RadostfBulgarian, German (Rare) Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
RelindefGerman (Rare) Shortened form of a German name with the name elements REGIN "advice" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
RibannafLiterature, German (Modern, Rare) Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
RilanafPopular Culture, German (Modern, Rare) Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
RöschenfGerman (Rare) German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
RoßliebmGerman (Rare, Archaic) German calque of Philipp as chosen by Philipp Wackernagel, derived from the Germanic name elements hros "horse" (with modernised spelling) and lieb "kind, dear".
RudibertmGerman An alternative form of Robert; the Germanic name Hrodebert meaning "bright fame", derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and beraht "bright". Combining the diminutive Rudi (hrod) and the latter element beraht.
RupprechtmGerman (Rare) Variant spelling of Ruprecht. Known bearers of this name include the German abstract painter and sculptor Rupprecht Geiger (1908-2009) and the last Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht von Bayern (1869-1955).
RuthardmMedieval German, German (Rare) Medieval German form of Rothard, which is still in use in Germany today (albeit barely so). Known bearers of this name include the medieval German archbishop Ruthard of Mainz (born before 1089, died in 1109) and the German social pedagogue Ruthard Stachowske (b... [more]
SabethfGerman (Rare), Literature Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).
SalesmGerman (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Rare) From the surname Sales, borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales. Used mostly as a second name to Franz in Germany and Austria, deprecated in Germany in the 20th century because of its surname nature.
SalesiafGerman (Rare) Probably a feminisation of the surname Sales borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales.
SchöntraudfGerman (Modern, Rare) 20th century coinage from the usual German word schön "beautiful" and the name element traud (related to the Old High German name element drud "strength").... [more]
SebaldmGerman (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical) Contraction of Siegbald. Saint Sebald was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the Reichswald near Nuremberg, of which city he is the patron saint... [more]
SiasmAfrikaans, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic) Short form of Josias. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch sculptor Sias Fanoembi (1949-2013) and the South African statesman Sias Hoffman (1807-1879).
SiegbaldmGerman (Rare, Archaic) The name is a combination of the Germanic name elements sigu "victory" and bald "bold". The name can also be read as the sentence Sieg bald! "Win soon!".
SiegnotmGerman, Popular Culture Abbreviated, more modern form of Sigenot. In popular culture, this name is borne by a character from "Die Rose vom Liebesgarten", an opera by German composer Hans Pfitzner (1869-1949).
SojafGerman German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".
SolitafSpanish, German (Modern, Rare) Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
SonnfriedmGerman (Modern, Rare) A new coinage in the 20th century, from the German word Sonne "sun" and the traditional name element *Frid* "peace".
SwanfGerman Overall, swans are powerful and evocative symbols that have been associated with a variety of positive qualities throughout history. They are often seen as symbols of grace, beauty, love, fidelity, purity, transformation, wisdom, and royalty... [more]
SwedermDutch, German Dutch and German form of an ancient Germanic name that was composed of the Gothic element svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength" and the Old High Germanic element hari "army".
SyltafNorth Frisian, German (Modern, Rare) Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]
TanjevmGerman (Modern, Rare) Despite its Russian sound, the name originated in Germany in the 1970's. According to the journalist Tanjev Schultz his parents have heard the name in an unidentified Russian film.... [more]
TeilhardmGermanic, German Derived from Gothic dails (tail in Old High German) "part" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
TeutoniafGerman From the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.