Amelia
Form of Amalia, linked with vigor
German & Dutch baby names
144 names with German & Dutch roots, each with its meaning, pronunciation and story.
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Every German & Dutch name, A to Z
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- Ada, girl.Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins
- Adelaide, girl.Nobility
- Adelia, girl.Noble
- Adler, boy.Eagle
- Alaric, boy.Ruler of all
- Albert, boy.Noble and bright
- Alina, girl.Short form of Adelina, Albina or related names
- Amalia, girl.Unceasing; vigorous; brave
- Amelia, girl.Form of Amalia, linked with vigor
- Anke, girl.Pet form of Anna and other An- names
- Anouk, girl.Dutch and French pet form of Anna
- Ansel, boy.Surname form related to Anselm
- Ansgar, boy.God’s spear
- Arend, boy.Variant of Arnold; also eagle in Dutch
- Armand, boy.Army man
- Arno, boy.Short form of Arnold or Arnoud
- Ava, girl.Life
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- Eckhart, boy.German variant of Ekkehard
- Elian, gender-neutral.Short form of names beginning Eli-
- Elise, girl.Short form of Elizabeth
- Elisenda, girl.Uncertain; Germanic elements involving a path or journey
- Elke, girl.Low German and Frisian form of Adelheid
- Ella, girl.Germanic other; also a short form of El- names
- Elmer, boy.Noble; famous
- Elsa, girl.Short form of Elisabeth
- Emery, gender-neutral.From Emmerich; includes a ruler element
- Emilie, girl.Rival
- Emma, girl.Whole; great
- Emmeline, girl.Vigorous; unceasing
- Erika, girl.Feminine form of Erik
- Ernest, boy.Serious; earnest
- Evert, boy.Dutch and Swedish form of Everard
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- Fenna, girl.Peace-associated, through Fen
- Ferdinand, boy.Peace or journey, with boldness
- Fien, girl.Short form of Josefien and similar names
- Frederick, boy.Peaceful ruler
- Frida, girl.Norse beauty or Germanic peace, by origin
- Fridolin, boy.Peace, through a Germanic pet form
- Frieda, girl.Peace
- Friederike, girl.Peaceful ruler, through Frederick
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- Lambert, boy.Bright land
- Lena, girl.Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names
- Leonard, boy.Brave lion
- Leopold, boy.Bold people
- Liesel, girl.German pet form of Elisabeth
- Lieve, girl.Flemish short form of Godelieve
- Lieven, boy.Flemish form of Leobwin
- Lina, girl.Tender; palm tree
- Linde, girl.Dutch form of Linda
- Lorelei, girl.Meaning uncertain; name of a Rhine rock
- Lotte, girl.Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte
- Louis, boy.Famous in battle
- Ludwig, boy.Famous in battle
- Luis, boy.Famous in battle; Spanish form of Louis
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- Madelief, girl.Daisy
- Margriet, girl.Pearl through Margaret; also daisy in Dutch
- Marieke, girl.Dutch pet form of Maria
- Marlene, girl.Blend of Maria and Magdalene
- Matilda, girl.Strength in battle
- Merel, girl.Blackbird
- Miles, boy.Meaning uncertain; associated with dear or soldier
- Milo, boy.Form related to Miles; deeper derivation uncertain
- Milou, girl.Short form of Marie-Louise
- Mina, girl.Enamel; glaze
- Minna, girl.Courtly love; also short for Wilhelmina
- Myles, boy.Variant of Miles; meaning uncertain
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- Rainer, boy.German form of Rayner
- Rhett, boy.Advice; counsel
- Robert, boy.Bright fame
- Roland, boy.Fame and land; second element debated
- Romy, girl.Pet form of Rosemarie, Rosemary or Rom- names
- Roos, girl.Rose
- Rosalind, girl.Horse and tenderness; later linked with a beautiful rose
- Rose, girl.Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists
- Rupert, boy.German form of Robert
- Rutger, boy.Dutch form of Roger
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- Tessa, girl.Short form of Theresa
- Thea, girl.Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa or similar names
- Theo, boy.Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names
- Theobald, boy.Bold people
- Thibault, boy.Bold people
- Till, boy.People, through a Germanic short form
- Tobi, gender-neutral.Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias
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- Walter, boy.Power of the army
- Waylon, boy.Variant of Wayland; possibly associated with craft or cunning
- Wilhelmina, girl.Feminine form of Wilhelm
- Willa, girl.Will and protection; feminine form of William
- Willem, boy.Will and protection, through William
- William, boy.Will and helmet; protection
- Wolf, boy.Wolf
- Wolfgang, boy.Wolf path
- Wolfram, boy.Wolf and raven
- Wouter, boy.Army power, through Walter
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