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German boys names

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FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 28/01/2024 16:22

Would love some suggestions on German boys names that work well in English. I generally like short and snappy over long and flowing but open to anything.

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DoggusDomesticus · 29/01/2024 07:57

DD's German ex and his friends and brothers (all young men) were:
Felix, Lucas, Alex, Nico (x2), Leon and Adam

All suitably versatile and travel proof names!

That said, I've always harboured an immense soft spot for Wolfgang!

converseandjeans · 29/01/2024 07:56

Max
Emil
Tim
Thomas
Jacob
Noah

www.pampers.com/en-us/pregnancy/baby-names/article/german-boy-names

Theoldwoman · 29/01/2024 06:10

Heinrich is my favourite!

Bananalanacake · 29/01/2024 05:55

Dh is German. I love the name Henning but didn't get to use it as I had 2 girls.

Athrawes · 29/01/2024 05:09

Holger

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FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 29/01/2024 05:07

DiamondSnake · 29/01/2024 04:46

Yes. Georgina is pronounced Gay-or-geena.

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Actually more like Geh-or-geena.

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FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 29/01/2024 05:06

SparklyOwls · 28/01/2024 23:33

What does Rory sound like in Germany?

God why does it not quote if you press reply?

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FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 29/01/2024 05:05

The R is just a different sound and if pronounced English which it would be lots of people would struggle to get it right. Same with J sounds.

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DiamondSnake · 29/01/2024 04:46

SparklyOwls · 28/01/2024 23:32

Please not Heinz, makes me think of Baked Beans!

There's a German name pronounced "gay-org" is that Georg?

Yes. Georgina is pronounced Gay-or-geena.

Paperclipp · 29/01/2024 02:36

Ludo (short for Ludwig)
Timo

Babla · 29/01/2024 00:57

Adolf

telestrations · 29/01/2024 00:38

Wolfe

FunnysInLaJardin · 28/01/2024 23:37

Fabian

SparklyOwls · 28/01/2024 23:33

What does Rory sound like in Germany?

SparklyOwls · 28/01/2024 23:32

Please not Heinz, makes me think of Baked Beans!

There's a German name pronounced "gay-org" is that Georg?

New2024 · 28/01/2024 23:20

Linus - pronounced Leanus not Line-us as in Peanuts

Chuffles · 28/01/2024 23:00

A German guy I knew with a name I always liked was Carsten. I think it works well in English. Markus is really nice too (just say "with a K") if misspelling is an issue.

NewUserNewName · 28/01/2024 22:53

I haven’t seen Leon and Roman mentioned yet.

be careful with names like Lu(c)kas/Mark(/c)us, as you’d constantly need to correct the spelling in one country

TwigTheWonderKid · 28/01/2024 22:47

Anton

Hankthehonk · 28/01/2024 22:42

I know a family who live in the UK with one German parent, the boys are called Ben and Lars

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FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 28/01/2024 22:36

weegiemum · 28/01/2024 22:27

This could out me but my dh is half German and is Jürgen. Football has made the name better known. Clearly I love it, but none of our kids have German names on dh's insistence! It's hard enough dealing with the convoluted German surname!!

Yes agree with him. I would definitely not go for eg Jürgen for exactly that reason. Similarly would not call him eg Rory as lovely as it is as if we moved to Germany it would get butchered 😂

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weegiemum · 28/01/2024 22:27

This could out me but my dh is half German and is Jürgen. Football has made the name better known. Clearly I love it, but none of our kids have German names on dh's insistence! It's hard enough dealing with the convoluted German surname!!

Doublebiscuit77 · 28/01/2024 21:18

FünfundvierzigLuftballons · 28/01/2024 19:00

I think Rudi is super cool but I’d worry that he’d get English kids making ‘rude’ jokes or sth?

I really doubt it. I know a couple of young English boys called Rudy/Rudi, it's far from unheard of. And i don't think kids make fun of names so much these days, there's too much variety.

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 28/01/2024 21:12

I know a German Timo, which I quite like.

Andreas
Oskar
Manfred

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 28/01/2024 21:01

Alex

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