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Please help with boy's name, we live in German-speaking country

34 replies

viennesewhirl · 14/01/2009 20:13

I want it to be something that sounds the same whether a German or an English speaker is saying it. Theo would be pronounced "Tayo" here, for example, and George as "Gay-org" so they're no good. It cuts out a lot of possiblities - ie anything starting with or including J, W, Th, R. Our first son is called Noah. These are names I like - what do you think - and do you have any suggestions?! Thank you!

Elliot
Lev
Asher
Sol / Solomon
Constantin
Oskar
Casper

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MarchNowFebMum · 15/01/2009 21:57

Love Carsten/Karsten as suggested. Is German name but works in English

gauly · 15/01/2009 21:40

According to this:
www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=kai&submit=Go

...it's originated in at least 3 different cultures. Perfect for all those Hawaiian/Swedish couples out there too!

gauly · 15/01/2009 21:39

According to this:
www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=kai&submit=Go

...it's originated in at least 3 different cultures. Perfect for all those Hawaiian/Swedish couples out there too!

Lionstar · 15/01/2009 21:11

Kai also has Welsh origins, which explains the UK popularity

Tinker · 15/01/2009 19:45

Love Rudi

gauly · 15/01/2009 18:50

The name Kai has been in the top 100 UK boys names for quite a few years now - rather surprisingly I think since it is quite German. There's a Kai in the CBeebies show "Me too" as well. So I guess you don't need an English equivalent!

ForeverOptimistic · 15/01/2009 17:33

Edwin?

bran · 15/01/2009 17:29

I don't think there is an English equivalent of Kai, but I've noticed that it's quite popular in the UK now, I know quite a few by that name of varying ages. It's pretty straightfoward to pronounce for an English speaker too.

maddylou · 15/01/2009 17:22

Stefan

blueshoes · 15/01/2009 17:19

bran, interesting about 'Kai'. From 'kaiser'? Is there an English equivalent?

Buckets · 15/01/2009 17:10

Laurents

LBsmum · 15/01/2009 14:48

My english friend has had two children in Germany and concious of pronoucation has named her son Oliver and daughter Zara

gauly · 15/01/2009 14:38

Just remembered another English/German family and they have Tristan so I guess that works too.

bran · 15/01/2009 13:30

Kai
Moritz

MrsSeanBean · 15/01/2009 13:27

Thaddeus is a good one, I like that.

Lionstar · 15/01/2009 10:53

I know an English (but lives in Germany) Thaddeus (Tad-ey-us) with Teddy as a nickname, I think it's fab.

Also love Oskar, Lukas, Markus and Asher

blueshoes · 15/01/2009 10:49

Some food for thought. I am not sure how these are pronounced in German:

Alexander
Carsten
Christian (love this)
Daniel
Dirk
Florian
Frank
Franz
Frederik
Olaf
Oliver
Philip
Wolfgang

Buckets · 15/01/2009 10:33

Kurt
Andreas
Rudi

Tinker · 14/01/2009 23:27

Posted to say Otto and it's there already
Love Tobias.
Markus (is it with a k in German?)

MrsSeanBean · 14/01/2009 23:25

Otto has good form - as in von Bismarck.

And doesn't Claudia Schiffer have a Caspar?

Froginmythroat · 14/01/2009 23:24

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Shitemum · 14/01/2009 23:20

some friends of ours have an Otto and a Luka, father is german, mother Spanish.

LynetteScavo · 14/01/2009 23:19

Oh Otto is lovely - and goes well with Noah, IMO.

SwedesInACape · 14/01/2009 23:13

Oskar is lovely.

I also absolutely adore the name Otto.

MrsSeanBean · 14/01/2009 23:12

Mattias

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