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Danish baby names?

92 replies

marionara · 16/05/2022 10:19

Hi!
Partner is Danish and we'd like to give our new little one (yet to arrive) a Danish name.
Have looked up the common ones but nothing has stood out. Thanks :-)

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marionara · 19/05/2022 23:31

Magnus and Konrad are great, shame we already have an Erasmus relative!

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debwong · 19/05/2022 16:22

Air Freja
Cnut

midsomermurderess · 19/05/2022 15:52

Oh, that’s a pity.

KirstenBlest · 19/05/2022 15:20

it sounds too much like Lurgy

midsomermurderess · 19/05/2022 15:12

I also think Laerke (Lark) is pretty, but that would cause pronunciation issues.

KirstenBlest · 19/05/2022 10:38

I think that Magnus is Mao-noos (mao like chairman mao) in some countries but not sure which.

Friend has a half-danish grandson and he's Mag-nus

KirstenBlest · 19/05/2022 10:36

Yes, like Fryer but the r is throatier sort of like Frrry-uh

RumAndCocaCola · 19/05/2022 10:10

Fryer and Konral 😉

midsomermurderess · 19/05/2022 10:00

How is Konrad is pronounced in Danish?

HailAdrian · 19/05/2022 09:39

How is Freja pronounced in Danish? I'm intrigued!

Enko · 19/05/2022 09:36

I'd pronunciation is important then I would not recommend C/Konrad. Its pronounced differently in Danish to how it is in the UK
I have a Conrad (I am the Danish side of my marriage) and he quite likes the 2 different pronunciations but recognises it's a much softer sound in Danish to English. I still love the name.

Mandodari · 18/05/2022 15:50

For girls
Pia
Tove (I know its more Swedish but I love Tove Janssons books)
Merete
Bodil
Astrid

For boys
Erasmus (Rasmus)
Kim
Lars
Gustaf
Konrad

bigbluebus · 18/05/2022 13:59

The only Danish/English couple I know (living in Denmark) called their DCs Emma and Oliver.

I know some Norwegians with DCs called Nelly, Lotte and Jens.

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marionara · 18/05/2022 13:45

babyjellyfish · 18/05/2022 08:46

I know a Danish girl called Ida, which I always thought was lovely.

Gorgeous!

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BotCrossHuns · 18/05/2022 11:57

Jette
Magda

Karl
Lief

InkySquid · 18/05/2022 11:49

Dorthe

An English person is very unlikely to be able to pronounce Dorthe correctly

Allegra82 · 18/05/2022 09:05

My fav are Lotte and Mathias
agree you need to think if you want it to be pronounced the danish way or English, or if you want a name which is pronounced the same

babyjellyfish · 18/05/2022 08:46

I know a Danish girl called Ida, which I always thought was lovely.

Enko · 17/05/2022 22:23

Oh had to add in Lykke for a girl
And Solvej

Enko · 17/05/2022 22:22

2 of my girls have danish middlenames.

Some suggestions

Anny
Dorrith
Ea
Vibeke
Mette
Lena
Helle
Dorthe
Trine
Katrina
Sørine

Or name a girl after the queen Margrethe

Boys. Dh wanted Lars Johannes Bjørn. I was a hard no

Claus
Lars
Lauritz
Ulrich (I love this name so much but hard in English I know)
Mikkel
Henrik
Axel
Johan
Jan
Niels
Jens

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marionara · 17/05/2022 17:17

MadameOvary81 · 17/05/2022 16:28

Girls

Bodil
Annaliese
Mette
Maja
Kamma
Karina
Ulla
Nina
Malene
Nya
Anja
Lotte

Boys

Karsten
Stefan
Kristian
Emil
Jesper
Preben

Thanks for these! :)

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MadameOvary81 · 17/05/2022 16:28

Girls

Bodil
Annaliese
Mette
Maja
Kamma
Karina
Ulla
Nina
Malene
Nya
Anja
Lotte

Boys

Karsten
Stefan
Kristian
Emil
Jesper
Preben

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marionara · 17/05/2022 16:13

WhatATimeToBeAlive · 16/05/2022 14:30

Katherine/Karen/Karin for a girl.

I really feel like Karen has been ruined by memes 😂

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marionara · 17/05/2022 16:12

peaceinourtime · 17/05/2022 00:02

Leif or Soren for sure.

Life and Serrn are how they're pronounced in Denmark, neither of which I like very much. I wonder if I'm too fussy!

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marionara · 17/05/2022 15:05

midsomermurderess · 17/05/2022 06:47

I like Søren, Solvaig and Pernilla but for all I know they’re in Derek/Doreen territory. Presuming most people answering are Brits, suggestions will be quite hit and miss.

Pernille is lovely, Soren seems so common now. And its pronounced Serrn in Denmark not Sore-ren as people are doing here.

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