German First Names Lexicon 2
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This is the Part 2 of our lexicon of German first names. Click on a hyperlinked name to learn more about its meaning and origins.
Ab-Ant | Ara-Cha | Chl-Eri | Erk-Geo | More coming
| German First Names - Vornamen Arabelle-Charlotte |
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Symbols used: f. (feminine), m. (masculine), Gr. (Greek), Lat. (Latin), OHG (Old High German), Sp. (Spanish). The gender of names is only indicated in cases where that may not be obvious. |
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| Arabella f. Origin uncertain |
Axel from Swedish |
Berthold, Bertold, Bertolt from OHG Berhtwald: beraht (splendid) + waltan (rule) |
| Archibald from OHG Erkenbald |
Balder, Baldur m. From Baldr, Germanic god of light and fertility |
Berti m. fam. form of Berthold |
| Armin m. from Lat. Arminius (Hermann), who defeated the Romans in Germania in 9 A.D. |
Balduin m. from OHG bald (bold) + wini (friend). Related to Engl. Baldwin, Fren. Badouin |
Björn m. from Norwegian, Swedish (bear) |
| Arnd, Arndt, Arno m. from Arnold |
Balthasar Along with Kaspar and Melchior, one the three Wise Men (Heilige Drei Könige) |
Bodo, Boto, Botho m. from OHG boto (messenger) |
| Arnold See comments below. |
Barbara | Boris from Slavic, Russian |
| Arnold: A very old German male name from OHG arn (eagle) + waltan (to rule) = "he who rules like an eagle." Popular during the Middle Ages, the name later fell out of favor but returned in the 1800s. Famous Arnolds include: German author Arnold Zweig, Austrian composer Arnold Schönberg, and Austrian-American film actor/director and California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. | ||
| Arnulf | Beate, Beate f. from Lat. beatus, happy. Popular German name in the 1960s and '70s. |
Brigitte, Brigitta, Birgitta Celtic name: "sublime one" |
| Artur, Arthur from Engl. Arthur |
Beatrix, Beatrice related to Beate (above) |
Bruno old German name meaning "brown (bear)" |
| Asta f. from Anastasia/Astrid Made famous by Asta Nielsen. |
Benno, Bernd m. short form of Bernhard |
Burk, Burkhard from OHG burg (castle) + harti (hard) |
Astrid f.| Bernhard |
Carl, Karl |
The c spelling of this form of Charles has been popular in German. See Karl. |
| August(in), Augusta from Lat. Augustus |
Bert, Berta short form of names starting or ending with -bert |
Charlotte Related to Charles/Karl. Made popular by Queen Sophie Charlotte, for whom Berlin's Charlottenburg Palace is named. |
| Abb-Ant | Ara-Cha | Chl-Eri | Erk-Geo | ||
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