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Cool German girls' names?

57 replies

CruCru · 16/08/2013 22:07

Hi all

I am pretty fixed on wanting to call our DD Claudia but wondered if I should consider any other names. I seem to like fairly "Germanic" or Scandinavian names. I really like Ingrid but DH hates it and Astrid is a bit too popular where I live.

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Gobbolinothewitchscat · 17/08/2013 12:35

Sorry - Kerstin

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 17/08/2013 12:35

I have a German friend called Marin. I like that. Another German friend is called Enke and a third Kirsten. The Kirsten has a baby Lena

kitty555 · 17/08/2013 12:06

Gertrud, Brunhilde, Wilhelmina, Trauthilde and Anneliese are very very old-fashioned and I am not sure anybody calls their girls those names nowadays.

Maybe one of these:

Nele
Lena
Franziska (short version is Franzi)
Mette
Kristin
Bente
Lea
Inga

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CoolStoryBro · 17/08/2013 11:27

I have a friend called Elke (pronounced Elkie). I love her name.

TheMagicKeyCanFuckOff · 17/08/2013 11:23

I can only do Scandi names-
Ebba
Maja
Astrid
Linneá
Wilma
Alva
Klara
Signe
Elvira
Freja
Elin
Svea
Linn
Tindra
Märta
Frida
Juni

Those are our top names in my country.

JumpingJackSprat · 17/08/2013 08:37

claudia is beautiful, id go with that if i were you :)

MoreThanWords · 17/08/2013 08:35

Oh god no, you couldn't name a child Anke!!

nurseneedshelp · 17/08/2013 08:25

Claudia is a beautiful name!

I work with a German Doctor called Elke (pronounced "Elcar" which I quite like too?

Ireallymustbemad · 17/08/2013 08:22

I know a beautiful Anya which you could also spell Anja.

telsa · 17/08/2013 08:12

Kirsten
Kerstin
Anja
Beate
Pia
Lieselotte
Zara
Leni (Marlene)
Gertrud
Brunhilde
Wilhelmina
Trauthilde

Original poster
CruCru · 17/08/2013 08:01

See I rather like Anke but DH won't.

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ComtesseDeFrouFrou · 17/08/2013 07:50

I have German friends called Johanna (yo-hanna) and Marlene (mar-len-uh, but she has to put up with mar-lean a lot)

MoreThanWords · 17/08/2013 07:25

Not German, but:

Mette (pr. Medda)
Mariska
Trine

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 17/08/2013 07:23

Anneliese - German

Elin - Scandinavian

Malin - Scandinavian

CecyHall · 17/08/2013 07:20

Sabine was the name of every girl in my German textbooks at school. For that reason I always assumed it was quite a common, neutral name kind of like Jane or Sarah or something. That puts me off but that's just me (and I might be entirely wrong!)

NapaCab · 17/08/2013 06:49

Good German/Scandinavian names based on Germans I know and like are:

Silke
Solveig
Freya

Bad German names to be avoided like the plague IMHO:

Wiebbke
Meike
Frauke
Anke

Bleurgh...

LifeIsNow · 17/08/2013 06:29

Annika

Rhubarbgarden · 16/08/2013 23:10

Caip you laugh but Alien is an actual Dutch name, pronounced 'Alleen'. Not one that travels well.

DanceLikeJohnTravoltaNow · 16/08/2013 23:09

I like Sabine too, its a lovely name. What about Katja, is that German?

MrsCliveStanden · 16/08/2013 23:09

Claudia and Astrid are both great names. Frieda already mentioned is lovely. Kendra?

BikeRunSki · 16/08/2013 23:07

Ursula
Karin
Katinka

Nellelephant · 16/08/2013 23:06

Stefanie, Dana and Francesca are some German friends of ours. I like Sabine.

mummaemma · 16/08/2013 23:06

Hanna/Hana
Leoni/Leonie
Amelie
Nele/Nelee
Luisa/Louisa
Clara/Klara
Alina
Melina
Ida
Finja/Finnja
Lotta/Lotte
Greta
Mathilda/Matilda/Mathilde
Frida/Frieda
Helena
Heidi
Marta
Katharina
Annika
Elisa/Elsa
Lea / Leah
Sofia / Sophia
Anna
Lena
Leonie / Leoni
Lina
Johanna
Lara
Maja / Maya
Clara / Klara

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CruCru · 16/08/2013 23:02

Love Greta too.

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maja00 · 16/08/2013 22:55

Leni
Elsa
Greta
Johanna

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