German Boy Names

Boy Names
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Hello everyone!

I am in search of the perfect [name]German[/name] boy’s name. My paternal grandmother is very [name]German[/name] and I think this would be a wonderful way to honor her. Her name is [name]Frieda[/name] and her mother, my great grandmother’s name was [name]Olga[/name]. My grandmother has a brother named [name]George[/name], but I’m not keen on using it. I also know of a [name]Gus[/name] in the family, but from what I understand, he wasn’t the nicest man around, so I’m not sure how well that would go over. I love [name]August[/name] (with or without the nn [name]Gus[/name]), however.

The following names are names that I like. I’m not sure if I love them, though. I like some of them more than others, but I’d still love to hear your opinion. [name]Do[/name] you have any other suggestions?

[name]Amory[/name]/[name]Amery[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Brant[/name]
[name]Chip[/name] (as a nn … maybe [name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chip[/name]?)
Ebbo
[name]Emery[/name]/[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Fritz[/name] (as a nn … maybe [name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name]?)
[name]Garrison[/name]
[name]Halden[/name]
Jaeger (yay-ger)
[name]Saxon[/name]
[name]Wulf[/name] (same as wolf)
[name]Heinrich[/name]
[name]Keene[/name]
[name]Kellen[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]

What do you think of these names? Can you think of any others?

Thanks!
[name]Megan[/name]

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I knew a [name]German[/name] guy, years ago, called [name]Heiko[/name]. (Also spelled Haiko, I believe). I always thought it was an awesome name.

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[name]Ingo[/name] is the first thing that popped into my head.

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[name]Maximilian[/name] is the first name that came mind when I read your post.

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My family is [name]German[/name] too! In particular I really love [name]Saxon[/name]. I definitely wouldn’t use [name]Heinrich[/name] though because the first thing that comes to mind is [name]Heinrich[/name] Himmler. My great grandfather’s name was [name]Franz[/name].

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[name]Johannes[/name]
[name]Hans[/name]
[name]Hansel[/name]

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I went to university in Germany. I made a list of the most common male names I can think of (with pronunciation approximation to American English for some). Of the names you listed, the only ones I have ever heard used in [name]German[/name] speaking countries are [name]Fritz[/name], [name]Heinrich[/name], [name]Otto[/name], and [name]Wulf[/name] (although it is usually spelled [name]Wolf[/name] and short for [name]Wolfgang[/name]). Not that there’s anything wrong with the other names, they’re just not really used in Germany. Names like [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Christian[/name], [name]Martin[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Michael[/name], [name]Paul[/name], and [name]Thomas[/name] are very popular there but, of course, don’t sound exclusively [name]German[/name].

[name]Andreas[/name]
[name]Anton[/name]
[name]Armin[/name]
Bernd
[name]Bernhard[/name]
[name]Bruno[/name]
[name]Clemens[/name]/[name]Klemens[/name]
[name]Christoph[/name]
[name]Dieter[/name]
[name]Erich[/name]
[name]Florian[/name]
[name]Franz[/name]
[name]Gerhard[/name]
[name]Harald[/name]
[name]Heinz[/name]
[name]Jan[/name]
[name]Jens[/name]
[name]Joachim[/name] ([name]Yo[/name] [name]AH[/name] keem)
Jochen (YA kin)
[name]Jurgen[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Karl[/name]
[name]Karl[/name] [name]Heinz[/name]
[name]Karl[/name] Uwe
[name]Karsten[/name]
[name]Klaus[/name]
[name]Kurt[/name]
[name]Markus[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name] (Ma TEE us)
[name]Reiner[/name]
[name]Reinhard[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Stefan[/name] (SHtefan)
[name]Tobias[/name] (To [name]BEE[/name] us)
[name]Torsten[/name]
Udo
Uwe (pronounced OOh - va)
[name]Werner[/name]

