This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is German or Italian.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Doraura f Italian, LiteraturePossibly a contraction of names
Dora and
Aura. It appears in tragicomedy "L'Armelindo" (1664) by Francesco Maria de Luco Sereni and in a novel "Il Floridoro ò vero Historia del conte di Racalmuto" (1703) by Gabriele Martiano.
Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
Eco f & m ItalianItalian form of
Echo, both the mythological figure and the word.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, SwedishShort form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example
Edeltraud,
Edelgard.... [
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Egmar m GermanA dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements
agjō "edge (of the sword)" and
mari "famous".
Ehrenbert m GermanDerived from Old High German
êra "honour, respect" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright". A known bearer of this name was Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (1673-1743), an Austrian Jesuit missionary and cartographer.
Ehrenfried m GermanDerived from Old High German
êra "honour, respect" and Old High German
fridu "peace". Known bearers of this name include German scientist Ehrenfried Pfeiffer (1899-1961) and Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651-1708), a German mathematician, physicist, physician and philosopher.
Eiko m Germanshort form of names beginning with 'Ecke-', such as Eckhard, meaning "edge"
Eitel m German (Archaic)1. From a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with
agi "point (of a sword)", "corner" (Old High German
ecka).... [
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Elba f ItalianDirectly taken from the name of the island of
Elba. The island's modern name has developped from Medieval Italian
Helba and
Ilba and is ultimately derived from Latin
Ilva.
Eletta f ItalianItalian form of
Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elfried m Dutch, GermanThe first element of this name can be derived from Old High German
adal "noble", Old High German
alb (which comes from Old Norse
âlfr) "elf" and Old High German
ellan "assiduity, pugnacity." The second element can be derived from Old High German
fridu "peace", Old High German
rât "counsel" and
þruþ "strength." And so, this name can be the masculine form of
Elfreda, a variant spelling of
Alfried or a variant of
Alfred.
Elfrun f GermanFrom
ælf meaning "elf" combined with
rún meaning "secret lore".
Elide f ItalianItalian name of the Ancient Greek region
Elide, in Greek 'Hλις Elis.
Emmeram m German (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)Germanic name, in which the second element is
hramn meaning "raven". The first element is often said to be
heim meaning "home" (which would thus make this name a relative of
Heimeran), but it could also be
amal meaning "work, labour" or
ermen meaning "whole, universal"... [
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Engela f German, Dutch (Rare)Strictly feminine form of the unisex name
Engel. There might also be instances where this name is a variant of
Angela, in which case it must have been deliberately altered to make the connection to angels more obvious, since
engel is the Dutch and German word for "angel".... [
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