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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is German.
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Grethy f German (Rare)
Possible short name for "Gretchen".
Greti f German (Swiss, Rare), Slovene
Swiss-German diminutive of Margarete and Slovene diminutive of Greta.
Gretl f German (Austrian)
Variant of Gretel. It is not typically used as a given name.... [more]
Gretli f German (Swiss, Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Margaret. It is rarely used as a given name.
Gretlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Grete and Lies.
Grett f & m German
Potentially a variant of Margaret
Grit f German, Estonian
German short form of Margrit.
Gritt f German
Variant of Grit.
Gritta f German
Elaboration of Gritt.
Gudula f German, Flemish, Dutch (Rare), Galician (Archaic)
Derived from the Gothic element guths "god" or Gothic gôds "good". This is the name of one of the patron saints of Brussels, Belgium.
Gundelinde f French, German, Swedish
French, German, and Swedish form of Gundelind.
Gundis f German (Rare), Swedish
Probably a short form of Gundula and Swedish form of Gunndís.
Gussy f English (American, Archaic), German (Archaic)
English diminutive of Augusta and German diminutive of Auguste 2. Gussy Holl (22 February 1888 – 16 July 1966) was a German actress and singer... [more]
Gustave f German (Rare)
German variant of Gustava.
Gusti f & m Swedish (Rare), German (Austrian), Upper German
German diminutive of Auguste 2 (feminine), or sometimes August (masculine). As a Swedish name it has been used as a diminutive of Gustava or Augusta (feminine), or of Gustav or August (masculine)... [more]
Gustl m & f German
Diminutive of August and Gustav for men, whilst for women it is usually a diminutive of Augusta and related names.... [more]
Gwendola f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Gwendolen and in some cases (often those of French bearers) also of Gwenola.
Gwendolin f German
German form of Gwendoline.
Gyburg f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Gyburg is the female protagonist in Wolfram von Eschenbach's epic Willehalm. The first part of the name may be derived from gisal (see Giselle), wit (see Guido and Guy 1), or geba (see Gebhard); the second part is the well-known name element burg meaning "castle, protected place".... [more]
Gyrlin f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Girdrud.
Hadeburg f Germanic, Dutch, German
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German hadu "battle." The second element is derived from Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German burg "fortress."
Hadumod f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name composed of the Germanic name elements hadu "battle, combat" and muot "mind, spirit".... [more]
Hadwig f German
Possibly a variant of Hedwig.
Hamamelis f German (Modern, Rare)
Hamamelis is the botanical name of a shrub known as "Witch-hazel" or "winterbloom".... [more]
Hammonia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The allegoric personification of the city of Hamburg. Extremely rare as a given name for persons.
Hangerjettle f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Henriette.
Hani f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Haniela.
Hannchen f Afrikaans, German (Rare)
Hannchen is a German diminutive of Johanna, Hanna, Hannelore, or another name containing *hann*.... [more]
Hannelotte f German
Combination of Hanne and Lotte.
Hansi f German (Austrian, Rare)
A rare feminine form of Hans.... [more]
Hansine f German (Rare)
A feminine form of Hans showing Scandinavian influence (compare Danish Hansigne and Hansina).
Harmke f Dutch, German (Rare), West Frisian
Feminine form of Harm. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch journalist and presenter Harmke Pijpers (b. 1946).
Heda f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Estonian (Rare), Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element hadu "battle, combat".
Hedla f German (Silesian)
Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Heidelen f German (Rare)
A combination of Heide and Lene.
Heidelinde f German
Combination of Heide and Linde, popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Heidelore f German (Modern, Rare)
A double form created from Heide and Lore 1.... [more]
Heiderose f German
Combination of Heide and Rose
Heikedine f East Frisian, German (Rare)
An elaboration of the name Heike with the clearly feminine suffix -dine.... [more]
Heilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German heil "happy, hearty, healthy." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Heilike f German (Archaic)
19th-century variant of Heilke.
Heimgard f German (Rare)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "home", and gard meaning "enclosure".
Heimhild f German (Rare, Archaic)
It comes from the Germanic elements heim meaning "Home", and hild meaning "Battle".
Heimtraut f German (Rare)
Meaning "home" and "strength"... [more]
Heimtrud f German (Rare)
From the Germanic elements heim meaning "home" and thrud meaning "strength".
Heinriette f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Henriette.
Helgard f German (Rare)
Probably a blend of Helga with a name ending in -gard.... [more]
Heliane f German
Feminine form of Helios. This name was used in the German opera "The Miracle of Heliane" in 1927. It has also been used in France.
Helke f German
Low German short form of Germanic names starting in HEL- (dervied from the name element helm "helmet, protection").... [more]
Helmtrud f Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Old High German helm "helmet, protection" combined with þruþ "strength."
Heloisa f Czech, German, Slovak, English, Spanish
Czech, German, and Slovak form of Eloise.
