Germanic Names
These names were used by speakers of Germanic languages in continental Europe (mainly Frankish, Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Old Frisian). See also about Germanic names.
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553Theobald is a Germanic male given name meaning "bold people", derived from the Old German elements diota (or Old Frankish þeoda) meaning "people" and bald meaning "bold, brave" . As a dithematic name typical of Germanic...
Theodard is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German elements diota (meaning "people") and hart (meaning "hard, firm, brave, hardy"). The name thus signifies "strong people" or "brave a...
Theodelinda is a Germanic name, the Old German form of Dietlinde. The name is derived from the elements theod, meaning "people" (from Old High German diota and Old Frankish þeoda), and lind, meaning "soft, flexible, tend...
Theoderich is the Old German form of Theodoric, a name of ancient Germanic origin. The etymology traces back to the Gothic name *þiudareiks, from the elements þiuda "people" and reiks "ruler, king", yielding the meaning...
Theodoar is a Germanic masculine given name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (Old High German diota, Old Frankish þeoda) and war meaning "aware, cautious". The name thus conveys the sense of "one who is wa...
Theodoard is a Germanic name composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (from Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda) and wart meaning "guard, guardian". This compound name thus conveys the sense of "guardian o...
Theothelm is an Old German name. It is the ancient Germanic form of Diethelm, a compound name that combines the elements meaning "people" and "helmet, protection." The name reflects traditional Germanic naming convention...
Theotleib is an Old German name, the ancient form of the modern Detlef. It is composed of two elements: the first comes from Old High German diota or Old Saxon thiod, meaning "people" or "folk"; the second derives from O...
Theotman is a Germanic masculine given name, representing the Old German form of the Thijmen. The name is composed of two elements: theod, meaning "people" (from Old High German diota or Old Dutch thiad), and man, meanin...
Theudebald is a Germanic given name, the Old German form of Theobald. The name is composed of the elements theod meaning "people" (from Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda) and bald meaning "bold, brave". Thus, i...
Theudelinda is a variant of the Lombard queen's name Theodelinda, rooted in the Germanic compound Dietlinde. The name ultimately derives from the elements diota or þeoda meaning "people" and lind meaning "soft, flexible,...
Theudemar is a variant of Theudemer, a medieval Germanic name. Theudemer itself is an Old German form of Theodemir, which originated from the Gothic *Þiudamers, composed of the elements þiuda 'people' and mers 'famous'....
Theudemer (also spelled Theudomer) is the Old German form of Theodemir. Thename derives from the Gothic *Þiudamers, composed of the elements þiuda ("people") and mers ("famous"), thus meaning "famous among the people." T...
Theudhar is an Old German name that serves as the early form of the modern German name Dieter. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic elements þeuda (meaning "people" or "folk") and harjaz (meaning "army"), although the e...
Theudofrid is an Old German name, serving as the ancient form of Dietfried. It is composed of two Old German elements: theod (meaning "people," from Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda) and fridu (meaning "peace"...
Thiemo is an ancient Germanic name with roots stretching back to the early medieval period. It is the Old German form of Timo 2, itself a short form of Thietmar, which derives from the Old German Theudemer. The name ulti...
Thietmar is a German name with ancient Germanic origins, serving as a variant of Theudemer. This name belongs to a rich onomastic tradition that traces back to the Gothic root name *Þiudamers, from which Theodemir is der...
Ulrich is a masculine German given name of Germanic origin. It derives from the Old High German name Odalric or Uodalrich, composed of the elements uodil meaning "heritage" and rih meaning "ruler, king." Thus, the name s...
Veremund is the Latinized form of a Germanic name, probably Waramunt, derived from either the element war “aware, cautious” or war “true,” combined with munt “protection.” It thus carries meanings related to wise or true...
Walahelin is the Old German cognate of the Norman name Vauquelin, deriving from the same Germanic root. Its core element is the Old Frankish walh or Old High German walah, a term from Proto-Germanic *walhaz meaning "fore...
Walahfrid is a Germanic masculine given name, derived from the Old German elements walah meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" and fridu meaning "peace". The name thus carries the connotation of "peace of the stranger" or "fo...
Etymology and OriginWalaric is an Old German name composed of the elements walah meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" and rih meaning "ruler, king." It serves as the original Germanic form of the name Valéry, with which it i...
EtymologyWaldebert is a Germanic name composed of the elements walt "power, authority" and beraht "bright". The name thus conveys the meaning of "bright power" or "illustrious ruler." It belongs to a common type of Germa...
Waldeburg is an Old German form of Walburga, a female name meaning "power of the fortress," derived from the Old German elements walt ("power, authority") and burg ("fortress"). The name's components reflect a common pat...
Etymology and Historical RootsWaldemar is an Old High German given name, composed of the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and mari meaning "famous". Linguistically, it parallels the Slavic name Vladimir, which ca...
Waldetrudis is the Old German form of the name Waltraud. It is derived from the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and drud "strength". The name is most famously borne by a 7th-century Frankish saint, known as S...
Waldhar is an Old German form of Walter. The name originates from the Germanic root Waltheri, composed of the elements walt ("power, authority") and heri ("army"), thus carrying the meaning "power of the army." This etym...
Waldo 2 is a masculine given name with Germanic origins. Initially it served as a short form for names that contained the Old Frankish element wald or the Old High German element walt, both meaning "power, authority" (ul...
Waldomar is a Germanic given name, an Old German variant of Waldemar. It combines the Old German elements walt (meaning "power, authority") and mari (meaning "famous"), giving the overall sense of "famous ruler" or "powe...
Walhberht is an Old German masculine name consisting of two ancient Germanic elements: walah meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman," and beraht meaning "bright." Thus, the name translates roughly to "bright foreigner" or "illu...
