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German dog names

German names and words with their meanings, for the many breeds that came out of Germany.

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Girl names (51)

Amsel
German for blackbird · German
Anneliese
German name joining Anna and Liese · German
Bavaria
Largest state in southern Germany · German
Biene
German for bee · German · small dogs
Blume
German for flower · German
Brunhilde
Warrior queen of German legend · German · big dogs
Edelweiss
White alpine flower of the German mountains · German
Eiche
German for oak · German
Elke
A German and Frisian given name · German
Erna
German name meaning earnest · German
Flocke
German for flake, as in snowflake · German
Frieda
German, peace · German
Fritzi
German feminine pet form of Friedrich · German
Gisela
German name meaning pledge · German
Greta
German short form of Margarete · German
Gretchen
German pet form of Margarete · German · small dogs
Gretel
German pet form of Margarete · German · small dogs
Gurke
German for cucumber · German
Hannelore
German name joining Hanna and Eleonore · German
Heidi
German, short for Adelheid, noble · German
Herta
German name from an old earth goddess · German
Hilde
German short form of names with hild, battle · German
Ilse
German short form of Elisabeth · German
Kathe
German pet form of Katharina · German
Katrin
German form of Catherine · German
Klara
German form of Clara, meaning bright · German
Lena
German short form of Magdalena · German
Leonie
German feminine form of Leon, meaning lioness · German
Liebchen
German for sweetheart · German
Liesel
German pet form of Elisabeth · German
Lieselotte
German name joining Liese and Lotte · German
Liesl
German pet form of Elisabeth · German
Lorelei
Siren of the Rhine in German legend · German
Lotte
German short form of Charlotte · German
Lotti
German pet form of Charlotte · German
Maren
German and Danish name from Latin for of the sea · German
Marlene
German blend of Maria and Magdalene · German
Mausi
German for little mouse · German · small dogs
Mitzi
German pet form of Maria · German · small dogs
Nudel
German for noodle · German
Ottilie
German form of Odilia, meaning wealth · German
Punktchen
German for little dot · German · small dogs
Rakete
German for rocket, for a dog who never slows down · German
Sabine
German and French name from the ancient Sabine people · German
Sonne
German for sun · German
Susi
German pet form of Susanne · German
Tanne
German for fir tree · German
Ursula
Latin and German name meaning little bear · German
Ute
German name from a word meaning riches · German
Wanda
German name meaning wanderer · German
Wiese
German for meadow · German

Boy names (84)

Adler
German word for eagle · German
Anton
German form of Anthony · German
Armin
German name from Arminius, a chieftain of ancient Germania · German
Barchen
German for little bear · German
Barli
Swiss German for little bear · German · small dogs
Bastian
German short form of Sebastian · German
Beethoven
German composer of nine symphonies · German
Benno
German short form of Bernhard, meaning brave bear · German
Bernhard
German name meaning brave as a bear · German · big dogs
Brahms
German composer of the famous lullaby · German
Brezel
German for pretzel · German
Burg
German for castle · German · big dogs
Dachs
German word for badger, root of dachshund · German · small dogs
Dieter
German name meaning warrior of the people · German
Donner
German word for thunder · German · big dogs
Egon
German name meaning edge of a sword · German
Emil
German name meaning eager and industrious · German
Ernst
German for serious and earnest · German
Falk
German word for falcon · German
Falke
German for falcon · German
Franz
German form of Francis · German
Friedrich
German name meaning peaceful ruler · German
Fritz
German pet form of Friedrich · German
Goethe
German poet who wrote Faust · German
Gunther
German, battle warrior · German
Handel
German composer of the Messiah · German
Hans
German short form of Johannes · German
Hansel
Boy of the German fairy tale, brother to Gretel · German
Hansi
German pet form of Hans · German
Helmut
German name meaning brave spirit · German
Herzog
German word for duke · German
Honig
German for honey · German
Hugo
German, mind or spirit · German
Igel
German for hedgehog · German · small dogs
Jaeger
German word for hunter · German
Johann
German form of John · German
Jurgen
German form of George · German
Karl
German name meaning free man · German
Kartoffel
German for potato · German
Keks
German for biscuit · German
Klaus
German short form of Nikolaus · German
Knodel
German for dumpling · German
Konrad
German name meaning bold counsel · German
Kranich
German for crane, the tall wading bird · German · big dogs
Krieger
German word for warrior · German · big dogs
Krumel
German for crumb · German · small dogs
Kumpel
German for buddy, mate or pal · German
Lebkuchen
German gingerbread · German
Leopold
German name meaning bold people · German
Luchs
German for lynx · German
Ludwig
German, famous warrior · German
Luther
German surname meaning army of the people · German
Manfred
German name meaning man of peace · German
Matthias
German form of Matthew · German
Mond
German for moon · German
Moritz
German form of Maurice · German
Otto
German, wealth · German
Pfeffer
German for pepper · German
Prinz
German for prince · German
Rhein
The River Rhine · German
Riese
German for giant · German · big dogs
Ritter
German word for knight · German
Rolf
German name meaning famous wolf · German · big dogs
Rudi
German short form of Rudolf, famous wolf · German
Sausewind
German for a whirlwind of a child · German
Schatten
German for shadow · German
Schubert
Austrian composer of hundreds of songs · German
Sepp
Bavarian short form of Josef · German
Siegfried
Dragon slaying hero of German legend · German · big dogs
Sigmund
German name meaning protector through victory · German
Stern
German for star · German
Strauss
Austrian composer of the Blue Danube waltz · German
Sturm
German word for storm · German
Ulrich
German name meaning prosperity and power · German
Wald
German for forest · German
Werner
German name meaning defending warrior · German
Wilhelm
German form of William · German
Willi
German pet form of Wilhelm · German
Wolf
German word for wolf · German · big dogs
Wolfgang
German, the wolf path · German
Wurst
German for sausage, perfect for a long little dog · German
Zappel
German for fidget · German
Zimt
German for cinnamon · German
Zwerg
German for dwarf, a funny name for a small dog · German · small dogs

Names for either (26)

Berlin
Capital city of Germany · German
Braun
German word for brown · German
Bremen
German city of the fairy tale musicians · German
Cologne
German city on the Rhine with a great cathedral · German
Dresden
German city known for its porcelain · German
Edel
German, noble · German
Flauschi
German for fluffy one · German
Fuchs
German word for fox · German
Hasi
German for bunny, a pet name · German · small dogs
Knopfchen
German for little button · German · small dogs
Knuddel
From the German knuddeln, to cuddle · German
Liebling
German for darling or favourite · German
Maus
German word for mouse · German · small dogs
Munich
Capital city of Bavaria · German
Nebel
German word for fog · German
Rhine
Great river of western Germany · German
Schatz
German word for treasure, used as an endearment · German
Schnee
German word for snow · German
Schnitzel
German, a thin cutlet · German
Schwarz
German word for black · German
Spatz
German word for sparrow · German · small dogs
Strudel
German, whirlpool, and the rolled pastry · German
Tapsi
German for a clumsy little stomper · German
Vogel
German word for bird · German
Weiss
German word for white · German
Zeppelin
The German rigid airship · German · big dogs

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