German Names

Paulin's -in suffix and two-syllable rhythm make this a fashionable alternative to the original, though it looks like an abbreviation of Pauline.

An occupational name for the steward of an estate, but more people will know it as a word name from mathematics, meaning an important component. The rapper Graham Murawsky thought it was cool enough to use as his stage name.

A German surname you do NOT want to use as a first.

Some older sources list this as a German variation of Richard, though modern Germans spell Richard just like we do.