Mädchenname: meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning & origin

How it developed

Built from German Mädchen + Name.

Mädchenname’s family of names

In German usage, Mädchenname has a conventional equivalent in the Swedish form flicknamn. In German usage, Mädchenname has a conventional equivalent in the English form girl's name. In German usage, Mädchenname has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form imię żeńskie.

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Around the world

Mädchenname has relatives in 10 languages.

17 related names in 10 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 17

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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