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- ACHIMA: Feminine form of
Greek Achim, probably meaning "Jehovah
raises up." In use in Germany.
- ADA:
- Pet form of German names containing the
element adal, meaning "noble."
- Short form of English Adelaide
"noble sort," and Adela
"noble."
- Variant spelling of Hebrew Adah,
meaning "ornament."
- ADALA: Old
German name derived from adal, meaning
"noble."
- ADALEIZ:
Older form of Old High German Adalhaid, meaning "noble
sort."
- ADALHAID:
Old High German name composed of the elements adal "noble"
and haidu "kind, sort," hence "noble sort."
- ADALHEID:
Variant spelling of Old High German Adalhaid,
meaning "noble sort."
- ADALHEIDIS:
Latinized form of Old High German Adalheid, meaning "noble sort."
- ADALINDA:
Old High German name composed of the elements adal "noble"
and lind "serpent, snake," hence "noble serpent."
- ADALWOLFA:
Feminine form of German Adalwolf, meaning "noble wolf."
- ADELHEID:
Variant spelling of Old High German Adalheid, meaning
"noble sort."
- ADELHEIT: Variant
spelling of Old High German Adalheid, meaning
"noble sort."
- ADELIND:
Abbreviated form of Old High German Adelinda, meaning "noble
serpent."
- ADELINDA:
Variant spelling of Old High German Adalinda, meaning "noble
serpent."
- ADELINDE:
Variant spelling of Old High German Adelinda, meaning "noble
serpent."
- ADELONDA:
Variant spelling of Old High German Adelinda, meaning "noble serpent."
- ADELTRUDIS:
German equivalent of Anglo-Saxon Æthelthryth
(Æðelþryð),
meaning "noble
strength."
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AGATA:
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Agatha,
meaning "good." Swedish, Slovene and
German form of Latin Agatha,
meaning "good."
AGLAJA:
German form of Greek Aglaia, meaning "beauty,
splendor."
AGNA:
German form of
Greek Hagne, meaning "chaste;
holy."
AGNETH:
Variant spelling of German Agnethe, meaning
"chaste; holy."
AGNETHE:
German form of
Greek Hagne, meaning "chaste;
holy."
ALEIT:
German and Swiss short form of Old High German Adalheid, meaning
"noble sort."
ALINA:
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Contracted form of
Scandinavian Adelina, meaning
"noble."
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Feminine form of Romanian
Alin, meaning "to
soothe."
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Short form of German names
ending with -alina.
-
Short form of Czech/Slovak
Magdaléna,
meaning "of Magdala."
ALKE:
Low German form of Old High German Adalheid, meaning "noble
sort."
ALOISIA:
Feminine form of German Alois, meaning "famous warrior."
AMALA
(Hindi:
अमला):
Feminine form of German
Amal, meaning "labor, work."
Hindi name meaning "clean; pure."
AMALIA:
Old German name derived from the word amal, meaning "work."
AMALIE:
Variant spelling of German Amalia,
meaning "work."
AMELINDA:
Old German name composed of the elements amal
"work" and lint "serpent, snake," or lind
"soft, weak," hence either "work serpent" or "weak
worker."
ANELIE:
Short form of German Anneliese,
meaning "favor; grace" and "God is my oath."
ANGELIKA:
German and Polish form of Latin Angelicus,
meaning "angelic."
ANINA
(Aramaic: עֲנִינָא):
Aramaic name
meaning "answer my prayer."
Danish pet form of Greek
Hanna, meaning "favor;
grace."
German pet form of Latin Anna,
meaning "favor; grace."
ANKE:
Low German pet form of Latin Anna, meaning "grace" or "favor."
ANNALEISA:
Variant spelling of German Anneliese, meaning "favor;
grace" and "God is my oath."
ANNALIESA:
Variant spelling of German Anneliese, meaning "favor;
grace" and
"God is my oath."
ANNALIESE:
Variant spelling of German Anneliese, meaning "favor;
grace" and
"God is my oath."
ANNEKE:
Short form of Low German Anneken,
meaning "favor;
grace."
ANNEKEN:
Low German diminutive form of Latin Anna,
meaning "favor; grace."
