Germanic Girl Names
969 germanic girl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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There is a reason the nursery-door letters so often spell something Germanic: these names have been carried across a thousand years and half a dozen countries, and they still sound like they belong on a birth certificate signed today. The language family reaches from Germany and Austria through the Netherlands, Flanders and England, which is why the most familiar Germanic girl names feel less foreign than inherited. Charlotte is the elegant one, all silk ribbon and steady spine. Emma is warmer and rounder, a name that has spent the better part of two decades near the top of the U.S. charts without ever wearing out. Amelia carries the old Amal root associated with work and effort, and it sounds like a girl who finishes things. Ada, drawn from the same noble root behind Adelaide, is the short, unfussy heirloom hiding inside all of them.
Then there is the softer, more modern wing of the family, where the sounds go breathy and open and the vowels do the work. Ava and Ella are the two-syllable minimalists, easy for a toddler to say and impossible to misspell over the phone. Evelyn splits the difference between vintage and current, which is exactly why so many parents land on it. Genevieve is the one you choose when you want something with a little more velvet to it. If your ear leans toward the surname-style trend, Avery and Emerson bring a crisp, contemporary edge, while Adalynn, Adaline and Adalyn show how one old noble root keeps reinventing itself for each new generation of American parents.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Emeree#8066 in the U.S.A spelling of Emery/Emory — from the Germanic, 'a work-ruler; brave/whole power' (amal, 'work',▶Emmajean#8068 in the U.S.An English compound of Emma ('whole; universal', from Germanic ermen) and Jean ('God is graciou▶Berdina#8076 in the U.S.Berdina reads as a feminine elaboration tied to the Germanic element bern, 'bear,' seen in Bern▶Herlinda#8101 in the U.S.From the Germanic, 'a soft/tender shield' (heri, 'army', + lind, 'soft; tender; a shield of lim▶Jacelynn#8120 in the U.S.A spelling of Jocelyn/Jacelyn — from the Germanic Gautelen, 'a member of the Gauts' (a tribe); ▶Leyda#8197 in the U.S.A Spanish name, variously linked to the Germanic, 'a song; a lay/ballad', and read as a form of▶Lotte#8210 in the U.S.A German/Dutch short form of Charlotte — a feminine of Charles, from the Germanic, 'a free man;▶Louelle#8211 in the U.S.A form of Louella — joining Lou (from Louis, 'a famous warrior', Germanic) with the -elle endin▶Marialuiza#8227 in the U.S.A Portuguese compound of Maria ('beloved; of the sea; bitter', from Hebrew Miriam) and Luiza ('▶Maryalice#8231 in the U.S.An English compound of Mary ('beloved; of the sea; bitter', from Hebrew Miriam) and Alice ('nob▶Mindel#8243 in the U.S.A Yiddish diminutive, variously a form of Mina (from Wilhelmina, 'a resolute protector') and of▶Charlet#8247 in the U.S.Charlet is a spelling variant of Charlotte, the French feminine diminutive of Charles, from the▶Lyvonne#8287 in the U.S.Lyvonne is a modern respelling connected to Yvonne and Lavonne, feminine forms tied to Yves and▶Carlean#8295 in the U.S.Carlean pairs the Germanic name Carl, meaning free man, with the fashionable -lean or -lene end▶Carylon#8304 in the U.S.Carylon is Carolyn with its letters transposed; it carries Carolyn's meaning, a feminine form o▶Alvenia#8315 in the U.S.Alvenia reads as an ornamented feminine form of Alvina, itself the feminine of Alvin, from the ▶Tilda#8359 in the U.S.A pet form of Matilda — from the Germanic maht, 'might; strength', + hild, 'battle', hence 'mig▶Velma#8369 in the U.S.A form of Wilhelmina — from the Germanic wil, 'will; resolve', + helm, 