List of German Baby Names Meanings

Kahn

(KAHN)

Kahn Name Meaning. North German: occupational name for a bargee, from Low German kane 'boat'. German: from a short form of the Germanic personal name Cagano, itself a short form of a personal name formed with gagan, gegen 'against'. Jewish (Ashkenazic): one of the many variants of Cohen.

Meaning: Priest Origin: Germanic, Hebrew

Kaja

(KAH-yah)

Related Names. VARIANTS: Ina, Kaia, Kari (Norwegian), Caja, Ina, Karen (Danish), Cajsa, Carin, Ina, Kai, Kajsa, Karin, Karina, Kaj (Swedish), Kaia, Kaisa, Kati, Riina, Triinu (Estonian), Katica (Slovene)

Meaning: Free woman Origin: Czech, Germanic

Karel

(KAH-rel)

Karel /ˈkɑːrəl/ is a given name in Dutch and Czech, equivalent to Charles, meaning Free Man.

Meaning: Free man Origin: Czech, Germanic

Karola

(KAW-ro-law)

The name Karola is a Hungarian baby name. In Hungarian the meaning of the name Karola is: meaning manly.

Meaning: Free woman Origin: Germanic, Hungarian

Karoliina

(KA-ro-lee-na)

Karoliina is a Finnish feminine given name derived from Charles.

Meaning: Free woman Origin: Finnish, Germanic

Karolina

(KAH-raw-lee-nah)

Swedish Meaning: The name Karolina is a Swedish baby name. In Swedish the meaning of the name Karolina is: Feminine of Karl: manly.

Meaning: Free woman Origin: Czech, Germanic

Karoly

(KAH-roi )

Karoly Name Meaning. from the personal name Károly, Hungarian form of Charles. habitational name from a place so named in Bihar County. possibly from karuly, variant of karvaly 'sparrow-hawk', a symbolic name from a totemic animal of an ancient Hungarian tribe.

Meaning: Free man Origin: Germanic, Hungarian

Keil

(KIEL)

The meaning of the name “Keil” is: “Clumsy person”. Categories: German Names, Germanic Names, Surnames Names. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: German.

Meaning: Clumsy or awkward Origin: Germanic

Keiler

(KIEL-ər)

The meaning of the name “Keiler” is: “Clumsy person; stonecutter”. Categories: German Names, Germanic Names, Surnames Names.

Meaning: Clumsy or awkward Origin: Germanic

Kerttu

(KEHR-tu)

Origin of the name Gertrude: Derived from the Old High German Geretrudis, a compound name composed of the elements ger (spear) and trut (maiden, dear) or þruþ (strength). The name Gertrude was introduced to England in the Middle Ages by German immigrants. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.

Meaning: The strongest spear Origin: Finnish, Germanic