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German Names: Girls

German First Names for Girls

Vornamen für Mädchen

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A list of contemporary and traditional German first names for girls. Also see German Names for Boys and Top First Names.

German Names for Girls A-J Mädchennamen	German Names for Girls K-Z Mädchennamen
NOTE: This selective list does not include most German names that are identical or similar to English names for girls (Anna, Laura, Lisa, etc.). Not all of these names are in fashion today. You can learn more about these names in our First Names Glossary, an annotated A-Z lexicon of Germanic given names, their meanings and origins. An approximate pronunciation guide for some names is shown in [brackets]. MORE > See additional name links below.
Adelheid Agatha / Agathe [ah-GAH-tuh] Agnes Alexandra Alheid Amalia / Amalie Andrea Angelika Anja Anka / Anke Antje Anna/Anne Anneliese Annette Arabella Asta Astrid More about "A" names Barbara Bärbel Beate Beatrix Berta / Bertha Bertel Bettina Birgit / Birgitta Brigitte (Gitte) Brunhild(e) More about "B" names Charlotte [shar-LOT-tuh] Christa (Krista) Christin Christina / Christine Claudia More about "C" names Dagmar Daniela Dora Doreen Dorle Dorothea More about "D" names Edda Edeltraud Effi Elfriede / Elfi Elisabeth / Elsi Elke Elsa / Else Emma Erika Erna / Ernesta Eugenia / Eugenie More about "E" names Fieke Franziska Frieda Friedelind(e) Friederike / Friedel Friedhild(e) Fritzi More about "F" names Gabi Gabriele Geli Gerda Gerlinde Gertraud / Gertrud Gisela Gitta / Gitte (Brigitte) Gisela [GHEE-suh-luh] Gretchen / Gretl Guido Gusti More about "G" names Hanna(h) / Hanne Hannelore Hansi (Johanna) Hedda Hedwig / Hedy Heide Heidemarie / Heidemaria Heidi Heike Helga Helma Henni / Henny Herta / Hertha Hilde / Hilda Hildeberta Hildegard More about "H" names Ida [EE-duh] Ilka Ilsa, Ilse Ines Inge / Inga Ingeborg Ingrid Irma Irmgard Irmhild(e) Irmtraud Isolde Jana Janina Jasmin [YAZ-meen] Johanna (Hansi) Jolanda Julia [YOO-lee-uh] Juliane Jutta / Jutte	Kai [KYE] Kamilla Karin Karla Karolin Katharina Kathrin / Katrin Katja [KAT-ya] Kerstin Kirsten Klara Klaudia Konstanze Kriemhild(e) Kristin Lara Lea / Leah Lena, Leni Lenore / Lenora Letta Liese / Liesel / Lise Lieselotte Lili / Lilli Lilo Lotte / Lotti (Charlotte) Ludwiga Lulu Magda Magdalena Mandy Manuela Margaretha Margit Maria / Marie Marina Marlene Martina Mathilde Maxine Meinhild(e) Melanie Mila Minna (Wilhelmine) Mirjam Mitzi / Mizzi Monika Nadine Nadja Nastasja / Nastassja Natascha Nicole Nina Ninja [NEEN-yuh] Ottilie Paula Pauline Petra Pia Renate Resi (Therese) Ria (Maria) Romy (Rosemarie) Rosalinde Rosamunde Roswitha Sabine Sabrina Sandra Sara / Sarah Seffi (Josepha) Senta Sieghild(e) Sieglind(e) Sigrid Sigrun Silke Simone Sophia / Sophie / Sofie Stefanie / Stephanie Steffi (Stephanie) Susanne Tanja Theda Therese Traude Traute Trude / Trudi / Traudel Ulla Ulrika / Ulrike Uschi (Ursula) Ursula Uta / Ute Veronika Viktoria Walburga Waltraud / Waltraut Wendelin Wilfrieda / Winfriede Wilhelmina / Wilhelmine Wilma Winfried More about "W" names Yvonne

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Also see...

First Names Glossary - Vornamenlexikon
Our annotated A-Z lexicon of Germanic given names, their meanings and origins.

German Names: Part One
About the origins and changing popularity of German given names.

German First Names: Top 10
Ranked lists of the top 10 names for boys and girls from 1997 to the present.

German Surnames
About German last names and their origins. Also see our German Surname Lexikon, a glossary of German last names and their meanings.

Germanic Genealogy - Contents/Inhalt
Our genealogy starting page. Lists all the articles, glossaries and link pages for tracing your Germanic roots.