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1. Maximilian (muk-si-MEE-lee-uhn) - I love Max, would never use it myself though. Maximilian is just awful imo
2. Alexander - love this, especially with Alex as an nn (I hate Xander)
3. Paul (rhymes with scowl) - it's OK
4. Leon (LEH-on) - reminds me of the movie, nice pronunciation
5. Lukas/Lucas - love it
6. Luca - it's OK, prefer Lucas
7. Felix (FEH-liks) - nms at all
8. Jonas (YO-nus) - not very keen
9. Tim - like it a lot
10. David (DUH-vid) - love the name, prefer English pronunciation

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1. Marie - my preferred Mary variant, especially as a fn. As a mn it's overused
2. Sophie - love it
3. Maria - it's OK
4. Anna, Anne - prefer Anna
5. Leonie - it's cute but nms
6. Lea(h) (LEH-a) - like it a lot
7. Laura (Begins like "loud") - my mum uses this pronunciation of it sometimes for me
8. Lena (LEH-na) - love it
9. Katharina (cut-uh-REE-na) - prefer English pronunciation. It's nice but I like Katherine/Kathryn better
10. Johanna (yo-HUN-na) - nice but prefer Joanna (spelling and pronunciation)

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'This is some rescue. When you came in here, did you have a plan for getting out?'
Princess Leia Organa, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

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