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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Hentie Derived from Hendrik/Henry, meaning 'home ruler' or 'ruler of the household'. Afrikaans, Germanic Boy
Herb Bright army / illustrious warrior Germanic Boy
Herbe Army-bright (illustrious/bright warrior) Germanic Boy
Herbee From Germanic elements meaning 'army' + 'bright' - 'bright army' or 'illustrious warrior.' Germanic Boy
Herberta "bright army" (from heri 'army' + berht 'bright') Germanic Girl
Herbertas Bright army / illustrious warrior Germanic Boy
Herbertia Feminine form of Herbert - "bright/illustrious army" Germanic Girl
Herbertus From Old High German elements 'heri' (army) + 'beraht' (bright) - 'bright/illustrious army' or 'illustrious warrior'. Germanic Boy
Herbi "bright army" (illustrious warrior) Germanic Boy
Herbie 'Bright army' - illustrious or famous warrior Germanic Boy
Herbirta Army-bright Germanic Girl
Herbort From heri 'army' + berht 'bright' - 'army-bright' / 'illustrious army'. Germanic Boy
Herbran From elements meaning 'army' + 'sword/brand' - 'army-sword' or 'warrior with a sword' Germanic Boy
Herbrand From heri 'army' + brand 'fire/torch/sword' - 'army-sword' or 'warrior's sword.' Germanic Boy
Herbrant From Old Germanic elements heri 'army' + brand 'sword/brand' - roughly 'army-sword' or 'glorious/fiery warrior'. Germanic Boy
Herburt From elements hari/heri 'army' + beraht 'bright' - 'bright army' or 'illustrious warrior' Germanic Boy
Herburta 'Bright army' - 'illustrious warrior' (derived from elements meaning army + bright) Germanic Girl
Herby Army-bright; illustrious warrior Germanic Boy
Herbyrta Army-bright (illustrious in battle) Germanic Girl
Hereld Army ruler (from elements here 'army' + weald 'ruler') English, Germanic Boy
Herewig From elements 'here' (army) + 'wig' (war/battle) - roughly 'army-war' or 'army warrior' Germanic Boy
Herlbert Bright army; illustrious warrior Germanic Boy
Herlinde From Old High German elements heri 'army' + lind 'soft, tender' (or 'linden tree') - roughly 'tender/soft warrior' or 'gentle army'. Germanic Girl
Herma From Hermine/Hermina: 'army' or 'warrior' (Germanic); sometimes associated with Greek 'herma/Hermes' meaning 'messenger' or 'boundary marker'. Germanic Girl
Hermandine Derived from Herman ('heri' = army + 'man' = man) - 'army warrior' or 'soldier' (feminine form). Germanic Girl
Hermanus Army man / soldier Germanic Boy
Hermenegilda Universal tribute / complete payment Germanic Girl
Hermenegilde From elements meaning "whole/universal" + "tribute/sacrifice" - roughly "universal tribute" or "great sacrifice" Germanic, Portuguese Boy
Hermenegildo From elements ermen 'whole, universal' + gild 'value, tribute' - 'immense/complete tribute' or 'universal value' Germanic Boy
Hermeric Universal ruler Germanic Boy
Hermie Army man; soldier Germanic Boy
Hermin Army man; soldier; warrior Germanic Boy
Hermund Army protector Germanic Boy
Hermínia Female form of Herman/Armin - 'army, soldier; warrior' Germanic Girl
Herrik Ruler of the home Germanic Boy
Hertah Likely 'strong/hardy' (from Old High German 'hart') or linked to the earth goddess Hertha, i.e., 'earth'. Germanic Girl
Hertha UNKNOWN German, Germanic, Latin Girl
Hervin Army friend Germanic Boy
Herward Army guardian; protector of the army English, Germanic Boy
Herwin Army friend Germanic Boy
Herwyn Army friend English, Germanic Boy
Hetwn Likely 'heath friend' - from Old English elements hǣth (heath) + wine (friend). English, Germanic Boy
Heyda Noble; of noble kind Germanic Girl
Heye Varies by origin; may derive from Germanic roots meaning "high"/"elevated" or from words for "hay/hedge"; as a Chinese transliteration the meaning depends entirely on the characters used. Chinese, Dutch, English, Germanic, Scandinavian Unisex
Hidi Noble, of noble kind Germanic Girl
Hild Battle English, Germanic, Norse Girl
Hildaagarde Battle guardian ('battle' + 'guard/enclosure') Germanic Girl
Hildah Battle Germanic, Norse Girl
Hildeguarda Battle guardian / protector in battle Germanic Girl
Hildemara Famous in battle; renowned warrior 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