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Cool German girls' names?

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CruCru · 16/08/2013 22:07

Hi all

I am pretty fixed on wanting to call our DD Claudia but wondered if I should consider any other names. I seem to like fairly "Germanic" or Scandinavian names. I really like Ingrid but DH hates it and Astrid is a bit too popular where I live.

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Rhubarbgarden · 16/08/2013 22:26

Inge
Helga

BeCool · 16/08/2013 22:39

Petra
Birgitte

Astrid is fab.

DanceLikeJohnTravoltaNow · 16/08/2013 22:43

Hannelore, or Hanna for short.

Caip · 16/08/2013 22:44

Just been through a German friend's fb f to get the below

Sabine
Andrea
Katrina
Vera
Heike
Sibylle
Ramona
Dana
Aliens
Anja
Brigitte
Gabi
Silvi
Anneka
Birgit
Magdalena
Silke
Corina

Caip · 16/08/2013 22:49

Haha! Aliens is meant to say Alena!

7to25 · 16/08/2013 22:52

Noemi

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CruCru · 16/08/2013 22:55

Awesome, thanks. Love Petra but DS's middle name is Peter.

Also love Hannah but there is already one in the family.

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maja00 · 16/08/2013 22:55

Leni
Elsa
Greta
Johanna

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CruCru · 16/08/2013 23:02

Love Greta too.

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mummaemma · 16/08/2013 23:06

Hanna/Hana
Leoni/Leonie
Amelie
Nele/Nelee
Luisa/Louisa
Clara/Klara
Alina
Melina
Ida
Finja/Finnja
Lotta/Lotte
Greta
Mathilda/Matilda/Mathilde
Frida/Frieda
Helena
Heidi
Marta
Katharina
Annika
Elisa/Elsa
Lea / Leah
Sofia / Sophia
Anna
Lena
Leonie / Leoni
Lina
Johanna
Lara
Maja / Maya
Clara / Klara

Nellelephant · 16/08/2013 23:06

Stefanie, Dana and Francesca are some German friends of ours. I like Sabine.

BikeRunSki · 16/08/2013 23:07

Ursula
Karin
Katinka

MrsCliveStanden · 16/08/2013 23:09

Claudia and Astrid are both great names. Frieda already mentioned is lovely. Kendra?

DanceLikeJohnTravoltaNow · 16/08/2013 23:09

I like Sabine too, its a lovely name. What about Katja, is that German?

Rhubarbgarden · 16/08/2013 23:10

Caip you laugh but Alien is an actual Dutch name, pronounced 'Alleen'. Not one that travels well.

LifeIsNow · 17/08/2013 06:29

Annika

NapaCab · 17/08/2013 06:49

Good German/Scandinavian names based on Germans I know and like are:

Silke
Solveig
Freya

Bad German names to be avoided like the plague IMHO:

Wiebbke
Meike
Frauke
Anke

Bleurgh...

CecyHall · 17/08/2013 07:20

Sabine was the name of every girl in my German textbooks at school. For that reason I always assumed it was quite a common, neutral name kind of like Jane or Sarah or something. That puts me off but that's just me (and I might be entirely wrong!)

Gobbolinothewitchscat · 17/08/2013 07:23

Anneliese - German

Elin - Scandinavian

Malin - Scandinavian

MoreThanWords · 17/08/2013 07:25

Not German, but:

Mette (pr. Medda)
Mariska
Trine

ComtesseDeFrouFrou · 17/08/2013 07:50

I have German friends called Johanna (yo-hanna) and Marlene (mar-len-uh, but she has to put up with mar-lean a lot)

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CruCru · 17/08/2013 08:01

See I rather like Anke but DH won't.

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telsa · 17/08/2013 08:12

Kirsten
Kerstin
Anja
Beate
Pia
Lieselotte
Zara
Leni (Marlene)
Gertrud
Brunhilde
Wilhelmina
Trauthilde

Ireallymustbemad · 17/08/2013 08:22

I know a beautiful Anya which you could also spell Anja.

nurseneedshelp · 17/08/2013 08:25

Claudia is a beautiful name!

I work with a German Doctor called Elke (pronounced "Elcar" which I quite like too?

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