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54 Germanic Boy Names with Meanings

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Germanic boy names starting with A

• AdelAdel is a given name of ancient European origins that evolved from words meaning "noble", "nobility" or "elite".
• AldredAldred is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Aldred or Ealdred, archbishop of York of the 11th century Aldred of Lindisfarne, 10th-century Northumbrian bishop Aldred the Scribe, 10th-century glossator Aldred Lumley, 10th…
• AlduinAlduin or Aldoin may refer to: Alduin or Audoin (died 563/5), King of the Lombards from 546 to 560 Alduin I of Angoulême (died 916), Count of Angoulême from 886 Alduin II of Angoulême (died 1032), Count of Angoulême Aldoin (bishop of Cefalù) (died 1248)…
• AldwinAldwin, Aldwyn or Aldwine may refer to: Aldwyn of Coln, abbot of Partney Abbey in during the 7th century Aldwine (died 737), bishop of Lichfield and Leicester Aldwin (prior), 11th century Anglo-Saxon prior, first prior of Durham monastery Aldwyn of Malvern,…
• AlvarAlvar is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements alfr ("elf") and arr ("warrior"). The name is now primarily used in Estonia, Finland and Sweden.
• AnsaldoAnsaldo is an Italian name of Germanic origin. It was originally a masculine given name and was later also used as a surname.
• AnsgarAnsgar (Latinized Ansgarius; Old Norse Ásgeirr) is a Germanic given name, composed of the elements ans "god", and gar "spear". Ansgar is the Old High German form of the name.
• AtenulfAtenulf (Italian: Atenolfo or Atinolfo) is a masculine given name. It may refer to: Atenulf I of Benevento (r.

Germanic boy names starting with B

• BardilBardil (plural: Bardila) is a Germanic given name and surname. It is of ancient European origins that evolved from words meaning "axe", “white, bright, brilliant,” "giant," or "beard." The earliest known man with the name was Bardylis I (born c.
• BerengarBerengar is a masculine name derived from Germanic roots meaning "bear" and "spear". The name appears frequently among certain noble families during the Middle Ages, especially the Unruochings and those related.

Germanic boy names starting with C

• CuthwulfCuthwulf or Cuthwolf is a masculine Old English given name meaning "famous wolf". It was especially popular among the aristocracy of Wessex and Kent in the 9th century.

Germanic boy names starting with E

• EadberhtEadberht is an Anglo-Saxon male name. It may refer to: Eadberht of Lindisfarne (died 698), Bishop of Lindisfarne Eadberht of Northumbria (died 768), King of Northumbria Eadberht of Selsey (died c.
• EadredEadred or Edred is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ēad "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and ræd "counsel". Notable people with the name include: Eadred (923–955), king of England Eadred (bishop) (died 1042), Bishop of Durham Eadred Lulisc (fl.
• EaldredEaldred may refer to: Ealdred of Hwicce, 8th-century king of Hwicce Ealdred I of Bamburgh, 10th-century ruler of Bamburgh Ealdred (archbishop of York), 11th-century English ecclesiastic Ealdred II of Bamburgh, 11th-century ruler of Bamburgh
• EaldwulfEaldwulf is a male given name used by: Ealdwulf of East Anglia (r. c.663 – 713), King of the East Angles Ealdwulf of Sussex, King of Sussex in the early 8th century Aldwulf of Rochester, Bishop of Rochester from 727 to 736 Ealdwulf of Lindsey, Bishop of…
• EardwulfEardwulf or Eardulf is an Anglo-Saxon male name. Notable people with the name include: Eardwulf of Northumbria, (floruit late 8th/early 9th century), ruler of Northumbria Eardwulf of Kent (floruit middle 8th century), ruler of Kent Eardwulf, Bishop of Dunwich…
• EgbertEgbert is a name that derives from old Germanic words meaning "bright edge", such as that of a blade. Anglo-Saxon variant spellings include Ecgberht (Old English pronunciation: [ˈedʒberˠxt]) and Ecgbert.
• EggertEggert is a Germanic given name and surname, a phonetic variant of Egert or Eckert. Notable people with the name include:
• EldredEldred is a given name and may refer to: William Eldred Berntsen (1912–1994), Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist Eldred Byerly or Bud Byerly "Bud" Byerly (1920–2012), American professional baseball pitcher Eldred James "Jim" Eggins (1898–1952),…
• ElgarEdward Elgar (1857–1934) was an English romantic composer. Elgar may also refer to:
• ErluinErluin, also found in the forms Erluinus, Erlwin, Eorlewinus, Herluin, and Harlewin, is a medieval name, composed of the Germanic elements erl, meaning free man or noble man, and win, meaning friend.

