List of German Baby Names Meanings

Adelrik

(a-DEL-rik)

The meaning of the name “Adelrik” is: “Noble ruler”. Categories: Germanic Names. Used in: Dutch speaking countries, German speaking countries.

Meaning: Powerful and strong ruler Origin: Germanic

Ademar

(AD-e-mar)

The meaning of the name “Ademar” is: “Famous for his kindness”. Categories: Germanic Names. Used in: Dutch speaking countries, German speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Germanic.

Meaning: Strong and famous Origin: Germanic, Spanish

Adler

(AD-ler)

Adler is a surname of German origin meaning eagle, and has a frequency in the United Kingdom of less than 0.004%, and of 0.008% in the United States. In Christian iconography, the eagle is the symbol of John the Evangelist, and as such a stylized eagle was commonly used as a house sign/totem in German speaking areas.

Meaning: Eagle Origin: Germanic

Adolf

(AH-dawlf)

The name Adolf is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Adolf is: Old German 'Adalwolf' meaning noble wolf. Used by 17th and 18th century German royal families, and introduced into Britain by the Hanoverians.

Meaning: Distinguished or strong wolf Origin: English, Germanic

Adolphus

(ah-DHOL-foos)

The name Adolphus is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Adolphus is: Noble wolf.

Meaning: Distinguished or strong wolf Origin: Germanic

Afonso

( a-FAWN-saw)

Afonso Family History. Afonso Name Meaning Portuguese: variant of Alfonso.

Alajos

(A-la-yosh)

Alajos is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Alajos Drávecz (1866–1915), Slovenian ethnologist and writer. Alajos Hauszmann (1847–1926), Austro-Hungarian architect, professor, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. ... Alajos Szokolyi or Alajos Szokoly (1871–1932), Hungarian athlete and physician.

Alanis

(ə-LAN-is)

Alanis Name Meaning. Spanish (Alanís) and Portuguese: variant of Alaniz. Greek: from alani 'open space', 'square' (Turkish alan), a nickname for an idler, someone whose time was spent loafing around in the square of a town or village.

Meaning: Valuable, Precious Origin: Germanic

Alaric

(AL-ə-rik)

Alaric is a masculine Germanic given name that, broken into its parts means Ala "everyone's" and ric "ruler". This has various forms in the several Germanic languages, such as Alareiks in the original Gothic and Alrekr in Old Norse.

Meaning: Emperor of all Origin: Germanic

Alberte

(ahl-BER-te)

Given Name ALBERTE (2) GENDER: Feminine. USAGE: French, Danish. PRONOUNCED: AL-BERT (French) [details]

Meaning: Wise and graceful Origin: Danish, Germanic