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Unique girl names - esp German?

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Walnut8 · 13/12/2009 18:02

I posted a while ago, saying that my husband and I were thinking about calling our baby girl Annaliese. My DH has now decided that he's not entirely sure about this name which is fine but we can't seem to find anything else that we like that suits our very harsh-sounding german surname. We've ruled out many names that we like, ie Chloe, Juliet because they just don't sound right with the last name!

Can anyone pls give me some suggestions of nice sounding German girl's names (or names that would suit a harsh sounding surname). We are after something a little unusual as I have looked at lists of popular names in Germany over the last few years but the names all seem very common - there are many Lauras, Hannahs & Annas in DH's family. Thanks everyone.

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pofacedandproud · 14/12/2009 10:26

Anya was on our list. So was Ingrid. I also love Astrid but that is more Scandinavian.

janek · 14/12/2009 10:25

what about insa? or isolde?

cumbria81 · 14/12/2009 10:18

My friend is called Jette. I've always thought it was a lovely name.

diddl · 14/12/2009 07:56

I like Lucia (I would say Lu-chi-a) & Alexa.

diddl · 14/12/2009 07:54

I love Jette!

Also Elsa.

emkana · 13/12/2009 22:57

Marie sounds absolutely lovely in German I always thought.

CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/12/2009 22:56

I have Heidi and Sylvia. I think both are pretty & soft sounding but still German.

jellybeans · 13/12/2009 22:50

Clara
Lena
Leonie

kalo12 · 13/12/2009 21:25

Marlene
Frieda
Myriam
Lana
Cassandra
Olga
Elisabeth
Johanna
Klara
Christina
Christabel
An toinette
Anushka

CaptainNancy · 13/12/2009 21:19

I've always liked the name Gretchen.

GhoulsAreLoud · 13/12/2009 20:47

Heidi?

chickbean · 13/12/2009 20:46

I love Hannelore, but you say that you have too many Hannah's and Laura's already.

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Swedington · 13/12/2009 20:32

Gretl
Ingrid

strig · 13/12/2009 20:25

What about Liesel or is it too sound of music.

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2009 20:16

Who about Anya?

LynetteScavo · 13/12/2009 20:15

Not Silke...my least favourite girls name ever!

ib · 13/12/2009 20:03

I know a german Maika. I think it's lovely.

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Walnut8 · 13/12/2009 19:48

Nope not more extreme than Leutheusser-Schnarrenburger . Ours is pretty harsh (and clunky) though!!

Both liking Lilja. DH has a friend called Ilja and has always loved that name (for a boy).

Good on you annamamma for being firm! I'm too much of doormat, like to please everyone and everything! I have already been calling baby annaliese in my head though ... oh dear.

So many other pretty names, thanks everyone.

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annamama · 13/12/2009 19:18

No one in Scandinavia is really called Lucia, but we celebrate the Lucia Day on Dec 13, girls dress up in white clothes with candles in their hair... it's pronounced Loo-SEE-a.

I think Alexa is really nice but so is Annaliese.

My DH always say he's not sure about things, don't take too much notice! Now he says he's not sure about our top girl name but I don't like any other name so we're having it! Remember we have the final say as we give birth not them!

Grandhighpoohba · 13/12/2009 19:17

Silke (silk-eh)
Birthe (bear-ta)
Ute (you-ta)

MortaIWombat · 13/12/2009 19:16

Lilja
Viola
Susanna

prettybird · 13/12/2009 18:59

Elsa

It was one of our choices if ds had been dd. It was my granny's name.

My aunt is Karin (pronounced Car-een, with an equal emphasis on both syllables).

My granny's sister was Eileen.

Other names in the family: Inge (pronounced "ing" - as in "doing" - eh, with the emphasis on the Ing), Lotte

BlauerWeihnachtsengel · 13/12/2009 18:56

Lucia is probably more Scandinavian than German (as is Annika, of course), but in Germany it's pronounced Loo-TSEE-a or Loo-CHEE-a.

I'm intrigued about your long Germanic surname. Couldn't be any more extreme than Leutheusser-Schnarrenburger, could it?

KnitterInTheNW · 13/12/2009 18:53

I used to know a German au pair, who was called Heike. I always thought that was pretty.