Helusch f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Diminutive of names starting in *Hel-* or *Hil-* like Helene, Helmtrud, or Hiltrud.
Hendrike f German (Modern)
Hendrike is a female form of Hendrik.
Henne m & f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
A short form of Heinrich or Johannes. The name is occasionally also used on females.
Henni f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Herlinde f German (Rare), Medieval German
The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Hermenegilde f German
Feminine form of Hermenegild.
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".
Heske f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Hedwig.
Hessolda f German (Rare)
Composed from the name elements HESS (from Hesso) and walt "to rule".
Hetti f German
Diminutive of Henriette.
Hildburg f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements hild "battle, fight" and burg "protection".
Hildtrud f Germanic, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Hiltrud.
Hildy f English, Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Hilda or Hilde, or another name beginning with the element hild "battle".
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), Medieval Dutch
Short form of names containing the element hild, for example Mathilda. It was first recorded in the 1300s and is still occasionally used (as opposed to some of its variant forms)... [more]
Hillu f German (Modern)
Short form of Hiltrud.... [more]
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.
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.
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.
Hubertine f Medieval French, French (Rare), French (Belgian), Dutch, German (Rare)
Medieval French diminutive of Huberte, as it contains the French feminine diminutive suffix -ine. In other words: this name is the feminine form of Hubertin.... [more]
Idda f German (Swiss)
Variant form of Ida.
Ihnke m & f German
Variation of Ihne.
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.
Ilga f German
Contraction of Ilsegard.
Ilgamine f German (Rare)
Maybe a blend of Ilga and Mine.
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.
Ilsetraut f German
A blend of Ilse and names ending in -traut like Irmtraut.
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.
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.
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.
Ingeliese f German, Danish
German variant of Ingelise.
Ingelore f German (Rare)
Combination of Inge and Lore 1.
Ingfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Ingfried.
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]
Innozentia f German
Feminine form of Innozenz.
Iny f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant and diminutive of Ina.
Irenäa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Irenäus.
Irka f Silesian, Ukrainian, Polish, German (Silesian)
Ukrainian and Silesian diminutive of Ira 2, Polish diminutive of Irena, and Silesian German diminutive of Irene.
Irm f German (Rare)
Short form of Irmgard.... [more]
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.
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.
Irmina f Polish, Italian, German (Rare), Sicilian, Slovene
Feminine form of Irmin or a diminutive of Irma.
Irminburg f German
German form of Erminburg.
Irmine f French, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French form of Irmina as well as a German variant.
Irmintrud f German
German form of Ermintrud.
Irmlind f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements irmin "whole, great" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood"
Irmrun f German (Modern, Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements irmin "whole, universal" and runa "secret; rune".
Isengard f Medieval German, German (Rare)
The name Isengard is formed from the Germanic name elements isarn "iron" and gard "enclosure".
Itta f German (Rare), Low German
Variant of Ida.... [more]
Iwajla f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Iwajlo. The German film director Iwajla Klinke bears this name.
Jacobea f German (Archaic), Romansh
Feminine form of Jakob and Jacob via the Latinization Jacobus.
Jakobäa f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Jakob.
Jakobea f German (Swiss)
Feminine form of Jakob.
Jale f German, North Frisian
Short form of (now extinct) names whose first element was derived from Proto-Germanic *gailan meaning "jovial".... [more]
Jannika f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Modern)
Scandinavian variant of Jannike and German feminine form of Jannik.
Jany f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Jana 1.... [more]
Jella f West Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Frisian feminine form of Jelle and German short form of Gabriella as well as a Hungarian borrowing of both names.... [more]
Jeromina f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Jérôme.
Jeruscha f German (Modern, Rare), Biblical German
German form of the biblical name Jerusha.
Jesta f German (Rare)
Of unknown meaning
Jettchen f German (Rare)
Pet form and diminutive of Henriette.... [more]
Jette f Scandinavian, German
German and Scandinavian short form of names ending in -iette, most commonly Henriette, as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Gjertine.... [more]
Jetti f German
Short and familiar form of Henriette, rarely used as an officially registered given name.
Jiska f Biblical Danish, Biblical Dutch, Biblical German, German (Rare), Biblical Finnish
Form of Iscah used in the Dutch, Danish, Finnish and German translations of the Bible.
Joela f English, German
Feminine form of Joel.
Joelina f German (Modern)
Formed from Jo and the popular name suffix lina. It was most likely inspired by the English name Jolene. Its use might have been further popularized due to its closeness to the French word "jolie", meaning "beautiful"... [more]
Joke f & m Dutch, German (Rare), Limburgish
Diminutive of Jo, as it contains the diminutive suffix -ke. It is also possible that there are cases where the name is a contraction of Johanneke.
Jolina f Dutch, German (Modern), Flemish (Rare)
Contraction of names starting with the element Jo-, such as Johanna, and any name ending in -lina. The German pronunciation makes it likely that its use in Germany was also inspired by the English name Jolene.
