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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Renaldus From Germanic elements ragin 'counsel' + wald 'rule' - 'counsel-ruler' or 'wise ruler'. Germanic Boy
Renaldy From elements meaning "counsel" + "rule" - roughly "ruler's advisor" or "powerful counsel" Germanic Boy
Renars Counsel-strong French, Germanic, Latvian Boy
Renhardt Strong or brave counsel Germanic Boy
Renilda Likely 'counsel' + 'battle' - roughly 'wise counsel in battle' or 'strong advisor' Germanic Girl
Renilde From ragin 'counsel' + hild 'battle' - 'wise counsel in battle' or 'mighty counsel'. Germanic Girl
Renwald Probably 'counsel/advice' + 'ruler' - a 'wise ruler' or 'ruler with counsel' Germanic Boy
Retta May Retta: diminutive of Marietta/Henrietta (associated with 'pearl' or 'ruler'); May: from Maia/the month of May (Roman goddess, spring/growth). English, Germanic, Greek, Latin Girl
Reymon Wise/counseling protector Germanic Boy
Reymund Counsel-protector (often rendered 'wise protector') Germanic Boy
Reynaert From Germanic elements ragin ('counsel') + hard ('strong/brave') - 'strong counsel'; culturally associated with the fox because of the medieval fable Reynard the Fox. Germanic Boy
Reynalda Counsel-ruler - powerful or wise ruler; 'ruler's counsel' Germanic Girl
Reynaldah Derived from elements meaning 'counsel' + 'rule' - 'wise ruler' or 'powerful counsel'. French, Germanic Girl
Reynar Counsel; strong or wise counsel Germanic Boy
Reynardo Strong/brave counsel Germanic Boy
Reynart Strong/brave counsel (from elements ragin 'counsel' + hard 'strong/brave') Germanic Boy
Reynauld Ruler's counsel Germanic Boy
Reynger Likely 'king' or 'ruler' (from Rey) or 'wise counsel' (from Germanic roots); a rare/modern coinage Germanic, Spanish Boy
Reynhard Strong/brave counsel; powerful advisor Germanic Boy
Reynhardt From Old High German 'ragin' (counsel) + 'hart' (brave, hardy): 'strong/brave counsel'. Germanic Boy
Reynhart Brave counsel Germanic Boy
Reynier From elements meaning 'counsel' + 'army' - 'army counselor' or 'wise/mighty army' Germanic Boy
Reynolda From Germanic elements ragin 'counsel' + wald 'rule' - 'ruler's counsel' or 'wise ruler' Germanic Girl
Reynolde Wise ruler; powerful counsel Germanic Boy
Rheina Possibly 'queen' (from Spanish Reina), or 'of the Rhine' (Germanic); sometimes linked to Rhea, the mother-goddess. Germanic, Greek, Spanish Girl
Rheinhart Strong/brave (often interpreted as 'strong as the Rhine' or a variant of 'brave counsel') Germanic Boy
Rhika Meaning varies by origin. In South Asian use it can be a short form of Ritika (linked to movement/seasonal connotations); in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji (common elements include 'reason/truth' 理, 'fragrance' 香, or 'beautiful' 佳); as a variant of Erika it relates to the Germanic element for 'ruler'. Germanic, Japanese, Sanskrit, Scandinavian Girl
Rhobert Bright fame Germanic Boy
Rhoderick Famous ruler (from hrod 'fame' + ric 'ruler') Germanic Boy
Rhoderik Famous ruler Germanic Boy
Rhoderyck Famous ruler Germanic Boy
Rhoderyk Famous ruler Germanic Boy
Rholanda Famous land; renowned in the land Germanic Girl
Ricard Powerful, brave ruler Germanic Boy
Ricarda Powerful/strong, brave ruler Germanic Girl
Ricardina Female/diminutive form of Richard - "powerful, brave ruler" Germanic Girl
Riccah Possibly 'rich' or 'ruler/powerful' or, if from Rebecca, 'to bind' - exact meaning depends on origin. Dutch, Germanic, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish Girl
Richardt Powerful/brave ruler Germanic Boy
Richardus Powerful, brave ruler Germanic Boy
Richenda Feminine form of Richard - "powerful, brave ruler" Germanic Girl
Richilde Mighty/powerful in battle Germanic Girl
Richrd Powerful, brave ruler Germanic Boy
Ricimer Famous ruler Germanic, Gothic, Latin Boy
Ricka From the element "ric" meaning "ruler" or "powerful"; often interpreted as "little ruler" or "powerful ruler" Germanic Girl
Rickard Powerful, brave ruler Germanic Boy
Rickardo Brave or powerful ruler Germanic Boy
Ricward Ruler or guardian; powerful protector English, Germanic Boy
Ridolfo Famous wolf (from hrōd 'fame' + wulf 'wolf') Germanic Boy
Riebe Uncertain - likely a surname-derived name tied to a place or an old Germanic word (possibly related to rye or a water-feature) Germanic Unisex
Rieka Diminutive of names such as Frederika, Hendrika or Erika - broadly related to 'ruler' (and in Frederika's case 'peaceful ruler') Dutch, 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
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