Mumsnet Moonwatch

Mumsnet Talk

"The country's most popular meeting point for parents" The Times
  Topics | Active | Search  

Mumsnet latest

discountpartnersnew MEMBER DISCOUNTS Get a 10% discount from Boden (inc free delivery and returns). To see all member discounts, click here. Not a member yet? Join Mumsnet for free here. discountpartnersnew

Useful tools

Ovulation calculator icon detailOvulation calculator
 Due date calculator icon detailDue date calculator
 Meal planner icon detailFamily meal planner
Baby name finder icon detailBaby name finder

Pregnancy: useful Mumsnet links

Recipe of the week

penguinmum's creamy fish pie: smoky, seasonal fish in a creamy white sauce with grated, rather than mashed, tatties on top - a meal of the highest comfort-food order.

MN Local

Please login or join Mumsnet first.

Follow mumsnet on...

TwitterFacebookYoutube


Mumsnet Talk

Talk: Topics | Customise | Unanswered messages | Getting started | Acronyms | Useful stuff
Threads: Active | I'm on | I'm watching | I started | Last 15 minutes | Last hour | Last Day

Start new thread within this topic | Watch this thread | Flip this thread |
Add a message
This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 16 messages.) First | Previous | Next | Last Go to page

top German baby names 2008

(16 Posts)
By Fri 26-Jun-09 09:48:36 Add message | Report | Contact poster
A german friend just emailed me a list of top baby names in Germany in 2008, in case any one is interested!

GIRLS
1. Hannah/Hanna
2. Leonie/Leoni
3. Lea/Leah
4. Lena
5. Mia
6. Anna
7. Emilie/Emily
8. Lara
9. Laura
10. Sara/Sarah
11. Emma
12. Lili/Lilli/Lilly
13. Marie
14. Lina
15. Maja/Maya
16. Johanna
17. Sofie/Sophie
18. Neele/Nele
19. Sofia/Sophia
20. Amelie

BOYS
1. Leon
2. Lucas/Lukas
3. Luka/Luca
4. Timm/Tim
5. Fynn/Finn
6. Luis/Louis
7. Jonas
8. Felix
9. Paul
10. Maximilian
11. Max
12. Niklas/Niclas
13. Julian
14. Ben
15. Elias
16. Jan
17. Noah
18. Moritz
19. Philip/Philipp
20. Yannik/Yannick/Yannic/Jannik
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sat 04-Jul-09 23:57:39
what qumquat says, plus a lot of common names are saints names, so they will be found in most European countries
and of the remaining a lot are traditional names, mostly borrowed from the French, at a time when French culture dominated Europe
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Fri 03-Jul-09 08:52:48
I don't think it's a new thing that the names are the same, after all we're very closely related languages! Hannah, Anna, Sarah, Marie (pron. maria in German) are all biblical, and names like Laura are native to most European languages. (I'm a Laura and have met French, Spanish, German and Italian Lauras - mainly pronounced Low-rra which I love, apart from in France where they pronounce it Loraaaaaaaa, which makes me cringe!)
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 29-Jun-09 14:39:38
Thanks for that, thought that might be the case.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 29-Jun-09 14:35:31
Louis is pronounced with the S in German: Loo-is.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 29-Jun-09 11:17:54
I think it would be Loo-ee otherwise the S would be quite a strong S.

I love the name Lucas, was on my list of names for DS3.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Mon 29-Jun-09 11:07:38
Does anyone know how Louis would be pronounced in German? Loo-is or Loo-ee?
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 12:20:39
Wow - Didn't know my DS's name was so popular in Deutschland.

LOL at 'YAK'
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 12:12:20
Neele is pronounced Neeh-le (first syllable is a long 'eh').

Jack wouldn't work in German, as the German J is pronounced like an English 'Y', so it would be Yack - not very nice grin.
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 11:26:54
I just compared the list with the UK list and they are pretty much completely different. I don't see Jack, Alfie, Jaydon, Tyler etc on the German list...
Add message | Report | Contact poster By Sun 28-Jun-09 11:23:20
That's funny, only Tim and Philip catch your eye really. Oh and Johanna and Neele on the girls' list. How is Neele pronounced?! Like Neill?

GooseyLoosey, I know what you mean. The power of media/internet/movies/books. We're all tuned into the same zeitgeist at the same time. The same names sound new and appealing at the same time in Germany, Spain, England, Ireland....
This is page 1 of 2 (This thread has 16 messages.) First | Previous | Next | Last Go to page
Add your message here
Message
Nickname:
Password:
To post a message you need a valid mumsnet nickname and password. If you have forgotten your nickname, click here for a reminder. If you are not yet a member of mumsnet, you can join here.

Emphasis: To bold a word, surround it with asterisks, so *hello* will display hello. For underline use _ , so _hello_ gives hello. For italics use ^, so ^hello^ gives hello. To strike out a word, surround it with two hyphens either side, so --dog-- gives dog

Links and smileys: To insert a smiley face, , type [smile] or :)
For a big grin, , type [grin] or :o
For a wink, , type [wink]
For a shocked face, , type [shock]
For an angry face, , type [angry]
For an embarrassed face, , type [blush]
For a sad face, , type [sad] or :(
For an envious face, , type [envy]
For a sceptical face, , type [hmm]
For a no comment face, , type [biscuit]

Links The simplest way to insert a link is to enter the link itself, surrounded by [[ and ]]. So if you type [[www.mumsnet.com]], the link will display as http://www.mumsnet.com. If you want your link to display text other than the web address itself, leave a space after the address then add the text before the ]]. So "Look at [[www.mumsnet.com this page]]", would display "Look at this page".
Shortcuts
Popular forums

Product reviews

Tools


Advice

Family recipes

Membership


About us


Other stuff