100+ German Girl Names (With Meanings)

Guten tag! And congratulations on the arrival of your precious baby daughter. If you’re looking for beautiful German girl names in order to pay homage to your family roots, then you’ve come to the right place.

Or perhaps you’re thinking about a name that rekindles nostalgic memories of German travels from your past?

While German girl names are often imbued with the spirit of courage and strength, many also carry a natural, beautiful-sounding ring, along with enchanting meanings and pronounciations.

We’ve carefully hand-picked a list, both traditional and state-of-the-art, to help you find a name that empowers your newborn to blossom into a loving, determined and free-spirited young lady.

Happy browsing, and auf gehts!

German Girl names

1. Ada — [Germanic] “noble kind”
2. Adele — [Germanic] “noble”
3. Agatha — [Greek] “good”
4. Alina — [Germanic] “noble”
5. Alma — [Germanic] “good”
6. Amalia — [Germanic] “work”
7. Amelie — [Germanic] “hardworking”
8. Anneliese — [Germanic] “gracious, God is my oath”
9. Antonia — [Roman] “priceless one”
10. Augusta — [Roman] “majestic”
11. Beatrix — [Latin] “blessed”
12. Bernadette — [Germanic] “brave as a bear”
13. Brigitte — [Celtic] “exalted one”
14. Catarina — [Greek] “pure”
15. Charlotte — [Germanic] “free woman”
16. Clara — [Latin] “bright, clear”
17. Claudia — [Roman] “lame”
18. Cornelia — [Roman] “horn”
19. Dagmar — [Old Norse] “day’s maiden”
20. Dorothea — [Greek] “gift of God”
21. Edith — [Old English] “prosperous in war”
22. Elfriede — [Germanic] “elf power”
23. Elisabeth — [Hebrew] “God is my oath”
24. Emma — [Germanic] “universal”
25. Enna — [Germanic] “enthusiasm”
26. Erica — [Old Norse] “ruler”
27. Esther — [Hebrew] “star”
28. Felicitas — [Roman] “fortunate, happy”
29. Frieda — [Germanic] “peaceful ruler”
30. Gisela — [Germanic] “pledge”
31. Grete — [Germanic] “pearl”
32. Gudrun — [Old Norse] “god’s secret”
33. Hannelore — [Germanic] “God is gracious”
34. Hedwig — [Germanic] “battle woman”
35. Heike — [Germanic] “home ruler”
36. Helga — [Germanic] “holy”
37. Henriette — [Germanic] “ruler of the household”
38. Hildegard — [Germanic] “battle stronghold”
39. Ida — [Germanic] “hardworking”
40. Ilse — [Germanic] “pledged to God”
41. Ines — [Greek] “pure”
42. Ingrid — [Old Norse] “fair, beautiful”
43. Isabella — [Hebrew] “pledged to God”
44. Jana — [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
45. Johanna — [Hebrew] “God is gracious”
46. Juliane — [Latin] “youthful”
47. Karin — [Greek] “pure”
48. Katarina — [Greek] “pure”
49. Katharina — [Greek] “pure”
50. Katrin — [Greek] “pure”
51. Kira — [Persian] “throne”
52. Kirsten — [Greek] “follower of Christ”
53. Klara — [Latin] “clear, bright”
54. Kornelia — [Roman] “horn”
55. Krista — [Greek] “follower of Christ”
56. Laura — [Latin] “laurel”
57. Lea — [Hebrew] “weary”
58. Lena — [Germanic] “light”
59. Leni — [Germanic] “bright, shining”
60. Liane — [French] “youthful, downy”
61. Lieselotte — [Germanic] “pledged to God”
62. Lina — [German] “tender or young”
63. Lisa — [German] “pledged to God”
64. Lore — [German] “laurel tree”
65. Lorena — [German] “laurel tree”
66. Lotte — [German] “free man”
67. Louisa — [German] “famous warrior”
68. Luisa — [German] “famous warrior”
69. Lydia — [German] “woman from Lydia”
70. Magda — [German] “high tower”
71. Maike — [German] “pearl”
72. Mara — [German] “bitter”
73. Marlene — [German] “bitter or sea of bitterness”
74. Martina — [German] “of Mars, the god of war”
75. Mathilde — [German] “mighty in battle”
76. Meike — [German] “pearl”
77. Mia — [German] “mine”
78. Michaela — [German] “who is like God?”
79. Mira — [German] “admirable or peace”
80. Miriam — [German] “wished-for child”
81. Nadine — [German] “hope”
82. Nadja — [German] “hope”
83. Natascha — [German] “resurrection”
84. Nathalie — [German] “birthday of the Lord”
85. Nele — [German] “bright one”
86. Nina — [German] “grace”
87. Nora — [German] “honor”
88. Paulina — [German] “small”
89. Paula — [German] “small”
90. Pia — [German] “pious”
91. Ricarda — [German] “powerful ruler”
92. Rita — [German] “pearl”
93. Rosa — [German] “rose”
94. Rosalind — [German] “gentle horse”
95. Rosemarie — [German] “bitter rose”
96. Sabine — [German] “of the Sabine tribe”
97. Saskia — [German] “Saxon woman”
98. Selina — [German] “moon”
99. Sibylle — [German] “prophetess”
100. Silke — [German] “blind or victory of the people”
101. Silvia — [German] “from the forest”
102. Sophia — [German] “wisdom”
103. Sophie — [German] “wisdom”
104. Stefanie — [German] “crown”
105. Susanne — [German] “lily”
106. Sybille — [German] “prophetess”
107. Tanja — [German] “fairy queen”
108. Tatjana — [German] “fairy queen”
109. Teresa — [German] “harvester”
110. Thea — [German] “goddess”
111. Theresa — [German] “harvester”
112. Ulla — [German] “power of the wolf”
113. Ulrike — [German] “ruler of all”
114. Ursula — [German] “little bear”
115. Valerie — [German] “strength or health”
116. Vera — [German] “faith”