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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Halfreda Female form of Alfred - "elf counsel" or "wise counsel" Germanic Girl
Halfrid Likely a compound of elements such as hall-/hal- (hall, rock) + fríðr/frid (beautiful, beloved, peace) - roughly 'hall/rock + beautiful' or 'hall-beautiful'. Germanic, Norse Unisex
Halfrida From Old Norse hallr 'rock, slope' + fríðr 'beautiful' - roughly 'beautiful rock' or 'beautiful one of the hall'. Germanic, Norse Girl
Halfrieda Derived from the Germanic element 'fried' meaning 'peace' - generally interpreted as 'peaceful' (possible nuance of 'noble peace' if related to Alfreda/Alfrieda). Exact literal origin is uncertain. Germanic Girl
Hallmar Likely from hall (rock, slope, or hall) + mar (famous) - roughly 'renowned rock' or 'famous hall' Germanic, Norse Boy
Haltin Probably 'little Hal' or 'of Hal's town' - associated with the Hal root (a diminutive of Henry/Halvard or a place-name element) Germanic Boy
Hamelin Little home; derived from Haimo meaning 'home' or 'homestead' Germanic, Norman Boy
Hamlin Little home; homestead English, Germanic Boy
Hamm River-meadow, enclosed land; alternatively 'hot/warm' when associated with Biblical Ham English, Germanic Boy
Hamo From Old Germanic 'haim' meaning 'home, homestead'; in Armenian use, a diminutive of Hovhannes (equivalent to John). Armenian, Germanic Boy
Hamund Protector of the home English, Germanic, Norse Boy
Handli Diminutive of 'Hand' or of a surname such as Handel/Handley; loosely 'little hand' or 'child/descendant of Hand/Handel' (surname-derived) Germanic Unisex
Hanel Grace of God; gracious Finnish, Germanic, Hebrew Girl
Hann Varies by origin - from Hebrew 'grace' or 'favor' (via Hannah); from Germanic forms of Johannes 'God is gracious'; in Korean meanings depend on the hanja used for 한. English, Germanic, Hebrew, Irish, Korean Unisex
Hannfried From the elements 'Hann-' (a form of Hanno/Hans) + 'fried' ('peace'), roughly 'Hann's peace' or 'peaceful Hanno'. Germanic Boy
Hanno God is gracious (from Johannes/John); also 'favored' or 'gracious' in Phoenician contexts Germanic, Phoenician Boy
Hanrietta Ruler of the home Germanic Girl
Hanriette Ruler of the home Germanic Girl
Hansle Diminutive of Hans - 'little Hans' / derived meaning 'God is gracious' Germanic Boy
Hansyn Son of Hans; ultimately derived from John meaning "God is gracious" English, Germanic Boy
Haralda Ruler of the army Germanic, Norse Girl
Hardbein From elements hard (strong, firm) + bein (bone/straight) - roughly “strong/steadfast as bone” Germanic, Norse Boy
Hardouin Hardy/strong (or brave) friend Germanic Boy
Hardun Derived from the element 'hard' meaning 'hardy, brave' - roughly 'strong, hardy one.' Germanic Boy
Hardwen Strong/brave friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwin Hardy/brave friend Germanic Boy
Hardwinn Strong, hardy (or brave) friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwyn Strong, hardy friend English, Germanic Boy
Hardwynn Hardy, brave friend English, Germanic Boy
Harelde Army ruler (ruler of the army) Germanic, Norse Boy
Harlino Derived from Harlin/Harlan; broadly interpreted as 'little Harl' - connected to roots meaning 'army' or a place/land (possible 'hare land' or 'army land') Germanic Boy
Harmane Derived from elements meaning "army" + "man" - broadly "army man" or "warrior" (other cultural uses may carry different connotations) Germanic Boy
Harmann Army man; soldier; warrior. Germanic Boy
Harmin Likely a variant of Herman/Harmon meaning 'army man' (Germanic) or of the Punjabi name Harman meaning 'God's beloved' / 'God's heart'. Dutch, English, Germanic, Punjabi Boy
Harmyn Army man; soldier English, Germanic Boy
Hartan From the element 'hart' meaning 'hart/stag' or 'hard/strong' - roughly 'strong/brave (like a stag)' or 'descendant of Hart'. Germanic Boy
Hartmut Strong spirit; brave/courageous Germanic Boy
Hartmuth From hart 'hard, strong' + muot/mut 'spirit, courage' - 'strong spirit' or 'brave/firm courage'. Germanic Boy
Hartwil Strong will / hardy resolve Germanic Boy
Hartwill Strong-willed; hardy will - 'brave/strong desire' English, Germanic Boy
Hartwyl From 'hart' (hard/strong or hart = deer) + 'wyl' (settlement/estate) - roughly 'strong estate' or 'deer settlement'. Germanic Boy
Hasel Hazel (the hazel tree); by extension the hazel color or hazel-eyed English, Germanic Girl
Hass Either from Arabic 'Hassan' meaning 'handsome, good', or from Hans/Johannes meaning 'God is gracious'. Arabic, Germanic, Scandinavian Boy
Hassel Hazel (the tree) or someone who lives by hazel trees Germanic, Scandinavian Unisex
Hattie Lou Hattie: 'home ruler' (from Harriet). Lou: 'famous warrior' (from Louise/Louis). Combined: 'ruler of the home and renowned warrior.' English, Germanic Girl
Havgen Of the sea / sea-born Germanic Boy
Heberto Bright or famous army; illustrious warrior Germanic, Portuguese Boy
Heddah Derived from elements meaning 'battle' or 'combat' (often interpreted as 'battle-maid' or 'warrior') Germanic Girl
Heddee Battle, combat (diminutive of Hedwig/Hedda; 'little battler' or 'warrior') Germanic Girl
Heddie Battle, war 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