Swiss German Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the language is Swiss German.
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Adalberta f German (Swiss), Polish, Hungarian (Rare), Sicilian
German, Polish and Hungarian feminine form of Adalbert and Sicilian feminine form of Adalbertu.
Ade m Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Adam.
Aget f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Agathe.
Alewiss m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Aloysius.
Alfuns m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Alfons.
Alis m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Aloysius.
Amei f Upper German
Contracted form of Annemarie.
Amrei f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Luxembourgish
Upper German and Luxembourgish contracted form of Annemarie.
Ancilla f German, German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Its use is probably influenced by the Latin title ancilla Dei meaning "handmaid of God".... [more]
Anderl m Upper German
Upper German diminutive of Andreas. Anderl Hinterstoißer (3 October 1914 – 21 July 1936) was a German mountain climber active in the 1930s. He died during an attempt to climb the Eiger north face.
Andl f Upper German, German (Sudeten)
Diminutive of Anna and spelling variation of Andel.
Ändle f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Andrea 2.
Angenes f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Agnes.
Annalies f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Anneliese.
Annalis f Alsatian (Archaic), Romansh (Rare)
Alsatian vernacular form of Anneliese and Romansh borrowing of Annalies.
Annamirl f Upper German
Diminutive of Annemarie and Annamaria. This name is strictly a diminutive and not used as a given name in its own right.
Annemädy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Anna Magdalena.
Annemei f Alsatian
Contracted form of Annemarie influenced by Marei.
Annlis f Alsatian
Vernacular form of Anneliese.
Appel f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Apollonia.
Atschel f German (Swiss)
Diminutive and pet form of Beate. Rarely used as an official given name.
Badischte m German (Swiss)
Alemannic German form of Baptiste.
Bärbli f German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Barbara.
Bascha m Upper German
A diminutive variant of the name Sebastian.
Beri m Alsatian
Alsatian diminutive of Albert.
Betti f Estonian, Hungarian, German (Swiss)
Estonian short form of Eliisabet, Hungarian short form of Erzsébet and Swiss German short form of Elisabeth.
Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.
Bolloronus m Alsatian (Archaic)
A historical name from Southern Alsace.
Bombastus m German (Swiss)
Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".
Burgel f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Burg-", most commonly Walburga. ... [more]
Bürklin m Upper German (Archaic)
Historic diminutive of the name Burkhard.
Cillian m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Caecilianus.
Claritta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Swiss German and Romansh diminutive of Clara.
Cleophea f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Cleophas. This was borne by the mother of Swiss-born Austrian painter An­gel­ica Kauff­man. Cleophea Holzhalb was painted by the Swiss painter Hans Asper in 1538 together with her cat and her dog.
Corvin m English, German (Swiss, Rare), Romanian
English,German and Romanian form of Corvinus.
Corvinus m Late Roman, German, German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Corvus. A bearer of this name was Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus, a Roman general from the 1st century AD.
Cyrill m German (Swiss), Romansh, French (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Swiss German and Romansh form of Cyril as well as a French variant and a Dutch variant of Cyriel.
Dänu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Daniel.
Dävu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of David.
Deti f German (Swiss)
Variant of Dete.
Detta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Romansh short form of Margaretha, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Dorli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora and Dorothea.
Efi f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ef, the Alsatian vernacular form of Eve.
Elje m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Elias.
Emerenz f & m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German form of Emerenzia and Emerenzius.
Emerenzia f Upper German, Italian (Rare)
Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.
Emerita f Late Roman, Catalan (Rare), Latvian (Rare), German (Swiss), Romansh, Hungarian
Derived from Latin emeritus "earned, completed one's service" (past participle form of emereo; see Emerentius). This was the name of a Roman-era saint, martyred with Saint Digna in 259.
Erwein m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German form of Erwin. Known bearers of this name include the German journalist Erwein von Aretin (1887-1952) and the Bohemian-Austrian industrialist and politician Erwein Nostitz-Rieneck (1863-1931).
Eusy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elsbeth.
Fei f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Greek
Very obscure German short form of Sofie, not used as a given name in its own right. This is also a Greek short form of Sofia (sometimes transcribed as Fay).
Fele m & f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of either Felix (masculine) or Felicitas (feminine).
Fonse m Upper German, Walloon
Bavarian German diminutive of Alfons as well as the Walloon form of Alphonse.
Franzl m & f Upper German, Ladin
Upper German and Ladin diminutive of Franz (masculine) and Upper German diminutive of Franziska (feminine). It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.... [more]
Frider m Alsatian
Short form of Friedrich.
Frosina f German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of names containing the element "Fro-", for example Frolinde, Frodelinde, Fromut, Frodegard.... [more]
Gaabi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Gaber m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Gabriel.
Gabert m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Gebhard.
Gamill m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Camillus (compare French Camille).
Gaudenz m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh
German and Romansh form of Gaudentius.
Gilg m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ägidius.
Gladi m German (Swiss, Archaic)
Archaic Swiss German vernacular form of Claudius.
