Germanic Baby Names
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Germanic Girl Names
Winola#13347 in the U.S.Usually explained as a Germanic name from the element wine, 'friend' — glossed 'charming friend▶Trudie#13359 in the U.S.Trudie is an affectionate short form of Gertrude, the Germanic name from ger, 'spear,' and thru▶Viveca#13375 in the U.S.Viveca is a Swedish name, a form of Vivica or Wiebke, from a Germanic root usually tied to 'wig▶Ziomara#13416 in the U.S.A Spanish spelling of Xiomara, a name well used across Latin America. It is usually traced to G▶Aada#13427 in the U.S.The Finnish spelling of Ada, where the doubled vowel marks a long A. Ada is generally traced to▶Abelina#13432 in the U.S.Used in Spanish and German-speaking regions. It is generally read either as a feminine elaborat▶Addylin#13450 in the U.S.A modern spelling in the Adalyn/Adelyn family, which grows out of Adeline and Adelaide — names ▶Adelayda#13452 in the U.S.A spelling of Adelaide, from the Germanic elements adal, 'noble,' and heid, 'kind; sort; qualit▶Adeleia#13453 in the U.S.A modern spelling in the Adele/Adelia family, all built on the Germanic element adal, 'noble.' ▶Adeli#13454 in the U.S.Read as a pet form of Adele or Adelina, names built on the Germanic element adal, 'noble.' The ▶Adelisa#13455 in the U.S.A blended name joining Adele (Germanic adal, 'noble') with Lisa (a short form of Elizabeth). It▶Adell#13456 in the U.S.A spelling of Adele, from the Germanic element adal, 'noble.' Adele came to English through Fre▶Adelline#13457 in the U.S.A spelling of Adeline, the French diminutive of Adele, itself from the Germanic element adal, '▶Adiline#13463 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Adeline, a French diminutive of Adele from the Germanic element adal, 'nob▶Adelei#13482 in the U.S.Adelei is a contemporary spelling in the cluster of Adele, Adeline, and Adalie, all from the Ge▶Charlotta#13499 in the U.S.Charlotta is the Latinate and Scandinavian form of Charlotte, the French feminine diminutive of▶Aldina#13507 in the U.S.Aldina draws on the Germanic element ald, 'old' in the sense of venerable or noble, the same ro▶Alda#13528 in the U.S.Alda is a Germanic name from ald ('old'), carrying senses of 'noble' and 'wise'; it is well est▶Amelina#13566 in the U.S.Amelina is an elaboration of Amelia, which comes from the Germanic Amalia, built on amal, 'work▶Adaleen#13601 in the U.S.Adaleen is a phonetic spelling of Adaline or Adeline, French diminutives of the Germanic Adela,▶Audelia#13656 in the U.S.Audelia is generally read as a variant of Odelia or Adelia, names that trace to the Germanic el▶Bernarda#13681 in the U.S.Bernarda is a feminine form of Bernard, built from the Germanic bern ('bear') and hard ('brave,▶Fredia#13690 in the U.S.Fredia is a variant of Freda or Frieda, short forms of Germanic names in fried-, 'peace' (as in▶Joscelin#13740 in the U.S.Joscelin is a spelling of Jocelyn, which comes from the medieval male name Josce or Gosselin, l▶Josselyne#13742 in the U.S.Josselyne is an ornate respelling of Jocelyn, which comes through Old French from the Germanic ▶Alica#13786 in the U.S.Alica is a respelling of Alicia, itself a Latinized form of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis▶Josalin#13837 in the U.S.Josalin is one of many phonetic spellings of Jocelyn, a name that came to England through the m▶Yavonne#13856 in the U.S.Yavonne is a phonetic respelling of Yvonne, the French