Re: Favorite German Names for Girls?
I really like Elsa. Ulrike is a nice name as well. How about Ulrika? That would make it more passable in the U.S.
Mine (Most these aren't exclusively German, but they might appeal to you nonetheless):
Iris
Ada
Veronika
Viktoria
Beata
Aleida
Alexandra
Amalia
Amalie
Anja
Antonia
Augusta
Astrid
Carina
Karina
Corina
Clara/Klara
Edith
Helena
Eleonora
Leonie
Leona
Leonore
Flora
Gloria
Greta - This has really grown on me lately. It has an Old World feel, yet it's passable in the U.S.
Heidi
Judith
Karolina
Katarina/Katharina
Kasimira
Lena
Leni
Magdalena
Magda
Lydia
Lucia
Maja
Marina
Marlis
Martina
Miriam
Nadja
Vera
Renata
Paula
Petra - This has really grown on me.
Rosa
Rosemarie
Silvia
Sonja
Thea - I'm in love with this name.
Others that may appeal to you:
Anselma
Agnes
Claudia/Klaudia
Dorothea
Gisela
Ida
Johanna
Monika
Minna
Tabea
Teresa
Tanja
Valeria
Verena
Wilhelmina - The nicknames Willa and Mina make it even more passable.
Adelina
Theda