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Origin · Germanic · 44 names

Germanic
names.

Names rooted in the Germanic tradition — each carrying a fingerprint of language, scripture, and place.

Total names
44
Girls
16
Boys
24
Top US name
Emma
#5525 in 2023
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Robert: The Thousand-Year Story of a Name That Refuses to Stay Down

Robert means "bright fame" in Old Germanic. It was America’s #1 boy name for twelve years, fell to #74 by 2018, and is climbing again. The full story of a name that travels across English, German, French, and Spanish without changing its meaning.
16 Germanic girl names

For her — feminine Germanic names.

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Emma
#5525
Girl ·Germanic
Whole, universal
Alice
#66
Girl ·Germanic
Noble, of noble kind
Carolyn
#1085
Girl ·Germanic
A variant of Caroline, feminine of Charles — from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'
Charlotte
#6280
Girl ·French
Free woman; feminine of Charles
Ella
#12776
Girl ·Germanic
All, completely; a light fairy maiden
Ava
#10966
Girl ·Latin
Life; bird; possibly from Germanic 'avi'
Carrie
#2593
Girl ·Germanic
A diminutive of Caroline (feminine of Charles, from Germanic karl 'free man')
Amelia
#9814
Girl ·Germanic
Work, industrious
Caroline
#83
Girl ·French
Free woman; feminine form of Charles
Roberta
#2729
Girl ·Germanic
Feminine form of Robert, from Germanic hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright fame'
Carla
#967
Girl ·Germanic
Italian and Spanish feminine of Carlo (Charles), from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'
Wilma
#4269
Girl ·Germanic
Short form of Wilhelmina, the feminine of Wilhelm (William) — from Germanic wil ('will') + helm ('helmet, protection'); 'resolute protector'
Jocelyn
#346
Girl ·Germanic
From a Norman-French form of the Germanic name Gauzlin, possibly meaning 'belonging to the Gauts' (a Germanic tribe)
Carole
#10480
Girl ·Germanic
A spelling variant of Carol, feminine of Charles — from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'
Ada
#179
Girl ·Germanic
A short form of Old High German names containing adal, "noble" — like Adelaide and Adeline
Adelaide
#286
Girl ·Germanic
From Old High German Adalheid — adal, "noble," + heid, "kind, sort" — "of noble kind
24 Germanic boy names

For him — masculine Germanic names.

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Robert
#88
Boy ·Germanic
Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)
William
#10
Boy ·Germanic
Resolute protector
Richard
#222
Boy ·Germanic
From Old High German Ricohard — rīc, "ruler, power," + hard, "brave, strong" — i
Charles
#54
Boy ·Germanic
Free man; strong
Henry
#8
Boy ·Germanic
Ruler of the home; estate ruler
Walter
#267
Boy ·Germanic
From Old High German Walthari — wald, "rule," + hari, "army" — i
Fred
#1712
Boy ·Germanic
A short form of Frederick, from Germanic frid ('peace') + ric ('ruler'); 'peaceful ruler'
Bobby
#1192
Boy ·Germanic
A diminutive of Robert, from Germanic hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright fame'
Carlos
#139
Boy ·Germanic
Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'
Luis
#134
Boy ·Germanic
Spanish and Portuguese form of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'
Frederick
#507
Boy ·Germanic
From Germanic frid ('peace') + ric ('ruler'); 'peaceful ruler'
Derek
#273
Boy ·Germanic
From the Old Germanic Theoderic — theod ('people') + ric ('ruler'); 'ruler of the people'
Jeffery
#1263
Boy ·Germanic
A spelling variant of Jeffrey, ultimately from Norman-French Geoffroi — from Germanic elements meaning 'peace' (frid) and possibly 'district', 'traveler', or 'pledge'
Herbert
#2136
Boy ·Germanic
From Germanic heri ('army') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright army' or 'illustrious warrior'
Ricky
#873
Boy ·Germanic
A diminutive of Richard, from Germanic ric ('ruler') + hard ('hardy, brave'); 'brave ruler'
Randall
#1268
Boy ·Germanic
Medieval English form of Old Germanic Randwulf — rand ('shield rim') + wulf ('wolf'); 'shield-wolf'
Bill
#4621
Boy ·Germanic
A short form of William, from Germanic wil ('will, desire') + helm ('helmet, protection'); 'resolute protector'
Lewis
#470
Boy ·Germanic
English form of Louis, from Germanic hlud ('famous') + wig ('battle'); 'famous warrior'
Derrick
#758
Boy ·Germanic
A spelling variant of Derek, from Old Germanic Theoderic — theod ('people') + ric ('ruler'); 'ruler of the people'
Garrett
#480
Boy ·Germanic
An English form of Gerald (gar 'spear' + wald 'rule'; 'rule of the spear') or Gerard (gar 'spear' + hard 'brave'; 'brave with a spear')
Gilbert
#1174
Boy ·Germanic
From Germanic gisil ('pledge, hostage') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright pledge'
Roberto
#527
Boy ·Germanic
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Robert, from Germanic hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright fame'
Miles
#43
Boy ·Germanic
Soldier; merciful
Otto
#282
Boy ·Germanic
A short form of Old High German names beginning with aud, "wealth, fortune
4 unisex Germanic names

Names that work either way.

Charlie
#174
Unisex ·Germanic
A diminutive of Charles, from Germanic karl meaning 'free man'
Aubrey
#1385
Unisex ·Germanic
From the Norman-French form of Alberic, from Germanic alb ('elf') + ric ('ruler'); 'elf-king'
Billie
#9027
Unisex ·Germanic
A unisex form of Billy, diminutive of William (Germanic 'resolute protector')
Bobbie
#11010
Unisex ·Germanic
A unisex spelling variant of Bobby, diminutive of Robert (Germanic 'bright fame')
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