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Quirky names that work in German

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JulieBindelHasAKindle · 17/08/2023 12:51

Dp is German and I’m English and we are currently living in Italy but will be moving to the UK in the next 18 months. We’ve decided on Aloisa for a girl but are struggling to decide on a boys name. I always wanted to call my child Jude if they were a boy but it’s inappropriate in German. Names we like are as followed:

Karl (but it’s quite popular in Germany and I worry people will think of Marx)
Mies (dp wants this as it’s a family name however I don’t think it works in English)
Egon (I like but dp thinks it sounds too much like Elon)
Rainer (we both like but think it sounds tol American)
Wolf (we both like but worry it’s too ‘weird’ in English)

Names we can’t use: Otto, Rex, Rafael

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becarefulofyourheart · 17/08/2023 12:57

Dieter? Jan?

Katrinawaves · 17/08/2023 12:56

How about Xander/Alexander. Josef? Leon?

I like Jude too and other names I like though not sure if they have a Germanic connection are

Gideon
Jake/Jacob
Adam
Benedict