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Names that mean german

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word German in their meaning.

Boy names that mean German

AdalwolfGerman — "Modern form of the Germanic name Adalwolf, which meant 'noble wolf' from the Germanic elements adal meaning 'noble' and wulf. Association with Adolf Hitler has lessened the use of this name."AdelmoSpanish — "Of Germanic origin meaning noble protector Dim: Delma, Delmo"AdemarSpanish — "Of Germanic origin meaning famous in battle"AdoffGerman — "German form of Adalwolf meaning noble wolf, generally associated with the 20th-century German dictator Adolf Hitler."AlaiosIrish — "Gaelic form of Aloysius, a Latinized form of Aloys, which is a Provencal cognate of Louis famous in war, which is from the Old High German Hluodowig, a compounding of the elements hluod famous and wig war, strife"AldsGerman — "Variant of Aldo: Originally an Old German name meaning old. Popular in Italy and among North American families of Italian descent. Aldo was an 8th century saint. Old or wise."AlojzyPolish — "Polish cognate of Aloysius, a Latinized form of Aloys, a Proven£al cognate of Louis famous in war, which is from the Old High German Hluodowig, a compounding of the elements hluod famous and wig war, strife"AnseimEnglish — "Introduced from Germany by 11th century St Anselm, who became Archbishop of Canterbury."AnsoGreek — "Anselmo divine protection, the Italian cognate of the Germanic Anselme, a name composed of the elements ansi divinity, a god and helm helmet, protection"BaldieScottish — "Diminutive of Archibald: True and bold. Also 'bald'. Introduced from England and Germany during the Norman conquest, the Scottish interpreted the 'bald' to refer to the shaven head of a monk."BeornheardEnglish — "The Old English variant of the German Bernard, meaning bear-hard."BertraoPortuguese — "Portuguese cognate of Bertram, a name de-rived from the Old High German Berahtram bright raven, a compound name composed of the elements beraht bright, famous and hraban raven"CharlemagneFrench — "French form of the German Charles which became popular in the early 9th century when Charles the Great (Charlemagne) became the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire."CllllanIrish — "Pet form of Ceallach war, strife. The name was borne by a 7th-century Irish missionary who was martyred in Germany"DercGerman — "Wealthy. The German form of Theodore. A form of Derek, gifted ruler of the people."DerckGerman — "Wealthy. The German form of Theodore. A form of Derek, gifted ruler of the people."DerkGerman — "Wealthy. The German form of Theodore. A form of Derek, gifted ruler of the people."DeutchGerman — "From Germany."DeutschGerman — "From Germany."DirkeGerman — "Wealthy. The German form of Theodore. A form of Derek, gifted ruler of the people."DitrikHungarian — "the German Dietrich, a variant of Derek, which is a short form of Theodoric ruler of the people The name is from the Latin Theodoricus, which is believed to be derived from the Germanic Thiudor- eiks, a compounding of the elements thiuda folk, people and reiks ruler, leader, king"DresdenGerman — "The name of the capital city of Germany. The word Dresden means "people of the riverside forest."EburhardGerman — "Boar hard. Old German, from 'ebur hardu'."ErnustGerman — "From the Old High German ernust earnest, resolute"EwouldScandinavian — "Dutch form of the Germanic Ewald, a com-pound name composed of the elements eo law, right and wald rule: hence, lawful rule"FlllbertoItalian — "From the Germanic Filibert very famous, a compound name composed of the elements fil much and beraht bright, famous"FreodhoricEnglish — "An Old English name from the Old German Frithuric, meaning peaceful ruler."FriederichGerman — "the Old High German Fridurih ruler of peace, a compound name composed of the elements frid peace and rik king, ruler"FrithuricGerman — "An Old German name from 'frithu', meaning peace, and 'ric', meaning ruler."FulhertGerman — "From the Old German Filibert, meaning very bright."GarmanEnglish — "From Germany"GarmenGerman — "From Germany"GeralltWelsh — "Welsh form of Gerald spear ruler, a Germanic name composed of the elements ger spear and wald rule"GermanoFrench — "German"GerminWelsh — "From Germany"GermonWelsh — "From Germany"GermynGreek — "From Germany"GeroltScandinavian — "Dutch cognate of Gerald, from the obsolete Old High German Gerwald, a name composed of the elements ger a spear, a javelin and wald rule: hence, rule with a spear Cognate: Gerold Danish"GisilbertGerman — "An Old German name derived from 'gisil', meaning pledge, and 'berhia', meaning bright."GlraldoItalian — "Italian cognate of Gerald spear ruler, to rule with a spear, a name derived from the Germanic