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Sound of Music Inspired Girls Names...

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SummerRose999 · 20/07/2024 20:59

Sound of Music Inspired Girls names. Which is your favourite? Which would you pick? And why?

Mirabel - Mirabell Gardens where it was filmed.
Liesel - one of Von trapp children.
Gretel - one of Von trapp children.

Maria to me is too old fashioned and dowdy. These are the names I would say I like best.

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salamithumbs · 20/07/2024 21:08

Liesl is definitely my favourite! Also love it as a nickname for Anneliese or Elisa.
Think my second favourite is Marta, then Louisa, then Maria. Brigitta a bit severe sounding and Gretl reminds me of Hansel and Gretl!
Also love Elsa (Baroness Schreider) if that counts even though she was a bitch 😬 and think there was a Sister Sofia?
Didn't think of the Mirabel gardens but I think Mirabel would remind me more strongly of Encanto now!

miniaturepixieonacid · 20/07/2024 21:08

Mirabel

I prefer Marta and Brigitta to Liesl and Gretel. Though Brigitta is probably 'too' Sound of Music (as in never heard of from anywhere else in the UK, I don't think).

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 20/07/2024 21:11

I love Liesel

Although my DD 's babe starts with an "Ay" sound and is nicknamed Edelweiss

Shortpoet · 20/07/2024 21:13

You could look at the real Von Trapp girls names:

Agatha
Maria Franziska
Hedwig
Johanna
Martina

and the girls born to Maria and Von Trapp

Rosemarie
Eleonore

LibertyDuck · 20/07/2024 21:15

None of those. I'd go for Elsa or Marta.

Bananalanacake · 20/07/2024 21:18

I was named after that film.

Firsttimebabymummy · 20/07/2024 22:06

Mirabel

VividQuoter · 20/07/2024 22:08

Maria. The name :)

Moreteaandchocolate · 20/07/2024 22:14

Liesel is my favourite 😊
Mirabel is second because I like the nn Miri.

YellowRollercoaster · 20/07/2024 22:15

Julie
Ralf

SkaneTos · 20/07/2024 22:15

I think Maria is a beautiful and timeless name! A true classic.

Charmian (after actress Charmian Carr) is an unusual and very pretty name.

Colinthecaterpillarstrikesagain · 20/07/2024 22:17

Eleonore and Maria would be my picks.

Kitkat1523 · 20/07/2024 22:19

Luisa

user1492757084 · 21/07/2024 11:17

Liesel is my fave too.

Liesel - adorable character and lovely name.
Gretel - sweet
Mirabel - a great pet name or second name.

Louisa is also a fave.

FangsForTheMemory · 21/07/2024 15:04

Mirabel but I’d spell it Mirabelle.

JimNast · 21/07/2024 19:42

Doremia

bridgetreilly · 21/07/2024 20:43

Louisa
Marta
Liesl
Greta
Maria
Brigitta

PuttingDownRoots · 21/07/2024 21:00

DD is Louisa.
She wasn't exactly named after SoM... but it did introduce me to the name.

She is more like Brigitta than Luisa!
She was nearly named Elsa, but it was too similar to DD1... which turned out well since Frizen was released soon after.

SunMootStars · 21/07/2024 21:13

Liesl is beautiful!

PerkyMintDeer · 21/07/2024 21:18

I love Brigitta, Louisa, Marta and Margarethe (mar-ga-retta, she's one of the nuns!).

Sorry as these aren't on your list!

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 21/07/2024 21:21

Berthe
Margarethe
Sophia

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