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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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Sofabookhotchoc · 28/01/2024 16:42

Thiemo

Perhapsanorhertimewouldbebetter · 28/01/2024 16:41

caringcarer · 28/01/2024 16:38

My DS's friend is called Kaiser.

So essentially Emperor then?

CandyLeBonBon · 28/01/2024 16:41

Karl-Heinz

wlv12 · 28/01/2024 16:40

I love Otto

Perhapsanorhertimewouldbebetter · 28/01/2024 16:39

Jonas (Yonas)
Nico
Franz
Oskar
Hans
Erich
Kurt
Gustav
Emil
Georg
Karl
Leo
Ludwig
Mika
Mikael
Otto
Albrecht
Walter (Valter)
Christoph/Kristoff
Frederick/Freddy
Johannes (Yohannes)
Luis

caringcarer · 28/01/2024 16:38

My DS's friend is called Kaiser.

Doublebiscuit77 · 28/01/2024 16:36

Erik too.

Doublebiscuit77 · 28/01/2024 16:35

Felix
Otto
Stefan
Axel

No idea if they're popular in Germany but they are around in the UK and really nice names.

NameChange30 · 28/01/2024 16:32

Depends how obviously German you want, but these names work:
Adam
Christoph (Chris)
Felix
Gregor (Greg)
Jonas / Jonah
Leo
Levi
Max
Noah
Otto
Theo

If you look at the latest top boys' names in Germany there are a lot of names that are popular/common in the UK.

S72 · 28/01/2024 16:30

Matthias. Klaus. Johannes. Jorge. Florian.

pinkdelight · 28/01/2024 16:28

I've always liked Rainer.

BassoContinuo · 28/01/2024 16:28

Otto
Karl / Carl
Lukas

Carbgirl · 28/01/2024 16:28

I love Johann (pronounced yo-han). It’s just John in German but I think sounds so cute in English.

Trez1510 · 28/01/2024 16:26

Lukas is the only one that springs to mind.