Upper German Submitted Names

These names are a subset of German names used more often in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland. See also about German names.

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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.

Andel f Upper German, German (Sudeten)
Diminutive of Anna.

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.

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.

Annemie f Upper German, Flemish, Dutch, Danish, Swedish
Diminutive of Annemarie.

Athalmar m Upper German
Derived from the Germanic name elements *adal "noble" and *mar "famous".

Baltram m Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Baldram.

Bascha m Upper German
A diminutive variant of the name Sebastian.

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.

Chrysant m Upper German (Rare), German (Austrian, Rare)
German form of Chrysanthus.

Dionys m Upper German (Archaic), German (Austrian, Archaic), Romansh
Upper German and Romansh form of Dionysios.

Emerenz f Upper German (Rare)
Vernacular form of Emerenzia.

Emerenz m Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Emerenzius.

Emerenzia f Upper German, Italian (Rare)
Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.

Emmeran m History (Ecclesiastical), Upper German (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Emmeram.

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).

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).

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]

Gaudenz m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh
German and Romansh form of Gaudentius.

Gundhard m Old Swedish, Upper German
Old High German name, combination of GUNN "battle, fight" and HARD "hard, strong."

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]

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]

Heller m Upper German
Nickname for Helmut

Hias m Upper German
Diminutive of Matthias. Rarely, if ever, used as an official given name.

Jodok m Polish (Archaic), German (Rare, Archaic), German (Austrian, Rare, Archaic), German (Swiss, Rare), Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
German and Polish form of Jodocus.

Jukundin m Upper German (Archaic)

Kathl f Upper German (Rare)
Diminutive of Katharina.

Kudrun f Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Gudrun.

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]

Lisel f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Liesel, more frequently used as a diminutive and rarely used as a given name.

Luzei f Upper German (Archaic)
Old Upper German variant of Lucia.

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.

Matthild f Faroese, Upper German (Archaic)
Faroese form and archaic Upper German variant of Mathilda.

Michl m German, Upper German
Vernacular form of Michael.

Mizzi f Upper German (Rare)
Obsolescent Upper German diminutive of Maria, usually not used as a given name in its own right.

Nazi m Upper German (Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Traditional Austrian and Bavarian short form of Ignaz and Romansh short form of Ignazi.

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".

Otl m Upper German
South German diminutive of Otto.... [more]

Pirmin m German (Rare), German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Upper German
Meaning unknown. ... [more]

Reserl f Upper German
Reserl is a Bavarian and Austrian diminutive of Theresia.... [more]

Rosel f Upper German
Southern German diminutive of Rose and names containing Rose like Rosemarie or Annerose.

Ruppert m Upper German
Upper German form of Rupert.

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.

Sepp m Alsatian, Upper German
Alsatian and Upper German short form of Joseph.

Sisi f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Upper German diminutive of Elisabeth. This was the nickname of Elisabeth of Bavaria, empress of Austria.

Trudpert m Upper German (Rare)
Upper German variant of Trudbert.

Trudperta f Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Trudpert.

Velten m German (Rare, Archaic), Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Dialectal German form of Valentin.

Virgil m Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Rare, Archaic)
German cognate of Fergal and Feirgil. This name used to Germanize Fergal and Feirgil in Austria and the southern part of Germany thanks to the Irish-born bishop and astronomer Virgilius von Salzburg (known in English as Vergilius of Salzburg).

Waldburga f Upper German (Rare)
Variant of Walburga.

Wastl m Upper German
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Zeia f Upper German (Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic)
Upper German short form of Luzei and Surselvan Romansh variant of Zia.

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