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Danish/European/Scandi girls names

65 replies

thepatchworkcat · 08/02/2018 17:39

Looking for suggestions of girls’ names as above please!
I have some tenuous connection to Denmark and Germany and like the names but would need something that works in the UK too.

I like
Annika/Anneka/Anneke
Annalise
But DH is not keen

Further suggestions welcome!

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TheBookThief · 08/02/2018 18:42

Katinka

Original poster
thepatchworkcat · 08/02/2018 18:40

Yes Anna I take your point!
I’m used to pronouncing e at the end of things as I speak German but you’re right, most English people wouldn’t...

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thepatchworkcat · 08/02/2018 18:39

Thanks all!

How is Signe pronounced please?

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AnnaMagnani · 08/02/2018 18:35

I would warn you now anything spelt with -e on the end is sounded -a and will lead to a lifetime of telling people how to pronounce/spell your name or just giving up and accepting your entire workplace says/spells your name wrong.

Also no-one English can pronounce Tove.

Boopear · 08/02/2018 18:32

Maija

mathanxiety · 08/02/2018 18:28

Pernille
Dagmar
Linnea
Greta
Frida
Elfrida
Anna
Signe
Solveig
Vera
Viveka
Liv
Matilda
Elin
Marit
Johanna
Josefa
Lena
Astrid
Ingrid
Elsa
Freja/Freya

Laska5772 · 08/02/2018 18:20

Danish names ( some of our reles! ) E' s at end of names pronounced as A

Sanne (pronounced Sanna)
Lene (pronounced Lena)
Pernille
Tove
Hanne
Helle
Lisbeth
Anni

barnet · 08/02/2018 18:15

We are in Scandi, popular names here are:
Tiril
Sophie
Angelina
Christina
Kaja
Frederika
Frida
Nora
Maria
Marianna
Ida

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 08/02/2018 18:11

Hannelore
Angelika
Liesl
Isolda
Ulrike

MikeUniformMike · 08/02/2018 18:09

Petra - but it's dated.
Heidi

MikeUniformMike · 08/02/2018 18:08

Tanja
Sonja

ChocolateCrunch · 08/02/2018 18:07

Sofia
Freja
Anja
Mathilde

AshGirl · 08/02/2018 18:06

Hanna is lovely I think Smile

viktoria · 08/02/2018 18:05

Love Annika.

Anneli
Astrid
Anke
Anne-Marie or Annmarie

Chocolateyescakeyes · 08/02/2018 17:50

I really like Danica.