rottedw's Personal Name List

Either a short form of Zofija (compare Zosia) or a Germanized spelling of Zosė. In some cases probably both.

Lithuanian and Slovene form of Sophia.

Derived from Middle Dutch soete "sweet" (zoete in Modern Dutch).

Means "little girl" in Tuscan Italian. This was the name of a 13th-century saint, the patron saint of servants.

The name of a plant (Colchicum, historically also Crocus).

The name was used in Hesse around 1500.

Elaborated form of Wren. It coincides with Old English wrenna meaning "(male) wren".

Frisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element valdan "to reign" (practically the same as wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century. Also, in modern German, the word Wolke means "cloud" (so some German parents use the name for that reason, because they like nature names).

The name is borne by the German actress Wolke Hegenbarth.

A double form composed from the German names Wolf and Gerd 1.

Derived from the Old German elements wolf meaning "wolf" and gang meaning "path, way". Saint Wolfgang was a 10th-century bishop of Regensburg. Two other famous bearers of this name were Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) and German novelist and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

Variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname (which is also derived from the animal).

Short form of names formed with the Germanic name element witu "wood, forest".

Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon widu and Old High German witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German witt "white".

From Gothic widu-gauja "wood barker", a kenning for the wolf.

Witiko is the title of a novel by Adalbert Stifter published 1865–1867, featuring the historical Witiko of Prčice (c.1120–1194).

Means "friend of peace" from the Old English elements wine "friend" and friþ "peace". This was the birth name of the 8th-century missionary Saint Boniface. It became rare after the Norman Conquest, though it was revived in the 19th century.

Short form of Wilhelmina. German settlers introduced it to America in the 19th century.

From the name of the tree, which is ultimately derived from Old English welig.

Diminutive of William.

A notable bearer is the German politician and expert on apportionment and voting systems Wilko Zicht.

Variant of Wilhelmina.

German feminine form of Wilhelm.

Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).

German cognate of William. This was the name of two German emperors. It was also the middle name of several philosophers from Germany: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900), and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), who was also a notable mathematician. Another famous bearer was the physicist Wilhelm Röntgen (1845-1923).

Means "desiring peace" from Old English willa "will, desire" and friþ "peace". Saint Wilfrid was a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop. The name was rarely used after the Norman Conquest, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Feminine form of Wiebe.

Originally a Frisian short form of Wigberht (and other names starting with the Old German element wig meaning "war" and a second element beginning with b [1]).

Feminine form of Wiebe.

From an Old German name derived from the element warin, related to war meaning "aware, cautious", combined with heri meaning "army". This was the name of a 13th-century boy from Oberwesel, Germany who was formerly regarded as a saint. He is no longer recognized as such by the Church. Another famous bearer was the German physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976).

Low German diminutive of Germanic names containing the element wini meaning "friend".

Possibly from a Germanic name meaning "a Wend", referring to the Slavic people who inhabited eastern Germany. In Polish legends this was the name of the daughter of King Krak, the legendary founder of Krakow. It was introduced to the English-speaking world by the author Ouida, who used it for the heroine in her novel Wanda (1883).

Dutch and German form of Waltrud.

From the Germanic name Waltheri meaning "power of the army", from the elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army". In medieval German tales (notably Waltharius by Ekkehard of Saint Gall) Walter of Aquitaine is a heroic king of the Visigoths. The name was also borne by an 11th-century French saint, Walter of Pontoise. The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Wealdhere.

A famous bearer of the name was the English courtier, poet and explorer Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). It was also borne by Walter Scott (1771-1832), a Scottish novelist who wrote Ivanhoe and other notable works.

Kashubian form of Valeria and Silesian German variant of Valeska.

From the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and mari "famous", also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir.

Old German form of Walburga.

Short form of names with the name element walt "to rule".

Means "power of the fortress" from Old German walt meaning "power, authority" and burg meaning "fortress" (or perhaps from Old English cognates, though as an Old English name it is unattested). This was the name of an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon saint who did missionary work in Germany.

A dithematic German name formed from the Germanic name elements folk "people" and beraht "bright".

Russian and Ukrainian form of Witold.

From Swedish vild meaning "wild, untamed".

Norwegian form of the Old Norse name Vetrliði meaning "winter traveller", and by extension "bear cub".

Feminine form of Valerius. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.

Norwegian and German diminutive of Gertrude.

Old High German short form of Theodolinda.

Variant of Swanhild.

Derived from the Old German elements swan "swan" and hilt "battle". Swanhild (or Swanachild) was the second wife of the Frankish ruler Charles Martel in the 8th century.

Derived from Old High German suan "swan" combined with Old High German beraht "bright."

As a Frisian name, this name is a variant form of Sine (unisex) and Sunna (feminine). But as a Low German name, it is strictly feminine and a short form of Gesine via its earlier short form Sine.

Derived from Old High German and Old Norse sunna meaning "sun". This was the name of the Germanic goddess who personified the sun. In Scandinavia it has also been used as a short form of Sunniva and Susanna. Use of the name in Iceland has been influenced by a character (Sunna Angelíka) from Margit Sandemo's Ísfólkið series of books (known in English as The Legend of the Ice People), first published in 1982.

