As a mommy-to-be, you’re thinking about what your baby boy’s name might be. Often, finding a name is not that easy. What is the right German boy name and what meaning or origin it has, you will learn here.
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German Boy Names
Often German first names have have a religious background and originate from the Hebrew language, or they are originally come from the Old German.
The boy names from the German Language area are also represented in Austria and Switzerland. Many typical german boy names, which were common in the times of the great-grandparents, come back again
Example:
- Adelbert
- Gustav
Besides German Boy names may also originate from other countries. Scandinavian names are meanwhile common in Germany.
Example:
- Jens
- Sven
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Popular German Boy Names
- Linus
- Jonas
- Emil
- Luke
- Alexander
- Lio
- Julian
- Felix
From A-Z: German Boy Names With Origin And Meaning
Boy names with A
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Achim | German | the husband of St. Anna, the mother of Mary |
| Adalger | Old High German | the noble with spear |
| Adalgis | Old High German | known through St. Adalgis of Novara, an Irish monk who missioned in France (7th century) |
| Adam | German | in the Bible Adam is the progenitor of mankind; human being |
| Adelar | German | Adalher |
| Adelfried | German | noble and peaceful |
| Adelgis | German | known through St. Adalgis of Novara, an Irish monk who missioned in France (7th century) |
| Adi | German | Short form of male names beginning with “Adal-” or “Adel-” |
| Adolar | German | Adalher |
| Adwin | German | Noble friend |
| Agilrich | German | Terror Ruler |
| Aginmar | German | Horror/Spearhead, famous |
| Aglef | German | old german male given name |
| Agnus | German | Lamb |
| Aistulf | Old High German | known by Aistulf, king of Lombardy (8th century) |
| Alawis | Old High German | known through the devotion of the Jesuit Aloisius of Gonzaga (16th century) |
| Alban | German | known through St. Alban of Mainz, martyr (4th/5th c.) |
| Alberich | German | in Germanic mythology Alberich is the king of the elves |
| Aldrik | German | noble ruler |
| Alexander | German | known by Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) |
| Alfred | German | known through Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon king (9th century) |
| Alkuin | Old High German | Name of an Anglo-Saxon theologian and poet |
| Almund | German | Noble protector |
| Aloys | German | known for his devotion to the holy Jesuit Aloisius of Gonzaga (16th century) |
| Altmann | German | known through St. Altmann, Bishop of Passau (11th century) |
| Alto | German | a messenger of faith in Bavaria |
| Amadeus | German | like Ehregott, Christlieb etc. |
| Amaelius | German | the efficient |
| Amalrich | Old High German | characteristic for the names of the Ostrogothic royal family of the Amalians or Amelungs |
| Amantius | German | known as the name of various early saints |
| Ambros | German | in Greek mythology Ambrosia is the food of the gods, which confers immortality |
| Ambrosius | Latin | in Greek mythology Ambrosia is the food of the gods that confers immortality |
| Anian | German | the tortured |
| Anicetus | German | known through St. Anicetus, one of the first popes (2nd century) |
| Anno | German | spread by the devotion to St. Arnold, lute player at the court of Charlemagne |
| Anselm | German | known through the devotion of St. Anselm of Canterbury (11th/12th century) |
| Anselmus | Latin | known through the devotion of St. Anselm of Canterbury (11th/12th c.) |
| Ansgar | German | known through the Ossian poem (with Oskar as Ossian’s son) by the Scotsman James Macpherson |
| Answald | Old High German | spread by the name of St. Oswald (7th century), king of Northumbria |
| Answin | German | Friend of God |
| Anton | German | spread by the devotion to St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of Portugal (13th century). |
| Archus | German | Name of the saint Archus, possibly derived from Archibald |
| Ardo | German | Name of a king of the Goths; meaning uncertain |
| Ardrik | German | Name probably derived from Ardarich (among others king of the Gepids in the 5th century) |
| Arend | German | spread by the veneration of St. Arnold, lute player at the court of Charlemagne |
| Arcadius | Greek | Flavius Arcadius was the first emperor of the Byzantine Empire |
| Armin | German | Name of a Germanic warrior-prince who defeated a Roman army in 9 A.D |
| Arnd | German | spread by the veneration of St. Arnold, lute player at the court of Charlemagne |
| Arnest | Old High German | made famous by the legend of Duke Ernst of Swabia |
| Arnhelm | German | Eagle that gives protection |
| Arnim | German | Name of the place Arnim (belongs to Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt) |
