Swiss Submitted Names

Swiss names are used in the country of Switzerland in central Europe.
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Herzeleide f German, Literature, Theatre
From the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache". Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart)... [more]
Herzlinde f German (Rare)
New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Hesso m German (Rare)
Probably derived from Hesse, a German state.
Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".
Hetti f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Heymann m German (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
German Jewish form of Chayyim (see Chayim). This name could also be the German form of Hagiman in some cases; for this, compare the medieval Dutch name Heyman.... [more]
Hias m Upper German
Diminutive of Matthias. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.
Hiéronyme m & f French (Archaic)
French masculine and feminine form of Hieronymos (see Jerome).
Hildburg f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements hild "battle, fight" and burg "protection".
Hildebrecht m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name created from the Germanic name elements hildiz "fight, battle" and beraht "shining, bright".
Hilderich m German
German form of Hilderic.
Hildo m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Masculine equivalent of Hilda.
Hildtrud f Germanic, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Hiltrud.
Hilger m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Hildegar.
Hilka f Low German, German (Rare), Frisian, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Originally a diminutive of names beginning with or containing the element hild-, used as a given name in its own right.
Hilla f German (Modern, Rare)
Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.... [more]
Hille f East Frisian, Estonian, German (Rare), German (Silesian, Rare)
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda.... [more]
Hillu f German (Modern)
Short form of Hiltrud.... [more]
Hilperich m German
German form of Hilperic.
Hinz m Medieval German, German (Archaic)
A once very popular short form of Heinrich.
Hippolyt m German (Archaic), German (Swiss, Rare), Alsatian
German form of Hippolytos. A notable bearer is Hippolyt Kempf (born 1965), a Swiss skier and Olympic medalist.
Hitlerike f German (Rare, Archaic)
A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.
Hitlerine f German (Archaic)
A name coined before the onset of the third Reich using Adolf Hitler's surname as a first name. The name was already banned on 3 Juli 1933 because it was unwanted by the Reichskanzler (i.e., Hitler himself) and extant namesakes were required to change their names.
Hitsch m Romansh
Diminutive of Christian.
Hoara f Italian (Rare)
Mispelling of O'Hara.... [more]
Hoimar m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name element hugu "mind, thought, heart, spirit" and mari "famous".... [more]
Holda f German (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
Dutch and Archaic German variant of Hulda, as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Holde f German (Rare)
A rare German name based on names ending in -hold like Berthold. The secondary name element hold is originally derived from wald "to govern, to rule" but has been reinterpreted as derived from the German archaic adjective hold "gainly, lovely, comely, dainty, graceful".
Holdine f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Holda, primarily used in the 19th century.
Homère m French (Rare)
French form of Homer.
Hommebon m French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Omobono via it's Latinized form Homobonus.
Honorade f French (Archaic)
Likely related to Honoratus.
Honorat m Catalan (Rare), French (Rare), Polish
Catalan, French, and Polish form of Honoratus.
Horaz m German (Rare)
German form of Horatius.
Horo m Italian
Italian form of Horus.
Hubertilde f German (Archaic), French (Archaic)
Combination of Huberta (German) or Huberte (French) with a feminine given name that contains the Germanic element hild meaning "battle", such as Mathilde and Reinhilde.
Hubertina f Dutch, German
Feminine form of Hubertinus.
Hubertine f Dutch, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Flemish, German (Archaic)
French form of Hubertina. A known bearer of this name was the French feminist Hubertine Auclert.
Hubsi m German
Nickname for Hubert.
Hugobert m Germanic, History, German
Variant of Hugubert. A known bearer of this name was the 7th-century Merovingian senechal Hugobert, whose daughter Plectrude was married to the Frankish statesman Pepin of Herstal.
Huldrych m German (Swiss)
Remodelled form of Ulrich to be read as huld-reich "rich of grace, rich of favour".... [more]
Humfredo m Italian
Italian form of Humphrey.
Humfried m German
German form of Humphrey.
Hunerich m German
German form of Huneric.
Hunfredo m Italian
Italian form of Humphrey.
Huno m German (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic name element hun like Hunold.
Hunold m German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Polish
Formed from the two Germanic name elements hun "bear cub" and walt "to rule".
Iaele f Italian
Variant of Giaele.