'helmet; protection', he▶Bernadean#8400 in the U.S.Bernadean is a spelling variant of Bernardine (also Bernadine), the feminine of Bernard, from t▶Adalyna#8410 in the U.S.A form of Adaline/Adalyn — from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence 'noble; of noble kind'; route▶Addalee#8412 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Ada/Adda ('noble', Germanic) with the -lee ending; also read as a form o▶Adelyna#8414 in the U.S.A form of Adeline/Adelina — from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence 'noble; of noble kind'; rout▶Alaria#8433 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a feminine of Alaric ('ruler of all', Germanic) and an Al-+-aria coina▶Aleisha#8436 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alicia/Alisha — from the Germanic adal, 'noble' (via Adelaide); also linked ▶Aliciana#8441 in the U.S.An elaboration of Alicia — from the Germanic adal, 'noble' (via Adelaide), with an -ana ending;▶Alin#8443 in the U.S.A form of Aline — a short form of Adeline ('noble', Germanic); also a Romanian name (variously ▶Alisse#8444 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alice/Alyssa — from the Germanic adal, 'noble' (via Adelaide); also echoing ▶Aliz#8446 in the U.S.A Hungarian form of Alice — from the Germanic adal, 'noble' (via Adelaide)▶Elois#8448 in the U.S.Elois is an early-twentieth-century variant of Eloise, itself from the medieval Heloise and the▶Amilya#8453 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Amelia/Amilia — from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious; striving'; route▶Charleene#8511 in the U.S.Charleene is a respelling of Charlene, a feminine diminutive of Charles. Charles comes from the▶Carlene#8520 in the U.S.A feminine form of Carl/Charles — from the Germanic, 'a free man/woman'▶Elley#8565 in the U.S.A pet form/spelling of Ellie — a short form of Eleanor/Ella, variously 'a shining light' (Elean▶Emalina#8570 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Emmeline/Emelina — from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious; striving'; ro▶Emelynn#8571 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Emmeline/Emmelyn — from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious; striving' (wi▶Emoree#8575 in the U.S.A spelling of Emory/Emery — from the Germanic, 'brave; powerful; a home/work ruler' (amal, 'wor▶Emrey#8576 in the U.S.A spelling of Emery/Emory — from the Germanic, 'brave; powerful; a home/work ruler'; used for b▶Josalyn#8649 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Jocelyn — from the Germanic Gautelen, 'a member of the Gaut/Geat tribe'; the▶Minnette#8649 in the U.S.Minnette dresses up Minnie, the common diminutive of Wilhelmina, the German feminine form of Wi▶Joycelyn#8651 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Jocelyn — from the Germanic Gautelen, 'a member of the Gaut/Geat tribe' (her▶Melda#8653 in the U.S.Melda is a short form of Imelda (Germanic irmin, 'whole, universal', plus hild, 'battle') and s▶Landrey#8698 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Landry — from the Germanic land + ric, 'a ruler of the land; powerful'; a su▶Dellia#8737 in the U.S.Dellia sits between two names. It reads as a spelling variant of Delia, a Greek name meaning 'o▶Gertha#8745 in the U.S.Gertha is a short, softened form in the Gertrude/Gerda family. Gertrude comes from Germanic ele▶Hilma#8778 in the U.S.Hilma is a Scandinavian and Germanic short form of Wilhelmina, from elements meaning 'will' and▶Mattilynn#8780 in the U.S.A modern blend of Matti (from Matilda, Germanic, 'mighty in battle') with the fashionable -lynn▶Otilia#8795 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Ottilia/Odilia — from the Germanic aud, 'prosperity; fortune; wealth' (a fem▶Ottilia#8796 in the U.S.A feminine of Otto — from the Germanic aud, 