Vornamenlexikon 4
German First Names Lexicon
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This is Part 4 of our lexicon of German first names and their meanings.
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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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| Erkenbald, Erkenbert, Erkenfried Variations of an old Germanic masc. name that is rare today. OHG "erken" means "noble, genuine, true" |
Fausta (f.), Faustus (m.) From Lat. for "favorable, joyful" - a rare name today. |
Fred, Freddy Short form of names like Alfred or Manfred, as well as a variation of Frederic, Frederick or Friedrich |
| Erma (f.), Irma (f.) From Irma, a short form of names with "Irm" (Irmgard, Irmhild, Irmtraud) |
Felix (m.) From Lat. for "happy" |
Frieda, Frida (f.), Friedel (f./m.) Short form of names with Fried- or -frieda in them (Elfriede, Friedericke, Friedrich) |
| Erna, Erne (f.) Female form of Ernst, from German "ernst" (serious, decisive) |
Felicitas, Felizitas (f.) From Lat. for "happiness" - English: Felicity |
Friedrich Old Germanic name meaning "ruling in peace" |
| Ernest, Ernst (m.) From German "ernst" (serious, decisive) |
Ferdinand (m.) From Spanish Fernando/Hernando, but the origin is actually Germanic ("bold marksman"). The Habsburgs adopted the name in the 16th century. |
Fritz (m.), Fritzi (f.) An old nickname for Friedrich/Friederike; this was such a common name that in WWI the British and French used it as a term for any German soldier. |
| Erwin An old Germanic masc. name that evolved from Herwin ("friend of the army"). The fem. Erwine is very rare today. |
Fieke (f.) Low German short form of Sophie |
Gabi, Gaby (f.) Short form of Gabriele (a fem. form of Gabriel) |
| Eugen From Gr. for "well-born" or "noble." English: Eugene. |
Florian, Florianus (m.) From Lat. Florus, "blooming" |
Gabriel m., Gabriele f. Biblical masc. name meaning "man of God" |
| Eva (f.) Biblical Hebrew name meaning "life." (Adam und Eva) |
Folker (m.) Variation of Volker |
Gandolf, Gandulf (m.) Old German name meaning "magic wolf" |
| Ewald (m.) Old German masc. name meaning "he who rules by law." |
Frank Although the name means "of the Franks" (Germanic tribe), the name only became popular in Germany in the 19th century because of the English name. |
Gebhard Old German masc. name: "gift" + "hard" |
| Fabian, Fabien, Fabius (m.) From Lat. for "of the house of Fabier" - Fem. Fabia/Fabiola is less common. |
Franz A form of "Franziskus" - Latinized form of Italian "Francesco." Franz von Assisi (Francis of Assisi); fem. Franziska |
Geli (f.) Short form of Angelika |
| Falco, Falko, Falk (m.) Old German name meaning "falcon." The Austrian pop star Falco used the name. |
Frauke (f.) Low German/Frisian diminutive form of Frau ("little woman") |
Georg (m.) From Greek for "farmer" - English: George |
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