List of German Baby Names Meanings

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  • Hennie - HEN-nee
    French Meaning: The name Hennie is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Hennie is: Keeper of the hearth. Rules her household. From Henriette, the French feminine form of Henry.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henning - HE-ning
    The name Henning is indigenous to the North German areas Mecklenburg, Hannover, Hamburg, Holstein and Pommern. Especially the towns Stralsund and Greifswald, in Mecklenburg, near the Baltic Sea is well known as places where the name originated.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henri - AHN-ri
    French Meaning: The name Henri is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Henri is: Henry 'Rules his household.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henrick - HEN-rik
    Scandinavian Meaning: The name Henrick is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Henrick is: Rules his household.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henrika - HEN-ree-kah
    Swedish Meaning: The name Henrika is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Henrika is: Rules the home.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henrique - ay-REE-ke
    Portuguese form of HENRY. This was the name of a 15th-century Portuguese naval explorer (known as Henry the Navigator in English).
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Henryk - HEN-rik
    Henryk ([ˈxɛnrɨk]) is a Polish male given name of Germanic origin. It means 'ruler of the home' or 'lord of the house'. It is pronounced similarly to Henrik, the spelling used in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia.
  • Herberto - er-BER-to
    Given Name HERBERTO. GENDER: Masculine. USAGE: Spanish, Portuguese. PRONOUNCED: er-BER-to (Spanish) [details]
    Meaning: Famed warrior Origin: Germanic
  • Hermine - her-MEE-nə
    Hermine is the norwegian name for the Harry Potter character "Hermione Granger", and it's also an alternative version of this name. ... It could either be a variant of the Greek name "Hermione" meaning "to travel". Or it can be a feminized version of the German name Hermann, which means "Soldier".
    Meaning: Army woman Origin: Germanic
  • Hernando - er-NAHN-do
    Spanish Meaning: The name Hernando is a Spanish baby name. In Spanish the meaning of the name Hernando is: Adventurous.
    Meaning: Brave yet peaceful Origin: Germanic
  • Herrick - HEH-rik
    The name Herrick is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Herrick is: War chief.
    Meaning: Army rule Origin: Germanic
  • Herz - HEHRTS
    Herz is a German nickname surname. Such names came from eke-names, or added names, that described their initial bearer through reference to a physical characteristic or other attribute. It is a name for a kindhearted or stalwart individual, and is derived from the German word herz, which means heart.
    Meaning: Heart Origin: Germanic
  • Heyne - HIE-neh
    Heyne Family History. Heyne Name Meaning. English: variant spelling of Hain 1–3. Irish: variant of Hines. Dutch and German: variant of Hein.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Hilbert - HIL-bert
    Hilbert Name Meaning. English, French, Dutch, and German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + berht 'bright', 'famous'.
    Meaning: Brilliant in combat Origin: Germanic
  • Hilbrand - HIL-brahnt
    Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Langobard origin.
    Meaning: Sword used in battles Origin: Germanic
  • Hildebrand - HIL-de-brahnt
    Hildebrand is a character from Germanic legend. Hildebrand is the modern German form of the name: in Old High German it is Hiltibrant and in Old Norse Hildibrandr. The word hild means "battle" and brand means "sword". The name itself is very likely of Lombardic origin.
    Meaning: Sword used in battles Origin: Germanic
  • Hildegard - HIL-de-gahrt
    The female name Hildegard derived from the Old High German words hild (=war or battle) and gard (=protection) and means "battle guard". Variant spellings include Hildegarde. The Polish, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish version is Hildegarda; the Italian version is Ildegarda.
    Meaning: Protecting against battle Origin: Germanic
  • Hildur - HIL-door
    Hildur is one of several female given names derived from the name Hild formed from Old Norse hildr, meaning "battle". Hild, a Nordic-German Bellona, was a Valkyrie who conveyed fallen warriors to Valhalla. Warfare was often called Hild's Game.
  • Hillard - HIL-ərd
    Hillard Name Meaning. English (mainly Wales): possibly a reduced form of Hilliard. French: from a derivative (pejorative) of Hilaire, French form of Hillary 1.
    Meaning: Courageous in battle Origin: Germanic
  • Hilliard - HIL-i-yərd
    Hilliard Name Meaning. English: from the Norman female personal name Hildiarde, Hildegard, composed of the Germanic elements hild 'strife', 'battle' + gard 'fortress', 'stronghold'. The surname has been in Ireland since the 17th century.
    Meaning: Courageous in battle Origin: Germanic
  • Hindrick - HIN-drik
    Scandinavian Meaning: The name Hendrick is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Hendrick is: Rules his household.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Hoover - HOOV-ər
    The Hoover surname is an Anglicized form of the German and Dutch name Huber, meaning "a large measure of land" or "a man who owns a hube (a 30-60 acre parcel of land)," from the Middle High German huober and Middle Dutch huve.
    Meaning: The owner of land Origin: Germanic
  • Hopkins - HAHP-kinz
    Hopkins is an English, Welsh and Irish patronymic surname. The English and Welsh derivations mean "son of Hob". It derives from the Germanic warrior name Hrod-berht, translated as "renowned-fame". It was 'borrowed' into French, where the spelling was changed from "Hob" to "Robert".
    Meaning: Brilliant fame Origin: English, Germanic
  • Horst - HAWRST
    Etymology/meaning. The name is of Old High German origin, meaning "man from the forest", "bosk" or "brushwood". In modern German, "Horst" is also the equivalent of English aerie, the nest of an eagle.
    Meaning: A man from the forest Origin: Germanic
  • Huberta - HYOO-bərt-ə
    The name Huberta is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Huberta is: Intelligent.
    Meaning: Woman with clever mind Origin: Germanic
  • Hughes - HYOOZ
    Hughes (surname) ... Hughes /hjuːz/ is a Welsh and Irish patronymic surname of French origin. The surname may also be the etymologically unrelated Picard variant "Hugh" (Old French "Hue") of the Germanic name "Hugo".
    Meaning: Intelligent Origin: Germanic
  • Humbert - HUM-bərt
    Means "bright warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries.
    Meaning: Bright fighter Origin: Germanic
  • Humphrey - HUM-free
    Humphrey Name Meaning. English: from the Old French personal name Humfrey, introduced to Britain by the Normans. This is composed of the Germanic elements hun 'bear cub' + frid, fred 'peace'. It was borne by a 9th-century saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.
    Meaning: Fighter of peace Origin: Germanic
  • Huub - HUYP
    Meaning of name Huub. Etymology : Dutch short form of HUBERT. Saint : Origin : Dutch.
    Meaning: Man with clever mind Origin: Dutch, Germanic
  • Hynek - Ruler of the house
    Hynek Name Meaning. Czech: from a pet form of the German personal name Heinrich (see Henry).