List of German first names of Germanic origin
This list is an overview of German first names of Germanic origin . The meaning of the links and known name bearers can usually be found in the link to the name. There are several spellings for almost every first name. To ensure clarity, the more common forms are included in the list and additional spellings can be found in the individual linked name articles. Names that are no longer in use and, for example, do not appear in the German telephone directory are in italics .
A.
- Abarhild
- Subscription
- Aberlin
- Ad-, Adal-, Adel-:
- Ada (Adda)
- Adalbald
- Adalbero ( Adelbero )
- Adalbert
- Adalgis
- Adalgod ( Adelgot )
- Adalher ( Adalar , Adolar )
- Adalmund
- Adalnot ( Alnot )
- Adebar
- Adela , Adelaide, Adele
- Adelberga
- Adelbert (see Adalbert, Albert, Albrecht)
- Adelfried
- Adelgard ( Edelgard )
- Adelger
- Adelgunde (Adelgund, Aldegundis )
- Adelhard
- Adelheid ( Adalheidis ), Adela, Dele
- Adelhelm (Adhelm, Aldhelm )
- Adelinde , Adelinda, Adelindis
- Adelma (Adelhelma)
- Adelmar ( Adalmar )
- Adelrich ( Adalrich )
- Adelrun (see Alrun )
- Adelward
- Adolf ( Adi ), Adalwolf, Adolfa
- Adolfine
- Aistulf (Astolf, Astulf)
- Al-: (also derived from "Adal-" (noble))
- Alber , Albero
- Alberich ( Arik )
- Albert
- Alberta, Albertine
- Albin , Alboin , Albuin ( Albwin )
- Albrecht (see Adalbert, Adelbert, Albrecht)
- Albrun
- Aldhelm ( Adelme )
- Aldo , Aldona
- Alfke
- Alfons (Adalfuns)
- Alfred , Alfried; Alf, Alfreda
- Alhard , Alhardus
- Alida , Alide
- Alinda , Alinde
- Alkene
- Alcuin
- Alla
- Almar
- Almut , Allmut, Almute, Almuth; Almudis , Adelmut
- Alois , Aloys
- Aloisia
- Alram
- Alrun , Adelrun, Alfrun , (Elfrun)
- Alsuna
- Alva , Alvar
- Alveradis
- Alwin
- Alwina, Alwine
- Aleferna ( Fenna , Fenne)
- Old-:
- Amal- (a-): (Latin-Germ.)
- Anno (Onna, Onno )
- Ans- (see also: As-):
- Arbogast
- Archibald
- Ariald
- Ariovist , Ariowist
- Aribert , Aribo , Arbeo
- Arlett, Arletta, Arlette
- Armgard
- Armin
- Arn- (Aren-):
- Arnest (see Ernst )
- Arwin
- Arved (Arvid, Arwed, Arwid)
- As-:
- Audomar (Odomar)
- Ava (Awa)
B.
- Bado
- Soon- (Balt-):
- Balko
- Bardo
- Bardolf
- Bega, Begga , Bego
- Belinda
- Benno
- Ber-:
- Bern- (Beren-):
- Berend ( Barend , Berent, Behrend )
- Bernard
- Bernadette , Bernarda, Bernharde (feminine forms of Bernhard)
- Bernd , Berni, Berno (short forms for the following names in Bern ...)
- Berndhard
- Bernfried, Bernfriede
- Berngard
- Bernger, Berengar , Berengaria , Berenger
- Bernhard , Bernhardin
- Amber helmet
- Bernhild (Benilda)
- Bernmar
- Bernold (Bernhold)
- Bernolde ( Bernalde )
- Bernulf
- Bernward
- Bernwald ( Bernald )
- Bert-:
- Bert , Berti (short forms of the following names in Bert ...)
- Bertha ( Bechta , Berta ) (female short forms of the following names in Bert ...)
- Bertfried, Bertfriede
- Bertheid
- Berthold (Berchtold, Bertold ), Bertholde (Bertolde), Petzold (fränk.-Oberpf.)
