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Oberstleutnant Lorenz von Dohlenrode.

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  • RankOberstleutnant
  • First nameLorenz
  • EstateDohlenrode
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    5. Oberst Burkhard von Stessow.
    6. Graf Leonhard von Quellenrode.
    7. Landrat Siegfried von Zeisigfeld.
    8. Leutnant Konstantin von Nassitz.
    9. Hauptmann Bernhard von Prillow.
    10. Rittmeister Emil von Drosselwerder.
    11. Hauptmann Georg von Luchsholz.
    12. Major Heinrich von Grellow.
    13. Generalmajor Konrad von Kranichwalde.
    14. Oberst Gustav von Storchenwiese.
    15. Hauptmann Norbert von Drellow.
    16. Freiherr Achim von Marderrode.
    17. Burggraf Kurt von Dachsholz.
    18. Geheimrat Matthias von Sperberwalde.
    19. Graf Xaver von Silberhagen.
    20. Hauptmann Hubert von Igeldorf.

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    How it works

    This Prussian name generator builds a name in the style of the old Kingdom of Prussia for a story: a real German rank, a German first name and a made-up estate after von, as in "Rittmeister Georg von Droskow."

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    Rank, name, estate

    Press New Prussian name. Tap a part to lock it, then press again: keep the estate for a whole family, or keep Graf and press for a room full of counts. The list under the tool explains every rank, from Freiherr and Junker to Rittmeister and Landrat.

    What the estates mean

    The estates are made up, but their endings are real parts of German place names, and each line gives the meaning: Zeisighagen ends in -hagen, a hedged field or wood, and Mirlitz in -itz, an ending with Slavic roots.

    Questions and answers

    What does von mean in a German name?

    Von is used in German surnames either as a nobiliary particle, a sign of a noble family line, or as a plain preposition that means "of" or "from". On this page it is followed by a made-up estate.

    Is this a German noble name generator?

    Yes. Results such as Graf Otto von Spechtrode carry a title of the German nobility. The titles here are the men's forms: Wikipedia gives Freifrau for the wife of a Freiherr and Gräfin as the feminine of Graf.

    Who were the Junkers?

    The Prussian Junkers were members of the landed nobility in the eastern part of Prussia, from the late Middle Ages on. The word Junker itself is a noble honorific meaning young nobleman or young lord.

    Are these the names of real people?

    No. The first names are real German given names, but every estate was made up and checked against Wikipedia in English and German; an estate that matched a real place or noble family there was cut.

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    Rank: all 14 ranks

    A 1

    • Amtmann An official whose office was akin to a bailiff's, managing a lord's estates.

    B 1

    • Burggraf The German for burgrave: the ruler of a castle and its territory.

    F 1

    • Freiherr A title of nobility in German-speaking lands; the word means "free lord".

    G 3

    • Geheimrat The title of the highest advising officials at a court; at first the word meant "trusted advisor".
    • Generalmajor The Germanic form of major general.
    • Graf A historical title of the German nobility, usually translated as "count".
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    H 1

    • Hauptmann An officer rank in German-speaking armies, usually translated as captain.

    J 1

    • Junker A noble honorific from Middle High German, meaning young nobleman or young lord.

    L 2

    • Landrat The chief administrative officer of a German rural district, the Landkreis.
    • Leutnant The lowest junior officer rank.

    M 1

    • Major The lowest staff officer rank in the German army.

    O 2

    • Oberst A senior field officer rank, equivalent to colonel.
    • Oberstleutnant A senior field officer rank, equivalent to lieutenant colonel.

    R 1

    • Rittmeister Literally riding or cavalry master: an officer's rank usually equal to captain.

