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Personal names in German-speaking Europe consist of one or several given names (Vorname, plural Vornamen) and a surname (Nachname, Familienname). The Vorname is usually gender-specific. A name is usually cited in the "Western order" of "given name, surname".
Pages in category "German masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 348 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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".
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Hans is a Germanic male given name in Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Icelandic and Swedish-speaking populations.It was originally short for Johannes (), [2] but is now also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes.
Bodo (variants Botho, Boto, Boddo, Potho, Boda, Puoto, etc.) is an Old High German name, also adopted in Modern German. It is in origin a short name or hypocorism for Germanic names with a first element Bod-, Puot-, reflecting the verbal root beud-"to bid, command". [1]
Lieselotte "Lilo" Ramdohr (1913–2013), German World War II era member of the White Rose student resistance group; Lieselotte Templeton (1918–2009), German-American crystallographer; Lieselotte Thoms-Heinrich (1920–1992), German journalist and feminist; Lieselotte Van Lindt (born 1989), Belgian field hockey player
Uwe Fuchs (born 1966), German football player and manager; Uwe Hünemeier (born 1986), German football defender; Uwe Jahn (born 1954), German football coach; Uwe Koschinat (born 1971), German football player and manager; Uwe Möhrle (born 1979), German football defender; Uwe Neuhaus (born 1959), German football player and manager