hermeline's Personal Name List

Means "little wolf", from a diminutive of the Gothic element wulfs. This was the name of a 4th-century Gothic bishop and missionary. He translated the New Testament into Gothic.

English and German form of Valeria, as well as a Czech variant of Valérie.

Variant spelling of Valamar. But with this spelling it is also possible that the second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace." Valamir was the name of a 5th-century king of the Ostrogoths.

Danish form of Torbjörn.

Younger form of Theodolinde.

In the "King Laurin Legend" Similde is the princess whom the dwarf king falls in love with and eventually abducts to his magical rose garden.

Her name is a contracted form of Sigmilde, which is derived from Middle High German sige "victory" and milte "grace; clemency; kindness; endearment; tenderness; love".

Norwegian form of Sigrún.

Variant of Sigrun used by Richard Wagner as name for a valkyria.

Variant of Sigrun.

The name is formed from the German name elements Sieg "victory" and Minne "courtly love".

It is the name of the mermaid Rauch Else in the Wolfdietrich epic after being transformed to a beautiful women.

The name's origin is in the Dutch province of Friesland.

Segeric was, according to Jordanes, the king who immediately followed Alaric I as ruler of the Visigoths. He ruled only a short time and then was killed by his soldiers.

German form of Shubael.

Derived from the Old German elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and bold "bold".

German form of Quirinus.

German form of Odilia.

Medieval German short form of Dorothea (compare Orthia).

Variant of Odilia.

Derived from the Old German element uodil meaning "heritage" or ot meaning "wealth, fortune". Saint Odilia (or Odila) was an 8th-century nun who is considered the patron saint of Alsace. She was apparently born blind but gained sight when she was baptized.

German form of Maurice.

Possibly variation of Moritz it's recorded as the name of a nobleman in the 16th century in Moravia.

Recorded in 16th-century Switzerland.

Romansh form of Maurus, cognate of Mauritz and Moritz.

Derived from Gaulish magus "child, boy; servant" and rix "king".

Old High German, Old Saxon mahal "council, meeting" + Proto-Germanic linþaz "gentle, sweet, mild".

German short form of Eleanor.

Variant of Lenja.

Meaning uncertain; it is possible that this given name was originally derived from the rare German surname Keidrich, which in turn might have been derived from the name of the German place Kiedrich. A known bearer of this name is the American child actor Keidrich Sellati.

Coptic form of Katherine.

Variant of Julius.

As a medieval German name, some academics consider this name to be derived from a Latin dative form of Isla.

German form of Humphrey.

Feminine form of Hilderad

New coinage from the German word Herz "heart" and the name element linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".

From the German word for "heart sorrow, heartache". Herzeloyde was its original form, created by Wolfram von Eschenbach for the Queen of Wales and mother of Perceval in his Middle High German romance Parzival (1200–1210), probably to express the queen’s sorrow for losing her husband and later her son (when Perceval leaves her lands for King Arthur's court, she dies from a broken heart).
Herzeleide was the form used by Richard Wagner for his opera 'Parsifal', loosely based on Wolfram's epic poem.

This was the name of a granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm II by his son, Oskar: Princess Herzeleide Ina Marie Sophie Charlotte Else (1918-1989), named "heart's sorrow" because she was born shortly after the fall of the German Empire and collapse of the monarchy.

The name Herlinde is formed from the Germanic name elements heri "army" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".

A known bearer of the name is the German photographer Herlinde Koelbl who portrayed several influential German politicians for her project Spuren der Macht.

A king who, allied with King Ekunaver of Kanadic, went to war with Arthur. Ekunaver was defeated by Garel, and Helpherich was given a seat at the Round Table.

Short form of Wilhelmina.

Hellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.

Variant of Helewis.

Derived from the Old German element (possibly) heida "heath, heather" combined with rih "ruler, king".

Combination of Heide and Rose

A double form created from Heide and Lore 1.

