Olympic Name Thread - All The World's A Stage!

General Name Discussion
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries, as I watch the Opening Ceremonies on the 2014 Sochi [name_u]Winter[/name_u] Olympics today, the name nerd in me can’t help but notice some of the more interesting names from all of the world. Below are some names that have caught my eye. I’m particulary intrigued by the Finnish names - how they love the double letters in their names. I have a soft spot for chic [name_m]French[/name_m] names and the exotic Japanese names not often heard:)). Perusing the athletes names from around the globe allows us to see some unfamiliar spellings. Please feel free to post as many times during the weeks ahead if another name comes to your attention and stands out from the crowd! The world is a village!

Female

[name_f]Argentina[/name_f] - [name_f]Salome[/name_f]
[name_f]Austria[/name_f] - [name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
Belarus - [name_f]Darya[/name_f], Valiantsina
Belgium - [name_f]Katrien[/name_f]
[name_f]Canada[/name_f] - [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]/[name_f]Justine[/name_f]/[name_u]Maxime[/name_u] (3 sisters), Ivanie, [name_f]Chandra[/name_f], [name_f]Kali[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f]-[name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Ariane[/name_f]/[name_f]Arianne[/name_f], [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_u]Dominique[/name_u], [name_f]Maelle[/name_f], [name_f]Larissa[/name_f], [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Lauriane[/name_f], [name_f]Tara[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
Czech Republic - Vendula, [name_f]Jitka[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Sarka[/name_f]
Denmark - Helle
Finland - [name_f]Merika[/name_f], Venla, [name_f]Kaisa[/name_f], [name_f]Noora[/name_f], [name_f]Annina[/name_f], [name_f]Meeri[/name_f], Riikka, Eveliina, Saija
[name_f]France[/name_f] - [name_f]Aliz[/name_f]ée, [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Aurore[/name_f], [name_f]Marine[/name_f], [name_f]Morgane[/name_f], [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Laure[/name_f], [name_f]Pernelle[/name_f], Ophélie, [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], Aurélie, [name_f]Perrine[/name_f], Clémence, [name_f]Anemone[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
Germany - [name_f]Tanja[/name_f], [name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
Hungary - Zsofia, Zsandra, Rozsa, [name_f]Edit[/name_f]
[name_f]Italy[/name_f] - [name_f]Silvia[/name_f], Raffaella, [name_f]Federica[/name_f], [name_f]Corinna[/name_f], [name_f]Stefania[/name_f], [name_f]Elisa[/name_f], [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f], [name_f]Chiara[/name_f], [name_f]Gaia[/name_f], [name_f]Martina[/name_f]
Japan - Yurie, Kanae, Yuka, Yumie, [name_u]Mika[/name_u], [name_f]Masako[/name_f], Kanako, Manami, [name_f]Rana[/name_f], Ayumi, Tomoe, Chinami, Haruna, [name_f]Aiko[/name_f], Tomoka, [name_f]Aina[/name_f], Sayuri, [name_f]Ayana[/name_f], [name_f]Hanae[/name_f]
Latvia - [name_f]Ulla[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], Lelde, [name_f]Inga[/name_f], [name_f]Zanna[/name_f]
Lithuania - Ingrida, Ieva
Netherlands - [name_f]Rianne[/name_f], Carien, Nicolien, Jorien, Laurien, [name_f]Sanne[/name_f], [name_f]Lara[/name_f]
Norway - Tiril, Gyda, Maiken, [name_f]Kjersti[/name_f], [name_f]Marit[/name_f], [name_f]Line[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], Ragnhild, [name_f]Silje[/name_f], Ingvild, Synnoeve, [name_f]Hedvig[/name_f]
[name_f]Russia[/name_f] - [name_f]Ksenia[/name_f], Elizavetta, [name_f]Ekaterina[/name_f]/[name_f]Yekaterina[/name_f], [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Tatyana[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Irina[/name_f], [name_f]Yelena[/name_f], [name_f]Alina[/name_f], [name_f]Angelina[/name_f], [name_f]Olga[/name_f], [name_f]Elena[/name_f], [name_f]Alyona[/name_f], [name_f]Yulia[/name_f]/[name_f]Yuliya[/name_f], [name_f]Nadezhda[/name_f], [name_f]Marika[/name_f], [name_f]Regina[/name_f], Valeriya, [name_f]Evgenia[/name_f], [name_f]Galina[/name_f], [name_f]Svetlana[/name_f]
Poland - [name_f]Katarzyna[/name_f], [name_f]Maryna[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Monika[/name_f], [name_f]Justyna[/name_f], [name_f]Paulina[/name_f], [name_f]Ewa[/name_f], Sylwia, [name_f]Karolina[/name_f]
Serbia - Nevena
Slovenia - [name_f]Alenka[/name_f], Vesna, Marusa, [name_f]Katja[/name_f], [name_f]Cilka[/name_f], [name_f]Maja[/name_f], Spela
[name_u]Sweden[/name_u] - [name_f]Pernilla[/name_f], [name_f]Elin[/name_f], [name_f]Kajsa[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Karin[/name_f], [name_f]Margaretha[/name_f], [name_f]Hanna[/name_f], [name_f]Britta[/name_f], [name_f]Josefine[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
USA - Annelies, [name_f]Arielle[/name_f], Kikkan, [name_f]Sugar[/name_f], [name_u]Devin[/name_u], [name_f]Jocelyne[/name_f], [name_f]Monique[/name_f], [name_f]Lolo[/name_f], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_f]Meryl[/name_f], [name_u]Aja[/name_u]

