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Friday, June 8, 2012

Bi-cultural Names--German/English (girls)

Spelled the same, usually with slight pronunciation difference:
  • 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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