You know, you're old when your name is beginnig to sound old fashioned. And you're really old when it becames trending again.

Finn is a classic nordish name. You find it a lot in the north of Germany an some scandinavian countrys.

@peterkoller3761

5 жыл бұрын

In the north of Germany, I always get the Impression they chose the names for their babys from Ikea catalogues...

@TheYasmineFlower

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterkoller3761 A lot of IKEA furniture is given actual Swedish/Scandinavian/Northern European people names.

@tinkerwithstuff

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterkoller3761 Don't you know it's old north German custom to name your child after the model of bed it was conceived in? (or sometimes the model of kitchen table).

@juliz2500

5 жыл бұрын

@@tinkerwithstuff haha 🤣

Die Kunst ist, nicht die ersten 10 Namen zu nehmen, sondern die darunter! Denn nur so verhindert man, dass wie zu meiner Schulzeit 4 Jennifers neben 4 Martinas sitzen!

@alicesoundso7243

5 жыл бұрын

Die Bandbreite an Namen ist heute viel größer als vor 30 Jahren, so dass prozentual gesehen weniger Kinder einen Top Ten Namen bekommen als früher. Es sollte jedenfalls kein Grund sein den Lieblingsnamen nicht zu nehmen.

@anneboleyn4175

5 жыл бұрын

Oder zig Stefanies! Der gewöhnlichste Name von allen. Mag ich überhaupt nicht.

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

Meine Schwester heißt Lisa, geborn 95 und es gab ungefähr 50 000 davon :D Ich heisse Hannah tatsächlich, bin aber 02 geboren und da hatte ich schon mehrere im jahrgang und meine beste Freundin heisst auch noch so :D

@swanpride

5 жыл бұрын

Bei mir war es Melanie. Ich war nie in einer Klasse in der es nicht wenigstens zwei Melanies gab. Der andere "Klassiker" war Miriam.

@martin116d

5 жыл бұрын

@@anneboleyn4175 sagt eine Anne. Das ist - sagen wir einmal - mutig.

louis is french, luis would be spanish, and the old classic german version of it would be LUDWIG like the king

@maisilva5966

2 жыл бұрын

The french version is the best

So 7 of these names are biblical/hebrew in origin: Mia, Hannah, Anna, Ben, Paul, Elias, Jonas, Noah. 5 are latin: Emilia, Lina, Felix, Lukas, Paul; and 4 greek: Lea, Leon, Sofia, Ella. Only two are germanic: Emma and Louis; two scandinavian: Finn/Flinn; and Mila slavic Edit: moved Paul to latin

@millap779

5 жыл бұрын

My name is Lyudmila/Mila(slavic) . Mila means "sweet/dear" in Russian and Ukrainian; however, my coworker (from Philippines) has the same name.

@loki19191

5 жыл бұрын

@Wipi Kedia multiple of these had multiple possible origins, Finn among them but naming all would have made a mess of this list

@loki19191

5 жыл бұрын

@Wipi Kedia oh your right, allthough technically I am covered by the "biblical" ^^

@NicholasCorvin

5 жыл бұрын

German form of "Louis" is "Ludwig". "Louis" is more the french version of that name. "Luis" is the spanish version.

@meiravcrystal7124

5 жыл бұрын

Lea is in Hebrew as well

You should have compared this to the top 10 names in NZ, see how different the lists are

@AntoinetteEmily

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of doing that but it would have made the video way too long. Maybe I should have split it into two videos, first with the girl's names and then the boy's names.

@shaungordon9737

5 жыл бұрын

@@AntoinetteEmily yeah either that, or just done top 5 of each country. Was a good video anyway :)

@zarahmae2847

5 жыл бұрын

Just do another Video on the favorite NZ names :)

When I grew up in the 70ies in Germany, only grannies were called "Emma" or "Lina", and nobody would give such a name to their little girl. Times change. Popular girl's names in my generation were Sandra, Alexandra, Petra, Silke, Ulrike, Carola, Heike, Anne, Doris, Monika, Daniela, Esther, Yvonne, Stephanie, Ursula, Annette, Anja, Angela, Gabi, Brigitte, Birgit, Barbara, Diana, Susanne, Sabine, Melanie, Silvia, Andrea, Dorothee, Ute, Jutta, Elisabeth, Angelika and a couple of others I'm not remembering right now. One rather old-fashioned woman's name that hasn't made a comeback (yet?) is Bertha.

@missis_jo

5 жыл бұрын

And today, I can't imagine half of those will ever come back. But I quess they will one day 🤷🏼‍♀️

@TheYasmineFlower

5 жыл бұрын

Bertha is 100% cow to me.