- Bertlinde
- Bertolf (Bertulf)
- Bertram
- Bertrand
- Bertrude (Bertraut)
- Bertrun
- Bertwin
- Betmann
- Bihildis
- Billie ( Bill , Billfried , Billhard , Billi, Billibald )
- Bieler
- Birger , Birgit , Birgitta , Birte , Bibi
- Birk , Birch
- Bjorn
- Blid- (Blit-):
- Blide
- Blidfried
- Blidgard
- Blidger
- Blidhilde
- Blidmar
- Blidolf
- Blidram
- Blithard
- Bod- (bot-):
- Borwin (slaw.-germ)
- Brandolf, Brand, Branda, Brando
- Brav man
- Brigitte , Britt, Britta (Celtic-Germ.)
- Bringfriede , Bringfriede (new formation of the 20th century)
- Brun ( Bruno ), Bruna , Bruni
- Brunhard
- Brunold
- Brunhild , Brünhild, Brunhilde
- Burg- (Burk-):
- Busso
- Butz
C.
- Carl , Carlo , Charlie (Charly)
- Charlotte (Carlotta, Charlie), Carla, Carola, Caroline
- Chlodulf
- Clovis
- Christfried (Greek-German compound)
- Christhard (Greek-German compound)
- Christlieb (Greek-German compound)
- Clothilde
- Cord (cordt)
- Cuno
D.
- Dagmar
- Dagny
- Dagobert (Celt.-Germ.)
- Thanks-:
- Dedo (Deddo)
- Degenar , Degenhard
- Deike (female first name, Frisian / Low German), Deeke
- Diemar, Diemo (Dimo, also Timo , which is mostly assumed to be derived from the Greek Timotheus )
- Diemut
- Diet, Det, Dit:
- Detlef (Detlev), Dietlef
- Dietbald
- Dietbert
- Dieter , Diether , Dietrich , Dietke, Ditrich
- Dietfried
- Dietger
- Dietgard
- Diethard
- Diethelm
- Diethild
- Diethold (Dietel, Dietold )
- Dietlieb , ( Dietleb )
- Dietlinde
- Dietmann
- Dietmar (Thietmar), Ditmar , Detmar , Dettmar
- Dietmund (Detmund, Ditmund)
- Dietolf (Dietulf, Dietwolf)
- Dietram
- Dietrich (see Dieter)
- Dietrun
- Dietwald, Dietwalt
- Dietward
- Dietwin
- Dirk , Derrick (short forms of Dietrich)
- Dodo
- Dolf , Dölf , Dolfi (Swiss short forms for Adolf and Rudolf)
- Donald (Celtic-Germ.)
- Dragonolf
- Durs
E.
- Eberhard (Ebert, Evert )
- Eberwin ( boar wine )
- Ebbo ( Eppo )
- Eckbert ( Eckbrecht , Egbert , Ekbert)
- Eckhard ( Eckard , Ecke , Eckehard , Ekhard, Ekkehard ; Egard, Egart, Eggert )
- Ed, noble:
- Eg-, Egil-;
- God of honor
- Ehrenfried (Erfried)
- Ehrengard (Ergard)
- Ehrenreich ( Ehrentreich , see Erich )
- Ehrwald
- Eike ( Eik )
- Eila
- Eilbert , ( Elbert ), Eilbrecht
- Hurries
- Eilfried
- Eilhard
- Einar ( Eina )
- Einhard ( Eginhard )
- Eitelfriedrich (Eitel)
- Elf
- Elfgard
- Elfriede
- Elfrun
- Elke
- Elmar , Elimar , Elmo
- Elvira
- Elwin, Elwine
- Embert
- Emgard
- Emich ( Emicho )
- Emma
- Emmehard
- Emmeline
- Emmeram
- Emmerich (Emerich, Haimerich)
- Angel-:
- Enno
- Earth:
- Erhard
- Erich , Erik , Erika , Eriko
- Erkenbert
- Erkenhild
- Erkentraud
- Erl-:
- Erm-:
- Erma ( Ermel )
- Ermelinde (Ermlinde)
- Ermenegildo
- Ermenhild (Ermenhilde)
- Ermenrich ( Ermanarich )
- Ermentrud
- Ermgard
- Ermin, Ermina
- Erna , Erni , En
- Ernhild
- Ernst , Ernest, Ernestine
- Ertlinde
- Erwald (Ehrwald)
- Erwin
- Erwina, Erwine
- Estrid (subsidiary form of Astrid , occurring in Northern Germany)
- Etzel
- Evelinde (Hebrew-Germ.)
