Baby Names

German baby names

69 names of German origin with their meaning

  • Enzo

    Boy

    Derives from the Germanic name Heinz, meaning "master of the house," "lord of his home," or "prince of his lands".

    German · Italian · Germanic

  • Bruno

    Boy

    Of Germanic and Italian origin. Derived from the root "brun", meaning "brown" or "dark".

    German · Italian · Germanic

  • Alberto

    Boy

    From Germanic, meaning "bright" or "illustrious".

    Germanic · German · Spanish

  • Axel

    Boy

    A Scandinavian name deriving from the Hebrew name Absalom, meaning "father of peace".

    Scandinavian · Hebrew · German · Danish

  • Elsa

    Girl

    The German short form of Elizabeth, "God is my oath".

    Hebrew · German

  • Karla

    Girl

    Means "free woman", a K-spelling of Carla.

    German · Germanic

  • María Elsa

    Girl

    Combines María — "beloved" — with Elsa — "God is my oath".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German

  • María Karla

    Girl

    Combines María — "beloved" — with Karla — "free woman".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German · Germanic

  • Ana Karla

    Girl

    Combines Ana — "grace" — with Karla — "free woman".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German · Germanic

  • Franco

    Boy

    Of Germanic origin, meaning "free".

    Germanic · Italian · Spanish · German

  • Greta

    Girl

    Means "pearl", a short form of Margaret.

    German · Greek

  • Heidy

    Girl

    An adapted spelling of Heidi, a short form of Adelaide.

    German

  • Johana

    Girl

    Means "God is gracious", the same root as Joan.

    German · Hebrew · Biblical

  • Luigi

    Boy

    A French form of the Latin name Ludovicus and the German name Ludwig. It gained popularity as the brother of Mario in the video game Super Mario Bros.

    Latin · German · Italian · French

  • María Heidi

    Girl

    Combines María — "beloved" — with Heidi — "of noble birth".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German

  • Otto

    Boy

    Of Germanic origin, meaning "wealth" or "fortune".

    Germanic · German

  • Adal

    Boy

    Of Germanic origin, meaning "noble".

    Germanic · German

  • Ana Heidi

    Girl

    Combines Ana — "grace" — with Heidi — "of noble birth".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German

  • Anika

    Girl

    In Europe it is a diminutive of Anna; in West Africa, spelled the same way, distinct meanings tied to beauty are recorded.

    German · African

  • Armando

    Boy

    The Italian form of the German name Herman, meaning "man of the army".

    German · Italian

  • Hans

    Boy

    Of Scandinavian origin, the Spanish equivalent of Juan (John), meaning "God has been gracious". Variants include Hansi, Han, and Hannes.

    German · Dutch · Scandinavian · Spanish

  • Heidi

    Girl

    Diminutive of Adelheid: "of noble birth".

    German

  • María Gretel

    Girl

    Combines María — "beloved" — with Gretel — "precious pearl".

    Hebrew · Biblical · German

  • Riccardo

    Boy

    The Italian variant of Ricardo (Richard). Means "brave king".

    German · Italian

  • Rocco

    Boy

    The Italian variant of Roque (Roch). Comes from the German hroc, meaning "war cry", or from the Latin for "rock".

    German · Italian · Latin

  • Adolfo

    Boy

    Of German origin, meaning "wolf, noble".

    German

  • Anneliese

    Girl

    A blend of Anna and Elisabeth.

    German

  • Bardo

    Boy

    A name popular in parts of Italy, actually of Germanic origin, meaning "giant".

    Germanic · Italian · Latin · German

  • Elmo

    Boy

    Of Italian origin, meaning "protector".

    Italian · German · Dutch

  • Florián

    Boy

    Of Latin origin, meaning "prosperous".

    Latin · Germanic · German

  • Gretel

    Girl

    German diminutive of Margaret: "precious pearl".

    German

  • Hernando

    Boy

    A diminutive of Ferdinand, from the German fardi ("journey") and nand ("ready, prepared").

    German · Spanish

  • Leopoldo

    Boy

    Of Germanic origin, combining elements meaning "bold" and "people". A famous bearer is the patron saint of Austria.

    German · Italian

  • Renate

    Girl

    The German form of Renata, "reborn".

    Latin · German

  • Verena

    Girl

    Read as "she who reveres" or "the true one".

    Latin · German

  • Adeline

    Unisex

    Means "noble"; comes from German.

    German

  • Alain

    Boy

    Boy's name of Gaelic or Germanic origin, from "Alun," referring to a handsome man.

    German · Irish

  • Alvize

    Boy

    The Venetian form of Louis (French) and Ludwig (German).

    German · Italian · French

  • Amerigo

    Boy

    This Italian form of the German name Emmerich means "complete ruler". It was the name of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, after whom the Americas are named.

    German · Italian

  • Annelies

    Unisex

    Of Dutch and German origin, meaning "grace, mercy".

    German · Dutch

  • Annemie

    Unisex

    Of Dutch, German, English, and Greek origin, meaning "God has favored me; grace, mercy".

    Greek · German · English · Dutch

  • Armin

    Boy

    From Old German, meaning "hero".

    German

  • Barend

    Unisex

    Origin: Dutch, German. Meaning: Bear.

    German · Dutch

  • Bartel

    Boy

    Origin: Dutch, German, Aramaic. Meaning: From the barley farm, farmer's son.

    German · Dutch · Aramaic

  • Beatrix

    Unisex

    Origin: Dutch, English, German, French. Meaning: Delivers joy, blessed, traveler.

    German · French · English · Dutch

  • Beltrán

    Boy

    Of German origin, meaning "illustrious raven".

    German

  • Bernardo

    Boy

    Of German origin, meaning "warrior as strong as a bear".

    German

  • Carl

    Boy

    The German variant of Karl.

    German

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