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Germanic Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gisel Derived from Old High German 'gisil' meaning 'pledge' or 'hostage' (often interpreted as 'noble pledge') Germanic Girl 168 #101
Nixie Water sprite; water nymph; little water spirit Germanic Girl 165 #102
Rosamund Originally 'horse-protector' or 'famous-protector' (Germanic roots); later reinterpreted as 'pure rose' (Latin) Germanic Girl 158 #103
Edel Noble Germanic Girl 142 #104
Ebba From a Germanic root often associated with 'boar' (Eber-); also linked to the Old English name Æbbe English, Germanic, Norse Girl 137 #105
Amali Varies by origin: 'work/industrious' (Germanic) or 'hope/aspiration' (Arabic) Arabic, Germanic Girl 129 #106
Freda Derived from 'frid' meaning 'peace'; often rendered as 'peace' or 'peaceful ruler' (when linked to Frederica) Germanic Girl 124 #107
Adelyna Noble; noble one English, Germanic Girl 123 #108
Emelin From the Germanic root 'amal' meaning 'work' or 'industrious' Germanic Girl 116 #109
Allis Noble, of noble kind Germanic Girl 113 #110
Armina Feminine form of Armin - derived from 'Irmin', often interpreted as 'whole' or 'universal'. Germanic Girl 109 #111
Gissell Pledge; hostage Germanic, Spanish Girl 109 #112
Adelise Noble Germanic Girl 102 #113
Vivica War, battle Germanic, Scandinavian Girl 101 #114
Adely Noble, nobility English, Germanic Girl 95 #115
Adaliz Noble Germanic Girl 94 #116
Dela Noble English, Germanic Girl 93 #117
Milie Pet form; meaning varies by root name (e.g., 'work/industrious' from Amelia, 'strong/brave' from Millicent) Germanic, Latin Girl 89 #118
Minnah Often a diminutive of Wilhelmina ('resolute protector') or, in Semitic/Persian contexts, related to 'gift/grace' or 'azure/enamel' depending on origin. Arabic, Germanic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit Girl 87 #119
Amaliah From Germanic 'amal' meaning 'work, industrious'; with Hebrew-like suffix '-yah' sometimes interpreted as 'work of God' or 'God's favor'. Germanic, Hebrew Girl 86 #120
Adelya Noble, nobility Germanic Girl 83 #121
Loralye Derived from the German Lorelei - 'murmuring rock'; associated with an alluring or enchanting maiden. Germanic Girl 81 #122
Alberta Noble and bright Germanic, Latin Girl 77 #123
Annalena Blend of Anna ('grace') and Lena (from Helena, 'light' or 'torch') - 'graceful light' or 'grace and light' Germanic Girl 69 #124
Alla Uncertain; etymology is unclear. Depending on origin and culture it has been variously associated with meanings like 'other' or 'exalted', but is primarily used as a traditional Slavic female name. Germanic, Slavic Girl 68 #125
Rainna Commonly associated with 'queen' (from Reina/Regina); also linked to 'joyful/fresh' or 'counsel' depending on origin. Bulgarian, Germanic, Hebrew, Slavic, Spanish Girl 68 #126
Adell Noble Germanic Girl 67 #127
Ilda Battle Albanian, Germanic, Norse, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 63 #128
Odile Wealth, fortune, prosperous Germanic Girl 62 #129
Amelina Variant/diminutive of Amelia meaning 'work, industrious'; sometimes associated with Amal meaning 'hope'. French, Germanic Girl 59 #130
Alisse Noble, of noble kind French, Germanic Girl 58 #131
Hilma From Germanic elements helm 'helmet, protection' or hild 'battle' - broadly 'protector' or 'battle maiden' Germanic Girl 57 #132
Edina Delight or pleasure (from Eden); also associated with wealth/fortune English, Germanic, Hebrew, Hungarian Girl 56 #133
Amaly Likely a variant of Amalia (Germanic 'work, industrious') or derived from Arabic 'Amal' ('hope, aspiration'); a modern spelling variation. Arabic, English, Germanic Girl 54 #134
Lindie Diminutive of Linda/Lindy; can mean "beautiful" (from Spanish/Latin) or "linden tree" (from Germanic). English, Germanic, Latin, Spanish Girl 46 #135
Ernestina Serious, resolute; determined Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 45 #136
Ludovica Famous warrior (famous in battle) Germanic Girl 44 #137
Sharleen Free man English, French, Germanic Girl 44 #138
Yoseline From Jocelyn - originally ‘member of the Gauts’ (a Germanic tribal name); sometimes interpreted as ‘joyful’ in modern use Germanic, Spanish Girl 39 #139
Adda Hebrew: "ornament" or "adornment"; Germanic: from Adal- meaning "noble" English, Germanic, Hebrew, Scandinavian Girl 37 #140
Adalise Noble Germanic Girl 36 #141
Karlina Feminine form of Karl - 'free (woman)' or 'woman of the people' Germanic Girl 36 #142
Rika Beautiful village; peace/home ruler Dutch, Germanic, Japanese, Scandinavian Girl 35 #143
Talisha Noble; fortunate African American, English, Germanic, Latin, Old French Girl 35 #144
Erna Serious, resolute (also associated with 'eagle') Germanic Girl 32 #145
Alinda Noble, gentle/tender Germanic Girl 30 #146
Annel Grace, favour (from Anna/Hannah) Dutch, Germanic Girl 30 #147
Frederica Peaceful ruler Germanic Girl 30 #148
Adalicia Noble; noble kind Germanic Girl 28 #149
Bernadine Brave or strong as a bear Germanic Girl 28 #150

Germanic Girls name popularity over time

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

1,052
Names in this origin
26
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
111,938
Peak year 2016