Re: Some old German names
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) *