutch, German
Diminutive of MEINE
MERTEN m German
Low German form of MARTIN
MICHAEL m English, German, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?"... [more]
MICHEL m French, German
French form and German diminutive of MICHAEL... [more]
MORITZ m German
German form of MAURICE
MOSE m German
German variant of MOSES
NICKOLAUS m German
Variant of NIKOLAUS
NICOLAUS m German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikolaos (see NICHOLAS)... [more]
NIKLAUS m German
Swiss German form of NICHOLAS
NIKOLAUS m German
German form of NICHOLAS
NORBERT m German, English, Dutch, Hungarian, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright"... [more]
OLAF m Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendent", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendent"... [more]
OLIVER m English, German, Serbian
From Olivier, a Norman French form of a Germanic name such as ALFHER or an Old Norse name such as Áleifr (see OLAF)... [more]
ORAL m German (Swiss)
Swiss form of AURELIUS
OREL m German (Swiss)
Swiss form of AURELIUS
ORTWIN m German
Derived from the Germanic elements ort "point" and win "friend".
OSKAR m Scandinavian, German, Polish, Slovene
Scandinavian, German, Polish and Slovene form of OSCAR
OSWALD m English, German, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and weald "rule"... [more]
OTTO m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Later German form of AUDO... [more]
OTTOKAR m German
German form of ODOVACAR
PANKRAZ m German
German form of PANCRATIUS
PARSIFAL m German
German form of PERCIVAL
PASCAL m French, German
From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pesach) "Passover"... [more]
PATRICK m Irish, English, French, German
From the Latin name Patricius, which meant "nobleman"... [more]
PAUL m English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]
PETER m English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]
PETRUS m Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Latin form of PETER used in Dutch and German.
PHILIPP m German
German form of PHILIP
POLDI m German
German diminutive of LEOPOLD
RAFAEL m Spanish, Portuguese, German, Slovene
Spanish, Portuguese, German and Slovene form of RAPHAEL
RAFFAEL m German
German variant of RAPHAEL
RAIMUND m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYMOND
RAINER m German, Ancient Germanic
German form of RAYNER
RALF m German, Scandinavian, English (Rare)
Variant of RALPH
RALPH m English, Scandinavian, German
Contracted form of the Old Norse name RÁÐÚLFR (or its Norman form Radulf)... [more]
RAMBERT m German
Derived from the Germanic elements hram "raven" and beraht "bright".
RAPHAEL m German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]
REIMUND m German
German form of RAYMOND
REIN m German
Short form of German names beginning with Rein, which is usually from the Germanic element ragin "advice, counsel".
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
RENÉ m French, German, Slovak, Czech
French form of RENATUS... [more]
RETO m German
Means "of Rhaetia"... [more]
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]
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]
ROCHUS m German, Dutch
German and Dutch form of ROCCO
RODOLF m German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German form of RUDOLF
ROGER m English, French, German, Swedish
Means "famous spear" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and ger "spear"... [more]
ROLAND m English, French, German, Polish
Means "famous land" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and land... [more]
ROLF m German, Scandinavian, English
From the Germanic name Hrolf (or its Old Norse cognate Hrólfr), a contracted form of Hrodulf (see RUDOLF)... [more]
ROMAN m Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, German
From the Late Latin name Romanus which meant "Roman".
RUDI m German, Hungarian
Diminutive of RUDOLF
RÜDIGER m German
German form of ROGER
RUDOLF m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene
From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hrod "fame" and wulf "wolf"... [more]
RUEDI m German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive of RUDOLF
RUPERT m German, Dutch, English, Polish
Low German form of ROBERT... [more]
RUPRECHT m German (Archaic)
Low German form of ROBERT
SASCHA m & f German
German form of SASHA
SEBASTIAN m German, English, Scandinavian, Polish, Finnish, Romanian
From the Latin name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste"... [more]
SEPP m German
German diminutive of JOSEPH
SEPPEL m German
German diminutive of JOSEPH
SEVERIN m German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian form of SEVERINUS
SIEGBERT m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and beraht "bright"... [more]
SIEGFRIED m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and frid "peace"... [more]
SIEGHARD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and hard "brave, hardy".
SIEGMUND m German
German variant of SIGMUND
SIGI m & f German
Diminutive of SIEGFRIED, SIEGLINDE, and other Germanic names beginning with the element sigu which means "victory".
SIGISMUND m German, Ancient Germanic
Form of SIGMUND in which the first element is sigis, an older form of sigu... [more]
SIGISWALD m German
Derived from the Germanic elements sigis "victory" and wald "rule".
