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Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix.For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel".
Pages in category "German masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 347 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Traditionally, there are dialectal differences between the regions of German-speaking Europe, especially visible in the forms of hypocorisms.These differences are still perceptible in the list of most popular names, even though they are marginalized by super-regional fashionable trends: As of 2012, the top ten given names of Baden-Württemberg (Southern Germany) and of Schleswig-Holstein ...
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Pages in category "German-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 4,580 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The common names Schmidt and Schmitz lead in the central German-speaking and eastern Low German-speaking areas. Meyer is particularly common in the Low German-speaking regions, especially in Lower Saxony (where it is more common than Müller). Bauer leads in eastern Upper German-speaking Bavaria. Rarer names tend to accumulate in the north and ...
This Wikipedia category page contains a list of surnames originating from Germanic languages.