Ianneo m Italian
Italian form of Jannaeus.
Ianni m Italian
Central and southern form of Gianni, itself a short form of Giovanni.
Iapige m Italian
Italian form of Iapyx.
Iara f Italian
Italian form of Yaara.
Icaria f Italian
Feminine form of Icaro.
Icaro m Italian
Italian form of Ikaros (see Icarus).
Icilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Icilio.
Icke m & f German, Low German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Icke is a nickname for people from Berlin alluding to the Berlin dialekt word Icke (High German Ich) "I".... [more]
Idda f German (Swiss)
Variant form of Ida.
Idelette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French diminutive of either Ide or Idelinde. This name was borne by Idelette Calvin (ca. 1505-1549), the wife of the French theologian and reformer John Calvin (1509-1564).
Idelma f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Idomeneo m Italian
Italian form of Idomeneus.
Ierone m Italian
Italian form of Hieron (see Hiero) and variant of Gerone.
Ificrate m Italian
Italian form of Iphicrates.
Ifigenia f Greek (Rare), Polish, Italian, Spanish
Modern Greek, Italian, and Polish form of Iphigenia. This is also a Spanish variant of Efigenia, used to refer to the tragic heroine of Greek myth.
Ifito m Italian
Italian form of Iphitus.
Iggie m American, Italian
Variant of Iggy.
Igina f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hyginus.
Iginia f Italian
Feminine form of Iginio.
Iginio m Italian
Variant of Igino.
Ignazi m Romansh
Romansh form of Ignatius.
Ignazia f Sicilian, Sardinian, Romansh
Feminine form of Ignazio and Ignazi.
Ihnke m & f German
Variation of Ihne.
Ilariano m Italian
Italian form of Hilarianus.
Ilarione m Italian
Italian form of Hilarion.
Ilde f Norwegian (Archaic), Italian
Norwegian dialectal variant of Hilde, recorded in the Sunnmøre area, as well as an Italian variant of Ilda.
Ildeberto m Italian
Italian form of Hildebert.
Ildebrando m Italian
Italian form of Hildebrand.
Ildefons m Polish, Romansh
Polish and Romansh form of Hildefons.
Ildegonda f Italian, Corsican
Italian and Corsican form of Hildegund.
Ildibad m Germanic, Dutch, English, German, Norwegian, Swedish, History
Variant spelling of Hildebad. Ildibad was a 6th-century king of the Ostrogoths in Italy.
Ildibaldo m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Ildibad.
Ilduardo m Italian
Italian form of Hildeward.
Ilena f Italian (Modern), German (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Hebrew Ilana, a variant of Elena and a simplification of Romanian Ileana.
Ileo m Italian
Italian form of Hylaeus.
Ilga f German
Contraction of Ilsegard.
Ilgamine f German (Rare)
Maybe a blend of Ilga and Mine.
Iliana f Italian, Sicilian
Italian variant and Sicilian form of Eliana 1.
Ilizia f Italian
Italian form of Ilithyia.
Ilko m Bulgarian, Ukrainian, German (Rare)
Bulgarian diminutive of Iliya. Since the 1960s it has been in occasional use in German-speaking countries.
Ilme f German
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Ilsabe f German (Archaic)
Old German variant of Elisabeth (see also Elzebe).
Ilsabeth f German (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Obsolescent variant of Elisabeth and Ilsabe, traditionally predominantly found in the north of Germany as well as in Denmark.
Ilsebill f German, Swedish (Rare)
German variant of Elisabet and Ilsebet.
Ilsegard f German (Rare, Archaic)
A blend of Ilse with Hildegard or another name ending in -gard.
Iltrude f Italian
Italian form of Hiltrud.
Ilva f Italian, German (Modern)
Adoption of Ilva, the Latin name of the island of Elba. The island's name has been speculated to be of Etruscan origin and as such to be derived from a word meaning "iron".
Ilvy f German (Modern), Dutch (Modern)
Variant of Ylvi. This is the most commonly used spelling in the Netherlands.
Imbert m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements irmin "immense, vast" and beraht "bright". In former times, the name was occasionally confused with Humbert.
Imeria f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Imerio, ultimately from Greek Himerios.
Imier m French (Archaic), French (Swiss, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Himerius. While this name is archaic in France, it is still occasionally used in French-speaking Switzerland.
