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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Bi-cultural Names--Scandinavian/English (Girls)

Spelled the same, with (usually) slight pronunciation difference:
  • Agnes--English, AG-nes; Scandinavian, AHNG-nehs
  • Alexandra--English, al-eks-AN-drah; Scandinavian, ah-leks-AHN-drah
  • Amanda--English, ah-MAN-dah; Scandinavian, ah-MAHN-dah, ah-MAN-dah
  • Andrea--English, AN-dree-ah; Scandinavian, an-DREH-ah
  • Anita--English, an-EE-tah; Scandinavian, ah-NEE-tah, an-EE-tah
  • Anna--English, AN-nah; Scandinavian, AHN-nah
  • Anne--English, AN; Scandinavian, AN-neh, AHN-neh
  • Annika--English, AHN-nik-ah; AN-nik-ah; Scandinavian, AHN-nee-kah
  • Antonia--English, an-TOH-nee-ah; Scandinavian, ahn-TOHN-yah
  • Beatrice--English & Scandinavian, BEE-ah-tris
  • Camilla--English & Scandinavian, kam-IL-lah
  • Caroline--English, KEHR-oh-line, KEHR-oh-lin; Scandinavian, kah-roh-LEEN
  • Cecilia--English & Scandinavian, seh-SEEL-yah
  • Charlotte--English, SHAR-lot; Scandinavian, shar-LOT
  • Edith--English, EE-dith; Scandinavian, EH-dit
  • Elise--English, eh-LEES; Scandinavian, eh-LEE-seh
  • Ella--English & Scandinavian, EL-lah
  • Elsa--English & Scandinavia, EL-sah
  • Eva--English, AY-vah, EE-vah, EV-ah; Scandinavian, EH-vah
  • Emma--English & Scandinavian, EM-mah
  • Gabriella--English, gab-ree-EL-lah, Scandinavian, gah-bree-EL-lah
  • Greta--English, GRET-ah; Scandinavian, GREH-tah
  • Heidi--English, HYE-dee; Scandinavian, HAY-dee
  • Helena--English, HEL-en-ah, hel-AY-nah, hel-EE-nah, Scandinavian, hel-EH-nah, hel-EE-nah
  • Ida--English, EYE-dah; Scandinavian, EE-dah
  • Ingrid--English & Scandinavian, EENG-grid
  • Irene--English, eye-REEN; Scandinavian, ee-REHN, ee-REH-neh
  • Iris--English, EYE-ris; Scandinavian, EE-ris
  • Isabella--English, iz-ah-BEL-lah, Scandinavian, ee-sah-BEL-lah
  • Jessica--English, JES-sik-ah; Scandinavian, YES-sik-ah
  • Johanna--English, joh-AN-nah; Scandinavian, yoh-HAHN-nah
  • Josephine--English, JOH-sef-een; Scandinavian, yoh-sef-EEN
  • Judith--English, JOO-dith; Scandinavian, YOO-dit
  • Karina--English & Scandinavian, kah-REE-nah
  • Kristin--English, KRIS-tin; Scandinavian, KRIS-tin, KRIS-teen
  • Kirsten--English, KER-sten, KEER-sten; Scandinavian, KEER-sten
  • Laila--English, LAY-lah, LYE-lah; Scandinavian, LYE-lah
  • Laura--English, LOHR-ah, LAW-rah, Scandinavian, LOW-rah
  • Lena--English, LEE-nah, Scandinavian, LEH-nah
  • Linda--English, LIN-dah; Scandinavian, LEE-dah
  • Lisa--English & Scandinavian, LEE-sah
  • Lucia--English, LOO-shah, loo-SEE-ah; Scandinavian, loo-SEE-ah
  • Maria--English & Scandinavian, mah-REE-ah
  • Marie--English, mah-REE; Scandinavian, mah-REE, mah-REE-eh
  • Marina--English & Scandinavian, mah-REE-nah
  • Martha--English, MAR-thah, Scandinavian, MAR-tah
  • Mia--English & Scandinavian, MEE-ah
  • Nora--English & Scandinavian, NOH-rah
  • Olivia--English & Scandinavian, oh-LIV-ee-ah
  • Paula--English, PAW-lah; Scandinavian, POW-lah
  • Regina--English, reh-JEE-nah; Scandinavian, reh-GEE-nah
  • Rita--English & Scandinavian, REE-tah
  • Rosa--English, ROH-zah, ROH-sah; Scandinavian, ROH-sah
  • Ruth--English, ROOTH; Scandinavian, ROOT
  • Sandra--English & Scandinavian, SAN-drah
  • Susanna--English, soo-ZAN-nah; Scandinavian, soo-SAHN-nah
  • Sylvia--English & Scandinavian, SIL-vee-ah
  • Tyra--English, TYE-rah; Scandinavian, TEE-rah
  • Vera--English, VEER-ah, VEHR-ah; Scandinavian, VEHR-ah
  • Veronica--English, veh-RON-ih-kah; Scandinavian, veh-ROH-nih-kah
  • Victoria--English & Scandinavian, vik-TOH-ree-ah
  • Viola--English, vee-OH-lah, VYE-oh-lah; Scandinavian, vee-OH-lah
  • Vivian--English, VIV-ee-an; Scandinavian, VIV-ee-ahn
  • Yvonne--English, ih-VON, ee-VON; Scandinavian, ih-VON