'prosperity; fortune; wealth; riches'▶Sharla#8850 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Charla — a feminine of Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'a free man/person';▶Deitra#8912 in the U.S.Deitra reads as a respelling in the Deidra/Deidre family, English forms of the Irish Deirdre — ▶Otelia#8918 in the U.S.Otelia is a variant of Otilia/Ottilia and Odelia, names built on the Germanic element odal ('we▶Idelle#8924 in the U.S.Idelle is an early-1900s elaboration that joins Ida — a Germanic name meaning 'work' or 'labor'▶Alaida#8937 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alida/Adelaide — from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence 'noble; of noble kin▶Aleenah#8940 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alina/Aleena — variously 'noble; bright' (a Germanic Adelina) and 'silk; del▶Alley#8944 in the U.S.A pet form/spelling of Ally — from Alison/Alice ('noble; of noble kind', Germanic adal); also r▶Allis#8945 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Alice — from the Germanic adal, 'noble', via Adelaide, hence 'noble; of nobl▶Robbye#8946 in the U.S.Robbye is a feminine pet form, a spelling of Robbie or Bobbie, from Roberta - the feminine of R▶Allysson#8947 in the U.S.A spelling of Alison/Allison — a medieval diminutive of Alice ('noble'), hence 'noble; a little▶Ameilia#8956 in the U.S.A spelling of Amelia — from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious; striving; effort'▶Ameliagrace#8957 in the U.S.A compound of Amelia ('work; industrious', Germanic) and Grace ('grace; favour', Latin gratia);▶Allisa#8976 in the U.S.Allisa is a double-l respelling of Alisa and Alyssa. That family draws on two threads: Alice, f▶Avis#8992 in the U.S.From the Latin avis, 'a bird'; also a Latinized form of the Germanic Aveza; routes layered▶Delmi#9052 in the U.S.A short form of Delmira/Edelmira — from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble', + mari, 'famous', ▶Ellyson#9077 in the U.S.A spelling of Allison/Ellison — variously 'son of Ellis (Elias)' and a diminutive of the German▶Evelyna#9091 in the U.S.A form of Evelyn/Evelina — from the Germanic Avelina, variously 'a wished-for child' and 'a lit▶Genoveva#9105 in the U.S.A Spanish/German form of Genevieve — from the Germanic, variously 'of the race/tribe of women' ▶Hagen#9116 in the U.S.From the Germanic/Norse — variously 'of the enclosed pasture/hedged enclosure' and 'a young haw▶Hally#9121 in the U.S.A spelling of Hallie — a short form of Harriet, from the Germanic Heimirich, 'home ruler'; rout▶Hatti#9129 in the U.S.A spelling of Hattie — a short form of Harriet, from the Germanic Heimirich, 'home ruler'▶Albertine#9131 in the U.S.Albertine is the French feminine form of Albert, built from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble,▶Jeri#9176 in the U.S.A spelling of Gerry — a short form of Geraldine ('rule of the spear', from ger, 'spear', + wald▶Ardelle#9187 in the U.S.Ardelle is a dressed-up form of Ardella or Adele. Through Adele it carries the Germanic adal, '▶Willena#9227 in the U.S.Willena is a feminine form built on William, or an elaboration of Willa, both from the Germanic▶Luanne#9282 in the U.S.A compound name — Lu (from Louise/Luella, 'famous warrior') joined with Anne ('grace; favor', f▶Luisana#9285 in the U.S.A compound name — Luisa (a feminine of Louis, 'famous warrior', Germanic) joined with Ana ('gra▶Detta#9286 in the U.S.Detta is an affectionate short form clipped from longer names ending in -detta or -etta - Berna▶Milda#9286 in the U.S.Milda is a short form of Matilda or Hilda — names built on the Germanic '-hild', 'battle' — or ▶Alfreida#9315 in the U.S.Alfreida is a variant of Alfreda or Elfrieda, feminine names from the Germanic alf or aelf, elf▶Matilyn#9315 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Mat- element (from