- Everdina, Everdine
- Evke, Eveke
- Ewald
F.
- Falk , Falko (Falco)
- Falkmar
- Far-:
- Fedde , Fedder, Feddo (fries. Forms by Friedrich )
- Fehild
- Femme ( Famke , Femke )
- Fenja , Fenna , Fenne
- Ferdinand (Ferdi, Fernand)
- Ferfried
- Fernanda , Fernande
- Ferun
- Fiete
- Filibert ( Filiberto , Philibert)
- Filiberta
- Finja , Finn
- Flemming
- Floribert (Latin-Germ.)
- Folke , Folker, Folkert , Folko
- Folkward
- Folmar
- Fons
- Frank , Franka
- Franz , Franziska
- Frauke
- Free
- Thank you
- Freimund
- Sincerity , sincerity
- Freke
- Freya , Freia
- Frick, Fricke
- Fried- / Frid- / Fred-:
- Fred ( Freddie ), Freda, Fredi, Fredo
- Fredegar
- Frederick , Frerich
- Fredmund (Friedmund)
- Frida , Frieda
- Fridenand
- Friedbald (Friedebald)
- Friedbert (Friedebert, Friedebrecht )
- Friedburg (Friedeburg)
- Friedel , Frieder, Frido, Fridolin , Fritz , Fritzi (diminutive of Friedrich)
- Friedegard
- Friedegund, Friedegunde (Fredegunde)
- Friedemann
- Friederike (Frederike)
- Friedger (Friedeger)
- Friedgott
- Friedhard (Friedhart)
- Friedhelm
- Friedhilde (Friedhild)
- Friedland
- Friedmar
- Friedolf
- Friedrich ( Friederich )
- Friedrun
- Friedwald (Friedewald)
- Friedwart
- Friedwig
- Friedwin
- Frigg, Frigga
- Friso (Frieso)
- Fritz (see Friedrich )
- Frowin
- Fear god
G
- Gaidemar
- Gamrath
- Gandolf , Gandulf
- Gangolf
- Gardis (Gardi)
- Garibald , Gaubald , Gerbald ( Gerbold ), Gerwald
- Garlef ( Garlieb , Garrelf)
- Gastold ( guest )
- Gebhard , Gebbert , Gebbo , Gebke, Geppert
- Gebharde (Geba, Gebba, Gebine)
- Gelsa
- Ger-:
- Gera (female short form for names with Ger-)
- Gerald , Geralde, Geraldine
- Geralf , Gerolf (Gerwolf)
- Tanner
- Gerbod (Gerbot)
- Gerbrand (Garbrand)
- Gerburg (Gerborg)
- Gerda (first name) , Gerde, Gerdi
- Gerfried
- Gerhard , Gerard, Gerd (fries. Garrit, Gard)
- Gerharde (Garda, Gerarde , Gerda, Gerhardine)
- Gerhauss
- Gerheid
- Gerhild (Gerhilde)
- Gerhoch , Gerhoh
- Gerhold (see Gerold )
- Gerke, Gerko (Lower German frieze)
- Gerlach
- Gerland
- Gerlinde (Gerlind, Gerlindis)
- German ( Germann )
- Germana
- Germar
- Germo
- Gernhard
- Gernot
- Gero
- Gerold (Fries. Garrelt), Gerhold
- Gerta, Gerte, Gerti
- Gerthold
- Gertrud (first name) , Gertraud (Geeske, Gela, Geli, Gesa)
- Gerwald (see Garibald, Gerald, Gerbald)
- Gerwig
- Gerwin (Gervin)
- Gerwine
- Gescha, Gesche
- Gesine
- Gilbert (Gil), Gilbrecht, Gildebrecht
- Gilberte
- Gilda , Gildo (Guildo)
- Gila (Gilla) (see Gisela )
- Gillo
- Gilmar
- G sharp:
- Right of belief ( right of belief )
- Glismuth
- Goebel
- Goda, Godela, Godeleva , Godowela
- Gode (Göde, Göte ) (short forms of names in Gode-)
- Godebert, Godeberta
- Godegisel
- Godehard
- Godelief
- Godelinde (Gotlinde)
