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Original poster

What are your favourite foreign names?

45 replies

OneUmberJoker · 07/12/2025 18:16

As non traditional in your country
I would say
Diego or Mario

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schnubbins · 11/12/2025 21:28

Matteo
Marlene

MostlyGhostly · 11/12/2025 21:10

Ramona
Anastasia
Sabrina
Eduardo
Rico
Aziz

mathanxiety · 10/12/2025 03:28

Dagmar
Valentina
Cosima

Not English but not foreign - Niamh, Angharad, Seonaid

Johan
Anton
Casimir
Vladimir

SquigglePigs · 09/12/2025 22:06

Helena (pronounced He-lay-na)
Elena (pronounced El-ay-na or Ell-e-na)
Katya
Anastacia/Anastasia
Priya
Saskia
Tatiana
Katerina

Alexei
Matteo
Nikolai

MonChoufleur123 · 09/12/2025 11:56

We have some Turkish friends whose daughter is called Miray - "shining like the moon". It's beautiful 😍

This thread is making me sad we're definitely not having a third...

NorthernDancer · 09/12/2025 11:44

Consuelo

Marius

Why hasn't Florian caught on in the UK? Or Stiliyan?

Lamentingalways · 09/12/2025 11:34

ClearlyNoIdea · 07/12/2025 18:33

Aurelia

This one, so very pretty. I love saying it and can’t believe it hasn’t become more popular here.

StationSquare · 09/12/2025 11:33

Maxim
Nikolai
Alexei
Marius
Magnus
Sorensen
Anastasia
Annika

ohthiscouldgetmessy · 09/12/2025 11:18

Liliana or Auralea

dizzydizzydizzy · 08/12/2025 13:24

MorningCoffees2 · 07/12/2025 22:21

Katja

I love Diego. Mario, on the other hand, can only be a tiny plumber.

Yes to Katja!

dizzydizzydizzy · 08/12/2025 13:24

Francesca
Heidi
Lisl
Sofia

JillyGiraffe · 08/12/2025 05:43

Maximo
Katerina

DrUptonsGardenGnome · 07/12/2025 23:39

Ines
Pilar

Jean-Paul
Benoit

Enko · 07/12/2025 23:36

Annunciata

Kimi

PinkNeonSign · 07/12/2025 23:24

Love Aurelia for a girl and Riyad for a boy.

Pallisers · 07/12/2025 23:22

Nilufar

dd2 had a friend with this name (mostly called Nilu which is also lovely). I just love it.

Calliopespa · 07/12/2025 23:15

Rachie1973 · 07/12/2025 23:05

@Calliopespa I didn’t think it was nice until I learned how to pronounce it. I saw it like you until then.

We all associate things and people with names though.

2 of my granddaughters are Faith & Hope. I have custody of them and I hate telling people their names lol. They are so trite sounding together.

Edited

Yes, well I'm sorry. I regret my hasty post.

I agree the Faith and Hope is quite 😬

BengalBangle · 07/12/2025 23:07

Agnieska, Edyta, Katerina, Ilja, Tova, Yaiza.

Nikolei, Sergei, Dmitri, Felipe.

Rachie1973 · 07/12/2025 23:05

@Calliopespa I didn’t think it was nice until I learned how to pronounce it. I saw it like you until then.

We all associate things and people with names though.

2 of my granddaughters are Faith & Hope. I have custody of them and I hate telling people their names lol. They are so trite sounding together.

EverardDeTroyes · 07/12/2025 23:03

Immanuel (for a boy)

Fabrizio

Ladamesansmerci · 07/12/2025 23:01

I love:
Meri
Lumi
Suvi
Friedrich
Annaliese

(wife is half Finnish, half German)

I also love:
Rosario
Marcella
Katarina
Amira

PermanentTemporary · 07/12/2025 22:58

Shoshanna

PermanentTemporary · 07/12/2025 22:57

Loving these.

Brigitte
Loinnir
Róisín

Calliopespa · 07/12/2025 22:55

Rachie1973 · 07/12/2025 22:40

Clodagh. I think it’s so pretty

Actually @Rachie1973 I have missed the edit window, but I didn't need to make that comment about Clodagh. I was just so taken aback to see my least favourite name. I accept my association is probably very niche ...

But sorry for pouring cold water on your contribution: it was rude.

PigeonsandSquirrels · 07/12/2025 22:54

Leilani

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