200+ German Boy Names And Meanings

Deciding what to name your baby boy is one of the most exciting decisions you will ever make. That name will stay with your child for the rest of his life, so you want to be sure to pick carefully.

If choosing a family German boy name is important to you, but there are none that you particularly care for, consider using your child’s middle name to follow the tradition.

Try to avoid German boy names that could be mispronounced or misspelled easily. There is nothing more frustrating to a kid than having to correct people, like his or her teacher, every time they say the name for the first time. Or having to say “no, that’s spelled with an ‘I’ not a ‘Y'” a thousand times! Plus, if you like to buy things with your child’s name on them, you’ll never be able to find anything with the correct spelling unless it’s specially made for you.

Remember that “cool” names that seem unique today may not be so great when your boy is 25.

When the search is narrowed down to a few German boy names that you really like, check the meaning of the names chosen to help make your final decision.

Top German Boy Names And Meanings

Here is a list of German boy names with meanings that are the most popular in Germany.

Abel, Abelard – meaning Noble
Adler – meaning Eagle
Adolph – meaning Noble Wolf
Alaric – meaning Ruler of All
Alder – meaning Alder Tree
Aloysius – meaning Famous Warrior
Alvin – meaning Friend to All
Baldwin – meaning Bold Friend
Barrett – meaning Strong as a Bear
Berg, Bergen – meaning Mountain, Hill Dweller
Bernard – meaning Brave as a Bear
Bert – meaning Bright and Shining
Bruno – meaning Brown Haired
Bryon – meaning Cottage
Carl – meaning Farmer
Chadrick – meaning Mighty Warrior
Charles – meaning Farmer
Claus – meaning Form of Nicholas
Derick – meaning Ruler of the People
Dieter – meaning Army of the People
Dolf – meaning Form of Adolf, meaning Noble Wolf
Dustin – meaning Valiant Fighter
Emery, Emory – meaning Industrious Leader
Emmett – meaning Industrious, Strong
Engelbert – meaning Bright as an Angel
Eric – meaning Form of Frederick, meaning Peaceful Ruler
Ernst – meaning Form of Ernest
Faxon – meaning Long Haired
Ferdinand – meaning Adventurous
Finn – meaning From Finland
Franz – meaning Form of Francis
Frederick, Friedrich – meaning Peaceful Ruler
Fritz – meaning Form of Frederick
Gary – meaning Mighty Spearman
Gotzon – meaning Form of Angel
Guthrie – meaning War Hero
Harvey – meaning Army Warrior
Heinrich – meaning Form of Henry
Helmut – meaning Courageous
Henry – meaning Ruler of the Household
Herbert, Herb – meaning Glorious Soldier
Herman – meaning Soldier
Jaegar – meaning Hunter
Jarvis – meaning Skilled with a Spear
Johan, Johannes – meaning Form of John
Jerry – meaning Mighty Spearman
Keene, Keane – meaning Bold, Sharp
Kurt – meaning Courteous
Lamar – meaning Famous in the Land
Lance – meaning Form of Lancelot
Leonard – meaning Brave as a Lion
Louis – meaning Famous Warrior
Macon – meaning Maker
Mauritz – meaning Form of Maurice
Miles – meaning Merciful
Milo – meaning Form of Miles
Otis – meaning Son of Otto
Othman – meaning Wealthy
Otto – meaning Rich
Roderick – meaning Famous Ruler
Roger – meaning Famous Spearman
Rolf – meaning Form of Ralph
Rory – meaning Form of Roderick
Rudolf – meaning Famous Wolf
Roland, Rowland – meaning Famous in the Land
Siegfried – meaning Victorious Peace
Sigmund – meaning Victorious Protector
Terrell – meaning Thunder Ruler
Traugott – meaning God’s Truth
Ulrich – meaning Wolf Ruler
Vilhelm, Vasyl – meaning Form of William
Von – meaning Unknown
Walter – meaning Army ruler
Warren – meaning General
Wendell – meaning Wanderer
Wilfred – meaning Determined Peacemaker
Wolfgang – meaning Wolf Quarrel

German Boy Names And Meanings That Start With A

Adolf – German boy name Adolf meaning it’s : Wolf.
Alberon – German boy name Alberon German boy name meaning it’s : the noble one.
Alfons – German boy name The kind one.
Alric – German boy name Alric it’s a ruler.
Anse – German boy name Anse meaning it’s : helmet.
Anselmi – German boy name Anselmi it’s a helmet.
Anthelme – German boy name Anthelme German boy name meaning it’s : helmet.
Anton – German boy name Anton means a big price.
Arbort – German boy name Arbort meaning it’s : army.
Aribert – German boy name Aribert it’s a famous battle place.
Arnulf – German boy name It means strong as a wolf.
Aronne – German boy name/Italian It means the beloved person.