Mattie/Matilda, 'mighty in battle') with a -lyn end▶Elberta#9317 in the U.S.Elberta is a feminine form of Elbert, itself a variant of Albert. Albert comes from the Germani▶Milia#9329 in the U.S.A short form of Emilia ('rival; eager', from the Latin Aemilius) and of Amelia ('work; industri▶Ramonda#9330 in the U.S.Ramonda extends Ramon (the Spanish form of Raymond) with a feminine -a ending; Raymond comes fr▶Odilia#9371 in the U.S.From the Germanic od, 'wealth; fortune; prosperity' (also linked to Saint Odilia, patroness of ▶Ostara#9377 in the U.S.From Ostara/Eostre — a Germanic goddess of spring and the dawn (whose name is linked to 'Easter▶Rayann#9396 in the U.S.A compound name — Ray (variously a short form of Raymond, 'wise protector', and Rachel, 'a ewe'▶Rickie#9404 in the U.S.A short form of Erica ('ever-ruler') and Frederica ('peaceful ruler') — from Germanic ric, 'rul▶Geriann#9414 in the U.S.Geriann joins Geri, the pet form of Geraldine from Germanic roots meaning rule of the spear, to▶Carolene#9483 in the U.S.Carolene is a variant of Caroline, the feminine of Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'free man'.▶Idell#9509 in the U.S.Most likely an elaboration of Ida, from a Germanic element read as 'work; labor; industrious,' ▶Adalei#9528 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Ada ('noble', Germanic) with a -lei ending (echoing Adalee/Adley); route▶Adda#9531 in the U.S.A short form of Adela/Adelaide — from the Germanic adal, 'noble'; also a Welsh name (linked to ▶Addalie#9532 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Adda/Ada ('noble', Germanic) with a -lie ending (echoing Adalie/Adaline)▶Adelinne#9534 in the U.S.A spelling of Adeline — from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence 'noble; of noble kind'▶Aiva#9546 in the U.S.A spelling of Ava — variously 'life' (from Eve, Hebrew), 'a bird' (Latin avis), and a Germanic ▶Aleesha#9554 in the U.S.A spelling of Alisha/Alicia — a form of Adelaide/Alice, from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence ▶Aleyssa#9556 in the U.S.A spelling of Alyssa — variously a form of Alice ('noble', Germanic) and the alyssum flower (Gr▶Alissia#9559 in the U.S.A spelling of Alicia/Alyssa — a form of Alice, from the Germanic adal, 'noble', hence 'noble; o▶Avalene#9611 in the U.S.A modern name, echoing Avaline/Eveline (variously 'hazelnut' and 'life'); no single fixed root;▶Vona#9612 in the U.S.Vona is a short, softened form of Yvonne, the French feminine of Yves, from a Germanic word for▶Rosamond#9619 in the U.S.From the Germanic Hrosmund, 'horse-protection' (hros, 'horse,' + mund, 'protection'). Long folk▶Delberta#9639 in the U.S.Delberta is a feminine form of Delbert, itself a short form of Adelbert or Albert, from the Ger▶Charliee#9657 in the U.S.A spelling of Charlie — a pet form of Charles/Charlotte, from the Germanic karl, 'a free man; f▶Alverta#9691 in the U.S.A feminine form of Albert (a variant of Alberta), from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble,' and▶Ebbie#9704 in the U.S.A pet form, variously of Abigail ('my father's joy', Hebrew) and Ebba ('strength', Germanic); r▶Edelina#9706 in the U.S.A form of Adelina/Edeline — from the Germanic adal/edel, 'noble', hence 'noble; of noble kind'▶Ellakate#9718 in the U.S.A compound name — Ella (variously 'all; a fairy maiden', Germanic) joined with Kate ('pure', a ▶Ellea#9721 in the U.S.A spelling of Ella — variously 'all; a fairy maiden' (Germanic) and a short form of Eleanor ('l▶Elleanna#9722 in the U.S.A compound name — Ella ('all; a fairy maiden/light') joined with Anna ('grace; favor', Hebrew)▶Ellieann#9724 in the U.S.A compound name — Ellie ('all; light', a pet form of Ella/Eleanor) joined with Ann ('grace; fav▶Ellieanne#9725 in the U.S.A compound name — Ellie ('all; light', a pet form of Ella/Eleanor) joined with Anne ('grace; fa▶Emie#9729 in the U.S.A form, variously of Amie/Amy ('beloved', French) and Emmy/Emma ('whole; industrious', Germanic▶Emmelina#9733 in the U.S.A form of Emmeline — from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious/striving', hence 'industrious; ▶Emmory#9734 in the U.S.A spelling of Emory/Emery — from the Germanic Emmerich, 'brave/powerful; a home ruler'; used fo▶Gilda#9766 in the U.S.From the Germanic — variously from gild, 'gilded; golden', and a short form of names in Ermeneg▶Gilberta#9782 in the U.S.Gilberta is a feminine form of Gilbert, built from the Germanic elements gisil, pledge or hosta▶Bobbette#9785 in the U.S.Bobbette adds the French-style -ette ending to Bobbie, a pet form of Roberta, itself the femini▶Idalie#9796 in the U.S.A form of Ida/Idalia — variously from the Germanic id, 'work; labour', and the Greek place-name▶Jalicia#9811 in the U.S.A modern African American name, blending the Ja- prefix with Alicia ('noble; truthful', Germani▶Erlinda#9814 in the U.S.Erlinda is a Spanish name, most often read as a blend ending in linda ('pretty; beautiful' in S▶Jezelle#9833 in the U.S.A modern name, joining a Jez- element with a -elle ending (echoing Giselle, 'a pledge/hostage',▶Jocie#9834 in the U.S.A pet form, variously of Jocelyn ('a member of the Gauts', Germanic; linked by sound to 'joy') ▶Joscelyn#9836 in the U.S.A spelling of Jocelyn — from the Germanic, 'a member of the Gauts (a Germanic tribe)'; linked b▶Joycelynn#9838 in the U.S.A modern blend of Joyce ('joyful; a lord', from Latin/Breton) and Jocelyn ('a member of the Gau▶Karlette#9858 in the U.S.A diminutive of Karla/Carla — a feminine of Karl/Charles, from the Germanic, 'a free man/woman'▶Jeffie#9871 in the U.S.An early-1900s '-ie' pet name connected to the Jeff-/Jefferson family; Geoffrey/Jeffrey derive ▶Carolin#9875 in the U.S.Carolin is a spelling of Caroline (or the German Karolin), a feminine of Charles from the Germa▶Bernardine#9908 in the U.S.Bernardine is a feminine form of Bernard, from Old Germanic bern ('bear') and hard ('bold, hard▶Blinda#9915 in the U.S.Blinda is a clipped form of Belinda, dropping the first syllable. Belinda's roots are debated: ▶Loraina#9935 in the U.S.A form of Lorraine — from the French region of Lorraine, 'the kingdom of Lothar (Lotharingia)';▶Lynda#9947 in the U.S.A spelling of Linda — variously from the Spanish linda, 'pretty/beautiful', and the Germanic li▶Marifer#9964 in the U.S.A contracted blend of Maria Fernanda — Maria ('of the sea; beloved', from Mary) + Fernanda ('a ▶Jilda#9969 in the U.S.Jilda reads as a soft-J respelling of Gilda, an Italian and Germanic name built on the root gil▶Matti#9970 in the U.S.A short form of names like Matilda ('mighty in battle', Germanic), Mattea/Matthea ('gift of God▶Mattilyn#9971 in the U.S.A modern blend of Matti/Matilda ('mighty in battle', Germanic) with the popular -lyn suffix (fr▶Matty#9972 in the U.S.A short form of Matilda ('mighty in battle', Germanic), Mattea ('gift of God', Hebrew), and (fo▶Mily#9991 in the U.S.A short form of Miley (a modern name) or Emily ('rival; eager; industrious', Latin), also of Mi▶Ricky#10084 in the U.S.A short form of names like Ricarda/Erica ('a powerful ruler; ever-ruler', Germanic ric, 'ruler/▶Landa#10091 in the U.S.Landa is best read as a clipped form of longer names ending in -landa, such as Yolanda or Rolan▶Tillee#10170 in the U.S.A spelling of Tilly — a short form of Matilda, from the Germanic, 'mighty in battle' (maht, 'mi▶Vonnie#10190 in the U.S.A short form of Yvonne ('a yew tree; an archer', Germanic) or Veronica ('true image', Latin/Gre▶Adalay#10251 in the U.S.A modern given name in the Adaline/Adalee family, carrying the Germanic Ada- element 'noble' wi▶Adalea#10252 in the U.S.A modern given name blending the Germanic Ada- element 'noble' with a flowing -lea ending (as