Imka f Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Diminutive of Ime 2.
Immakulata f German
German form of Immacolata.
Immie f English, Swedish, German
Diminutive of names begining with Im or Irm, such as Imogen, Irma and Irmhild.
Incoronata f Italian
Means "crowned" in Italian. This name is given in reference to the Virgin Mary in her role as queen of heaven.
Indiano m Spanish (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Spanish and Italian masculine form of Indiana.
Indila f French (Modern, Rare)
Notably borne by singer and songwriter Indila, born Adila Sedraïa (1984-).... [more]
Indro m Indian, Italian
Possibly a form of Indra. In was popularized in Italy as well by Indro Montanelli (1909-2001), Italian journalist, historian and writer.
Ineka f English (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Ineke.
Ineke f Dutch, Limburgish, German (Rare), East Frisian
Diminutive form of Ine as well as an East Frisian feminine form of masculine Ine.
Ingall m German (Rare), English (Rare)
A German name meaning “angel”, or possibly transferred use of the surname Ingalls.
Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.
Ingelore f German (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lore 1.
Ingfried m German (Rare)
The name is made from the two Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a Germanic god) and fridu "peace".... [more]
Ingfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ingfried.
Inghard m German
German younger form of Ingohart.
Inglina f Romansh
Derivative of Angela via Angiolina.
Ingrun f German (Rare), Norwegian, Swedish
Formed from the Germanic name elements Ing (the name of a god) and run "secret; rune".
Ingvelde f German (Rare), Literature
The name is probably an invention by the Austrian writer Joseph Christian Von Zedlitz (1790–1862) who wrote a novel titled "Ingvelde Schönwang".... [more]
Innegrit f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Annegret and Ingrid.... [more]
Innico m Italian
Italian form of Íñigo or Eneko.
Innocente f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Innocent.
Innocente m Italian
Italian form of Innocent.
Innocenz m Romansh
Romansh form of Innocent.
Innocenza f Italian
Feminine form of Innocenzo.
Innozent m German
German form of Innocent.
Innozentia f German
Feminine form of Innozenz.
Innozenz m German
German form of Innocent.
Iny f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant and diminutive of Ina.
Iochebed f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Jochebed.
Ioiachin m Italian
Italian form of Jehoiachin.
Ioiakim m Italian
Italian form of Jehoiakim.
Iolantha f French
Variation of Violante
Iotapiano m Italian
Italian form of Jotapianus.
Ipazia f Italian
Italian form of Hypatia.
Ipazio m Italian
Italian form of Hypatius.
Iperione m Italian
Italian form of Hyperion.
Ipparco m Italian
Italian form of Hipparchus.
Ippazia f Italian
Variant form of Ipazia.
Ippazio m Italian
Variant form of Ipazio.
Ippocrate m Italian
Italian form of Hippocrates.
Ipponatte m Italian
Italian form of Hipponax.
Ipseo m Italian
Italian form of Hypseus.
Irenäa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Irenäus.
Irenäus m German
German form of Ireneus.
Irenea f Italian, Corsican, Catalan, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Ireneo and Catalan and Corsican feminine form of Ireneu.
Ireno m Italian
Masculine form of Irene.
Iride f Italian
Italian variant of Iris.
Iriseo m Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
masculine form of Iris Means "rainbow" in Greek.
Irm f German (Rare)
Short form of Irmgard.... [more]
Irmbert m German
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and beraht "bright".
Irmchen f German
Diminutiv of Irma or other names beginning in Irm- like Irmtraud.... [more]
Irmela f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Irma.
Irmeli f Finnish, Estonian, German (Swiss)
A Finnish diminutive of Irmela, Swiss German diminutive of Irma and Estonian combination of Irma and the syllable -li-, most commonly derived from Eliisabet.
Irmfried m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name from the German name elements irmin "whole, universal" and fridu "piece".
Irmgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Old High German name elements irmin "whole, great, universal" and gunda "battle".
Irmi f German
Diminutive of names beginning with Irm-, such as Irmgard, Irmhild or Irma. Rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Irmin m German (Rare)
Short form of names derived from the Germanic name element irmin "whole, universal".... [more]
Irmina f Polish, Italian, German (Rare), Sicilian, Slovene
Feminine form of Irmin or a diminutive of Irma.
