International Name Challenge List

General Name Discussion
1

I am working on a fun little project and need to come up with a list of the “historically most common” or “culturally associated” names of various countries and am hoping that you can help! I need one boy and one girl name that when you hear, you automatically think, “they must be from…”. For example, for [name]Italy[/name], you might say “[name]Paolo[/name] and [name]Giulia[/name]”. (if you don’t have a pair for all of the countries, feel free to skip or come back to later). Would be nice if the girl and boy names sound good together or flowed together.

  1. [name]Italy[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name]
  3. Germany
  4. [name]England[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name]
  7. Scandanavia
  8. Spain
  9. [name]Russia[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name]
  12. Greece
  13. [name]Canada[/name]
  14. Mexico
  15. United States
  16. Australia
  17. Japan
  18. [name]China[/name]

Thanks so much!!

2

My attempt:

  1. [name]Italy[/name] - [name]Paolo[/name] and [name]Giulia[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] - [name]Pierre[/name] and [name]Cecile[/name]
  3. Germany - [name]Henrik[/name] and [name]Heidi[/name]*
  4. [name]England[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] - [name]Malcolm[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] - [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Colleen[/name]*
  7. Scandanavia - [name]Erik[/name] and [name]Ingrid[/name]*
  8. Spain - [name]Antonio[/name] and [name]Carolina[/name]*
  9. [name]Russia[/name] - [name]Sergei[/name] and [name]Natasha[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]- Menes and [name]Isis[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] - no clue
  12. Greece - christos and [name]Athena[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name] - no clue
  14. Mexico - [name]Carlos[/name] and [name]Maria[/name]*
  15. United States- [name]Sam[/name] and [name]Jenny[/name]???
  16. Australia - no clue
  17. Japan - akio and kaiko
  18. [name]China[/name] - Li and [name]Mei[/name]
3
  1. [name]Italy[/name]: Guilia & [name]Alessandro[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name]: [name]Anne[/name] & [name]Martin[/name]
  3. Germany: [name]Hilde[/name] & [name]Sebastian[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name]: [name]Emma[/name] & [name]James[/name]
  5. [name]Ireland[/name]: [name]Aoife[/name] & [name]Cathal[/name]/[name]Dermott[/name]
  6. Scandanavia: Iceland: ”slaug & [name]Einar[/name], Norway: [name]Thea[/name] & [name]Dag[/name], Finland: Piia & Tuomas
  7. Spain: [name]Ana[/name] & [name]Pablo[/name]
  8. [name]Russia[/name]: Kseniya & Evgeniy
  9. [name]Morocco[/name]: Rabhia & [name]Naim[/name], Algeria: [name]Leila[/name] & Moumen
  10. Greece: [name]Katerina[/name] & Nikolaos
  11. [name]Canada[/name]: [name]Amy[/name] & [name]Xander[/name]
  12. Mexico: [name]Natalia[/name] & [name]Jose[/name]
  13. United States: [name]Ashley[/name] & [name]Bradley[/name]
  14. Australia: [name]Brooke[/name] & [name]Roman[/name]
  15. Japan: Akiko/Mami & Daishe/Kimitaka
  16. [name]China[/name]: Xiao- & Xu
4

For [name]China[/name]/Taiwan, my mom’s Chinese name is: Juo Lan, it means “like an [name]Orchid[/name].” My cousin’s name is Szu En

My name in school for my Chinese class is Han [name]Mei[/name], which is quite popular. [name]Mei[/name] means beautiful. Han is just a family name.

Other common Chinese names are:
Boys: Li, Wei [name]Long[/name], Zhi Peng, [name]Ming[/name] Rong, Xu Guan, Ri, Feng, Ji Hui (my teacher’s name)
Girls: [name]Mei[/name] [name]Lin[/name], Xui Li, Xue [name]Mei[/name], Hui Zhong

5
  1. [name]Italy[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] – [name]Jean[/name] and [name]Marie[/name]
  3. Germany
  4. [name]England[/name] – [name]Edward[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] – [name]Douglas[/name] and ??
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] – [name]Patrick[/name] and [name]Sinead[/name]
  7. Scandanavia – [name]Finn[/name] and [name]Linnea[/name]
  8. Spain – [name]Fernando[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name]
  12. Greece
  13. [name]Canada[/name]
  14. Mexico – [name]Jesus[/name] and [name]Esperanza[/name]
  15. United States – [name]Matthew[/name] and [name]Katie[/name]
  16. Australia
  17. Japan
  18. [name]China[/name]

Sorry, this was harder than I thought it would be!