SIGMUND m German, Scandinavian, English
Derived from the Germanic elements sigu "victory" and mund "protector" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and mundr "protector")... [more]
SILVESTER m German, English, Slovene, Slovak, Late Roman
From a Roman name meaning "of the forest" from Latin silva "wood, forest"... [more]
SIMON m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]
SÖREN m Swedish, German
Swedish and German form of SØREN
STEFAN m German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Cognate of STEPHEN, and a Romanian variant of ȘTEFAN.
STEFFEN m German, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
Low German form of STEPHEN
STEPHAN m German
German form of STEPHEN
SVEN m Scandinavian, German, Dutch
From the Old Norse byname Sveinn which meant "boy".
THEODOR m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Romanian
German form of THEODORE, as well as a Scandinavian, Czech and Romanian variant of TEODOR.
THOMAS m English, French, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name תָּאוֹמָא (Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]
THORBEN m Danish, German
Variant of TORBEN
THORSTEN m Swedish, Danish, German
Variant of TORSTEN
TILL m German
From Tielo, a Medieval Low German diminutive of names that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH).
TILLO m German
From Tielo, a Low German diminutive of names that began with Diet (for example DIETRICH)... [more]
TIM m English, German, Dutch, Slovene
Short form of TIMOTHY
TIMOTHEUS m Biblical Latin, German, Dutch
Latinized form of Timotheos (see TIMOTHY).
TOBIAS m Biblical, German, Scandinavian, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of TOBIAH... [more]
TORBEN m Danish, German
Danish form of TORBJÖRN
TORSTEN m Swedish, Danish, German
From the Old Norse name Þórsteinn, which meant "Thor's stone" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with steinn "stone".
TRAUGOTT m German
Derived from German trau "trust" and Gott "God"... [more]
UDO (1) m German
Newer form of AUDO
UELI m German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive of ULRICH
ULRICH m German, French, Ancient Germanic
Means "prosperity and power" from Germanic uodal "heritage" combined with ric "power"... [more]
URS m German
German form of the Latin name Ursus, which meant "bear"... [more]
UTZ m German
Diminutive of ULRICH
UWE m German
German form of OVE
VALENTIN m Scandinavian, German, French, Czech, Russian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Romanian
Cognate of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1)).
VEIT m German
German form of VITUS or WIDO
VESTER m German
Short form of SILVESTER
VIKTOR m Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Cognate of VICTOR
VINZENT m German
German form of VINCENT
VINZENZ m German
German form of VINCENT
VOLKER m German
Derived from the Germanic element folk "people" combined with hari "army".
WALDEMAR m German, Scandinavian, Polish
Germanic cognate of the Slavic name VLADIMIR, composed of the Germanic elements wald "rule" and meri "famous".
WALDO m English, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names containing the element wald meaning "rule"... [more]
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]
WENDEL m German, Dutch
Old short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal meaning "a Vandal"... [more]
WENDELIN m German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wandal (see WENDEL)... [more]
WENZEL m German
Medieval German form of WENCESLAS
WENZESLAUS m German
German form of WENCESLAS
WERNER m German, Dutch, Scandinavian
From a Germanic name derived from war "guard" combined with hari "army".
WERTHER m German
Derived from the Germanic elements wert "worthy" and hari "army"... [more]
WIEBE m Dutch, Frisian, German
Medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element wig meaning "war".
WIELAND m German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from Germanic wig "war" and land "land"... [more]
WILFRIED m German
German cognate of WILFRED
WILHELM m German, Polish, Ancient Germanic
German cognate of WILLIAM... [more]
WILLI m German
Diminutive of WILHELM
WILLY m & f English, German, Dutch
Diminutive of WILLIAM, WILHELM or WILLEM... [more]
WIM m Dutch, German
Dutch and German short form of WILLEM or WILHELM
WINFRIED m German
German form of WINFRED
WITOLD m Polish, German
Polish form of VYTAUTAS... [more]
WOLF m German, Hebrew, English (Rare)
Short form of WOLFGANG or WOLFRAM... [more]
WOLFGANG m German, Ancient Germanic, History
Derived from the Germanic elements wulf meaning "wolf" and gang "path"... [more]
WOLFRAM m German
Derived from the Germanic element wulf meaning "wolf" combined with hramn "raven".
XAVER m German
German form of XAVIER
YVO m German, Dutch
Variant of IVO (1)
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