| Arnold | German | spread by the veneration of St. Arnold, lute player at the court of Charlemagne |
| Arnulf | Old High German | known through St. Arnulf, the ancestor of the ruling dynasty of the Carolingians (6th/7th century) |
| Arnust | Old High German | known through the legend of Duke Ernst of Swabia |
| Arthur | German | spread by the legend of King Arthur and his Round Table (6th century) |
| Arwid | German, | Eagle on the tree |
| Arwin | German | Friend of the eagle |
| Asjon | German | Name of a Swedish lake |
| Askan | German | Names from Greek-Roman mythology |
| Asmus | German | spread by the devotion of St. Erasmus (3./4.), emergency helper and patron of seamen |
| Asmuth | German | God and spirit/courage |
| Aspasius | German | the welcome one, the lovely one |
| Astold | German | Astolt/Astold is a character from the Nibelungen saga |
| Atze | German | used as a term for a friend, brother or buddy |
| Audomar | Old High German | spread by the name of St. Othmar (7th/8th century), the founding abbot of St. Gallen |
| August | German | Honorary epithet of the first Roman emperor Gaius Octavianus |
| Augustine | German | Honorary epithet of the first Roman emperor Gaius Octavianus |
| Aurelian | German | known by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (2nd century) |
| Aurion | German | the Golden |
| Aegilius | German | was the name of the protective mantle of Zeus or Athena |
Boys Names With B
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Baldur | German | in nordic mythology Baldur is the god of light, the son of Odin and Frigg |
| Balthasar | German | Fertility god worshipped in the Near East; known as the name of one of the three holy kings. |
| Barnabas | German | “Son of the Prophet” or “Son of Consolation” |
| Bastian | German | named in honor of a Roman emperor. |
| Beat | German | happy, blissful; name of the first messenger of the faith in Switzerland |
| Beda | German | an Anglo-Saxon church teacher (7th/8th century) |
| Benedict | German | known through St. Benedict of Nursia, an Italian monk |
| Benjamin | German | in the Bible the youngest son of Jacob |
| Benno | German | spread by the devotion of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (11th/12th century) |
| Berend | German | strong like a bear, strong as a bear |
| Bernd | German | spread by the devotion of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (11th/12th century). |
| Bernhard | German | spread by the devotion of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (11th/12th century) |
| Bernhardin | German | spread by the devotion of St. Bernard of Clairvaux (11th/12th century) |
| Björn | Scandinavian | Bear; Brown |
| Bobfried | German | Glorious, shiny, protective |
| Bodo | German | Lord, messenger |
| Borei | German | in the greek. Mythology the wind god of the north |
| Botlef | German | Improvement, messenger, descendant |
| Börries | German | known through St. Liborius, Bishop of Le Mans (4th century) |
| Bruno | German | Epithet of the god Odin |
| Brunolf | German | brown wolf |
| Brutus | Latin | heavy |
| Bryan | German | Name of the Irish national hero Brian Boroimhe |
| Burghard | German | spread by the veneration of St. Burkhard, Bishop of Würzburg |
| Burghard | German | Castle and man |
| Burkhard | German | spread by the veneration of St. Burkhard, Bishop of Würzburg |
| Burkhardt | German | Protection and strong |
Boys Names With C
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Casimir | German | known by the devotion to St. Casimir, the patron saint of Poland |
| Caspar | German | spread by Kaspar, the name of one of the Three Wise Men |
| Cassian | German | a Christian martyr of the 4th century |
| Cesar | German | the man cut out of his mother’s womb |
| Clovis | Old High German | german and French kings and emperors spread all over Europe |
| Chlothar | Old High German | known as a Frankish noble name, e.g. Lothar II, king of Lotharingen (9th century) |
| Christoph | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the veneration of St. Christopher (3rd century), patron saint of skippers and rafters, one of the 14 emergency helpers |
| Clemens | German | mild, gentle |
| Colias | German | means a genus of butterflies |
| Conrad | German | bold adviser |
| Cordelius | German | Cordelius |
| Corven | German | Raven |
| Corvinus | German | small raven |
| Celestine | German | known by the holy pope Cölestin I. (432) |
| Crishan | German | Name of the Indian deity Krishna |
Boy Names With D
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Daniel | German | biblical name; God is/is my judge |
| Dankert | German | determined thought |
| Dierk | German | powerful among the people; ruler of the people |
| Dietger | German | Name known through St. Thöger of Thuringia, missionary in Norway and Denmark (11th century) |
