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HelpVery German sounding, strong names - what do you think of (nt)
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Ulrich is the first name I think of, because a branch of my family is from Germany and our earliest known ancestor was named Ulrich.
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My favorites are...
Aurel
Axel
Benno
Dieter
Egon
Erik
Friedrich
Georg
Gerhard
Gottfried
Heinrich
Horst
Jakob
Johann
Johannes
Josef
Karl
Kaspar
Konrad
Konstantin
Leopold
Ludwig
Mathias
Meinrad
Nikolas
Oskar
Otto
Rudolf
Sebastian
Ulrich
Wilhelm
Wolfgang
Adelheid
Augusta
Brigitta
Brunhild
Cornelia
Dagmar
Elisabeth
Emilie
Gertrude
Gisela
Hannelore
Hedwig
Helene
Hildegard
Hulda
Ilona
Ingeborg
Irmtrud
Johanna
Katharine
Klara
Kriemhild
Lucia
Margarete
Mathilde
Odilie
Petra
Reinhild
Renate
Roswitha
Serhilde
Sonja
Susanne
Swanhild
Ursula
Ute
Walburga
Waltraud
Aurel
Axel
Benno
Dieter
Egon
Erik
Friedrich
Georg
Gerhard
Gottfried
Heinrich
Horst
Jakob
Johann
Johannes
Josef
Karl
Kaspar
Konrad
Konstantin
Leopold
Ludwig
Mathias
Meinrad
Nikolas
Oskar
Otto
Rudolf
Sebastian
Ulrich
Wilhelm
Wolfgang
Adelheid
Augusta
Brigitta
Brunhild
Cornelia
Dagmar
Elisabeth
Emilie
Gertrude
Gisela
Hannelore
Hedwig
Helene
Hildegard
Hulda
Ilona
Ingeborg
Irmtrud
Johanna
Katharine
Klara
Kriemhild
Lucia
Margarete
Mathilde
Odilie
Petra
Reinhild
Renate
Roswitha
Serhilde
Sonja
Susanne
Swanhild
Ursula
Ute
Walburga
Waltraud
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Are you looking for examples? I think very German sounding strong names are fine.
This message was edited 6/23/2011, 9:36 AM
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Sorry, yes, I am looking for examples
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Ok! This will be fun, usually I ignore German names (I have a complex)
Adelbert (I do love -bert names.)
Ansobert
Osbert
Waldobert
Wilbert
Ansgar
Otto
Egon
Falk
Friedemann
Gernot
Gottschalk
Herman
Horst
Huppert
Karsten
Kayetan
Korbl
Lambert
Leberecht (old-fashioned invented name with nice meaning)
Ludwig
Manfred
Marzell
Ortwin
Otto
Ottomar
Thorben
Tiedemann
Traugott (I like this for a girl though. It's invented so it's fair game)
Wendelin
Wenzel
Wolfgang
Aleida
Aloisia
Dagmar
Elfriede
Gertrude
Gundula
Hannelore
Hedwig
Ida
Irma
Imma
Ingeborg
Jordis
Kathe
Liesel
Mechthild, Mechtilde
Odilia
Ortrun
Regula
Roswitha
Swanhild
Thekla
Ursel
Uschi
Walburga
Wanda
Zenzi
ok, I'm converted. And I just got a wicked idea for a short story.
Adelbert (I do love -bert names.)
Ansobert
Osbert
Waldobert
Wilbert
Ansgar
Otto
Egon
Falk
Friedemann
Gernot
Gottschalk
Herman
Horst
Huppert
Karsten
Kayetan
Korbl
Lambert
Leberecht (old-fashioned invented name with nice meaning)
Ludwig
Manfred
Marzell
Ortwin
Otto
Ottomar
Thorben
Tiedemann
Traugott (I like this for a girl though. It's invented so it's fair game)
Wendelin
Wenzel
Wolfgang
Aleida
Aloisia
Dagmar
Elfriede
Gertrude
Gundula
Hannelore
Hedwig
Ida
Irma
Imma
Ingeborg
Jordis
Kathe
Liesel
Mechthild, Mechtilde
Odilia
Ortrun
Regula
Roswitha
Swanhild
Thekla
Ursel
Uschi
Walburga
Wanda
Zenzi
ok, I'm converted. And I just got a wicked idea for a short story.
This message was edited 6/23/2011, 10:37 AM
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Gernot!
One of my new secret favorites! (Not so secret now, I guess) I'm totally in love with Gernot for some weird reason but I can't tell anyone in real life. A friend recently said Gernot was probably the worst name she had ever heard (not knowing that I like it). I didn't say anything. I'm such a coward!
One of my new secret favorites! (Not so secret now, I guess) I'm totally in love with Gernot for some weird reason but I can't tell anyone in real life. A friend recently said Gernot was probably the worst name she had ever heard (not knowing that I like it). I didn't say anything. I'm such a coward!
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why is it the worst name ever? I think it's neat! Is it old fashioned where you are?
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Yes, very old-fashioned and I think it has always been rare. The friend I mentioned likes trendy / popular names (most of my friends do), so I wasn't surprised about her not liking Gernot but the worst name ever?
This message was edited 6/23/2011, 11:17 AM
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