Message: "Some old German names"

Some old German names

by Capucine

8/11/2009, 8:21 AM

Very old, actually. Those are the names of some babies born in the 15th century. (Just the names that are not all-too weird.)

Girls:

Margret
Margreth
Annlin
Aennlin
Anna
Els
Allin
Aellin
Greth
Katherina
Katerina
Katherlin
Kaetherlin
Kathrina
Engel
Nes
Dorothea
Brid
Adelhaid
Angnes
Agnes
Enndlin
Ursel
Madalena
Magdalen
Applonia
Ella
Helena

Boys:

Hans
Conrat
Heintz
Peter
Petter
Hainrich
Jorg
Fritz
Michel
Clas
Klas
Claus
Auberlin
Herman
Endres
Linhart
Lienhart
Mertin
Martin
Jacob
Wendel
Caspar
Lorentz
Mathis
Mathys
Steffan
Paulin
Paulus
Bernhart
Thoman
Hug
Veitt
Balthasar
Bartholmes
Mertein
Jos
Will

#German

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- NobodyOfConsequence

8/11/2009, 7:29 PM

My grandparents are German and I'm happy to see both their names, Anna and Hans in here.

- Tarragon +1

8/11/2009, 11:57 AM

Nice...my great-aunt's name is Appolonia. I love Steffan too. It was the name of a contestant on 'Jeopardy!'.
Ahahaha, -points at self- game show freak!

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- Capucine

8/11/2009, 12:33 PM

Appolonia was in the Top 20 100 years later :)

- Georgia Wilbury (Working Class Hero)

8/11/2009, 9:01 AM

Some of these are absolutely wonderful. I like / would use *

Girls:

Margret (prefer the English Margaret) *
Anna
Els (I might like this as a nickname for Elizabeth) *
Katherina
Katerina
Dorothea
Ursel
Magdalen
Ella *
Helena *

Boys:

Conrat (although I much prefer Conrad)
Petter
Linhart
Jacob *
Caspar
Mathis
Steffan
Paulin
Will (but only as a nn for William) *

- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey)

8/11/2009, 8:42 AM

I like:

Annlin
Katerina
Dorothea
Helena

Michel
Claus
Auberlin
Martin
Jacob
Balthasar
Will

- Davidica

8/11/2009, 8:41 AM

Isn't it great how most of these are coming back ~beaming~

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