German Names
- Editha
- Elske
Origin:
German and Frisian short form of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"Description:
Elizabeth is a name of hundreds of variations, but this German name for girls, redolent of the Olde Country, is unfamiliar in the U.S. and likely to remain so.
- Franken
- Blasius
- Ramonda
- Käthe
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pure"Description:
German diminutive of Katherine
- Darrick
- Matthaus
- Bonifaz
- Bernhardt
- Franzen
- Lorita
- Jochim
- Reinald
- Mareike
Origin:
German variation of MaryMeaning:
"bitter"Description:
Mary has hundreds of variations around the world, and this German form, pronounced Ma-RYE-keh, is virtually unknown in English-speaking lands. A possible alternative to Mariah?
- Fritzchen
- Jarrell
Origin:
German variation of GeraldDescription:
Briefly faddish a few decades ago when Darrell was cool. But does have a creative connection to poet Randall Jarrell.
- Fredi
- Helma
- Terenz