Gerwald, a compound name composed of the elements ger a spear and wald rule"GlselbertGerman — "the Old High German Gisil-berht, a compound name composed from the elements gisil pledge and beraht bright, famous: hence, famous pledge"GonqaloPortuguese — "Portuguese form of the Spanish Gonzalo, a name derived from the Old German Gundisalvis war combat"GuilhermoPortuguese — "Portuguese cognate of William resolute protector, a name derived from the Old Norman French Willaume, which is from the Old High German Willehelm, a compounding of the elements willeo will and helm helmet, protection"HamlynGerman — "Variant of Hamo: Derived from the Old German word for house or home. Also used as a surname."HammondEnglish — "Derived from the Old German word Haimund for house or home protector. A variant of Hamo used more frequently as a surname, rather than as a first name. Famous Bearer: Hammond Innes."HamnetGerman — "Derived from the Old German word 'Haimund' for house or home protector. A variant of Hamo. Famous Bearer: the son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway."HamoEnglish — "House or home. Introduced from Germany during the Norman Conquest. Also used as a surname."HamonScandinavian — "Derived from the Old German word 'Haimund' for house or home protector. A variant of Hamo."HlrshHebrew — "Popular Yiddish name derived from the German hirsh deer"IwoPolish — "Polish cognate of Yves, a French name derived from the Germanic iv yew"JamainArabic — "From Germany."JamaineArabic — "From Germany."JamaynArabic — "From Germany."JamayneArabic — "From Germany."JarmaineAmerican — "From Germany"JarmanGerman — "From Germany."JarmannGerman — "A German"JarmenTeutonic — "From Germany."JarminTeutonic — "From Germany."JarmonTeutonic — "From Germany."JarmynTeutonic — "From Germany."JermanEnglish — "From Germany."JermenTeutonic — "From Germany."JerminTeutonic — "From Germany."JermonAmerican — "From Germany."JermynTeutonic — "From Germany."KermanFrench — "From Germany."KerrmanBasque — "From Germany."KerrmenBasque — "From Germany."KondratiRussian — "the German Konrad, a name derived from the Old High German Kuonrat wise counsel, which is a compounding of the elements kuon bold, wise and rat counsel"LeongardRussian — "Russian cognate of the German Leonhard, a name derived from the Old High German Lewenhart, a compounding of the elements lewo lion and hart strong, brave, hearty: hence, brave as a lion, lion- hearted"LodewijkScandinavian — "Dutch cognate of the Germanic Ludwig famous in war, which is derived from the elements hluod famous and WIG war, strife"MaxmilianCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Maximilian See MAXI-MILIAN German Names. Short: Max"OldrichCzech — "Czech cognate of the German Ulrich noble ruler, which is from the Old High German Udalrich, a compound name composed of the elements uodal nobility, prosperity, fortune and rik ruler, power, king Pet: Olda, Oldra, Oldfisek, Olecek, Olik, Olin, Olousek"OlivierosPortuguese — "Portuguese cognate of the French Olivier, a name derived from the Old French olivier olive tree. However, some believe it to be Germanic in origin and derived from the Middle Low German Alfihar elf army, a compounding of the elements alf elf and hari army"OliwjerPolish — "Polish cognate of the French Olivier, which is generally considered to be from the Old French olivier olive tree Some believe it is of Germanic origin, however, and is thus probably from the Middle Low German Alfihar elf army, a compound name composed of the elements alf elf and hari army"RanieroItalian — "Italian cognate of Rainier, a name derived from the Old German Raganher, a compounding of the elements ragan counsel, advice and hari, heri army: hence, wise army"RockefellerAmerican — "From Rockenfeld, Germany"RolantWelsh — "Welsh form of the French Roland, a name derived from the Old High German Hruodland famous land, a compound name composed from the elements hruod fame and land land The name was introduced to the British Isles by the Normans"SlglsmondoItalian — "Italian form of Sigmund, which is de-rived from the German Siegmund and the Old Norse Sigmundr, names derived from the Germanic elements sig victory, conquest and mund hand, protection: hence, victorious protection"SlgmundMythology and Astrology — "the Old Norse Sigmundr, a compound name composed of the Germanic elements sig victory and mund hand, protection Sigmund, a favored character and hero of Norse legend, was the father of Sinfiotli by his sister Signy. He was also the father of Sigurd, who was born after Sigmund died"TheodoricoPortuguese — "Portuguese cognate of Theodoric ruler of the people, which is from the Late Latin Theodoricus, a derivative of the Germanic Thiudoreiks, which is composed of the elements thiuda folk, people