English-German names for girls
English-German feminine names from the /r/namenerds subreddit
"Names that works in English/German *and* Lithuanian?"
"Noelle for German/English baby"
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Feminine English names that may also be German words
The following names often appeared in German language web pages. That means that they are either German words, or names which are very familiar to German speakers.
Feminine German names that may also be English words
These names often appeared in English language web pages.
English word ending matches
Feminine English names often end with -na. Below are German names ending with the same word ending.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the English name on the left, and the German name on the right.
English-German names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a English-speaking and a German-speaking country.
| Name | English | German |
|---|---|---|
| Emma | #5 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #1 girls Austria 2025 |
| Mia | #4 girls Australia (Victoria) 2025 | #3 girls Switzerland 2025 |
| Olivia | #1 girls England and Wales 2025 | #7 girls Switzerland 2025 |
| Sophia | #3 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #5 girls Austria 2025 |
| Charlotte | #1 girls Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #12 girls Germany 2025 |
| Amelia | #2 girls Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #15 girls Switzerland 2025 |
| Anna | #11 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #6 girls Austria 2025 |
| Sophie | #11 girls New Zealand 2025 | #13 girls Austria 2025 |
| Ella | #11 girls Australia (New South Wales) 2025 | #17 girls Germany 2025 |
| Emilia | #29 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #2 girls Austria 2025 |
| Hannah | #20 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #12 girls Austria 2025 |
| Aurora | #24 girls Canada (Ontario) 2024 | #11 girls Switzerland 2025 |
| Emily | #6 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #34 girls Switzerland 2025 |
| Clara | #39 girls Northern Ireland 2025 | #2 girls Germany 2025 |
| Isabella | #10 girls England and Wales 2025 | #35 girls Germany 2025 |
Featured in baby name books
Abigail
Abigail is a biblical Hebrew name meaning “father’s joy,” with nicknames such as Abby, Abbie, and Gail. In the Old Testament, Abigail was the clever, beautiful wife of Nabal who calmed David’s anger with a generous gift and later became his wife.
Agnes
Agnes is a Greek name meaning “pure,” “chaste,” or “holy,” and its closeness to the Latin word for lamb strengthens its religious associations. Once among America’s most popular names a century ago, Agnes is now seen as old-fashioned, though some think it is due for a comeback; Inez and Agnese are international forms.
Alice
Alice is a Germanic name meaning “noble” or “nobility,” originally a form of Adelaide, with variants such as Alys and Alyce. Alice is also linked to a Greek word for “truthful.”
Amelia
Amelia means “industrious” or “hardworking” and is related to Emily and Amalia, with Amélie as the French form. Amelia has an early-American sound, was very popular in the 1800s, faded in the mid-1900s, and is now back in style.
Angela
Angela comes from Greek and means “messenger of God” or “angel,” with forms such as Angelina, Angelique, and the Irish Aingeal, and Angie as a nickname. Famous bearers include actresses Angela Lansbury and Angela Bassett and German chancellor Angela Merkel.
Arabella
Arabella is often explained as “answered prayer” or “in prayer,” and may have started as a variant of Annabelle. Other sources read Arabella as Latin for “beautiful altar” or simply “beautiful.”
Astrid
Astrid is an Old Norse name meaning “divine beauty” or “divine strength.” Astrid is suggested as a softer alternative to Ingrid or Stella, and singer Astrud Gilberto brought a related form to fame.
Augusta
Augusta is the feminine form of Augustus, a Latin name meaning “majestic,” “great,” or “worthy of respect.” Augusta recalls the emperor Augustus, is the capital of Maine, and is the first name of the formidable Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest; Gussy is a nickname.
Barbara
Barbara means “foreign” or “stranger,” traced to Greek or Latin and sharing roots with the word “barbarian.” Barbara once carried real glamour through Barbara Stanwyck and Barbra Streisand, but it peaked around the 1950s and now feels like a parents’ generation name.
Bernadette
Bernadette is the French feminine form of Bernard, meaning “brave as a bear.” Bernadette is tied to Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, whose visions of the Virgin Mary made the name very popular in Ireland.
Charlotte
Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles, which means “free man.” Charlotte is also read as “little and feminine.”