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[name]Amory[/name]/[name]Amery[/name]/[name]Emery[/name]/[name]Emory[/name] : sorry but these feel feminine to me because of the “marie” ending, beautiful names but for a girl in my mind
[name]Barrett[/name] : I don’t hate this one, but it does make me think barrette (like hair clip), I prefer [name]Bennett[/name]
[name]Brant[/name] : this one is okay, different but not bad
[name]Chip[/name]/[name]Charles[/name] : I like [name]Charles[/name], [name]Chip[/name] sounds like a preppy rich boy
Ebbo : sounds like a nickname
[name]Emmett[/name] : Twilight. Not a bad name
[name]Fritz[/name] : I like both [name]Fritz[/name] and [name]Frederick[/name], good solid names with a [name]German[/name] flair
[name]Garrison[/name] : not fond
[name]Halden[/name] : interesting, I kinda like it better than [name]Holden[/name] and you could use [name]Hal[/name] as a nn
Jaeger : sorry, don’t like
[name]Saxon[/name] : doesn’t sound like a name to me
[name]Wulf[/name] (same as wolf) : I like [name]Wolfgang[/name]
[name]Heinrich[/name] : interesting, though would be difficult in today’s
[name]Keene[/name] : hmm, not bad
[name]Kellen[/name] : okay, but I don’t like [name]Kelly[/name] for a boy
[name]Otto[/name] : meh, I just get a picture of a WW2 general with this

Other options:
[name]Felix[/name], [name]Jonas[/name], [name]Lukas[/name], Niklas

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Thank you all so much for the comments. They were so helpful!!

From the suggestions, I like:
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Tobias[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name]
[name]Kai[/name]
[name]Heinz[/name]
[name]Maximillian[/name]
[name]Ingo[/name]
[name]Heiko[/name]

Thanks, again, everyone! You are so helpful.
[name]Megan[/name]

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I love [name]Brant[/name], but prefer it spelled [name]Brandt[/name]. I grew up with one and that probably has something to do with my positive association of the name.

I also love [name]Keene[/name] / [name]Keane[/name]. [name]Sebastian[/name] nn [name]Bastian[/name] is really growing on me these days…

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[name]Ulf[/name] (meaning [name]Wolf[/name])
[name]Nils[/name]
[name]Torsten[/name]
[name]Stein[/name]

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Here are the names of 4 [name]German[/name] brothers that go to my church;)

1.[name]Johann[/name] (FAV
2.[name]Christof[/name]
3.[name]Martin[/name] (FAV
4.[name]Lucas[/name]

Another guy that i know is german and his names is Juilus. I love it.

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[name]Dresden[/name] or [name]Helmut[/name]

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I have traveled to Germany many times and will be moving there in about a year. [name]Maximilian[/name] is extremely popular in Germany! NN [name]Max[/name] is also nice. I also know [name]Alexander[/name] is especially common. The other [name]German[/name] name that I love is [name]Carsten[/name], which can also be spelled [name]Karsten[/name]. This is the [name]German[/name] name for the English [name]Christian[/name]. Some other names I’ve heard in Germany are…

[name]Friedrich[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Hans[/name]
[name]Johann[/name]
[name]Stefan[/name]
[name]Rainer[/name]
[name]Rupert[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]…I’ve heard this name many times and it’s one of my favorites!!!

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

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Some family friends of ours live in Germany…
[name]Hans[/name]
[name]Stefan[/name]
[name]Andre[/name]
[name]Sebastian[/name] nn Sebbe
[name]Elias[/name]

ETA: My friend [name]Heidi[/name] lives in Germany and has a toddler named [name]Louis[/name].

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Hey!

I am [name]German[/name] so I hope I can help you!

First to your list:

[name]Amory[/name]/[name]Amery[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Brant[/name]
[name]Chip[/name] (as a nn … maybe [name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chip[/name]?)
[name]Emery[/name]/[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Garrison[/name]
[name]Halden[/name]
[name]Saxon[/name]
[name]Keene[/name]
[name]Kellen[/name]
[name]Emmet[/name]

These names are not [name]German[/name]. They might be related to some [name]German[/name] names, but I think they all sound 100% English. Oh I just realised [name]Brant[/name] could mean [name]Brandt[/name], which is a common family name.

Ebbo - this name sounds [name]German[/name], I know [name]Ebba[/name], probably Northern [name]German[/name], never met a person in my life, so it is very rare.

[name]Fritz[/name]
[name]Wulf[/name] (same as wolf)
[name]Heinrich[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]

These names are all pretty dated, though [name]Otto[/name] might be getting ready for a comeback.

