German Names
- Hartman
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"hard, strong man"Description:
A viable choice that may be growing on your family tree. Hartman Turnbow was a part of Mississippi's "First Fourteen", the first group of African Americans who attempted to register to vote in the state.
- Bernarda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave as a bear"Description:
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
- Jörn
- Ullrich
- Aronne
- Rüdiger
Origin:
Variation of Roger, GermanMeaning:
"famous warrior"
- Hoover
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"owner of a patch of farmland"Description:
A huve is 40 acres of land, so the occupational name Hoover refers to the farmer who owned and worked it. Hoover also relates to the rock band, the vacuum cleaner, the dam, and former FBI head J. Edgar.
- Franzl
- Olympie
- Vincens
- Ottocar
- Berger
Origin:
German, Dutch, and SwedishMeaning:
"lives on a hill"Description:
No kid would want to be open to all those burger jokes.
- Gertrud
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
The form of Gertrude found in German and much of Scandinavia.
- Manfrid
- Shermon
- Gertruda
Origin:
Polish and Czech variation of Gertrude, GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
Peaked in the Czech Republic in 1939.
- Humfried
- Barthel
- Constanz
- Gervas