German names

German names

by Lorna White |
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Whether you’re in for a surprise and want to wait to find out the gender of your baby but still want to choose a baby name, or you’re keen to choose a more gender-neutral name for your tot that suits both boys and girls, we’ve rounded up our favourite German names that we think you’ll love.

Take a look through our Baby Name Generator - a list of the pretty, unsual and traditional names popular in Germany or holds a German origin. Get looking as one of these could be perfect for your soon-to-be little one...

German boy names

Johannes

Kellen

Finn

Beno

Alaric

Conrad

Harlan

Rocco

Wolf

Dwight

Ryker

Otis

Milo

Jarvis

Frederick

Derek

Adelio

Charles

Haydn

Stefan

Faber

German girl names

Karla

Alviria

Evi

Katja

Ivana

Heidi

Sofia

Ingrid

Toni

Juliane

Eda

Mika

Elsa

Maude

Clarissa

Tilly

Gretchen

Ada

Winola

Millie

Lenore

Gratia

Unisex German names

Alex

Leni

Clove

Kim

Romy

Bailey

Andrea

Bente

Sascha

Eike

Robin

Voss

Maxi

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If you have decided to find out the gender of your baby, and you’re looking for a boys name to suit your son or a girly name fit for a daughter, then our round up of the best german girls names and german boys names are full of both unique and traditional ideas to add to your list of possible baby names. You can also head to our baby name generator where you’ll find thousands of names to fall in love with.

Lorna White is the Senior Digital Writer for Mother&Baby. After running the Yours magazine website, specialising in content about caring for kids and grandchildren, Lorna brought her expertise to Mother&Baby in 2020. She has a keen interest in a range of topics from potty training and nutrition to baby names and early development and has a wide range of experienced medical experts and professionals at her fingertips. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her two young sisters, dog walking and enjoying the outdoors with her family.

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