German Girl Names
- Käthe
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pure"Description:
German diminutive of Katherine
- Alfonsine
Origin:
German, feminine variation of AlphonseDescription:
Also a town in Italy, this name could find use as a feminine tribute to an Alphonso in the family.
- Klarissa
- Helma
- 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.
- Odila
- Raymonda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wise protector"Description:
More out of style than Raymond.
- Bernessa
Origin:
German variation of Bernice, GreekMeaning:
"she who brings victory"Description:
Bernessa is a rare form of the old-fashioned biblical name Bernice, once stylish but now fallen from favor -- though according to the Hundred Year Rule, it could be time for a comeback.
- Minchen
- Krystalle
- Luzie
- Roderica
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"renowned ruler"Description:
Unfashionably ornate female form of unfashionable Roderick.
- Antje
- Friederika
- Gerde
- Beatrisa
- Bernarda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave as a bear"Description:
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
- Lilie
- Rhita