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I used to know a German young woman in England called Hannelore - the friend of a friend who was a linguist and translator. Hannelore was a very nice person, kind and jolly, and I fell instantly in love with her beautiful name.
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Incredibly beautiful.
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I named my daughter Hannelore. Everyone comments that it's a beautiful sounding name. Most people call her "Hanna." She doesn't seem to mind the nickname. People mess up the spelling all the time, which annoys her. However, I think she likes it. Her name stands out from the other Hannahs in her class.
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Cute name!
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My husband's maternal side of the family emigrated from Baden, in Germany, and I have a smidgen of German on my side, too. (Not as much as we always believed, according to a recent DNA test.) Anyway, when we were expecting our daughter, I'd never heard of the name Hannelore. If I had, it would have been in serious consideration!
My only concern might have been that this was the mid/late nineties, and the name "Hannah" was virally popular! But, I still would have considered it. "Hanni" is a darling nickname. Also, Laura is a family name, and this name would have honored the many women in my family tree named Laura.
In recent years, I've met someone who has an aunt named Hannelore, and this auntie goes by the nickname "Lori." That's cute, too.
Another long, Germanic-sounding name I've run across is "Fjordelise." That actually might be more Scandinavian, but it has a similar "vibe" to Hannelore.
Well, we named our daughter Caroline, which is beautiful, and regal, and honors many family members named Carl and Carole. Her friends call her Carrie; I generally use her full name, or sometimes, I call her Carly. She's easygoing, and doesn't mind any short form or nickname, and she's told me she loves her name! I guess we did okay.
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My only concern might have been that this was the mid/late nineties, and the name "Hannah" was virally popular! But, I still would have considered it. "Hanni" is a darling nickname. Also, Laura is a family name, and this name would have honored the many women in my family tree named Laura.
In recent years, I've met someone who has an aunt named Hannelore, and this auntie goes by the nickname "Lori." That's cute, too.
Another long, Germanic-sounding name I've run across is "Fjordelise." That actually might be more Scandinavian, but it has a similar "vibe" to Hannelore.
Well, we named our daughter Caroline, which is beautiful, and regal, and honors many family members named Carl and Carole. Her friends call her Carrie; I generally use her full name, or sometimes, I call her Carly. She's easygoing, and doesn't mind any short form or nickname, and she's told me she loves her name! I guess we did okay.
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It sounds so mysterious.
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Incredibly beautiful. I'm in love with the variant Annelore.
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Very classy and refined.
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Beautiful name and a great way to stand apart from all the Hannahs.
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I think it's really beautiful and a great way to honor all the Hannah's, Anne's and Laura's in my family tree.
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I think this name is gorgeous. Unfortunately, most people where I'm from would pronounce it Han-lore. Oh well! Guess I'll just have an index in my book. :D
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I love this name! It's so beautiful.
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