feminine of Yvon, from a Germanic root i▶Charlesa#13915 in the U.S.Charlesa is a feminine elaboration of Charles, adding an -a ending in the manner of Charlisa an▶Elimar#13923 in the U.S.Most likely from Germanic roots — an Adal-/Eli- element joined to mari, 'famous' — giving a sen▶Emalia#13942 in the U.S.A modern blend sitting between Emilia (from Latin Aemilius, 'rival; eager') and Amalia (from a ▶Emaree#13944 in the U.S.A respelling of Emery/Emory, from the Germanic name Emmerich — elements usually read as 'whole;▶Chriselda#13945 in the U.S.Chriselda respells Griselda, a Germanic name from elements read as grey and battle, perhaps res▶Emilene#13946 in the U.S.A spelling of Emmeline, brought to England by the Normans as Ameline — a diminutive of names bu▶Ernestina#13950 in the U.S.The feminine of Ernest, from the Germanic eornost, 'seriousness; resolve; earnestness' — a stat▶Emmiline#13951 in the U.S.A spelling of Emmeline, from Norman French Ameline — a diminutive of names built on Germanic am▶Evetta#13977 in the U.S.Evetta is a variant spelling of Yvette, the French feminine diminutive of Yves, a Germanic name▶Robie#13977 in the U.S.Robie is a diminutive of Roberta, the feminine of Robert, from the Germanic hrod, 'fame', and b▶Emmaclaire#13995 in the U.S.Emmaclaire joins two established names into one: Emma, from the Germanic ermen, 'whole, univers▶Aubrina#14009 in the U.S.Aubrina extends Aubrey with the feminine -ina ending; Aubrey descends from the Germanic Alberic▶Ernestine#14013 in the U.S.Ernestine is the French-style feminine of Ernest, from Germanic eornost, 'seriousness; earnestn▶Gesselle#14187 in the U.S.Gesselle is a respelling of Giselle, a French name from the Germanic gisil, 'pledge' or 'hostag▶Joselynne#14201 in the U.S.Joselynne is a respelling of Jocelyn/Joselyn, from the medieval Germanic name Gautzelin or Gauz▶Jocelin#14212 in the U.S.Jocelin is an older spelling of Jocelyn, from the Germanic name Gaudelenus or Gautzelin — a dim▶Joceline#14213 in the U.S.Joceline is a French-styled spelling of Jocelyn, from the Germanic Gautzelin — a diminutive con▶Josilyn#14225 in the U.S.Josilyn is a modern spelling of Jocelyn, from the Germanic Gautzelin — a diminutive linked to t▶Joslin#14226 in the U.S.Joslin is a compressed spelling of Jocelyn and also an English surname drawn from the same Norm▶Joss#14227 in the U.S.Joss is a one-syllable short form of Jocelyn or Joslyn, from the Germanic Gautzelin brought to ▶Karaline#14287 in the U.S.A K-spelling of Caroline, the feminine of Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'free man; freeman.'▶Joclynn#14358 in the U.S.Joclynn is a modern respelling of Jocelyn, a name that grew from the name of the Gauts, a Germa▶Griselle#14433 in the U.S.Griselle reads as a short, French-flavored form of Griselda or a variant close to Gisele. Grise▶Alyshia#14448 in the U.S.Alyshia is an ornate respelling of Alicia, the Latinized form of Alice, from Germanic adal, 'no▶Charlcie#14570 in the U.S.Charlcie is a respelling of Charlsie, a feminine pet form built from Charles or Charlotte. Char▶Anselma#14581 in the U.S.Anselma is the feminine form of Anselm, a Germanic name joining ans, 'god' or 'deity,' with hel▶Dericka#14594 in the U.S.Dericka is a feminine elaboration of Derek, which comes from the Germanic Theodoric, joining th▶Renarda#14671 in the U.S.Renarda is a rare feminine coinage, most plausibly a feminine form of Renard/Reynard (from the ▶Heidie#14781 in