Jonathana f & m English (Rare), German (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Brazilian
Rare feminine form of Jonathan. It was also used, in Latin America and Brazil, as a variant of Jonatan.
Jordis f German (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
German variant of Jördis and Norwegian variant of Hjørdis as well as a Norwegian combination of the name element jor, derived from either Old Norse jǫfurr "chief, king" or jǫfur-r "wild boar" (which later became a poetic word for "chief, king"), and the name element dis, derived from either Old Norse dís "female deity; woman, lady" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Jorinde f Dutch, German (Modern, Rare), Literature
This name is a blend of Jorina with Linde. A known bearer of this name is Jorinde Moll (b. 1971), a Dutch actress and television presenter.... [more]
Jörne f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Jörn.
Joscheba f Biblical German, German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Current German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba.
Joseba f German (Rare), Biblical German (Archaic)
German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba used in the Luther Bible before 1984.
Judica f German (Rare)
Latin "judge!" (imperative).... [more]
Judika f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Judica.
Jula f Dutch, German
Variant of Jule.
Julchen f German
German diminutive of Julia.... [more]
Jule f Basque, German (Modern)
As a Basque name, Jule was coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Julia, while as a German name, Jule is a short form and diminutive of both Julia and Juliane that has seen some usage as a given name in its own right in recent years.
Julika f German, Literature, Estonian, Croatian, Serbian, Hungarian, Slovene
Hungarian and Slovene diminutive of Julia. Swiss author Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in his novel 'I'm not Stiller', published in 1954.
Junis m & f German (Modern, Rare)
Modern German name of uncertain origin.... [more]
Jutti f German
Diminutive of Jutta.... [more]
Kalotta f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Karlotta.
Kamelie f German
German form of Camellia. Though not very common, this is both a given name and the German word for the flower.
Kandida f Hungarian, German
Hungarian and German form of Candida.
Kanonine f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the German word Kanone "cannon (the weapon)".... [more]
Kantorka f German (Modern, Rare), Literature
Kantorka is a Sorbian word meaning "cantoress, chorister". The---otherwise unnamed---Kantorka is the female hero in Otfried Preußler's novel Krabat who finally breaks the bad spell over the mill and saves the life of Krabat.... [more]
Karda f German (Rare)
Germanised spelling of Carda.
Karella f German (Rare)
Maybe a feminine form to Karel.
Karja f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
A fictional Mixtec woman in the works of the German writer Karl May. She occurs in two books and two films.
Karlin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Karoline.
Karly f & m German
A diminutive of the name Karl.
Karolin f German (Rare), Swedish, Hungarian, Estonian, Banat Swabian
Swedish and Hungarian variant of Karolina and German variant of Karoline, reflecting the French pronunciation of Caroline.
Kätchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Katharina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Katha f German
Short form of Katharina.... [more]
Kathalea f German (Modern)
A modern German adaption of Cataleya designed to look like a blend of Katharina and Lea
Käthchen f German (Rare), Theatre
Variant of Kätchen. In theatre, Das Käthchen von Heilbronn (1810) is a well-known play by Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811).
Kätherose f German
Combination of Käthe and Rose... [more]
Kathinka f Dutch, German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Katinka.... [more]
Käthiruth f German (Swiss)
Combination of Käthi and Ruth 1... [more]
Käthy f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Katy.
Katrinelje f German (Archaic)
Very obscure diminutive of Katharina. This is the name of a character in the German fairy tale Fair Katrinelje and Pif-Paf-Poltrie, collected by the Brothers Grimm.
Katryne f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Katrine.
Kattleya f German
Derived from: Cattleya (/ˈkætliə/) is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina.
Ketha f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
Variant of Käthe, used by the 16th-century religious leader Martin Luther as a pet name for his wife Katharina.
Kethe f German (Silesian)
Silesian German variant of Käthe.
Kilu f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Swahili word kilulu "little pearl" (ki- is a diminutive prefix in Swahili, and lulu means "pearl").... [more]
Kirsa f Danish, German
Danish form of Kirsi and coincidentally also a Middle High German word for "cherry".
Kirstin f German
German form of Christine.
Klärchen f German (Rare), Literature
Alternate spelling of Clärchen.
Klärli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Klara.
Kleeblatt f & m German (Rare)
German word for Clover leaf.
Klemensa f Polish, German (Rare)
Polish and Germanised spelling of Clemensa.
Klementine f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Klemens.
Kleopha f German (Archaic)
Derived from Latin Cleophae "of Cleophas" (see Cleofe). Cf. Cleophea, Kleofa.
Klexi f German (Rare)
Nickname and diminutive for Alexandra. Rarely---if ever---used as an official given name in Germany.
Klotilda f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian, Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Kashubian, Slovene, German (Bessarabian), Albanian
Croatian, Lithuanian, Czech, Slovak, Kashubian, Albanian and Slovene form of Clotilde.