What are popular German baby names?▼
Popular German names include Heidi, Frieda, Gretchen and Hildegard for girls, and Friedrich, Wolfgang, Ludwig, Heinrich and Ernst for boys. Adelheid and Ottilie are rare gems growing in popularity.
What are beautiful German girl names?▼
Beautiful German girl names include Frieda (peaceful ruler — Frida Kahlo's name), Heidi (from the beloved Alpine story), Hildegard (the medieval mystic and composer) and the elegant Ottilie and Lieselotte.
What famous people have German names?▼
Heidi Klum, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Friedrich Nietzsche and Hildegard von Bingen all bear classic German names. The name Wolfgang in particular carries enormous musical prestige.
Are German names popular outside Germany?▼
Some German names have become very international — Heidi, Frieda, Gretchen and Klaus are all used widely. Others like Hildegard, Bernhard and Lieselotte are distinctly German and feel wonderfully distinctive abroad.