Germanic name roots

29 names, with sourced facts.

  • WilliamA male given name from the Germanic languages popular since the Norman Conquest.
  • RobertA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • RichardA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • LindaA female given name from the Germanic languages.
  • CharlesA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • RonaldA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • JeffreyA male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half
  • FrankA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • GaryA male given name from the Germanic languages, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s; variant form Garry.
  • EricA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • CarolA female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
  • RaymondA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • EmmaA female given name from the Germanic languages.
  • HenryA male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
  • EvelynA female given name from the Germanic languages.
  • WalterA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • AliceA female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
  • CarolynA female given name from the Germanic languages, a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century.
  • CarlA male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.
  • RoseA female given name from Germanic.
  • AlbertA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • GeraldA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • RogerA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • HarryA male given name.
  • RalphA male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • HowardA male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie.
  • AllisonA male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1950 usage.
  • AlyssaA female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
  • ErnestA male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).