When it comes to naming your pet, "Socks", "Rex" or "Snuggles" will simply not do. Special pets require special names, and we have come up with the following list of name suggestions for your cherished new family member. All of the names listed below are authentic German pet names.  Enjoy!!

Name Meaning Origin Gender Abelard resolute, keeper of the abbey larder  Old German, Mi ddle English  Boy Adalgisa noble hostage  Old German  Girl Adalgiso noble hostage  Old German  Boy Adalia refuge of God, just, noble one  Hebrew, Arabic, German  Girl Adelbert famous for nobility  Old German  Boy Adelfried who protects the descendants  Old German  Boy Adelina noble  Old German  Girl Adelino noble  Old German  Boy Adelmo noble protector  Old German  Boy Ademaro glorious in battle  Old German  Boy Adler eagle  German Boy Adolfina noble wolf, noble hero  German Girl Adolph noble wolf, noble hero  German Boy Agneta pure  Greek, Germanic  Girl Ahren eagle  Old German  Boy Alaric noble ruler  Old German  Boy Albert noble and bright  German Boy Alberta noble and brigt  German Girl Aldous old wealthy  Old German  Boy Alger noble warrior  Old German  Boy Alice noble, truth  Old German, Greek  Girl Alphonse noble estate, eager  Old German  Boy Amara bitter, eternal, immortal, steadfast, beloved  Esperanto, German  Girl Ancel diety, servent, divine Helmt  Old German, French  Boy Antje grace  German Girl Arabelle beautiful eagle  German Girl Arnold eagle, powerful  German Boy Aubrey elf rule  German Girl Ava a bird  German Girl Baldwin bold friend  German Boy Barend bear  German Boy Bergen mountain dweller  German Boy Berit bright, glorious  Old German  Girl Bernadette bold as a bear  German Girl Bernard bold as a bear  German Boy Berta glorious, learning  German Girl Bertram bright  German Boy Bingham kettle-shaped hollow  German Boy Blaz unwavering protector  Old German  Boy Bluma a flower, bloom  Old German  Girl Brandeis dweller on a burned clearing  German Boy Brunhilde   Old German  Girl Burke birch tree  German Boy Callan chatter  German Girl Carleigh freeholder  German Girl Caroline strong, melody, song  Old German  Girl Cecania free  German Girl Chay man  Old German  Girl Chloris pale  Old German  Girl Clay adhere, mortal  German Girl Conrad brave counsel  Old German  Boy Cort bold  Old German  Boy Dagmar joyous day, bright, joy of the Danes  German Girl Dagna a splendid day  Old German  Girl Dagobert shining sun  German Boy Dame lady  German Girl Derek ruler  Old German  Boy Dieter the people's ruler  German Boy Dietlinde   German Girl Dustin valiant fighter, dark stone  Old German, Old English  Both Dutch the German  German Boy Ebba strength, return of the tide  German Girl Eberhard strong wild boar  German Boy Edwin prosperous friend, heir's axe  German Boy Edwina prosperous friend, heir's axe  German Girl Egbert sword, famous, shiny  German Boy Egmont weapon, defender  German Boy Eldwin old friend  Old German  Boy Elisabeth God's oath  Hebrew/Germanic  Girl Ellery one who lives near the elder tree, cheerful  German Boy Emery ruler of work, powerful home  German Boy Emil industrious, to emulate  Old German  Boy Emily industrious, eager  Old German/Latin  Girl Emma universal, all-embracing  Old German  Girl Erika ever-powerful  Old Norse, Old English, Old German  Girl Ernest earnest, vigorous  Old German  Boy Ernestine earnest, vigorous  Old German  Girl Faiga a bird  German Girl Ferdinand courageous traveler  Old German  Boy Floy   Old German  Girl Frederick peaceful ruler  Old German  Boy Frederika peaceful ruler  Old German  Girl Fremont guardian of freedom  Old German  Boy Frieda peace, joy  Old German  Girl Galiana Supreme One German Girl Garin warrior  Old German  Boy Geert brave strength  German Boy Gerard spear-brave  Old German  Boy Gerda protection  German Girl Gilbert Pledge Germanic Boy Giselle a pledge  Old German  Girl Gretchen little pearl  German Girl Hackett little woodsman  German Boy Hahn rooster  German Boy Hank ruler of an estate  German Boy Hastings swift one  German Boy Heidi noble, kind  German Girl Heller the sun  Old German  Boy Helmuth helmet, protector, courage  German Boy Henrietta ruler of the home  Old German  Girl Henry