and rik ruler, king"ThibaultFrench — "French cognate of Theobald, a Germanic name derived from the Old German Theudobald bold and brave people, a compound name composed of the elements theuda folk, people and bald bold, brave"TyeisBasque — "Son of a German."TyrkirNorse — "Saga name (a German)"UlrykPolish — "From the German Ulrich wealthy ruler, king of prosperity, which is from the Old High German Udalrich, a compounding of the elements uodal riches, prosperity, wealth and rik king, ruler"VeledaTeutonic — "Inspired intelligence. Famous bearer: Veleda was a 1st century AD Germanic prophetess."VilemCzech / Slovak — "Czech cognate of the German Wilhelm, which is from the Old High German Willehelm resolute protector, a compounding of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection Pet: Vilecek, Vilek, Vilemek, Vilik, Vilousek"WllhelmPolish — "A borrowing from the German, Wilhelm is from the Old High German Willehelm resolute protector, a compound name composed of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection Pet: Wilek, Wilus"

Girl names that mean German

AdalheidisScandinavian — "Medieval Germanic name composed of the elements adal noble and heid kind, sort: hence, noble one"AdalieGerman — "Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning 'noble'. Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror."AdalinaTeutonic — "Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning 'noble'. Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror."AdalineTeutonic — "Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning 'noble'. Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror."AethelindEnglish — "An Old English name from an Old German name meaning noble snake."AgatheDanish — "French, German and Greek form of AGATHA"AilneGerman — "Diminutive of Adeline and Adela: Sweet or pleasant, of the nobility. Noble. From the Old German 'athal' meaning 'noble."AilseGerman — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlaArabic — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AldabellaGerman — "Old German feminine form of Aldo and Otto, Old; wise, prosperous. "AleceeaGreek — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AleetheeaGerman — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AliaArabic — "An Old German name meaning 'all'."AlicaAfrican — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlicahGerman — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AliceaPortuguese — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlicenGerman — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlideeGerman — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlikahAfrican — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AlisannGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AlisanneEnglish — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AlisounGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllcenGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllcenneGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllicenGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllicenneGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllisannGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllisounGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllsunIrish — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AllysannGerman — "Diminutive form of Old German Alice, woman of noble estate. "AmaliyaRussian — "the German Amalia industrious, which is from the element amal work"AmalleGerman — "Variant of Amelia: From the Old German Amalburga, meaning labour and the Latin Aemilia."AmarliaDutch — "Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work"."AmarliahDutch — "Latinized form of the Germanic name Amal, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work"."AviraHebrew — "Variant of Albreda: Introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest, from an Old German name meaning elf counsel Was originally used for both sexes, but is now regarded as a feminine name."EmblemEnglish — "Variant of the French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning labor."EmblynEnglish — "Variant of the French Emmeline, which ultimately derives from the Old German 'amal' meaning labor."ErmentraudGerman — "Compound name composed of Ermen a name for the Germanic god of war and trut dear, maiden or / ?ru / ? strength"ErmyntrudeGerman — "Universal strength. From the Old German 'ermin' meaning universal, and 'drudi' meaning strength."FamkeDutch — "Little girl; A pet form of German names beginning with the element 'frid' meaning peace."FemkeDutch — "Little girl; A pet form of German names beginning with the element 'frid' meaning peace."FreddaGerman — "Feminine form of Frederic: From the Old German name Frithuric, meaning peaceful