1354 German Baby Girl Names With Meanings.

German female names in 1900s. The meanings of German last names are those as defined initially when these names became surnames. 71 rows Girls. If a German moved onto someone elses farm it was not uncommon to change his last name to that of the farm.

History of baby names in Germany. If his wife inherited a farm he might change his name to her maiden name. Popular German names in 1900s and today According to babyMed and other websites some of the most popular German baby names in the 1900s were as follows.

Müller occupation miller Schmidt occupation smith Schneider occupation tailor Fischer occupation fisherman Weber occupation weaver Meyer occupation originally a manorial landlord later a self-employed farmer Wagner occupation. Most Popular German Last Names on FamilyEducation. In the early 1900s German names with strong constants were popular such as Friedrich Heinrich and Wilhelm for boys names or Bertha Elisabeth Gertrud Frieda Margarethe and Maria for girls names.

Female Anna Bertha Elisabeth Emma Frieda Gertrud Margarethe Maria Marie Martha 1920s male Gerhard Günter Hans Heinz Helmut Herbert Karl Kurt Walter Werner female Edith Elfriede Erna Gerda Gertrud Hildegard Ilse Irmgard Lieselotte Ursula. Bernd Berndt Bernt. List of the most common surnames in Germany.

For example the surname Meyer means dairy farmer today whereas during the Middle Ages Meyer designated people who were stewards of landholders. Ernst Friedrich Heinrich Otto Erich Herbert Fritz boys and Gertrud Anna Frieda Else Herta Elisabeth Maria girls. These names are famous throughout Europe and North America.

Names like Alice and Emma are attractive and fashionable. Both German and English speaking world is drawn towards such fancy baby names often. Dora 1890s - 1900s Doris 1940s - 1950s Dorothea 1890s Edith 1910s - 1930s Elfriede 1900s - 1930s Elisabeth 1890s - 1930s Elise 1890s Elke 1930s - 1960s Ella 1890s - 1910s Elli 1900s - 1920s Elsa 1890s - 1900s Else 1890s - 1920s Emilie 1890s 2000s Emma 1890s - 1910s Emmi 1890s - 1900s Erika 1900s - 1940s Erna 1890s - 1920s Eva 1920s - 1940s Franziska 1980s - 1990s.