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HelpRe: BAs from Germany... (long)
in reply to a message by Anthroponomastics
Maybe I should post current BAs more often then - old/traditional names are really popular right now. Friedrich, for example, pops up quite frequently these days ;-)
Gottlob is (IMO, of course) a rather bold choice by the way. I guess you could almost compare it to finding a little Faintnot in a current English BA.
(Gotthilf, Gottlieb, yes, those are "grandfather names", Gottlob feels even "older", though).
I really like Martha and Adele, too. And I have recently fallen in love with Benedikta.
Gottlob is (IMO, of course) a rather bold choice by the way. I guess you could almost compare it to finding a little Faintnot in a current English BA.
(Gotthilf, Gottlieb, yes, those are "grandfather names", Gottlob feels even "older", though).
I really like Martha and Adele, too. And I have recently fallen in love with Benedikta.
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I believe it was my grandfather who was Wilhelm Gottlieb...he changed it to William when he got to the US.
I just love the old German names...I don't understand why Germans have to use names that can't really be pronounced or have much meaning or history in their language. I once met a Hedwig "Hedi" who said that even in Germany she had to spell out her name. And in German class where I go by Hedwig, the first time I told the teacher she didn't pronounce it correctly (or at least the way my family does).
I just love the old German names...I don't understand why Germans have to use names that can't really be pronounced or have much meaning or history in their language. I once met a Hedwig "Hedi" who said that even in Germany she had to spell out her name. And in German class where I go by Hedwig, the first time I told the teacher she didn't pronounce it correctly (or at least the way my family does).
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