Dh and I can’t find any girls name (half German)

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It’s an absolute nightmare, I love the name Elodie and always have done but dh hates it. He wants something that reflects his German heritage but can’t give me any names apart from his grandmothers name, we do also have a very German surname which I’m conscious of. I’ve said I’m happy for this as a middle name however I don’t like the name myself. We’ve already decided on Finn for a boy, which we both love.
TIA

I do love Frieda tbh. But if you don’t, similar vibe to Frieda and Paulina:

Helena/ Elena - Lena, Leni
Linnea
Erica
Freya
Adalina
Angelina
Lina
Fiona

Julia,
Catrin,
Lena,
Inka

You need to each come up with a long list (maybe 20-30 names each), it’s no use really just putting one or two names each on the table.

From there you could work out a shortlist of acceptable names.

Ursula
German heritage girls at my school included Trudi, Mitzi and Heidi (all nicknames I believe but you could give the full name)
Clara
Verena
Saskia
Margaretha

https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article249271642/Das-sind-die-beliebtesten-Vornamen-des-Jahres-2023.html

https://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/jahrgang/j2023/top-500-2023

Some of the suggestions here are very outdated (and not in a good way). A bit like calling an English child Peregrine or Albertine.

what name is Wildy?
definitely don’t go for Beate, nobody in England will know how to pronounce it correctly.

popular names in Germany are Leonie, Elisa, Matilda, Lena, Leni, Sophia, Emma not

Ursula, Gretel, Trudi, Traudi,

Etta

Ella

Lina (could be a nn for paulina)

Freya

definitely don’t go for Beate, nobody in England will know how to pronounce it correctly.

As someone whose names ends in "e" I can confirm that nobody who doesn't speak German natively or very well can pronounce it correctly. I don't actually care that I haven't heard my name pronounced properly for several decades, even Germans mispronounce my name in the presence of people who don't speak German because most don't realize they talk about me when they call me by my correct name, but if it matters to you then don't give your child a German name that is hard to pronounce correctly. You'd be correcting people all the time.

Another vote for Petra. That was the German name assigned to me at school when we learned it. Everyone was allocated a German name. Thinking about it, that was a bit strange.

Another vote for Silke

My half Austrian friend who lives in England gave her children German names who are pronounced differently in English. Think for example Ida and Julia (pronounced Yulia). Guess what? Already in primary school their names get mispronounced constantly. Also by teachers.

Another antiquated name. The youngest Petra I know is 50. And it’s also pronounced differently in German.

I've always loved names like Annelise and Lorelei.

Anna.

The ultimate pan-European name imo

I'm German and we chose international names for our children that are known and sound good in every country/language.

Our children are called Rose, Elisabeth and Samuel.

Inga? 😜
Ida?
Agnes?

I’m in Germany. Some of the girls 8 and under that we know are

Lea
Finja
Leonie
Luisa
Annika
Linea
Charlotte
Linda
Clara
Amara
Elena
Maria
Nele
Amy
Lara

Freya? It is seen as Norse but also has Germanic roots.

Another vote for Lena here.
Agata?
Hanna?

Svenja

If I had had a girl
Carla
Karolina
or Frieda

Inge as @inquisitiveinga suggested, there are are few pp's suggesting Freya too

https://www.babycentre.co.uk/babyname/1028727/inge

Charlotte nn Lotte or Lottie
Marlene
Alma
I actually quite like Pauline but you could go for Lina to make it sound more contemporary
Anna or Emma are classic names that work well in both English and German

All of these are both traditional but also current and don’t sound dated - unlike Gretchen, Inge, Heidi…

I like Katinka, I lived with a pretty young med student with that name a few years ago.