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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Rodger 'fame' + 'spear' (renowned/famous spear) Germanic, Norman Boy 162 #251
Kalman From Kalonymos 'good/beautiful name' or from Colmán 'little dove' (depends on origin) Germanic, Hebrew Boy 161 #252
Rosamund Originally 'horse-protector' or 'famous-protector' (Germanic roots); later reinterpreted as 'pure rose' (Latin) Germanic Girl 158 #253
Ulrich Heritage ruler Germanic, Old High German Boy 157 #254
Raynor Counsel + army - 'wise/counseling army' or 'ruler's counsel' Germanic Boy 154 #255
Rein Often a short form of Germanic names from ragin 'counsel' (e.g., Reinier, Reinhold); in German 'rein' means 'pure'; as a Japanese transcription it takes meanings of the character Rei. Dutch, Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 151 #256
Edel Noble Germanic Girl 142 #257
Reiner From Old High German ragin 'counsel' + hari 'army' - roughly 'wise/mighty counsel' or 'counsel of the army'. Germanic Boy 141 #258
Ebba From a Germanic root often associated with 'boar' (Eber-); also linked to the Old English name Æbbe English, Germanic, Norse Girl 137 #259
Osmin Likely a variant of Osman/Uthman (often glossed as 'young bustard' in Arabic) or related to Osmond meaning 'divine protection' (from Germanic elements) Arabic, Germanic Boy 137 #260
Frederik Peaceful ruler Germanic Boy 135 #261
Maty If from Matthew/Matías/Mateo: "gift of God". If from Matilda/Mathilde: "strength in battle". French, Germanic, Hebrew, Spanish Unisex 135 #262
Afonso Noble and ready Galician, Germanic, Portuguese Boy 131 #263
Amali Varies by origin: 'work/industrious' (Germanic) or 'hope/aspiration' (Arabic) Arabic, Germanic Girl 129 #264
Anselmo Divine protection; 'God's helmet' or 'protected by God' Germanic Boy 129 #265
Freda Derived from 'frid' meaning 'peace'; often rendered as 'peace' or 'peaceful ruler' (when linked to Frederica) Germanic Girl 124 #266
Hugues Mind, heart, spirit; intellect, thought Germanic Boy 124 #267
Adelyna Noble; noble one English, Germanic Girl 123 #268
Fredric Peaceful ruler Germanic Boy 122 #269
Arwin Generally interpreted as a form of Arvin/Erwin meaning 'friend' (often rendered 'eagle-friend' or 'army-friend'); in Welsh linked to 'fair/blessed'; similar to Persian Arvin. Germanic, Persian, Welsh Boy 120 #270
Karlin Diminutive/variant of Karl meaning 'man' or 'free man', or 'from Karlin' (a place name) Germanic Unisex 118 #271
Emelin From the Germanic root 'amal' meaning 'work' or 'industrious' Germanic Girl 116 #272
Allis Noble, of noble kind Germanic Girl 113 #273
Alric Elf ruler (from Old English ælf 'elf' + rīc 'ruler, power') English, Germanic Boy 113 #274
Aymerick Ruler of the home Germanic Boy 112 #275
Armina Feminine form of Armin - derived from 'Irmin', often interpreted as 'whole' or 'universal'. Germanic Girl 109 #276
Gerry Ruler with a spear (spear‑brave) Germanic Boy 109 #277
Gissell Pledge; hostage Germanic, Spanish Girl 109 #278
Alarick 'ruler of all' / 'all-powerful ruler' Germanic Boy 108 #279
Geralt Spear-ruler; one who rules by the spear Germanic Boy 104 #280
Arnaldo Eagle ruler Germanic Boy 103 #281
Aarik Ever-ruler; eternal ruler Germanic, Norse Boy 102 #282
Adelise Noble Germanic Girl 102 #283
Vivica War, battle Germanic, Scandinavian Girl 101 #284
Dagoberto Bright day / 'day-bright' (illustrious by day) Germanic Boy 100 #285
Bert Bright; famous Dutch, Germanic Boy 99 #286
Fernand Bold voyager / brave traveler Germanic Boy 96 #287
Adely Noble, nobility English, Germanic Girl 95 #288
Adaliz Noble Germanic Girl 94 #289
Elbert Noble and bright Germanic Boy 94 #290
Dela Noble English, Germanic Girl 93 #291
Aldrich Old ruler English, Germanic Boy 92 #292
Baldemar Bold and famous Germanic Boy 91 #293
Everet Brave or strong as a boar English, Germanic Boy 91 #294
Godfrey God's peace; divine peace or protection French, Germanic Boy 91 #295
Henning Diminutive of Henry/Heinrich - "home ruler" Danish, Germanic, Norwegian Boy 91 #296
Harman Punjabi: 'God's heart' / 'one who loves or remembers God'; Germanic/English: 'army man' (from Herman). English, Germanic, Punjabi Boy 90 #297
Tancrède From Germanic elements meaning 'thought' + 'counsel' - 'thoughtful counsel' or 'wise advisor'. Germanic Boy 90 #298
Milie Pet form; meaning varies by root name (e.g., 'work/industrious' from Amelia, 'strong/brave' from Millicent) Germanic, Latin Girl 89 #299
Arick Ever-ruler; eternal ruler (from Old Norse elements ei- 'ever' + ríkr 'ruler') Germanic, Norse Boy 88 #300

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