Male

[name_f]Austria[/name_f] - [name_m]Hanno[/name_m], [name_m]Reinhard[/name_m]
Belgium - Jorik
[name_f]Canada[/name_f] - Lascelles, [name_u]Sidney[/name_u], Francois, [name_m]Olivier[/name_m], [name_m]Neville[/name_m], [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m], [name_m]Duncan[/name_m], [name_m]Graeme[/name_m], [name_m]Crispin[/name_m], [name_m]Maxence[/name_m], Sébastien, [name_u]Tristan[/name_u], [name_u]Shea[/name_u]
Czech Republic - [name_m]Pavel[/name_m], Antonin, Jaromir, Ondrej, Dusan, [name_m]Krystof[/name_m]
Denmark - Troels, [name_m]Rasmus[/name_m]
Finland - Juhumatti, Valtteri, Illkka, Juuso, Jarkko, Antti-[name_m]Jussi[/name_m], [name_u]Mikko[/name_u], Kimmo, Minttu, Anssi, [name_m]Pekka[/name_m], Teemu, Santeri
[name_f]France[/name_f] - [name_m]Florent[/name_m], [name_u]Maxime[/name_u], [name_m]Thibault[/name_m], [name_m]Baptiste[/name_m], [name_m]Benoit[/name_m]
Hungary - [name_m]Sandor[/name_m], Karoly, [name_m]Norbert[/name_m], [name_u]Milan[/name_u]
[name_f]Italy[/name_f] - [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_m]Tommaso[/name_m], [name_m]Stefano[/name_m], [name_m]Maurizio[/name_m], [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_m]Giuliano[/name_m], [name_m]Alessandro[/name_m], [name_m]Davide[/name_m]
Japan - Daichi, [name_u]Akira[/name_u], Keishin, Kentaro, Yuzo, Satoshi
Latvia - Oskars, [name_u]Lauris[/name_u], Raivis, Kristers, [name_m]Armands[/name_m], Daumants, [name_m]Peteris[/name_m], Koba, Inars, Arvis, Kristaps
Lithuania - Deividas, Vytautus, Rokas
Netherlands - Jorrit, [name_m]Daan[/name_m], Sybren, [name_m]Arno[/name_m], [name_m]Koen[/name_m]
Norway - [name_m]Morten[/name_m], Torgeir, [name_m]Havard[/name_m]/Haavard, Oystein, [name_m]Mads[/name_m], Kjetil, [name_m]Ole[/name_m], [name_m]Espen[/name_m], [name_m]Henrik[/name_m], [name_m]Magnus[/name_m], [name_m]Mathis[/name_m], Sverre
Poland - [name_m]Mateusz[/name_m], Lukasz, [name_m]Maciej[/name_m], Marcin, [name_m]Artur[/name_m], [name_m]Patryk[/name_m], [name_m]Piotr[/name_m], [name_m]Konrad[/name_m], [name_m]Rafal[/name_m], [name_m]Pawel[/name_m], [name_u]Karol[/name_u], [name_m]Dawid[/name_m]
[name_f]Russia[/name_f] - [name_m]Kirill[/name_m], [name_m]Nikolai[/name_m]/[name_u]Nikita[/name_u], [name_m]Sergei[/name_m], [name_m]Ilya[/name_m], [name_m]Semyon[/name_m], [name_m]Fedor[/name_m]/[name_m]Fyodor[/name_m], [name_m]Anton[/name_m], [name_u]Valery[/name_u], Artyom, [name_m]Yuri[/name_m], Timofei, [name_m]Yevgeny[/name_m], [name_m]Alexei[/name_m]/Alexey, [name_m]Vyacheslav[/name_m], [name_m]Stepan[/name_m]
[name_u]Sweden[/name_u] - Bjoern, Niklas, [name_m]Viktor[/name_m], [name_m]Fredrik[/name_m], [name_m]Teodor[/name_m], [name_m]Lars[/name_m], Calle, [name_m]Henrik[/name_m], [name_m]Sven[/name_m], [name_m]Jesper[/name_m], [name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
Slovenia - [name_m]Izidor[/name_m], Mitja, Andrej, Klemen, [name_f]Marjan[/name_f], [name_u]Jan[/name_u], Rok
USA - [name_m]Lowell[/name_m], [name_m]Tucker[/name_m], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Emery[/name_u], [name_m]Bode[/name_m], [name_m]Brooks[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m]