One-two letter difference:
  • Agatha--English, AG-ah-thah; Agata--Scandinavian, ah-GAH-tah
  • Carla--English, KAHR-lah; Karla--Scandinavian, KAHR-lah
  • Carol--English, KEHR-ohl; Carola--Scandinavian, kah-ROH-lah
  • Christina--English, kris-TEE-nah; Kristina--Scandinavian, kris-TEE-nah
  • Clara--English, KLEHR-ah; Klara--Scandinavian, KLAH-rah
  • Dorothy--English, DOHR-oh-thee; Dorothea--Scandinavian, dor-oh-TEH-ah
  • Eleanor--English, EL-en-ohr, EL-en-er; Eleonora--Scandinavian, el-eh-oh-NOHR-ah
  • Ellen--English, EL-len; Elin--Scandinavian, EL-in
  • Elizabeth--English, eh-LIZ-ah-beth; Elisabeth--Scandinavian, eh-LEE-zah-bet
  • Erica--English, EHR-ik-ah; Erika--Scandinavian, eh-REE-kah
  • Esther--English, ES-ter; Ester--Scandinavian, ES-tehr
  • Hannah--English, HAN-nah; Hanna--Scandinavian, HAHN-nah
  • Henrietta--English, hen-ree-ET-tah; Henriette--Scandinavian, hen-ree-ET, hen-ree-ET-teh
  • Kaia--English, KYE-ah; Kaja--Scandinavian, KAH-yah
  • Karen--English, KEHR-en; Karin--Scandinavian, KAH-rin
  • Katrina--English, kah-TREEN-ah; Katrine--Scandinavian, kah-TREE-neh, kah-TREEN
  • Leah--English, LEE-ah; Lea--Scandinavian, LEH-ah
  • Lily--English, LIL-ee; Lilly--Scandinavian, LIL-lih
  • Mary--English, MEHR-ee; Mari--Scandinavian, MAHR-ee, mah-REE
  • Matilda--English, mah-TIL-dah; Mathilde--Scandinavian, mah-TEEL-deh
  • Maya--English, MYE-ah; Maja--Scandinavian, MAH-yah
  • Michaela--English, mih-KAY-lah; Mikaela--Scandinavian, mih-KYE-lah
  • Monica--English, MON-ih-kah; Monika--Scandinavian, MOHN-ee-kah
  • Sarah--English, SEHR-ah; Sara--Scandinavian, SAH-rah
  • Sonia--English, SOHN-yah; Sonja--Scandinavian, SOHN-yah
  • Sophia--English, soh-FEE-ah; Sofia--Scandinavian, soh-FEE-ah
  • Teresa--English, teh-REE-sah; Therese--Scandinavian, teh-REHS

Larger difference, but still recognizable:
  • Bridget--English, BRID-jet; Birgit--Scandinavian, BEER-git
  • Emily--English, EM-il-ee; Emelie--Scandinavian, EM-el-ee
  • Katherine--English, KATH-er-in; Katarina--Scandinavian, kah-tah-REE-nah
  • Margaret--English, MAR-gar-et; Margit--Scandinavian, MAHR-git
  • Raquel--English, rah-KEL; Rakel--Scandinavian, RAH-kel

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