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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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Nehalennia f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in what is now the Netherlands, whose worship was prevalent when the Romans arrived to the area. She is believed to be a goddess of the sea, divination, and the Otherworld... [more]
Netanja m & f Biblical German, German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.
Nethe f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Short form of Agnete and Agnethe, recorded in Silesia in the 14th century.
Nettchen f German (Rare), Literature
Diminutive of Annette. One of the main protagonists in 'Kleider machen Leute' by Gottfried Keller goes with this name.
Netti f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing and Dutch and German variant of Nettie.
Nicolett f Dutch, German
Diminutive of Nicole.
Nieke f Dutch, Flemish (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Nicolaas.
Nolda f German, Dutch
Short form or Arnolda.
Nordrun f German (Rare)
Formed from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and run "secret; rune"
Noreia f Celtic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare), Galician (Modern, Rare)
Noreia used to be considered the epithet of an unidentified pre-Roman mother goddess who left her name in inscriptions throughout the Roman province Noricum (present-day Austria and Slovenia). Current theories suggest, however, that she might have been a Roman "creation" to gain the loyalty of the Norici (ever since Vespasian's time, she was associated with the goddess Isis and referred to as Isisi-Noreia)... [more]
Norgard f German (Rare, Archaic)
Formed from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and gard "protection; protected enclosure".
Nortraud f Upper German (Rare)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and drud "strength".
Nortrud f German (Rare)
The name is formed of the Germanic name elements NORD "north" and THRUD "strength"
Notburg f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements not "hardship; need; emergency" and burg "protection, protected place, castle".... [more]
Notburga f German (Austrian), Germanic
Germanic name, in which the second element is Old High German burg meaning "fortress" (or the related Gothic bairgan "to keep, to save, to preserve" (Old High German bergan "to help, to rescue"))... [more]
Novesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin name of the city of Neuß (Germany), Novaesium.
Nschotschi f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Nscho-Tschi is the sister of Winnetou in the novels by the German author Karl May. The meaning is given as "bright day".... [more]
Nyke f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Nike.... [more]
Oceana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare, ?), German (Rare, ?)
Feminine form of Oceanus. As an English name, this was coined in the early 19th century.
Odili f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ottilie.
Ofemia f German (Silesian)
Medieval Silesian form of Euphemia.
Oktavia f Indonesian, German (Rare)
Indonesian and German form of Octavia.
Oranda f German (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna.
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Oranne f German (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant form of Oranna, also the standard French form of the same name.... [more]
Orte f German (Archaic)
Short form of Dorothea (compare Orthia).
Ortheya f German (Archaic)
Variant of Orthia (compare Orthey).
Orthia f German (Archaic)
Obsolescent short form of Dorothea.
Ortrud f Germanic, German (Rare)
Means "point of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ort "point (of a sword)" and thrud "strength".... [more]
Osanna f German (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Probably derived from an Old Germanic name beginning in os-.
Ostra f German (Rare, Archaic)
From the German word Ostern "easter".
Otilge f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Ottilie reflecting the local pronunciation.
Otthild f German (Rare)
German name composed of the elements OD "fortune, wealth" and HILD "battle". ... [more]
Otti f German
Short or familiar form and common nickname for Ottilie. Rarely used as an official given name.
Ozeana f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised form of Oceana.
Palia f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Apollonia.
Pamina f German, Theatre
Pamina is a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte in German, 1791).
Paschasia f Late Greek, Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Feminine form of Paschasios (Greek) and Paschasius (Latin).... [more]
Paulin f German (Modern)
German variant of Pauline, intended to reflect a bona fide French pronunciation.
Pe f German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of Petra.... [more]
Pelka f German (Silesian), Silesian
Hypochoristic form of Pelagia.
Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Persson m & f German
Likely from the common Swedish surname Persson and/or the word person (German: Person), which is used as a gender neutral title by some nonbinary people.
Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]
Petzi f & m German
Obsolete diminutive of Petra and Peter.
Pfaura f German (Rare, Archaic)
Historical Alsatian form of Deborah.
Philia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Derived from Greek philia "love", specifically referring to any kind of platonic love. In the English-speaking world, this name has seen occasional usage from the 17th century onwards.
Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).
Pine f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Philippine.
Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.
Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.
