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Help[Opinions] Re: German feminine names
in reply to a message by Elle
I'm reading from top to bottom, so I only now got to this post. Sorry!
I'm commenting on the names I like.
Aleit - well, this is fresh and different! I love it.
Anelie - a good one. I once knew an Anelle from South Africa. She was of Dutch descent, and I loved her name!
Elli - Elli is also used in Finland. It's become really popular for babies in the past 10 years. For some reason, I don't care for it.
Emilie - GREAT
Franziska - as said, GREAT
Friederike - GREAT
Gisa Gitta - There's something about these two names that I really like. Good choices, although they tend to be on the nn side.
Gretchen - Well, this surely is something very typically German! Nice.
Hanne - Hanne is also very popular In Norway (Denmark, too?). Also used to some extent in Finland (and sweden?). Good one, although I prefer Hanna.
Hannelore - Another distinctly Central European name. I like it.
Helene - oh, a classic! GREAT
Ilse - I've loved Ilse ever since reading the Emily of New Moon books... GREAT
Jutta - Jutta is also used in Finland. Getting more popular now. A nice one.
Katharina - obviously GREAT!
Katrin - a very nice, German-sounding name. Also used in Scandinavia, though.
Leni - nice; I know a Finnish Leni. It's rare over her, though.
Lotte - also used in Scandinavia. Nice.
MÄDCHEN - heavy associations to Mädchen Amick. Nice, though! With a meaning 'girl' in German, I think it accentuates your femininity, quite like Elle!
Minna - this name was HUGELY popular among women of my age. Used all of Scandinavia, but most popular in Finland. Totally overused, too bad because it sounds nice.
Rike - I like Rike! Rika/Rika/Rikka/Rikke/Riika/Riikka sound great - but nn'ish.
Silke - typically German. Nice.
Sommer - NICE! I don't know the exact popularity of vocabulary names over in Germany, but I don't think Sommer is that popular. In an English-speaking country, I'd definitely use it!
Theresia - nice
Ute - another typically German name. Nice
Verena Vreni - these sound more Swiss than German to me. I've always liked both of them. I also like Veronika.
Wibeke - GREAT! Wibeke/Vibeke is one of my all-time favorites.
Lass
I'm commenting on the names I like.
Aleit - well, this is fresh and different! I love it.
Anelie - a good one. I once knew an Anelle from South Africa. She was of Dutch descent, and I loved her name!
Elli - Elli is also used in Finland. It's become really popular for babies in the past 10 years. For some reason, I don't care for it.
Emilie - GREAT
Franziska - as said, GREAT
Friederike - GREAT
Gisa Gitta - There's something about these two names that I really like. Good choices, although they tend to be on the nn side.
Gretchen - Well, this surely is something very typically German! Nice.
Hanne - Hanne is also very popular In Norway (Denmark, too?). Also used to some extent in Finland (and sweden?). Good one, although I prefer Hanna.
Hannelore - Another distinctly Central European name. I like it.
Helene - oh, a classic! GREAT
Ilse - I've loved Ilse ever since reading the Emily of New Moon books... GREAT
Jutta - Jutta is also used in Finland. Getting more popular now. A nice one.
Katharina - obviously GREAT!
Katrin - a very nice, German-sounding name. Also used in Scandinavia, though.
Leni - nice; I know a Finnish Leni. It's rare over her, though.
Lotte - also used in Scandinavia. Nice.
MÄDCHEN - heavy associations to Mädchen Amick. Nice, though! With a meaning 'girl' in German, I think it accentuates your femininity, quite like Elle!
Minna - this name was HUGELY popular among women of my age. Used all of Scandinavia, but most popular in Finland. Totally overused, too bad because it sounds nice.
Rike - I like Rike! Rika/Rika/Rikka/Rikke/Riika/Riikka sound great - but nn'ish.
Silke - typically German. Nice.
Sommer - NICE! I don't know the exact popularity of vocabulary names over in Germany, but I don't think Sommer is that popular. In an English-speaking country, I'd definitely use it!
Theresia - nice
Ute - another typically German name. Nice
Verena Vreni - these sound more Swiss than German to me. I've always liked both of them. I also like Veronika.
Wibeke - GREAT! Wibeke/Vibeke is one of my all-time favorites.
Lass
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