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Re: One more question about German names...
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Pepsi-Karola??? That's crazy! But thank you for the link. I was actually considering a lot of these names and didn't realize they were so popular in Germany. I was thinking aboutLeonie
Stefan
Helene
Elias
Annika
Lena
Lina
Jonas
MathiasRomy, Inga, Franz, and Enya are pretty cool too.
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I love Helene, it's very pretty! I like Elias and Jonas as well. Matthias (most common spelling) is a bit dated. I know 20 Matthias' over the age of 40 but only one under the age of 40 (he is 22). Matthis is not as dated. Stefan is a 70s name.Annika is an 80s name but it is very nice, I like it. Lena is a classic and still very common, so is Lina.Inga is pretty. I also know an Inka. Romy is very sweet! I also like Franz, it's cool. Did you consider Fritz ? I never liked Enya I prefer Anya.
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Inka's cool, but it will probably be associated with the Peruvian Inca Empire here. Fritz sounds very odd to me and probably to most other Americans. I think I've heard it before. It strikes me as being stereotypical regal German, sort of like Wilhelm, but worse if that makes sense.
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