German Girl Names
- Rolanda
Origin:
German feminization of ROLANDMeaning:
"famous in the land"Description:
This is a rarely heard feminization of the rarely heard Roland.
- Christiane
Origin:
German and French feminine form of ChristianDescription:
There are not one but two notable modern women with this name: journalist Christiane Amanpour and physician/author Christiane Northrup. In Germany, the pronunciation is kris-tee-AH-na while in France, it's kris-tee-AHN — and in the U.S., there's sure to be confusion. While Christiane is not stylish, it's a strong, attractive, unusual-though-familiar name.
- Katja
- Juliane
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"youthful or sky father"Description:
Variant of Julianne
- Felicie
- Käthe
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pure"Description:
German diminutive of Katherine
- Anke
- Florentia
- Luise
Origin:
German variation of LouiseDescription:
See LOUISE.
- Arnelle
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"eagle power"Description:
Feminine spin on Arnold that received a brief flurry of use in the early 1990s.
- Ilise
Origin:
German variation of EliseMeaning:
"pledged to God"Description:
While Ilise is unusual, the E version is more attractive.
- Liese
- Reinhilde
- Agna
- Emelie
- Gratia
- Lauralei
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"alluring, temptress"Description:
We think the more spelling, Lorelei, works better.
- Liesa
Origin:
German diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"Description:
The German short form Liesa is usually pronounced lee-za, but most people in America will say it like Lisa -- or, just to annoy you, Liza.
- Resel
- Adolpha
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble wolf"Description:
Nein.