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I’m looking for a middle name to Katharina (a German form of Catherine) that should match as many of the following criteria as possible:

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– isn’t uncommon or unusual in German, English and Italian, although it may be pronounced differently
– has two syllables, main accent preferably on the first (this may differ by language, though)
– starts with letter J, which can be pronounced like English Y, i.e. IPA /j/, so e.g. ‘Jill’ would fail, because it’s always /dʒil/
– ends in a spoken consonant or consonant cluster or, if it must be a vowel, not in -a; silent ‘e’ as in French ‘Michelle’ might be tolerable
– is from the Bible or has Christian (or Jewish) associations OR has obvious Germanic (e.g. Old German) origins
– isn’t clearly derived from a male name (e.g. Claudius / Claudio / Claus → Claudia / Claudine / Claudette)
– isn’t a diminutive of a better known name
– has a well-known positive namesake in history, mythology or literature (not recent popular culture)

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Criteria are sorted roughly descending by importance. Violating up to three can be fine, but at most one of the top three bullet points.

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Any suggestions other than Judith?

This message was edited 5/1/2016, 8:52 AM