    How this list was compiled: 14 German titles of nobility, officers' ranks and offices. Own selection; each line follows the opening of the English Wikipedia article on the title (https://en.wikipedia.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0), read on 2026-10-03. Several of the articles describe the rank as it is used today. Edler was cut: its article shows the title written after the first name, not before it. Licence: own selection; lines from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    First name: all 103 first names

    A 9

    • Achim
    • Adalbert
    • Albert
    • Albrecht
    • Alexander
    • Alfred
    • Anton
    • Arnold
    • August
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    B 4

    • Benno
    • Bernhard
    • Bruno
    • Burkhard

    C 4

    • Carl
    • Christian
    • Christoph
    • Clemens

    D 2

    • Detlev
    • Dietrich

    E 10

    • Eberhard
    • Eckart
    • Edmund
    • Eduard
    • Emil
    • Engelbert
    • Erich
    • Ernst
    • Eugen
    • Ewald

    F 3

    • Ferdinand
    • Franz
    • Friedrich

    G 7

    • Georg
    • Gerhard
    • Gottfried
    • Gotthard
    • Gottlieb
    • Günther
    • Gustav

    H 8

    • Hans
    • Hartmut
    • Heinrich
    • Helmuth
    • Hermann
    • Hildebrand
    • Hubert
    • Hugo

    I 1

    • Ignaz

    J 4

    • Jakob
    • Joachim
    • Johann
    • Julius

    K 7

    • Karl
    • Kasimir
    • Kaspar
    • Konrad
    • Konstantin
    • Kuno
    • Kurt

    L 5

    • Leonhard
    • Leopold
    • Lorenz
    • Lothar
    • Ludwig

    M 5

    • Magnus
    • Manfred
    • Matthias
    • Maximilian
    • Moritz

    N 2

    • Nikolaus
    • Norbert

    O 2

    • Oskar
    • Otto

    P 1

    • Philipp

    R 7

    • Raimund
    • Reinhard
    • Reinhold
    • Roland
    • Rüdiger
    • Rudolf
    • Ruprecht

    S 4

    • Sebastian
    • Siegfried
    • Siegmund
    • Sigismund

    T 1

    • Theodor

    U 2

    • Udo
    • Ulrich

    V 4

    • Valentin
    • Veit
    • Viktor
    • Volkmar

    W 10

    • Waldemar
    • Walther
    • Wendelin
    • Wenzel
    • Werner
    • Wilfried
    • Wilhelm
    • Winfried
    • Wolfgang
    • Wolfram

    X 1

    • Xaver

    How this list was compiled: 103 German given names for a man, each taken as written from its German entry in English Wiktionary, where it is marked as a male given name (https://en.wiktionary.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0), checked by script on 2026-10-03. Own selection of names with an older sound; the list is not a record of what any person was called. Licence: own selection; names from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

    Estate: all 150 estates

    A 3

    • Abendrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Ahornhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Ahornrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
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    B 7

    • Bellnow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Bernsteinau The ending -au marks a settlement by a stream or river, or comes from the Slavic -ov.
    • Bernsteinburg The ending -burg means a keep.
    • Bernsteinhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Biberfurt The ending -furt means ford.
    • Biberhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Biberwerder The ending -werder means island.

    C 1

    • Cammitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    D 12

    • Dachsfeld The ending -feld means field.
    • Dachsholz The ending -holz means forest.
    • Demsow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Dohlendorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Dohlenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Dohlenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Donnerhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Donnerrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Drellow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Droskow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Drosselrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Drosselwerder The ending -werder means island.

    E 7

    • Elsterhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Erlenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Erlenwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Espenborn The ending -born means the source of a river.
    • Espenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Euleneck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Eulenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.

    F 5

    • Fennitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Finkenholz The ending -holz means forest.
    • Flessow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Frosthagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Frostwalde The ending -walde means forest.

    G 5

    • Garbitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Ginsterfeld The ending -feld means field.
    • Ginsterhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Grellow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Gressitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    H 12

    • Habichtseck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Habichtsholz The ending -holz means forest.
    • Habichtsrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Hagelrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Haselborn The ending -born means the source of a river.
    • Haselrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Haselwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Hellnow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Herbstwalde The ending -walde means forest.
    • Holunderau The ending -au marks a settlement by a stream or river, or comes from the Slavic -ov.
    • Holunderhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Holundertal The ending -tal means valley.

    I 4

    • Igeldorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Igelhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Igelhof The ending -hof means farmhouse.
    • Igelrode The ending -rode means a clearing.

    K 7

    • Kiefernhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Klettitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Kranichfurt The ending -furt means ford.
    • Kranichwalde The ending -walde means forest.
    • Kremmitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Kupferhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Kupferrode The ending -rode means a clearing.