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What a great idea!

Some really interesting names here, ones that particularly caught my eye:

[name_f]Salome[/name_f], [name_f]Heidi[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Noora[/name_f], Riikka, Ophélie, Aurélie, [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], Zsofia, Zsandra, [name_u]Mika[/name_u], Jorien, [name_f]Marit[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Yelena[/name_f], [name_f]Marika[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]-[name_f]Karin[/name_f], [name_f]Meryl[/name_f]

Francois, Sébastien, [name_u]Shea[/name_u], Jaromir, [name_m]Rasmus[/name_m], [name_u]Mikko[/name_u], [name_m]Thibault[/name_m], [name_m]Benoit[/name_m], [name_m]Arno[/name_m], [name_m]Mathis[/name_m], [name_m]Izidor[/name_m], [name_m]Torin[/name_m]

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@mischa, [name_f]Elizaveta[/name_f]/[name_f]Yelizaveta[/name_f] is usually spelled with one T.:slight_smile:

I didn’t really pay attention to names today, but I just wanted to say I really loved the opening ceremony, especially the beginning (it was so beautiful it gave me shivers). I guess I didn’t expect it from Russians! Looking forward for skiing and ice skating.

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Belarus - [name_f]Darya[/name_f] - [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] this name so much!!!
Czech Republic - [name_f]Petra[/name_f] - YAY! love it!

[name_f]France[/name_f] - [name_f]Marielle[/name_f], [name_f]Anais[/name_f], [name_f]Pernelle[/name_f], Ophélie, [name_f]Anemone[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] - lovely!
Does anyone know how the [name_m]French[/name_m] pronounce [name_f]Anemone[/name_f] as a name. I know the flower is ann-eh-muh-nee, but that doesn’t seem very [name_m]French[/name_m].

