German Submitted Names

German names are used in Germany and other German-speaking areas such as Austria and Switzerland. See also about German names.
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Desider m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Desiderius.
Desirée f Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, German
Spanish and Swedish form of Désirée as well as a Dutch and German variant.
Deti f German (Swiss)
Variant of Dete.
Detta f German (Swiss), Romansh
Romansh short form of Margaretha, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Detthold m German
Variation of Diethold.
Dettlef m German
Variant of Detlef.
Deuthold m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Dietwald. The name is traditional in the von Gaudecker family.
Devid m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of David. The spelling is chosen to enforce an anglicised pronounciation.
Dexipp m German
German form of Dexippos via its latinized form Dexippus.
Dianica f German (Rare)
Form Latin dianicus "Dianic, belonging to Diana".
Dictatus m German (Bessarabian)
From Latin dictatus, meaning "repeated, dictated".
Dienegott m German (Rare, Archaic)
A pietist coinage with the literal meaning "serve god".
Dietbald m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebald.
Dietbert m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Theudebert.
Dietburg f German
German form of Theudeburg.
Dietgard f German
German form of Theudegard.
Dietger m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed of the name elements diota (from earlier þeudō) "people" and ger "javelin, spear".
Dietgrim m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and grima meaning "mask, helmet".
Dietgulf m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and gulf of unknown meaning.
Dietgund f German
German form of Theudegund.
Diethild f German
German form of Theudehild.
Diethold m German
Variation of Dietwald.
Dietholf m German
Variation of Dietwolf or Dietlof.
Dietke f German
Short version of names with Diet- or diminutive of Dieta.
Dietlana f German
Possibly a combination of the name element diet meaning "people" and the slavic element -lana (such as in Swetlana.
Dietland m German (Rare)
Modern coinage of the the German name elements DIET "people" and LAND "land".
Dietleib m German
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and #leiba" meaning "inheritance". A more popular variation of this name is Detlef.... [more]
Dietmund m German
German form of Theudemund.
Dietmut f & m German
The name is made of the name elements diot meaning "people" and muot meaning "sense, spirit, soul".
Dietolf m German
German form of Theudolf.
Dietrad m German
German form of Theuderad.
Dietram m German
German form of Theuderam.
Dietrolf m German (Rare)
A new coinage created from the German name element diota (see þeudō) "people" and the given name Rolf.... [more]
Dietwald m German
German form of Theudewald.
Dietwig m German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements diot meaning "people" and wig meaning "battle"
Dietwin m German
German form of Theudewin.
Dietz m Medieval German, English (American), German (Modern, Rare)
A German short form of Dietrich that survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the USA.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Latvian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Galician
Derived from the Latin adjective dignus meaning "dignified, worthy."
Dilmer m German, Spanish (Latin American)
It is a variant of the name Delmer, which is composed by the Ancient English words "dell", meaning "valley" and "mer", meaning "pond".
Diokletian m German, Russian, Ukrainian
German, Russian and Ukrainian form of Diocletian.
Dionisius m Indonesian, German (Bessarabian)
Indonesian and Bessarabian German form of Dionysius.
Diophant m German
German form of Diophantus.
Diotima f Ancient Greek, German, Literature
Feminine form of Diotimos. Greek seer and philosopher Diotima of Mantinea was Socrates' teacher in Plato's 'Symposium'. The name also belonged to characters in Robert Musil's 'The Man without Qualities' and Hölderlin's novel 'Hyperion', the latter of which inspired a score by Italian composer Luigi Nono: 'Fragmente-Stille, an Diotima' (1980).
Dirik m German (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Shortned form of Dietrich, compare also Dirk.
Dita f Dutch, German, Latvian
Dutch and German short form of names beginning with diet-, such as Dietlinde. This name also got adopted into Latvian usage.
Ditte f Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant form of Diede. This name can also be a Dutch pet form of Edith via Ditje and Dittje. Also compare Didi, Ditty and Dietje.
Dodo m German
German pet form of Dominik. It is only used informally, meaning: it is not used as an official name on birth certificates.
