Gothic Names

These names were used by the Goths, an eastern Germanic people.
gender
usage
Airmanagild 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌳 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Hermenegildo.
Airmanareiks 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Ermenrich.
Alareiks 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Alaric.
Alaric 𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Alareiks meaning "ruler of all", derived from the element alls "all" combined with reiks "ruler, king". This was the name of a king of the Visigoths who sacked Rome in the 5th century.
Alodia f Gothic (Latinized)
Possibly from a Visigothic name, maybe from Gothic elements such as alls "all" or aljis "other" combined with auds "riches, wealth". Saint Alodia was a 9th-century Spanish martyr with her sister Nunilo.
Alphonsus 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Gothic name *Aþalfuns (see Alfonso). This name was borne by Saint Alphonsus Liguori, an 18th-century Italian bishop who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church.
Alvarus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of a Gothic name (see Álvaro).
Amalabairga 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰 f Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Amalaberga.
Amalaberga 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌲𐌰 f Gothic (Latinized)
From the Gothic name *Amalabairga, derived from the Gothic element amals meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave", also referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, combined with bairgo meaning "help, protection". This name was borne by a daughter of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths in the 5th century.
Amalareiks 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Amalric.
Amalaric 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
Variant of Amalric.
Amalasuintha 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 f Gothic (Anglicized)
Variant of Amalaswinþa.
Amalaswinþa 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐌰 f Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Millicent.
Amalric 𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Visigothic name *Amalareiks, derived from the Gothic element amals meaning "unceasing, vigorous, brave", also referring to the royal dynasty of the Amali, combined with reiks meaning "ruler, king". This was the name of a 6th-century king of the Visigoths, as well as two 12th-century rulers of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Aþalafuns 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌻𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Alfonso.
Aþanareiks 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Athanaric.
Athanaric 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Aþanareiks, derived from the element aþn meaning "year" combined with reiks meaning "ruler, king". Athanaric was a 4th-century ruler of the Visigoths.
Athaulf 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 m Gothic (Modernized)
Contemporary spelling of the Gothic name *Aþawulfs, derived from the elements aþals "nobility" and wulfs "wolf" (making it a cognate of Adolf). Alternatively, the first element could be atta "father". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.
Aþawulfs 𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Athaulf.
Audawakrs 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Odoacer.
Audovacar 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Modernized)
Variant of Odoacer.
Fredenandus 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of a Gothic name (see Ferdinand).
Friþunanþs 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Ferdinand.
Gailawera 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍂𐌰 f Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Elvira.
Geloyra f Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of a Gothic name (see Elvira).
Guma 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Gomes.
Haþufuns 𐌷𐌰𐌸𐌿𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Derived from the Gothic elements haþus "battle, combat" and funs "ready" (see also Alfonso).
Hermenegildus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of Airmanagild.
Hildifuns 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍆𐌿𐌽𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Ildefonso.
Hildiwara 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 f Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Aldara.
Hildoara 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌹𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌰 f Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of *Hildiwara (see Aldara).
Hroþireiks 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Roderick.
Hroþisinþs 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Rosendo.
Odoacer 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
From the Gothic name *Audawakrs meaning "wealthy and vigilant", derived from the elements auds "wealth" and wakrs "vigilant". Odoacer, sometimes called Odovacar, was a 5th-century Gothic leader who overthrew the last Western Roman emperor and became the first barbarian king of Italy.
Odovacar 𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Variant of Odoacer.
Ramirus m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of *Ranamers or possibly *Raginamers (see Ramiro).
Ranamers 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Possible Gothic form of Ramiro.
Rudericus 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of *Hroþireiks, the Gothic form of Roderick.
Rudesind 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 m Gothic (Modernized)
Variant of Rosendo.
Rudesindus 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized (Old Spanish) form of *Hroþisinþs (see Rosendo).
Theodemir 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Þiudamers, derived from the elements þiuda "people" and mers "famous". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths, the father of Theodoric the Great. It was also borne by a 6th-century king of the Suebi in Galicia. There was also a saint by this name, a 9th-century Benedictine monk who was martyed at Córdoba.
Theodoric 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Anglicized)
From the Gothic name *Þiudareiks meaning "ruler of the people", derived from the elements þiuda "people" and reiks "ruler, king". It was notably borne by Theodoric the Great, a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths who eventually became the ruler of Italy. By Theodoric's time the Ostrogoths were partially Romanized and his name was regularly recorded as Theodoricus.
Theodoricus 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theodoric.
Theudoricus 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Theodoric.
Þiudamers 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Theodemir.
Þiudareiks 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic form of Theodoric.
Ulfilas 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰 m Gothic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Wulfila.
Wulfila 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌰 m Gothic (Hypothetical)
Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.