List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings

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  • Guido - GWEE-do
    Guido is a given name Latinised from the Old High German name Wido originating in Italy, and later used in Austria, Germany, the Low Countries, Spain and Switzerland. The given name Guy is the Norman-French version of this name.
    Meaning: Professional guide Origin: French, Germanic
  • Guilherme - gee-LYER-mə
    Guilherme is a Portuguese given name, equivalent to William in English. The feminine form of this name is Guilherma. Diminutive forms include Guilhermino and Guilhermina.
    Meaning: Strong mind and protection Origin: Germanic, Portuguese
  • Gunda - GOON-dah
    Given Name GUNDA. GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic. PRONOUNCED: GUWN-da (German) [details]
    Meaning: War like Origin: Danish, Germanic, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Gunther - GUWN-ter
    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: Army Origin: Germanic
  • Gustav - GOO-stahf
    Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, is a male given name of likely Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and South Africa, possibly meaning "staff of the Geats or Goths or gods", possibly derived from ...
    Meaning: Staff of the Gods Origin: Germanic, Old Norse
  • Hagan - HAY-gən
    Hagan Name Meaning. reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÁgáin 'descendant of Ógán', a personal name from a diminutive of óg 'young'. reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodhagáin 'descendant of Aodhagán', a personal name formed from a double diminutive of Aodh meaning 'fire'.
    Meaning: Fire Origin: Gaelic, Germanic
  • Halden - HAL-dən
    Norse Meaning: The name Halden is a Norse baby name. In Norse the meaning of the name Halden is: Half Dane.
    Meaning: Half Dane Origin: Germanic
  • Hamblin - HAMB-lin
    Hamblin is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hamblin family lived in Gloucestershire. Their name, however, is local reference of Old French derivation.
    Meaning: Home Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hamlet - HAM-lət
    German Meaning: The name Hamlet is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Hamlet is: Aderived from the Old German word for house or home. Also used as a surname. Associated with Shakespeare's tragedy by the same name.
    Meaning: Home Origin: Germanic
  • Hamlin - HAM-lin
    German Meaning: The name Hamlin is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Hamlin is: Loves the little home.
    Meaning: Home Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hanale - hah-NAH-leh
    Hanale is a Hawaiian form of Henry. Henry is an English name that is derived from the Old Germanic words 'heim' which means 'home' and 'ric' which means 'rule'.
    Meaning: Lord of the manor Origin: Germanic, Hawaiian
  • Harm - HAHRM
    Harm Family History. Harm Name Meaning. English: nickname from Old English hearm 'evil', 'hurt', 'injury'. English and North German: from a short form of Harman, Hermann. South German: nickname from Middle High German harm 'ermine'.
    Meaning: Army man Origin: Dutch, Germanic
  • Harrod - HAR-əd
    Hebrew Meaning: The name Harrod is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Harrod is: Heroic.
    Meaning: Ruled by the army Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hartman - HAHRT-mən
    Hartman Name Meaning. Dutch: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hard 'hardy', 'strong' + man 'man'. Respelling of German Hartmann. This name is also found in Slovenia and elsewhere in central Europe. Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Hart.
    Meaning: Fast runner Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hauke - HOW-keh
    Hauke, pronounced [ˈhaukə], is a fairly common Frisian masculine given name. According to onomatologist Rienk de Haan, this name developed from a reduced form of Germanic names starting with either Habuk- (meaning "hawk") or with Hug- (meaning "brain").
    Meaning: Hawk Origin: Germanic
  • Hawke - HAWK
    Hawke Name Meaning English: variant spelling of Hawk.
    Meaning: Hawk Origin: English, Germanic
  • Haynes - HAYNZ
    Haynes Name Meaning. English (Shropshire): from the Welsh personal name Einws, a diminutive of Einion (of uncertain origin, popularly associated with einion 'anvil'). English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Hain 2. English: habitational name from Haynes in Bedfordshire.
    Meaning: Hawthorne Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hedda - HE-dah
    In German the meaning of the name Hedda is: Refuge in war or struggle. Strife. Vigorous battle maiden. A . The heroine of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Hedda Gahler'.
  • Hedvika - HED-vi-kah
    Name Hedvika generally means Battle Maiden or Contending War, is of Czech & Slovak origin, Name Hedvika is a Feminine (or Girl) name. .
    Meaning: Fighting a battle Origin: Czech, Germanic
  • Hedwig - HED-vikh
    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: Fighting a battle Origin: Germanic
  • Hedy - HE-dee
    Meaning & History. Diminutive of HEDWIG and other Germanic names beginning with the element hadu meaning "battle, combat".
    Meaning: Fighting a battle Origin: Germanic
  • Heikki - HAY-ki
    Finnish Meaning: The name Heikki is a Finnish baby name.
  • Hein - HIEN
    Hein Name Meaning. German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a short form of the Germanic personal name Heinrich (see Henry 1).
  • Heinrich - HIEN-rikh
    Heinrich Name Meaning. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from personal name Heinrich, composed of the Germanic elements haim, heim 'home' + ric 'power'. In the Middle Ages this was the most popular of personal names in Germany. See also Henry.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Heinz - HIENTS
    Heinz, is a German given name, a diminutive of Heinrich and cognate of the given name Henry.
    Meaning: Ruler of the house Origin: Germanic
  • Heller - HEL-ər
    Heller Family History. Heller Name Meaning. German: nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall. Compare Hall. Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Schwäbisch Hall.
    Meaning: From a hill Origin: English, Germanic
  • Hellerson - HEL-ər-sən
    Meaning: Son of Heller Origin: English, Germanic
  • Helm - HEHLM
    This most interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a variant of "Helms", itself a topographical name for someone who lived or worked at a rough temporary shelter for animals, or an occupational name for a herdsman, from the Olde English pre 7th Century word "helm", a covering, but later meaning a roofed ...
    Meaning: Courageous protection Origin: Germanic
  • Helma - HEL-mah
    The name Helma is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Helma is: Protective.
    Meaning: Stout protector Origin: Germanic
  • Helmi - HEHL-mi
    Helmi is a feminine given name. In Estonian and Finnish the name means pearl or bead. The name is derived from the Proto-Baltic-Finnic *helmes, or 'amber'. In Finland, Helmi is also used as a short form of the name Vilhelmiina or Vilhelmina.
    Meaning: Stout protector Origin: Finnish, Germanic, Swedish