- Godwin
- Göke (Lower German frieze)
- Golda (golds)
- Golo
- Gonda , Gönke ( north Frisia .), Gönna
- Gosbert
- Goswin
- God- (Got-):
- Gottbert (Godebert)
- Gottfried (Göpf, Götz , Govert)
- Gottfriede (female form)
- Faithful to God
- Gotthard (Gotthar, Gotter)
- Gotthelm
- Gotthild (Gothild)
- Gotthilf (Gotthelf)
- Gotthold
- Gottlieb , thank God
- Gottmann (Gutmann)
- Gottmar , Gotmar
- Gottschalk
- Godwalt
- God worth
- Gottwin (Godwin)
- Götz (see Gottfried)
- Grailf
- Grimald ( Grimo , Grimoald , Grimbald , Grimwald)
- Grimbert
- Griseldis (Griselda)
- Grisold ( Griswold )
- Gudmund
- Gudo
- Gudrun (Guda, Gutrune)
- Gudula
- Guido (Guidobald)
- Gumprecht ( Gumpert ), Gumbert
- Gund- / Gunt- (Gun-):
- Gun (Gunn)
- Gunberta
- Gunborg
- Gund
- Gunda (Gonda, Gundi, Gunna)
- Gundekar ( Gunzo )
- Gundel
- Gundelinde (Guntelinde)
- Gunder ( Gunnar )
- Gundhelm
- Gundo ( Gunde )
- Gundobald ( Gundobad , Gundowald )
- Gundobert, Guntbert (Gumbert)
- Gundolf
- Gundomar ( Gundemar ), Guntmar
- Gundula
- Gunhild (Gunild), Gunilla , Gunthild ( Gunthildis )
- Gunter, Gunther , Günther ( Gunthar )
- Guntfried
- Gunthamund
- Gunthard (Günthard)
- Gunthelm
- Guntmar
- Guntrad , Guntrada , Guntrade
- Guntram (Gundram)
- Guntrud
- Guntrun
- Guntwin
- Gustav (Gusta, Gustel), Gustava
- Gyburg (historically Gyburc )
H
- Had- (Hadu-):
- Hagarun
- Hagbert ( Hagbard )
- Hagen
- Halfred, Halfried
- Halgard ( Hallgard )
- Halma, Halmar (Hallmar)
- Hanfried (Hebrew-Germ. Composed)
- Harald , Harold
- Haribald
- Haribert (Aribert, Harribert, Harrybert, Heribert)
- Hariolf , Herulf
- Harro
- Harry ( Harri )
- Hard (hard):
- Hasso , Hasko
- Hatto (Hadwin)
- Hauke (North German Fries.)
- Hechard (Eckart)
- Hedwig (Hadwig), Hedda , Hede , Hedi , Hetti
- Heibert
- Heid–:
- Heide , Heidi (Heidy)
- Heidelinde
- Heidemarie (German-Hebrew composition)
- Heidenreich
- Heather rose (German-Latin composition)
- Heidolf
- Heidrun
- Heike
- Heiko
- Heila, heal, Heilo
- Heilgard (Helgard)
- Heilmar
- Heimbrecht, Hemprich, Hempo
- Heimerad
- Heimo ( Haimo , Haymo ), homes
- Hein-:
- Heroes (Haldor)
- Help god
- Helfrich ( Chilperich ), Helferich
- Helfried
- Helga ( Helle , Hella)
- Helgard (Heilgard)
- Helge , Helgi, Helgo
- Helke (Heilke), Helko
- Helmet-:
- Hemma
- Hendrik (see Heinrich )
- Henning ( Hennig , Henny ) (see Heinrich , also Hebrew from Johannes mögl.)
- Henriette (Hetti, Jette)
- Henrik , Henriko (see Heinrich )
- Henrike (Henrika)
- Her-, Heri-:
- Herbert ( Herbie ), Herbort , Herbrecht, Heribert
- Herbrand
- Herfried
- Hergard, Hergart
- Hergund ( Hergunde )
- Heribald
- Heribert (Haribert, Herbert )
- Heriger
- Herland, Herrand
- Herlinde
- Hermann (Herrmann), Harm (Ostfries.)
