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European names for a girl

32 replies

redredholly · 02/02/2015 09:13

Hi,
We'd like to find a great name that works across most european languages. We love names like Agatha and Theodora -- can you think of others?

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skylark2 · 11/02/2015 11:15

You might want to avoid the th sound - in a lot of European languages, names with it just have a t (so Katrin, Agata, Teodora...)

hollyisalovelyname · 10/02/2015 18:02

Annaliese
Annalie

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fattycow · 09/02/2015 21:50

BadPenny, I know they are and while I like them, I know they are frowned upon over here by loads of people. But I would say, go with what you as the parents like! Smile

DahliaBloom · 09/02/2015 20:26

Stella
Hannah
Marianna
Lara
Matilda
Zoe
Alma

hollyisalovelyname · 09/02/2015 20:22

Saskia
Marielle
Aurelie
Eloise
Romy
Anna

BadPenny · 09/02/2015 20:14

Old fashioned names are really big in England at the moment Fattycow...

bexibean · 09/02/2015 19:44

Susannah
Judith
Helene /Helena

bexibean · 09/02/2015 19:43

Agreed. I think I know about two families who don't have an Eva, Eve or Evie.

Christina / Cristina
Kirsten
Maria

brightreddress · 09/02/2015 11:45

Yeah- I don't think I know anyone who doesn't have a child called Eva!! (seriously)

coffeenut · 09/02/2015 11:44

Eva is a good one.

fattycow · 09/02/2015 11:33

I'm from the Netherlands. Short names are really a trend at the moment. Emma and Eva are in the top 20, as are Tess, Sophie/Sofie and Julia.

brightreddress · 09/02/2015 11:14

fattycow where are you from? Which names are cool where you are?

coffeenut · 09/02/2015 09:44

Lucia. Anna is boring.

fattycow · 09/02/2015 09:40

I think Anna is your best bet, as loads of the others I have seen on this thread are considered really old-fashioned over here!

BadPenny · 08/02/2015 20:20

Camilla
Melissa
Corinna
Susanna

Itchylegs · 07/02/2015 18:54

Claudette
Pandora

KatieKaye · 07/02/2015 07:39

Edith.
In the UK we use "Ee" as the first syllable, in France and Germany they use "Ay". I knew a lovely German lady called Edie (pronounced Aydie)

Rosa
Margarita/Margaret
Sophie/Sophia
Cecilia/Cecile/Cecily
Victoria
Alexandra
Maria/Marie/Mary
Marta/Martha
Martina/Martine
Ingrid
Sonja/Sonia

GingerLDN · 07/02/2015 06:27

Noelle, Jolie, Gabriella, Martine

Zsazsabinks · 03/02/2015 21:52

Ana/Anna
Maria
Margarita (I LOVE this name but it's been vetoed so many times, so cute!)
Margot
Raphaela/Rafaela/Raffaella so many spellings!
Emmanuel(le)
Manuela
Sophia/Sofia
Olivia
Isabel(le)

Yika · 02/02/2015 20:45

Aglaia
Antonina
Marisa

MummyBeerest · 02/02/2015 20:41

I'd imagine that Anna, Emma, Sophia would work anywhere?

Mouldypineapple · 02/02/2015 20:37

Maria
Lucia
Francesca

Tsarina1 · 02/02/2015 20:34

Matilda
Eugenie
Nina
Marina

cowbiscuits · 02/02/2015 15:05

Anna
Clara
Martha
?