German names

[flying-pig7.livejournal.com]

I'm from the UK, but currently living in Germany. There's something about German children's names at the moment that I find really interesting - I think it's that none of them are particularly German sounding, but on the other hand very few I would ever think of using myself. What do you think?


Bjarne
Leon
Fabian
Robin
Max
Can (pronounced Shen )
Lawrence
Hugo
Ben
Esben
Marlon
Marc

Marina
Gesa
Antonella
Helena
Nina
Valentina
Lea
Sina
Aileen



Philip x2 and Phil
Jeremias
Constantine
Oliver (Olli)
Eric
Alec

Kalle (Not sure if boy or girl)

Sophie
Larissa



Bernd
Hartmut
Dieter

Gertrude
Traudl
Helga

Comments

[rekkless.livejournal.com]

Leon.
Yep, that's all.

[halliwell66.livejournal.com]

Helena swoon, this is on my list.

Robin not NMS for a first name but it could be a lovely middle name.

Rekkless-Leon and Leonie (g) are both long standing top 10 baby names in Germany. I love Leo but Leon doesnt seem as 'cool'. But the only Leon I know has very bogan teenage parents, but that's a lovely name his brother is called Blade.


Apparently Ben and Mia were the top 2013 names. The girls top 50 list in particular seems to have a certain style most start with L, and lesser extent J, M, I, E.

[flying-pig7.livejournal.com]

I like Helena. It's weird because I really don't like Helen...

I've never met an English-speaking Leon. But I have met a couple of Leonie's.... never met a German Leonie though...

Hum, I've only met (well, come across at the playground) one Mia... I might have to google German names because apart from all the Phil(ip)s in the kindergarten I helped out at, I don't think I've heard doubles of any names!

[halliwell66.livejournal.com]

Yeah I dont like Helen or Helene. The only Helena I know is Greek so I would pronounce it Heh-lay-na.

Phillip is in the top 20 according to the list I saw.

Mia is a top 5 name where I live but never meet one personally. I always find it interesting how some classrooms can have multiple doubles of names and other years none.

My mum works at a preschool there are 40-50 kids, only doubles are 2 Charlottes which is the top name in Australia plus 3 Dylans, including one girl Dylann.

[allie-sheppard.livejournal.com]

I'm German and some of those names are quite common here - Leon, Max, Ben, Lea and Sophie for example.

I think Bjarne is something nordic (norwegian or swedish maybe) and Can is turkish.

[flying-pig7.livejournal.com]

Ah interesting, thanks! Turkish makes sense for Can, was trying to work that one out...

Those names are the most recognisable to me as well (Leon, Max etc), but I've met two Gesas (one my age as well as the 9 year old), which is one I'd never heard before I met lots of German people!