- Hermione (Herma)
- Hermund
- Hermut
- Herald (Herald, Herhold, Herrold)
- Herrad , Herrada
- Herrand
- Hert (Herdt, Herth)
- Hertha (Herta)
- Herulf ( Herolf )
- Herwald
- Herward ( Herwart , Herwarth )
- Herwig
- Herwin
- Herzl (yidd.)
- Hetti (male, but also female short form of Hedwig)
- Hild-:
- Hilke (Heilke)
- Hilko
- Hiltraud, Hiltrud
- Hilma
- Hilmar ( Hjalmar )
- Hitlerike
- Hitto
- Holger (Halger, Hilger)
- Spar
- Horst , Horste
- Horsta
- Horstmar
- Hubald, Hubold
- Hubert (Latinized: Hubertus ), Hugbrecht
- Hubertine
- Hugo
- Hugdietrich
- Hulda
- Huldreich ( Ulrich )
- Humbert ( Humbertine , Hunbert )
- Humbold
- Humfried ( Humfred )
- Hunold (Huno)
- Hunulf ( Hunwulf )
- Huwald
I.
- Ida , Itta ( Iduberga )
- Iduna , Idun
- Igor , Ingvar (ginger)
- Ilga (Illga, Illa), Ilgard (Illgard), Ilge
- Illobrand (Illo)
- Imke , Imko, Imma
- Ing- (In-):
- Ina , Ino (short for "Ing" names)
- Inga , Inge (short forms of Ingegerd, Ingetrud and others)
- Ingbert
- Ingeborg (Ingeberg, Ingeburg)
- Inbrand
- Ingfried (Ingfrid, Ingofred, Ingofried)
- Ingfriede, Ingefried
- Inghild
- Ingmar (Ingomar)
- Ingo (short for Ingobald, Ingobert, Ingomar and others)
- Ingolf
- Ingrid , Inger
- In green
- Inca , Inks
- Insa
- Iring
- Irm-:
- Irvin (Irwin)
- Is (e) -:
- Iva , Ivar (Iwer)
- Ivo (Iwo), Ivonne
J
K
- Kari (especially Switzerland and Austria)
- Karl ( Kalle , Karel, Karlo, Karol )
- Karla , Karline , Karola , Karoline
- Karlfried
- Karlmann
- Keno (East Friesian form of Kuno)
- Klothilde (in southern Germany)
- Knut (Knud)
- Komar
- Konrad , Konrada, Kunrada
- force
- Kreuzwendedich
- Kriemhild
- Kundry
- Kunheide
- Kunibert , Kuniberta
- Kunigunde , Kuni (in Bavaria)
- Kunna
- Kuno (short for Kunold, Kunolf , Konrad and others)
- Kunz
- Kurt
L.
- Lambert (Lambrecht, Lampert, Lamprecht , Lantpert)
- Lamberta
- Land- (Lan-):
- Leberecht ( Lebrecht )
- Unfortunatelyat ( Leidrad )
- Leif , Leefke, Levke
- Leo
- Leodegar ( Leodgar ) (see Ludger)
- Leonhard , Leonard, Lennert, Lennet , Lienhard , Leon
- Leonhilde , Luithilde
- Leopold (Leobald), Leutold , Liebel, Liutbald , Liutold , Luitpold
- Leopoldine (Leopoldina)
- Read
- Lewin ( Levin ), Lebuin (as variants of Liebwin)
- Liebgard
- Liebwin , Leobwin , Leutwin ( Leutwein )
- Lieven
- Lina (short for names like Karolina)
- Linda , Linde , Linza (Linzi) (short forms of numerous names, such as Gerlinde, Lindgard, Sieglinde and others)
- Lindgard
- Lioba
- Liutgard ( Luitgard , Lutgart)
- Lothar , Lother (Luther)
- Lothara (French Lorraine )
- Lotte (short for names like Charlotte)
- Lubbert (Leudobercht, Lübbert) (fries.)
