From which languages do your and your Dc's names come?

(86 Posts)
Psammead Tue 12-Feb-13 11:21:16

Me: Latin
Dh: Danish
Dd1: Latin
Dd2: French

BlueChampagne Tue 12-Feb-13 12:40:24

DH: Hebrew
Me: Welsh
DS1: Irish
DS2: German

Family English/Scottish!

firawla Tue 12-Feb-13 12:41:51

dh and dcs all arabic, think mine is hebrew

poppydaisy Tue 12-Feb-13 12:42:14

Me: German
DH: Hebrew
DD: German
DS: Latin

Snowydrift Tue 12-Feb-13 12:51:00

Me: Ancient Greek/Hebrew
DH: Ancient Greek/Hebrew
DS: Ancient Greek
DD: Ancient Greek

Me: Hebrew
DP: Hebrew
DS: Greek
DD: Scottish

MoelFammau Tue 12-Feb-13 13:01:23

Me: Welsh
DH: German
DD: English

German/Welsh family

Me: American and only a couple of hundred years old apparently. I didn't know that!

DH: Greek
DS1: Greek
DS2: his version Greek but originally Hebrew
DD: Greek

bruffin Tue 12-Feb-13 13:05:26

DS Hebrew
DD Hebrew
Me French,Greek, Latin
DH Apparently Breton

MardyBraWouldDoEddieRedmayne Tue 12-Feb-13 13:07:28

Oh. Good thread. Has got me googling:

Me: Hebrew
DH: Hebrew
DD: Persian
DS: Old English or Gaelic

English family.

This website was helpful

SucksToBeMe Tue 12-Feb-13 13:09:38

Me:Welsh
DP:Argentine
DS:Polish
DD:named after American great grandfather.

CelticPromise Tue 12-Feb-13 14:07:57

Me: Hebrew
DH: Hebrew
DS: Welsh

phlebas Tue 12-Feb-13 14:11:16

persian (me), hebrew (dh), latin (dd1), persian (ds1), greek (dd2), latin (ds2)

DH British
DS, DD, Me - all Sanskrit.

shubiedoo Tue 12-Feb-13 14:17:15

All Romance language family, (Gaelic and French).

FriggFRIGGisPoorlySick Tue 12-Feb-13 15:12:32

Me:French/German
DP:Latin/French

DD:Norse
DS:Old English

PhyllisDoris Tue 12-Feb-13 15:16:43

Me: Hebrew
Dh: Irish
Dd1: Hebrew
Dd2: Hebrew

KumquatMae Tue 12-Feb-13 15:22:06

Mine is Greek, DP's is Irish, both dcs are Irish. My family are all English/Irish in origin and DP's are English/Welsh.

Moominsarehippos Tue 12-Feb-13 15:24:11

Ancient Roman
Persian
Greek

Me: French
DH: Gaelic
DD: Hebrew
DS: old English

Beatrixpotty Tue 12-Feb-13 15:35:53

Me:Scottish
DH:English
DS1:English
DS2: Latin

MrsPear Tue 12-Feb-13 15:41:33

MrsPear: English spelling of French name

MrPear: Albanian

Master and baby pear: Albanian

KaraStarbuckThrace Tue 12-Feb-13 15:43:39

Me: Russian
DH: Scottish
DS: Hebrew
DD: Irish/Italian

MrsPear Tue 12-Feb-13 15:43:53

wombling i am ashamed to say i had to google Sanskrit blush However i am now better informed which proves you do learn something everyday grin

Moominsarehippos Tue 12-Feb-13 15:44:27

Nobody admitting to have completely made up their child's name?

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