Author name: NamesPoints Team

Emma sticks after one hearing. It grows out of the Germanic irmin, “whole” or “universal,” and it has sat near

Lukas is short, easy to say, and works in almost any country. That’s a big part of why it’s one

Hermann is about as direct as a German name gets. It comes from heri, meaning army, plus man. Army man.

Take the name Gerhard. It joins ger, a spear, with hart, which means brave or hard. Say it out loud

Paul is about as plain as a name gets. It’s Latin for “small,” and it has stayed on German baby