German variation of the Latin name Valentinus and means, “healthy, strong”. Variations of this name are used across different countries. 3. Valter

Emmerich means work power. If you want your baby boy to grow up to be a person who works hard, this can be the name for him.

Namesakes: Tobias Menzies, a British actor best known for the television shows Outlander and The Crown. Claudia f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Roman

By the outbreak of war in 1939, the Hitler Youth had already prepared a generation of young people to fight the war and occupy foreign territory. The young men and women who had joined the Hitler Youth in the early 1930s had been taught practical skills and Nazi ideas. Those who had already turned eighteen used this knowledge to serve the German war effort. They worked as soldiers, policemen, secretaries, nurses, and doctors. The name is originally from the Hebrew language. It means God heals. If you look into Hebrew culture, you will find out that Rafael is actually the name of an archangel.In that, a popular character was Alaric. This German name is not very common in the U.S., but of course, it rose to fame after this superhit series. Members of the Hitler Youth who were conscripted to the Volkssturm with a machine gun in the defence of Berlin in April 1945. (Photo by Arthur Grimm/ullstein bild via Getty Images) Where did children fight on the front lines in WW2? Silence is underrated right now. "Sometimes when I stood still and listened carefully, I would think I could hear the tranquil sound of absolute stillness. For that instant, only the forest, the heath, and I existed. Then the moment would be gone." Just like reading Helen Keller's autobiography inspired me to listen carefully and pay more attention to the sounds and smells of nature, this book is inspiring me to pay attention to all sounds--even the elusive sound of silence.

Though author Samuel has written the book as an adult much later in his life, it is written fully as the view of the German boy in his early teens. A lot of the writing is about the boy’s image of his mother during those years. Initially, he sees her as a stubborn, self-absorbed, attractive woman who does not show much love towards her children. Once the family is on the run, Wolfgang comes to realize how resourceful, strong and savvy his mother turns out to be in doing the best for her young family. So much so that he views her as his best friend by the time their travails as refugees approach an end. Apart from his mother, Wolfgang writes admiringly of his grandparents on both sides of his parents. The name is taken from the Latin Vergilius and means “flourish”. There are other variations of the name across the world. 5. Volker Namesakes: Bjorn Borg, a Swedish tennis player, ranked Sweden’s #1 in 1979 and who held 11 Grand Slam titles.Adam m English, French, German, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Catalan, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew Elena f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovak, Czech, Lithuanian, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, Greek, German, English, Medieval Slavic Members of the Hitler Youth set off on a route march near Nuremberg, 9 September 1937. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) The League of German Girls

It is made by mingling two Gaelic words: os and cara. The former word means dear, and the latter word means friend. So, when you combine the two words to form a name, its meaning becomes a dear friend.Boris m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, German, French Namesakes: Ernst Junger, a German author and highly decorated soldier known for Storm of Steel, his World War I memoir. The name Reynold is derived from Old German elements of wald and ragin. Ragin means advice, and wald means power.