This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is German.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Lidwina f Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant of
Ludwina. It was borne by Lidwina (or
Lydwina) of Schiedam, a Dutch mystic and Roman Catholic saint of the 15th century.
Lilie f GermanDirectly derived from the German word
Lilie meaning "lily". This can also be used as a spelling variant of
Lily.
Lioba f History, GermanShort form of
Liobgetha, Latinized form of
Leofgyð. She was an 8th-century English saint active as a missionary in Germany.... [
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Lubeca f GermanAllegoric personification of the German city Lübeck. Very rarely used as a given name.
Lufthansa f German (Rare)Lufthansa is the name of the German national carrier. It was given as a second name to a girl born on a Lufthansa flight to New York in the 1960s.... [
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Maluna f German (Modern, Rare)A new formation containing the Latin word
luna "moon". 'Maluna Mondschein' is a series of German children's books by Andrea Schütze.
Margrit f AlsatianAlsatian form of
Marguerite reflecting the French pronunciation. The name coincides with the Alsatian word for the
daisy flower.
Marlitt f German (Rare)This was assumed as a surname by the 19th-century German writer Eugenie John, who used the pen name E. Marlitt. She may have invented it, perhaps basing it on
Marlene or
Marlies.... [
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Mavie f German (Modern)Recently coined German name of uncertain origin. Although folk etymology has it that this name is taken directly from the French phrase
ma vie "my life", it is more likely a Germanized form of
Mavis which might indeed have been inspired by the French phrase.... [
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Megalopolis f GermanAllegoric personification of the German state Mecklenburg. Very rarely (if ever) used as a given name.
Michaelina f German (Bessarabian)Feminine form of
Michael. This name was borne by Michaelina Hordashevska (later known as Josaphata Hordashevska, 1869 – 1919), a Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Religious Sister, who was the first member and co-foundress of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate.
Millennia f GermanThe name Millennia is derived from the Latin word
millennium. It was given to some German girls around the millennium year 2000.
Minona f Literature, Theatre, German (Rare, Archaic)Coined by Scottish poet James Macpherson for his 18th-century
Ossian poems where the name is borne by Minona, a singer who sings before the king the song of the unfortunate Colma. Macpherson names the alleged Scottish Gaelic words
Min-ónn "gentle air" as an etymological explanation of the name (compare Scottish Gaelic
mìn "gentle; soft (of a sound)" and
fonn "tune, melody").... [
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Myriel f GermanForm of
Muriel, derived from the
Keltic words
muir- "the sea" and
gael "shining". Putting the meaning of the name at "Shining Sea".... [
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Nastassja f GermanGerman transcription of
Nastasya. This name is borne by the German American actress Nastassja Kinski (1961-).
Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since
Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess
Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [
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Nortrud f German (Rare)The name is formed of the Germanic name elements
NORD "north" and
THRUD "strength"
Notburga f German (Austrian), GermanicGermanic name, in which the second element is Old High German
burg meaning "fortress" (or the related Gothic
bairgan "to keep, to save, to preserve" (Old High German
bergan "to help, to rescue"))... [
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Oranna f German (Rare), ItalianName of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of
Oran.
Otti f GermanShort or familiar form and common nickname for
Ottilie. Rarely used as an official given name.
Pamina f German, TheatrePamina is a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera
The Magic Flute (
Die Zauberflöte in German, 1791).