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German Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
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
0
Births 2025
106,277
Peak year 0