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HelpRe: Swedish celebrity BAs
in reply to a message by Malin
Well, at least Swedish celebrities announce their kids' names. German celebs these days tend to just announce that the baby was born, maybe that the child is a boy or a girl, and that was that. No name. Well, many of them do.
(Which I totally understand, by the way. It's just, you know, a tad frustrating for the name nerd that I am. Um, yeah.)
Vida Serafia Julia - I love Vida, I really do. I like Julia. And I just don't know what to make of Serafia. In fact, I'm not even sure how to pronounce it. Or, more precisely, where the emphasis goes: is it on the second or the third syllable?
For some reason, though, this combo works for me. To my surprise. Huh.
But wait! She has a sister named Liv Älva Serafia Juni? The same middle name? And Juni. So might Julia be a "variant" of Juli for her parents?
Liv Älva, as a combo, doesn't convince me. Too wordy for me, I guess. How is that combo perceived in Sweden?
Bibbi Nikki-Lo Inga-Lill Krabban - um, a crab and a lynx in the same combo? That sounds kind of like a set-up to an Aesopian fable ;)
I really like Inga, though.
Cecilia and Olivia are not necessarily names I would use, but I like the sibset.
Tilo, spelt Thilo, is one of the few boys' names I really like at the moment.
Oh, and I love Frances.
How is the sibset Florian, Floyd and Flynn perceived? Don't get me wrong, I think all three names are rather nice, but Florian has a totally different feel, style than Floyd and Flynn to me.
(Which I totally understand, by the way. It's just, you know, a tad frustrating for the name nerd that I am. Um, yeah.)
Vida Serafia Julia - I love Vida, I really do. I like Julia. And I just don't know what to make of Serafia. In fact, I'm not even sure how to pronounce it. Or, more precisely, where the emphasis goes: is it on the second or the third syllable?
For some reason, though, this combo works for me. To my surprise. Huh.
But wait! She has a sister named Liv Älva Serafia Juni? The same middle name? And Juni. So might Julia be a "variant" of Juli for her parents?
Liv Älva, as a combo, doesn't convince me. Too wordy for me, I guess. How is that combo perceived in Sweden?
Bibbi Nikki-Lo Inga-Lill Krabban - um, a crab and a lynx in the same combo? That sounds kind of like a set-up to an Aesopian fable ;)
I really like Inga, though.
Cecilia and Olivia are not necessarily names I would use, but I like the sibset.
Tilo, spelt Thilo, is one of the few boys' names I really like at the moment.
Oh, and I love Frances.
How is the sibset Florian, Floyd and Flynn perceived? Don't get me wrong, I think all three names are rather nice, but Florian has a totally different feel, style than Floyd and Flynn to me.
This message was edited 1/17/2013, 12:50 PM
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Yes, very frustrating for a name nerd!
Emphasis is on the second syllable in Serafia. It's their mother's middle name, I suppose that's why they both have it. It was rather common in Sweden around 1900.
Vida was born in July, so I thought it might be that Liv was born in June, but apparently not ...
Serafia saves Liv's combo IMO - it would have looked a lot like just a random line of words without it.
Florian, Flynn and Floyd is one of the sibsets they usually include in articles about how weird names celeb kids have. I definitely agree Florian has a different feel, but I suppose there weren't that many Fl- names. ;) Though I'm not sure other Swedes would agree with me about Florian, it's not that common here after all ...
Emphasis is on the second syllable in Serafia. It's their mother's middle name, I suppose that's why they both have it. It was rather common in Sweden around 1900.
Vida was born in July, so I thought it might be that Liv was born in June, but apparently not ...
Serafia saves Liv's combo IMO - it would have looked a lot like just a random line of words without it.
Florian, Flynn and Floyd is one of the sibsets they usually include in articles about how weird names celeb kids have. I definitely agree Florian has a different feel, but I suppose there weren't that many Fl- names. ;) Though I'm not sure other Swedes would agree with me about Florian, it's not that common here after all ...
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Thilo
Where does Thilo / Tilo come from? Is it Dutch? It looks like a Dutch variant or nn. But I can't put my finger on it.
Where does Thilo / Tilo come from? Is it Dutch? It looks like a Dutch variant or nn. But I can't put my finger on it.
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Thilo, Tilo and Tielo (well, there are even more variants) are Northern German short forms of names that begin with the element Diet-, like Dietrich. According to my book on Frisian names, they are also East Frisian (in which case they are derived from Thiad-something names, but Thiad- is the Frisian form of German Diet-).
Aw, this sounds really muddled, doesn't it? Sorry, it's late.
Aw, this sounds really muddled, doesn't it? Sorry, it's late.
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Aha ... I wonder why Lina and Nassim chose it though. No relation to Northern Germany as far as I know ... I guess it might just be an alteration of the very popular Milo in this case. :/
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No, no. This is exactly why I come to this site. Very interesting. Thanks!
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