Lien is a diminutive of Carolien, itself a Dutch variant of Caroline. Caroline originates in Germanic languages and means "free
Tag: Germanic names
Gaston
Gaston is mainly a French name, derived from the Germanic word “gast”, which means a 'guest' or even a 'stranger'.
Ives
Ives is derived from the Germanic word 'ivy', which means 'yew', the wood used to make bows.
Tybalt
Tybalt is a Germanic name, derived from the name Theobald. Theobald itself is based on the Germanic name 'Dietbald', derived
Reinhardt
Reinhardt is a German name, derived from the Germanic name 'Reynard', itself derived from the words 'ragin', which means 'advice
Isotta
Isotta is an Italian form of Isolde. Isolde originates in Germanic languages and means "fighting the ice battle". Isolde is
Lorelei
Lorelei originates in Germanic languages and means "woman from enticing rock". It is taken from the name of a rock
Hindrick
Hindrick is ultimately derived from Henry. Henry originates in Germanic languages and means "ruler of the house". It has been
Ugo
Ugo is an Italian variant of Hugo. Hugo originates in Germanic languages and means "intelligent". As a masculine given name
Ulrich
Ulrich is derived from the Germanic words 'uodal', which means 'heritage or inheritance', and 'ric', which means 'rich or powerful'.
Ulrika
Ulrika originates in Germanic languages and means "powerful and prosperous". It is a feminine form of Ulrich and is mostly
Bruno
Bruno originates in Germanic languages and means "brown skinned". As a masculine given name, Bruno is currently more popular in
Leonardo
Leonardo is a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian variant of Leonard. Leonard is a Germanic name, derived from the words 'leon',
Diede
Diede is a diminutive of Diederik, itself a Dutch variant of Theodoric. Theodoric is a Germanic name, derived from the
Adelhard
Adelhard is the German form of the English name Abelard which means 'noble, or resolute'. It is a combination of
Gertie
Gertie is a diminutive of Gertrude. Gertrude originates in Germanic languages and means "the strongest spear". It has been a
Ute
Ute is a variant of Odelia. Odelia is most likely an anglicized form of Odilia, which is ultimately derived from
Valda
Valda originates in Germanic languages and means "powerful ruler". It might be a feminine form of Valdemar. It wasn't used
Oldrich
Oldrich is a Czech variant of Ulrich. Ulrich is derived from the Germanic words 'uodal', which means 'heritage or inheritance',
Elfreda
Elfreda is most likely a variant of Alfreda. Alfreda originates in Germanic languages and means "Counsel of elves". It is