- Lud-, Lui (t) -, Lut-:
- Ludbert
- Lüder , Lüdke, Lutter (Luther)
- Ludger (Ledger, Leudagar , Liudger, Ludgera), Leodegar
- Ludgard (see Luitgard )
- Ludmar
- Ludolf ( Chlodulf , Ludolph), Ludo
- Ludwig ( Alois , Louis , Luis )
- Ludwin
- Luise (Aloisia, Isa, Luisa), Lou (Louise), Lulu
- Luitberga
- Luitbert
- Luitfried
- Luitgard (Leutgard, Liudgard, Ludgard, Luitgardis, Lutgard)
- Luithilde
- Luitpold
- Luthard (Luthardt)
- Lutz (short for Ludger, Ludwig et al.)
M.
- Magnerich
- Magni
- Maik , Maike (see Meik, as short forms of names in Mai- and Mein- )
- Malinda, Malinde
- Malu (Malou) (derived short form from Hebrew-German Marie-Luise)
- Painted
- Malvin , Melvin
- Malwine ( Malwida , Melwine ), Mallow, Malwe, Malke
- Manfred , Manfried
- Manfreda, Manfriede
- Manhard (Manhart, Mannhardt)
- Manhold
- Manno (short for names in Man- )
- Manwald , Mangold ( Manegolt )
- Mar- / Mer-:
- Mark-:
- Mathilde ( Adela , Matilda, Maud , Thilda)
- Mechthild
- Medard ( Machthard , Mathard )
- Meginhard
- Meik , Meike, Meiko , Meyk (see Maik, as short forms of names in Mai- and Mein- )
- My / Men:
- Meinald, Meinhold , Meinold
- Meinholde
- Meinberga
- Meinburga ( Meinburg )
- Meine, Meino, Menne , Meno, Menno (Ostfries. Short forms of names in Mein-)
- Meinfried
- Meinhard (Mainhard, Mainart, Maint, Meinert, Menard)
- Meinharde ( Meinarde )
- Meinolf , Meinulf
- Meinrad , Meinrade
- Meinwald
- Meinward ( Meginward )
- Mena , Menna (Fries., Feminine short form for names in Mein- )
- Merve, Merwe, Merwin
- Merit (divine beauty)
- Metta, Mette (fries. Short form of Mechthild)
- Milda (short for names in Mild- / Milt- )
- Mildburg
- Mildred
- Miltraud (Miltraut)
- Mimi (short for Wilhelmine, among others)
- Mina , mine
- Minka, Minke
- Minna , Minne (see Wilhelmine )
- Minnegard ( Mingard )
- Minnie (Mini, Minnie)
- Minno
- Mombert, Mombrecht
- Momme (Mombke, Momke)
- Munibert
- Courage-:
N
- Nanna (Nanda)
- Nandolf ( Nando , Nante )
- Nantwig
- Nantwin
- Neidhart ( Neithard , Nithard)
- Nivard
- Nolda , Nolde
- Nonfried
- Nonna, Nonno
- North (North / North):
- Notburga
- Notker , Notger, Notgera
O
- Ocke (Oke, Okke, Okko ) (north German fries.)
- Oda , Odile, Odilia , Otta, Ottilie
- Odalinde
- Odin , Odina
- Odo ( Otto )
- Odulf
- Olaf , Ole , Ollo
- Oldwig (Oltwig)
- Olf (Alf, Oelfke )
- Olga , Oleg (Slav. Forms of Helga)
- Onna
- Onno
- Place-:
- Os- (As-):
- Ot-:
R.
- Raban
- Rabodo ( Rabod )
- Radbod ( Radbot )
- Radegunde, Radegundis
- Radolf ( Radulf , Ralf , Ralph)
- Rain- / Rein- (Ragin- / Regin-):
- Raik (Reik, Reyk, Rayk), Raika (Reyka), Raiko (Reiko) (short forms of names in Rai- / Rei-)
- Raimund ( Raymund , Reimund), Raimo (Reimo), Raimon , Ramona , Reemt
- Rainald (see Reinhold)
- Rainer (Rayner, Reiner, Reinher), Ragnar
- Raingard (Reingard)
- Rainulf (Rainolf, Ranulf , Reinolf, Reinulf)
- Regina (as a short form of names in Regin, but also from Latin)
- Reginald ( Raginwald , Rainald, Raynald, Reginbald , Renald, Rinaldo)
- Reginbert
- Reginhard ( Reginar , Reginard, Reginhar )
- Reginolf (Ringolf, Ringulf), Ringo
- Regintrud
- Reina (Raina)
- Reinbert ( Rainbert )
- Reinburg, Reinburga
- Reinfried (Rainfried, Reginfrid )
- Reinhard (Rainard, Rainhard , see Reginhard)
- Reinharde
- Reinhelm
- Reinhild (Raginhild, Ragna , Ragnhild , Rainhild, Rainhilde, Reinhilde )
- Reinhold ( Rainald , Rainhold, Raynald , Renold, Rinaldo , Rinold)
- Reinmar (Raimar, Raimer, Raimo, Reginmar , Reimo), Reimar ( Reimer in Schleswig-Holstein), Remmer
- Reint
- Reinward (Rainward)
- Ralf (see Radolf)
- R.A.M-:
- Ran-:
- Rapold
- Rasso (bair.)