Christine
Christine is Greek-rooted and means “anointed,” a feminine form of Christian. Christine is also given the meaning “follower of Christ,” with Christina and Christiana as related spellings.
Claudia
Claudia is the feminine of Claudius and comes from Latin for “lame.” The name stayed popular despite its meaning, thanks largely to the Roman Emperor Claudius.
Diana
Diana comes from Latin and means “divine.” In Roman myth Diana was the goddess of the moon and the hunt, counterpart of the Greek Artemis.
Dora
Dora is a Greek name meaning “gift,” and it is also a short form of Theodora. The biblical city of Dor, or Dora, was a Canaanite coastal town whose king Joshua defeated.
Edith
Edith is an Old English name meaning “prosperity in war” or “struggle for wealth.” Edith is also read as “spoils of war,” and the first Edith was a daughter of King Edgar the Peaceful.
Hannah
Hannah is Hebrew for “grace” or “God has favored me,” and is also a palindrome. In the Bible Hannah prayed for a child at Shiloh and dedicated her son, the prophet Samuel, to God’s service.
Iris
Iris is Greek for “rainbow,” and is also a flower name. In Greek myth Iris was the rainbow goddess who carried messages between heaven and earth; the stylized iris is the fleur-de-lis of France.
Josephine
Josephine is the feminine of Joseph, meaning “God will add.” Josephines tend to be strong, trend-bucking women: Empress Josephine, dancer Josephine Baker, and Jo March of Little Women.
Julia
Julia comes from the Roman clan name Julius and means “young” or “youthful.” Julia is also read as “soft-haired.”
Lydia
Lydia is Greek for “woman from Lydia,” an ancient region of Anatolia famed for its wealth. In Acts, Lydia is a businesswoman selling purple cloth who became Paul’s first convert in Macedonia; Protestants widely used the name in the 1600s.
Martha
Martha is an Aramaic name meaning “lady” or “mistress of the house.” In the Gospels Martha is the busy sister of Mary and Lazarus who served Jesus while her sister sat and listened.
Patricia
Patricia is the feminine of Patrick, from Latin for “patrician” or “noble.” Used in the church since the sixth century, Patricia surged after a granddaughter of Queen Victoria received it and was big from the 1930s into the 1970s before declining.
Rachel
Rachel is a Hebrew name meaning “ewe” or “lamb,” with forms like Rachael, Rachelle and Raquel. In Genesis Jacob served Laban fourteen years to marry his beloved Rachel, who became the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.
Rose
Rose comes from the Latin name of the flower, with many forms such as Rosa, Rosie, Rosalie, and Rosetta. Rose was the earliest flower name, probably because of its connection with the Virgin Mary, and it stands for love and purity, while the Bible refers to the “rose of Sharon.”
Sarah
Sarah is a Hebrew name meaning “princess,” with nicknames such as Sally and Sadie. In Genesis, the beautiful Sarai was renamed Sarah and, late in life, bore Isaac to Abraham, earning the title “mother of nations.”
Stephanie
Stephanie is the feminine form of Stephen, from the Greek for “crown” or “crowned with a garland.” Popular since the 1970s and very trendy in the 1980s, Stephanie has stayed among the top girls’ names for decades, fitting both shy and outgoing girls.
Valerie
Valerie is a Latin name meaning “strong” or “healthy,” the French form of Valeria, which comes from the Roman clan name Valerius. Sitcom actresses Valerie Harper and Valerie Bertinelli gave the name a girl-next-door feel, though some think it sounds a bit 1960s.
Veronica
Veronica is a Latin name meaning “true image,” with Veronique and Veronika as foreign forms and Ronnie and Vera as nicknames. By legend, Saint Veronica wiped Jesus’s face with her veil as he carried the cross, and the cloth kept the image of his face, though she never appears in the Bible itself.
Victoria
Victoria is a Latin name meaning “victory” or “victorious,” the feminine form of Victor and the name of the Roman goddess of victory. The name has a regal air thanks to Queen Victoria, and it offers many nicknames, including Tori, Vicky, and Ria.
These lists are only intended to give you name ideas. Make sure to further research each name, as some may have negative connotations.
All of the suggested English-German names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.