the U.S.Heidie is a variant spelling of Heidi, the German diminutive of Adelheid (the source of Adelaid▶Robert#14818 in the U.S.From the Germanic Hrodebert, 'bright fame' (hrod, 'fame,' + beraht, 'bright'). One of the great▶Rudie#14892 in the U.S.A girls' spelling of Rudy, a pet form of Germanic Rud- names such as Rudolph ('famous wolf') an▶Rolonda#14932 in the U.S.Rolonda is a late-century feminine coinage built on Roland or the Spanish Rolando, from the Ger▶Gissele#14969 in the U.S.Gissele is a variant of Giselle, from the Old Germanic element gisil, 'pledge' or 'hostage', a ▶Gyselle#14987 in the U.S.Gyselle is a decorative respelling of Giselle, a name of Germanic origin from gisil, meaning pl▶Xiomora#15115 in the U.S.A respelling of Xiomara, a Spanish name of Germanic origin (from Guiomar), usually explained as▶Alvena#15153 in the U.S.A feminine form of Alvin/Alvina, from the Germanic elements aelf ('elf') or aethel ('noble') pl▶Yeraldin#15158 in the U.S.A Latin-American spelling of Geraldine, a feminine of Gerald, from Germanic elements meaning 's▶Alyssha#15162 in the U.S.Alyssha is a respelling of Alysha or Alicia, forms of Alice, which comes through Old French Aal▶Raymonda#15170 in the U.S.Raymonda is a feminine form of Raymond, from the Germanic elements 'ragin', 'counsel' or 'advic▶Odile#15173 in the U.S.Odile is the French form of a Germanic name from 'odal', meaning wealth, fortune, or heritage. ▶Albertina#15203 in the U.S.Albertina is an ornate feminine form of Albert, from the Germanic elements 'adal', noble, and '▶Rosenda#15213 in the U.S.A Spanish name, feminine of Rosendo, from the Germanic Hrodesind, 'excellent path' (or 'famous ▶Addilyne#15270 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Adaline/Adelyn, from the Adela family (Germanic adal, 'noble'), with a mo▶Abrey#15272 in the U.S.Abrey is a trimmed respelling of Aubrey, from the Germanic Alberich, 'elf ruler' or 'ruler of s▶Adylin#15284 in the U.S.Adylin is a modern respelling of Adalyn or Adeline, names built on the Germanic adal, 'noble,' ▶Hemma#15306 in the U.S.A medieval Germanic name, closely related to Emma and generally traced to the element ermen or ▶Addalyne#15322 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Adaline/Adalyn, from the Adela family (Germanic adal, 'noble'). The -lyne▶Alecea#15333 in the U.S.Alecea is a variant spelling of Alicia or Alecia, both softened forms of Alice. Alice descends ▶Derika#15341 in the U.S.Derika reads chiefly as a feminine form of Derek, which comes from the Germanic Theodoric, join▶Aybree#15427 in the U.S.Aybree is a phonetic respelling of Aubree, the popular girls' form of Aubrey. Aubrey comes from▶Carrianne#15466 in the U.S.Carrianne joins Carrie, a pet form of Caroline (from the Germanic Carl, 'free man'), with Anne,▶Ivone#15564 in the U.S.Ivone is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Yvonne, itself from the Germanic Ivo, 'yew tree' or▶Aubreana#15599 in the U.S.Aubreana is a modern elaboration of Aubrey, extended with a flowing '-ana' ending. Aubrey desce▶Cleotilde#15631 in the U.S.Cleotilde is a Spanish form of Clotilde, from the Germanic elements hlod, 'fame' or 'glory,' an▶Alishia#15800 in the U.S.Alishia is a phonetic spelling of Alicia, the Latinate form of Alice, which descends from the G▶Gizel#15930 in the U.S.Gizel is a respelling of Gisele or Gisela, from the Old Germanic gisil, 'pledge' or 'hostage' -▶Gizella#15931 in the U.S.Gizella is the Hungarian