International variations

General Name Discussion
1

What are some names you can think of where you like an international version more than your local version?

For example:
[name_f]Marta[/name_f] > [name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f] > [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m] > [name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] > [name_m]John[/name_m]

Which names can you think of?

2

Like you, i like [name_u]Evan[/name_u] a lot more than [name_m]John[/name_m]!

I prefer

[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] (over [name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] or [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f])
[name_f]Ilaria[/name_f] (over [name_u]Hilary[/name_u])
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (over [name_f]Amelia[/name_f])
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] (to [name_f]Anna[/name_f])
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] (over [name_f]Camilla[/name_f])
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] (to [name_m]Matthew[/name_m])
[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m] (to [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m])

3

A couple that come to mind, though I’m sure there are many more
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] > [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_f]Lili[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] > [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] > [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_m]Piers[/name_m] > [name_m]Peter[/name_m]

4

Some for me:

[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f] > [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] > [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (though I like both)
Amélie > [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] (though once again both are nice [name_f]IMO[/name_f])
Étienne > [name_m]Stephen[/name_m]/[name_m]Steven[/name_m]
[name_f]Raquel[/name_f] > [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirsten[/name_f] > [name_f]Christina[/name_f]/[name_f]Christine[/name_f]

5

Overall, I tend to prefer classic English names!

But I do love:
[name_m]Tavish[/name_m] > [name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Vasiliy[/name_m] > [name_m]Basil[/name_m]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f] > [name_f]Rose[/name_f]