I like Ingrid, Greta etc...

[Orphlids]

I got some wonderful suggestions when I posted previously, and I added Ingrid and Greta to my list. I seem to like slightly harsh Germanic or Scandinavian sounds. Erica, Inga, Gerta - things like this I think are lovely. I’m looking for names along these lines, please, just in case there’s something wonderful I’ve not thought of. Britt has been vetoed by DP.

Clara
Ilona
Sabine
Edina
Marika
Astrid

Ebba

Agnetha

Solveig

Ida?

Greta is also lovely - go with that

Thora / Tora

Liesel

Audrey

I like Gudrun
If you want to be really brave theres an old
Scottish name (ive seen it on a headstone or two): Grizel

Anya

Lyra

Margot

Sybil

@Wbeezer

I like Gudrun If you want to be really brave theres an old Scottish name (ive seen it on a headstone or two): Grizel

One of the founding girls of the Chalet School was a Grizel!

Love Inge.
I had a cousin called Inge-Lise, pronounced Ingalisa.
I also like Stella, Lois, Gillis and Silke.

So many lovely names here, so many I like.
Edda is my only other suggestion

Oh and a bit softer and not scandi but Anoushka

Love this thread

I've been watching 'Hilda' on Netflix (a joy!) and it's set in Scandinavia. Hilda and Frida are among the characters' names.

I once walked down a street named Gertrudie in eastern Europe. I thought Gertrudie was a lovely name.

Nadja, Astrid, Ingrid, Sigrid, Goril, Kristin, Thora, Gerd, Heidi, Katja, Brigit, Else

Love Astrid and Ingrid.

Other unusual ones on my list:

Adelheid (Ah-del-hide) / Heidi (If you do have German connections be warned this is apparently very old-Lady)
Tamsin
Elfie
Sofie

I live in Germany and have come across these which I like, but haven't looked too far into WRT ages etc:

Ekaterina (Eh-kat-er-ina)
Ulrike (Ull-reek-a)
Mareika (Ma-rike-a)
Antje (Ant-ya)

Taught these (so defo young kid names!)

Luise (Louisa)
Berenike (Ber-eh-neek-a)

Ramona
Erika

Helga
Freya
Sieglinde

Oh I really like Berenike

@Orphlids I’m totally with you on those kinds of names, have quite a few on my list. I absolutely love Eerika but don’t think I’ll ever get to use it, maybe I’ll get Erika at a push. I also have Ingrid and Greta on my list, Astrid was vetoed. Also like Gretel and Gretchen. Inge and Ebba lovely too, as well as the softer sounding Anneli (but it’s too lilting and pretty for me to actually use- I like ‘ugly’ names 😂) .