- Abigail--English, AB-ih-gayl; German, AH-bee-gile
- Ada--English, AY-dah; German, AH-dah
- Adele--English, ah-DEL; German, ah-DEH-leh
- Agnes--English, AG-nes; German, AHK-nes
- Alexandra--English, al-eks-AN-drah; German, ah-lek-SAHN-drah
- Alexia--English & German, ah-LEKS-ee-ah
- Alina--English & German, ah-LEE-nah
- Amalia--English & German, ah-MAH-lee-ah
- Amanda--English, ah-MAN-dah; German, ah-MAHN-dah
- Amelia--English, ah-MEEL-yah; German, ah-MEH-lee-ah
- Andrea--English, AN-dree-ah; German, ahn-DREH-ah
- Angela--English, AN-jel-ah; German, AHNG-gel-ah
- Anna--Engliah, AN-nah; German, AHN-nah
- Annika--English & German, AHN-nee-kah
- Antonia--English, an-TOHN-yah; German, ahn-TOH-nee-ah
- Augusta--English, ah-GUS-tah; German, ow-GOOS-tah
- Aurora--English, aw-ROH-rah; German, ow-ROHR-ah
- Ava--English, AY-vah; German, AH-vah
- Barbara--English & German, BAHR-bar-ah
- Beatrix--English, BEE-ah-triks; German, BEH-ah-triks
- Bertha--English, BER-thah; German, BEHR-tah
- Cecilia--English & German, seh-SEE-lyah
- Cara--English, KAH-rah or KEHR-ah; German, KAH-rah
- Carina--English & German, kah-REE-nah
- Carla--English & German, KAHR-lah
- Caroline--English, KEHR-oh-line; German, kah-roh-LEE-neh
- Charlotte--English, SHAHR-lot; German, shahr-LOT-teh
- Christina--English & German, kris-TEE-nah
- Clara--English, KLEHR-ah; German, KLAH-rah
- Claudia--English, KLAW-dee-ah; German, KLOW-dee-ah
- Cora--English & German, KOH-rah
- Corinna--English & German, koh-RIN-nah
- Cornelia--English, kor-NEEL-yah; German, kor-NEH-lee-ah
- Dana--English, DAY-nah; German, DAH-nah
- Daniela--English, dan-YEL-ah; German, dahn-YEH-lah
- Diana--English, dye-AN-ah; German, dee-AH-nah
- Doris--English & German, DOHR-is
- Dorothea--English, doh-roh-THEE-ah; German, doh-roh-TEH-ah
- Edith--English, EE-dith; German, EH-dit
- Elena--English, eh-LEH-nah; German, EL-en-ah
- Elisa--English, eh-LEE-sah; German, eh-LEE-zah
- Elisabeth--English, eh-LIZ-ah-beth; German, eh-LEE-zah-bet
- Elsa--English & German, EL-sah
- Emma--English & German, EM-mah
- Eva--English, EE-vah or EH-vah; German, EE-fah
- Evelyn--English, EV-el-in; German, EE-vel-in
- Flora--English & German, FLOH-rah
- Gabriela--English, gab-ree-EL-ah; German, gahp-ree-EH-lah
- Gertrude--English, GER-trood; German, gehr-TROO-deh
- Gretchen--English, GRECH-en; German, GREHT-yen
- Heidi--English & German, HYE-dee
- Helena--English, heh-LEH-nah, HEL-en-ah, or hel-EE-nah; German, heh-LEE-nah
- Hilda--English & German, HIL-dah
- Ida--English, EYE-dah; German, EE-dah
- Ingrid--English, ING-grid; German, ING-grit
- Irene--English, eye-REEN; German, ee-REH-neh
- Iris--English, EYE-ris; German, EE-ris
- Isabel--English, IZ-ah-bel; German, ee-zah-BEL
- Isolde--English, ih-ZOHL-deh or ih-SOLD; German, ee-ZOHL-deh
- Johanna--English, joh-AN-nah; German, yoh-HAH-nah
- Judith--English, JOO-dith; German, YOO-dit
- Julia--English, JOO-lee-ah; German, YOO-lee-ah
- Juliana--English, joo-lee-AH-nah; German, yoo-lee-AH-nah
- Karen--English, KAYR-en; German, KAH-ren
- Katrina--English & German, kah-TREE-nah
- Kristin--English, KRIS-tin; German, kris-TEEN
- Lara--English & German, LAH-rah
- Laura--English, LOR-ah; German, LOW-rah
- Lena--English, LEE-nah or LEH-nah; German, LEH-nah
- Leona--English, lee-OH-nah; German, LEH-oh-nah
- Linda--English & German, LIN-dah
- Lisa--English, LEE-sah; German, LEE-zah
- Lucia--English, loo-SEE-ah or LOO-shah; German, LOO-see-ah
- Lydia--English, LID-ee-ah; German, LOOD-ee-ah
- Magdalena--English, mag-dah-LEH-nah; German, mahg-dah-LEE-nah
- Maria--English & German, mah-REE-ah
- Marianne--English, mehr-ee-AN; German, mah-ree-AHN-neh
- Marie--English & German, mah-REE
- Marina--English & German, mah-REE-nah
- Marlene--English, mar-LEEN; German, mahr-LEH-neh
- Melanie--English, MEL-an-ee; German, MEH-lah-nee
- Mia--English & German, MEE-ah
