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Germanic names - Baby names with the origin Germanic

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Ives Yew (tree); by extension 'archer' or 'bowman' because yew wood was used for bows French, Germanic Boy 52 #351
Orlan Variously 'eagle' (Slavic) or, via Orlando, related to 'famous land'; occasionally linked to Hebrew 'light' in modern use. Germanic, Hebrew, Slavic Boy 52 #352
Gilmer From Germanic elements meaning 'pledge/hostage' (gisel) and 'famous' (mār) - 'famous pledge' or 'renowned pledge'. English, Germanic Boy 51 #353
Bronn Possibly 'sorrow' (Irish), 'breast/hill' (Welsh), or derived from 'brown' (Old English/Germanic); also used as a modern/fantasy given name. Germanic, Welsh Boy 50 #354
Hughie Mind, heart, spirit Germanic Boy 50 #355
Alrik Ruler of all Germanic Boy 49 #356
Bertin Bright, famous Germanic, Latin Boy 49 #357
Aleric Ruler of all (from elements meaning "all" + "ruler") Germanic Boy 47 #358
Detrick Ruler of the people Germanic Boy 47 #359
Hermann 'army man' or 'warrior' Germanic Boy 47 #360
Lindie Diminutive of Linda/Lindy; can mean "beautiful" (from Spanish/Latin) or "linden tree" (from Germanic). English, Germanic, Latin, Spanish Girl 46 #361
Arnell Derived from 'arn' meaning 'eagle' - conveys 'eagle' or 'eagle's power' (sometimes treated as a diminutive 'little eagle') Germanic Boy 45 #362
Benno Bear / bear-like Germanic Boy 45 #363
Ernestina Serious, resolute; determined Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 45 #364
Humphrey From elements meaning 'hun' (warrior/young bear) + 'frid' (peace); commonly interpreted as 'peaceful warrior'. Germanic Boy 45 #365
Henli Home ruler; ruler of the household English, Germanic Boy 44 #366
Ludovica Famous warrior (famous in battle) Germanic Girl 44 #367
Rett Counsel, advice (counselor) English, Germanic Boy 44 #368
Sharleen Free man English, French, Germanic Girl 44 #369
Garin Guardian, protector (from Germanic warin 'guard') Germanic Boy 42 #370
Lewyn Dear or beloved friend English, Germanic Boy 42 #371
Dieter Ruler of the people Germanic Boy 41 #372
Archibaldo From Germanic elements meaning 'genuine' and 'bold' - 'truly bold' or 'bold, courageous'. Germanic Boy 40 #373
Alphonsus From Germanic elements meaning 'noble' (adal/alf) and 'ready' (funs) - often rendered 'noble and ready' or 'ready for battle'. Germanic Boy 39 #374
Yoseline From Jocelyn - originally ‘member of the Gauts’ (a Germanic tribal name); sometimes interpreted as ‘joyful’ in modern use Germanic, Spanish Girl 39 #375
Lang Varies by origin - Chinese (郎 Láng): 'young man; gentleman; official; groom'; Germanic/Old English/Scandinavian: 'long, tall'. Chinese, English, Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 38 #376
Romuald Renowned/famous ruler Germanic Boy 38 #377
Adda Hebrew: "ornament" or "adornment"; Germanic: from Adal- meaning "noble" English, Germanic, Hebrew, Scandinavian Girl 37 #378
Adolph From elements adal (noble) + wulf (wolf) - "noble wolf" Germanic Boy 37 #379
Acelin Likely 'little noble' (from a Germanic root meaning 'noble'); alternate interpretations from related roots may imply 'divine' or similar French, Germanic Boy 36 #380
Adalise Noble Germanic Girl 36 #381
Karlina Feminine form of Karl - 'free (woman)' or 'woman of the people' Germanic Girl 36 #382
Emmeric Universal ruler Germanic Boy 35 #383
Rika Beautiful village; peace/home ruler Dutch, Germanic, Japanese, Scandinavian Girl 35 #384
Talisha Noble; fortunate African American, English, Germanic, Latin, Old French Girl 35 #385
Wilfried Will/desire for peace Germanic Boy 35 #386
Deryck Ruler of the people Germanic Boy 34 #387
Earvin Variant of Ervin/Irvin; meanings vary by root - 'green/sea friend' (Scottish Irvine) or 'army/friend' (Old German Erwin). English, Germanic, Scottish Boy 34 #388
Lorens From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' or 'man from Laurentum' Germanic, Scandinavian Boy 34 #389
Ady A diminutive or pet form of several names; meanings vary by root - e.g., 'from the Adriatic' (Adrian), 'noble' (Adelaide/Adeline), or 'sun/wealth' (Aditya). Arabic, English, Germanic, Hebrew, Sanskrit Unisex 33 #390
Manfred Man of peace Germanic Boy 33 #391
Erna Serious, resolute (also associated with 'eagle') Germanic Girl 32 #392
Roderic Famous ruler Germanic Boy 32 #393
Alinda Noble, gentle/tender Germanic Girl 30 #394
Annel Grace, favour (from Anna/Hannah) Dutch, Germanic Girl 30 #395
Frederica Peaceful ruler Germanic Girl 30 #396
Arnel From Germanic elements 'arn' (eagle) + 'wald' (rule) - 'eagle ruler' or 'strong as an eagle' Germanic Boy 29 #397
Hammond From Old Germanic Haimo meaning 'home' or 'home-dweller' (often interpreted as 'home protector') English, Germanic Boy 29 #398
Jerard From ger 'spear' + hard 'brave, hardy' - 'brave/strong with a spear' Germanic Boy 29 #399
Milon Union, meeting, coming together Bengali, French, Germanic, Greek, Latin, Sanskrit Boy 29 #400

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