- Rathard
- Ratmar
- Rembert (Rimbert)
- Rembrandt (Rembrand)
- Rein-: (see name under "Rain")
- Remko
- Remmer, Remmert
- Rich- / Rig (o) -:
- Ricke, Rika, Rike
- Rimbert ( Rambert , Rembert)
- Rinelda
- Ringolf ( Ringo )
- Robert , Rob, Robin (derived from Ruprecht, see below)
- Roberta
- Roch-:
- Rod- (Red-) / Rud- (Rut-):
- Roda (Rodelind, Rodelinda )
- Roder, Rodo, Rother, Rotho
- Roderich ( Rorich , Rudrich )
- Rodewald ( Roald )
- Rodhard (Rothard), Ruthard
- Roland ( Rodland ), Ruland (Rudland)
- Rötger , ( Röttger )
- Ruda
- Rudgar , Rüdiger (Rodger, Roger , Rudger, Ruger, Rutger )
- Rudi (Rolli, Rollo, Rotho, Rüedi, Rudo)
- Rudmar
- Rudolf (Dolf, Rolf )
- Rudolfine
- Rudbert
- Ruthild (Rudhild), Ruthilde
- Rutlieb (Rudlieb)
- Romilda (Romhild, Rumhild , Rumilda )
- Romuald (Romwald, Rumold )
- Ron , Ronnie, Ronny
- Ronald (Ranald, Reginald ), Rona
- Ronja
- Rosalind , Rosalinde (Rosalin)
- Rosamund , Rosamund
- Roswin
- Roswitha (Roswita), Rosi, Rossi
- Rotraud , Rotraut, Rotrud
- Rowena
- Rulf (see Rudolf)
- Rune (runa)
- Runhild
- Ruprecht ( Rupprecht ), Rupert (Ruppert)
S.
- Salgard
- Salinda , Salinde (short forms for Rosalinde / -a)
- Sanna , Sanne (different origins: here derived from sann , which truly means)
- Sarhild
- Sarolf ( Sarulf )
- Saskia ( Sachso , Sassa, Sasso)
- Schwabhild
- Schwanhilde (see Swanhild)
- Sebald ( Sebalde ) (in Bavaria / Franconia)
- Selma (different origins, see Anselm , Anselma )
- Selmar
- Victory / Sig-:
- Siegbald (Sebald, Sebo, Siebold)
- Siegbert ( Siegbrecht , Siebert, Sigibert), Siegberta
- Siegbrand , Siebrand , Sibrand
- Siegburg ( Siegburga )
- Siegfrauke
- Siegfried (Sigfried), Siegfried
- Sieghard ( Sighard , Sigehard )
- Sieghild
- Sieglinde , Siglinde
- Siegmund , Siegesmund, Sigismund , Sigismunde, Sigmund
- Siegolf
- Victorious
- Siegwald
- Siegward , Siewert
- Sieke (Low German short form)
- Sigerich ( Sigerik )
- Sigga
- Sigi , Siggi, Sikke (short forms of names with victory-)
- Sigmar
- Signhild (Signild)
- Sigrid
- Sigrun
- Sigune ( Sigina , Siguna)
- Sigurd
- Sigwin ( Sigiwin )
- Sietske , Sietse (fries.)