Pulcheria f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian)
Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Pünktchen f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Pünktchen ("little dot") is the main protagonist in Pünktchen und Anton by Erich Kästner. Pünktchen is the nickname the girl goes with, her real name is Luise Pogge.
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Quilene f Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Most likely a combination of a name starting with Qui- (such as Quinn and Quirijn) with a name that ends in -lene, such as Helene and Marlene.... [more]
Quirinia f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Quirinius.
Raba f German (Archaic)
Possibly a feminine version of Rabe.
Rabea f German
Meaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.
Radost f Bulgarian, German (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian радост "joy, happiness". Radost Bokel is a German actress who played the titular character in the fantasy film 'Momo' (1986).
Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.
Raketa f German (Rare)
A modern invention.
Ranja f German
Form of Rania, using German phonetics.
Rautgund f German (Rare, Archaic)
The first name element may be derived from Germanic raudaz "red", the second name element is the Germanic name element gunda "war".
Regelinda f Medieval Slavic, Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare)
The name appears to be Germanic, containing the name elements REGIN "advice, council" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Reginburg f German
Combination of the name elements regin and burg.
Reika f German, East Frisian
Feminine form of Reik.
Reingard f German (Rare)
This name is composed of the elements regin and gard, and it is a phonetically simplified Form of the name Ragingard
Reini m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element ragin meaning "advice", such as Reinhard and Reinout for men and Reinhilde for women.... [more]
Relinde f German (Rare)
Shortened form of a German name with the name elements REGIN "advice" and LIND "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Rena f Estonian, Greek, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Greek short form of Irini and Irene, Estonian short form of both Irena and Renate, and Scandinavian and German short form of Renate and Renata as well as a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element regin or ending in -rena... [more]
Reni f German
Short for of Renate.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Reserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Theresa, Therese and Theresia.... [more]
Resi f German (Austrian)
Diminutive of Therese
Reta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Feminine form of Reto.
Ribanna f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)
Ribanna (also described as Rose of Quicourt) is a fictive Native American woman in several works of Karl May. She is married to Old Firehand.
Richarda f Dutch, German
Feminine form of Richard.
Richiza f German (Archaic), Germanic
Old High German diminutive of names containing the Germanic element ric meaning "mighty, distinguished, rich".
Rieke f German, Dutch
Diminutive of feminine names that contain the sound "ree" (such as Henrike or Marieke). It is also a diminutive of Rie in Dutch.
Rietje f German, Dutch
Short form of Marietje.
Rilana f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
Rilana is the name of the female protagonist in the French-German TV series 'Arpad le Tzigane/Arpad der Zigeuner' ("Arpad the Gypsy").... [more]
Rixa f German (Rare), Low German, Frisian
Low German and Frisian short form of names beginning with the element ric.
Roda f German (Rare)
A feminine short form of Germanic names including the name element hroð "fame" (e.g. Roderich).
Rosali f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosalinde f German, French (Rare), Dutch, Flemish
German and Dutch form of Rosalind.
Rosamunde f German, English (Rare)
German form of Rosamund, and also an English variant.
Röschen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.
Roselene f German (Rare), Haitian Creole
German contraction of Rose and Lene and Haitian form of Roselène.
Roselieb f German (Rare)
A new invented name of the words Rose and lieb meaning lovely.
Roselore f German (Rare)
Contraction of Rose and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.
Roserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of given names that start with Ros-, such as Rosa 1 and Roswitha... [more]
Rosi f Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rosalie and similar names, also used as a standalone name in German-speaking countries and Brazil.
Rosina f German
German short form of Euphrosina, common in the 1700s and 1800s, then almost forgotten and now being revived in recent years.
Rösli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rose and Rosa 1.
Rosmertha f German
Spelling variant of Rosmerta.
Roswietha f German (Rare)
Variant spelling of Roswitha.
Ruberta f Dutch, English, German
Variant form of Roberta and/or variant spelling of Ruperta.
Rudolfine f Dutch, German
Variant spelling of Rudolphine.
Rusalka f Slavic Mythology, Theatre, German (Rare)
A water nymph in Slavic Mythology. Also the name of an opera written by the Czech writer Antonín Dvorák.
Ruthilde f German
Variant of Ruthild.
Rutila f German (Silesian, Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Rare)
Feminine form of the Latin adjective rutilus "a warm or yellowish red colour, ruddy".... [more]
Saba f Croatian, Polish, German
Croatian, Polish and German short form of Sabina.