Dolf m Dutch, German, Swedish
Short form of names that end in -dolf, such as Adolf, Ludolf and Rudolf.
Dolfi m & f Czech (Rare), German
For men, this name is a diminutive of Dolf. For women, it is a diminutive of feminine names that contain -dolf- and -dolph-, such as Adolphine and Rudolfina.... [more]
Dominikus m German
Latinized form of Dominik.
Donja f Russian (Rare), Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Russian Доня (see Donya). In languages other than Russian, the name Donja can also be derived from the Spanish word doña meaning "lady", in which case it is a more phonetical spelling of the word.... [more]
Dore f German
Variant of Dora.
Dorea f Literature, Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
The name of one of the "sand snakes" in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R. R. Martin.
Dörg m German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Dirk, or a blend between Dirk and Jörg.
Dorle f German
Diminutive of Dorothea.
Dorli f German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Dora and Dorothea.
Doro f German
Diminutive 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.
Dorothye f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval and Silesian German variant of Dorothea.
Dortchen f German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Dorothea. This was the name of the wife of Wilhelm Grimm, the younger of the Brothers Grimm.
Dortlies f German (Rare)
Combination of Dort, a diminutive of Dorothea and Lies a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Dowid m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of David.
Drachemir m German (Rare)
Likely a germanization of Drahomír.
Drafi m German (Modern, Rare)
Simplified form of the Hungarian name Dráfi.... [more]
Dschamila f German
German transcription of Jamila.
Dürken f North Frisian, German (Rare)
Probably a diminutive of names like Theodora or Doris.
Dyrk m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German variant spelling of Dirk. Also compare Dyrck.... [more]
Ebbo m German (Rare)
Clearly masculine form of Ebbe.
Eberfried m German
German form of Eberfrid.
Eberhardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Eberhard. This was borne by Christiane Eberhardine (1671-1727), the Saxon wife of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland.
Eberhardt m Danish, German
German and Danish form of Eberhard.
Eckhardt m German
Variant of Eckhard.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edelfried m German
German form of Adelfried.
Edelhard m Dutch, German
Primarily German form of Adelhard.
Edeltraud f German
Younger form of Adeltraud.
Edlinda f German (Bessarabian)
Possibly a variant of Edelinda.
Edmundus m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), German (Archaic)
Variant of Eadmundus, though it can also be a direct latinization of Edmund.
Eduardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch, German
Latinized form of Eduard or a form of Everardus.
Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwikke f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German variant of Hedwig.
Effi f Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Danish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian, German (Archaic), Literature
Scandinavian diminutive of Eufemia, German diminutive of Elfriede and Hungarian diminutive of Eufémia and Elfrida... [more]
Efi f Alsatian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Ef, the Alsatian vernacular form of Eve.
Efrata f German (Modern, Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Efrat.
Egid m German
Vernacular form of Egidius.
Egidius m Dutch (Archaic), German (Rare)
Modern form of Aegidius (see Giles).
Eginald m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Medieval German form of Aginald, which is still in use today (albeit barely).... [more]
Eginolf m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Aginulf.
Egmar m German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements agjō "edge (of the sword)" and mari "famous".
Egmont m German (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Theatre
German variant of Egmund and Flemish variant of Egmond. Egmont (1788) is a play by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Egmund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agmund.
Ehrenbert m German
Derived 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 German
Derived 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.
Ehrentraud f German, Germanic
From the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and trud "strong, defensive, power, violence".... [more]
Eikmar m German (Rare)
From the Germanic name elements agjō "edge; sharp point" and mari "famous".
Eiko m German
short form of names beginning with 'Ecke-', such as Eckhard, meaning "edge"
Eilfried m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agilfrid via its later form Egilfrid.
Eilhard m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Agilhard via its later form Egilhard.
Eilika f German (Rare, Archaic), Medieval German
This name is derived from the Germanic name stem agil "edge (of a sword)".
Eisenhart m German (Modern, Rare)
A 20th century coinage from the German words Eisen "iron" and hart "hard".... [more]
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).... [more]
Ekkhard m German
Variant of Ekkehard.
Elard m Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Eilhard and/or Edelhard.