- Michaela--English, mih-KAY-lah; German, mee-kah-EH-lah
- Miriam--English & German, MEER-ee-am
- Natalie--English, NAT-ah-lee; German, NAH-tah-lee
- Nina--English & German, NEE-nah
- Nora--English & German, NOH-rah
- Olivia--English, oh-LIV-ee-ah; German, oh-LEE-vee-ah
- Patricia--English, pah-TRISH-ah; German, pah-TREE-see-ah
- Paula--English, PAW-lah; German, POW-lah
- Petra--English, PET-rah; German, PEH-trah
- Rachel--English, RAY-chel; German, RAH-khel
- Regina--English, reh-JEE-nah; German, reh-GEE-nah
- Renata--English & German, ren-AH-tah
- Rita--English & German, REE-tah
- Romy--English & German, ROH-mee
- Rosa--English & German, ROHZ-ah
- Sabrina--English, sah-bREE-nah; German, sahp-REE-nah
- Sandra--English, SAN-drah; German, ZAHN-drah
- Sara--English, SEHR-ah; German, ZAH-rah
- Selma--English, SEL-mah; German, ZEL-mah
- Sidonie--English, sih-DOH-nee; German, zee-DOH-nee-eh
- Sylvia--English, SIL-vee-ah; German, ZIL-vee-ah
- Teresa--English, teh-REE-sah; German, teh-REH-zah
- Ursula--English, UR-sul-ah; German, OOR-soo-lah
- Valerie--English, VAL-er-ee; German, VAH-leh-ree
- Vanessa--English & German, vah-NES-sah
- Vera--English, VEER-ah or VEHR-ah; German, VEHR-ah
- Wanda--English, WAHN-dah; German, VAHN-dah
- Wilhelmina--English, wil-el-MEE-nah; German, vil-hel-MEE-nah
One/two-letter difference:
- Agatha--English, AG-ah-thah; Agathe--German, ah-GAH-tah
- Angelica--English, an-JEL-ih-kah; Angelika--German, ah-GEL-ee-kah
- Constance--English, CON-stans; Constanze--German, kon-STAN-seh
- Deborah--English, DEB-o-rah; Debora--German, DEH-boh-rah
- Eleanor--English, EL-en-or; Eleonore--German, el-eh-oh-NOH-reh
- Emily--English, EM-il-ee; Emilie--German, eh-MEE-lee-eh
- Erica--English, EHR-ih-kah; Erika--German, EH-ree-kah
- Felicia--English, fel-EE-shah; Felicie--German, fel-EE-see-eh
- Felicity--English, feh-LIH-si-tee; Felicitas--German, feh-LEE-see-tahs
- Frida--English, FREE-dah; Frieda--German, FREE-dah
- Giselle--English, jih-ZEL; Gisela--German, GEE-zel-ah
- Hannah--English, HAN-nah; Hanna--German, HAHN-nah
- Henrietta--English, hen-ree-ET-tah; Henriette--German, hen-ree-ET-teh
- Jasmine--English, JAZ-min; Jasmin--German, YAHS-meen
- Jessica--English, JES-sih-kah; Jessika--German, YES-ee-kah
- Josephine--English, joh-seh-FEEN; Josefine--German, yoh-seh-FEE-neh
- Louise--English, loo-EEZE; Luise--German, loo-EE-zeh
- Margaret--English, MAR-gah-ret; Margarethe--German, mahr-gah-RET-eh
- Maya--English, MYE-ah; Maja--German, MYE-ah
- Mariel--English, MEHR-ee-el; Mariele--German, mahr-ee-EL-eh
- Matilda--English, mah-TIL-dah; Mathilde--German, mah-TIL-deh
- Monica--English, MON-ih-kah; Monika--German, MOH-nee-kah
- Nicole--English, nih-KOHL; Nicola--German, NEE-koh-lah
- Rebecca--English, reh-BEK-kah; Rebekka--German, reh-BEHK-kah
- Rosamund--English, ROHZ-ah-mund, Rosamunde--German, roh-sah-MOON-deh
- Ruth--English, ROOTH; Rut--German, ROOT
- Sonia--English, SOHN-yah; Sonja--German, ZAWN-yah
- Sophia--English, soh-FEE-ah; Sofia--German, zoh-FEE-ah
- Stephanie--English, STEF-an-ee; Stefanie--German, SHTEF-an-ee
- Susanna--English, soo-SAN-nah; Susanne--German, zoo-ZAHN-neh
- Tanya--English, TAHN-yah; Tanja--German, TAHN-yah
- Tatiana--English, taht-YAH-nah; Tatjana--German, taht-YAH-nah
- Veronica--English, veh-RON-ih-kah; Veronika--German, veh-ROH-nee-kah
- Victoria--English, vik-TOHR-ee-ah; Viktoria--German, vik-TOH-ree-ah
- Wilma--English, WIL-mah; Vilma--German, VEEL-mah
- Yvonne--English, ih-VAWN; Ivonne--German, ee-VAWN
Larger spelling difference, but still recognizable:
- Adelaide--English, AD-el-ayd; Adelheid--German, AH-del-hite
- Bridget--English--BRID-jet; Brigitta--German, brih-GIT-tah
- Frances--English, FRAN-ses; Franziska--German, fran-SIS-kah
- Priscilla--English, pris-SIL-lah; Priska--German, PRIS-kah
- Sybil--English, SIB-il; Sibylle--German, see-BIL-lah
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