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Germanic Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Lyulph 'beloved wolf' (from Old English leof 'dear, beloved' + wulf 'wolf') English, Germanic Boy
Main Associated with 'strength' or 'main/principal'; may relate to Old French 'main' (hand) or Germanic roots meaning 'strength' English, Germanic Boy
Mainard Derived from elements meaning 'strength' and 'brave/hardy' - i.e., strong, brave, hardy Germanic Boy
Mainardo Strong, brave (strength + hardy) Germanic, Spanish Boy
Maldras UNKNOWN Germanic Boy
Manet Little Man French, Germanic Boy
Manfrit From elements man (man) + frid (peace) - "man of peace" or "peaceful man" Germanic Boy
Manifred From Old High German elements 'man' (man) + 'frid/fred' (peace) - 'man of peace' or 'peaceful man'. Germanic Boy
mannen Literally 'men' or 'man(s)' - connotes male/manly; more commonly a word, surname, or place name than a personal name Germanic Boy
Manno Generally a diminutive or pet form of Manuel/Emmanuel ('God is with us'); alternatively associated with the root meaning 'man' or 'person'. Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Mannuss Man; ancestor; 'man of the people' Germanic Boy
Manrique Man + ruler - 'ruler of men' or 'powerful man' Germanic, Spanish Boy
Manyfred Man of peace Germanic Boy
Manyfrid Likely 'man of peace' or 'much peace' - from an element like 'man'/'many' plus Old High German 'frid' meaning 'peace'. Germanic Boy
Marr Primarily a place-name/surname (Scottish Mar/Marr); alternatively a variant of Aramaic 'Mar' meaning 'lord' or associated with the Spanish word for 'sea'. Aramaic, Germanic, Scottish, Spanish Boy
Medard From elements meaning 'might/power' + 'hardy/brave' - strong, hardy, brave Germanic Boy
Medric Likely 'mead-ruler' or more generally 'powerful ruler' - from Germanic element med- (possibly 'mead' or a personal element) + -ric 'ruler' Germanic Boy
Medryc Derived from the Germanic element -ric meaning "ruler, power" - generally interpreted as "ruler" or "powerful ruler" (first element uncertain) Germanic Boy
Meinhardt Mighty, brave, and hardy (from elements meaning 'strength' + 'hard/brave') Germanic Boy
Meinolf Powerful / mighty wolf Germanic Boy
Meldric From Germanic elements meaning "gentle" (mild) + "ruler" (ric) - "gentle ruler" Germanic Boy
Meldrick Gentle ruler English, Germanic Boy
Millicentius Work-strength; 'strong in work' or 'gentle strength' Germanic Boy
Mithgarthr “middle enclosure” - the middle realm (Midgard); literally ‘middle stronghold’ or ‘middle yard’ Germanic, Norse Boy
Moesen Probably a patronymic/surname-derived name meaning 'son/descendant of Moes' or associated with Moses; exact origin uncertain. Dutch, Germanic Boy
Molner Occupational name meaning 'miller' (one who grinds grain); occasionally locational (from Mölln) Germanic, Hungarian, Slavic Boy
Morold Possibly 'sea/moor ruler' or 'great ruler' (meaning uncertain/rare name) Germanic Boy
Mund Protection; protector; guardian English, Germanic Boy
Mylnric Probably "mill ruler" (from myln/miln = mill + -ric = ruler) Germanic Boy
Norberaht 'north-bright' - bright or shining in the north Germanic Boy
Norberte Derived from elements meaning 'north' + 'bright' - 'bright north' or 'famous in the North'. Germanic Boy
Norburt North-bright; 'bright north' or 'northern brightness' Germanic Boy
Norwald Ruler of the north Germanic Boy
Norwin Northern friend English, Germanic Boy
Oberan Elf ruler; noble ruler Germanic Boy
Oberin Elf ruler; king of the fairies French, Germanic Boy
Odelio Derived from a Germanic root meaning 'wealth' or 'fortune.' Germanic Boy
Odgar 'wealth/fortune' + 'spear' - 'fortunate or wealthy spear' English, Germanic Boy
Odo Wealth, fortune, prosperity Germanic Boy
Odolf Wealthy/prosperous wolf Germanic Boy
Odolfe Noble wolf Germanic Boy
Odolph Noble wolf (from adal 'noble' + wulf 'wolf') Germanic Boy
Odom Derived from the Old Germanic element 'od/ōd' meaning 'wealth, fortune' (surname-turned given name) Germanic Boy
Odwin Wealthy, rich friend English, Germanic Boy
Odwolf "wealthy/fortunate wolf" (prosperity/fortune + wolf) Germanic Boy
Oger From elements meaning 'wealth, fortune' (auð) + 'spear' (geirr) - 'fortunate/wealthy spear'. Germanic Boy
Olven Possibly 'ancestor's descendant' (if related to Old Norse Olav/Olaf), 'noble/elf friend' (if linked to Alvin/Ælfwine), or 'white/fair' (if a variant of Welsh Olwen) Germanic Boy
Olwin Likely "noble friend" or "elf-friend" from Germanic/Old English roots; if linked to Welsh Olwen, associated with "white footprint" - meaning uncertain Germanic Boy
Onfrey From elements meaning 'hun' + 'frid' - commonly interpreted as 'peaceful warrior' or 'protected by peace'. Germanic Boy
Onfroi From elements 'hun' + 'frid' (peace); commonly interpreted 'peaceful warrior' or 'peace of the Huns'. Germanic Boy

Germanic Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Germanic-origin name in our dataset.

1,575
Names in this origin
29
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
262,588
Peak year 0