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Pages in category "German masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 345 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This classic name has German origins and can be both a first name and surname. It means “brave counsel.” 146. Hartwin. Any little boy would be lucky to have a name meaning “courageous friend ...
20. Hilda. Guido Mieth/Getty Images. This name of German origin has a strong sound and a meaning to match: “battle woman.”. 21. Helga. Helga is an Old Norse name with a Germanic meaning of ...
Meyer is particularly common in the Low German-speaking regions, especially in Lower Saxony (where it is more common than Müller). Bauer leads in eastern Upper German-speaking Bavaria. Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and south. Huber is common in southern Bavaria and is, with the exception of Munich, the most frequent name in that ...
According to the Social Security Administration, several of the top 100 names in 2021 come from a German origin: Emma, Henry, Sophia, Mia, Everett, Alice, and Emily, just to name a few.
Germanic name. Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred 's name was derived from æþele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel". However, there are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic ...
The Vorname (in English forename) is usually given to a child by the parents shortly after birth. It is common to give a child several Vornamen (forenames), one of them intended for everyday use and known as the Rufname ("appellation name" or "call name"). This Rufname is often underlined on official documents, as it is sometimes the second or ...
Dutch masculine given names (1 C, ... German masculine given names (344 P) O. Old English masculine given names (21 P) S. Scandinavian masculine given names (5 C, 109 P)