form of Giselle/Gisela, from the Germanic 'gisil', 'pledge' or 'hostag▶Emerey#15939 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Emery, from the Germanic name Emmerich, usually explained from ermen or ▶Frederica#15968 in the U.S.Frederica is the Latinate feminine of Frederick, from Germanic frid, 'peace', and ric, 'ruler, ▶Freeda#16032 in the U.S.A form of Frieda or Freda, from the Germanic frid, 'peace.' A vintage name of calm and goodwill▶Rolanda#16039 in the U.S.Rolanda is a feminine form of Roland, from the Germanic hrod ('fame') and land ('land') — 'famo▶Grizelda#16070 in the U.S.A form of Griselda, from the Germanic gris ('grey') and hild ('battle'), so 'grey battle-maid';▶Icela#16078 in the U.S.Icela is a Spanish and Latin American girl's name usually connected to Gisela, itself from the ▶Idella#16154 in the U.S.An elaboration of Ida with the -ella ending. Ida is a Germanic name generally traced to the ele▶Charlese#16188 in the U.S.Charlese is a feminine take on Charles, the Germanic name meaning free man, reshaped with an -e▶Jeselle#16237 in the U.S.Jeselle is a respelled form of Giselle, the graceful French name built on the Old Germanic elem▶Joselyne#16259 in the U.S.A -yne spelling in the Jocelyn/Joselyn family, a medieval name from the Germanic Gauts (a tribe▶Josilynn#16263 in the U.S.Josilynn is a modern respelling of Jocelyn, a name of Germanic origin brought to England by the▶Jenevie#16273 in the U.S.Jenevie is a trimmed spelling of Genevieve, the French name of the patron saint of Paris, gener▶Jeraldine#16281 in the U.S.Jeraldine is a variant spelling of Geraldine, the feminine of Gerald, from the Germanic ger ('s▶Jerelyn#16282 in the U.S.Jerelyn is an American coined name, a spelling of Geralyn, blending a feminine of Gerald - from▶Jisselle#16299 in the U.S.Jisselle is a phonetic respelling of Giselle, a French name of Germanic origin from gisil, 'ple▶Dereka#16306 in the U.S.Dereka is a feminine form of Derek, a Low German version of Theodoric, 'ruler of the people' (t▶Josslynn#16315 in the U.S.A double-consonant respelling of Jocelyn, a medieval name from the Germanic Gauts (a tribe). Th▶Gricel#16345 in the U.S.Gricel is a Spanish short form of Griselda, a Germanic name from gris, 'gray', and hild, 'battl▶Geselle#16365 in the U.S.Geselle is a respelling of Giselle, which comes from the Old Germanic element gisil, meaning pl▶Karleen#16386 in the U.S.Karleen is a K-spelled elaboration of Carleen and Carla, feminine forms of Charles, from the Ge▶Fryda#16483 in the U.S.Fryda is a spelling variant of Frieda (also Frida), from the Germanic element fridu, 'peace.' A▶Elecia#16560 in the U.S.Elecia reads as a respelling of Alicia or Alecia, the Latinized form of Adelaide meaning noble,▶Aleene#16666 in the U.S.Aleene is a respelling in the Aline/Arlene family. Aline began as a medieval short form of Adel▶Jozelynn#16668 in the U.S.Jozelynn is a modern respelling of Jocelyn, which came into English through the Normans from th▶Bertina#16872 in the U.S.Bertina is a feminine name built from the Germanic element berht, meaning 'bright' or 'famous' ▶Edelmira#16874 in the U.S.Edelmira is a Spanish name built on Germanic elements, adal, noble, and mari or mar, famous, so▶Allyssia#16925 in the U.S.Allyssia is an ornamented respelling of Alyssa, with a nod to Alicia. Alyssa is usually linked ▶Odetta#16994 in the U.S.Odetta is a feminine form of Odette, itself a French diminutive of Odo or Otto, from the German▶Ricci#17252 in the U.S.Ricci as a girl's name sits with Ricki and Ricky, feminine pet forms drawn from Richard (German▶Jisela#17422 in the U.S.Jisela is a Latina respelling of Gisela (or Gisele), a Germanic name from gisil, meaning 'pledg▶Wilhemina#17493 in the U.S.This is Wilhelmina misspelled — an 'l' is missing, giving 'Wilhe-mina' instead of 'Wilhel-mina.