[name]Hannelore[/name]?
(we’re pronouncing it like [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name])
I’d never even considered this one until today.
Hubby and i were talking about the names of our future children… my [name]SIL[/name] is pregnant, so baby names come up a lot. He says he’d like to honor his mother, which i don’t mind… because i’d like to honor my mother. Though i don’t think we could do so with the same child as his mother’s name is very obviously german, [name]Helga[/name] [name]Hannelore[/name] and my mother’s name is the very obviously welsh: [name]Rowena[/name].
[name]Rowena[/name] [name]Hannelore[/name] just seems like a bit much to bestow onto one child.
The variant [name]Rowan[/name] is not an option. I don’t like it and neither does my mother.
His mother’s first name, [name]Helga[/name] is out of the question. I dislike that name with a passion. But [name]Hannelore[/name] or a variant is not out of the question. I actually quite like it, i think. and my sweetheart isn’t too picky about using variants. [name]Just[/name] as long as it remains true to her original name as his mother is deceased and won’t ever get to know her grandchild.
I thought of [name]Rowena[/name] Loreh (prn [name]Lora[/name]) which he likes as well (and actually suggested that spelling)… but i think that it’s missing some wow factor as i’m a huge fan of very unusal or exotic names. I also don’t like the -ah sound at the end of both names.
Anyone have any thoughts on this one?
I think if you were going to pn it [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] you should name her that. I think it takes away some of the appeal of the name.
I’d prn it HAH-ne-lo-rə. It’s the traditional [name]German[/name] way to prn it.
I usually am not a fan of the traditional [name]German[/name] names because I find them awkward but I really like this one. It’s soft and romantic.
The name is traditional german because his mother was german and moved to this country after marrying his father. [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] is the way that she herself pronounced her name, which is why we pronounce it that way. I’m not sure if she "americanized’ the pronounciation after she moved here or if it was always pronounced that way. I actually love both the names [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Lora[/name], but i’d prefer to use his mother’s name even if it’s not pronounced exactly like it seems just to honor his mother… a silent H isn’t completely unheard of…
that said… i do like the pronounciation you mentioned. However, i never even knew this name existed before today, and as it was introduced to me by him, he pronounced it exactly as he’d always heard it pronounced.
I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Hannelore[/name] totally go for it. [name]Rowena[/name] is also great, both your maternal grandparents had good taste! [name]Rowena[/name] Loreh looks nice but like you said I’m also not a fan of the “ah” sounds at the ends of both.
I don’t necessarily care for [name]Hannelore[/name] because I feel it will be constantly mispronounced, even among people who know how to say it. It is very lovely, but a hard to pronounce name can be a burden (or hey maybe not, but that’s just why I wouldn’t use it, some ppl don’t mind pronouncing their name, you never know!)
If you’re using it to honor someone you should definitely pronounce it the way they did, just because they didn’t pronounce it in the typical way doesn’t mean it’s wrong, I’ve heard many different pronunciations of English words that are all correct!
I think [name]Rowena[/name] is charming and unusual, I hope you find a way to use both names! Good luck!
I like [name]Hannelore[/name] a lot! And I agree about the Grandparents having good taste in names! My Mom was named a very bland (to
me) [name]Sandra[/name] probably because her Mom was [name]Blossom[/name] and hated it, my other grandmother was [name]Myrtle[/name]!
[name]Rowena[/name] is nice too, but I agree that they do not go together.
Really don’t care for [name]Rowena[/name], [name]Helga[/name], or [name]Hannelore[/name]…but the latter would be the best of the three. (My mother is Dutch, and I know that Dutch & [name]German[/name] do pronounce their H’s.) Maybe use the full name [name]Hannelore[/name], but call her [name]Hanna[/name] or [name]Laura[/name], or maybe [name]Nellie[/name] or even [name]Lore[/name] (as in folklore).
I love the name [name]Hannelore[/name]; I have an aunt by that name. I think it’s beautiful. I would suggest, though, that you pronounce it correctly; it’s HAH-ne-lor-uh, not [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name]. I love classic, traditional names like that; I hate it when people mispronounce them. You don’t want to give a child a name that it sounds like you haven’t bothered to learn how to pronounce - even if that isn’t the case, that’s how it will come across.
