European names for a girl

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Hi,
We'd like to find a great name that works across most european languages. We love names like Agatha and Theodora -- can you think of others?

Anna is pretty universal.

Marta?
Emma?
Helena/Elena?

Europa?
Thea
Mila
Mira
Ines
Anna
Angela
Maria
Elsa (sorry!)

Sophia/Sofia
Nina
Rosa
Lara

Christina
Eva

Maria
Annabel

Ingrid
Saga
Leonora
Nora(h)
Frida/ Frieda
Fria
Roberta
Freya
Petrine / Petrina
Perine
Petra
Anna Luna
Eleanor/Elinor
Iris
Mathilde /Matilda

Rafaella
Valentina
Serafina
Delphine
Sabine
Margot
Odette
Aurelia
Amandine
Ianthe

Anna
Clara
Martha
?

Matilda
Eugenie
Nina
Marina

Maria
Lucia
Francesca

I'd imagine that Anna, Emma, Sophia would work anywhere?

Aglaia
Antonina
Marisa

Ana/Anna
Maria
Margarita (I LOVE this name but it's been vetoed so many times, so cute!)
Margot
Raphaela/Rafaela/Raffaella so many spellings!
Emmanuel(le)
Manuela
Sophia/Sofia
Olivia
Isabel(le)

Noelle, Jolie, Gabriella, Martine

Edith.
In the UK we use "Ee" as the first syllable, in France and Germany they use "Ay". I knew a lovely German lady called Edie (pronounced Aydie)

Rosa
Margarita/Margaret
Sophie/Sophia
Cecilia/Cecile/Cecily
Victoria
Alexandra
Maria/Marie/Mary
Marta/Martha
Martina/Martine
Ingrid
Sonja/Sonia

Claudette
Pandora

Camilla
Melissa
Corinna
Susanna

I think Anna is your best bet, as loads of the others I have seen on this thread are considered really old-fashioned over here!

Lucia. Anna is boring.

fattycow where are you from? Which names are cool where you are?

I'm from the Netherlands. Short names are really a trend at the moment. Emma and Eva are in the top 20, as are Tess, Sophie/Sofie and Julia.

Eva is a good one.

Yeah- I don't think I know anyone who doesn't have a child called Eva!! (seriously)

Agreed. I think I know about two families who don't have an Eva, Eve or Evie.

Christina / Cristina
Kirsten
Maria

Susannah
Judith
Helene /Helena