▶Willemina#17494 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Wilhelmina, the feminine of Willem/William, from the Germanic elements wil ('wi▶Ricarda#17527 in the U.S.Ricarda is the feminine of Richard, from the Germanic ric, ruler, and hard, brave or strong, gi▶Fredrika#17671 in the U.S.Fredrika is a streamlined spelling of Fredericka, the feminine of Frederick, from the Germanic ▶Jisel#17680 in the U.S.Jisel is a respelling of Giselle, a French name from the Germanic element gisil, a pledge or ho▶Raymona#18535 in the U.S.Raymona is a feminine form of Raymond, which joins the Old Germanic elements ragin, 'advice' or▶Fredricka#18555 in the U.S.Fredricka is a streamlined spelling of Fredericka, the feminine of Frederick, from the Germanic▶Gicela#18586 in the U.S.Gicela is a Spanish-influenced spelling of Gisela, a Germanic name from gisil, meaning pledge o▶Lysha#18753 in the U.S.Lysha is a short form and respelling of Alisha or Lisha, themselves forms of Alicia. 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Germanic Boy Names
Jerrald#13346 in the U.S.Jerrald is a spelling variant of Gerald (also spelled Jerald), from the Germanic elements ger (▶Lamberto#13362 in the U.S.Lamberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lambert, a Germanic name from land ('la▶Lewie#13394 in the U.S.Lewie is a friendly spelling of Louie, the pet form of Lewis and Louis. Both descend from the G▶Lonell#13492 in the U.S.Lonell is an American coinage built on Lon, a short form of Alonzo or Lonnie, finished with the▶Medardo#13500 in the U.S.Medardo is the Spanish and Italian form of Medard, a Germanic name from elements meaning 'stren▶Raynold#13572 in the U.S.Raynold is a spelling variant of Reynold, itself from the Germanic Raginald, joining ragin, cou▶Odilon#13642 in the U.S.A French name from Germanic Odilo, a diminutive of the element od/aud, 'wealth; fortune; inheri▶Orvin#13666 in the U.S.Orvin is generally traced to Germanic and Old English elements meaning 'spear' and 'friend' — c▶Otilio#13672 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Latin Otilius/Germanic Odilo, built on the element od/aud, 'wealth; fortune▶Ozvaldo#13678 in the U.S.A spelling of Osvaldo, the Spanish and Italian form of Germanic Oswald — from os ('god') and we▶Rolin#13688 in the U.S.A form of Rollin, itself from Roland (Germanic, 'famous land' or 'renowned throughout the land'▶Randel#13696 in the U.S.A spelling of Randall, from the medieval Randolf, built on the Germanic for 'shield' and 'wolf'▶Raymund#13708 in the U.S.Raymund is a documented variant of Raymond, from the Germanic Raginmund, joining regin, 'counse▶Rutger#13708 in the U.S.A Dutch form of Roger, from Germanic elements 'fame' and 'spear' - 'famous spear.' Familiar fro▶Raynaldo#13709 in the U.S.Raynaldo is a spelling of Reynaldo, the Spanish form of Reginald/Reynold, from the Germanic rag▶Raynard#13710 in the U.S.A spelling of Reynard, from the Germanic Reginhard, joining 'ragin' ('counsel; advice') and 'ha▶Ralf#13722 in the U.S.Ralf is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Ralph, from the