ruler."FreesiaLatin — "A type of flower named after German botanist Friedrich HT Freese."FreydisNorse — "Noblewoman; from Norse goddess of love and fecundity, who also gave the name of the day of the week, Friday. Freya is probably related to modern German Frau (woman."FryderykaPolish — "Feminine form of Fryderyk peaceful ruler, which is derived from the Germanic Friedrich, a compound name composed of the elements frithu peace and rik king, ruler"GermaFrench — "From Germany."GermainaFrench — "From Germany."GermainahFrench — "From Germany."GermanaFrench — "From Germany."GermaneTeutonic — "From Germany."GermaynaFrench — "From Germany."GermaynahFrench — "From Germany."GertieGerman — "Diminutive of Gertrude: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear."GjuzelRussian — "Russian form of the German Giselle a pledge, a name derived from gisil to owe, a pledge, a mutual obligation It was a common practice in the early Middle Ages for rival factions to offer a person, often a child, to each other as a pledge of peace"GllberteFrench — "Feminine form of Gilbert, which is an evo-lution of the Old French Guillebert, a derivative of the Old High German Gisilberht, which is a compound name composed of the elements gisil pledge and beraht bright, famous"GlselaScandinavian — "Dutch cognate of the Germanic Giselle, which is derived from gisil pledge"GratahEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GreataEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GreatahEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GreetaGreek — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GreetahEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretaGerman — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretahEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretalGreek — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretchenGerman — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GreteGreek — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretelGerman — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretnaEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GrettaEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GrettalEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretylEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GretyllEnglish — "Pearl; Daisy. The Slavic, Swedish, German form of Margaret."GrizzelGerman — "Variant of Griselda: From the Old German, meaning 'grey battle' or 'Christian battle'."HedvigaHungarian — "Hungarian form of the German Hedwig, a name derived from the Old High German Haduwig, which is a compounding of the elements hadu con-tention and wig war, strife"HedvikaCzech — "Popular Czech cognate of the German Hed- wig, a derivative of the obsolete Haduwig, a compound name composed of the elements hadu contention and wig war, strife Pet: Hedva, Hedvicka"HelewidisGerman — "An Old German name meaning hale and wide."HelewiseEnglish — "A variant of the Old German name Helewidis, meaning hale and wide."HlllevlScandinavian — "Danish form of the Germanic Heilwig safe in battle, a compounding of the elements heil safe, whole, hearty and WIG war"JericcaEnglish — "From germany"JermaFrench — "From Germany."JermainaFrench — "From Germany."JermainahFrench — "From Germany."JermaneEnglish — "From Germany."JermaynaFrench — "From Germany."JermaynahFrench — "From Germany."JerriccaEnglish — "From germany"KunigondeScandinavian — "Dutch cognate of the Germanic Kuni- gunde brave in battle, a compound name composed of the elements kuoni brave and gund battle, strife"LibeHebrew — "Yiddish name derived from the German liebe love"LidwinaScandinavian — "Feminine form of the Germanic Lidwin friend of the people, a compounding of the elements liut folk, people and win friend The name was often bestowed in honor of the Blessed Lidwina of Schiedam 1380-1433, who was an invalid and mystic"LieseiGerman — "Variant of Liesi: German diminutive of the name Elizabeth."Lindy BellArabic — "Snake; Lime tree; linDen tree.: From the OlD German BetlinDis, which is DeriveD from the worD for snake. Famous bearer: BelinDa was heroine of 18th century poet AlexanDer Popes The Rape of the Lock"LudovicaScandinavian — "Feminine form of Ludovic famous in war, which is from the Middle Latin Ludovicus, a derivative of the Germanic Hluodowig, a compounding of the elements hluod famous and wig war, strife"LudwikaPolish — "Feminine form of Ludwik famous warrior, a Germanic compound name composed of the elements hluod fame and wig warrior"MitzeeGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MitzeyGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MitziGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MitzieGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MitzyGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MllikenaHawaiian — "Hawaiian form of Millicent, a name de-rived from the obsolete Old High German Amalswinth work strength, a compounding of the elements amal work and swinth strength"MytzeeGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MytzeyGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MytziGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MytzieGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"MytzyGerman — "Strong-willed. The German form of Maria. A short form of Miriam"OrflieCzech / Slovak — "the French Ottilie, a derivative of Odile, which is from the Germanic Odila, a name derived from the element od, ot prosperity, riches Pet: Olylka"OzankaSlavic — "Wall Germander Flower"RigborgScandinavian — "Danish cognate of the Old High German Richborg, a compound name composed of the elements rzc power, strength and borg fortification"RlgmorScandinavian — "Scandinavian form of an Old High German compound name composed of the elements ric power, strength and muot spirit, courage"RyszardaPolish — "Feminine form of Ryszard, the Polish cog-nate of Richard, which is from the Old High German Richart, a compound name composed from the elements rik king and harthuz strong: hence, strong king"SalidaHebrew — "A borrowing from the German, Salida is de-rived from salida happiness, joy"SeldaEnglish — "the Old English selda compan-ion. Alternatively, it is used as a variant spelling of Zelda, a Yiddish form of the German Salida happiness, joy. See SALIDA German Names"SiegfridaGerman — "Feminine form of Siegfried, a compound name composed of the Germanic elements segu power, victory and frid peace, protection: hence, powerful peace, powerful protection, or peaceful victory"SlgismondaItalian — "Feminine form of Sigismondo, the Italian cognate of Sigmund, a compound name com-posed of the Germanic elements sig victory, conquest and mund hand, protection: hence, victorious protection"ValdezAfrican-American — "Transferred use of the Spanish surname originating from the German Baldo, which is derived from bald bold"VlktorlaGerman — "German form of Victoria, which is from the Latin victoria victory The name is often found on the family trees of German royalty. Pet: Vicky"VllhelmHungarian — "Hungarian cognate of the German Wilhelm resolute protector, a name derived from the Old High German Willehelm, which is a compounding of the elements willeo will, desire and helm helmet, protection"VlorlcaRomanian — "Romanian form of the German Friederike, a feminine form of Friedrich ruler of peace, a com-pounding of the elements frid peace and rik king, ruler"WiebkeDutch — "A borrowing from the Scandinavians, Wiebke originated as a pet form of the medieval name Wibe, a contraction of the Germanic Wigburg, which was composed of wig war and burg castle, fortress"WlbekeScandinavian — "Originally a pet form of the medieval Wibe, which is a contraction of the Germanic Wigburg, itself composed of wig war and burg castle, fortress Wibeke is now bestowed as an independent given name. Cognate: Wiebke Danish, Norwegian; Viveca, Viveka, Vivica Swedish"WlgburgScandinavian — "Used primarily in the Netherlands, Wigburg is an old Germanic name composed of the elements wig war and burg castle, fortress"WlllemScandinavian — "From the Old Norman French Willaume resolute protector, a derivative of the Old High German Willehelm, a compounding of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection. The name was borne by three kings of the Netherlands"

Unisex names that mean German

AdalGerman — "Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning 'noble'. Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror."AdelGerman — "Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning 'noble'. Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror."AliArabic — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility. Arabic name meaning High, Exalted. Name made popular in the west by the heroic boxer, Muhammad Ali."AlikaHawaiian — "Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility. Slso, Hawaiian form of Alex and Alexander."AlisArthurian Legend — "Brother of Cliges (twelfth century), Also, and Old German name meaning 'noble; nobility."AndreasGreek — "(1) Courageous and manly, (2) German / Italian / Welsh form of Andrew (manly) (3) Feminine form of Anders (masculine)"DutchEnglish — "The German."GermainFrench — "From Germany."GermaineLatin — "From Germany."GermaynFrench — "From Germany."GermayneFrench — "From Germany."GodafridGerman — "An Old German name derived from words meaning 'god' and 'peace'."JermainEnglish — "From Germany."JermaineFrench — "From Germany"JermaynFrench — "From Germany."JermayneEnglish — "From Germany."

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