Upper German diminutive of Elisabeth. This was the nickname of Elisabeth of Bavaria, empress of Austria.

From the English word for the precious metal or the colour, ultimately derived from Old English seolfor.

From the Scandinavian word silke meaning "silk".

Norwegian form of Sigrún.

From the Old Norse name Sigríðr, which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and munt "protection" (or in the case of the Scandinavian cognate, from Old Norse sigr and mundr). An early variant of this name was Sigismund, borne by a 6th-century saint and king of the Burgundians. In the Norse Völsungasaga Sigmund is the hero Sigurd's father, the bearer of the powerful sword Gram. A notable bearer was the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the creator of the revolutionary theory of psychoanalysis.

Old German form of Sieghild.

Diminutive of Sigurd, Sigfrid 1, and other Old German names beginning with the element sigu meaning "victory".

Swedish form of Siegfried. This was the name of an 11th-century saint from England who did missionary work in Scandinavia.

Norwegian variant of Sigrid.

An early 20th century coinage from the Germanic name element sigu "victory" and the biblical name Ruth 1.

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and mari "famous".

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and lind "soft, flexible, tender". Sieglinde was the mother of Siegfried in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied.

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy".

Derived from the Old German elements sigu "victory" and heri "army".

Latinate form of Sibyl.

East Prussian German spelling variant of Charlotte, not uncommon in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Derived from Old Norse rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

From the Germanic name Hrodulf, which was derived from the elements hruod meaning "fame" and wolf meaning "wolf". It was borne by three kings of Burgundy and a king of West Francia, as well as several Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria. Anthony Hope used this name for the hero in his popular novel The Prisoner of Zenda (1894).

Old German short form of feminine names beginning with Old Frankish hroþi or Old High German hruod meaning "fame" (Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz).

Variant spelling of Roswitha.

Probably a reinterpretation of Roswitha analysed as hros "horse" and hwit "white". Roßweiße is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.

Variant of Rosemary.

Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.

Originally a Norman French form of the Germanic name Hrodohaidis meaning "famous type", composed of the elements hruod "fame" and heit "kind, sort, type". The Normans introduced it to England in the forms Roese and Rohese. From an early date it was associated with the word for the fragrant flower rose (derived from Latin rosa). When the name was revived in the 19th century, it was probably with the flower in mind.

Diminutive of Rosemarie, Rosemary, and names beginning with Rom.

Variant of Romy.

German form of Rudolf.

Feminine form of Rodelio.

Dutch form of Rayner.

Variant of Reinhild.

From the Germanic name Raginhild, which was composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and hilt "battle". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who was martyred by the Huns. It is a cognate of the Norse name Ragnhild.

Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A city in Canada bears this name, in honour of Queen Victoria.

From the Old German elements rant meaning "rim (of a shield)" and wolf meaning "wolf". The Normans brought this name to England, where there existed already an Old Norse cognate Randúlfr, which had been introduced by Scandinavian settlers. Randolf became rare after the Middle Ages, though it was revived in the 18th century (usually in the spelling Randolph).

Dutch form of Peter. This name was borne by the Flemish painter Pieter Brueghel the Elder (c. 1525-1569).

Variant of Otmar.

German form of Odoacer.

Later German form of Audo, originally a short form of various names beginning with Old Frankish aud or Old High German ot meaning "wealth, fortune". This was the name of a 9th-century king of the West Franks (name usually spelled as Odo). This was also the name of four kings of Germany, starting in the 10th century with Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor, known as Otto the Great. Saint Otto of Bamberg was a 12th-century missionary to Pomerania. The name was also borne by a 19th-century king of Greece, originally from Bavaria. Another notable bearer was the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898).

Romanian and Spanish form of Odilia.

Form of Oscar in several languages. A famous bearer was Oskar Schindler (1908-1974), who is credited for saved over 1,000 Polish Jews during World War II.

Derived from the Old English elements os "god" and beorht "bright". After the Norman Conquest, this Old English name was merged with its Norman cognate. It was rare in the Middle Ages, and eventually died out. It was briefly revived in the 19th century.

Variant of Odilia.

Derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune". Saint Odilia (or Odila) was an 8th-century nun who is considered the patron saint of Alsace. She was apparently born blind but gained sight when she was baptized.

French diminutive of Oda or Odilia. This is the name of a princess who has been transformed into a swan in the ballet Swan Lake (1877) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Form of Odilia.

Combination of the Old Norse name element norðr "north" and Dina 1. This name was first recorded in the mid-19th century.

Variant of Norbert.

Derived from the Old German elements nord meaning "north" and beraht meaning "bright". This was the name of an 11th-century German saint who made many reforms within the Church.

Form of Monica used in various languages.

Short form of Monika.

Means "love" in Old German, specifically medieval courtly love. It is also used as a short form of Wilhelmina. This is the name of the title character in the play Minna von Barnhelm (1767) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

Diminutive and feminine form of Meine.

Dutch short form of Wilhelmina.

Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and rat "counsel, advice". Saint Meinrad was a 9th-century hermit who founded the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland.

Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength" (Proto-Germanic *mageną).

Dutch variant form of Meginhard.

German and Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of a 12th-century saint, a bishop of Livonia.

From the English word meadow, ultimately from Old English mædwe. Previously very rare, it rose in popularity after it was used as the name of Tony Soprano's daughter on the television series The Sopranos (1999-2007).

From the Germanic name Mahthilt meaning "strength in battle", from the elements maht "might, strength" and hilt "battle". Saint Matilda was the wife of the 10th-century German king Henry I the Fowler. The name was common in many branches of European royalty in the Middle Ages. It was brought to England by the Normans, being borne by the wife of William the Conqueror himself. Another notable royal by this name was a 12th-century daughter of Henry I of England, known as the Empress Matilda because of her first marriage to the Holy Roman emperor Henry V. She later invaded England, laying the foundations for the reign of her son Henry II.

The name was very popular until the 15th century in England, usually in the vernacular form Maud. Both forms were revived by the 19th century. This name appears in the popular Australian folk song Waltzing Matilda, written in 1895.

Form of Matilda in several languages.

From the Roman name Martinus, which was derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Saint Martin of Tours was a 4th-century bishop who is the patron saint of France. According to legend, he came across a cold beggar in the middle of winter so he ripped his cloak in two and gave half of it to the beggar. He was a favourite saint during the Middle Ages, and his name has become common throughout the Christian world.

An influential bearer of the name was Martin Luther (1483-1546), the theologian who began the Protestant Reformation. The name was also borne by five popes (two of them more commonly known as Marinus). Other more recent bearers include the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889-1976), the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), and the American filmmaker Martin Scorsese (1942-).

Short form of Manuel or Emmanuel (and also of Manuela in Germany).

Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element man meaning "person, man" (Proto-Germanic *mannô).

Variant of Majgret.

From the Germanic name Hludwig meaning "famous in battle", composed of the elements hlut "famous, loud" and wig "war, battle". This was the name of three Merovingian kings of the Franks (though their names are usually spelled as Clovis) as well as several Carolingian kings and Holy Roman emperors (names often spelled in the French form Louis). Other famous bearers include the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) and the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), who contributed to logic and the philosophy of language.

From the Old German name Hludolf, which was composed of the elements hlut meaning "famous, loud" and wolf meaning "wolf". Saint Ludolf (or Ludolph) was a 13th-century bishop of Ratzeburg.

Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte.

Short form of Charlotta.

Variant of Laurelia.

German contracted form of Eleonore.

Short form of Eleonora.

Variant of Liselle.

Old High German liut "people" + Old High German berg "mountain, hill" or Old High German burg "castle, city, stronghold".

The name of an 8th C Lombard princess and a 9th C Saxon saint.

East Prussian German form of Liudvika.

German and Scandinavian short form of Elisabeth. A notable fictional bearer is Lisbeth Salander from Swedish author Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) as well as its sequels and movie adaptations.

Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic *linþaz). It also coincides with the Spanish and Portuguese word linda meaning "beautiful". In the English-speaking world this name experienced a spike in popularity beginning in the 1930s, peaking in the late 1940s, and declining shortly after that. It was the most popular name for girls in the United States from 1947 to 1952.

Combination of Lin and Da.

Variant of Liesel.

Diminutive of Elisabeth (see Liesje).

Variant of Liselotte.

German diminutive of Elisabeth.

German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth.

Dutch variant of Elisabeth.

Low German diminutive form of Elisabeth; compare also Dutch Lieke.

Dutch diminutive of Angelique or names ending in lia.

Old German form of Luitgard.

Derived from the Old German elements liut "people" and bald "bold, brave". The spelling was altered due to association with Latin leo "lion". This name was common among German royalty, first with the Babenbergs and then the Habsburgs. Saint Leopold was a 12th-century Babenberg margrave of Austria, who is now considered the patron of that country. It was also borne by two Habsburg Holy Roman emperors, as well as three kings of Belgium. Since the 19th century this name has been occasionally used in England, originally in honour of Queen Victoria's uncle, a king of Belgium, after whom she named one of her sons. It was later used by James Joyce for the main character, Leopold Bloom, in his novel Ulysses (1922).

German form of Leonard. A famous bearer was the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783), who made many important contributions to calculus, number theory, geometry and theoretical physics.

Means "brave lion", derived from the Old German elements lewo "lion" (of Latin origin) and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". This was the name of a 6th-century Frankish saint from Noblac who is the patron of prisoners and horses. The Normans brought this name to England, where it was used steadily through the Middle Ages, becoming even more common in the 20th century.

East Prussian German contraction of Lene-Dorothea.

In the case of the East Prussian German name, Lelija is not a derivative of Ancient Roman Laelia.
The name is derived from either Old Prussian lelija, lėlijates "lily" or else from Prussian-Lithuanian lelius "buttercup".

Means "live rightly" from German lebe "live" and recht "right". This name was created in the 17th century.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands. The name was borne by the 9th-century Spanish martyr Saint Laura, who was a nun thrown into a vat of molten lead by the Moors. It was also the name of the subject of poems by the 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch.