German Boy Names And Meanings Letter B

Bermen – German boy name
Bermin – German boy name
Bernt – German boy name
Bogert – German boy name
Brandeis – German boy name Brandeis means clear.
Braun – German boy name Braun meaning it’s : brown.

German Boy Names And Meanings Letter C

Carl – German boy name Carl meaning is free man.
Carloh – German boy name Carloh meaning it’s : free.
Carlon – German boy name Carlon means free.
Carsten – German boy name A biblical name.
Claudius – German boy name It meaning is lame.
Cronrad – German boy name Cronrad means stranger.
Cronrath – German boy name It means crown.
Curr – German boy name Curr meaning it’s : seed.
Curren – German boy name Curren means seed.
Currin – German boy name It means seed.

German Boy Names And Meanings Letter D

Dagobert – German boy name Dagobert means the shining sun in – German boy name.
Dedrick – German boy name Dedrick means father.
Deiter – German boy name Deiter meaning it’s : army.
Diedrick – German boy name Diedrick means ruler.
Diegel – German boy name Diegel means magician.
Dietrich – German boy name Dietrich it’s a ruler.
Dionysus – German boy name A wine lover.
Durin – German boy name Durin meaning it’s : powerful.
Dutch – German boy name Dutch means: German

German Boy Names That Start With E And Meanings

Ebord – German boy name meaning it’s : army.
Egmont – German boy name Egmont meaning it’s a weapon.
Erbert – German boy name Erbert meaning it’s : army.
Ermen – German boy name Ermen means whole.
Evlinn – German boy name It means desired.
Evlyn – German boy name It means the desired one

German Boy Names That Start With F And Meanings

Ferd – German boy name Ferd means peaceful.
Ferde – German boy name Ferde means peaceful.
Ferdie – German boy name Ferdie meaning it’s : peaceful.
Ferdy – German boy name Ferdy meaning it’s : peaceful.
Feredinado – German boy name
Franz – German boy name meaning A free man.
Fritz – German boy name Fritz meaning it’s peaceful.

German Boy Names That Start With G And Meanings

Garris – German boy name Garris meaning it’s : strong.
Gonter – German boy name Gonter meaning it’s : battle.
Gottfried – German boy name Gottfried means peaceful.
Guntar – German boy name A battle place.
Gunter – German boy name A battle place.
Gunthar – German boy name A battle place.
Gunther – German boy name Gunther means warrior.

German Names For Boys That Start With H And Meanings

Hackett – German boy name Hackett means forester.
Haggin – German boy name Haggin meaning it’s : descendant.
Hahn – German boy name Hahn meaning it’s rooster.
Han – German boy name Han means rooster.
Handel – German boy name Handel meaning it’s God is gracious.
Hann – German boy name Hann meaning it’s : rooster.
Hans – German boy name Hans meaning it’s God is gracious.
Hansel – German boy name Hansel means addicted to God.
Hansi – German boy name Hansi meaning it’s God is gracious
Harmon – German boy name Harmon – German boy nameic meaning it’s : soldier.
Hartmann – German boy name Hartmann meaning it’s : strong.
Hastings – German boy name Hastings meaning it’s free.
Heinrich – German boy name It means a ruler.
Helmuth – German boy name Helmuth means protector.
Herbst – German boy name Herbst meaning it’s : autumn.
Hertz – German boy name Hertz meaning it’s : brave.
Hieronymus – German boy name A holy name.It means sacread.
Horst – German boy name Hill.
Horstman – German boy name It means a person that lives in the woods.
Hum – German boy name meaning it’s : giant.
Hunn – German boy name meaning it’s : tall man.