6

Elainelea- any reply/ideas help! I am going to narrow down the combinations later! Thanks!

7

Thank you catloverd for your insight into Chinese names!

8

Leneke- thank you! Great list!!

9
  1. [name]Italy[/name]- [name]Lorenzo[/name] & [name]Gemma[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name]- [name]Jean[/name]-[name]Luc[/name] & [name]Marie[/name]
  3. Germany- Boy (?)- [name]Grizelda[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name]- [name]Charles[/name] & [name]Jemima[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name]- [name]Alastair[/name] & [name]Fiona[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name]- [name]Connor[/name] & [name]Maeve[/name]
  7. Scandanavia- [name]Soren[/name] & [name]Signy[/name]
  8. Spain- [name]Eduardo[/name] & [name]Isabel[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name]- [name]Olaf[/name] & [name]Ekaterina[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]- [name]Helios[/name] & [name]Selene[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] (?)
  12. Greece- [name]Kristos[/name] & [name]Echo[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name]- Nothing specific
  14. Mexico- [name]Pedro[/name] & [name]Joselin[/name]
  15. United States- [name]Josh[/name] & [name]Katie[/name]
  16. Australia- [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Charlie[/name]
  17. Japan- No clue
  18. [name]China[/name]- No clue
10
  1. [name]Italy[/name]-[name]Francesca[/name] & [name]Giovanni[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name]- [name]Pierre[/name] & [name]Marie[/name]
  3. Germany-[name]Johannes[/name] & [name]Gretchen[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name]-[name]Sean[/name] & [name]Maeve[/name]
  7. Scandanavia- [name]Lars[/name] & [name]Ingrid[/name]
  8. Spain- [name]Juan[/name] & [name]Maria[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name]- [name]Ivan[/name] & [name]Svetlana[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name]-Sofiane & [name]Myriam[/name]
  12. Greece- Geogios & [name]Anastasia[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name]
  14. Mexico- [name]Hector[/name] & [name]Nayeli[/name]
  15. United States
  16. Australia
  17. Japan- [name]Midori[/name] & [name]Kenji[/name]
  18. [name]China[/name]- Ping
11

[name]Italy[/name]- [name]Giovanni[/name], & [name]Giuliana[/name]…
[name]France[/name]- [name]Pierre[/name], [name]Paris[/name] of course!
USA- I know a lot of [name]Nick[/name]'s and [name]Katie[/name]'s …
[name]Canada[/name]- Orginally from this great place, in NL, [name]Katie[/name]'s popular, along with [name]Lucas[/name] & [name]Mark[/name] & [name]Nicholas[/name]!