Irminburg f German
German form of Erminburg.
Irminfrid m Germanic, German
Variant spelling of Erminfrid.
Irminfried m German
German variant of Irminfrid.
Irmingild m German
German form of Ermingild.
Irmintrud f German
German form of Ermintrud.
Irmrun f German (Modern, Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements irmin "whole, universal" and runa "secret; rune".
Isabellina f Italian, English
Elaborated form of Isabella.
Isabetta f Italian
Truncated form of Elisabetta.
Isaïah m French
French from of Isaiah.
Isalia f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Archaic)
Spanish diminutive of Isabel and French and Flemish variant of Isalie.
Isaltina f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Archaic elaborated form of Isolde.
Isang m Korean, German (Rare)
Isang is a traditional Korean name arbitrarily formed of two syllables. The hanja used are 伊 (i) "he, she, it" and 桑 (sang) "mulberry tree".... [more]
Isbert m Germanic, German
The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanbert). The second element is derived from Old High German beraht "bright."
Ischirione m Italian
Italian form of Ischyrion.
Isée m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
French form of Isaios via Isaeus.... [more]
Iselda f Italian
Italian variant of Isolda.
Isella f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Italian diminutive of Isa 2 as well as a Latin American variant of Isela.
Isengard f Medieval German, German (Rare)
The name Isengard is formed from the Germanic name elements isarn "iron" and gard "enclosure".
Iseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isaios via Isaeus.
Isetta f Italian
Diminutive of Isa 2.
Isfrido m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Isfrid.
Isfried m German (Rare)
German form of Isfrid.
Isidorina f Italian
Feminine form of Isidoro.
Isifile f Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Hypsipyle.
Ismar m Germanic, German
The first element is derived from îs "ice", but it might also be a short form of isan (see Isanmar). The second element is derived from Old High German mâri "famous."
Iso m Romansh
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from the Germanic element isan "iron".
Isola f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Popularly claimed to be derived from the Italian word isola "island", this name might actually rather be a variant of Isolda.... [more]
Isoletta f Italian, Theatre
Diminutive of Isola. This name is borne by a character in Vincenzo Bellini's opera La straniera (1828).
Isolina f Italian, Catalan, Galician
Diminutive of Italian Isola and Catalan and Galician Isolda.
Isoline f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Theatre
French form of Isolina. This name was used in André Messager's opera Isoline (1888), where it belongs to a princess.
Israël m Dutch, French
Dutch and French form of Israel.
Issio m German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the Afro-German journalist Issio Ehrich.
Istieo m Italian
Italian form of Histiaios via Histiaeus.
Italia turrita f Obscure, Italian (?)
Means "turreted Italy" in Italian. She is the national personification of Italy, which is represented with a woman wearing a turret crown. She might be a reference to the Greek goddess Cybele, whose represented wearing a wall crown... [more]
Italino m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Italo.
Itta f German (Rare), Low German
Variant of Ida.... [more]
Iulscha f Romansh
Diminutive of Elisabet and Giulia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Ivania f Italian
Italian feminine form of both Ivan and Yvain.
Ivanne f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Ivan.
Ivanoe m Italian
Variant of Ivanhoe; a famous bearer was Ivanoe Bonomi, that was Prime Minister of Italy three times (one in 1921-1922, and other two, short lived, in 1944 and 1945).
Iven m German, Literature, Low German
Iven is a variant of the Gemanic name Ivo 1 which is traced to a word meaning "yew" (the wood of the yew was used for building good bows).... [more]
Ivon m Medieval Breton, French, Provençal
Provençal and Medieval Breton form and French variant of Yvon.
Iwajla f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Iwajlo. The German film director Iwajla Klinke bears this name.
Iwajlo m German (Rare)
German transcription of Ivaylo.
Iwen m German
Variant spelling of Iven.
Izara f Basque (Rare), French (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
In the Basque country and French-speaking areas, this name is now generally considered a variant of Izar and Izarra... [more]
Izïa f French (Rare)
A famous bearer is Izïa Higelin (b.1990), a French rock singer, guitarist and actress. Her patents claimed to be inspired by Mzia but changed the spelling because it was too complex.
Izma f English (Rare), Spanish, Italian, Urdu
Means "esteemed privilege" in Urdu.