Names Categorized "The Book Thief characters"

Hans is a male given name widely used in German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish, among other languages. It originated as a short form of Johannes, the Latinized form of Ioannes, which derives from the Hebrew name...

Liesel is a German diminutive of Elisabeth, which itself is the German and Dutch form of Elizabeth. The name gained particular popularity during the 17th century in German-speaking regions. Etymology The ultimate root of...

Max is a short form of names like Maximilian, Maxim, or, in English, Maxwell. It also coincides with the informal word for maximum. Virtually all forms of Max ultimately derive from the Latin cognomen Maximus, meaning “g...