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Theudhard m GermanFrom the Germanic elements
theod "people, race" and
hard "hardy, brave, strong".
Thorge m GermanCombination of the elements "Thor" (refering to the god Thor) and "ger" meaning "spear".
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Tilla f German, Romansh, Medieval English, Hungarian, Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)Medieval English, Dutch and German short form of
Mechtilda or
Mathilda as well as a German short form of
Ottilie and
Ottilia, Romansh short form of
Matilda,
Ottilia,
Domitilla,
Bertilla and
Cecilia and Hungarian short form of
Matild,
Otília and
Klotild.... [
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Tillmann m GermanCombination of
Till and the Germanic name element
man(n) "man". In this name, however,
man(n) is a diminutive suffix.
Timna f & m Biblical Hebrew (Rare), German (Austrian)From a Biblical place name. In the Bible, this name is borne by a concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and mother of Amalek ( Genesis 36:12 ) (it may be presumed that she was the same as Timna sister of Lotan... [
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Tjorven m & f German (Modern, Rare)This was the nickname of a character called Maria in Astrid Lindgren's "We on Salt-Crow Island" (1964). It is not exactly known what Lindgren based the nickname on, but she might have based it on Swedish
tjock meaning "thick" combined with
korv meaning "sausage"... [
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Tjure m German (Modern, Rare), Popular CultureDerived from Swedish
tjur "bull". This is the name of a character of the German Anime-Show 'Vicky the viking (Wickie und die starken Männer)', based on a novel by Swedish author Runer Jonsson.
Tomke m & f German, Frisian, DutchPossibly a diminutive and/or feminine form of
Tammo, where Frisian usage is concerned. It is also seen as a diminutive for
Thomas, and could also possibly be a Low German form of
Dominik.
Toto m German (Austrian)Diminutive of
Torger. A notable bearer is the team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Torger Christian „Toto‟ Wolff).
Tugend f German (Rare, Archaic)Directly taken from German
Tugend "virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendreich f German (Archaic)Directly taken from German
tugendreich "full of virtue". This is one of the so-called pietistic names coined in the 18th century.
Tugendsam f German (Archaic)Derived from the German adjective
tugendsam meaning "virtuous". This is one of the so-called Pietistic given names that were coined in Germany from the late 17th century onwards.
Una f German, History (Ecclesiastical)Variant of
Hunna. Saint Una or Hunna (died ca. 679) is a French saint who devoted herself to serving the poor women of Strasbourg, France. Because she undertook to do the washing for her needy neighbors, she was nicknamed by her contemporaries "The Holy Washerwoman".
Vijessna f GermanIjekavian form of
Vesna. Borne by Vijessna Ferkic (b. 1987), a German actress of Croatian descent.
Visel m GermanVisel is a name of German origin and the meaning is unknown
Vreneli f German (Swiss), Dutch (Rare)Swiss German diminutive of
Verena, which has also been used as an official name in the Netherlands.
Vreneli is also the informal name for a range of legal tender gold coins produced in Switzerland.... [
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Wally f German, LiteratureDiminutive of
Walburga. Walburga Stromminger is the protagonist of the the novel
Die Geier-Wally (1873) by Wilhelmine von Hillern, an early example of feminist literature.
Walrab m German (Rare, Archaic)German name used the 16th and 17th century. Namebearers include Walrab von Keudell and Walrab von Wangenheim.
Weirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)Variant form of
Wirich. Known bearers of this name include the medieval German nobleman Weirich von Gemmingen (1493-1548) and his grandson Weirich von Gemmingen (1575-1613), also a German nobleman.
Whilhelmina f Dutch (Archaic), German (Archaic)This particular spelling of the given name
Wilhelmina originated in older times, when people had varying degrees of literacy and when the Dutch and German languages were not yet standardized to the degree that they are today... [
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Widmar m GermanGerman name composed of the elements
witu "wood" and
mari "famous".
Wigbald m Germanic, Dutch, GermanMeans "bold warrior", derived from Old High German
wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Wigfrid m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
wîg "warrior" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Wignand m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
wîg "warrior" combined with Gothic
nand "bravery" (or Gothic
nanthjan "to venture, to risk, to dare").
Wigram m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
wîg "warrior" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Wilgard f Germanic, GermanThe first element of this name is derived from Gothic
vilja "will, desire." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Wilhard m Germanic, GermanDerived from Gothic
vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic
hardus (
hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
Wilmut m Germanic, GermanDerived from Gothic
vilja "will, desire" combined with Gothic
môds (
mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."
Winibald m Germanic, GermanMeans "brave friend", derived from Old High German
wini "friend" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Winibert m Germanic, GermanMeans "bright friend", derived from Old High German
wini "friend" combined with Old High German
beraht "bright."
Winimar m Germanic, GermanMeans "famous friend", derived from Old High German
wini "friend" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Winnetou m Literature, German (Modern, Rare)Winnetou is a fictional Apache chief in several works of the German novelist Karl May. According to an apocryphal story the name means "burning water". The name is probably made up by Karl May.... [
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Wirich m Medieval German, German (Archaic)The first element of this name is usually derived from Old High German
wîg meaning "warrior" or "war, battle", but there are also certainly cases where it is derived from Old High German
wîh meaning "holy"... [
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Witiko m GermanFrom Gothic
widu-gauja "wood barker", a kenning for the wolf.... [
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Witta f Frisian (Rare), German (Rare)Frisian hypocorism of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old Saxon
widu and Old High German
witu "forest; wood". Folk etymology, however, likes to derive this name from Low German
witt "white".
Wolke f & m German, West Frisian, East FrisianFrisian short form of Germanic names that contain the Gothic element
valdan "to reign" (practically the same as
wald "rule"). It is known as a masculine name since the 15th century, and as a feminine name since the 20th century... [
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Wolrad m German (Rare)Formed from two Germanic name elements. The first part can come from
wolf "wolf" or from
wollen "to will", the second part is
rat "advice, council".
Wunnibald m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
wunna "bliss, delight, pleasure" combined with Old High German
bald "bold, brave."
Ylvi f German (Modern)The name was most likely invented for the character of a little girl in the German film "Wickie und die starken Männer", released in 2009. It was probably based on the Scandinavian name
Ylva meaning "she-wolf"... [
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Yolanthe f Dutch, GermanVariant form of
Yolanda. A known bearer of this name is Dutch-Spanish actress and television presenter Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen (b. 1985), who is married to Dutch soccer player Wesley Sneijder (b... [
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Zerlinda f Hebrew, GermanSupposedly from Hebrew זֵרַח (see
Zerah) "shining, dawning" and Spanish and Portuguese
Linda "beautiful", therefore meaning "beautiful dawn".