Gret f Alsatian (Archaic), Hunsrik
Vernacular form of Greta.
Greti f German (Swiss, Rare), Slovene
Swiss-German diminutive of Margarete and Slovene diminutive of Greta.
Gretli f German (Swiss, Rare)
Swiss German diminutive of Margaret. It is rarely used as a given name.
Gundhard m Old Swedish, Upper German
Old High German name, combination of GUNN "battle, fight" and HARD "hard, strong."
Güschti m Alsatian (Rare)
Alsatian diminutive of August.
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]
Hangerjettle f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Henriette.
Hangi m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Heinrich.
Hani f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Haniela.
Hannickel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Contraction of Johann and Nikolaus, particularly found in areas where the French name Jean 1 Nicolas was used.
Hansheiri m German (Swiss)
Contraction of Hans and Heiri.
Hansotto m German, German (Swiss)
Combination of Hans and Otto.
Hansruedi m German (Swiss)
Combination of Hans and Ruedi. This was borne by the Swiss surrealist painter Hans Rudolf "Hansruedi" Giger (1940-2014).
Hansueli m German (Swiss)
Contraction of Hans and Ueli.
Haug m East Frisian (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic), Upper German
Frisian and Upper German form of Hugo as well as a short form of other Germanic given names that have hugu meaning "heart, mind, spirit" for a first element.... [more]
Heinerl m German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Heinrich. It is typically only used informally, meaning: it is hardly ever (if at all) used as an official name on birth certificates.
Heller m Upper German
Nickname for Helmut
Hias m Upper German
Diminutive of Matthias. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.
Hildy f English, Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Hilda or Hilde, or another name beginning with the element hild "battle".
Hippolyt m German (Archaic), German (Swiss, Rare), Alsatian
German form of Hippolytos. A notable bearer is Hippolyt Kempf (born 1965), a Swiss skier and Olympic medalist.
Hopper m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Joseph.
Huldrych m German (Swiss)
Remodelled form of Ulrich to be read as huld-reich "rich of grace, rich of favour".... [more]
Idda f German (Swiss)
Variant form of Ida.
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.
Jakobea f German (Swiss)
Feminine form of Jakob.
Jänu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German version of Jan 1.
Jeri m Alsatian (Archaic), Romansh
Alsatian vernacular form of Georg and Romansh variant of Gieri.
Jerk m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of George.
Joder m German (Swiss)
Dialectal form of Theodore.
Jokeb m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Jakob.
Joscheba f Biblical German, German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Current German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba.
Josija m Danish (Archaic), Serbian (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
Danish and Serbian form of the Hebrew name Yoshiyahu (see Josiah).
Jovin m German, German (Swiss), Anglo-Norman, Medieval French
Probably derived from the Latin name Jovinus.
Kärel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Oskar.
Karlin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Karoline.
Käru m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Karl.
Kasi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Kasimir.
Käthiruth f German (Swiss)
Combination of Käthi and Ruth 1... [more]
Käthy f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Katy.
Klärli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Klara.
Köbi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German short form of Jakob.
Kola m Alsatian (Archaic), Polish
Alsatian vernacular short form of Nikolaus (compare French Colas) and Polish diminutive of Mikołaj.
Kuenz m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Konrad.
Kuuli m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Kolumban.
Laraina f Romansh (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Recently coined Romansh name of unknown origin and meaning, although a Romansh variant of Lorraine, a Romansh variant of Lorena 1 and an elaboration of Laura have been suggested.
Legerd m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leodegar (compare French Léger).
Leies m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Elias.
Lenor f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leonore.
Leonz m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Leontios.
Lestin f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Cölestina and Celestine.
Lexu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Alexander.
Lickel f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Angelika.
Lienhard m German, German (Swiss), Upper German
Upper German and Alemannic German form of Leonhard.
Lieserl f Upper German
Diminutive form of Elisabeth. Supposedly, the name of Albert Einstein's speculated illegitimate daughter.... [more]
Lille f German (Swiss, Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Alice.... [more]
Lippes m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Philipp.
Lisabeth f German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Alsatian
German and Alsatian truncated form of Elisabeth and Scandinavian variant of Lisabet.
Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.
Lisi f German (Swiss)
Variant of Lisy.
Lisy f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Loidani m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ludan via the Latinization Ludanus.
Loni f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Leonie.
Lorang m Alsatian (Archaic)
Variant of Lorenz reflecting the French pronunciation of Laurent.
Lowis f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Louise.
Luitfrid m Alsatian
Liutfrid (died probably 742) was the Duke of Alsace, the third in a line of Etichonid dukes dating back to circa 670. He succeeded his father Adalbert in 723. In the 720s he made his younger brother Eberhard count of the Sundgau... [more]
Lunzi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Leontius, of chiefly historical usage, as well as a general name for a person in various children's rhymes.
Lüwi m Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian form of Louis.
Lux m German (Rare, Archaic), Alsatian (Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval German short form and Alsatian vernacular form of Lukas.
