This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is German.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Hart m German, EnglishEither a short form of
Hardy,
Hartmann, or other name beginning with the element
hart or
hard, "hardy, strong"; or from the Old English
heorot or Middle Low German
harte, a male deer... [
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Harto m GermanGerman short form of names containing the name element
hard meaning "hard, strong".
Heiland m German (Archaic)An old german name the title given to Jesus Christ meaning "the healer" or "the savior" or "the redeemer" not allowed anymore as a first name in Germany as it could hurt religious feelings.
Heilmar m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Heimann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)Variant spelling of
Heymann. Known bearers of this name include the German Jewish bibliographer Hayyim "Heimann" Michael (1792-1846) and the Prussian-born Romanian Jewish linguist Heimann Hariton Tiktin (1850-1936).
Heimeran m German (Rare)Variant form of
Heimram. A known bearer of this name is Heimeran Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (b. 1936), the son of the German army officer Claus von Stauffenberg (1907-1944), who was one of the leading members of the failed 20 July plot of 1944 to assassinate the German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).
Heimito m GermanHeimito is a germanisation of the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime.... [
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Heinfried m GermanGerman name composed of the elements
hagan "enclosure" and
frid "peace".
Heraklit m Armenian (Rare), Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, UkrainianArmenian, Bosnian, Croatian, Danish, German, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene and Ukrainian form of
Herakleitos via its latinized form
Heraclitus.
Herdegen m German (Archaic)Composed of the ancient Germanic elements Herd, meaning "Hardy" and Degen meaning "young hero".
Herfried m German (Rare)Formed from the Germanic name elements
heri "army" and
fridu "peace". A notable bearer of the name is the German political scientist Herfried Münkler.
Herwig m GermanDerived from the Germanic elements
heri meaning "army" and
wig meaning "war, battle".
Hugobert m Germanic, History, GermanVariant of
Hugubert. A known bearer of this name was the 7th-century Merovingian senechal Hugobert, whose daughter Plectrude was married to the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal.
Irmbert m GermanDerived from the Germanic elements
ermen "whole, universal" and
beraht "bright".
Isang m Korean, German (Rare)Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (
i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (
sang) "mulberry tree".... [
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Isbert m Germanic, GermanThe first element is derived from
îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of
isan (see
Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German
beraht "bright."
Ismar m Germanic, GermanThe first element is derived from
îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of
isan (see
Isanmar). The second element is derived from Old High German
mâri "famous."
Jannes m Dutch, Flemish, German (Rare), Limburgish, East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian, Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, Limburgish and (Low) German short form of
Johannes, which has also seen some use in Scandinavia.
Jeronimus m Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant spelling of
Hieronymus. In 2010, there was a total of 421 bearers (of all ages) in all of the Netherlands.
Joringel m German (Rare), LiteratureDiminutive of
Jorin. This is the name of one of the title characters of the German fairy tale Jorinde and Joringel, collected by the Brothers Grimm. Joringel is a young man whose bride-to-be Jorinde is turned into a nightingale by a witch, and he rescues her with the help of a magic flower.
Landelin m History (Ecclesiastical), German (Archaic), Banat SwabianVariant of
Landolin. Saint Landelin (c.625-686, Belgium) was a former brigand who underwent a Christian conversion. As a result of this, in about 650 he founded a monastery at Lobbes in Hainaut - Lobbes Abbey - in order to make amends to the area which he had formerly injured.
Laurin m German, Germanic MythologyOld German name of uncertain origin. In recent years it has been debated that Laurin might be derived from Latin
laurinus "crowned with laurels".... [
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Ludwin m Dutch, GermanThis name is usually a form of
Leutwin or
Liutwin, but there are instances where the first element of the name can also be derived from Old High German
hlûd "famous" (see
Chlodomer).
Luitfrid m AlsatianLiutfrid (died probably 742) was the Duke of Alsace, the third in a line of Etichonid dukes dating back to circa 670. He succeeded his father Adalbert in 723. In the 720s he made his younger brother Eberhard count of the Sundgau... [
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Lunzi m German (Swiss)Swiss German form of
Leontius, of chiefly historical usage, as well as a general name for a person in various children's rhymes.
Marhold m German (Rare, Archaic)German calque of
Philipp as chosen by Philipp von Zesen, derived from the elements
marh "horse" and
hold "friendly, comely, graceful". It can also be derived from
mar "famous" and the second name element is most often derived from
walt "to rule".
Markolf m German (Rare)German form of
Marculf. A known bearer of this name is the German biophysicist and author Markolf Niemz (b. 1964).