ANNELIE:
Contracted form of German Anneliese,
meaning "favor;
grace" and "God is my oath."
ANNELIEN:
Pet form of German Annelie,
meaning "favor;
grace" and "God is my oath."
ANNELIESE:
German compound name composed of French Anne
"favor;
grace" and Liese
"God is my oath."
ANNE-MARIE:
Variant spelling of German Annemarie,
meaning "favor; grace," and
"obstinate, rebellious."
ANNEMARIE:
German compound name composed of French Anne
"favor; grace," and Marie
"obstinate, rebellious."
ANNIKEN:
Variant spelling of Low German Anneken,
meaning "favor;
grace."
ANNIKIN:
Variant spelling of Low German Anniken,
meaning "favor;
grace."
ANSELMA:
Feminine form of German Anselm, meaning
"divine helmet."
ANTJE:
Low German pet form of Latin Anna, meaning "favor;
grace."
ATHALA:
Old German name meaning "noble."
AVIS:
English
name borrowed from German Avis (2). It became popular in the Middle Ages when
it became associated with the Latin noun avis and adopted the meaning "bird."
Old German nickname, possibly meaning "refuge in
war."
BALDHILD:
Old High German name composed of the elements bald "bold,
brave" and hild "battle," hence "bold
battle."
BALTHILD:
Variant spelling of Old High German Baldhild,
meaning "bold battle."
BÄRBEL: German form of
Greek
Barbara, meaning
"foreign; strange."
BATHILD:
Old High German name composed of the elements batu "fight,
thrust" and hild "battle," hence
"fight-battle."
BATHILDA:
Variant spelling of Old High German Bathild, meaning "fight-battle."
BATHILDE:
Variant spelling of Old High German Bathild, meaning "fight-
battle."
BATHILDIS:
Latinized form of Old High German Bathild, meaning "fight-battle."
BEATE:
German name derived from Latin beatus, meaning "blessed."
BELAKANE:
In
the German Arthurian epic poem, Parzival, this is the name
of Percival's stepmother, an African queen and mother of
Feirefiz, Percival's mulatto half-brother.
BELINDA:
Possibly a contracted form of Old High German Betlinde,
meaning "bright serpent" or
"bright linden tree."
BERLIN:
From the German city name of uncertain etymology, possibly related to the Old Polabian stem berl-,
meaning "swamp."
BERTHA:
Old German name derived from the word berht, meaning "bright."
BERTILDA:
Old German name composed of the elements berht
"bright" and hild "battle," hence "bright
battle maid."
BETLINDE:
Old High German name composed of the elements beraht "bright,
shining" and lint "serpent" or linta
"linden tree," hence "bright serpent" or "bright
linden tree."
BRUNA:
Feminine form of German Bruno, meaning "brown."
BRUNHILD:
Old High German form of Old Norse Brynhildr,
meaning
"armored warrior woman."
BRUNNHILDE:
Variant form of Old High German Brunhild,
meaning "armored warrior woman."
CÄCILIA: German form of Latin
Cæcilia, meaning
"blind."
CÄCILIE: German form of Latin
Cæcilia, meaning
"blind."
CARLA:
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Feminine form of German Carl, meaning "man."
- Feminine form of Italian Carlo,
meaning "man."
CARLENE:
Pet form of German Carla, meaning
"man."
CHLOTICHILDA:
German name composed of the elements hloda
"famous, renowned" and hild
"battle," hence "famous battle
maid."
CHRISTIANE:
Feminine form of
French Chrestien
or Chrétien,
meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
German form of Latin Christina,
meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
CHRISTIANNE:
Feminine form of
English Christian,
meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
German form of Latin Christina,
meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ."
CLARAMOND:
German name meaning "bright protector."
CLARIMOND:
Variant spelling of
German Claramond, meaning
"bright protector."
CLOTHILDA:
Variant spelling of German Clotilda,
meaning "famous battle maid."
CLOTHILDE:
Modern variant spelling of German Chlotichilda,
meaning "famous battle maid."
CLOTILDA:
Modern variant spelling of German Chlotichilda,
meaning "famous battle maid."
CONRADINE:
Feminine form of German Conrad,
meaning "bold counsel."
