Name for (German) baby girl - advise on (unsusal) favourites needed, please

Girl Names
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Hej,

there is so much great advice and wonderful ideas floating around here, could I ask the Nameberry-community on advice on the name for my baby girl, please?

Backstory:

I am [name_m]German[/name_m] and currently live in Germany, but my work and private life have always been very international so my little one might actually hear more English than [name_m]German[/name_m] from early one and also we might move again to an English speaking country at one point.

When choosing names for her I started off with the aim of finding for the first name something short and internationally easy to pronounce, ideally gender neutral (and maybe with a sleek, cool Scandi vibe).
Well, after back and forth I ended up with the below, pretty far from my original plan, but somehow I fell in love with it.
Only, especially as for the current favourite option has a very “[name_m]German[/name_m]” baackground, I am unsure how this comes across in the Anglo-[name_m]Saxon[/name_m] and other parts of the world, hence reaching out for your input.

Choice #1:
[name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
(possible alternative order: [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke or just [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] [name_f]Johanna[/name_f])

Explanation:

[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] – a name running in the family, honouring great women in the great grandparents generation (to use this one was always a given)

Lerke – old Frisian name (family relation again) meaning lark … hence a little bow to our last name

[name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] – looking for something light and short (and to add the vowel i) to balance out the more serious “[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]” and this one just popped up in the search and stuck in my head, maybe as it also is an indirect nod to the name of my wonderful grandfather. I am aware it has a spunky feel, which I like in a way, but is it too much for my gentle baby girl?

As for our last name, it is short and [name_m]German[/name_m] and translates as “bird”, so the nickname “[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]” has been floating around some time.

Alternative names considered:

[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Toni[/name_f]
Smilla

([name_f]Secret[/name_f] crushes:
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] - definite as nickname and I was contemplating to use it as a given name, but then thought having the word “bird” for first and family name (albeit in two different languages), is too much?
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] & [name_f]Fern[/name_f] – but English word names would always have to be explained as for pronunciation or spelling as long as we still live in Germany, so a bit complicated)

Can I please ask the community, how you like the names and the flow? [name_m]How[/name_m] do they come across to English natives – and any other language natives, of course? Can I get away with this or would the little one be looked at weirdly? Any other ideas of course also welcome.

Sorry for the super long post and thanks so much for actually reading until now.
In case you have time for a comment and opinion, I would be very grateful.

Thanks so much & liebe Grüsse :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke sounds really wonderful to my ear. I think if you use the names [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] and [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] (in either order) and are prepared for your daughter to go by either one as she feels most comfortable in a given situation, she will have a wonderful versatile name. I am in a large metropolitan area in the eastern U.S. and children have names representing many different nationalities and this widely accepted, especially among other children. I remember children being teased for unusual names growing up, but I never see that now.

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From choice 1, I prefer [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke. I can’t say I’m a fan of [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] - it seems quite harsh to me. As an English speaker I’ve never heard [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] so it may just be a cultural thing. I’m not sure if it’s on the cards at all but I prefer [name_f]Frida[/name_f], which seems somewhat similar to [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u]. My favourites of your options are [name_f]Noa[/name_f] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] - they’re gorgeous names and I think something like [name_f]Noa[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Noa[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u], [name_f]Noa[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] or [name_f]Noa[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] Lerke would be really beautiful!

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[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke is great!! You could still use [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] as a nn!

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I personally love your first choice- [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] is easily said and understood in English, and is a very charming sweet sounding name. Go with your gut!

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I love [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] and [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] as first names!
My favorite is [name_f]Johanna[/name_f], but only if you love it enough to use it as a first name and not just because it’s a family name. It’s the most versatile of your choices.

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I like [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u] Lerke. I think [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] is a beautiful name. If you would like to give her a nickname you could use [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u], [name_u]Joey[/name_u], [name_u]Josie[/name_u], [name_f]Anna[/name_f] or [name_f]Annie[/name_f].

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Another possible nickname is [name_f]Hanna[/name_f]. I love names with lots of possibilities. Your child may decide a different stages in her life she would prefer to be called by a new version of her name. [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] is a universally known, classic name. Good luck with your decision.

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What do you think of [name_f]Frederika[/name_f], nn [name_u]Fritzi[/name_u]?

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You could name her [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] and call her [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] as a nn for her middle name.

I love the name [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] too and I also think [name_f]Johanna[/name_f] is very pretty.