Luzei f Upper German (Archaic)
Old Upper German variant of Lucia.
Luzias m Alsatian
Alsatian form of Lucifer.
Luzius m German (Swiss), German
Variant spelling of Lucius.
Lysy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elisabeth.
Madlen f Croatian (Rare), German (Rare), Bulgarian, Medieval German, Alsatian, Hungarian, Welsh
Bulgarian, Croatian, Alsatian, and German variant of Madeleine as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name as well as a medieval German contracted and the Welsh regular form of Magdalena.
Madlene f Alsatian
Variant of Madeleine reflecting the French pronunciation of this name.
Madlong f Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian form of Madelon reflecting the French pronunciation.
Malea f German (Modern), German (Swiss, Modern)
Anglicized spelling of Malia. It is often claimed that this name means "flower" in Hawaiian. This is false. The Hawaiian word for "flower" is "pua".
Mänu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Manuel.
Marai f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Afrikaans
German variant of Marei and Afrikaans variant of Maria.
Marei f Upper German
Southern German variant of Marie. Sometimes, rarely though, also used as a diminutive form of Maria.
Mareile f Upper German (Rare), German (Rare), Alsatian (Rare), Literature
Upper German and Alsatian diminutive of Marei, nowadays used in all parts of Germany.
Mareilis f Alsatian (Archaic)
Contraction of Marie and Elisabeth (compare Marei and Marlis).
Margrit f Alsatian
Alsatian form of Marguerite reflecting the French pronunciation. The name coincides with the Alsatian word for the daisy flower.
Marieli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Marie.
Marili f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Maria.
Marits m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Maurice.
Marlisa f English (Rare), German (Swiss)
Combination of Marie or Maria and Lisa. This name is borne by Australian singer Marlisa Ann Punzalan (born 1 October 1999, also known simply as Marlisa).
Märsu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Marcel.
Marx m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, English (American, Modern, Rare), Alsatian (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Alsatian and East Frisian short form of Marcus, recorded numerous times in the Rhineland region of what is now Germany in the early 16th century, as well as in East Frisia in the same time period.... [more]
Mäthu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Mathias.
Mattes m Swedish, Alsatian
Swedish variant of Mattis as well as an Alsatian short form of Mattheus.
Matthild f Faroese, Upper German (Archaic)
Faroese form and archaic Upper German variant of Mathilda.
Maurin m Romansh, German (Swiss)
Romansh form of Maurus, cognate of Mauritz and Moritz.
Mei f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Marie and Maria.
Meiev f Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian vernacular contraction of Marie - Eva.
Melchert m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Melchior.
Mentona f German (Swiss, Rare)
Derived from the name of the commune Menton (Côtes d'Azur).
Meret f German, German (Swiss), Sami
Low German variant of Merete as well as a Swiss German short form of Emerentia and a Sami variant of Märet.... [more]
Michl m German, Upper German
Vernacular form of Michael.
Michu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Michael.
Migele f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Maria.
Mizzi f Upper German (Rare)
Obsolescent Upper German diminutive of Maria, usually not used as a given name in its own right.
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Naira f Romansh, German (Swiss)
Derived from the Surselvan Romansh word nair (ner in other Romansh variants) "black; dark".
Nazi m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Traditional Austrian and Bavarian short form of Ignaz and Romansh short form of Ignazi.
Nikles m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Nikolaus.
Noe m Alsatian
Alsatian form of Noah 1.
Nortraud f Upper German (Rare)
The name is formed from the Germanic name elements nord "north" and drud "strength".
Odelbert m Upper German (Archaic), Medieval German
Derived from Old High German uodal "heritage, homestead" combined with beraht "bright".
Odili f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Ottilie.
Ölu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Oliver.
Otl m Upper German
South German diminutive of Otto.... [more]
Päscu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German variant of Pascal.
Peterli m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Peter.
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.
Räffu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Raphael.
Remiigi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of Remigius.
Reserl f German (Austrian), Upper German
Austrian and Bavarian German diminutive of Theresa, Therese and Theresia.... [more]
Resu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Andreas.
Reta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Feminine form of Reto.
Röbi m German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Robert and Robin.
Roebi f & m Dutch (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare)
As a Dutch name, Roebi seems to be exclusively feminine.... [more]
Rölu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roland.
Römu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Roman.
Rosali f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rosa 1.
Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.
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]
Rösli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Rose and Rosa 1.
Ruppert m Upper German
Upper German form of Rupert.
Sabe f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sabrina.
Sämu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Samuel.
Säschu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Sasha.
Scharel m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Charles reflecting the French pronunciation.
Schosef m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Joseph, influenced by the French pronunciation of this name.
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.
Semmi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Samuel.
Sepp m Alsatian, Upper German
Alsatian and Upper German short form of Joseph.
Silä f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Silvia.
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.
Simu m German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Simon 1.
Sisi f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Upper German diminutive of Elisabeth. This was the nickname of Elisabeth of Bavaria, empress of Austria.
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