I’ve been doing some research lately on names from my ethnic group, an obscure subcategory of Germans called the [name_u]Danube[/name_u] Swabians. They were ethnic Germans living in southeastern Europe, so our culture is mostly [name_m]German[/name_m] customs and language, but with Slavic and Hungarian influence. After WWII, most of the [name_u]Danube[/name_u] Swabians were killed in an ethnic cleansing in Yugoslavia. Now there aren’t many of us left. I’m living in the United States now, and I’m very interested in traditional [name_u]Danube[/name_u] Swabian names. They weren’t very creative with names, so there wasn’t much variety, nor were there “name trends”. Name popularity stayed pretty consistent throughout the years. Most people had no middle name, but double-barreled names were somewhat common, especially for girls. So, with that said, here’s a list of the names I’ve come across frequently while going through old [name_u]Danube[/name_u] Swabian church records. My challenge for you is to create a double-barreled (hyphenated) name using two of them, and explain why you like that combination. Thanks in advance!
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Theresia[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]-[name_f]Franziska[/name_f], or [name_f]Julia[/name_f]-[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]. I can never choose, I love double-barreled names so much.
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]-[name_f]Franziska[/name_f] or [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Franziska[/name_f]. Good flow, not too much of a mouthful, beautiful names (love [name_f]Franziska[/name_f], obviously).
I love the rhythmic, somewhat repeating flow to it. I find [name_f]Maria[/name_f]/[name_f]Marie[/name_f] a little dull on its own, but paired with a more sparkly, extravagant name, it brings out the elegance and the beautiful sound of [name_f]Maria[/name_f].
[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]-[name_f]Juliane[/name_f]
Two very beautiful and not overly common names. Instead of contrasting, I feel like these two names are very similar in style and blend together very well. Again they share some of the same letters, and I like the rhythm that adds to the name.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the thought and meaning behind this!
My eyes jump to [name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Theresia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eva[/name_f]-[name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]. I love the balance of short and long, smart and flowery (quite literally, in [name_f]Rosalia[/name_f]'s case).
I think [name_f]Theresia[/name_f] is lovely. “[name_f]Resi[/name_f]” is an Austrian nickname for [name_f]Therese[/name_f]. [name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Theresia[/name_f]? [name_f]Anna[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]?
Not necessarily [name_u]Danube[/name_u] Swabian, but here are a few Dutch, [name_m]German[/name_m], or Swiss (or other?) double names I’ve seen (besides [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f] “[name_f]Marlene[/name_f],” of course):
Anneroos (Dutch combination of [name_f]Anne[/name_f] and [name_f]Roos[/name_f])
Anorte ([name_f]East[/name_f] Prussian [name_m]German[/name_m] contraction of [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f])
Clärenore ([name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Eleonore[/name_f] “Clärenore” Stinnes was the first woman to circumnavigate the world in an automobile)
Heidelore (combination of [name_f]Heide[/name_f] and [name_f]Lore[/name_f]; Heidelore Momm is city mayor of Neuwied in Germany)
Heikedine (elaboration of [name_m]Heike[/name_m] using the feminine suffix -dine; Heikedine Körting is a [name_m]German[/name_m] director of radio dramas)
Lieselene (combination of [name_f]Liese[/name_f], from [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], and [name_f]Lene[/name_f], from [name_f]Helene[/name_f] or [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f])
Wow! I’d never thought of Lieselene, but I actually think it’s an adorable name! I love the names [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] and [name_f]Magdalene[/name_f], so I really like this compound name!