i▶Adaleine#10253 in the U.S.A spelling of Adaline/Adeline, from the Germanic adal, 'noble'; a graceful vintage-revival name▶Adely#10257 in the U.S.A pet/short form of Adela or Adele, from the Germanic adal, 'noble'; used as an independent nam▶Adylene#10263 in the U.S.A modern spelling in the Adilene/Adaline family, carrying the Germanic Ada- element 'noble'; po▶Yosselin#10268 in the U.S.Yosselin is a Spanish-influenced respelling of Jocelyn, which came into English from Old French▶Aimar#10272 in the U.S.From the Basque Aimar, linked to 'high; elevated', and from the Germanic Aymar/Adhemar, 'home +▶Alberta#10281 in the U.S.A feminine form of Albert, from the Germanic Adalbert, 'noble and bright' (adal, 'noble', + ber▶Arlin#10324 in the U.S.A short form/variant of Arlene, linked to a Germanic element for 'pledge; oath'; also used as a▶Armina#10325 in the U.S.A feminine of Armin, from the Germanic Ermin, 'whole; universal', and also linked to the Persia▶Aubriee#10337 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aubrey/Aubree, from the Germanic Alberic, 'elf ruler; ruler of spirits' (a▶Berta#10373 in the U.S.A short form of names ending in -berta (Alberta, Roberta), from the Germanic beraht, 'bright; f▶Bobby#10377 in the U.S.A pet form of Robert or Roberta, from the Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame' (hrod, 'fame', + be▶Norberta#10388 in the U.S.Norberta is the feminine form of Norbert, a Germanic name joining nord, 'north,' to beraht, 'br▶Carlynn#10405 in the U.S.A modern given name in the Carolyn/Carlin family, from the Germanic karl, 'free man/woman', wit▶Charlean#10405 in the U.S.Charlean is a spelling of Charlene, the feminine diminutive of Charles, from Germanic karl, 'fr▶Carola#10406 in the U.S.A feminine of Carl/Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'free man'; understood as 'free woman'; use▶Charline#10413 in the U.S.A French feminine of Charles/Charlin, from the Germanic karl, 'free man'; understood as 'free w▶Aleecia#10417 in the U.S.Aleecia is a phonetic spelling of Alicia, the Latinized form of Alice, from the Germanic Adalhe▶Joscelynn#10463 in the U.S.Joscelynn is a modern double-n respelling of Jocelyn, which grew from the medieval Germanic nam▶Valda#10468 in the U.S.Valda comes from the Old Norse and Germanic element vald, 'power, rule,' the same root behind n▶Ardella#10471 in the U.S.A vintage American name, variously linked to the Latin ardens ('warm; ardent; eager') or to Ger▶Edelynn#10471 in the U.S.A modern given name blending an Ede-/Edeline element 'noble' (from the Germanic adal) with the ▶Romonia#10488 in the U.S.Romonia is an elaborated form of Ramona, the Spanish feminine of Ramon, itself from the Germani▶Evoni#10504 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Yvonne, from a Germanic root iv, 'yew tree' (linked to archery). Rewor▶Hermelinda#10543 in the U.S.A Spanish form from the Germanic elements ermen ('whole; universal; great') and linde ('soft; t▶Ivett#10570 in the U.S.A spelling of Yvette, a French diminutive from the Germanic iv, 'yew tree' (linked to archery).▶Harmon#10576 in the U.S.From the English surname Harmon, a form of Herman, from the Germanic hari ('army') and man ('ma▶Willene#10587 in the U.S.Willene is a feminine name built on William or Willie, from Germanic Wilhelm, wil, 'will, desir▶Izetta#10598 in the U.S.Izetta is a decorative elaboration built on Etta, the pet form of longer names like Henrietta a▶Jocelyne#10611 in the U.S.A French spelling of Jocelyn, from a medieval given name tied to the Gauts (a Germanic tribe) —▶Josseline#10615 in the U.S.A Latina/French spelling of Jocelyn (Josseline), from a medieval name tied to the Gauts (a Germ▶Carrolyn#10647 in the U.S.Carrolyn is a variant spelling of Carolyn, which comes through Caroline as a feminine form of C▶Gertie#10648 in the U.S.Gertie is