As an English name, Laura has been used since the 13th century. Famous bearers include Laura Secord (1775-1868), a Canadian heroine during the War of 1812, and Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957), an American author who wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of novels.

Derived from the Old German elements lant "land" and beraht "bright". Saint Lambert of Maastricht was a 7th-century bishop who was martyred after denouncing Pepin II for adultery. The name was also borne by a 9th-century king of Italy who was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

Variant of Kriemhild.

Variant of Kriemhild.

Derived from the Old German elements grimo "mask" and hilt "battle". Kriemhild was a beautiful heroine in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied, where she is the sister of Gunther and the wife of Siegfried. After her husband is killed by Hagen with the consent of Gunther, Kriemhild tragically exacts her revenge. She is called Gudrun in Norse versions of the tale.

Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".

German, Swedish and Estonian short form of Katherine.

German form of Carloman.

Feminine form of Karl, Karel or Karlo.

Probably a medieval Low German form of Judith. It might also derive from an Old German name such as Judda.

Form of Judith used in several languages.

German, Czech and Scandinavian form of Joseph.

German and Russian form of Isidore.

Variant of Irmtraud.

German contracted form of Ermendrud.

Diminutive of Irma.

Derived from the Old German elements irmin "whole, great" and hilt "battle". It is a cognate of the Old English name Eormenhild.

German contracted form of Ermengard.

German form of Ermendrud.

German short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It is thus related to Emma. It began to be regularly used in the English-speaking world in the 19th century.

Probably a blend of Annegret and Ingrid.

Innegrit Volkhard (born 1965) is the director of the Grand Hotel "Bayerischer Hof" in Munich.

Finnish and Frisian feminine form of Inge.

From the Old Norse name Ingríðr meaning "Ing is beautiful", derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with fríðr "beautiful, beloved". A famous bearer was the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982).

From the Old Norse name Ingólfr, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with ulfr meaning "wolf".

Combination of Ing and Marie or feminine form of Ingemar.

From the Old Norse name Ingimárr, derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with mærr "famous".

Combination of Inge and Lore 1.

Old variant of Ingegerd. It can also be considered a diminutive of other names beginning with Ing.

From the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god Ing combined with bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue". This name was borne by a Danish princess who married Philip II of France in the 12th century.

Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god Ing. In Sweden and Norway this is primarily a masculine name, elsewhere it is usually feminine.

Strictly feminine form of Inge.

Short form of names ending with or otherwise containing ina, such as Martina, Christina and Carolina.

Form of Emmanuel used in most translations of the Old Testament. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher of the Enlightenment who is sometimes called the father of modern philosophy.

Diminutive of Ime 2.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element irmin meaning "whole, great".

Variant of Emma.

Combination of Ilse and Lore 1.

A blend of Ilse with Hildegard or another name ending in -gard.

German variant of Elisabet.

German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, used independently.

Old German variant of Elisabeth (see also Elzebe).

Variant of Ilse.

Means "air" in Finnish.

Hungarian diminutive of Ilona.

Contraction of Ilsegard.

Norwegian dialectal variant of Hilde, recorded in the Sunnmøre area, as well as an Italian variant of Ilda.

Diminutive of Isaac. This was the nickname of the American president Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), based on the initial sound of his surname.

Short form of names containing is, such as Isabella or Aliisa.

Means "born feet first" in Yoruba.

Derived from the Germanic element id possibly meaning "work, labour" (Proto-Germanic *idiz). The Normans brought this name to England, though it eventually died out there in the Middle Ages. It was strongly revived in the 19th century, in part due to the heroine in Alfred Tennyson's poem The Princess (1847), which was later adapted into the play Princess Ida (1884) by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Though the etymology is unrelated, this is the name of a mountain on the island of Crete where, according to Greek myth, the god Zeus was born.

Derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who founded Maroilles Abbey. It was also borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. A notable fictional bearer is Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955).

Variant of Hiltrud.

Means "strength in battle", derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and drud "strength".

Short form of German names starting in Hil- like Hiltrud.

A known namesake is the German photographer Hilla Becher.

Short form of names beginning with Hil. It also means "cloudberry" in Finnish.

Of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Hilda and a Swedish form of Danish Helle 1.

French form of Hildegard.

Derived from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and gart "enclosure, yard". This was the name of the second wife of Charlemagne (8th century). Also, Saint Hildegard was a 12th-century mystic from Bingen in Germany who was famous for her writings and poetry and also for her prophetic visions.

Means "bright battle" from the Old German elements hilt "battle" and beraht "bright". This name was borne by four early Frankish kings, usually called Childebert.

German, Dutch and Norwegian variant of Hilda.

Variant of Hildegard.

Originally a short form of names containing the Old Frankish element hildi, Old High German hilt, Old English hild meaning "battle" (Proto-Germanic *hildiz). The short form was used for both Old English and continental Germanic names. Saint Hilda (or Hild) of Whitby was a 7th-century English saint and abbess. The name became rare in England during the later Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century.