It’s like the name [name]Caitlin[/name], which is a beautiful, classic Celtic name that is not pronounced at all like [name]Kate[/name]-lyn. Pronouncing [name]Caitlin[/name] “[name]Kate[/name]-lyn” sounds rather unintelligent to me, and all the spin-off names ([name]Kaitlin[/name], [name]Kaitlyn[/name], [name]Katelyn[/name], [name]Kaitlynn[/name], [name]Katelynn[/name], [name]Catelyn[/name], [name]Catelynn[/name], and so forth) just seem tacky - misspellings of a mispronunciation. Names that are beautiful in their original form seem, to me, rather tacky when they are pronounced to suit anglophone conceits.
I would go with [name]Hannelore[/name]; I think giving your daughter a traditional name with so much history and meaning is wonderful. I would ensure that I was pronouncing it currently, though, before using it.
[name]Caitlin[/name] spelt like that is ‘kate-lin’. However, if you put an accent on the top of that second ‘i’ then you get ‘cat-leen’ which is what you’re talking about I assume.
[name]Hannelore[/name] is pretty; however, it’s the [name]German[/name] equivalent of [name]Marilyn[/name]: a midecentury smash name. Most Hannelores are in their 50s, and it’s a combination between [name]Hanne[/name] (a nickname for [name]Johanna[/name]) and [name]Eleonore[/name]. I would stay with [name]Rowena[/name] and instead work off of either [name]Johanna[/name] or [name]Eleonore[/name]; since the latter has so many possibilitites, what about [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Elinor[/name], [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Elaine[/name] or [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Lenore[/name]?
I think since you’re honoring someone (and both you and your man totally agree on spelling and pronunciation) then you don’t have to rationalize it to anyone. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Rowena[/name], and I’m curious how you pronounce it. [name]Hannelore[/name] is great - say it however your [name]MIL[/name] did! No one can tell you your name is wrong. My grandmother’s last name was [name]Lena[/name], pronounced lay-na in Italian, and she Americanized it here as lee-na. Neither was wrong. Maybe you’re [name]MIL[/name] did Americanize it though, and I think it would be worth finding out for sure if she did, just so you have all the facts. Also, I think either [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Hannelore[/name] or [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Lora[/name] is great, although I think the second sounds much better, and no, it’s not missing any wow-factor. [name]Rowena[/name] is wow all on it’s own.
I think that would be great to honor both women, but I’m personally not a huge fan of [name]Hannelore[/name], and it sounds a bit strange with [name]Rowena[/name]. I would go for something like [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Lore[/name], [name]Rowena[/name] Elore, or like a previous poster, [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Elinor/name.
now i’m curious is [name]Caitlin[/name] traditonal pronouned [name]Cat[/name]-leen?
[name]Hannelore[/name] is gorgeous as [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] or [name]Hanna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] but i like the idea of pronouncing it the same with your [name]MIL[/name] did. I know some people are very finikity about spellings and pronounciations and there is nothing wrong with that but there is also nothing wrong with having a name pronounced differenly especially with such good reason and the fact that it is not grossly different at all but instead very subtle.
I wonder if you could spell it differently? i’m usually not a fan of that but [name]Anna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] or [name]Hanna[/name]-[name]Lora[/name] could be okay? i dont know i really do like using the name in its traditional spelling… [name]Hannelore[/name]. My problem is that i immediately pronounce it [name]Hanna[/name]-[name]Lore[/name] when i say it which isnt anything like how it is meant to be said. It is a tricky one! [name]Rowena[/name] is gorgeous. I love it! [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Hannelore[/name] Last Name isnt actually too bad to me. Middle names arent frequently used and its nice to be able to surprise someone with one so rich in heritage and culture.
I knew a [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Esmerelda[/name] Hawkings, we never knew about the [name]Esmerelda[/name] until middle names became a topic of conversation one day and we were all really impressed and amazed. And it was gorgeous how it was her great grandmas name on her paternal side and on her maternal side there was some tradition around emeralds given to a new born baby. i mean if i think of it now the two names [name]Victoria[/name] and [name]Esmerelda[/name] seem like a mouthful but in reality when middle names arent used very often its special to have someone with a name like that instead of the usual Annes, [name]Maries[/name], Roses, Kates etc.
Now i think about it i would definately go [name]Rowena[/name] [name]Hannelore[/name] Last Name. She would mostly be [name]Rowena[/name] Last Name and whenever middle names became a topic of conversation she’d have something really special to say. I mean [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Esmerelda[/name], both in in the ‘a’ sound and both have 4 syllables but somehow it just doesnt really matter so much and the flow is fine.