    L 8

    • Lankitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Lercheneck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Lerchenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Lerchenwiese The ending -wiese means meadow.
    • Luchsberg The ending -berg means mountain.
    • Luchsheim The ending -heim means home or settlement.
    • Luchsholz The ending -holz means forest.
    • Luchswalde The ending -walde means forest.

    M 10

    • Mardereck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Marderhof The ending -hof means farmhouse.
    • Marderholz The ending -holz means forest.
    • Marderrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Mettnitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Mirlitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Mondhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Mondrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Moosrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Morgenborn The ending -born means the source of a river.

    N 4

    • Nassitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Nebelhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Nebelwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Nennow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.

    O 3

    • Otterfurt The ending -furt means ford.
    • Otterhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Otterrode The ending -rode means a clearing.

    P 3

    • Pankitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Pressitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Prillow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.

    Q 4

    • Quassitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Quellenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Quellenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Quellnow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.

    R 5

    • Rattnow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Regenwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Reiherau The ending -au marks a settlement by a stream or river, or comes from the Slavic -ov.
    • Reiherdorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Runnitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    S 23

    • Schilfhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Schilfwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Schlehenau The ending -au marks a settlement by a stream or river, or comes from the Slavic -ov.
    • Schlehenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Schneerode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Schwanenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Schwanenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Schwanenwiese The ending -wiese means meadow.
    • Semmlitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Silberhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Sonnenrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Spechtdorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Spechtrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Spechtwalde The ending -walde means forest.
    • Sperberheim The ending -heim means home or settlement.
    • Sperberwalde The ending -walde means forest.
    • Stessow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Storchenfurt The ending -furt means ford.
    • Storchenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Storchenwiese The ending -wiese means meadow.
    • Strellow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Sturmburg The ending -burg means a keep.
    • Sturmhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.

    T 4

    • Tannenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Tauwalde The ending -walde means forest.
    • Tessnitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Trennitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    U 2

    • Ulmenborn The ending -born means the source of a river.
    • Ulmenhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.

    V 3

    • Varchitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Vietlow The ending -ow comes from the Slavic suffix -ov.
    • Vossitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    W 9

    • Wacholdereck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Weiherhagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Weiherrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Wieseldorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Wieseleck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Wieselrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Winterrode The ending -rode means a clearing.
    • Winterwerder The ending -werder means island.
    • Wustitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.

    Z 9

    • Zeisigau The ending -au marks a settlement by a stream or river, or comes from the Slavic -ov.
    • Zeisigdorf The ending -dorf means village.
    • Zeisigfeld The ending -feld means field.
    • Zeisighagen The ending -hagen means a hedged field or wood.
    • Zennitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Zieslitz Place names ending in -itz have Slavic roots.
    • Zobeleck The ending -eck means ridge.
    • Zobelheim The ending -heim means home or settlement.
    • Zobelwalde The ending -walde means forest.

    How this list was compiled: Our own list of 150 made-up estate names, built on real endings of German place names, written on 2026-10-03. The line on each ending follows the English Wikipedia article German toponymy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_toponymy, CC BY-SA 4.0), read that day. Each name was checked by script as a page title of English and German Wikipedia (alone and, in German, as a noble family, "Adelsgeschlecht"), by a full-text search of English Wikipedia for "von" with the name, against the GeoNames table of places with 500 people or more (https://www.geonames.org/, CC BY 4.0) and against every list on this site. 57 candidates were cut (33 a Wikipedia page title; 19 found in the text of English Wikipedia; 3 a rude word inside or across the join; 2 a real place), among them Dachshagen, Luchshagen, Mooshagen, Biberbach, Frostburg, Reiherbach. Cut afterwards: five names that are a farm, a lake, a hill or a pasture in the full GeoNames tables for Germany and Poland (Herbstau, Sperbersee, Eulental, Zobelberg, Donnerburg), and seven names in -ow and -itz that a one-letter-away search of German Wikipedia page titles put one letter from a noble family or a well-known surname (Lossnow, Jaglow, Possow, Lettnow, Lubbitz, Dammitz, Darsitz). Many of the short names in -ow and -itz are still one letter from some real village. A small real place or family that those sources do not hold can still share a name. Licence: own work; the lines on the endings follow English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)