Germanic baby names

Latinised short form of compound names ending in -lind, t=tender, soft (English -inda), such as Sieglinde and Dietlinde, and earlier names such as and, from linþaz, whence also t=gentle, mild, pliable, limber

Shortened from Caroline

Whole, universal

Noble, of noble kind

Free woman; feminine of Charles

All, completely; a light fairy maiden

Life; bird; possibly from Germanic 'avi'

Work, industrious

Free woman; feminine form of Charles

A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from -

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Adelais, - Adalheid

1540 by the Earl of Surrey as a poetic name for Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald, "one of the Fitzgeralds"

Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England

A name of Germanic languages origin

Borrowed from Italian or German

From Swiss Heidi, a pet form of Adelheid, equivalent of English Adelaide and Alice

Most used in the U

Spelling variant of Erica, the feminine form of Eric, or borrowed directly from modern Scandinavia, ultimately from Eiríkr

A name of Germanic languages origin

Anglicized form of Henriette, feminine form of Henri, popular in England in the 18th and 19th centuries

From Irma in the nineteenth century

From Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans

Latinate form of Henriette, derived from the male given name Henry

Borrowed from Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a - root meaning “noble”

From Matilda, from Mathilde, from Mahthilt, Mehthilt, from Mahtihild, from Mahtihildiz; compare, t=Matilda

Borrowed from Adélaïde, from Adalheid (from t=noble + t=nature, character), modern;

From hrussą and t=soft; weak, tender, associated by medieval folk etymology with Latin rosa linda "lovely rose"

A latinized form of Louise used since the eighteenth century

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (-, -, -) Astrid since the 19th century

Used since the Middle Ages

Occasionally used in English

A name of Germanic languages origin

Medieval English form of Ameline, diminutive form of Amélie, cognate to English Amelia

Bright fame; from 'hrod' (fame) and 'beraht' (bright)

Resolute protector

From Rycharde, from Richard, from Richardus and Ricohardus, from Rīkahard, from Rīkaharduz, a construction Cognate with t=Richard

Free man; strong

Anglicized from Raghnall, itself derived from Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn + valdr, later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold

The usual U

From Frank, partially from Franca; and partially from Franc, and/or Francus, from Franko; both maybe from frankô

Medieval short form of - compound names beginning with gari or geri ("spear"), such as Gerard, Gerald or Gerbert

A number of places elsewhere

Ruler of the home; estate ruler

A name, from Walter, from Waltier, from Waltheri (compare, which see for more details), from Waldahari, from Waldaharjaz, Related Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed

Means "Charles"

From Æþelbeorht, from Aþalaberht, a compound of aþalaz + berhtaz, or from Albert, from Albertus, itself from the Germanic name

From -, ultimately from gaiʀ + wald

From Rogier, from the - equivalent of (see Hroðgar), from Hrōþigaizaz

From Radulf, from Rǣdwulf (also as Raulf), from Rādawulf, from Rēdawulfaz

Transferred back from the surname

Popular in the 19th century

From Leonard, name of a 6th century Frankish saint, from leo or liut and hart

From Bernard, from Bernard, Bernart, from Bernardus, probably from Bernhard (compare, ), from Bernuharduz, equivalent Popularized by medieval European saints

From the - surname (de) Warenne, a reference to a place called Varenne, a hamlet near, along the river Varenne in Normandy, from Warinna, a hydronym of /- origin, from var-, t=river, water, ultimately from h₂wer-; see also the Latin river Avara

From here + man It was revived in the 19th century, partly due to American immigrants from continental Europe where the name has been more popular

From Gislebert, from Gīslaberhtaz

Derived from a Latinized form of Reynold

Soldier; merciful

By folk etymology associated with a lance

Brought to England by Normans

Means "Charles"

Named for a Captain Rolland

From Gui, a form of Wido, a short form of names beginning with the element widuz, such as Witold and Widukind

Borrowed from German, a contracted form of Konrad

From the - aristocratic and saint's name Hughe, brought to England by Normans, from a short form of - names beginning with hugiz, such as Hubert

Taken into regular use in the 1990s, with earlier popularity peaks in Scandinavia and Germany

In quiet use since the 19th century

From Gerard, from Gerart, from Gaiʀahard

From Geffrey, from an - aristocratic name, Geoffroi (> West, East ), itself from Proto-French forms (latinized in -us) Jotfredus, Jozsfredus, Josfredus (10th century) and Jof[f]redus, Jofridus, Jaufredus, Geffredus (11th century), and ultimately of - origin

Transferred back from the surname

A name of Germanic languages origin

A variant of Konrad, ultimately from Kōnirād, Cognate of, and

from -, short form of compound names beginning with aud, from audaz (cognate of in Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edith, etc

A Latinized form of Hugh

Variant of Garrett, a medieval form of Gerard and Gerald

From -, - etc continental European Bruno, name of medieval Italian and German saints and royalty, Latinized form of brūn, from brūn

A name of Germanic languages origin

Possibly a modern phonetic rendering of Kai, or a short form of Kyle and Kyler

Used in the 19th century but rare today

from Ásmundr, from t=a god + t=protection, hand