| Diether | Old High German | old German two-letter name, variant of Dieter; can also be seen as short form of Dietrich |
| Dietolf | German | People and wolf |
| Dietrich | German | powerful among the people; ruler of the people |
| Dirk | German | powerful among the people; ruler of the people |
| Dominik | German | known through St. Dominic, the founder of the Dominican Order (13th century) |
Boys Names With E
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Eckhard | German | known by the legendary figure of the “faithful Eckart |
| Eckhart | German | the sword strong one, i.e. the one practiced in handling the sword (sword wielder) |
| Eckmar | German | same derivation as Egomar |
| Edi | German | Name of 8 successive English kings |
| Egidius | German | Protective mantle of Zeus or Athena |
| Egmar | German | famous swordsman |
| Ehrhard | German | known through St. Erhard, bishop of Regensburg (around 700) |
| Elgar | German | Spear(point) |
| Eliezer | German | in the Bible a servant of Abraham |
| Eligius | German | known through St. Eligius (6th/7th century), the patron saint of goldsmiths |
| Elijah | German | in the Bible a great prophet who fights against the Baal cult |
| Emanuel | German | in the Old Testament the name of the coming Messiah foretold by the prophet Isaiah |
| Engelbert | German | spread by the veneration of the holy Engelbert, the archbishop of Cologne (12./13.century) |
| Engelhard | German | determined angel |
| Erdmann | German | Earth and man of the army |
| Erhard | German | known by St. Erhard, bishop of Regensburg (about 700) |
| Erkhild | German | outstanding fighter |
| Ernst | German | the saga of Duke Ernst of Swabia |
| Eugene | German | made famous in the 18th century by Prince Eugene of Savoy |
| Ewald | German | known through two saints in the Middle Ages |
| Eyk | German | Oak, ruler |
Boys Names With F
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Fabius | German | Bean |
| Fabrizius | German | Craftsman, Schmid |
| Falko | German | the wonderful falcon |
| Faustinus | German | the lucky one |
| Faustus | German | the lucky one |
| Felix | German | favoured by luck |
| Fenris | German | Swamp |
| Fidel | German | the faithful |
| Fiete | German | known as the name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Filipp | German | Horse |
| Fjell | German | Mountain |
| Florence | German | City of Florence in Italy |
| Florian | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the devotion to St. Florian (4th century). |
| Florus | German | in roman mythology the goddess of flowers and springtime |
| Franciscus | German | known as St. Francis of Assisi |
| Frank | German | free |
| Fredi | German | known by Alfred the Great, Anglo-Saxon king (9th century) |
| Fredward | German | Keeper of the peace |
| Fredy | German | known as the name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Fridenand | Old High German | Names of various rulers |
| Fridolf | German | the peaceful wolf |
| Friedebert | German | shining peace/protection |
| Frieder | German | known as the name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Friederich | German | in the Middle Ages known as name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Friedhard | German | strong peace, protection |
| Friedhorst | German | peaceful man from the forest |
| Friedrich | German | known as the name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Friedwald | German | Ruler of peace |
| Frieso | German | Name of a germanic goddess |
| Friso | German | from the name of the germanic tribe of the Frisians |
| Frithjof | German | peaceful thief |
| Fritz | German | known in the Middle Ages as the name of various German rulers, e.g. Frederick the Great (18th century) |
| Frodewin | German | clever friend |
| Frohwald | German | clever ruler |
Boy Names With G
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Gawan | German | known by one of the knights of the round table |
| Gebhard | German | spread in the Middle Ages through the veneration of St. Gebhard, Bishop of Constance (10th century) |
| George | German | known through St. George (3rd/4th century) |
| Gerd | German | a figure from the Nordic mythology. |
| Gereon | German | known through St. Gereon, officer in the Theban Legion (4th century) |
| Gerhold | German | Ruler with spear |
| Gerion | German | known through St. Gereon, officer in the Theban Legion (4th century) |
| Germann | German | Speermann |
| Germut | German | brave spearman |
| Gernot | German | known by Gernot of the Nibelungenlied, the brother of King Gunther |
| Gilbert | German | known for the medieval practice of giving children to foreign courts as guarantors for alliances |
| Gisbert | German | known by the medieval practice of giving children as guarantors for alliances to foreign courts |
| Giselmar | German | known guarantor |