ruler of the home  Old German  Boy Herman man of the army  Old German  Boy Horst   German Boy Idonia industrious  Old German  Girl Ilse Short for Elizabeth German Girl Imre great king  German Boy Jarvia spear-keen  Old German  Girl Jarvinia keen intelligence  German Girl Jenell knowledge, understanding, kindness  German Girl Johann God's gracious gift  German Boy Kasch like a blackbird  German Boy Kay rejoicer; fort  Old Welsh, Old German  Boy Kellen swamp  German Boy Kerstin   German Girl Kiefer barrel-maker  German Boy Lamar land  Old German  Both Lance knight's attendant; land  Old French, Old German  Boy Lancelot Land Germanic Boy Lear of the meadow  German Boy Leonard lion-hearted  Old German  Boy Leonard, Leo, Leon Bold Lion Germanic Boy Leopold bold leader  Old German  Boy Leopolda bold leader  Old German  Girl Leyna little angel  Old German  Girl Liese beloved by God  German Girl Lorelei from the Rhine River  German Girl Loring Famous in War Old German Boy Lorraine where Lothar dwells  Old German  Girl Louis famed warrior  Old German  Boy Louis, Lewis Warrior German Boy Louise warrior maiden  Old German  Girl Luther warrior  Old German  Boy Madison son of a mighty warrior; son of Maud  German Both Mallory army counseler, without good fortune  Old German  Girl Manfred man of peace  Old German  Boy Marlene child of light, bitter  German Girl Mathilda battle maiden, strength  Old German  Girl Maud strength in battle  Old German  Girl Mayer farmer; greater; bringer of light  German Boy Merrill famous; of the sea  German Boy Meyer a farmer  German Boy Millicent industrious, strength  Old German  Girl Minna love; mother; bitterness  Old German, Scottish, Hebrew  Girl Morgen morning  German Girl Nevin worshiper; middle; nephew  Gaelic, Old English, German  Boy Nixie water sprite  Old German  Girl Norbert blond hero  Old German  Boy Norberta blond hero  Old German  Girl Nordica from the north  German Girl Odelia little wealthy one; praise God  Old German; Hebrew  Girl Odell little wealthy one; ode; otter  Old German, Greek, Danish  Boy Olinda protector of property  Old German  Girl Omar first son, disciple; gifted speaker; famous  Arabic, Hebrew, German  Boy Orlantha from the land  Old German  Girl Otis acute; wealthy  Greek, Old German  Boy Penrod esteemed commander  Old German  Boy Pepin perseverance  Old German  Girl Raymond worthy protector  Old German, Old English  Boy Raynard brave one; mighty army  Old German, Old Norse  Boy Redmond adviser  Old German  Boy Richard powerful ruler; brave one  Old German, Old English  Boy Richelle powerful ruler; brave one  Old German, Old English  Girl Ring a ring  Old German  Boy Ritter knight  Old German  Boy Roderica famous one  Old German  Girl Roderick famous one  Old German  Boy Roger famous spearman, quiet  Old German  Boy Roland from the famous land  Old German  Boy Roth red-haired  German Boy Rudolph wolf  Old German  Boy Schmetterling butterfly  German Girl Senta assistant  Old German  Girl Serilda armed maiden of war  Old German  Girl Sonnenschein sunshine  German Girl Stein stone  German Boy Strom stream; tree  German Boy Tab briliant, drummer  Old German, Middle English  Boy Theobold the boldest  Old German  Boy Ula sea jewel, inherited estate  Celtic, Old German  Girl Ulbrecht Form of Albert German Boy Ulrika wolf ruler  Old German, Old English  Girl Ulva Wolf German Girl Unna Woman German Girl Uta fortunate maid of battle  German Girl Varick Protecting Ruler German Boy Verner Defending Army German Boy Vid sylvan man  German Boy Vilhelm Form of William German Boy Viveka little woman, of the strong fortress  German Girl Volker   German Boy Waggoner Wagon Maker German Boy Walter powerful warrior, rule amry  Old German  Boy Wanda wanderer  Old German  Girl Warner defending army  Old German  Boy Warren watchman, game keeper, enclosure, from La Varenne  Old German, Middle English, Teutonic, French  Boy Yale one who pays or produces, corner of land  German Boy Yohann Form of Johan German Boy Zelda gray warrior  Old German  Girl Zelig the blessed one  Old German  Boy Zelinda shield of victory  Old German  Girl Zelma Form of Selma German Girl

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