List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings

Arnold

(AHR-nəld)

The name Arnold is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Arnold is: Derived from an old German name meaning eagle power. The eagle rules. Introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest, and used for a number of English surnames.

Meaning: The eagle ruler Origin: Germanic

Arnulfo

Origin and meaning of Arnulfo. 4-55. 4 Name Surveys. The meaning of Arnulfo is "Eagle" and " Wolf". Its origin is "Spanish variant of the Germanic name Arnolf".

Meaning: Eagle and wolf Origin: Germanic

Aubrey

(AWB-ree)

Aubrey is an English given name. The name is a Norman French derivation of the Germanic given name Alberic, which consists of the elements alf "elf" and ric "power", with the meaning of "Fair Ruler of the Little People". Before the Norman conquest, the Anglo-Saxons used the corresponding variant Ælf-rīc (see Ælfric).

Meaning: One who rules with elf-wisdom Origin: Germanic

Aubrie

The name Aubrie is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Aubrie is: Rules with elf-wisdom.

Meaning: Elfin king Origin: Germanic

Avila

(AH-vih-lah)

Spanish (Ávila): habitational name from Ávila in old Castile. Its name, first recorded in the Latin forms Avela and Abulia, is of unknown derivation and meaning. Portuguese and Galician: from Davila, a topographic name for someone from a town or village, da vila, reinterpreted as d'Avila.

Bernadette

(ber-na-DET)

In French the meaning of the name Bernadette is: A feminine form of Bernard. St Bernadette was a French peasant girl whose 19th century visions of Virgin Mary prompted the establishment of the Roman Catholic shrine at Lourdes. Feminine of Bernard.

Meaning: Brave as a bear Origin: Germanic

Bernard

(bər-NAHRD/BUR-nərd)

Bernard (Bernhard) is a West Germanic masculine given name. ... West Germanic Berhard is composed from the two elements bern "bear" and hard "brave, hardy". Its native Old English reflex was Beornheard, which was replaced by the Old French form Bernard after the Norman conquest.

Meaning: Brave as a bear Origin: Germanic

Bernardo

(ber-NAHR-do)

The name Bernardo is a Portuguese baby name. In Portuguese the meaning of the name Bernardo is: Strong as a bear.

Meaning: From shakespeare's play hamlet Origin: Germanic

Bert

(BURT)

Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of Germanic male given names, such as Robert, Herbert, Gilbert, Norbert, Bertram, Berthold, and Albert. There is a large number of Germanic names ending in -bert, second in number only to those ending in -wolf (-olf, -ulf).

Meaning: One who is illustrious Origin: Germanic

Bertha

(BUR-thə)

Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". The name occurs as a theonym, surviving as Berchta, a figure in Alpine folklore connected to the Wild Hunt, probably an epithet of *Frijjō in origin. Bertha appears as a Frankish given name from as early as the 6th century.

Meaning: One who is famously bright and beautiful Origin: Germanic