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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.
Adalald m Old High German, Frisian (Archaic), Old Saxon, Medieval, Medieval German, German (Austrian, Archaic)Old High German
adal "noble" + Old High German
alt, Old Saxon, Old Frisian
ald "old" or Old Saxon
wald, Old High German
walt "power, authority".
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.
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.
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.
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, Old Norse, Old Swedish, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)Medieval feminine form of masculine names that begin with either the Old High German element
arn- or the Old Norse elements
ari and
ǫrn, all of which are ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic
*arnu- "eagle".... [
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Arnika f German (Rare)Originally a Latinized diminutive form of names beginning with the element
arn-, such as
Arnhild, this name is used as a given name in its own right... [
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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.
Basilia f Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Medieval English, Italian (Rare)Feminine form of
Basil 1 via its latinized form
Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval 'Mors Pilati' ('Death of Pilate') was responsible for the name's popularity.
Bathilda f English (Rare), German, HistoryVariant of
Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [
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Berlind f Ancient Germanic, German (Rare)Derived from Proto-Germanic
*beran or
*bernu "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German
lind or
lindi "soft, tender."
Berlinde f GermanFrom the Old High German name
Berlind. It is borne by Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere (1964-).
Bernhild f German (Rare)Derived from the Germanic elements
bern meaning "bear" and
hild meaning "battle."
Bernwald m Ancient Germanic, GermanDerived from the Proto-Germanic
beran or
bernu meaning "bear" (
bero and
bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic
valdan meaning "to reign".
Berolina f German (Rare)The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Berti m GermanDiminutive of
Hubert and other names containing
bert (often derived from the Germanic element
beraht meaning "bright").... [
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