Boy's name that goes well in German and English

[germansoph]

Help!

I'm already a week overdue and still haven't agreed with my partner on a boy's name which goes well with the surname 'Wild' and also doesn't sound too different in German (I'm German and the child will spend some time there as well).

My favourite at the moment is 'Ennis Wild' - unusual but not pretentious, I find. Any opinions on that? Any other suggestions?

Thanks everybody!

Not as unlikely as you think Soph so don't despair. I know of lots of people who had settled on a name and then the minute the baby was born, they just knew that it had to be called something else.

Ds had no name for a week, so still plenty of time yet!

That's a consolation. Can't wait to see the baby anyway. If I may ask - what name did you come up with for DS after a week's time?

We had several names for both DC and within 10 minutes of being born both had their names and we still like them!

I quite like Ennis - its simple, masculine, unlikey to be shortened, and it is indeed pronounced excactly the same in German and English. Good luck with the birth!

I like Ennis. I went to school with a boy called Innis.

However I also like Peter - good in German or English.

It will surely be shortened to Enni? And a p will be added to the front in an instant - ask any 12 year old boy.
I like it, but I think could be troublesome until adulthood?

Dirk

Simon

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If you like Ennis go for it, I went to school with a guy with a very individual name (shortened to Dick) and while he did have some fun poked at him he was incredibly popular, very individual and no-one ever forgot his name!
Of the suggestions above really like :
Matthias
Daniel
Jacob/Jake
Anton
What about Axel? Bit different...

Good luck and let us know what you decide!
(you could always put Ennis as a second name if in doubt)

How about Vincent?

max
thomas

I live in Germany, and have a Toby, and whenver we go to hospital he is always referreed to as Tobeeeeeas, rather than Tob-eye-as (which to heck I'd just christened him Toby now). My ds2 is Ben (benedict ironically), which is much easier to the german ear than Benjamin, which causes no problems, but I am a big fan of Stefan, which shortened to Stef I think is nice too.

Marcus. Sounds good in English or German. Sorry if someone else has already suggested this. x

btw, don't know if you are religious, but both those names have lovely meanings - Tobias means beloved by God, and benedict means blessing.

What about Peter?

My FIL is called Peter for exactly this reason - think his middle name is Martin (but may have made that up!).

TFFOES, I love your posting name!

I looked after a beautiful boy in Germany called Dorian.

He was born on the 4.10. via emergency cesarian - looking absolutely beautiful but not like an Ennis at all. We went for Anton in the end which suits him just perfectly. (We kept the Ennis as a middle name, so he can choose later - when the adolescent years are over, perhaps). So he's now Anton Ennis Wild which we are very pleased with. We're only hoping the next child will be a girl - don't think we could cope with finding another boy's name...;-)

I might not be much help, as I'm not keen on Ennis.

Avoid Dorian.

Christian would work, but it seems to me half of the male population are called Christian or Hans Christian.

I love Anton - does it really work in German?

didnt' read the last post!!

Congratualtions!!

And greaat choice!

I'm loving Anton Wild -I'm sure he will have a very distinguished career.

don't use Ennis. People will think it is Eee-nis (is it? I'm not sure how to say it myself!)

In the UK he will get called Ennis the penis