| Godber | German | God and splendor |
| Godehard | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the veneration of St. Gotthard (Godehard) of Hildesheim (10th/11th century) |
| Goldmund | German | known from the story “Narcissus and Goldmund” by Hermann Hesse |
| Gotthard | German | old German two-letter name, spread in the Middle Ages by the veneration of St. Gotthard (Godehard) of Hildesheim (10th/11th century) |
| Gotthold | German | in the time of the Pietism (17./18.Jh.) |
| Gisbert | German | known for the medieval practice of giving children to foreign courts as guarantors for alliances |
| Giselher | German | old German two-letter name; Giso is in use as an independent short form of Giselher |
| Giselmar | German | well-known guarantor |
| Godber | German | God and splendor |
| Godehard | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the veneration of St. Gotthard (Godehard) of Hildesheim (10th/11th century) |
| Godwill | German | God’s will |
| Gotthard | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the veneration of St. Gotthard (Godehard) of Hildesheim (10th/11th century) |
| Gotthold | German | in the time of the Pietismus (17./18.Jh.) newly formed name |
| Günther | German | in the Nibelungenlied ‘Gunther’ was the king of Burgundy |
Boy Names With H
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Hagen | German | known by Hagen of Tronje from the Nibelungenlied, who killed Siegfried |
| Hajo | Frisian | known by the Hagen von Tronje from the Nibelungenlied, who killed Siegfried |
| Hannes | German | known by John the Baptist |
| Hans | German | Name of the apostle and evangelist John |
| Hartmut | German | a hero in the medieval saga of Gudrun |
| Hartwil | German | determined will |
| Harwig | German | known through Herwig von Seeland, the fiancé of Gudrun in the Gudrun Saga |
| Hedlef | German | fighting descendant |
| Heiko | Low German | Name of numerous dukes, kings and emperors |
| Heinfried | German | Homeland, peace |
| Heinold | German | Homeland and ruler |
| Heinrich | German | Landlord, the master of the house |
| Helfried | German | Younger form of Helmfried or Heilfried |
| Helmfried | German | Peaceful protector |
| Helmhart | German | Protection and hardness |
| Helwart | German | healthy protector |
| Helwig | German | heil |
| Henning | German | Name of numerous dukes, kings and emperors |
| Henrik | Danish | Name of numerous dukes, kings and emperors |
| Herbert | German | spread by the name of St. Heribert, Archbishop of Cologne (10th/11th c.). |
| Herward | German | Guardian of the army |
| Herwig | German | known through Herwig of Zealand, the fiancé of Gudrun in the Gudrun Saga. |
| Hildebrand | German | known by the Hildebrandslied, which was written sometime in the 4th to 6th century |
| Hildegrim | German | Hero, warrior, fighter; mask, helmet |
| Holger | German | Fighter from the island; faithful spearman |
| Horand | German | known from the Nibelungen saga |
| Horst | German | Horse |
| Horstmar | German | famous man from the forest |
| Hruodolf | Old High German | popular princely name in the Middle Ages, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century) |
| Hubert | German | spread by the veneration of St. Hubert, bishop of Liège (8th century) |
| Hugubert | Old High German | spread by the veneration of St. Hubert, Bishop of Liège (8th century) |
| Huldbrand | German | Heir with sword |
| Huldrich | German | known for his devotion to St. Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (9th/10th c.) |
| Huldrych | Upper German | known through the veneration of St. Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (9th/10th century) |
Boy Names With I
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Ignaz | German | known through St. Ignatius of Loyola (15th/16th century), the founder of the Jesuit Order |
| Ingo | German | Name of a germanic deity |
| Ingold | German | Ruling God |
| Ingraban | German | The astute Ingwäone |
| Ivo | German | Arrow) bow from yew wood |
Boys Names With J
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Jacob | English | May He (God) protect |
| Janus | Frisian | derived from the roman name of the gods Ianus |
| Jasper | Low German | the Three Wise Men |
| Joachim | German | the husband of St. Anne, the mother of Mary |
| John | German | Biblical male given name; so far 23 popes bore the name John |
| Jonah | Hebrew | known through the biblical story of the prophet Jonah and the whale |
| Joshua | German | in the Old Testament successor of Moses as leader of the Israelites |
| Joseph | German | God may add another son; in the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob |
| Jovin | Rhaeto-Romanic | the highest god from the Roman mythology |
| Julian | German | known by the Roman emperor Julian (Flavius Claudius Julianus) |
Boys Names With K
