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Bilingual Boy Names

28 replies

TheOneWithTheBaby · 01/12/2018 10:07

Hello everyone,

We found out a few weeks ago that we are having a boy. We had quite a few girls names but boys I'm finding a bit trickier. We are a German/English family, so ideally we'd like names that sound similar in both languages or at least are pronounceable in both.

I think taste wise we are slightly more traditional. We have a long list of maybes so far but nothing is sticking somehow. Any opinions on our names or further suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

James (I know a lot in their late teens/early twenties at the moment but no younger children it seems)
George (so many younger children with it at the moment)
Benjamin (But not a fan of Ben so might be a Nono?)
Benedict
Jacob
Logan
Henry
Jasper
Edmund
Edward
Nathaniel (Nate, but th could be an issue in German)
Albert
Leopold
Samuel
Ezra
Sebastian
Christopher

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BertieBotts · 02/12/2018 13:49

James ends up a bit more like Jems in German. But yes it's well known enough to work. It wouldn't be Yam-uz.

R-beginning names are tricky. DS1 has an R and it doesn't work too well.

SingingSands · 02/12/2018 13:56

My DH has German family and the boys names include:

Frank
John
David
Otto
Marius
Felix
Steffen

MikeUniformMike · 02/12/2018 13:58

I know a Tobias (Tob-ee-as) nn Toby with German-English parents.
Matthias is Math-eye-as in the UK but Matt-ee-as elsewhere in Europe.
I'm not keen but Sebastian would work.
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