Western numerology
Number 4 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
German at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 4
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 6
- Popular
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Number meaning for German
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does German mean?
German is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Spanish, Teutonic context. Its meaning is recorded as: Warrior
This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.
Similar names
Names like German
Geraldine
Girl
Filipino
Mighty with a spear Rules by the spear Feminine of Gerald; ruler with the spear; Rules by the spear, ruling spear Feminine form of Gerald:; rules with spear
158 family views
Gerald
Boy
English
From an Old German name derived from 'ger' meaning spear, and 'vald' meaning rule; ruler with the spear; Ruling spear Introduced into Britain from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: medieval Welsh writer and clergyman Gerald of Wales
152 family views
Gerry
Unisex
Filipino
diminutive form of Gerald; Diminutive of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Often used as an independent name; Diminutive of Geraldine: A feminine form of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Famous bearer: The Earl of Surrey wrote a series of love poems titled, 'the fair Geraldine', to Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald; It means similar masculine form of Gerald; Spear strength
85 family views
Gerard
Boy
Filipino
Brave spearman; Brave with a spear; brave with spear; Hard or bold spear This name was introduced to England from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins; See also Jerard From an Old German name meaning hard, strong, or bold spear; Spear strength; Spear strong See also Jerard; spear-brave
93 family views
Gert
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Gertrude: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear; German and Dutch short type of Gerhard (strongest with the s; Warrior
155 family views
Gertrude
Girl
Filipino
From the Old German name, meaning strong spear Famous bearers: Hamlet's mother in the Shakespearian tragedy 'Hamlet', and the seventh century abbess St Gertrude of Nivelles, British actress Gertrude Lawrence; spear maiden; strong spear; The might of the spear
87 family views
Gerold
Boy
English
Form of Gerald 'rules by the spear'; Form of Gerald: rules by the spear; Spear strength; The person who is escorting with a spear
161 family views
Baran
Unisex
Indian
forceful; form of star aldebaran; Noble fighter; Noble Man; Noble warrior; Rain; The ram; virile See also Baron
182 family views
Gerry
Unisex
Filipino
diminutive form of Gerald; Diminutive of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Often used as an independent name; Diminutive of Geraldine: A feminine form of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Famous bearer: The Earl of Surrey wrote a series of love poems titled, 'the fair Geraldine', to Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald; It means similar masculine form of Gerald; Spear strength
85 family views
Brother names
Brothers for German
Gerald
Boy
English
From an Old German name derived from 'ger' meaning spear, and 'vald' meaning rule; ruler with the spear; Ruling spear Introduced into Britain from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: medieval Welsh writer and clergyman Gerald of Wales
152 family views
Gerard
Boy
Filipino
Brave spearman; Brave with a spear; brave with spear; Hard or bold spear This name was introduced to England from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins; See also Jerard From an Old German name meaning hard, strong, or bold spear; Spear strength; Spear strong See also Jerard; spear-brave
93 family views
Gerold
Boy
English
Form of Gerald 'rules by the spear'; Form of Gerald: rules by the spear; Spear strength; The person who is escorting with a spear
161 family views
Gerry
Unisex
Filipino
diminutive form of Gerald; Diminutive of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Often used as an independent name; Diminutive of Geraldine: A feminine form of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Famous bearer: The Earl of Surrey wrote a series of love poems titled, 'the fair Geraldine', to Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald; It means similar masculine form of Gerald; Spear strength
85 family views
Gert
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Gertrude: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear; German and Dutch short type of Gerhard (strongest with the s; Warrior
155 family views
Sister names
Sisters for German
Geraldine
Girl
Filipino
Mighty with a spear Rules by the spear Feminine of Gerald; ruler with the spear; Rules by the spear, ruling spear Feminine form of Gerald:; rules with spear
158 family views
Gerry
Unisex
Filipino
diminutive form of Gerald; Diminutive of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Often used as an independent name; Diminutive of Geraldine: A feminine form of Gerald, meaning ruling spear Famous bearer: The Earl of Surrey wrote a series of love poems titled, 'the fair Geraldine', to Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald; It means similar masculine form of Gerald; Spear strength
85 family views
Gert
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Gertrude: From the Old German name, meaning strong spear; German and Dutch short type of Gerhard (strongest with the s; Warrior
155 family views
Gertrude
Girl
Filipino
From the Old German name, meaning strong spear Famous bearers: Hamlet's mother in the Shakespearian tragedy 'Hamlet', and the seventh century abbess St Gertrude of Nivelles, British actress Gertrude Lawrence; spear maiden; strong spear; The might of the spear
87 family views
Baran
Unisex
Indian
forceful; form of star aldebaran; Noble fighter; Noble Man; Noble warrior; Rain; The ram; virile See also Baron
182 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Gerald
Boy
English
From an Old German name derived from 'ger' meaning spear, and 'vald' meaning rule; ruler with the spear; Ruling spear Introduced into Britain from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: medieval Welsh writer and clergyman Gerald of Wales
152 family views
Gerard
Boy
Filipino
Brave spearman; Brave with a spear; brave with spear; Hard or bold spear This name was introduced to England from Germany during the Norman Conquest Famous bearer: British poet Gerard Manley Hopkins; See also Jerard From an Old German name meaning hard, strong, or bold spear; Spear strength; Spear strong See also Jerard; spear-brave
93 family views
Gerold
Boy
English
Form of Gerald 'rules by the spear'; Form of Gerald: rules by the spear; Spear strength; The person who is escorting with a spear
161 family views
Herman
Boy
Filipino
army man; High Ranking Soldier; man of the army; Soldier Army Man from the Old German Hariman Famous Bearer: American writer Herman Melville, author of Moby Dick; Soldier, Army Personal; Warrior
186 family views
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