a warm pet form of Gertrude, from the Germanic elements ger ('spear') and prud/trud (▶Fredda#10700 in the U.S.Fredda is a feminine form of Fred, the short form of Frederick. Frederick comes from the German▶Isana#10705 in the U.S.Two honest routes: an Old High German Isana, linked to isarn ('iron; strong-willed'), and separ▶Henretta#10750 in the U.S.Henretta is a phonetic respelling of Henrietta — the French feminine of Henry, from Germanic He▶Vandy#10808 in the U.S.Vandy is a short, affectionate name, most often a pet form of Vanda or Wanda, Slavic and German▶Ramira#10873 in the U.S.A feminine form of Ramiro, from the Germanic elements ragin ('counsel; advice') and meri ('famo▶Richie#10885 in the U.S.A pet form of Richard, from the Germanic ric ('ruler; power') and hard ('brave; strong') - 'bra▶Jocilyn#10946 in the U.S.Jocilyn is a respelling of Jocelyn, a name that began as a medieval masculine form, Josselin, f▶Elga#10962 in the U.S.Elga is a short variant in the Helga and Olga family, from the Old Norse heilagr, giving Helga ▶Bernetta#10997 in the U.S.Bernetta is a feminine diminutive built on the Bern- of Bernadette and Bernadine, ultimately fr▶William#11017 in the U.S.From the Germanic Wilhelm, 'resolute protector' (wil, 'will; desire' + helm, 'helmet; protectio▶Yocelyn#11033 in the U.S.A Y- spelling of Jocelyn, from a medieval name tied to the Germanic Gauts (a tribal name), carr▶Gerline#11049 in the U.S.Gerline is best explained as a shortened, respelled form of Geraldine, from the Germanic Gerald▶Jeree#11061 in the U.S.Jeree is a phonetic, coined form of Jeri/Gerry — the feminine short forms of Geraldine, from Ge▶Adalya#11078 in the U.S.A modern name built on the Germanic element adal, 'noble,' seen in Adalyn and Adela, given a so▶Bernadett#11080 in the U.S.Bernadett is a variant of Bernadette, the French feminine diminutive of Bernard, from the Germa▶Adelise#11082 in the U.S.A French-flavored elaboration of the Germanic adal, 'noble' — kin to Adelaide and Adele. The -i▶Alisyn#11118 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Allison/Alison, a medieval French pet form of Alice, from the Germanic a▶Allina#11120 in the U.S.A double-l spelling of Alina, variously tied to the Germanic adal ('noble'), a short form of Ad▶Alysse#11125 in the U.S.A modern spelling near Alyssa (linked to the alyssum flower, 'rational; without madness') and A▶Amaly#11126 in the U.S.A spelling of Amalie/Amelia, from the Germanic amal, 'work; industrious; effort.' A warm, vinta▶Alyne#11198 in the U.S.Alyne is a spelling variant of Aline, historically a contracted form of Adeline/Adelaide, from ▶Carlei#11275 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Carly/Carlee, a feminine form of Carl (Charles), from the Germanic for '▶Charles#11287 in the U.S.Charles is a classic given name from Germanic karl ('free man'), borne by kings and saints acro▶Charlise#11289 in the U.S.Charlise is a feminine elaboration of Charles, closely tied to Charlize, from the Germanic root▶Gerardine#11312 in the U.S.Gerardine is a feminine of Gerard, a Germanic name from ger, 'spear,' and hard, 'brave' or 'har▶Elmina#11351 in the U.S.A short form of Wilhelmina, from the Germanic roots wil ('will; desire') and helm ('helmet; pro▶
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What are popular Germanic girl names?
The most-used Germanic girl names in the U.S. right now include Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Ava and Evelyn. Several of them have sat inside the national top ten for years, so they read as familiar rather than unusual.
Is Germanic the same as German?
No. Germanic is a language family, not one country. It includes German and Dutch but also Old English, Frisian and the Norse languages, which is why names from England, the Netherlands and Scandinavia can all trace back to the same roots.