CUNDRIE:
Arthurian legend name. It appears in the German epic
poem Parzival
(an adaptation of Chrétien
de Troyes' Perceval,
the Story of the Grail) as the name of a messenger of
the Grail who condemns Parzival.
CUNDRY:
Variant spelling of German Cundrie,
of unknown meaning.
DIETRICHA:
Feminine form of German Dietrich,
meaning
"first of the people; king of nations."
EDILTRUDIS:
Variant spelling of German Adeltrudis,
meaning "noble strength."
ELEONORE:
German form of French Eléonore, meaning "foreign; the other."
ELFI:
Pet form of German Elfriede, meaning "elf
strength."
ELFRIEDE:
German equivalent of Anglo-Saxon Ælfþryð,
meaning "elfin strength."
ELISA:
Pet form of German Elisabeth, meaning "God
is my oath."
ELISABETH:
- Anglicized form of Greek Elisabet
(Hebrew Eliysheba), meaning "God is my oath." In the
Old Testament bible, this is the name of the wife of Aaron. In
the New Testament, it is the name of the
mother of John
the Baptist.
-
German form of Greek Elisabet,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELISE:
Pet form of German
Elisabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELISSA:
Greek form of Phoenician Elishat,
the myth name of a queen of
Carthage who fell in love with Aeneas,
and set herself on fire when he left her. She is also known by the name Dido.
Pet form of German Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
ELKE:
- Diminutive form of Old High German Adalheid, meaning
"noble sort."
- Feminine form of Hebrew Elkanah,
meaning either "God bought" or "God is
jealous."
ELLI:
Pet form of Finnish Eleonoora,
meaning "foreign; the other."
Pet form of German Elisabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELSA: Pet
form of German Elsabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELSABETH:
Contracted form of German Elisabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELSE:
Pet form of German Elsabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
ELSIE:
Pet form of German Elsabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
EMELINE:
Feminine form of French Émile, meaning
"rival."
Variant spelling of German Emmeline,
meaning "work."
EMILIE:
German form of Latin Emilia, meaning "rival."
EMLIN:
Medieval form of German Emmeline, meaning
"work."
EMMALINE:
Variant spelling of German Emmeline,
meaning "work."
EMMELINE:
Old German name derived from the word amal, meaning "work."
ERMA:
Variant spelling of German Irma, meaning
"entire, whole."
ERMELINDA:
Variant spelling of German Irmalinda,
meaning "wholly gentle."
ERNA:
Anglo-Saxon name meaning
"reserved, shy."
Feminine form of German Ernust,
meaning "battle (to the death), serious business."
ERNSTA:
Feminine form of German Ernst,
meaning "battle (to the death), serious business."
FELICIE:
German feminine form of Latin Felix,
meaning "happy" or "lucky."
FRANZISKA:
Feminine form of German Franz,
meaning "French."
FRAUKE:
German name composed of the element frau
"lady" and a diminutive suffix, meaning "little lady."
FREIDA:
Variant spelling of German Frieda,
meaning "peaceful ruler."
Variant spelling of Yiddish Frayda,
meaning "joy, rejoicing."
FRIEDA:
Pet form of German Friederike, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FRIEDE:
Pet form of German Friederike, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
FRIEDERIKE:
Feminine form of German Friederic,
meaning "peaceful ruler."
FRITZI:
Pet form of German Friederike, meaning
"peaceful ruler."
GABRIELE:
German feminine form of Latin Gabrielus,
meaning "man of God" or "warrior of God."
GENOVEVA:
German and Spanish form of Celtic Genovefa, probably
meaning
"race of women."
GERDE: German
form of Old Norse Gerðr,
meaning
"enclosure, stronghold."
GERLINDE:
German name composed of the elements geri
"spear" and lind "soft, tender, weak," hence
"soft spear."
GERTIE:
Pet form of German Gertrude, meaning "spear
strength."
GERTRAUD:
Variant spelling of German Gertrude,
meaning "spear strength."
GERTRÚD:
Hungarian form of German Gertrude,
meaning "spear strength."
GERTRUD:
Variant spelling of German Gertrude,
meaning "spear strength."
GERTRUDE:
German name composed of the elements ger
"spear" and þruþ "strength," hence
"spear strength."