Germanic boy names starting with F

• FulcoaldFulcoald is a Germanic masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Fulcoald of Farfa (died 750s), abbot between 740 and 759 Fulcoald of Rouergue, count between 820 and 837

Germanic boy names starting with G

• GandulfGandulf or Gandolf (Latin Gandolphus, French Gandolphe, Italian Gandolfo) is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, common in the Middle Ages. The roots of the name are gand (literally "wand" or "magic wand", by extension "sorcery") and wolf ("wolf").
• GarrettGarrett is a surname and given name of Germanic and of Old French origins. It is one of the many baptismal surnames to have been derived from the popular given names of Gerardus, Gerard and Gerald in 12th-century England.
• GerbaudGerbaud may refer to: Gerbold, bishop of Bayeux of the seventh century Gerebald, bishop of Châlon of the ninth century Gerbald, bishop of Liège of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège Gervold (Gerbaud, Gerwald) There are numerous variants on this Germanic name,…
• GoswinGoswin is a Germanic male given name originally meaning "friend (win) of the Goths (gos)" As Gosewijn, Goswijn or Gozewijn (with short forms Goos, Goes, Gosse and Geus) it was quite common in the Middle Ages in the Low Countries.
• Gudesteus𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃Gudesteus or Godesteus (Spanish: Gudesteo or Godesteo; Galician: Gudesteo or Gusteu) is a given name of Germanic origin, composed of the roots God- (God) and -þius, Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐍃, meaning 'servant'.
• GundoaldGundoald, Gundowald, Gundovald, Gondovald, or Gombald (French: Gombaud, Latin: Gunbaldus or Gomboldus) is a Germanic given name that may refer to: Gundovald, an Austrasian duke (Greg. of Tours, Hist., 4:47, 5:1) Gundovald, a count of Meaux (Greg.
• GundulfGundulf and its variants (Gondulf, Gundulph, Kundolf, Gondulphus, Gundulfus, Gundolfo, Gondon) is a Germanic given name, from gund, "battle", and wulf, "wolf".
• GustavusGustavus is the Latinised form of the male given name Gustav or Gustaf, of Old Swedish origin, used mainly in Scandinavian countries, German-speaking countries, and the Low Countries. The origin of the name is debated.
• GuðrøðrGuðrøðr is a masculine Old Norse personal name. The name is rendered in Old Irish and Middle Irish as Gofraid or Gofraidh (later Goraidh in Scottish Gaelic).
• GyrdGyrd is an uncommon Scandinavian men's name with Norse and Old High German roots. It is also used as a women's name, but even less frequently.

Germanic boy names starting with H

• HermenegildHermenegild is a Germanic given name, originally Gothic Ermengild (meaning "immense treasure"). Its most famous bearer was the Visigothic prince Hermenegild, who was later canonised by the Catholic Church.
• HilbertHilbert is both a Germanic masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: Hilbert Leigh Bair (1894–1985), American World War I flying ace Hib Sabin (born 1935), American sculptor and educator; born Hilbert Sabin Hilbert…
• HubertHubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from hug "mind" and beraht "bright". It also occurs as a surname.

