Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | English form if different |
Adam | ||
Anders, Andreas | Andrew | |
Axel | Absalom | |
Balthasar, Baltzer | ||
Baptist | Lat from Gk baphein 'to dip' | |
Barnabas | Barnaby | |
Bartholomaeus, Bartholomäus | Bartel, Barthel, Barthol, Bertel | Bartholomew |
Benjamin | ||
Christhard | ||
Christian, Krischan | Karsten, Carsten Christli | |
Christoph, Christopher | Stoffel, Stoppel, Töffel | |
Daniel | ||
David | ||
Elia, Elias | ||
Immanuel, Emanuel | Manuel | |
Esra | ||
Gabriel | ||
Hesechiel, Ezechiel | Ezekiel | |
Hieronymus, Jerome | ||
Hiob | Job | |
Ira | ||
Isaak | Isaac | |
Jakob | Jacob | |
Jeremias | Jeremiah/Jeremy' | |
Joachim, Jochem, Jochen, Jochim | Achim | |
Johann, Johannes, Hans, Hannes Jan, Jen, Jens, Giobane | Hanno, Hanschen | John |
Jonas | Jonah | |
Josef | Pepi, Sepp, Seppel, Sepperl, Seppi | Joseph |
Josias | Josiah | |
Josua | Joshua | |
Kaspar | Caspar | |
Lazarus | ||
Lucas, Lukas | Luke | |
Markos, Markus, Marcel | Mark | |
Mathäus, Mathias, Matthaeus, Matthäus, Matthes, Matthia, Matthias, Matthis | Mathe, Mathi, Matz, Teis? | Matthew |
Michael, Michel, Micha | ||
Moses | ||
Nathaniel | Thaniel | |
Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicolaus, Niklaas, Nikolas | Niko, Nickel, Claas, Claus, Klaas, Klaus | Nicholas |
Paul, Paulin | ||
Peter, Petrus, Per | ||
Raphael | ||
Ruben | Reuben | |
Samuel | ||
Sem | Shem | |
Simeon, Simon | ||
Stefan, Steffen, Stephan | Steffel | Stephen/Steven |
Thaddäus, Thaddeus | ||
Thomas | Thoma | |
Timotheus | Timo | Timothy |
Tobias | Toby | |
Zacharias | Zachary |
Given Name and Variants | Diminutives | English form if different |
Andrea | ||
Anna, Hana, Hanna, Hannah, Hanne | Anita, Anja, Anke, Antje, Annchen, Annike, Annette, Hannchen, Nanette, Nannerl, Nanni, Netti, Nettchen, Nina | Anne |
Kristina, Kirsten, Kirstin, Kerstin, Kristin, Christiana, Christiane, Christine | Christa, Christel, Krista, Kristel, Kika? Tina, Tine, Tinchen | Christina |
Daniela | Fem of Daniel | |
Elisabeth, Elisabetha, Elsbet, Elsbeth, Elsebeth, Elizabeth | Elise, Elsa, Else, Elsie, Elli, Lies, Liesa, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lise, Lisette, Lilli, Lili, Bettina, Betti, Betty | |
Esther, Eszter, Esteria | ||
Eva | Evchen | Eve |
Gabriele, Gabriella | Gabi | Fem of Gabriel |
Hulda | ||
Jessica | ||
Johanna, Johanne, Hansine, Hanselle | Jana, Janna, | Joanna/Jane |
Josefa, Josepha, Josephine | Pepi | Fem of Joseph |
Judith | Jutta, Jutte | |
Lea | Leah | |
Magdalena, Magdalene | Magda, Madlen, Mady, Alena, Lena, Lene, Lenchen, Marlene | |
Maria, Miriam, Mirjam | Marianne, Mariel, Marike, Marion, Maike, Meike, Maja, Maren?, Mia, Mieke, Mieze, Mitzi, Mizi | Mary |
Marta, Martha | ||
Michaela | Fem of Michael | |
Nicole | Fem of Nicholas | |
Paula, Paulina, Pauline | Fem of Paul | |
Petra | Fem of Peter | |
Rahel | Rachel | |
Rebekka | Rebecca | |
Ruth | ||
Salome | ||
Sara | Sarah | |
Sefanie, Stephanie | Steffi | Fem of Stephen |
Simone | Fem of Simon | |
Susanna, Susanne, Susen | Suse, Susi | Susannah |
Seraphina | Phinchen? | 'seraphim' |
Tabea | Tabitha? |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.