History of baby names in Germany 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.

Common male names in germany. In 1934 the name Horst was the most frequently assigned boy name in Nazi Germany. Alvin given name Alwin. The meaning of Fulhert is very bright.

Adalbert Intelligent or noble Adalberto Famous for nobility Adalgar Noble spearman. Luis Luca Lukas Luke Ludwig Luisa Luna Luise and Lucy all make the Top 100. A noble or kind ruler.

In fact Horst appeared as a first name already at the beginning of the 20th century in appreciable numbers and became more popular from year to year in. Abraham given name Achim name Adam given name Adel name Adelbert. An approximate pronunciation guide for some names is shown in brackets.

Female Edith Elfriede Erna Gerda Gertrud Hildegard Ilse Irmgard Lieselotte Ursula. Male Gerhard Günter Hans Heinz Helmut Herbert Karl Kurt Walter Werner. This is one of the contract forms of the old German name Gerhard meaning spear strong.

German last names originate from places and professions in Germany and far beyond as a list of 100 of the most common German surnames shows. I do not share this view. Along with Noah other top boy names in Germany include Ben Matteo Finn and Leon.

Common German Boy Names. The ultimate A-Z list of German boy names complete with name meanings and origins for all German baby boy names. Name Frequency Approximate Number Rank.