German Boy: A Child in War

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Jonas (Hebrew origin), meaning "dove". While not German, you probably know this name from the pop band The Jonas Brothers. In fact, it's one of the most popular names for boys in the world. Namesakes: Marcel Proust, a French novelist considered one of the 20th-century’s most influential authors. The Prussians have not been in existence for many centuries – they were part of Germany and they spoke the official German language for many years. So, you might be interested in choosing a name that is associated with the Prussians for your little prince. One way the groups did this was to use the Hitler Youth movement to dominate the lives of Germany’s youth. Belonging to the organization was a significant time commitment. Hitler Youth members had to attend regular meetings and events. These interfered with other priorities, such as church and school.

Boris m Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Czech, Slovak, Georgian, German, French Hans (Scandinavian origin), meaning "God is gracious". The name is associated with famous film score composer Hans Zimmer, who composed music for Hollywood hits like Interstellar, Inception and the likes. German names are often derived from names in other languages. Namesakes: Peter Dinklage, an American actor best known for playing Tyrion Lannister in the television series Game of Thrones. Namesakes: Adam Sandler, an American actor and funny man who has been in over 60 movies since the early 1990s. Diedrich, meaning "king of nations". It's a modern variation of the old high German baby name Dietrich.Reynold comes from the Old German elements of ragin and wald meaning, “advice” and “power”. The name Reynold means “King’s advisor”. It is also a distant relative of the name Ronald. 84. Ruprecht Do you have a German heritage that you want to honor? Or, have you fallen in love with this beautiful country while traveling? Or, are you looking for a name that is just different from the most common ones out there? Christoph (Greek origin), meaning "the one who holds Christ in his heart." This German name has its origin from the Greek name Christophorus and you may recognize it from the famous actor Christoph Waltz.

Armin (Iran, German origin), meaning "guardian" or "defender". This name is known because of the actor Armin Mueller Stahl, or the famous DJ Armin Van Burren. This name came from the sige and frid elements, which translate to victory and peace, respectively. Lukas (English, Portuguese and Spanish origin), meaning "shining". You may know of the German pop star and internet personality Lukas Rieger. It's often spelled "Lucas" in English. As the Nazi Party gained popularity in the early 1930s, they wanted to increase their influence and reach with Germany’s youth. They expanded the Hitler Youth to include both boys and girls. By 1931, it had four sections organized by gender and age:Young Wolfgang Samuel’s memoir begins in Sagan in Eastern Germany in the beginning of January 1945 when he had just turned ten. Ingrid is his six-year old sister, whom he adores. His mother is Hedy, a party-loving, short-tempered woman in her early thirties who is oblivious to the danger of Germany’s impending defeat in the World War and the even greater dangers of the advancing Russian army towards her town. Soon, Hedy comes to her senses and flees with her family to Berlin and then on to the Pomeranian town of Strasburg in a desperate bid to escape the Russians. They become unwanted refugees in their own homeland in the process. Tragedy strikes the family repeatedly. Wolfgang’s beloved grandfather remains behind in the Russian zone and is beaten to death by German communists. His aunt and cousin get raped by Russian soldiers. While his aunt dies of disease, his mother Hedy is raped and shot. Hedy survives, but is forced to sell her body to put food on the table for her children. Young Wolfgang observes that sex was the only currency for which one could get any goods because the German Mark was worthless and the family had no possessions worth exchanging for food. The narrative poignantly captures the innocence of Wolfgang as a ten year old boy, who does not really understand what exactly rape and sex are, even though he hears of these words all the time. We also see the the rapid growth of that little boy, still in his early teens, into a man prematurely, as life-changing events impact their lives one after another over the next four years. However, it would be wrong to see the narrative consisting only of hardships. Even in dire situations of danger at the hands of Russian soldiers, there is humor in the way the family survives. There are touching scenes when the family gets together with the grandparents and other relatives. We see what it takes to survive as a refugee and why survival is something they had to do again and again, as there was no assured safety or certainty about their future. The author was a young German boy in East Prussia when WWII ended. His mother, sister, and other relatives tried to flee Prussia ahead of the Red Army. They get trapped, and try to survive for several years during terrible times. They were hungry, cold, barefoot (literally), and had an awful time. From this compilation of German boy names – you will discover that German names are cool and they have a nice ring to them. On the contrary, some parents might find some of these names difficult to pronounce, but many beautiful German names are cool and unique. Namesakes: Martin Sheen, an American actor with a career spanning 65 years, best known for Apocalypse Now and as the President in The West Wing television show.

Alexander m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)Namesakes: Louis Theroux, a British-American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and broadcaster, best known for his documentaries on Scientology, dementia, and alcoholism.

It is made up of two different words: mein and hardt. While the former part means brave, the latter part means heart. So the meaning of the name is a brave heart. Flora f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, French, Greek, Albanian, Roman Mythology This name has a traditional feel to it, but it is inspiring at the same time. It may encourage the characteristics of generosity and honesty in your son. Michael (Hebrew origin) meaning "who is like God". One of the more common names around the world, famously known because of actors like Michael Fassbender, who played the character of Magneto in the 'X-Men' series.

It is an Old High German name from the elements sige and frid meaning, “victory” and “peace”. 2. Valentin Andreas m German, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Welsh, Ancient Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek The Nazi state tried to create a homogenous youth culture through its Hitler Youth organizations. However, some youth refused to participate. Sometimes this was a political or religious statement. At other times their refusal was based on adolescent rebellion or individualism. The name Carl is very popular in the entire world. And different cultures have given it different meanings. This common German name means free man.