Getting an English name for my new highschool- suggestions?

[kinza3]

I think Carina or Karina's a nice name, but I'm open to any names! Particularly something maybe a bit unqiue but not too unique?

Carina isn't particularly English. It means something like dearest; you need to consider the meaning if choosing a new name.

Karen/Caroline would be nearest to Carina/Karina, I think.

I like traditional names such as Elizabeth or Katherine/Catherine.

Also something is either unique or it isn't; something can't be 'a bit unique'. Unique means there's only one of it.

They are getting name for themselves. They are Asian and this is common for them.

OP, Corinna is more English

Ah, interesting. I agree Corinna is nice then.

so does everyone start calling people by the new name, family as well or just classmates?

Do you mean you are not British, but will be moving to an English High School and would like a new 'English' name for yourself to fit it?

Carina/Karina is really lovely and easily pronounced by English people, I doubt there will be another in your school, but I wouldn't say it is traditionally English.

I would look at the latest top 100 names and pick something in the bottom half or outside of the top 100.

British people seem to be trying to be a bit more cosmopolitan with their girl names of late, taking inspiration from Scandinavia, France, Italy, Greece and even America. If you were to go too traditionally 'English' you might end up with an currently old fashioned name (Sharon, Debbie, Karen, Linda, Susan) or the dreaded 'dated' name ( such as the 80's 90's babies -Laura, Becky, Amy, Claire, Sarah, Louise).

Is your new school in the UK or China or somewhere else OP? Here in China, the names that are ‘in’ amongst the students I teach are all either traditional or whimsical. I especially like Lucy, Coco, Cecelia and Katherine.

Carina is perfect.
Others ..
Carys
Caroline

I like Carina. It sounds pretty and it's easily pronounced by British people. It's also not associated with a particular generation and it doesn't carry any unfavourable associations that I'm aware of.

If you like Carina, you might also like names like Marina, Serena, Selena, Alina, Paulina...

There is a bit of baggage around the name Karen, so I would probably not ideally choose anything that sounds like it when spoken.

Karina is perfectly nice, although in some Asian accents, the ‘r’ is hard to pronounce, in which case you might think about a name which avoids it,

Carina is lovely, and would be a good choice. Definitely not Karen which a PP suggested.

Carina is lovely. I would have no problem with it in Australia.