Jaeger - the original spelling is Jäger, what translates into “Jaeger” , it is a common family name ([name]Hunter[/name]), family names aren’t used as first names (neither are place names) but it still would be [name]German[/name], might work fine!

I’m not sure if you’re looking for a name that is typical in Germany or a name with Germanic roots. Especially for boys these Germanic names aren’t very popular right now. But many names from other origins (i.e. biblical) have “[name]German[/name]” versions, [name]Elijah[/name] = [name]Elias[/name], [name]Jonah[/name] = [name]Jonas[/name].

I have a website for you, because of course I could give you a list of sooo many names, but sometimes it’s hard to tell which ones would actually work abroad.

So, here is the Top 500 from 2011:

Here is the Top 35 from 1988

Some names that are very common and popular in Germany (last 30 years)

[name]Finn[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Felix[/name], [name]Tim[/name], [name]Christian[/name], [name]Florian[/name], [name]Fabian[/name], [name]Tobias[/name], [name]Julian[/name], [name]Simon[/name], [name]Leon[/name], [name]Matthias[/name], [name]Lars[/name], [name]Max[/name], [name]Philipp[/name], [name]Lukas[/name], [name]Alexander[/name]

They might not have a [name]German[/name] origin, but I still see them as “very [name]German[/name]” if you know what I mean.

Also the boys and men in my family are called:

Boys:
[name]Lu[/name].kas
Pas.cal
[name]Nils[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
Dus.tin (totally not [name]German[/name])

Men:
[name]Jens[/name]
[name]Johan[/name].nes
Ger.hard
[name]Lu[/name].zian

Friends:
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Christian[/name]
[name]Marius[/name]
[name]Ti[/name].mo
[name]Mal[/name].te
[name]Alex[/name]
Mic.hael
[name]Dan[/name].iel
Kars.ten
[name]Chris[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] I could help a little!

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My family is [name]German[/name] too :slight_smile: I love [name]Maximilian[/name] nn [name]Max[/name]… I think it’s very traditional but still sounds current. I have a cousin named [name]Thilo[/name] (tee-lo) and an uncle named [name]Axel[/name], I’ve always thought those were great names! Some others…

[name]Benno[/name] (means bear)
[name]Arno[/name] (means eagle)
[name]Alaric[/name]
[name]Roderick[/name]
[name]Friedrich[/name] nn [name]Fritz[/name] (to honor [name]Frieda[/name]…)
[name]Ansel[/name]

Also love [name]Otto[/name] from your list! (I have a thing for -o endings if you couldn’t tell!!) :slight_smile:

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@taylorblueskye

[name]Amory[/name]/[name]Amery[/name]
[name]Barrett[/name]
[name]Brant[/name]
[name]Chip[/name] (as a nn … maybe [name]Charles[/name] nn [name]Chip[/name]?)
[name]Emery[/name]/[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Garrison[/name]
[name]Halden[/name]
[name]Saxon[/name]
[name]Keene[/name]
[name]Kellen[/name]
[name]Emmet[/name]

Actually all of those are [name]German[/name]. They may not be super popular in Germany now, but they all come from [name]German[/name] roots.

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My great grandpa came to the U.S. from [name]Austria[/name] in 1882 and his name was [name]August[/name]. My great grandpa on the other side (born in the U.S. with [name]German[/name] immigrant parents) was [name]Gerhard[/name]. His father was [name]Matthias[/name], though I don’t know if that’s [name]German[/name] or just a name popular in the 1800’s.

I love [name]August[/name]!

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As I said, they might be somehow related to [name]German[/name] names and therefore have [name]German[/name] roots, but these names are English (spelling) variations. I can’t even find most of them in name books here:

[name]Brant[/name] might be a version of [name]Brandt[/name] (surname), [name]Saxon[/name] might be a version of the area name [name]Saxony[/name]. But even the word [name]Saxony[/name] is English, the [name]German[/name] name is Sachsen. [name]Chip[/name] is a version of [name]Charles[/name], which is the English version of the [name]German[/name] name [name]Karl[/name]. So that’s what I mean, they aren’t really [name]German[/name]. If a child would be called [name]Amory[/name] in Germany everyone would be like “oh an English name”.

You can probably find [name]German[/name] roots in most name, if you just go far enough, as you would find French or Skandinavian roots, but I wouldn’t consider them [name]German[/name] / French / Skandinavian then.