Message: "Same name, many languages"

Same name, many languages

by Fred Grolsch (guest)

7/15/2004, 8:11 AM

I'm interested in finding as many different language versions of the same name...Eg: John, juan, jack, etc or James...
Which one name has the most translations?
Male and Female
Thanks for your help!
All the best, Fred

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- Ivayla

7/15/2004, 12:21 PM

A blast from the past!

Satu's list of forms of Elizabeth
http://www.behindthename.com/wwwboardarc/messages/28811.html

- Mike C +1

7/15/2004, 11:44 AM

There's a function on this website which allows you to search for related names. Besides translations into other languages, it also returns diminutives, variants, forms in the other gender, etc. Out of curiousity I tried it with several names and these gave the most results.

Katherine http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Katherine&extra=r&gender=both 120 names
Elizabeth http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Elizabeth&extra=r&gender=both 113 names
Mary http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Mary&extra=r&gender=both 140 names

John http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=John&extra=r&gender=both 259 names
James http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=James&extra=r&gender=both 89 names
Charles http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Charles&extra=r&gender=both 84 names

- Array (guest)

7/17/2004, 2:08 PM

Lori http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=lori&extra=r&gender=both 134 names

I looked up this one and was surprised to see so many!

Array

- Andria (guest)

7/15/2004, 10:39 AM

Andrew for example.
André, Andreas, Andrei, Andrea, Andrej, Andria (me =]), Andrzev, Andrzej, Andrija, Andres, Andrius, Ander, Andy, Aindriù, Andrejs, Andreu, Andro, Endre, Andries, Andris...

Bye,
Andria

- Claire (guest)

7/15/2004, 9:50 AM

French: Jean (masc) and Jeanne (fem)
old French: Jehan and Jehanne
Hebrew: Yohanan / Yohan and Yohana
Brittany: Yann and Yannick
Spanish: Juan and Juana
English: John and Jane

I hope it helps!

- Andy (guest) +3

7/15/2004, 8:20 AM

For girls' names I would guess Elizabeth if you take all those pet forms like Betsy, Betty, Lissy etc.

- Lauren B (guest) +2

7/15/2004, 9:40 AM

or maybe Catherine

- Andy (guest) +1

7/15/2004, 9:59 AM

Sure, could well be.
For boys' names maybe try Nikolaus. John of course is not bad either I guess.
There must be some statistics somewhere …

Andy ;—)

- lala

7/15/2004, 11:06 AM

My guess is Mary

and you can probably guess why.

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