German Girl Names
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Marleyne | Variant of Marlene - a blend of Maria and Magdalene; commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'of Magdala'. | English, German | Girl | — | |
| Marlies | A contracted/compound name from Maria and Lies (diminutive of Elisabeth), combining Maria ('bitter'/'beloved') and Elisabeth ('God is my oath') - often rendered as 'beloved pledged to God'. | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Marliese | Blend of Maria and Liese (diminutive of Elisabeth) - essentially 'Maria' (beloved or 'sea of bitterness') + 'Liese' ('God is my oath') | German | Girl | — | |
| Marlina | Feminine form related to Marlene/Marlena - connected to Maria (beloved/bitter) and Magdalena (of Magdala) | English, German | Girl | — | |
| Marlinne | Modern variant of Marlene - associated with Maria and Magdalene; commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or 'little Mary'. | English, German | Girl | — | |
| Marlise | Blend of Maria and Lise/Elisabeth: 'beloved' (or 'sea of bitterness') + 'God is my oath' - often rendered as 'beloved pledged to God'. | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Marliss | Combination of Maria and Liese/Elisabeth - blending Maria ('sea of bitterness' or 'wished-for child') and Elisabeth ('God is my oath'). | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Marlne | From Maria ('bitter' or 'beloved') + Magdalene ('of Magdala'/'tower'); often interpreted as 'woman of Magdala' or 'beloved from Magdala'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Marlys | A blended name from Maria/Mary and Louise (or Mary + Lys), often interpreted as 'beloved' + 'renowned warrior' or 'beloved' + 'lily'. | Dutch, English, German | Girl | — | |
| Mausi | Hindi: maternal aunt (mother's sister). German: affectionate diminutive from 'Maus' meaning 'little mouse'. | German, Hindi | Girl | — | |
| Merleen | A variant of Marleen/Marlene - linked to Maria (Mary) + Magdalene; often interpreted as 'beloved' or 'of Magdala' (occasionally associated with 'star of the sea'). | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Mietzi | Affectionate pet name meaning 'little kitty' or 'darling' (from German 'Mieze' meaning 'cat'); sometimes used as a diminutive nickname for Maria or other female names. | German | Girl | — | |
| Mieze | Affectionate pet name meaning "kitty" or "little cat"; used as a term of endearment | German | Girl | — | |
| Millic | “strong in work” - industrious, strong | German | Girl | — | |
| Mindel | A Yiddish diminutive/pet name; literal meaning uncertain - linked to names like Minda or Mendel. | German | Girl | — | |
| Mitzee | Diminutive of Maria - from Mary, often interpreted as 'beloved' or historically 'bitter' | German | Girl | — | |
| Mitzey | Pet form of Maria (Mary) - a diminutive meaning 'little Mary' | German | Girl | — | |
| Mitzie | Diminutive of Maria (from Hebrew Miriam), traditionally associated with 'bitter' or interpreted as 'beloved'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Nadeshda | Hope | German, Russian | Girl | — | |
| Neele | Diminutive of Cornelia (from Latin cornu 'horn' / family name); alternatively associated with Sanskrit 'neel' meaning 'blue'. | Dutch, German | Girl | — | |
| Neese | Likely related to 'niece' meaning 'female relative/descendant'; as a surname-derived name the exact meaning is uncertain | English, German | Girl | — | |
| Nelke | Carnation (the flower) | German | Girl | — | |
| Petronella | Feminine/diminutive form of Peter/Petronius meaning 'rock' or 'stone' (little rock) | German, Latin, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Porsche | Derived from a German family name; primarily associated with the luxury car brand rather than a traditional given-name meaning | German | Girl | — | |
| Rebecka | To bind | German, Hebrew, Swedish | Girl | — | |
| Reta | Pearl | English, German, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Richelah | Likely a modern feminine form related to Richelle/Richard meaning "powerful ruler"; may also echo Rachel meaning "ewe". | English, French, German, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Robertah | Bright fame | German | Girl | — | |
| Romhilda | Famous or glorious in battle | German | Girl | — | |
| Rosamond | Either 'horse protector' (Old German) or 'pure/clean rose' (Late Latin/Old French) | German | Girl | — | |
| Rosamundina | Diminutive of Rosamund - originally 'horse protector' (Old German); later folk-etymologized as 'pure rose' | German | Girl | — | |
| Rosemondah | Originally 'horse protector' (Old German); later associated with 'pure rose' by folk etymology. | German | Girl | — | |
| Rosemunda | Traditional: 'protector of horses' (Old German); folk/Latin: 'pure rose' | German | Girl | — | |
| Rosiemunda | Originally 'horse protector' (Old German); later folk-etymology interpreted as 'pure rose' | German | Girl | — | |
| Rozmunde | 'Famous protector' (from Old German hrod 'fame' + mund 'protection'); later associated with Latin rosa munda 'pure rose' | German | Girl | — | |
| Sieglinde | From Old High German sigu/sieg 'victory' + linde 'gentle, soft' or 'linden tree' - 'gentle victory'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Silki | Possibly a diminutive of Silke/Cecilia (from Latin Caecilia, historically 'blind') or derived from Finnish 'silkki' meaning 'silk' (soft, smooth). | Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Stefanie | Crown; garland | Dutch, German, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Steffi | Crown; wreath | German, Greek | Girl | — | |
| Stien | Either 'follower of Christ' (if from Christine/Christina) or 'stone' (if related to Stein). | Dutch, German, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Susann | Lily | German, Hebrew | Girl | — | |
| Sylke | Diminutive/variant of Silke/Sylvia, ultimately from Latin silva 'forest' - 'of the forest'. | Dutch, Frisian, German | Girl | — | |
| Toom | Cathedral | Estonian, German, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Traudel | Diminutive of Gertrud/Gertraud: 'ger' (spear) + 'trud/þrūð' (strength) - 'spear strength' or 'strong spear/maiden'. | German | Girl | — | |
| Trudys | From Gertrude: 'ger' (spear) + 'þrūð' (strength) - 'strong spear' / 'strength' | German | Girl | — | |
| Ulla | Heritage ruler | German, Latin, Old High German, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Uschi | Little female bear | German, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Uta | Wealth, fortune | German, Old High German | Girl | — | |
| Ute | Wealth; fortune | German, Germanic, Old High German | Girl | — | |
| Willa | Will; protection | German, Germanic | Girl | — |
German Girls name popularity over time
Aggregated births across Germany, Austria, Switzerland for every German-origin name in our dataset.
250
Names in this origin
21
With data in 2025
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Births 2025
106,277
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