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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Gertraut Spear (ger) + strength (þruþ) - 'spear strength' or 'strength of the spear' Germanic Girl
Gertrud From Germanic elements ger 'spear' + þrūþ 'strength' - 'spear strength' or 'strong spear' Germanic Girl
Gertrudia From Germanic elements ger 'spear' and þruð/þrūþ 'strength' - 'spear of strength' or 'strong spear'. Germanic Girl
Gertruide From Old High German ger 'spear' + trut/trud 'strength' - 'spear of strength'. Germanic Girl
Gervasio From Germanic element ger 'spear'; second element uncertain - often interpreted as 'spear servant' or 'spear bearer.' Germanic Boy
Gervasius Spear-bearer Germanic, Latin Boy
Gervassio From the Latin Gervasius of Germanic origin, likely relating to 'spear' - often interpreted as 'spear-bearer' or 'spear-servant'. Germanic Boy
Gerwalta From ger 'spear' + walt/wald 'rule' - 'spear ruler' or 'ruler with a spear'. Germanic Girl
Gerwin Spear friend Germanic Boy
Gery Diminutive of names from Germanic 'ger' (spear) + 'wald' (rule) or 'hard' (brave) - 'rule of the spear' / 'spear-brave' Germanic Boy
Geryld From elements meaning 'spear' (ger) and 'rule' (wald) - 'spear ruler' Germanic Boy
Gest 'guest' or 'deed/tale' (related senses) English, French, Germanic Boy
Geysa Pledge; hostage Brazilian, Germanic Girl
Gherman Army man; warrior Germanic Boy
Gilberta 'bright pledge' (from gisil 'pledge' + berht 'bright') Germanic Girl
Gilberte Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilbertia Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilbertyne 'bright pledge' (pledge of brightness) Germanic Girl
Gilbirt Bright pledge (literally 'bright hostage' or 'famous pledge'). Germanic Boy
Gilbirta Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilbirte Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilbirtina Feminine form of Gilbert - 'bright pledge' or 'bright promise' French, Germanic Girl
Gilburta Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilburte Bright pledge Germanic Girl
Gilburtina Bright pledge (from gisil 'pledge' + beraht 'bright/famous') Germanic Girl
Gilburto Bright pledge Germanic Boy
Gilbyrta Pledge of brightness (bright pledge) English, Germanic Girl
Gilbyrte From elements meaning 'pledge' (gisel) + 'bright' (beraht) - 'bright pledge' or 'shining promise'. Germanic Girl
Gilderic From the elements gild (payment, tribute, guild) + ric (ruler) - roughly “ruler of tribute” or “king of the guild”; sometimes conflated with Childeric (hild + ric) giving “battle-ruler.” Germanic Boy
Gilebert Bright pledge (often interpreted as 'pledge/hostage + bright') Germanic Boy
Gilfried Pledge of peace / pledged peace Germanic Boy
Gilibeirt Bright pledge French, Germanic, Scottish Boy
Gillburt Bright pledge English, Germanic Boy
Giraldah Spear ruler Germanic Girl
Girard Brave/strong with a spear Germanic Boy
Girtrud Spear strength (strong spear) Germanic Girl
Girtruda From Old High German ger 'spear' + thrud 'strength' - 'spear strength' or 'strong spear' Germanic Girl
Gisa Pledge; hostage Germanic Girl
Giselda Pledge, hostage Germanic Girl
Giselia Pledge; hostage Germanic Girl
Gisellah Pledge; hostage Germanic Girl
Giselmaere Likely 'pledge' + 'famous' - roughly 'famous pledge' or 'pledged to fame'. Germanic Girl
Gisilberta Bright pledge (literally 'pledge/hostage' + 'bright') Germanic Girl
Gitt Diminutive of Brigitta/Brigid - "exalted"; if linked to Gita, "song" Germanic Girl
Gittah Possibly 'song' (from Sanskrit Gītā). Alternatively linked to Hebrew 'gat' meaning 'winepress' or used as a diminutive/form of names like Brigitte. Germanic, Hebrew, Sanskrit Girl
Gizela Pledge; hostage Germanic Girl
Godafrid God's peace Germanic Boy
Goddfree Divine peace; "God's peace" Germanic Boy
Godela From the Germanic element 'god' (meaning 'god' or 'good'); often interpreted as 'little god' or 'God's (servant/gift). Germanic Girl
Godeleva Beloved of God / dear to God Germanic Girl

Germanic name popularity over time

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

2,710
Names in this origin
57
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
330,740
Peak year 0