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Kai | German | one of the knights of the round table |
| Camillus | German | Altar boys |
| Karl | German | known, e.g., by Charlemagne (8th/9th cent. Jh.) |
| Karmi | German | in the Bible one of the sons of Reuben |
| Kaspar | German | Name of one of the Magi |
| Kellan | German | Helmet/sacrificial cauldron, spring, the slim/thin one |
| Kilian | English | War, fight, fighter |
| Kletus | German | known by Cleitos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great |
| Konrad | German | bold adviser |
| Kunibert | German | spread in the Middle Ages by the name of St. Kunibert, Bishop of Cologne in the 7th century |
Boy Names With L
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Lambert | German | spread by the devotion of St. Lambert (7th century) |
| Larion | German | the cheerful one |
| Leander | German | known through the Greek legend of the unhappy lovers Hero and Leander |
| Lenard | German | spread by St. Leonhard, a Frankish hermit (6th century) |
| Lenz | German | with laurel wreath as symbol of victory/victor |
| Leo | German | Short form of the Greek name Leon, which the Romans took over from the Greeks |
| Leonhard | German | spread by St. Leonhard, a Frankish hermit (6th century) |
| Leopold | German | spread by the devotion of St. Leopold, Margrave of Austria (11th/12th century) |
| Levin | German | made famous by St. Liebwin, an Anglo-Saxon missionary in Friesland (8th c.) |
| Linard | German | strong lion |
| Linus | German | in Greek mythology son of Apollo and teacher of Hercules |
| Lion | German | my strength, my power, my will |
| Lionarth | German | the determined lion |
| Lios | German | greek sun god Helios |
| Loomis | German | the one who came, he wanted/he came |
| Lothar | German | known as a Frankish noble name, e.g. Lothar II, King of Lotharingen (today Lorraine) (9th century) |
| Ludwig | German | Name of German and French kings and emperors spread all over Europe |
| Ludger | German | known through St. Ludger, a Frisian missionary (8th/9th century) |
| Lukan | German | known through the bishop Lukan from Säben (5th century) |
| Luke | German | bright, white; born into the light |
Boys Names With M
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Malte | German | known through Rilke’s novel ‘The Notes of Malte Laurids Brigge’ (1910) |
| Manfred | German | known through the Staufer King Manfred of Sicily (13th century) |
| Marbot | German | Horse messenger |
| Marc | German | Name of the evangelist Mark |
| Marcell | German | Name of several saints and popes, e.g. St. Pope Marcellus (3rd/4th century) |
| Martin | German | Name of the god of war Mars |
| Mathias | German | in the New Testament one of the 12 apostles of Jesus and at the same time one of the 4 evangelists |
| Matthias | German | Gift of God; Gift of the Lord |
| Maximilian | German | the greatest |
| Meik | German | in the Old Testament one of the four archangels patron saint of the old German Empire |
| Menowin | German | powerful winner; wealthy friend |
| Merik | German | Multiplier, Enlarger, Extender |
| Michael | Hebrew | biblical given name; patron saint of the old German Empire. |
| Miljan | German | of love |
| Moritz | German | spread in the Middle Ages through the devotion to St. Mauritius |
| Munir | German | the shining one |
Boys Names With N
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Nabor | German | in the bible name of the grandfather and also the name of a brother of Abraham |
| Nahne | German | the daring |
| Natanael | German | God has given |
| Nemuel | German | the day god spoke |
| Nero | German | known by the Roman Emperor Nero (37-68 AD) |
| Nestor | German | a greek hero of the Iliad |
| Nicklas | Scandinavian | known through St. Nicholas |
| Nico | German | known by St. Nicholas |
| Nicolas | French | known through St. Nicholas |
| Norbert | German | known through St. Norbert of Xanten (11th/12th century) |
| Norman | English | used as a name for the Vikings |
Boys Names With O
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Olaf | German | King Olaf II. (12th century) is the patron saint of Norway |
| Oskar | Swedish | made famous by the Ossian poem (with Oskar as Ossian’s son) by the Scotsman James Macpherson |
| Otto | German | popular in the Middle Ages as the name of german kings, dukes and counts |
Boys Names With P
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Paul | German | widespread as a saint name |
| Peter | German | known as the name of St. Peter the Apostle |
| Philian | German | the lover |
| Philipp | German | known as the name of the apostle Philip |
Boy Names With Q
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Quint | German | the fifth |
| Quintin | German | Boys, 5th child born in a family |
Boys Names With R
