Gender: Feminine
Origin: Frisian
Meaning: “noble.”
(TAH-leh-ah)
The name is derived from the Germanic element, adal (noble). It is sometimes used as a feminine form of Tale or Tole (a Frisian form of Thorleif), or it is viewed as the Frisian cognate of Adelheid.
Currently, Talea/Thalea is the 469th most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
The name is sometimes spelled Thalea. Masculine form is Tale.
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “red ornament.”
The name could actually have a few etymologies, but in Turkish it is a feminine name composed of the elements al (red) and ara (ornament; decoration). It is also the name of a river in Turkey.
In history, it was also borne by a Nubian king, (though in this case the name is of a completely different etymology) who is best known for being the first recorded prince of Nubia.
Alara is currently 471st most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Frisian
Germ (ZEEN-yah)
The name could be a Germanized form of Sinya, a Russian diminutive of Euphrosyne. A more likely etymology is that it is from the German contraction of Gesina, the Frisian form of Gertrude, or it may be derived from the Frisian sin (sun). The name has also been sometimes correlated with a Bulgarian source, Sinia, (blue).
Currently, Sinja is the 456th most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
Other forms of the name include:
Gender: Feminine
Origin: German
(KATE-teh)
The name was initially a diminutive form of Katharina but is now used as an independent given name.
The name was borne by German painter, print-maker and sculptor, Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945).
Currently, Käthe is the 451st most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Kurdish
Meaning: “snow.”
(BER-feen)
The name comes directly from the Kurdish word for snow. Another form is Befrîn.
Berfîn is currently the 457th most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Feminine
Origin: Scottish
(dah-VEE-nah)
The name is a Scots feminine form of David. It is currently the 429th most popular female name in Germany, (2011).
The name is borne by American R&B singer, Davina (b.1966) and British TV presentor Davina McCall (b.1967)
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “tall.”
It looks like an even trendier alternative to Taylor, but in actuality, it is a perfectly legitimate Turkish male name. It comes from the Turkish meaning, “tall” and it is currently the 460th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “ancestor’s blood.”
The name is a compound of the Turkish words, ata (ancestor; forbear) and kan (blood). It is currently the 480th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “earth; soil.”
The name comes directly from the Turkish word for earth or soil.
It is currently the 461st most popular male name in Germany, (2011).
Gender: Masculine
Origin: Turkish
Meaning: “brave; heroic.”
The name is composed of the Turkish elements alp (brave; heroic) and the suffix -er which denotes a soldier or man.
It is currently the 479th most popular male name in Germany, (2011).