Heidelore Momm is city mayor of Neuwied (Germany).

Derived from the Old German element hag meaning "enclosure" (Proto-Germanic *hagô). In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied he is the cunning half-brother of Gunther. He killed the hero Siegfried by luring him onto a hunting expedition and then stabbing him with a javelin in his one vulnerable spot.

Haeva is a Germanic goddess known from an inscription in what is now the Netherlands. Scholars generally derive her name from Germanic *hiwan "to marry" and surmise that her function may have been the protection of the family.

German form of Grisha.

'Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa' is a novel by the German writer Arnold Zweig.

Variant of Gobel.

Transferred use of the surname Glauber.

A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements gelt "worth; to be valid; money" and rat "council; advice".

It is the name of a 5th century bishop of Rouen, France, but his name is also given as Gildard or Godard.

She was first married to Heden I and, upon his death in 687, to his brother and successor Gozbert. She was the mother of Hedan II.

She is known from the hagiography of Saint Kilian. During her second marriage, Kilian came to the duchy as a Christian missionary, converting Gozbert to Christianity. Geilana, however, preferred to remain faithful to Germanic paganism. Kilian then demanded that Gozbert divorce Geilana, since their marriage was not legal in accordance to the Christian view of kinship. When Gozbert left for military campaign warfare, Geilana had Kilian assassinated in Gozbert's absence with the support of the pagan courtiers, who resented Killian's ambition to control their lives.

Derived from the Germanic element gal, which comes from galan "to sing." combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender." This name ultimately means "soft singing voice."

German form of Gaiseric.

From Gaisericus, the Latin form of the Vandalic name *Gaisarīx, derived from the Germanic elements *gaizaz "spear" and *rīks "ruler, king". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Vandals, a Germanic tribe. He led his people through Hispania and established a kingdom in North Africa.

Dutch, Flemish and German short form of Fridolin and its feminine forms Fridolina and Fridoline.

In German and Yiddish, the name has also been encountered as a diminutive of names that contain the Germanic element frid meaning "peace". In those cases, the name is basically a German and Yiddish variant of Friedl. It should be noted, though, that it appears that the name is strictly feminine in Yiddish.

Known German bearers of this name include the former soccer player Friedel Rausch (b. 1940), the luger Friedel Tietze (born after 1908, died after 1953) and Frieda "Friedel" Adler Bergman (1884-1918), the mother of the Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982). In the Netherlands, a known bearer of this name is the singer Roxeanne Hazes (b. 1993), a daughter of the popular singer André Hazes (1951-2004). She carries the name as a middle name, which was given to her in honor of her maternal grandmother Friedel van Galen-Mak (c. 1946-2009).

Variant of Fridulf.

German form of Franciscus (see Francis). This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828), the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) and the Austrian-Czech author Franz Kafka (1883-1924), whose works include The Trial and The Castle. It was also the name of rulers of Austria and the Holy Roman Empire.

Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and munt "protection". This was the name of a semi-legendary 5th-century king of the Franks.

Variant of Emerenzius.

Feminine form of Emerentius. This name belonged to an early Christian martyr, and is also assigned to the mother of Saint Anna and grandmother of the Virgin Mary in some late 15th-century European traditions.

Dutch form of Emerentius.

Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.

From ælf meaning "elf" combined with rún meaning "secret lore".

German form of Elfreda.

Derived from a name with the name element ebur "boar". Borne by an abbot of Eberbach Monastery (1263–1271).

The name of a dwarf character in 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien took the name from the catalogue of dwarves (dvergatal) in the 'Poetic Edda'. The name means something like "sleeping" (from Old Norse dvalen "to sleep").

German form of Theodoric. The character Dietrich von Bern, loosely based on Theodoric the Great, appears in medieval German literature such as the Hildebrandslied, the Nibelungenlied and the Eckenlied.

Original Latin form of Clement, as well as the German, Dutch and Scandinavian form.

Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus, which meant "clear, bright, famous". The name Clarus was borne by a few early saints. The feminine form was popularized by the 13th-century Saint Clare of Assisi (called Chiara in Italian), a friend and follower of Saint Francis, who left her wealthy family to found the order of nuns known as the Poor Clares.

As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages, originally in the form Clare, though the Latinate spelling Clara overtook it in the 19th century and became very popular. It declined through most of the 20th century (being eclipsed by the French form Claire in English-speaking countries), though it has since recovered somewhat.

Feminine form of Christoph.

Alemannic variant of Christiana recorded in medieval German-speaking Switzerland. This name was occasionally used in honor of Saint Chrischona, particularly in the Swiss city of Basel.
According to legend, Saint Chrischona accompanied Saint Ursula and the bishop Saint Pantalus on a pilgrimage to Rome. One version of the legend has her fall ill and die upon her return to Switzerland; she was then buried on the hill Dinkelberg, known today as "St. Chrischona", not far from Basel.
In another version, the pilgrims are attacked by the Huns on their way home. When Saint Pantalus is killed, Chrischona and her sisters Margaretha and Ottilia escape. Each of the sisters moves on one of the three hills bordering Basel and builds a chapel on the hilltop. They preach the gospel and convert the pagan townsfolk to Christianity, leading by example by living virtuous lives.

Latin form of Charles.

Medieval German and archaic Romansh short form of Brigitta, via the variant Brigida.

Derived from the Old German elements beraht meaning "bright" and rant meaning "rim (of a shield)". From an early date it has been confused with Bertram and the two names have merged to some degree. Saint Bertrand was an 11th-century bishop of Comminges in France. Another famous bearer was the English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970).

Old German name derived from the elements bern "bear" and ger "spear". This was the name of two medieval kings of Italy and a Holy Roman emperor.

Variant of Benedikt.

According to the 1st-century Roman historian Tacitus in his book "Germania", Aurinia was the name of an ancient Germanic prophetess, who was venerated by her people (i.e. the ancient Germans). Aurinia is most likely a latinized form of the prophetess' actual name; some sources have said that her actual name may have been Albruna, Alioruna, Aliruna or Alrynia.

Romanian and German form of Aurelius.

Contemporary spelling of the Gothic name *Aþawulfs, derived from the elements aþals "nobility" and wulfs "wolf" (making it a cognate of Adolf). Alternatively, the first element could be atta "father". This was the name of a 5th-century king of the Visigoths.

Contraction of Anne 1 and Eleonore via the short form Lore 1.

German variant of Amelia.

German feminine form of Aloysius.

German and Czech form of Aloysius.

German form of Aldric.

Derived from the Old German elements alb "elf" and rih "ruler, king". It was borne by two Lombard dukes of Spoleto in the 10th century. It was also the name of a 12th-century French saint who helped found the Cistercian Order.

Alberich is a sorcerer dwarf who guards the treasure of the Nibelungen in the medieval German epic the Nibelungenlied. The dwarf also appears in Ortnit as a helper to the hero.

From the Germanic name Aldric. This was the name of a 9th-century saint.

German and Dutch form of Adelaide.

Shortened form of Adalheidis.

Originally a short form of names beginning with the Old German element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz). Saint Adela was a 7th-century Frankish princess who founded a monastery at Pfazel in France. This name was also borne by a daughter of William the Conqueror.

Anglicized form of Adalindis.

The name came to prominence with Adalind Schade, a main character on the television show "Grim" (2011-2017).

Old German form of Adelaide.

Originally a short form of Germanic names such as Adelaide or Adelina that begin with the element adal meaning "noble". Saint Ada was a 7th-century Frankish abbess at Le Mans. This name was also borne by Augusta Ada King (1815-1852), the Countess of Lovelace (known as Ada Lovelace), a daughter of Lord Byron. She was an assistant to Charles Babbage, the inventor of an early mechanical computer.

German variant of Abelina.