Elbel m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Silesian German diminutive of Albrecht and Albert.
Elberich m German
Variant of Alberich.
Elenia f German (Modern), Italian
Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.
Elfi f German, Estonian
German diminutive of Elfriede and Estonian diminutive of Elfriide.
Elfie f German
Variant of Elfi.
Elfried m Dutch, German
The 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 German
From ælf meaning "elf" combined with rún meaning "secret lore".
Elftraud f German (Modern, Rare)
A dithematic name composed from the Germanic name elements alb "elf" and drud "strength".... [more]
Elge f German (Rare)
Either a variant of Helge or a short form of names with the name element adal "noble", e.g., Edelgard.
Elger m German (Rare), German (Silesian)
Younger form of Adalgar via the variant Adalger.
Elje m Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Elias.
Ellengard f German (Archaic)
Blend of Ellen and names ending in -gard like Hildegard.
Ellenruth f German (Archaic)
Combination of Ellen and Ruth
Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.
Elrike f German
Variation of Elrik.
Elsbeth f Scots (Rare), German
Ulster Scots variant of Elspeth and German contracted form of Elisabeth.
Elze f Dutch, German (East Prussian), Afrikaans
Dutch variant spelling and East Prussian German and Afrikaans form of Else.
Emelin f German
Variation of Émeline.
Emerentia f Late Roman, Dutch, German (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.
Emerentiana f Late Roman, Medieval Italian, Dutch, Flemish, German (Bessarabian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Emerentianus. Saint Emerentiana was a Roman martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is January 23.
Emerentz f Polabian, German (Archaic)
Possibly a German and Polabian form of Emerentiana. A notable bearer was Emerentz Schultze (1668-1756), the last known speaker of the Polabian language.
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.
Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.
Emmchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Emma, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Emmelinde f German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified form of Ermelinda, maybe showing a contamination from Emmeline.... [more]
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"... [more]
Emmi f English, German
Variant of Emmy.
Emmo m German (Archaic), Medieval French, Germanic
Short form of names beginning with Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin "strong", making it a masculine equivalent of Emma.
Emmyli f German (Rare)
Variation of Emily.
Emree m & f German, Turkish
Emree is a variation of “Emery”. ... [more]
Emrin m German (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), English
A variant of Emerin, itself a variant of Emeran. Also, but more rarely, Emrin is diminutive of Emris.
Emund m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Eumund.
Enak m German (Rare)
A German form of the Biblical name Anak occurring in older Bible translations.
Endris m German (East Prussian), Medieval German
East Prussian German form of Heinrich as well as a medieval German variant of Endres.
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".... [more]
Engelbrecht m Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), German (Rare), Medieval Dutch
Dutch, Swedish and Danish form of Engelbert, as well as a German variant.
Engelfried m German
German variant spelling of Engelfrid.
Engelhard m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilhard.
Engelmund m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilmund.
Engelram m Germanic, Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Angilram.
Engeltraud f German
German variant spelling of Engeltrud.
Enja f German
Probably a hypochoristic form of Anna.
Ennike f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Annika, popular in the 1700s.
Enosch m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), German
Variant of Enos recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.... [more]
Ensel m German (East Prussian)
Diminutive of Ansas (compare Hänsel).
Enzi f German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Enzia.
Enzio m Italian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare)
Italian variant of Enzo that has also found some usage in Dutch and German-speaking countries.
Ephräm m German (Rare)
Ephräm der Syrer is the German form of the name of St. Ephrem the Syrian.
Eppo m Dutch, German (Rare, Archaic)
Simplified short form of names containing the German name element ebur "boar".
Erarich m German
German form of Eraric.
Erdmanna f German (Rare, Archaic)
Rare feminine form of Erdmann.
Erdme f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Erdmuthe influenced by Lithuanian Erdmė.... [more]
Erdmut f & m German (Rare, Archaic)
There are different theories about the etymology. ... [more]
Erdmuthe f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erdmuth or Erdmut, derived from German Erde "earth" and Mut "courage, bravery" or "mood" (compare Hartmut)... [more]
Erembert m German, French
German and French form of Erenbrecht.
