Hello! We’re pregnant with our first child, a daughter, who until last week was supposed to be called [name_f]Ines[/name_f]. My husband got a job offer and we need to move to Germany. He’s Spanish and I’m Portuguese.
What names work in these 3 languages: Spanish, Portuguese and [name_m]German[/name_m]?
Please Help!
Thank You, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] should work just fine in Germany, it’s an international name. Here are some other ideas:
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvira[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
I’m almost in the same predicament, except instead of [name_m]German[/name_m] it’s English for me.
[name_u]Lucky[/name_u] for you Germany nowadays is very diverse (well at least the big cities like [name_m]Berlin[/name_m]).
My Suggestions:
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f] ([name_f]Leona[/name_f] works well too)
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Silvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] or [name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] or [name_f]Estela[/name_f]
[name_f]Elisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] or [name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] (will be perfect in Germany because at least 5 [name_m]German[/name_m] friends of ours have picked [name_m]Emil[/name_m] for their sons)
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f] or [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]/[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonor[/name_f]
Nameberry has a list for the most popular names given to babies in Germany (2014) and I think there are many that work perfectly in Spanish and Portuguese: Most Popular Names in Germany 2022 | Nameberry
I think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] is beautiful! I think the [name_m]German[/name_m] verson is [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], which is still beautiful but I think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] is so so lovely! Here’s a little list of other names but I think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] is just fine 
[name_f]Ilsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilyse[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]
Isana
[name_m]Ives[/name_m]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
I actually know an Austrian [name_f]Ines[/name_f], and her name seems to work in [name_m]German[/name_m], her native language.
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]/[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
Adelinda
[name_f]Adette[/name_f]
[name_f]Adriane[/name_f]/[name_f]Adriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
Alanda/[name_f]Alandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alda[/name_f]/[name_f]Aldona[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]/[name_f]Alison[/name_f]/[name_f]Aliz[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]/[name_f]Alise[/name_f]/[name_f]Alisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Aloisa[/name_f]
Alona
Amala/[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ana[/name_f]/[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Analise[/name_f]/[name_f]Analisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Angela[/name_f]/[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anica[/name_f]
[name_f]Annamaria[/name_f]
Annerose
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]/[name_f]Karla[/name_f]/[name_f]Karlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Catarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Crista[/name_f]/CristineCristina
Delmira
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elyse[/name_f]/[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]/[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_f]Erika[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Evonne[/name_f]/[name_f]Evonna[/name_f]
[name_f]Francisca[/name_f]/[name_f]Franziska[/name_f]
[name_f]Galena[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]/[name_f]Gisella[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Helene[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Irma[/name_f]
[name_u]Isa[/name_u]/[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f]/[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivette[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Katja[/name_f]
[name_f]Karolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Katarina[/name_f]
[name_f]Karmen[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorita[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Luana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucina[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maria[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f]/[name_f]Monika[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]/[name_f]Rachelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rena[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]/[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ula[/name_f]/[name_f]Ulla[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Ines[/name_f] a lot but how about [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
I have the same criteria except it’s [name_m]German[/name_m], Spanish, and English for us! I honestly think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] will work fine in Germany, and if that is truly the name you love, don’t change it because you are moving! What if you move again in a few years? Or what if your little one ends up leaving Germany one day? I honestly think most Spanish names will work well in Germany as the pronunciation of names are pretty similar.
For what it’s worth, my daughter ended up with a name that is pronounced slightly different in [name_m]German[/name_m] and Spanish and completely different in English. But her name was set in stone regardless due to it being a family name. She’s 4 now and responds to all 3 pronunciations of her name.
I think [name_f]Ines[/name_f] would work perfectly in Germany and I adore it.
But, other suggestions (I’m not sure if all of this work in Portuguese but I do know that they work on Spanish and [name_m]German[/name_m], sorry if some of them don’t work in Portuguese):
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]/[name_f]Ana[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] or [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (I don’t know which spelling would you prefer, I’m from a Spanish speaking country and love [name_f]Luisa[/name_f])
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]/[name_f]Sara[/name_f] (I prefer [name_f]Sara[/name_f] and in Spanish is so beautiful)
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f] will sound good in my opinion and if you like it go for it!!
I also need names that work in English and Spanish but I don’t want it to be the same name in both languages if that makes sense 