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Reinhard
Reinhard Reinhard is a name that has been permanently marked by the 20th century — its combination of intellectual counsel and hard courage, which in medieval usage suggested a wise and bold nobleman, now carries the shadow of its most notorious bearer. In contemporary fiction, Reinhard works best either in pre-modern historical settings where that darkness is not yet present, or in modern/wartime fiction where the character's name signals a particular moral weight.
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Gerhard
Germanic · “A Germanic masculine name composed of "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "strong", "brave", or "hardy" — thus "strong with the spear" or "brave spearman". The name was widespread throughout the medieval German-speaking world and was borne by saints, bishops, and Holy Roman nobles. It is the German form of Gerard and Gerald.”
Konrad
Old High German · “A Germanic masculine name composed of "kuon" or "kühn" meaning "bold" or "brave" and "rat" meaning "counsel" or "advice" — thus "bold counsel" or "brave advisor". The name was borne by several Holy Roman Emperors (Conrad I through Conrad IV) and Saint Conrad of Constance, making it one of the most prestigious names of the medieval German world.”
Walther
Old High German · “A Germanic masculine name composed of "wald" meaning "rule" or "power" and "heri" meaning "army" or "warrior" — thus "ruler of the army" or "powerful warrior". The name was widespread across the medieval German-speaking world and was borne by Walther von der Vogelweide (c.1170–c.1230), the greatest of the Middle High German minnesingers, whose lyric poetry defined the courtly love tradition in the German language.”
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Walburga
“Walburga is an Old High German feminine name composed of "waltan" meaning "to rule, to have power" and "burg" meaning "fortress, stronghold". It thus means "powerful fortress" or "ruling strength". Saint Walburga (c. 710–779) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary nun who became the abbess of Heidenheim in Bavaria; she is venerated widely in Germany, and Walpurgis Night (April 30) is named in her honour.”
Hildegard
“A Germanic feminine name composed of "hild" meaning "battle" and "gard" meaning "enclosure", "stronghold", or "protection" — thus "battle-stronghold" or "protected in battle". Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) was a Benedictine abbess, visionary mystic, composer, natural philosopher, and medical writer — one of the most remarkable intellectual figures of the Middle Ages and now a Doctor of the Catholic Church.”
Dietrich
“A Germanic masculine name composed of "þeod" or "diet" meaning "people" or "folk" and "rîhhi" meaning "power", "rule", or "king" — thus "ruler of the people" or "king of the folk". Dietrich von Bern is the legendary counterpart of the historical Theodoric the Great (454–526), King of the Ostrogoths, who became one of the greatest heroes of Germanic heroic legend and appears in the Nibelungenlied, Þiðreks saga, and countless medieval German poems.”
Frits
“Frits is a Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian masculine name, a diminutive of Frederik or Friedrich, which derives from the Old High German "Fridurih", composed of "fridu" meaning "peace" and "rih" meaning "ruler, power". It thus means "peaceful ruler" or "ruler of peace". The name was borne by the Hohenzollern dynasty, including Frederick the Great of Prussia, whose informal German nickname was "Der Alte Fritz" (Old Fritz).”
Hedwig
“A Germanic feminine name composed of "hadu" meaning "battle" or "combat" and "wig" meaning "war" or "battle" — thus "battle-battle" or "fighter in battle", a double-martial name suggesting a fierce warrior nature. Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1243) was a Bavarian noblewoman who became the patron saint of Poland and Silesia; her name was later popularized in English-speaking culture through the owl Hedwig in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.”
Berta
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