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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 “holy ...
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 ...
200 German Baby Names. Whether you're a fan of a name that's gaining popularity or looking for something more unique, here are some German baby names for parents to consider. Emilia. Freya. Gisela ...
Pages in category "German masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 349 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Love at First Sight (1885) by James Brander Matthews, "As soon as the doctor saw her he felt that he loved her with the whole force of his being; no stroke of love at first sight was ever more sudden or more irresistible", said of a human chess game where the queen is the one who is loved at first sight.
Of the large number of medieval Germanic names, a comparatively small set remains in common use today. For almost a thousand years, the most frequent name of Germanic origin in the English-speaking world has traditionally been William (from the Old High German Willahelm), followed by Robert, Richard and Henry.
One example of a prominent German-American male figure with a German first name is Leonardo DiCaprio. 100 German Boy Names. In Germany, it’s a tradition for a child to be given multiple first names.
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] As a monothematic name, Old High German Boto, Old Saxon Bodo, could mean ...