Variant of Hildebert.

Frisian name, an abbreviations from names with the element Hild. Related to Hidde and Hibbe.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element hilt meaning "battle".

Low German form of Hildburg.

Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".

New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".

Variant of Hertha.

German form of Herman. A famous bearer was the German author Hermann Hesse (1877-1962).

Means "army man", derived from the Old German elements heri "army" and man "person, man". It was introduced to England by the Normans, died out, and was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. It was borne by an 18th-century Russian missionary to Alaska who is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, though in his case the name is an alternate transcription of German. Another famous bearer was the American writer Herman Melville (1819-1891), the author of Moby-Dick.

Possibly from the Old German elements heri "army" and leiba "remainder, remnant, legacy" (or the Old Norse cognates herr and leif, see Herleif). This was the name of the mother of William the Conqueror, who, according to tradition, was a commoner.

Derived from the Old German elements heri "army" and beraht "bright". It was borne by two Merovingian Frankish kings, usually called Charibert. The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Herebeorht. In the course of the Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.

This name was borne by a few medieval saints, including a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon priest and an 11th-century archbishop of Cologne.

German feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Dutch diminutive and feminine form of Hendrik.

A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.

Feminization of Henn, a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Finnish feminine form of Heinrich (see Henry).

Dutch and Estonian cognate of Heinrich (see Henry).

Variant of Emma or Helma.

Hemma von Gurk was a saint who lived from 990 to 1045 in Austria.

Derived from the Old German elements helm "helmet" and fridu "peace".

Old German form of Helmfried.

Short form of Wilhelmina.

Low German short form of Germanic names starting in HEL- (dervied from the name element helm "helmet, protection").

Although the name is not uniquely feminine it is borne mostly by women.

From the Old Norse name Helgi, derived from heilagr meaning "holy, blessed".

Feminine form of Helge.

Medieval English form of Eloise.

Old German form of Eloise.

Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

English form of the Greek Ἑλένη (Helene), probably from Greek ἑλένη (helene) meaning "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σελήνη (selene) meaning "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem.

The name was originally used among early Christians in honour of the saint, as opposed to the classical character. In England it was commonly spelled Ellen during the Middle Ages, and the spelling Helen was not regularly used until after the Renaissance. A famous bearer was Helen Keller (1880-1968), an American author and lecturer who was both blind and deaf.

Diminutive of Heinrich.

Feminine form of Heinrich.

German form of Henry. This was the name of several German kings.

German form of Haimo (see Hamo).

Diminutive of Heinrich.

Old German form of Henry.

It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".

Derived from the Old German elements heil "healthy, whole" and wig "war".

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Henrik.

From the Old German given name Heidrich.

Variant of Heidi.

German diminutive of Adelheid. This is the name of the title character in the children's novel Heidi (1880) by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The name began to be used in the English-speaking world shortly after the 1937 release of the movie adaptation, which starred Shirley Temple.

German diminutive of Adelheid. It also coincides with the German word meaning "heath".

German diminutive of Adelheid.

Diminutive of Hedwig.

Germanic name, possibly referring to a member of the Germanic tribe of the Hessians, called the Chatti in antiquity.

Means "brave man", derived from the Old German element hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy" combined with man.

Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek. She was the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, given by Zeus to Cadmus to be his wife.

Romani form of Hänschen.

The name is borne by the German gypsi guitarrist Häns'che Weiss.

German short form of Johannes, now used independently. This name has been very common in German-speaking areas of Europe since the late Middle Ages. From an early period it was transmitted to the Low Countries and Scandinavia. Two famous bearers were Hans Holbein (1497-1543), a German portrait painter, and Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), a Danish writer of fairy tales.

Diminutive of Johanna.

Combination of Hanne 1 and Eleonore.

Combination of Hanne 1 and Liese.

Contraction of Hanne 1 and Lies.

Danish and Norwegian short form of Johanne, or a German and Dutch short form of Johanna. This can also be a Dutch short form of Johannes (masculine).

Variant of Hanna 1.

Hannchen is a German diminutive of Johanna, Hanna, Hannelore, or another name containing *hann*.

The German actress Katja Riemann has Hannchen as an additional given name.

Swedish combination of Hanna and Lena.

Short form of Johanna.

Dutch diminutive of Johanna.

Variant of Gunhild.

Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".

German short form of Margrit.

Variant of Griselda.

Possibly derived from the Old German elements gris "grey" and hilt "battle". It is not attested as a Germanic name. This was the name of a patient wife in medieval folklore, adapted into tales by Boccaccio (in The Decameron) and Chaucer (in The Canterbury Tales).

Spanish form of Kriemhild.

Old German form of Kriemhild.

Variant of Gretel. It is not typically used as a given name.

It was used in 'The Sound of Music' for the youngest child of the von Trapp family.

Combination of Grete and Liese.

Diminutive of Grete. It is well-known as a character from an 1812 Brothers Grimm fairy tale who is captured, with her brother Hansel, by a witch. The Grimm's story was based on earlier European folktales.

German, Danish and Norwegian short form of Margaret.

