German Female names

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ILMA: Pet form of German Wilhelmina, meaning "will-helmet."

ILSA: Variant spelling of German Ilse, meaning "God is my oath."

ILSE: Pet form of German Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."

IMA: Variant spelling of German Imma, meaning "entire, whole." Compare with another form of Ima.

IMKE: Pet form of Low German Imma, meaning "entire, whole."

IMMA: Low German form of German Irma, meaning "entire, whole." Compare with another form of Imma.

IRMA: Short form of longer German names beginning with Irm-, meaning "entire, whole."

IRMALINDA: Old German name composed of the elements irmen "entire, whole" and lint "soft, tender," hence "entirely gentle."

IRMGARD: German name composed of the elements irmen "entire, whole" and gard "enclosure," hence "entirely protected."

ISHILD: Old German name composed of the elements is "ice" and hild "battle, strife," hence "ice battle." This is the name from which the English Arthurian legend name Isolde (French Iseult) was derived.

ISOLD: A derivative of Germanic Ishild, meaning "ice battle."

IVONETTE: Pet form of German Ivonne, meaning "yew tree."

IVONNE: German form of French Yvette, meaning "yew tree."

JANNIKE: Low German diminutive form of Latin Johanna, meaning "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Jannike.

JULIANE: French and German feminine form of Roman Latin Julianus, meaning "descended from Jupiter(Jove)."

JUTTA: German form of Hebrew Yehuwdiyth, meaning "Jewess" or "praised."

JUTTE: Variant spelling of German Jutta, meaning "Jewess" or "praised."

KARLA: Feminine form of German Karl, meaning "man."

KARLENE: Pet form of German Karla, meaning "man."

KARLOTTE: German form of French Charlotte, meaning "man."

KAROLINE: Danish, German and Norwegian form of Latin Carolina, meaning "man."

KASIMIRA: Feminine form of German Kasimir, meaning "commands peace."

KATARINA: Swedish form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure." This form is also used in Germany, Hungary, and many other Slavic countries.

KATARINE: German form of Greek Aikaterine, meaning "pure."

KÄTHARINA: German form of Latin Katherina, meaning "pure."

KÄTHE: Pet form of German Kätharina, meaning "pure."

KATHRIN: German form of Latin Katherina, meaning "pure."

*KATINKA: German form of Russian Katenka, meaning "pure."

KATRIN: Pet form of German Katarine, meaning "pure."

KATRINA: Variant spelling of German Katrine, meaning "pure." Compare with another form of Katrina.

KATRINE: Contracted form of German Katarine, meaning "pure." Compare with another form of Katrine.

KERSTIN: Low German form of Latin Christina, meaning "believer" or "follower of Christ." Compare with another form of Kerstin.

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