Germans observe their naming pattern and culture as with many other countries and traditions. With modernization, these patterns have drifted and as German emigrants who settled in America anglicized their names and more of American versions of German names could be seen. For example, there were more "Henrys" than "Heinrichs," and "Marys" than "Marias."
German naming tradition had a unique feature that was often disrupted by circumstances. So when there was a duplicate name in the pattern, the next name in the pattern was automatically used. Also, if a child died in infancy, his or her name was reused for the next child of the same gender. Similarly, if a spouse died and the surviving spouse remarried and had more children, the names were repeated. This way, half the siblings were with the same names.
Find such unique and interesting German names for your baby boy in the list below.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Alexander | Defender of Mankind | Boy | |||
Ben | Son Of | Boy | |||
Elias | One who believes Yahweh is the Lord | Boy | |||
Felix | A man who is blessed with good fortune, luck and success | Boy | |||
Jonas | it means Dove. People with this name are very soft spoken and kind hearted. They love helping others and providing advice to family and friends. | Boy | |||
Leon | Name meaning Lion | Boy | |||
Louis | French name meaning Great knight, brave warrior | Boy | |||
Maximilian | One who is best of the best, the greatest one | Boy | |||
Noah | Relaxation, restful, harmony, calm. | Unisex | |||
Wojciech | He who is happy in battle | Boy | |||
Aadne | in German language aadne means Eagle, in Norway it is the varient spelling of Adne | Boy | |||
Aaron | Messenger (Hebrew); Enlighted; Mountain of Strength; From the Old Testament, Aaron | Boy | |||
Aart | Celtic - Stone; bear; German - Thor; The Eagle ; A variant form of Arthur | Boy | |||
Abbe | My Father is Joyful ; A Variant of Abby | Boy | |||
Abbey | Father; My Father is light | Boy | |||
Abbot | Father; A Variant of Abba | Boy | |||
Abbott | Father,Preist; Father of Abbey | Boy | |||
Abelard | Originated from German language which means resolute and stubborn | Boy | |||
Abelino | Means unsure pet form of Avila | Boy | |||
Abell | Exhalation of Breath; A Variant of Abel | Boy | |||
Abidin | Hebrew - Father of Knowledge; My Father Knows | Boy | |||
Abie | Father of Many; Diminutive of Abraham; | Boy | |||
Abijah | The Lord is My Father; Gift of God, Hebrew - Yahweh is my father | Boy | |||
Abramo | high father; father of a multitude | Boy | |||
Absalom | Hebrew meaning God the Father is peace | Boy | |||
Absalon | God the Father is peace | Boy | |||
Aby | Father of multitude or masses | Boy | |||
Achaz | Hebrew - God is Holding; One that Takes or Possesses | Boy | |||
Achim | Hebrew - Yahewh will establish; A name variant of Joachim. | Boy | |||
Acwulf | A wolf from the oak meadows | Boy | |||
Ad | Arabic - Settler; German - Noble Wolf; Son of the Red Earth; Son of Adam | Boy | |||
Adaire | Wealthy spear or oak grove | Boy | |||
Adal | In German it means noble, In Arabic it means justice | Boy | |||
Adalbeorht | The bright shining noble person | Boy | |||
Adalbert | Germanic (Nobly famous); Noble; Honorable; Famous | Boy | |||
Adalbrecht | The bright or posibbily shining noble person | Boy | |||
Adalbrechta | A bright noble person | Boy | |||
Adalfieri | An oath of a noble person | Boy | |||
Adalgar | A noble or wealthy spearman | Boy | |||
Adalhard | A brave and tough noble person | Boy | |||
Adalheid | Golden | Boy | |||
Adaliz | A sort of kind or noble person | Boy | |||
Adalric | A wealthy or rich noble person | Boy | |||
Adalrik | A noble or kind ruler | Boy | |||
Adalwen | The noble companion or friend | Boy | |||
Adalwin | The victory of a noble person | Boy | |||
Adalwine | A friend who is kind and noble | Boy | |||
Adalwolf | A noble wolf | Boy | |||
Adalwolfa | A wolf who is noble | Boy | |||
Adar | Syrian - Ruler, Prince; Hebrew - Fire | Boy | |||