12
  1. Italy- [name]Giuseppe[/name] & [name]Antonia[/name]
  2. France- [name]Jacques[/name] & [name]Colette[/name]
  3. Germany- [name]Hans[/name] & [name]Ilsa[/name]
  4. England- [name]Ralph[/name] & [name]Georgiana[/name]
  5. Scotland- [name]Angus[/name] & [name]Kenna[/name]
  6. Ireland- [name]Seamus[/name] & [name]Aoife[/name]
  7. Scandanavia- [name]Bjorn[/name] & [name]Astrid[/name]
  8. Spain- [name]Alejandro[/name] & [name]Carmen[/name]
  9. Russia- [name]Vladimir[/name] & [name]Ekaterina[/name]
  10. Egypt- [name]Tarik[/name] & [name]Kamilah[/name]
  11. Morocco- [name]Bilal[/name] & [name]Amina[/name]
  12. Greece- [name]Kostas[/name] & [name]Eleni[/name]
  13. Canada- [name]Luke[/name] & [name]Teagan[/name]
  14. Mexico- [name]Juan[/name] & [name]Guadalupe[/name]
  15. United States- [name]Doug[/name] & [name]Marianne[/name]
  16. Australia- [name]Riley[/name] & [name]Talia[/name]
  17. Japan- [name]Akira[/name] & [name]Keiko[/name]
  18. China- [name]Feng[/name] & [name]Mei Li[/name]
13
  1. [name]Italy[/name] - [name]Giuseppe[/name] and [name]Carmela[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] - [name]Pierre[/name] and [name]Fleur[/name]
  3. Germany - [name]Hans[/name] and [name]Greta[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name] - [name]Rupert[/name] and [name]Jemima[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] - [name]Hamish[/name] and [name]Fiona[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] - [name]Declan[/name] and [name]Bridget[/name]
  7. Scandanavia - [name]Sven[/name] and [name]Signy[/name]
  8. Spain - [name]Alejandro[/name] and [name]Lucia[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name] - [name]Nikolai[/name] and [name]Tatiana[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name] - [name]Osiris[/name] and [name]Isis[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name]
  12. Greece - [name]Stavros[/name] and [name]Eleni[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name]
  14. Mexico - [name]Diego[/name] and [name]Rosa[/name]
  15. United States - [name]Jacob[/name] and [name]Ashley[/name]
  16. Australia
  17. Japan - [name]Hiro[/name] and Sachi
  18. [name]China[/name]
14
  1. [name]Italy[/name] – [name]Giovanni[/name] & [name]Francesca[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] – [name]Pierre[/name] & [name]Marie[/name]
  3. Germany – [name]Hans[/name] & [name]Heidi[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name] – [name]John[/name] & [name]Mary[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] – [name]Hamish[/name] & [name]Meg[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] – [name]Patrick[/name] & [name]Siobhan[/name]
  7. Scandanavia – [name]Soren[/name] & [name]Astrid[/name]
  8. Spain – ??
  9. [name]Russia[/name] – [name]Dmitri[/name] & [name]Natasha[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name] – ??
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] – ??
  12. Greece – ??
  13. [name]Canada[/name] – ??
  14. Mexico – [name]Esteban[/name] & [name]Maria[/name]
  15. United States – ??
  16. Australia – [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Kylie[/name]
  17. Japan – [name]Yoshi[/name] & [name]Yuki[/name]
  18. [name]China[/name] – ?? & [name]Mei[/name]
15
  1. [name]Italy[/name] - [name]Giovanni[/name] & [name]Lucia[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] - [name]Pierre[/name] & [name]Capucine[/name]
  3. Germany - [name]Klaus[/name] & [name]Heidi[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name] - [name]Wilfred[/name] & [name]Adele[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] - [name]Angus[/name] & [name]Fenella[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] - [name]Seamus[/name] & [name]Saoirse[/name]
  7. Scandanavia - [name]Soren[/name] & [name]Ingrid[/name]
  8. Spain - [name]Antonio[/name] & [name]Frida[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name] - [name]Dmitri[/name] & [name]Katya[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name] - [name]Osiris[/name] & [name]Cleopatra[/name]
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] - [name]Ahmed[/name] & [name]Fatima[/name]
  12. Greece - [name]Alexsander[/name] & [name]Athena[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name] - [name]Jean[/name] & [name]Maple[/name]
  14. Mexico - [name]Jesus[/name] & [name]Guadalupe[/name]
  15. United States - [name]Aiden[/name] & [name]Isabella[/name]
  16. Australia - [name]Jack[/name] & [name]Tayla[/name]
  17. Japan - Taiga & [name]Midori[/name]
  18. [name]China[/name] - Xao & [name]Mei[/name]
16
  1. Italy - [name]Fabio[/name] & [name]Guilietta[/name]
  2. France - [name]Nicolas[/name] & [name]Madeleine[/name]
  3. Germany - [name]Jens[/name] & [name]Birgit[/name]
  4. England - [name]Henry[/name] & [name]Clara[/name]
  5. Scotland - [name]Angus[/name] & [name]Shona[/name]
  6. Ireland - [name]Seamus[/name] & [name]Roisin[/name]
  7. Scandanavia - [name]Anders[/name] & [name]Ulrika[/name]
  8. Spain - [name]Felix[/name] & [name]Elena[/name]
  9. Russia - [name]Alexei[/name] & [name]Natasha[/name]
  10. Egypt
  11. Morocco
  12. Greece - [name]Elias[/name] & [name]Penelope[/name]
  13. Canada
  14. Mexico - [name]Hector[/name] & [name]Elena[/name]
  15. United States - [name]Logan[/name] & [name]Avery[/name]
  16. Australia
  17. Japan - [name]Yuki[/name] & Mariko
  18. China - Han & [name]Mei[/name]
17
  1. [name]Italy[/name] - [name]Giuseppe[/name] and [name]Guiliana[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] - [name]Jean[/name] [name]Paul[/name] and [name]Marie[/name]
  3. Germany - [name]Hans[/name] and [name]Greta[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name] - [name]Emily[/name] and [name]James[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] - [name]Angus[/name] and [name]Maisie[/name]
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] - [name]Seamus[/name] and [name]Aoife[/name]
  7. Scandanavia- [name]Astrid[/name] and [name]Sven[/name]
  8. Spain - [name]Pablo[/name] and [name]Ana[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name]- [name]Vladamir[/name] and [name]Tatiana[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name]- …
  11. [name]Morocco[/name]-
  12. Greece
  13. [name]Canada[/name]-
  14. Mexico
  15. United States - [name]Justin[/name] and [name]Britney[/name]
  16. Australia - [name]Bruce[/name] and [name]Sheila[/name]
  17. Japan
  18. [name]China[/name]
18

