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Germanic Girl Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Carolin Free woman (from the Germanic root meaning 'free man') Germanic Girl 23 #151
Odella Likely 'praise to God' (from Hebrew Odelia) or 'heritage/wealth' (from Germanic odal) English, Germanic, Hebrew Girl 23 #152
Freeda Peace, peaceful Germanic Girl 22 #153
Edelina Noble; diminutive sense 'little noble' or 'noble one' Germanic, Italian, Spanish Girl 20 #154
Fryda Peace Germanic Girl 20 #155
Gwenevieve A blended name meaning roughly 'fair/blessed woman' (Gwen = white/fair/blessed; Genevieve ≈ tribe-woman or family woman) Germanic Girl 20 #156
Hadda From the Germanic element hadu/hǫð meaning "battle" or "combat" Germanic Girl 20 #157
Helly From Helen: "bright, shining one"; from Helga: "holy, blessed"; used as an affectionate diminutive Germanic Girl 19 #158
Albertina Noble and bright Germanic Girl 18 #159
Gizel Pledge, hostage Germanic Girl 18 #160
Adeliza Noble Germanic Girl 16 #161
Ailina Generally associated with 'noble' (Adelina) or 'bright/beautiful' (Slavic roots) Germanic Girl 16 #162
Grizelda From elements meaning 'gray' + 'battle' - roughly 'gray battle-maid' or 'gray-haired warrior' Germanic Girl 16 #163
Adeliah Noble; noble one Germanic Girl 15 #164
Aldina From the Germanic element 'ald' meaning 'old' or 'noble' - often taken to mean 'noble' or 'wise/old one'. Germanic Girl 15 #165
Berna Derived from Bernard: 'bear' - often interpreted as 'brave/strong as a bear.' Germanic Girl 15 #166
Hemma From elements meaning "home" (heim) or "whole/universal" (ermen) Germanic Girl 14 #167
Insa Associated with the god Ing/Yngvi - roughly 'belonging to or protected by Ing', often interpreted as strength/fertility. Germanic Girl 13 #168
Millia Generally associated with 'industrious' (Amelia) or 'young attendant' (Camilla); can also echo 'gracious' (Mila) English, Germanic, Latin Girl 13 #169
Gissella Pledge; hostage Germanic Girl 12 #170
Grissel From elements meaning 'gray' + 'battle' (often interpreted as 'gray battle' or 'gray/wise warrior') Germanic Girl 12 #171
Liselotte Compound name combining Lise ('God is my oath') and Lotte ('free woman') - roughly 'oath to God / free woman'. Germanic Girl 12 #172
Hydie Noble (little noble one) Germanic Girl 11 #173
Karlena Feminine form of Karl, from Old High German 'Karl' meaning 'man' or 'free man' (often interpreted as 'free woman') Germanic Girl 11 #174
Adilia Noble Germanic Girl 10 #175
Eska Uncertain - possibly 'ash (tree)' from Germanic roots; alternatively a diminutive of Esther; in Basque a word meaning 'offer/request'. Germanic Girl 10 #176
Haidi Noble; of noble kind or noble birth Germanic Girl 10 #177
Hildie Derived from the element hild, meaning 'battle'. Germanic Girl 10 #178
Odeline From the Germanic element meaning "wealth, inheritance" - basically 'of the ancestral estate' or 'little wealthy one.' French, Germanic Girl 9 #179
Ermelinda From Germanic elements 'ermen/irmin' (whole, universal) + 'lind' (gentle, tender) - roughly 'universal tenderness' or 'great and gentle'. Germanic Girl 7 #180
Hydee Noble; noble kind Germanic Girl 7 #181
Karlah Feminine form of Karl - originally 'free man', commonly interpreted as 'free woman' or 'free person' Germanic Girl 7 #182
Nixi Little water spirit; alternately a pet form of Nicole meaning 'victory of the people' Germanic Girl 7 #183
Adalayde Noble; 'of noble kind' Germanic Girl 6 #184
Amale Possibly from Arabic 'amal' meaning 'hope' or from Hebrew 'amal' meaning 'toil/labor'; also related to the Germanic element 'amal' meaning 'work' or 'industrious'. Arabic, Germanic, Hebrew Girl 6 #185
Ebelin Diminutive of the Germanic element 'Eber' - 'little boar' or 'descendant of Eber'. Germanic Girl 6 #186
Gissele Pledge or hostage; often interpreted as 'noble pledge' Germanic Girl 6 #187
Rosenda Famous journey Germanic, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 6 #188
Sveva Swabian Germanic, Italian, Latin Girl 6 #189
Alphonsine Noble and ready Germanic Girl 5 #190
Annalice Combines 'grace' (Anna) and 'noble' (Alice) - 'graceful nobility' Germanic Girl 5 #191
Armelia Whole, universal Germanic Girl 5 #192
Cleotilde Famous in battle Germanic Girl 5 #193
Elvine Elf-friend / friend of elves English, Germanic Girl 5 #194
Emmelin Derived from the Germanic element 'amal' meaning 'work, industrious' (also associated with Emma: 'whole, universal'). English, Germanic Girl 5 #195
Grisell From elements meaning "grey" (gris) + "battle" (hild) - "grey battle" or "grey warrior" Germanic Girl 5 #196
Itta Likely from the Germanic element 'id' meaning 'work, labour, prosperity'; also used in Ireland as Íte/Ita (Saint Ita) with uncertain/ancient Gaelic roots Germanic Girl 5 #197
Reynna Queen (from Spanish); alternatively 'counsel' or 'strong' (from Germanic/Slavic Rayna) Germanic, Spanish Girl 5 #198
Velinda Uncertain; beautiful, gentle English, Germanic, Italian Girl 5 #199
Ailith Probably 'noble battle' if derived from Old Germanic roots; alternatively associated with Gaelic forms (Ailidh/Eilidh) whose links are to traditional Celtic names - exact meaning uncertain Germanic Girl 4 #200

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