List of German Baby Names Meanings

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  • Gudrun
    From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore". In Norse legend Gudrun was the wife of Sigurd.
    Meaning: Fight secret, magic Origin: German
  • Guilbert
    Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, itself from Germanic Gisilberht or Gisalberht. Original spellings included Gislebert, Guilbert and Gilebert.
    Meaning: Bright pledge Origin: German
  • Gundula
    Given Name GUNDULA. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: German. PRONOUNCED: GUWN-doo-la [details]
    Meaning: Fight secret, magic Origin: German
  • Gunnhild
    Gunhild. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Gunhild, Gunnhild, Gunnhildr, Gundhild, Gunhilde or Gunhilda is a Germanic feminine given name composed of two words meaning "war" (hild/hildr and gunn).
    Meaning: Warrior Origin: German
  • Gunthar
    German Meaning: The name Gunther is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Gunther is: Battler, warrior. From an Old German name meaning war or battle.
    Meaning: Warrior Origin: German
  • Gunthild
    Meaning: Fighter Origin: German
  • Günter
    The name Gunter is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Gunter is: From an Old German name meaning war or battle. Famous bearer: twentieth century German writer Gunter Grass.
    Meaning: Warrior Origin: German
  • Günther
    The name Gunther is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Gunther is: Battler, warrior. From an Old German name meaning war or battle.
    Meaning: Warrior Origin: German
  • Hadwig
    Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". ... The German name was adopted into Polish, as Jadwiga.
    Meaning: Conflict Origin: German
  • Haike
    Hai-ke, ha-ike ] The baby boy name Haike is pronounced HHEY-K- †. Haike's origin is Asian. Haike is of the meaning 'from the water'. See also the related category water (river). Haike is not popular as a baby name for boys.
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Hampel
    Hampel Family History. Hampel Name Meaning. German: from a pet form of the personal name Hampo (see Hampe).
    Meaning: Jumping Origin: German
  • Hampo
    Hampel Name Meaning. German: from a pet form of the personal name Hampo (see Hampe). Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Hempel.
    Meaning: Jumping Origin: German
  • Harbert
    The name Harbert reached English shores for the first time with the ancestors of the Harbert family as they migrated following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Harbert is based on the Germanic personal name Herbert. ... This Germanic name contains the elements harja which means army and berhta, which means bright.
    Meaning: Bright army Origin: German
  • Hedvig
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". The name is on record since the 9th century, with Haduwig, a daughter of Louis the German.
    Meaning: Conflict Origin: German
  • Hedwige
    Hedwig is a German feminine given name, from Old High German Hadwig, Hadewig, Haduwig. It is a Germanic name consisting of the two elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "fight, duel". ... The German name was adopted into Polish, as Jadwiga.
    Meaning: Conflict Origin: German
  • Heidee
    Greek Meaning: The name Haidee is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Haidee is: Modest, well-behaved, or caressed. Famous bearer: Haidee was a character in Byron's Don Juan.
    Meaning: Noble Origin: German
  • Heidewig
    Meaning: Conflict Origin: German
  • Heidie
    Heidi is a feminine given name. It became an internationally popular first name as a direct result of the Swiss children's book, Heidi. It is an affectionate diminutive of the name Adelheid (English: Adelaide), which means "nobility" or, more loosely, "of noble birth".
    Meaning: Noble Origin: German
  • Heilmut
    Helmut is a common given name in the German language. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. It derives from the Germanic elements helm (meaning "helmet", "protection") and muot ("spirit, mind").
    Meaning: Helmet and disposition Origin: German
  • Heiner
    Heiner Name Meaning. German: patronymic from a short form of Heinrich.
    Meaning: Means of enclosure and to rule Origin: German
  • Heino
    Heino Name Meaning. Finnish: either from a Finnish form of the Germanic personal name Heinrich (see Henry) or an ornamental name from heinä 'hay'.
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Heinrick
    German Meaning: The name Heinrich is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Heinrich is: Rules his household.
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Heinrike
    Given Name HENRIKE. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. PRONOUNCED: hen-REE-kÉ™ (German) [details]
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Henka
    Polish Meaning: The name Henka is a Polish baby name.
    Meaning: Ruler of an estate Origin: German
  • Henricus
    Given Name HENRICUS. GENDER: Masculine. USAGE: Ancient Germanic (Latinized), Dutch. PRONOUNCED: hen-REE-kus (Dutch) [details]
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Henrike
    The meaning of the name Henrike is Ruler Of The Home. The origin of the name Henrike is German. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. Feminine form of Henrik.
    Meaning: Home ruler Origin: German
  • Hermina
    Hermina is a derivative of the German, Hungarian, and Latinized Hermia. Hermina is also a derivative (German) of the French and German Hermine. Hermina is also a derivative (Czech and Dutch) of the English and Greek Hermione. See also the related categories, czech, dutch, and german. Hermina is a rare baby girl name.
    Meaning: Army, crowd and man Origin: German
  • Herwald
    Herwald Name Meaning. Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair).
    Meaning: Army and to rule Origin: German
  • Herwen
    Masculine. English, French, German, Biblical. From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob and the first with his wife Rachel.
    Meaning: Army friend Origin: German
  • Herwin
    The name Herwin is a Teutonic baby name. In Teutonic the meaning of the name Herwin is: Loves war.
    Meaning: Army friend Origin: German