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HelpI think I could make such a list for every country in the world...
in reply to a message by bananarama
if I had to make one for Germany I'd point out how much I hate those trendy hyphenated names (Anna-Lena, Anna-Maria, Lara-Marie, Marie-Christin) which are really really popular here. and then I'd tell you how much I hate it when German parents give their children English or French names without being able to pronounce them properly (Jacqueline = Djuck-eh-lee-neh????) I don't think so. and the list would go on and on.
there are always people who choose "bad" names for their children. it doesn't have anything to do with the country. and it's okay. some people like names like Bryttni Jayyde and Jayyden Mykull. and I like it that way. if everbody would name their kids Cordelia and Conrad (my faves) I'd hate it. i love that there's some variety.
there are always people who choose "bad" names for their children. it doesn't have anything to do with the country. and it's okay. some people like names like Bryttni Jayyde and Jayyden Mykull. and I like it that way. if everbody would name their kids Cordelia and Conrad (my faves) I'd hate it. i love that there's some variety.
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But actually...
...it's not that terrible here in Germany (in my opinion). I don't fancy hyphenated names, but they're WAY better than some of the invented names Americans come up with sometimes. I'm not saying this to offend, really, it's just that to me, there are many more horrible first names in the U.S. But that's not really odd, if you think about it: You can give your child any name you want, in the States, as far as I know, whereas here in Germany, names always have to be approved of by the local civil registry office and they generally check if the first name you'd like to use appears in some offical names book or database or if it's kind of "forbidden" (like Hitler or so). There's no binding rules, as far as I know, but on the whole, the executives do a pretty good job, I think... A few exceptions might show that - apart from maybe different culture which also influences naming a lot - in Germany, too, people would maybe like to use more "kreatyve" names sometimes. Think of the "Pepsi-Laura" or whatever it was case and some other ugly names that were approved of (I can't understand why, but again - sometimes it's a bit random at the registry office, really).
Well, as far as I am concerned, I also don't approve of many naming habits I've read of or heard of in the U.S.A. and I find some of them more terrible for the children (e.g. one thousand different spellings of Jaden, including Jayyden, Jaidyn, Jaedyn, Jaydeen......) than those in Germany, as Anna-Laura certainly is less complicated and way more beautiful, if this term is even apt here.
...it's not that terrible here in Germany (in my opinion). I don't fancy hyphenated names, but they're WAY better than some of the invented names Americans come up with sometimes. I'm not saying this to offend, really, it's just that to me, there are many more horrible first names in the U.S. But that's not really odd, if you think about it: You can give your child any name you want, in the States, as far as I know, whereas here in Germany, names always have to be approved of by the local civil registry office and they generally check if the first name you'd like to use appears in some offical names book or database or if it's kind of "forbidden" (like Hitler or so). There's no binding rules, as far as I know, but on the whole, the executives do a pretty good job, I think... A few exceptions might show that - apart from maybe different culture which also influences naming a lot - in Germany, too, people would maybe like to use more "kreatyve" names sometimes. Think of the "Pepsi-Laura" or whatever it was case and some other ugly names that were approved of (I can't understand why, but again - sometimes it's a bit random at the registry office, really).
Well, as far as I am concerned, I also don't approve of many naming habits I've read of or heard of in the U.S.A. and I find some of them more terrible for the children (e.g. one thousand different spellings of Jaden, including Jayyden, Jaidyn, Jaedyn, Jaydeen......) than those in Germany, as Anna-Laura certainly is less complicated and way more beautiful, if this term is even apt here.
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I thought Pepsi-Carola, Windsbraut, Katzbachine, Gneisenauette and Winnetou were pretty bad. I don't have anything against the names Anna and Laura. I think they're beautiful. I just don't understand why you need to hyphenate them. Anna Laura is beautiful so why would you want Anna-Laura it looks so ugly. It's not about the name it's about the hyphen. I also don't get why children need to be called by two names. One name is sufficient in my opinion. I just think it's annoying. There are so many Laura's, Marie's and Sophie's already why do you need to combine them to make a popular combo like Marie-Sophie. And they don't date well. Remember Ann-Christin ? It used to be so popular in the 80s and now it's so dated. Ann would still be okay and Christin as well but the combo is dated. I guess the same will happen to Marie-Sophie etc
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I totally agree. :) m
And as I've said: I think Germans WOULD use more "kreatyve" names if there were allowed to do it, but there are still more restrictions here, I think.
And as I've said: I think Germans WOULD use more "kreatyve" names if there were allowed to do it, but there are still more restrictions here, I think.
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"Djuck-eh-lee-neh"? That's hilarious!
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I know *sigh* of course not everybody in Germany pronounces it that way. We usually pronounce it the French way which is kind of like zhuk-LEEN..but some uneducated people don't get it right and say it as Djuck-eh-lee-neh ahhhhh lovely :P
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