German Names For Boys That Start With I

Immanuel – German boy name Immanuel meaning it’s strong.
Ivo – German boy name Ivo means battle.

German Names For Boys That Start With J

Jaegar – German boy name meaning it’s : hunter.
Jaeger – German boy name It means hunter
Jessen – German boy name Jessen it’s a placename.
Johann – German boy name The meaning it’s : God is gracious.
Johannes – German boy name The meaning it’s : God is gracious.
Jurgen – German boy name Jurgen it’s the German form of George

German Names For Boys On K With Meanings

Kaiser – German boy name boy name meaning it’s : gentle.
Karl – German boy name boy name Karl means free man.
Karlon – German boy name boy name Karlon means man in German
Karsten – German boy name boy name Karsten it’s a biblical name.
Kasch – German boy name boy name meaning it’s beautiful.
Kasimir – German boy name boy name Kasimir means destroyer.
Kaspar – German boy name meaning it’s : treasure.
Keiffer – German boy name
Kellen – German boy name meaning it’s : swamp.
Kerner – German boy name Kerner meaning it’s : to seed.
Kiefer – German boy name Kiefer meaning it’s barrel-maker.
Klemens – German boy name Klemens meaning it’s : joyful.
Koeder – German boy name It means bait.
Konrad – German boy name Konrad meaning it’s : wise and clever.
Konstantin – German/Russian/Scandinavian It means powerful.
Krabbe – German boy name meaning it’s : crab.
Kurt – German boy name Kurt means wise and clever.
Kuyler – German boy name meaning it’s : rich.

German Boy Names With Meanings Starting With L

Linfred – German boy name meaning it’s : peaceful.
Lipman – German boy name Lipman meaning it’s : lover boy.
Lipmann – German boy name it means lover boy.
Lorenz – German boy name A tree name.
Lothar – German boy name Lothar it’s a famous warrior.
Lou – German boy name meaning it’s : warrior.
Ludwig – German boy name It means famous warrior.
Lukas – German boy name It means rich.

German Boy Names With Meanings Starting With M

Mandela – German boy name It means strength.
Merten – German boy name Merten meaning it’s Mars.
Minze – German boy name Minze meaning it’s : mint.
Moritz – German boy name It means dark-skinned.
Murach – German boy name It’s a river name.

German Boy Names With Meanings Starting With O

Oskar – German boy name It means spearman.
Osswald – German boy name Osswald meaning it’s :wild.
Oswalde – German boy name Oswalde meaning it’s : uncertain.

German Boy Names And Meanings Starting With S

Seifer – German boy name meaning it’s : sword.
Shaffer – German boy name meaning it’s : precious.
Stefan – German/Polish/Russian/Scandinavian It means crowned.
Stein – German boy name meaning it’s : stone.
Stephan – German boy name It means crowned.
Strom – German/Czech Strom means tree.

German Boy Names And Meanings Starting With T and U

Tibold – German boy name It’s a bold leader.
Udo – German boy name Udo meaning it’s : fortune and prosperous.

German Boy Names Starting With V

Vid – German boy name Vid means brave man.
Vogt – German boy name It means farmer.
Volker – German boy name
Voyt – German boy name meaning it’s : farmer.

German Boy Names Starting With W

Waggner – German boy name Waggner means wagon maker.
Waldron – German boy name meaning it’s : magic.
Wegener – German boy name It means wagon maker.
Wilhelm – German boy name Wilhelm meaning it’s : strong warrior.
Willie – German boy name Willie means strong.

German Boy Names Starting With Y

Yaeger – German boy name meaning it’s : hunter.
Yager – German boy name meaning it’s : hunter.
Yeager – German boy name It means hunter.

Finally, since parents must choose the first and middle name, they tend to think of how the first and middle name sound together when making their decision. But that is not how the child will be addressed on a daily basis. So, say the names out loud using first and last name, which is how the child will almost always be addressed. For example, if it the baby name begins or ends with the same letter as the first letter of your last name, it may sound awkward.

More Baby Names

Whether you choose a family name or base your decision on a name’s meaning and history, Kidzable is a great resource! With that in mind, we have a huge list of baby names and their meanings to help you consider every possibility. For example, you can check our Hebrew girl names and meanings. Also, please take a moment and review the tips above before beginning your search.