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Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, HungarianGerman, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish and Kashubian form of
Adah.
Adeltraud f GermanDerived from the Germanic elements
adal "noble" and
þruþ "strength".
Ago m German (Rare, Archaic)In the case of the most famous bearer of the name, the German diplomat Ago von Maltzan, it is a nickname based on the initials of his three given names
Adolf Georg Otto.
Aldemar m Germanic, Dutch, GermanDerived from Gothic
alds (
alt in Old High German) "old" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous". The name might also be a metathesis of
Adalmar.
Alraune f Literature, German (Rare)Variant of
Alruna, also coinciding with the German word for "mandrake". This is the name of the title character in the novel 'Alraune' (1911) by Hanns Heinz Ewers.
Alto m Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian, German, DutchDirectly taken from Latin
altus meaning "to raise, to make high, to elevate". As a musical term it refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.... [
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Amadea f Late Roman, German, Italian, Sicilian, Hungarian, Galician, Polish, SloveneLate Roman and German feminine form of
Amadeus, Italian and Galician feminine form of
Amadeo, Sicilian feminine form of
Amadeu, Hungarian and Polish feminine form of
Amadeusz and Slovene variant of
Amadeja.
Amoena f German (Rare, Archaic)Derived from Latin
amoenus, -a, -um "charming; delightful; pleasant", this name was occasionally used in German-speaking countries from the 1500s onward. It is, however, all but extinct in this day and age.
Amon m Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Biblical English, Dutch, English, French, German, ItalianFrom the Hebrew name אָמוֹן, which derived from the root
אמן meaning "solid, stable, constant, faithful". In the Old Testament this ist the name of a king of Judah.
Anderl m Upper GermanUpper German diminutive of
Andreas. Anderl Hinterstoißer (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died during an attempt to climb the Eiger north face.
Annaluise f GermanCombination of
Anna and
Luise. This was the name of the main character in the movie version of Erich Kästner’s book Pünktchen und Anton“, released in 1999.
Annfried f German (Rare)Combination of
Anna and the name element Fried. Since names ensing in Fried are usually masculine makes this an interesting variation.
Apronia f GermanIt coinincides with
apronia, the name of black bryony. Apronia of Toul was a 6th century saint.
Armgard f Dutch, GermanDutch and German variant form of
Irmgard. This is one of the middle names of Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands (b. 1938), who was given this name in honour of her paternal grandmother.
Arna f Medieval German, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)Originally a medieval feminine form of Germanic masculine names beginning with the Old High German element
arn, Old Norse
ǫrn meaning "eagle" (Proto-Germanic *
arnuz)... [
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Arnim m GermanGerman name that first surfaced in the late 1800s. It was originally taken from the name of the town of Arnim near Berlin, later inspired by the surname of poet Bettina von Arnim and finally (mis)understood as a variant of
Armin.
Aschwin m Dutch, GermanDutch and German form of
Answin. A known bearer of this name is Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (b. 1969), who carries the name Aschwin as a middle name, in honour of his maternal grandfather's only brother, Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld (1914-1988).
Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element
*AST "branch (of a tree)" and
*WOLF "wolf".
Aurik m GermanVariation on Alaric meaning all-powerful ruler.
Aylin f GermanGerman variant spelling of
Eileen, better reflecting the German pronunciation. The look of it may also have been inspired by the Turkish
Aylin, which is however pronounced differently in Turkish and has a different etymology.
Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), LuxembourgishHungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of
Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.