- Sif , Siv
- Silke , Silka (as short form of Gisela )
- Sina , Sine, Sintje (short forms for Gesine and the like, or fries. "Little sun")
- Sindolf
- Siri (Sigrid)
- Sirka , Sirko (Sierk, Sirk) (short forms of Sigerich)
- Solveig , Solwig
- Sönke , Sönnich, Sünke (Fries., North German)
- Sonnhilde
- Sonnwin
- Stone-:
- Stillfried (Stilla, Stillan , Stillo )
- Storm
- Sungard
- Sunhild (Sunnhild)
- Sünje (Sinje, Sintje, Sunje, Sunja, Sunna, Sünne , Synke ) (fries., North German)
- Svea
- Sven , Svenja, Swen
- Svend , Svende
- Swanhild (see swanhild)
- Swantje (Svantje)
- Swidger ( Suitger )
- Sylta
T
- Talea (Adelheid)
- Tammo , Tamme (east frieze.)
- Tank- / Thank-:
- Tanko, Thanko
- Tankred , tank bike
- Thankmar (Tammo)
- Tassilo (Tasso)
- Tato
- Dreadful run
- Theobald
- Theodolinde (Dietlinde, Theolinde)
- Thietmar (Tiemo)
- Thilo (Thiel, Tila, Tilo)
- Thor / Gate-:
- Throals
- Thusnelda
- Tialda , Tjalda (frieze. Short forms of Thialdhild )
- Tietje (Lower German)
- Till (Tillfried, Tyl), Tilemann , Tilman (Tillmann)
- Tilda ( Mathilde ), Tilla
- Tilrun
- Tita
- Tolbert
- Traudlinde
- Traugott
- Traud-, Traut-:
- Trude , Trüde, Trudi (short forms of Gertrud, Hiltrud and others)
- Trudeliese (German-Hebrew composite)
- Trudildis
- Defiance
- Turid (Thorid, Thuride)
- Tyra ( Torah , Thyra )
U
- Ubald ( Ubaldo )
- Udo (Udolf)
- Uland (Uhland)
- Ulbert
- Ulf (Ulv), Unolf ( Hunulf , Unulf ), Uno (fries.)
- Ulfried ( Udalfried )
- Ulrich ( Udalrich , Ulreich , Ulrik ), Ueli , Uli, Ulin , Utz
- Ulrike (Ulla)
- Unni
- Ute ( Uta )
- Utto (Otto)
- Uwe , Uwo
V
- Vanadis
- Verner ( Vern , Werner )
- Voldemar ( Woldemar )
- Volker , Volke, Volkher , Volkhard
- Volkmar
- Volkwin
- Volkward
- Vollrath (Vollrat, Vollrad, Volrad )
- Volprecht , Volpert (Wolpert)
W.
- Whale-:
- Forest, Walt:
- Wanda (first name) Wanda
- Warnfried (Wernfried)
- Weddo
- Wedigo , Withego (see Wittigo)
- Wendelin , Wendel , Wendela
- Wendelgard
- Wenke (Wencke, Wienke)
- Werner (Werna, Wernher )
- Werner
- Wiborg
- Wichard (Wichart, Wichert, Weichert )
- Wichmann
- Wid-, Wied-:
- Wiebe, Wibke , Wiebke , Vibeke
- Wiegand
- Wieland
- Wigald
- Wigberg , Wigberta
- Wighard (see Wichard ; Weikard , Wigger, Wiggo, Wigo)
- Wiglev , Wiglaf (Wiclef)
- Wil-:
- Win-:
- Wiprecht ( Weiprecht )
- Wirich ( Weirich )
- Wisgard
- Withold ( Widald , see Wido , Witold)
- Wittigo (Witigo), Witiko
- Wolbert , Wolbrecht
- Wolgard
- Wolf- (Wulf-):
- cloud
- Wolter
- Wotan, Wodan
- Wunna (Wuni)
- Wunibald ( Winibald )
- Wunibert
Y
swell
- Genevolu first name mapping
- Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
- kirchenweb.at Name-day lexicon
- onomastik.com First Name Lexicon
- Otto Abel : The German names of persons , Berlin, 1853 online
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.ndr.de/ndr1niedersachsen/programm/ortsnamesforscher103_page-3.html
- ^ Susanne Beyer: Stalina and Hitlerike . In: Der Spiegel 11/1999 of March 15, 1999, pp. 284f.
- ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/name/lance