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'European' name for DD1

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reachforthemoon · 09/02/2009 22:58

Hi, I'm looking for a 'European' name for DD1. We live in and are from the UK but have family in Spain and there is a potential move to Italy for a year or two with DH's work. It is important for us that the name we choose works well outside the UK. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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jellybeans · 09/02/2009 23:00

Teija
Leonie
Mia
Eleni

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LongtimeinBrussels · 09/02/2009 23:04

Elena

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Woollymummy · 09/02/2009 23:06

Carla

Rosa

Nina

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harpomarx · 09/02/2009 23:09

Aurora
Camila
Mariela
Marina

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kalo12 · 09/02/2009 23:09

sofia
helena
maria
isabella
anna
talia
natalia
rosalia

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harpomarx · 09/02/2009 23:10

not sure, woollymummy but I think Nina might be a slang term or have another meaning in Italian - I remember mentioning it to an Italian friend as a possible name and she said she wouldn't use it for some reason.

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LongtimeinBrussels · 09/02/2009 23:17

Have you noticed that nearly all these names end in 'a'? In my daughter's class (we live in Belgium, obviously I guess from my name) and all the girls' names end either in 'a' or 'e'. Sara, Lisa, Lola, Elena, Sophia, Alice, Morgiane, Elfine, Marine, Christine, Aurélie, Aurore.

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reachforthemoon · 09/02/2009 23:24

Some lovely names already, thank you.

harpomarx - in spanish 'nina' means 'girl'.

kalo12 - I especially like all your suggestions.

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Cies · 09/02/2009 23:24

Carla
Sara
Isabela
Blanca
Ana
Rosa
Laura

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harpomarx · 09/02/2009 23:34

I think you mean niña - rftm, afaik nina would be okay in Spain .

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BloomingHenry · 09/02/2009 23:35

Isobela
Daniela
Gabriela
Lucia
Victoria

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KerryMumbles · 09/02/2009 23:36

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MrsMerryHenry · 09/02/2009 23:37

Thalia
Maria
Marina
Elisabeth
Sophie/ Sofia
Aida
Naomi/ Noemie

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Buda · 10/02/2009 06:34

We are in Hungary and DS is in an international school.

Some of the girl's names we have come across:

Kitty
Elena
Eliana
Rebecca
Liana
Cleophee
Lucie
Elizabeth
Laura
Anoushka
Lily
Camilla
Natalya
Sasha
Maria
Angelique

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kalo12 · 10/02/2009 08:36

thank you reach forthemoon

what about
Stephanie
Innocent
Ines
Valentina

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MrsSchadenfreude · 10/02/2009 08:58

Ottilia
Ines
Marinela
Claudia
Carmen
Oana
Eugenia
Minna

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BloomingHenry · 10/02/2009 09:31

My dd is in an international school and these are some of her friends

Paula
Alice
Tabitha
Kate
Alma
irene
Madeleine
Alice
Lucia
Stephanie
Ines
Maya
Clara
Mila
alaya
carlota
laura

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MrsSeanBeanIsEmployable · 10/02/2009 09:40

Acelina
Helene
Aurelia
Mercedes
Renate

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reachforthemoon · 10/02/2009 21:03

Thanks so much everyone, some very pretty names there which I think would work. It's going to be difficult to choose which one!

Will run these by DH at the weekend and hopefully see if we can agree on a list of three or four potential names.

x

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Nighbynight · 10/02/2009 21:38

Have you considered Ariane?

it was chosen for the space rockets because it was considered to be a pan european name.

Veronika, Laura, Vanessa, Elizabeth, Julia, Tania, Ayla, Cristina, Anna....are all girls in my childrens school in germany.

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VeryAnnieMary · 11/02/2009 09:11

Caroline, perhaps? You could have a look at the names of European royalty past and present for inspiration.

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kalo12 · 12/02/2009 11:16

you have to tell us what you choose

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