[name_m]Hi[/name_m], my husbands family is [name_m]German[/name_m] and we want a name that they can easily say that will still work in English (American). Does anybody know any names that would work for this? Thanks.
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]/[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_m]Gunnar[/name_m]
[name_m]Kellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Boden[/name_m]
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m]
[name_m]Stefan[/name_m]
[name_m]Harlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Axel[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Augusten[/name_m]
[name_m]Luther[/name_m]
[name_m]Walden[/name_m]
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Fritz[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]”
[name_m]Kiefer[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerrit[/name_m]/[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Ignacius[/name_m]
[name_m]Gunther[/name_m]
[name_m]Mathais[/name_m]/[name_m]Mathis[/name_m]
[name_m]Silvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Willem[/name_m] “[name_m]Wim[/name_m]”
[name_m]Ulric[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Conrad[/name_m]
[name_u]Barrett[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Kurt[/name_m]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m]
I have relatives:
[name_m]Erik[/name_m]
[name_m]Christoff[/name_m] (not sure about spelling)
[name_m]Carl[/name_m]
More [name_m]German[/name_m]:
[name_m]Gunther[/name_m]
[name_m]Franz[/name_m]
Sorry for any repeats:
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
Few more:
[name_m]Werner[/name_m]
[name_m]Ralf[/name_m]
[name_m]Klaus[/name_m]
[name_m]Ulf[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m] (righ-ner)
Ps
[name_u]Kai[/name_u] is pretty Hawaiian
We also have the same bilingual problem, so I get your struggle. But just suggesting lists of names doesn’t seem super efficient since you didn’t really give an indication of style etc. What ‘‘works’’ in both languages is also super subjective and is based on priorities… for instance, maybe if it’s a bit unintuitive in English that’s fine, maybe if its uncommon in [name_m]German[/name_m] thats fine as long as its easily pronounced etc.
What I’d recommend is just taking a bunch of names you like regardless of language, and then going through one by one and seeing how practical they are. That’ll give you an indication of what letters/sounds to avoid AND will help you see what your priorities are.
For instance with a name like [name_m]Johann[/name_m] as suggested above, although its familiar in both languages there are two significantly different pronunciations. Maybe that’s a problem, maybe not. It’s these decisions that are headache inducing but you’ve gotta kinda sift through them to see where you stand.
Good luck!
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
My favourites are [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Felix[/name_m], and [name_u]Rudy[/name_u] n
I hope I’m not too late, but as a [name_m]German[/name_m] with someone in the family, who is also experiencing the same struggle, I just had to answer.
Sorry for any repeats:
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] / [name_u]Theo[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m] / [name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Mateo[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Enzo[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
Based on looking at Germany’s Top 100 names, I would suggest these.
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Lukas[/name_m]/[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]
[name_m]Johann[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Damian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
For some of the names, e.g. [name_m]Jonas[/name_m] and [name_u]Elias[/name_u], the [name_m]German[/name_m] pronunciation is quite different from the English one.