[name_f]Italy[/name_f] - [name_f]Corinna[/name_f], [name_f]Ilaria[/name_f] - beautiful
[name_u]Sweden[/name_u] - [name_f]Britta[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] - love!

Male

[name_f]Italy[/name_f] - [name_m]Matteo[/name_m], [name_u]Luca[/name_u] - great ones

[name_u]Sweden[/name_u] - [name_m]Jesper[/name_m], [name_m]Oskar[/name_m] - nice!

USA - [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Emery[/name_u] - :slight_smile:

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@kala_way - I believe Anémone would be “ah-nay-moan” in [name_m]French[/name_m] because there is an accent on the first “e”. There is an actress with this name. However, former [name_m]French[/name_m] President [name_u]Val[/name_u]éry Giscard D’Estaing’s wife spelled her name [name_f]Anne[/name_f]-Aymone.

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Wow! Great thread.

I love [name_f]Aurelie[/name_f] and [name_f]Bettina[/name_f].

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There is a Norwegian Skier I believe who’s name is [name_m]Aksel[/name_m] Lund Svindal. I absolutely love the [name_m]Aksel[/name_m] part!

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I like Ivanie and have never heard it before! I am always interested in -ie or -y girl names that feel sophisticated. They’re somewhat hard to come by!

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There’s a (Basque) guy on the Spanish team named [name_m]Imanol[/name_m] <3 LOVE that!
Tuukka, for Finland, love this guy!
Serafin, Switzerland
Gianluca, Switzerland (yum, I love this name!)
Emre, Turkey

Seraina, Switzerland (interesting name, new to me)

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@lucialucentum - [name_m]Imanol[/name_m], Tuukka, [name_m]Serafin[/name_m], Gianluca and Emre are all very interesting names!

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I was just thinking about starting this thread when I saw yours! :slight_smile:
I love [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Justine[/name_f] & [name_u]Maxime[/name_u] together for sisters. All so pretty, especially with the strong french accents they carry. By the way, you forgot [name_f]Kaetlyn[/name_f] & [name_f]Hailey[/name_f]. Also, their was (maybe still is?) an Olympian skiier called Peakaboo. I believe she was a skiier in the Olympics anyways…

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I’d like to add to your list, a couple of the Team Great [name_m]Britain[/name_m] ladies…

[name_f]Chimene[/name_f] - the skier competes using her nickname Chemmy, but [name_f]Chimene[/name_f] is her given name
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] - another skier, competes under her given name, but uses [name_f]Posy[/name_f] on a day-to-day basis

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@maggiemary - I love the [name_m]French[/name_m] Chimène and the medieval [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f].

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@shealahtoba - I think the skier’s name is [name_f]Picabo[/name_f] [name_m]Street[/name_m]. I haven’t heard her mentioned in the Olympics this time. I’m not sure but maybe she retired as she’s been around for awhile. I don’t mind [name_f]Hailey[/name_f] but the [name_f]Kaitlyn[/name_f] spelling is awful.

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[name_m]Ah[/name_m]! [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f] nn [name_f]Posy[/name_f] is adorable! What a sweet name :slight_smile:

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Here are some girls names which I found (and loved!) which aren’t on the list
Switzerland - [name_f]Camellia[/name_f] and [name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
Australia - [name_f]Lydia[/name_f] and Torah
There was a [name_f]Karolina[/name_f] but I’ve forgotten where she came from (I think it was [name_u]Sweden[/name_u])

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I just saw a Raluca (Romanian) and [name_f]Viera[/name_f] (Slovak) on the luge, as well as [name_f]Morgane[/name_f] ([name_m]French[/name_m]), [name_f]Ulla[/name_f] (Latvian), and Vendula (Czech) which you mentioned in the original list. I love seeing all the international names!

[name_f]Picabo[/name_f] [name_m]Street[/name_m] retired after the 2002 Olympics, but perhaps she will come back as a commentator.

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@maggiefromcanada - I quite like Vendula. It sounds a lot like the Swedish-Norwegian model [name_f]Vendela[/name_f].