Erhart m German
Means "Determined", derived from the Germanic elements era "honour, respect" and hard "brave, hardy".
Erivan m German (Modern, Rare), Brazilian
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Erka f Germanic Mythology, German (Modern, Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".... [more]
Erke m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild or version of Erik.
Erken m & f German (Rare)
Short version of names with Erken- such as Erkenbald or Erkenhild.
Erkenbald m German
German form of Ercanbald.
Erkenhild f German (Rare)
The name is made up of the name elements erken meaning "pure, holy, genuine" and hiltja meaning "battle".
Erkenwald m German
German form of Ercanald.
Erkme f German (East Prussian)
Possibly a short form of names containing the element "Erk-", for example Erkenhild.... [more]
Erko m German (Rare)
A short form derived from Old High German erkan "pure, genuine".
Erlfried m German (Rare)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements eorl "earl" and fridu "peace".
Erlfriede f German (Rare)
Feminine form of Erlfried.
Ermanarich m German
German form of Ermanaric.
Ermanfried m German
German form of Ermanfrid.
Ermelia f German (Bessarabian)
Derived from the Germanic name element ermen "whole; universal" (compare Irmela).
Ermenfried m German
German form of Ermenfrid.
Ermfried m German
Short form of Ermenfried.
Erminefried m German
German form of Erminefrid.
Ernestin m German (Rare)
Male form of Ernestine
Ernoul m German
A German given name of Old French origin. It is a diminutive form of the name Ernault, which is itself a diminutive form of the name Ernald. Ernald is a compound name formed from the Old German words "arn" (eagle) and "wald" (ruler)... [more]
Erpo m German (Rare, Archaic)
The name derives from a Germanic root (Old Norse jarpr) meaning "dark brown".
Ertmon m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Erdmann.... [more]
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).
Estoril f German (Modern, Rare)
Derived from the Portuguese city Estoril.
Ethelgard f German (Anglicized, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of the name Edelgard combining it with Ethel making it more Anglicized.
Eucharius m Late Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Latinized form of Eucharios. This is the name of a Roman Catholic saint, who is venerated as the first bishop of what is now Trier in Germany.
Eudochia f German (Bessarabian), Moldovan, Romanian
Romanian form and Bessarabian German variant of Eudokia.
Euklid m Croatian, German
German and Croatian form of Euclid.
Euphrosina f German (East Prussian), German (Archaic)
German variant of Euphrosine and East Prussian German form of Euphrosyne.
Eurich m German
German form of Euric.
Euseb m German
German form of Eusebius.
Eusy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elsbeth.
Eutharich m German
German form of Eutharic.
Evalotte f Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Eva and Lotte. The variant Eva-Lotta was used by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in her Kalle Blomkvist series of books (1946, 1951, 1953), where it belongs to a friend of the central character.
Evangelist m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Literature
English and German equivalent of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the Austrian tenor singer Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743-1805), who was the younger brother of the composers Joseph (1732-1809) and Michael Haydn (1737-1806).... [more]
Evegret f German (Rare)
Combination of Eve, itself a variant of Eva, and Grete.
Everhard m Dutch, Afrikaans, German
Dutch, Afrikaans and German form of Everard.
Evermar m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Ebermar.
Evi f Dutch, Estonian, German
Dutch variant of Evie and Estonian variant of Eevi. As a German name, Evi is a diminutive of Eva and generally not used as a given name in its own right.
Ewe f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German variant of Ewa.
Ezechielis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Ezechielis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Ezechiel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel.... [more]
Fabronia f English (Rare), German (Rare)
Probably a variant of Febronia. It may also be a feminine form of Fabronius.
Falco m Late Roman, Italian, German
Means "hawk" in Italian. It derives from Late Latin falco, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "scythe" referring to the raptor's claws.
Famian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Famianus.
Farin m German (Modern)
Masculine form of Farina.... [more]
Farina f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Spanish (Latin American)
From the character Farina in the series Our Gang played by the male child actor Allen Hoskins. It was aired in Germany under the title Die kleinen Strolche.
Fasia f German (Rare)
Not available.... [more]