German diminutive of Margareta.

Feminine form of Gottlieb.

German form of Goteleib.

German form of Godfrey. This name was borne by the 13th-century German poet Gottfried von Strassburg and the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716), one of the inventors of calculus.

Old German name derived from the elements got "god" and liob "dear, beloved". This is a German translation of Theophilus.

Swedish form of the Old Norse name Gauti, derived from gautr meaning "Geat" (a North Germanic tribe).

Feminine form of Göte.

Means "pigeon" in Russian.

From a nickname for a person with blond hair, from the English word gold.

Latinized form of the Old English name Godgifu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and giefu "gift". Lady Godiva was an 11th-century English noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest the high taxes imposed by her husband upon the townspeople.

Old German form of Gilbert.

From the Old German elements gisal meaning "hostage, pledge" and munt meaning "protection".

Italian form of Giselle.

Derived from the Germanic name elements gisel "shaft (of an arrow)" and heit "kind, sort, appearance".

Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselhild. Bearers of this name include Italian actresses Giselda Castrini (b. 1945) and Giselda Volodi (b. 1959).

Old German form of Gilbert.

German, Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese form of Giselle.

Means "bright pledge", derived from the Old German elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century English saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.

Variant of Geertruida.

Means "spear of strength", derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and drud "strength". Saint Gertrude the Great was a 13th-century nun and mystic writer from Thuringia. It was probably introduced to England by settlers from the Low Countries in the 15th century. Shakespeare used the name in his play Hamlet (1600) for the mother of Hamlet. Another famous bearer was the American writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946).

German form of Gertrude.

Short form of Gertrud.

German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish short form of Gerhard.

German form of Gerulf.

Derived from the Old German elements ger "spear" and not "need". It is used in the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied for one of the brothers of Gunther.

Variant spelling of Gerliese.

Derived from the Old German element ger meaning "spear" combined with lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender".

Old German form of Gerlinde.

Combination of a feminine given name that starts with Ger- (such as Gerlinde and Gertrud) with Liese.

German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Gerard.

Cognate of Geraldine.

German diminutive of Friedrich.

German form of Frederick. This was the name of several rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria and Prussia. The philosophers Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) are two other famous bearers of this name.

Derived from the Old German elements fridu "peace" and helm "helmet, protection".

Means "man of peace" from the Old German elements fridu "peace" and man "person, man".

Variant of Frida 1.

Variant of Frida 1.

Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element fridu meaning "peace" (Proto-Germanic *friþuz). A famous bearer was the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

English form of an Old German name meaning "peaceful ruler", derived from fridu "peace" and rih "ruler, king". This name has long been common in continental Germanic-speaking regions, being borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, and Prussia. Notables among these rulers include the 12th-century Holy Roman emperor and crusader Frederick I Barbarossa, the 13th-century emperor and patron of the arts Frederick II, and the 18th-century Frederick II of Prussia, known as Frederick the Great.

The Normans brought the name to England in the 11th century but it quickly died out. It was reintroduced by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century. A famous bearer was Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), an American ex-slave who became a leading advocate of abolition.

Diminutive of Frederick or Freda. A noteworthy bearer was the musician Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), born Farrokh Bulsara, the lead vocalist of the British rock band Queen.

Means "little lady", derived from German frau combined with a diminutive suffix.

German form of Franciscus (see Francis). This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the Austrian-Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose works include The Trial and The Castle. It was also the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.

Basque feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of Fulk.

Possibly from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" combined with the Old German element munt meaning "protection". This is the name of the prince in some versions of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

Dutch form of Florentius (see Florence) or Flora.

Means "much brightness" from the Old German elements filu "much" and beraht "bright". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, commonly called Philibert.

Greek form of Febronia.

Originally a Frisian short form of Fridumar or Friduman (and other names starting with the Old German element fridu "peace" and a second element beginning with m [1]).

Probably a variant of Febronia. It may also be a feminine form of Fabronius.

From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Ḥawwa), which was derived from the Hebrew word חָוָה (ḥawa) meaning "to breathe" or the related word חָיָה (ḥaya) meaning "to live". According to the Old Testament Book of Genesis, Eve and Adam were the first humans. God created her from one of Adam's ribs to be his companion. At the urging of a serpent she ate the forbidden fruit and shared some with Adam, causing their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.

Despite this potentially negative association, the name was occasionally used by Christians during the Middle Ages. In the English-speaking world both Eve and the Latin form Eva were revived in the 19th century, with the latter being more common.

Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.

Form of Eve used in various languages. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. A notable bearer was the Argentine first lady Eva Perón (1919-1952), the subject of the musical Evita. The name also appears in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) belonging to the character Little Eva, whose real name is in fact Evangeline.

This is also an alternate transcription of Russian Ева (see Yeva).

German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Ernest.

Feminine form of Erik. It also coincides with the word for "heather" in some languages.

Scandinavian form of Eric. This was the name of kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. King Erik IX of Sweden (12th century) is the patron saint of that country.

German form of Eric. The German novelist Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) was the author of All Quiet on the Western Front.

