German (East Prussian) Submitted Names

These names are a subset of German names used more by Germans from the historical region of East Prussia (now in Poland, Russia and Lithuania).
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Agnet f German (East Prussian), North Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Prussian German, North Frisian and East Frisian variant of Agnes via the variant Agnete. As a North Frisian name, Agnet was recorded on the island of Föhr.
Albe f German (East Prussian), Estonian
East Prussian German variant of Alba, as well as a short form of Albine.
Alsa f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Aldone.
Anorte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German contraction of Anna-Dorothea.
Ansas m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Hans.
Bertulis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bertulis.
Blade m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.
Bladis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.
Brone f & m German (East Prussian)
Feminine form and masculine short form of Bronys.
Bronys m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bronius.
Cardel m German (East Prussian)
Probably a diminutive of names ending in -kard like Burkhard.
Catarzina f Medieval Polish, German (East Prussian, Archaic)
Medieval Polish variant of Katarzyna as well as an archaic form found in East Prussia up until the late 1800s.
Cele f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (short) form of Cäcilie.
Ceslaus m German (East Prussian, Latinized), German (Silesian, Latinized)
East Prussian German and Silesian German form of Czesław.
Chaie f German (East Prussian), Jewish
18th-century East Prussian German form of Chaya.
Cilas m German (East Prussian), Lithuanian
Lithuanian short form of Cecilijus and East Prussian German short form of Cäcilius.
Coelestine f German (Archaic), German (East Prussian)
German variant and East Prussian German form of Celestine.
Desider m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Desiderius.
Dowid m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of David.
Edwikke f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German variant of Hedwig.
Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.
Endris m German (East Prussian), Medieval German
East Prussian German form of Heinrich as well as a medieval German variant of Endres.
Ennike f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Annika, popular in the 1700s.
Ensel m German (East Prussian)
Diminutive of Ansas (compare Hänsel).
Erdme f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Erdmuthe influenced by Lithuanian Erdmė.... [more]
Erkme f German (East Prussian)
Possibly a short form of names containing the element "Erk-", for example Erkenhild.... [more]
Ertmon m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Erdmann.... [more]
Euphrosina f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
German variant of Euphrosine and East Prussian German form of Euphrosyne.
Ewe f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German variant of Ewa.
Gerge m German (East Prussian)
Contracted form of George.
Gils m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Gallus.
Heinriette f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Henriette.
Jowalis m German (East Prussian, Rare)
East Prussian German form of Yuval, recorded in the mid-1800s.
Katryne f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Katrine.
Kristups m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Christopher.
Labrenz m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Lorenz.
Lelija f German (East Prussian)
In the case of the East Prussian German name, Lelija is not a derivative of Ancient Roman Laelia.... [more]
Lenert m German (East Prussian), Medieval Polish
East Prussian German form and medieval Polish variant of Leonhard.
Lenorte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German contraction of Lene-Dorothea.
Liuda f Lithuanian, German (East Prussian)
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Liud-, like Liudvika or Liudmila, and East Prussian German short form of Liudvise.
Liudvise f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Liudvika.
Lorentine f German (East Prussian, Rare)
Feminization of Lorenz influenced by names such as Florentine and Leontine.
Madline f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Madeleine.
Magryta f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Margarethe.
Maryke f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Marike.
Mertin m German (East Prussian), German (Silesian)
East Prussian German and Silesian German form of Martin.
Name f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Naomi 1.
Palia f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Apollonia.
Pine f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Philippine.
Pinkus m German (East Prussian), Yiddish
East Prussian German and German Yiddish form of Pinchas.
Prenkus m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Franziskus.
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".
Scharlotte f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German spelling variant of Charlotte, not uncommon in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Silvestrine f German (East Prussian), French
East Prussian German feminine form of Silvester as well as an obscure French feminine form of Sylvestre.
Sitta f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
Obsolete German and East Prussian German short form of Sidonia.
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]
Tanius m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Antonius.
Tille f German (East Prussian), Medieval English
East Prussian German form of Tilla as well as a medieval English variant of Tilla.
Timas m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Timotheus.
Valtin m German (East Prussian)
Contracted form of Valentin. (Compare Velten)
Vyga f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Jadvyga.
Willus m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Wilhelm.
Zose f German (East Prussian)
Either a short form of Zofija (compare Zosia) or a Germanized spelling of Zosė... [more]