German Girl Names

Brings to mind phrases like "I vanda new bike" or "I vanda go home".

Although the saintly Gratia was male -- Blessed Gratia of Kotor -- this name feels quite female today.

Variant of Marianne

Clunky Gertrude is heading towards obscurity in the US, but here's a variation that might intrigue - Gesine, also spelled Gesina.

See LOUISE.

See RETA.

Probably intended as a variant spelling of Kyle, this German word (meaning "wedge") is not used as a name there.

A male character in The Chronicles of Narnia, but could conceivably be used for a girl.

With the growing popularity for girls of such names as Aubrey and Audrey, Auberon feels like a fresh and viable option.

Feminine spin on Arnold that received a brief flurry of use in the early 1990s.

The usual form of Eleonara is Eleanora, with each syllable pronounced, but transposing, adding, or subtracting a vowel or syllable here or there works fine and adds to the international, feminine spin on a solid name.

Cute tomboyish diminutive that's popular in Germany but has not spread far. An interesting choice for the parent who wants an elaborate feminine proper name with a modern short form.

Like Mitzi, the bubbly Fritzi shows signs of rising again. Has a bit of a comic-strip feel.

Rebekka is a more creative spelling -- at least in some people's opinion -- of the biblical favorite Rebecca. Rebekka is also the usual German version. The Rebekkah spelling was commonly used in Early America.