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Help[Opinions] Re: Klein
in reply to a message by Elizabeth
It's a big overstatement to say that only "Anglo-Saxon" surnames "are considered good first names." If you have to make a statement like that, it really has to be "British" surnames rather than "Anglo-Saxon", because there are many examples of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh surnames (such as Ryan, Mackenzie, and Reese) which have become popular given names.
There are also some French surnames such as Lafayette, Chantal and Chanel which have been regularly used as given names in the USA at some point within the past couple of centuries. And the Dutch Roosevelt, as a presidential surname, has also been used.
More importantly, Kiefer and Luther are German surnames which have already become well-used as given names in the USA. So I see no reason why Klein, as a short and easily pronounced name which is similar to other established American given names such as Clyde, Dean, and Blaine, wouldn't be acceptable as a given name.
There are also some French surnames such as Lafayette, Chantal and Chanel which have been regularly used as given names in the USA at some point within the past couple of centuries. And the Dutch Roosevelt, as a presidential surname, has also been used.
More importantly, Kiefer and Luther are German surnames which have already become well-used as given names in the USA. So I see no reason why Klein, as a short and easily pronounced name which is similar to other established American given names such as Clyde, Dean, and Blaine, wouldn't be acceptable as a given name.
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