Walherich is an Old German name composed of the elements walah “foreigner, Celt, Roman” and rih “ruler, king”. It is the Old German form of the French name Valéry.Etymology and MeaningThe name originates from the Proto-G...
Etymology and OriginsWalter is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements walt meaning "power, authority" and heri meaning "army", thus signifying "power of the army". The name has ancient roots...
Walther is a German form of Walter, itself derived from the Old High German Walthari, meaning "power of the army" from the elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army". The name was first popularized in German-speaki...
Waltheri is the Old German form of Walter, meaning "power of the army" from the Germanic elements walt "power, authority" and heri "army". As an ancient form, Waltheri was prominent in early medieval Germanic tribes, par...
Wandal is the Old German form of Wendel, a name that originated as a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil, meaning "a Vandal." The Vandals were a prominent East Germanic tribe known for their mi...
Wandalin is an Old German form of Wendelin, which itself is a diminutive of names containing the Germanic element wentil meaning "a Vandal". The Vandals were a prominent Germanic tribe that swept through Spain and North...
Waramunt is the Old German form of Veremund, a Latinized Germanic name. Its meaning is debated, deriving either from war "aware, cautious" or war "true" combined with munt "protection". Thus, Waramunt can be interpreted...
Warin is a masculine name of Germanic origin. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic element *waraz, meaning "aware, cautious," and its related verbs *warjaną and *warnōną, both meaning "to ward off." The central element...
EtymologyWarinheri is an Old German name, composed of the elements warin, meaning "aware" or "cautious" (related to war), and heri, meaning "army." It is the precursor to the Germanic name Werner and its variant Wernher....
Wazo is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It originally emerged as a short form of names beginning with the Old Frankish element waddi or Old High German wetti, meaning "pledge" (from Proto-Germanic *wadją). Alt...
Wendelin is a masculine given name of German origin, derived as an Old diminutive of Germanic names beginning with the element wentil, meaning "a Vandal" or more broadly referencing the Vandals, a Germanic tribe that bec...
Wenilo is a Germanic masculine given name that originated as a short form of longer names beginning with the Old Frankish element wani or the Old High German element wan, both meaning "hope, expectation." This etymology...
Werdheri is the Old German form of Werther. The name is composed of two Germanic elements: werd meaning "worthy" and heri meaning "army." Therefore, Werdheri can be interpreted as "worthy army" or "honorable warrior."In...
Wernher is a variant of the German name Werner, derived from the Old Germanic elements warin (related to war, meaning "aware, cautious") and heri (meaning "army"). Thus, Wernher carries the meaning of "guardian of the ar...
Widald is an Old German masculine name derived from the elements witu 'wood' and walt 'power, authority', thus meaning 'ruler of the forest' or 'mighty wood'. This compound name reflects the Germanic tradition of combini...
Wido is a Germanic masculine given name, originally a short form of names beginning with the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element widu or Old High German witu, meaning "wood" (from Proto-Germanic widuz). Thus, the name orig...
Widogast is a historical Germanic masculine name, composed of the elements witu 'wood' and gast 'guest, stranger'. Thus, the name may be interpreted as 'wood-guest' or 'forest-stranger', possibly denoting someone from th...
Widukind (also known as Wittekind or Wittikund) is an Old Saxon male given name composed of the elements widu "wood" and kind "child", literally meaning "child of the forest". The name is best known from the 8th-century...
Wigand is a German masculine given name and surname, derived from the Old High German word wigant meaning "warrior". The name stems from the Germanic element wig (battle, war), linking it to the ancient tradition of nami...
Wigberht is an early medieval masculine name of Anglo-Saxon and continental Germanic origin. It derives from the Old English elements wig 'battle' and beorht 'bright', meaning 'bright in battle' or 'famous warrior'. Cogn...
Wigbrand is an ancient Germanic masculine given name, composed of the Old German elements wig meaning "war" and brant meaning "fire, torch, sword". The name therefore carries the literal sense of "war sword" or "battle f...
Wigburg is an Old German feminine name composed of the elements wig ("war") and burg ("fortress"), thus meaning "war fortress." This name belongs to a class of Germanic binominal names that often reflected warlike virtue...
Wighard is an Old German name composed of the elements wig "battle" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy", making it a cognate of the Anglo-Saxon name Wigheard (from wig + heard). The shared root elements reflect a common...
Wigmar is a Germanic masculine name with roots in the early medieval period, closely linked to the Visigothic tradition. It is an Old High German form that likely corresponds to Guiomar, a name that historically had both...
Etymology and OriginWilhelm is a German given name, directly cognate with the English name William. Both derive from the Old High German elements willio (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection), giving it the meaning...
Wilhelmus is a Latinized form of Wilhelm, the German cognate of William. In the Netherlands, Wilhelmus is the official Dutch form of the name as recorded on birth certificates, although it is commonly rendered as Willem...
Willehad is an Old German or Old English name derived from the elements willo meaning "will, desire" and hadu meaning "battle, combat". The name thus signifies something like "one who desires battle" or "battle-willing."...
Willehelm is the Old German form of William. This ancient Germanic name was composed of the elements willo (will, desire) and helm (helmet, protection), together meaning "will helmet" or "desire for protection." It belon...
Willibald is a German given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements willo "will, desire" and bald "bold, brave". Thus, the name signifies a "bold will" or "determined courage." It is primarily used in German-sp...
Willibert is the Old German form of Wilbert. The name derives from the Old German elements willo "will, desire" and beraht "bright", thus meaning "bright will". It is a masculine name historically used in Germanic-speaki...