Old German name composed of either the element angil, from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Angles, or engil meaning "angel" combined with beraht meaning "bright". Saint Engelbert was a 13th-century archbishop of Cologne murdered by assassins.

Germanic name, in which the second element is rih "ruler, king". The first element may be irmin "whole, great" (making it a relative of Ermenrich), amal "unceasing, vigorous, brave" (making it a relative of Amalric) or heim "home" (making it a relative of Henry). It is likely that several forms merged into a single name.

Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element irmin meaning "whole" or "great" (Proto-Germanic *ermunaz). It was introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, who was the wife both of King Ethelred II (and by him the mother of Edward the Confessor) and later of King Canute. It was also borne by an 11th-century Austrian saint, who is sometimes called Hemma.

After the Norman Conquest this name became common in England. It was revived in the 18th century, perhaps in part due to Matthew Prior's 1709 poem Henry and Emma [2]. It was also used by Jane Austen for the central character, the matchmaker Emma Woodhouse, in her novel Emma (1816).

In the United States, it was third in rank in 1880 (behind only the ubiquitous Mary and Anna). It declined steadily over the next century, beginning another rise in the 1980s and eventually becoming the most popular name for girls in 2008. At this time it also experienced similar levels of popularity elsewhere, including the United Kingdom (where it began rising a decade earlier), Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Famous bearers include the actresses Emma Thompson (1959-), Emma Stone (1988-) and Emma Watson (1990-).

From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".

Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.

Variant of Elizabeth.

Short form of Elisabeth, typically used independently. In medieval German tales Elsa von Brabant was the lover of the hero Lohengrin. Her story was expanded by Richard Wagner for his opera Lohengrin (1850). The name had a little spike in popularity after the 2013 release of the animated Disney movie Frozen, which featured a magical princess by this name.

From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever, always" and leif "inheritance, legacy".

English form of Élodie.

Diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen 1 and other names beginning with El. It can also be a short form of names ending in ella.

Low German and Frisian diminutive of Adelheid.

Short form of Elizabeth.

Short form of Elisabeth.

German form of Elfreda.

German form of Eleanor.

Originally a short form of Ekkehard and other names beginning with the Old High German element ekka, Old Saxon eggia meaning "edge, blade". This name was borne by Eike of Repgow, who compiled the law book the Sachsenspiegel in the 13th century.

Means "rich friend", from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and wine "friend". This was the name of a 7th-century Northumbrian king, regarded as a saint. After the Norman Conquest the name was not popular, but it was eventually revived in the 19th century. A notable bearer was the astronaut Edwin Aldrin (1930-), also known as Buzz, the second man to walk on the moon.

From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "wealth, fortune" and guð "battle". It was popular among Anglo-Saxon royalty, being borne for example by Saint Eadgyeth;, the daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful. It was also borne by the Anglo-Saxon wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I. The name remained common after the Norman Conquest. It became rare after the 15th century, but was revived in the 19th century.

Portuguese form of Edith.

Form of Edith in several languages.

Possibly a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble".

From the name of the edelweiss flower (species Leontopodium alpinum). It is derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.

Spanish feminine form of Adelmar.

Possibly from Old Norse meaning "great-grandmother". This was the name of two 13th-century Icelandic literary works: the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda. This is also the name of a character in the Poetic Edda, though it is unclear if her name is connected to the name of the collection.

Derived from the Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and burg "fortress".

Short form of Etheldreda.

Low German and East Frisian short form of Dorothea.

Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.

Danish diminutive of Edith, Dorothea or names containing dit. It was popularized by Martin Andersen Nexø's novel Ditte, Child of Man (1921) and the film adaptation (1946).

Short form of names containing dit, such as Judita, and German names beginning with Diet, such as Dietlinde.

Short form of names ending in dina, such as Bernardina or Ondina. As an English name, this can also be a variant of Deanna.

German form of Theodoric. The character Dietrich von Bern, loosely based on Theodoric the Great, appears in medieval German literature such as the Hildebrandslied, the Nibelungenlied and the Eckenlied.

German form of Theudemer.

Variant of Dietlinde.

Derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and helm meaning "helmet, protection".

Means "peace of the people" from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and fridu meaning "peace".

Means "warrior of the people", derived from the Old German elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and heri meaning "army". This name is also used as a short form of Dietrich.

German form of Theudeburg.

Dutch and German form of Theudebert.

Dutch and German form of Theudebald.

German variant of Dietrich.

Short form of names beginning with the Old High German element diota (Old Frankish þeoda) meaning "people".

Romansh short form of Margaretha, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Feminine form of Corvinus.

English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.

Roman family name that possibly derives from the Latin element cornu meaning "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek Peter. After speaking with Peter he converts to Christianity, and he is traditionally deemed the first gentile convert. The name was also borne by a few early saints, including a 3rd-century pope. In England it came into use in the 16th century, partly due to Dutch influence.

Apparently a fairly recent creation, most likely a blend of the names Cornelia or Cora with Lieke. There is also a chance that this name is a contraction of Coralie with the diminutive suffix ke added to it (thus making the name a pet form).