Sabe f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sabrina.
Sabeth f German (Rare), Literature
Short form of Elisabeth. Max Frisch used this name on one of his characters in the novel "Homo Faber" (published in English in 1959).
Sabi f German
Diminutive of Sabina, Sabine and Sabrina.
Sabinchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Sabine. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.... [more]
Sael f German (Modern, Rare)
A newly created name, formed from the first two letters of the names of the parents Sanne and Eljero.
Sahra f Somali, Arabic, German (Modern, Rare), Turkish, English (Modern, Rare)
Literally from Arabic صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert" as well as a variant of Zahrah.
Salesia f German (Rare)
Probably a feminisation of the surname Sales borne by the Roman Catholic saint Francis de Sales.
Salme f German (East Prussian), Estonian, Finnish
East Prussian German, Estonian and Finnish contracted form of Salome. As an Estonian name, Salme is also associated with Estonian salm "poem, verse" and a dialectal word for "inlet, sound".
Salmey f Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Salome, used in what is today Germany and Austria from the 13th century onwards.
Sarna f German (Modern, Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Saxonia f German
Allegoric personification of the state of Saxony (Germany). Very rarely used as a given name.
Schahnaz f German
German form of Shahnaz.
Schaklin f German (Modern, Rare)
Germanised spelling of Jacqueline, officially admitted in Eschweiler (near Aachen) in 2013.
Scharlotte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German spelling variant of Charlotte, not uncommon in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Scheina f German (Rare)
German transcription of Shayna.... [more]
Schennerl f German (Austrian, Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Eugenie via French Eugénie.
Schewa f Yiddish, German (Rare)
German Yiddish variant of Sheyve.
Schirin f German
German transcription of the originally Persian name Shirin.
Schnini f German (Rare)
Short form and pet name for Jeannine.
Schnuppe f German (Rare)
Maybe related to the German word Sternschnuppe "shooting star, falling star".
Schöntraud f German (Modern, Rare)
20th century coinage from the usual German word schön "beautiful" and the name element traud (related to the Old High German name element drud "strength").... [more]
Schoschana f German (Rare)
German spelling of Shoshana.
Schulamit f German (Modern, Rare)
German transcription of the modern Hebrew name Shulamith.
Sefferl f Upper German
Upper German diminutive of Josefine. This name is strictly a diminutive and not used as a given name in its own right.
Seja f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German-Australian musician Seja Vogel.
Sekundia f German (Bessarabian)
Possibly an elaborated form of Sekunda.
Sekundila f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Secundilla.
Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
Seraphika f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German diminutive of Seraphia.
Shekiera f German (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Shakira.... [more]
Sibillina f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Sibyllina.
Sidda f German
Obsolete German short form of Sidonia.
Siegelinde f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare form of Sieglinde. Used by German actress Lil Dagover, whose full name was Marie Antonia Siegelinde Martha Seubert.
Sieglind f German
German short form of Sieglinde.
Siegruth f German (Rare, Archaic)
An early 20th century coinage from the Germanic name element sigu "victory" and the biblical name Ruth 1.
Sigismunda f German, Italian
Feminine form of Sigismund.
Sigweis f German (Rare, Archaic)
Formed from the Germanic name element sigu "victory" with an unknown second part.
Silä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Silvia.
Silesia f German
The name Silesia is derived from the former Prussian province Silesia (in German: Schlesien).... [more]
Silona f German (Rare)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Silvelin f German (Archaic)
Archaic German diminutive of Silvia.
Silvestrine f German (East Prussian), French
East Prussian German feminine form of Silvester as well as an obscure French feminine form of Sylvestre.
Simä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Simone 1.
Simea f German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Recently coined feminine form of Simon 1 and Simeon.
Similde f German (Rare, Archaic), Germanic Mythology
In the "King Laurin Legend" Similde is the princess whom the dwarf king falls in love with and eventually abducts to his magical rose garden.... [more]
Sina f German, English
Short form of names ending in sina, such as Rosina, Gesina or Thomasina.
Sinita f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Probably an extension of Sina with the Spanish diminutive ending -ita
Sisi f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Upper German diminutive of Elisabeth. This was the nickname of Elisabeth of Bavaria, empress of Austria.