Germanic boy names starting with K

• KenoKeno is a male Germanic given name, specifically of Frisian origin. The name derives from the Old Germanic name Kuonrat, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".

Germanic boy names starting with M

• MainardMainard (also spelled Maynard) is an English and French given name derived from the Old High German form Maganhard, from magan (power, strength) and hart (strong, hard). The medieval German form is Meginhard; the modern form Meinhard.
• MaynardMaynard is a masculine given name.
• MeinhardMeinhard is a community in the Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse, Germany. It is also a masculine Germanic given name.
• MeinhardtMeinhardt might refer to:

Germanic boy names starting with O

• OsborneOsborne , along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Usborne, is an English name cognate with, and possibly influenced by the Old Norse Ásbjørn. The English Os (see Ós) and the Norse Ás (see Aesir) mean God, while bjørn means bear in Norse.
• OslacÓslác is a theophoric Anglo-Saxon given name, cognate to Old Norse Ásleikr/Áslákr (Latinised Ansleicus, modern Scandinavian Aslak) and to Old High German Ansleh (Anslech, Ansleccus). It is composed of ós "god" and lác "play, sport; offering, sacrifice".
• OsredOsred is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ós "god" and ræd "counsel", that may refer to: Osred I of Northumbria (c. 697 – 716), king of Northumbria Osred II of Northumbria, king of Northumbria from 789 to 790

Germanic boy names starting with P

• PandulfPandulf (sometimes spelled Pandulph or Pandolph) may refer to: Pandulf of Pisa, 12th-century Italian cardinal Pandulf Verraccio (died 1226), papal legate to England and Bishop of Norwich Pandulf Ironhead (died 981) Pandulf II of Benevento (died 1014), also…
• PurchartPurchart is a Germanic masculine given name and a variant of Burchard. Notable people with the name include: Purchart I (c.920/930–975), abbot of Saint Gall Purchart II (died 1022), abbot of Saint Gall

Germanic boy names starting with R

• RafeRafe is a given name for a male used in many countries across the world. If the name is English, Scandinavian or German it is of Old Norse origin (meaning "counsel of the wolf" or "wise wolf"), derived from the Old Norse Raðulfr (rað "counsel" + ulfr "wolf")…

Germanic boy names starting with S

• SigeredSigered is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from siġe "victory" and ræd "counsel", that may refer to: Sigered of Essex Sigered of Kent
• SigfriedSigfried is a male given name, and may refer to: Sigfried Asche (1906–1985), German art historian Sigfried Bethke (born 1954), German physicist Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (922–998), first ruler of Luxembourg Sigfried Giedion (1888–1968), Bohemia-born…

Germanic boy names starting with U

• UbaldoUbaldo is a masculine Italian and Spanish given name, from Germanic hug "mind" and bald "bold". Notable people with the name include: Ubald of Gubbio (Ubaldo Baldassini) (c.
• UhtredUhtred is a masculine given name of Anglo-Saxon origin, prevalent during the Medieval period, with several recorded spelling variations. It may refer to:

Germanic boy names starting with W

• WaylandWayland is a Germanic given name and a surname originating with Wayland the Smith, a legendary master blacksmith in Norse and Germanic mythology. He also gave rise to number of surnames, see "Wieland".
• WulfhelmWulfhelm or Wolfhelm is an Anglo-Saxon and German male name. It may refer to: Wulfhelm, Archbishop of Canterbury c.

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• ÆlfgarÆlfgar is an Anglo-Saxon masculine personal name, from ælf "elf" and gar "spear", that may refer to: Ælfgar of Lichfield (died c.
• ÆlfwineÆlfwine (also Aelfwine, Elfwine) is an Old English personal name. It is composed of the elements ælf "elf" and wine "friend", continuing a hypothetical Common Germanic given name *albi-winiz which is also continued in Old High German and Lombardic as Albewin,…

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