French form of Chrodechildis, the Latin form of a Frankish name composed of the elements hruod "fame, glory" and hilt "battle". Saint Clotilde (whose name was originally recorded in forms such as Chrodechildis or Chrotchildis in Latin sources [1]) was the wife of the Frankish king Clovis, whom she converted to Christianity. It was also borne by others in the Merovingian royal family. In the Middle Ages this name was confused with Chlodechilda, in which the first element is hlut "famous, loud".

Variant of Clifford.

From a surname that was originally from a place name meaning "ford by a cliff" in Old English.

Short form of Clifford or Clifton.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus, which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.

As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara overtook it in the 19th century and became very popular. It declined through most of the 20th century (being eclipsed by the French form Claire in English-speaking countries), though it has since recovered somewhat.

Derived from the archaic German noun Christ meaning "Christ" combined with the German adjective lieb meaning "dear, sweet" (ultimately from ancient Germanic leub meaning "dear, beloved"). In other words, you could say that this name is a German calque of Christophilus.

A name coined from the name elements Christ "Christus" and *Frid* "peace" by German pietists in the 18th century.

Diminutive of Christine or Christina.

French feminine diminutive of Charles. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. It was the name of a German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland. Another notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of Jane Eyre and Villette. A famous fictional bearer is the spider in the children's novel Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. White.

This name was fairly common in France, England and the United States in the early 20th century. It became quite popular in France and England at the end of the 20th century, just when it was at a low point in the United States. It quickly climbed the American charts and entered the top ten in 2014.

Form of Brünhild, used by Richard Wagner in 'Der Ring des Nibelungen'.

Variant of Brunhild.

German form of Brunhild, used when referring to the character from the Nibelungenlied.

Feminine form of Bruno.

From place name Bohemia.

From the Old Norse byname Búi, which was derived from Old Norse bua meaning "to live".

Variant of Bluebell.

From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.

From the English word blossom, ultimately from Old English blóstm. It came into use as a rare given name in the 19th century.

From the English word bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").

Frisian form of Bloemhard.

Directly taken from Swedish blomma "flower".

Derived from the Dutch word bloem meaning "flower".

In the Netherlands, the best known example of a bearer of this name is Bloem Van Landuyt (b. 2004), who is one of the daughters of Dutch actress Angela Schijf (b. 1979) and her husband Tom Van Landuyt (b. 1967), a Belgian actor.

Short form of names containing the name element BLID "blithe, joyous, happy".

Variant of Blythe.

Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".

Swedish form of Blíða.

Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").

Diminutive of Albert, Herbert and other names containing bert (often derived from the Old German element beraht meaning "bright").

Variant of Berthild. Berthilde lived in the 7th century AD and was one of the five wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks.

Form of Bertha in several languages.

Short form of Albert and other names containing the element bert, often derived from the Old German element beraht meaning "bright".

The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.

Variant of Bernhild.

German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of Bernard.

Derived from the Old German element bern "bear" combined with hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy". The Normans brought it to England, where it replaced the Old English cognate Beornheard. This was the name of several saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon who built hospices in the Swiss Alps in the 10th century, and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, a 12th-century theologian and Doctor of the Church. Other famous bearers include the Irish playwright and essayist George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and the British World War II field marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976).

Short form of Bernadett and Bernadetta as well as a Dutch and Afrikaans short form of names beginning with the element Bern-.

Dutch and German form of Berlind.

The latinised name of the German state of Bayern.

Officially admitted as a name in Germany.

Variant of Azalea.

Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of Pippi Longstocking. It was also borne by a Swedish princess (1905-1935) who became the queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.

The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements *artos "bear" (Old Welsh arth) combined with *wiros "man" (Old Welsh gur) or *rīxs "king" (Old Welsh ri). Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.

Arthur is the name of the central character in Arthurian legend, a 6th-century king of the Britons who resisted Saxon invaders. He may or may not have been based on a real person. He first appears in Welsh poems and chronicles (perhaps briefly in the 7th-century poem Y Gododdin and more definitively and extensively in the 9th-century History of the Britons [1]). However, his character was not developed until the chronicles of the 12th-century Geoffrey of Monmouth [2]. His tales were later taken up and expanded by French and English writers.

The name came into general use in England in the Middle Ages due to the prevalence of Arthurian romances, and it enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century. Famous bearers include German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), mystery author and Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008).

Variant of Arnulf.

From an Old German name derived from the elements arn "eagle" and fridu "peace".

Feminine form of Ari 1.

Form of Antonius (see Anthony) used in various languages. A notable bearer was the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904).

Diminutive of Andreas, Anders and Anton.

East Prussian German contraction of Anna-Dorothea.

Double form of Anne 1 and Mone designed to sound like Anemone.

Combination of Anne 1 and Mieke.

Diminutive of Annemarie.

Combination of Anna and Marieke. (Cf. Annemarie, Annemieke.)

Variant of Annmaj.

Variant of Annmaj.

Contraction of Anne 1 and Lotte.

Contraction of Anne 1 and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.

Combination of Anne 1 and Liese.