Siska f German (Rare)
Short form of Franziska.
Sissi f German (Modern), Italian (Modern), Popular Culture, Finnish
Diminutive of Cecilia, Elisabet and names beginning Si-. Specifically, it is a nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria popularised through the film "Sissi" (1955).... [more]
Sitta f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
Obsolete German and East Prussian German short form of Sidonia.
Ska f German (Modern)
A new short form of Franziska.... [more]
Skrollan f German (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
The German spelling of Skrållan, used in the German translation of the 1964 Swedish book and TV series "Vi på Saltkråkan" by Astrid Lindgren (published in English as "Seacrow Island").... [more]
Soja f German
German variant of Zoya. It coincides with the German word for "soy (beans)".
Solita f Spanish, German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Soledad, or a diminutive of Sol 1. Bearers include the German flutist Solita Cornelis (1949-2016), the American expatriate writer Solita Solano (1888-1975), and the Filipino television journalist Solita "Mareng Winnie" Monsod (1940-).
Sönä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sonja.
Soscha f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Dutch and German variant of Shosha.
Stefka f German (Modern, Rare), Polish
Polish diminutive of Stefania and modern German diminutive of Stefanie.
Stilla f German (Rare)
From the German word still "quiet".
Sulamith f German
German form of Shulamith. Sulamith Wülfing (1901-1989) was a German artist and illustrator.
Sunna f Germanic Mythology, Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
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... [more]
Suslä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Susanne.
Swan f German
Overall, swans are powerful and evocative symbols that have been associated with a variety of positive qualities throughout history. They are often seen as symbols of grace, beauty, love, fidelity, purity, transformation, wisdom, and royalty... [more]
Swana f German (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with the element Swan-, such as Swanhild.
Swantje f East Frisian, German
Pet form of names that contain the Old High Germanic element suan meaning "swan", such as Swanhild and Swanaburg.
Swenja f German
Variant of Svenja.
Swetlana f German, Polish (Rare)
German and Polish form of Svetlana.
Sylta f North Frisian, German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the name of the North Frisian island of Sylt whose name is a corruption of the Old Frisian name Silendi "sea-land" and thus ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *saiwi and *land... [more]
Symphoria f Late Roman, African (Rare), German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Symphorius. It should also be noted that like Symphorina, this name is sometimes encountered as a corruption (or perhaps short form in this case) of Symphoriana.
Symphorosa f Late Roman, English (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Either a latinate variant of Symphora that was created by adding the Latin feminine augmentative suffix -osa to it, or a corruption of Sympherusa, which is the proper Latin form of the Greek name Sympherousa.... [more]
Szule f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Sulamith, the German form of Shulamith, as well as a short form of Ursula... [more]
Talea f German (Modern, Rare), East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Tale which, in recent years, has also found some usage in general German naming.
Talina f German (Swiss), Romansh
Diminutive of Nutala, the Romansh form of Natalia.
Tamina f German, Swedish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Tamino. Tamina is a character in Milan Kundera's 'The Book of Laughter and Forgetting' (1979).
Tassja f German
Diminutive of Nastassja.
Tati f English, Georgian, German, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Diminutive or short form of Tatiana, Tatiane, Tatjana and Tatyana... [more]
Tatja f Medieval Polish, German (Rare)
Medieval Polish diminutive of Tatiana.
Teutonia f German
From the name for the land of the Teutons. The Teutons (Latin: Teutones, Teutoni) were a Germanic tribe or Celtic people. According to a map by Ptolemy, they originally lived in Jutland. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term, Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the Germanic branch of the language family generally, and especially, of people speaking German.
Thaddäa f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Thaddäus.
Thaisia f German
German form of Thais.
Theckla f German
Different spelling of Thekla.
Thela f German (Modern, Rare)
Not available.... [more]
Theoda f German
Short form of Theodelinde and Theodelind.
Theonilla f German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Diminutive of Theona. Saint Theonilla of Aegea was a pious Christian woman martyred in the persecutions of proconsul Lysias.
Theres f German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss)
Traditional southern German, Swiss German and Austrian variant of Therese.
Thesi f German (Austrian, Rare)
Abbreviation of Theresa mostly used in Austria
Thioda f German
Variant of Theoda.
Thoma f German (Rare)
Probably a feminine form to Thomas.