GISA:
Anglo-Saxon name meaning
"gift."
Pet form of German Gisela, meaning "pledge,
hostage, noble offspring."
GISELA:
Feminine form of German Gisil, meaning "pledge,
hostage, noble offspring."
GITTA:
German short form of French/German Brigitte,
meaning "exalted one."
GRETCHEN:
Diminutive form of German Gretta
("pearl"), meaning "little pearl."
GRETE:
Short form of German Margareta,
meaning "pearl."
Short form of Danish/Norwegian Margarete,
meaning "pearl."
GRETEL:
Pet form of German Grete, meaning
"pearl."
GRISELDA:
Germanic name composed of the elements
gris "grey" and hild "battle," hence
"grey battle maid."
GUDRUN:
German and Scandinavian form of Old Norse Guðrun,
meaning "divine
rune."
GUNDA:
Short form of Germanic names containing the element gund, meaning
"war."
GUNDULA:
Elaborated form of German Gunda, meaning
"war."
HADUWIG:
Old High German name composed of the elements hadu
"contention" and wig "battle, war," hence
"contending battle."
HADWIGIS:
Variant spelling of German Hedwig, meaning "contending
battle."
HANNE:
Feminine form of German Han, meaning "God is gracious."
Finnish variant form of Greek Hanna,
meaning "favor; grace."
HANNELORE:
German compound name composed of Hanne "God is
gracious" and Eleonore
"foreign; the other."
HEDDA:
Pet form of German Hedwig,
meaning "contending battle."
HEDWIG:
Variant form of Old High German Haduwig, meaning "contending
battle."
HEDY:
Pet form of German Hedwig,
meaning "contending battle."
HEILWIG:
Old High German name composed of the elements heil
"healthy, whole" and wig "battle, war," hence
"healthy battle maid."
HEINRIKE:
Feminine form of German Heinrich, meaning "home-ruler."
HELENE:
German form of Greek Helénē, probably
meaning "torch."
Scandinavian form of Greek Helénē, probably
meaning "torch."
HELLA:
Dialectal variant form of Icelandic Helga, meaning
"holy; dedicated to the gods."
Pet form of German Helene,
probably meaning "torch."
HELMA:
Short form of German Wilhelmina,
meaning "will-helmet."
HELMINE:
Short form of German Wilhelmina, meaning "will-helmet."
HERMINE:
Feminine form of German Hermann,
meaning "army man."
HILDA:
Old German short form of longer names containing
hild, meaning "battle."
Icelandic and Scandinavian form
of Old Norse Hildr, meaning "battle."
HILTRAUD:
German name composed of the elements hild
"battle" and þruþ "strength," hence
"battle strength."
HILTRUD:
Variant spelling of German Hiltraud, meaning "battle
strength."
HILTRUDE:
Variant spelling of German Hiltraud,
meaning "battle strength."
ILMA:
Pet form of German Wilhelmina,
meaning "will-helmet."
ILSA:
Variant spelling of German Ilse, meaning "God is my
oath."
ILSE:
Pet form of German Elisabeth,
meaning "God is my oath."
IMA:
Variant spelling of German Imma, meaning "entire,
whole."
Variant spelling of Hebrew Imma,
meaning "mother."
IMKE:
Pet form of Low German Imma, meaning "entire, whole."
IMMA
(Hebrew: אִמָא):
Hebrew name meaning
"mother."
Low German form of German Irma, meaning "entire, whole."
IRMA:
Short form of longer German names beginning with Irm-, meaning "entire,
whole."
IRMALINDA:
Old German name composed of the elements irmen
"entire, whole" and lint "soft, tender," hence
"entirely gentle."
IRMGARD:
German name composed of the elements irmen "entire, whole" and gard "enclosure,"
hence "entirely protected."
ISHILD:
Old German name composed of the elements is "ice" and hild
"battle, strife," hence "ice battle." This is the name
from which the English Arthurian legend name Isolde
(French Iseult) was derived.
ISOLD:
A derivative of Germanic Ishild, meaning "ice battle."
IVONETTE:
Pet form of German Ivonne, meaning "yew tree."
IVONNE:
German form of French Yvette,
meaning "yew tree."
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