Old Norse/Germanic Radulf — rad▶Rodric#13725 in the U.S.Rodric is a trimmed spelling of Roderick, which joins the Old Germanic elements hrod, 'fame', a▶Rolly#13729 in the U.S.A pet form of Roland/Rolando, from the Germanic hrod, 'fame,' and land, 'land' — 'famous land; ▶Raoul#13731 in the U.S.Raoul is the French form of Ralph, from the Germanic Radulf — rad ('counsel') plus ulf ('wolf')▶Ozie#13740 in the U.S.Ozie is an affectionate short form of Os- names like Oswald or Osborne, whose first element is ▶Recardo#13746 in the U.S.Recardo is a spelling variant of Ricardo, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard — from the▶Sherard#13746 in the U.S.Sherard is an English surname carried as a first name, from a medieval Germanic personal name c▶Reginal#13747 in the U.S.Reginal is a variant of Reginald, from the Germanic Reginald — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus w▶Rudolfo#13748 in the U.S.Rudolfo is a Spanish and Italian form of Rudolph, from the Germanic Hrodwulf — hrod, 'fame,' an▶Reynard#13758 in the U.S.Reynard comes from the Germanic Reginhard — ragin ('counsel; advice') plus hard ('brave; strong▶Ronni#13763 in the U.S.A short, friendly form of Ronald (Germanic, 'ruler's counsel') - and, by another route, of Aaro▶Rodrik#13788 in the U.S.Rodrik is a spelling of Roderick, from the Germanic Hroderich — hrod ('fame') plus ric ('ruler;▶Rolph#13789 in the U.S.Rolph is a spelling of Rolf, from the Old Norse Hrolfr — a contraction of Hrodulf, 'famous wolf▶Rogerio#13793 in the U.S.Rogerio is the Portuguese and Italian form of Roger, a Germanic name joining 'hrod' (fame, glor▶Raynier#13804 in the U.S.A form of Rayner (Rainier), from Germanic elements often read as 'wise army; counsel-warrior' -▶Rollen#13847 in the U.S.Rollen is a variant of Rollin or Rolland, which trace back to Roland, the famous medieval hero-▶Talbert#13894 in the U.S.Talbert is a surname of Norman and Germanic background, closely related to Talbot; scholars hav▶Rik#13899 in the U.S.Rik is a short, standalone form of names ending in the Germanic -rik/-ric element, meaning 'rul▶Robie#13913 in the U.S.Robie is a diminutive of Robert, from the Germanic 'hrod', fame, and 'beraht', bright — 'bright▶Theodoric#13989 in the U.S.Theodoric is the Latinized form of a Germanic compound: theud, 'people, nation,' joined to ric,▶Randale#14023 in the U.S.Randale is a spelling of Randall, the medieval English form of the old Germanic name Randwulf, ▶Reynier#14048 in the U.S.A Dutch and French form of Rayner, from the Germanic ragin, 'counsel; wisdom,' and hari, 'army'▶Ulric#14056 in the U.S.From the Germanic name Ulrich, formed from wulf, 'wolf' (or uodal, 'heritage'), plus ric, 'rule▶Ulrik#14057 in the U.S.The Scandinavian form of Ulrich, from Germanic wulf, 'wolf' (or uodal, 'heritage'), plus ric, '▶Wilfrido#14072 in the U.S.Wilfrido is the Spanish form of Wilfred, from the Old English wil (will or desire) and frith (p▶Waldemar#14101 in the U.S.The Germanic and Polish form of the Slavic Vladimir, from vlad, 'rule', and a second element re▶Weiland#14108 in the U.S.A German surname connected to Wieland (Old Norse Volundr, English Wayland), the legendary maste▶Willam#14118 in the U.S.A respelling of William — from Germanic wil, 'will; desire', and helm, 'helmet; protection', re▶JacelynJacelyn reads as a form of Jocelyn, a name of Germanic origin (from 'Gaut', a Germanic people) ▶
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