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Raban | German | known through the holy archbishop of Mainz Rabanus Maurus (8th/9th century) |
| Raphael | German | an archangel |
| Reginhard | German | strong advisor |
| Reimer | German | old German two-letter name known by St. Ramirus (6th century) |
| Rembrandt | German | Advisor with sword |
| Renar | German | Fox |
| Rene | German | the born again; through the Christian Baptism newborn |
| Rio | German | River |
| Roan | German | Raven |
| Rolf | German | popular princely name in the Middle Ages, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century) |
| Romeo | German | in the Middle Ages change of meaning to Rome-pilgrim |
| Rudolf | German | Name in the Middle Ages popular prince name, e.g. Rudolf of Habsburg (13th century) |
| Ruven | German | in the Bible the eldest of Jacob’s twelve sons |
Boys Names With S
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Solomon | German | in the Bible a king of Israel and Judah known for his wisdom (9th century B.C.) |
| Salvator | German | the savior, the redeemer |
| Saul | Dutch | in the Old Testament the first king of Israel (around 1000 B.C.); in the New Testament the Jewish name of the apostle Paul |
| Selmar | German | famous hall house |
| Severin | German | spread by St. Severin, Bishop of Cologne (4th/5th c.) |
| Shorty | German | the shorty, also the petty criminal, also the pajama |
| Siegfried | German | known by the dragon slayer Siegfried in the Nibelungen saga |
| Sigmar | German | famous winner |
| Silvan | German | Names of the ancient Roman god of the forest |
| Simon | German | Name of one of the twelve apostles; in the Old Testament one of the twelve sons of Jacob |
| Sören | German | spread by St. Severin, bishop of Cologne (4th/5th century) |
| Stefan | German | spread by the devotion to St. Stephen, the first martyr of the early church |
| Swen | German | young man, boy |
Boy Names With T
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Tamias | German | Lord, master |
| Taurus | German | the bull |
| Teo | German | the gift of god |
| Theodor | German | God gift |
| Thomas | German | spread by the devotion to St. Thomas the Apostle |
| Thorsten | Scandinavian | Stone |
| Til | German | known among others for Till Eulenspiegel |
| Tim | English | appreciate, honor |
| Toman | German | Man of the people |
Boy Names With U
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Udo | German | popular in the Middle Ages as the name of German kings, dukes and counts |
| Uli | German | known through the veneration of St. Ulrich, Bishop of Augsburg (9th/10th century) |
| Ulrich | German | known through the veneration of St. Ulrich, bishop of Augsburg (9th/10th c.) |
| Urban | German | spread by the veneration of the holy pope Urban I. (3. Jh.) |
Boys Names With V
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Valentine | German | known for the devotion to St. Valentine (3rd century). |
| Victor | German | Epithet of Hercules and the father of the gods Jupiter |
| Vincenz | German | the victor over the suffering of the world |
| Vincent | German | spread by the devotion to St. Vincent of Saragossa (3rd/4th century) |
| Volker | German | known by the knight and minstrel Volker from the Nibelungenlied |
Boys Names With W
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Waldefried | German | peaceful ruler |
| Walter | German | known in the Middle Ages through Walther von der Volgelweide (around 1200) |
| Werner | German | warn, preserve, protect |
| Wilhelm | German | Name of several famous kings, e.g. of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England |
Boy Names With X
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Xander | German | known by Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (356-323 B.C.) |
| Xaver | German | Epithet of St. Francis Xavier at Xavier Castle near Pamplona (Spain, 16th century) |
Boy Names With Y
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Yoda | German | Name of the Jedi Master from “Star Wars |
Boys Names With Z
| NAME | LANGUAGE | MEANING |
| Zeus | Greek | Zeus is the highest Greek god, the lord of Olympus |
| Cylvanio | German | Names of the ancient Roman god of the forest |
| Zyriak | German | known by St. Cyriacus (3rd century), one of the 14 emergency helpers |
Find The Perfect German Boy Name
To find the right name for your baby, you can first ask around in your personal environment or look in baby name books in advance.
Afterwards, you can create a list of names to help you choose. You could set yourself a limit of the listed names and note down, for example, 10 German boy names with the meaning or origin. Thus you can simplify the decision of the suitable name somewhat.
Sources
https://www.vorname.com/deutsche,vornamen,0.html
https://www.glamour.de/liebe/beziehung/deutsche-vornamen
https://www.baby-vornamen.de/Sprache_und_Herkunft/deutsche_Vornamen.php