[name]Don[/name]'t ask me my reasons, I don’t know why these were the first to pop in my head, haha.

  1. [name]Italy[/name] - [name]Giovanni[/name] and [name]Guiliana[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] - [name]Rene[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name] (not sure why…?)
  3. Germany - [name]Hans[/name] and [name]Greta[/name] (ha)
  4. [name]England[/name] - [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name]
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] - [name]Callum[/name] and ?
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] - [name]Seamus[/name] and [name]Niamh[/name]
  7. Scandanavia - [name]Andrew[/name] and [name]Kiersten[/name]
  8. Spain - [name]Alejandro[/name] and [name]Carmen[/name]
  9. [name]Russia[/name] - ? and [name]Annika[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name] - ???
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] - ???
  12. Greece - [name]Alexander[/name] and [name]Zoe[/name] (ok, Greek in origin, I don’t know, lol)
  13. [name]Canada[/name] - [name]Tyler[/name] and [name]Megan[/name]
  14. Mexico - [name]Jose[/name] and [name]Maria[/name]
  15. United States - [name]Kayden[/name] and [name]Mackenzie[/name]
  16. Australia - [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Ruby[/name]
  17. Japan - [name]Ichiro[/name] and ?
  18. [name]China[/name] - ??

Might have to come back to it when I think of more, or better answers…

19
  1. [name]Italy[/name] -[name]Francesco[/name] & [name]Francesca[/name]
  2. [name]France[/name] -[name]Louis[/name] & [name]Antoinette[/name]
  3. Germany -[name]Johann[/name] & [name]Birgit[/name]
  4. [name]England[/name] -[name]Richard[/name] & [name]Elizabeth[/name] (hahaha after I wrote this, I realized that’s my aunt & uncle)
  5. [name]Scotland[/name] -[name]Angus[/name] * ??
  6. [name]Ireland[/name] -[name]Patrick[/name] & [name]Kiera[/name]
  7. Scandanavia -[name]Oslo[/name] & ??
  8. Spain -
  9. [name]Russia[/name] -?? & [name]Katya[/name]
  10. [name]Egypt[/name] -[name]Mohammed[/name] & ??
  11. [name]Morocco[/name] -[name]Ahmed[/name] & [name]Fatima[/name]
  12. Greece -[name]Dimitri[/name] & [name]Elena[/name]
  13. [name]Canada[/name] -really? [name]Do[/name] we have different names than in the USA? um… [name]Liam[/name] & [name]Olivia[/name] (They’ve been at/near the top here for years although, in [name]Quebec[/name], it’s [name]William[/name] & [name]Lea[/name])
  14. Mexico -[name]Juan[/name] & [name]Maria[/name]
  15. United States -
  16. Australia -
  17. Japan [name]Hiro[/name] & [name]Yuki[/name]/[name]Yoko[/name]/Yuko
  18. [name]China[/name] (I take it you mean Mandarin pronunciation -Song (yes, that’s a male name) & [name]Bing[/name] (I don’t know much about Chinese names, but these are names of 2 people I’ve met). :slight_smile:
20

hahaha “[name]Sheila[/name]” in Australia is “slang” for chick as in “did you see that [name]Shelia[/name] on that beach over there…” (according to my Aussie DH) :slight_smile: