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Help[Opinions] German names from Bessarabia
I ran into a German genealogy website some months ago and I've recently checked what names were borne in Bessarabia, which is a historical region where Germans settled, today part of Moldova and south-western Ukraine.
I've divided the list into common and interesting German Bessarabian names by gender. What are your thoughts on them? Comments on all names are much appreciated!
Adam
Anton
Balthasar
Edmund
Jakob
Josef
Kaspar
Maximilian
Peter
Rochus
Eligor
Kaetan
Kordelius
Mateas
Stellanus
-
Apollonia
Dorothea
Emilia
Eva
Faustina
Katharina
Marianna
Ottilia
Regina
Theresia
Agnesia
Elisabetha
Klotilda
Pulcheria
Salomine
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I've divided the list into common and interesting German Bessarabian names by gender. What are your thoughts on them? Comments on all names are much appreciated!
Adam
Anton
Balthasar
Edmund
Jakob
Josef
Kaspar
Maximilian
Peter
Rochus
Eligor
Kaetan
Kordelius
Mateas
Stellanus
-
Apollonia
Dorothea
Emilia
Eva
Faustina
Katharina
Marianna
Ottilia
Regina
Theresia
Agnesia
Elisabetha
Klotilda
Pulcheria
Salomine
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-Lori Greiner
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If I heard Rochus, I might assume someone was saying raucous.
My favorites are Adam, Balthasar, Josef, Kaspar, Eligor, Kordelius, Apollonia, Eva, Dorothea, Theresia, Faustina, Klotilda.
My favorites are Adam, Balthasar, Josef, Kaspar, Eligor, Kordelius, Apollonia, Eva, Dorothea, Theresia, Faustina, Klotilda.
I love German names
German Bessarabian names are also great, they have distinct naming practices that are beautiful nonetheless
My favorites are Salomine, Elisabetha, Dorothea, Ottilia, Apollonia, Emilia, Theresia, Faustina & Stellanus, Edmund, Josef, Maximilian, Peter, Mateas, Kordelius, Balthasar, Anton
German Bessarabian names are also great, they have distinct naming practices that are beautiful nonetheless
My favorites are Salomine, Elisabetha, Dorothea, Ottilia, Apollonia, Emilia, Theresia, Faustina & Stellanus, Edmund, Josef, Maximilian, Peter, Mateas, Kordelius, Balthasar, Anton
This message was edited 10/19/2024, 12:33 AM
what website did you use to find the names? I would love to take a look at them, they're lovely
Overall: https://ofb.genealogy.net/
Krasna, Bessarabia: https://ofb.genealogy.net/famlist.php?ofb=krasna&b=A
Krasna, Bessarabia: https://ofb.genealogy.net/famlist.php?ofb=krasna&b=A
thank you!
Treasures! My favorites are Balthasar, Edmund, Apollonia, Dorothea, Ottilia, Klotilda, and Pulcheria (which I was thinking about just the other day).
For fun, some combos:
Marianna Pulcheria
Klotilda Katharina
Theresia Salomine
Elisabetha Faustina
Kordelius Maximilian
Balthasar Kaetan
Peter Eligor
Stellanus Jakob
For fun, some combos:
Marianna Pulcheria
Klotilda Katharina
Theresia Salomine
Elisabetha Faustina
Kordelius Maximilian
Balthasar Kaetan
Peter Eligor
Stellanus Jakob
Great combos! I like them all except Peter Eligor.
I like...
Adam
Anton
Edmund
Jakob
Josef
Maximilian
Eligor
Kaetan
Kordelius
Mateas
Stellanus
Eva
Mariana
Regina
Theresia
Agnesia
Adam
Anton
Edmund
Jakob
Josef
Maximilian
Eligor
Kaetan
Kordelius
Mateas
Stellanus
Eva
Mariana
Regina
Theresia
Agnesia
I like Edmund, Kaspar, Maximilian, Mateas, Stellanus, Emilia, Eva, Ottilia, Theresia and Agnesia best. Balthasar is always fun to see, and I like the pronunciation of Rochus though I think it may get mispronounced a lot in English, sadly. Kaetan feels like it could blend in today, it reminds me of Caelan and Kayden / Cayden. Kornelius, Eligor, Apollinia, Pulcheria and Salomine are all exciting!