@enjoyy-your-life

4 жыл бұрын

These names all remind me of "old people", because many of these names are names that my parents, aunts, or friends of my parents have. I can't imagine them to be "modern". But I guess they will come back too.

@meganoob12

4 жыл бұрын

Well, grannies were little girls at one point too right? It is just that you think of your mother, grandma, aunt and so on when you hear the name and associate it with old people. Although, there are some names that seem to be popular at any time and some that i think will stay odd forever. Phillip or alexander are all time classic for example.

Actually lots of those names were originally just shortforms of names which nowadays became then names of their own for instance Emma originally derives from Emilia respectively Emilie Mia originally derives from Maria Hanna originally derived from Johanna Lina originally derives from several names ending with -lina like Carolina, Angelina, Paulina Mila originally has also very different origins ..slavic = short for Ludmila, Permila..spanish= short for Milagros..arabic= short of Jamila Ella originally also have different origins as well = Elisabeth, Eleonora (which is also shorten up to Nora as well) or Mariella Ben originally derives from Benjamin or Benedikt Generally most of those names are from the bible or ancient greece or ancient rome or you can say they have hebrew- or old greek- or old latin-origin and some few of those counted names were also old germanic names as well..and every single one of those names had a certain meaning as well but to go deeper into the meaning stuff would make this comment a whole essay which it started to be already.

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

Right and thank you. I was about to post the origins of the names myself.

@michaelgrabner8977

5 жыл бұрын

@@hannahs.9440 Well having the same thoughts to that vlog is obvious, isn´t it? But you can post the names´ meanings to fullfill the matter which I left out for not to become too long in the comment. But "Thanks" for your nice response.

@hade6841

5 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, but Hannah wasn't derived from Johanna. They are different names

@temperateortropical161

5 жыл бұрын

ha de : You'd need to back that up (to assert it). Perhaps research Name derivatives. In the very few instances where the names are separate, that information is stated, with sources providing examples predating the main name.

@hade6841

5 жыл бұрын

@@temperateortropical161 prophet Samuel's mom is called Hannah. It's written in the Bible. Also, Wikipedia doesn't mention Johanna en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_(name) They sound alike bc they derived from the same root and they have a very close meaning which is God's grace..

In my youth (I was born in 1984) "Emma" was SUCH an old fashion name in Germany - it was common in my Grandmother's generation (do you know the term "Tante-Emma-Laden" ('Aunt-Emma-Shop' for the English readers) for old little shops without self-service?). Back then I was so sure no one would name his/her kid "Emma" (but I was also sure no one would wear Leggins again outside the house, so ...) - I guess the name came back with famous actresses from English-speaking countries, like Emma Watson or Emma Stone. In Scandinavia there are names trending which are old-fashioned in Germany, too, like Hugo, Cornelia, Sigrid, Walter, Alfred ... names of our parents or grandparents. I always wonder which names will come back and which won't - it's a fascinating topic! And hard to predict, as one single famous actor/actress, singer or movie character can change a totally outdated name into a trending name all over the world ...

@missis_jo

5 жыл бұрын

Your Leggins-comment killed me 🤣. I totally feel you and I constantly have to argue with my 5-year-old daughter that you do not wear underwear without shorts, a skirt or a dress (and since she doesn't have the two latter ... 🙄).

@sphhyn

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! I feel the same. It is also true for names like Paul and Emil. Those were SOOOO old fashioned when I was younger. I wonder If / when Horst, Wolfgang and Waltraut make a Comeback. It also took me years to accept the skinny jeans and leggings trend :)

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

My grandma (born 1941) always wanted to name her daughter Emma, but she only got my dad, so that's that. I love that name actually.

@Emma10xx

5 жыл бұрын

Annkathrin Hana Mond my name is Emma and I am turning 22 this year. When I was a baby, older people actually called my parents old-fashioned for giving me this name, cause they associated it with older generations. And now the name is unbelievebly popular again :)

Elias .... You are right, the emphasis lies on the second syllable.

@Appika

5 жыл бұрын

E-Lee-Us 😊👍

@Sirianstar10

4 жыл бұрын

My grandson is "Eli" not Elias or Elijah.

Fun video! I love hearing baby names. Many of these names are popular here in the USA, and the pronunciation is almost all the same as in Germany. So interesting!

Wait, Lina made the list? Ok, then. Lina is alwys going to be the maid from the Emil (Michel, to German speakers) of Lönneberga books to me.

@TheLilli22

5 жыл бұрын

Emil and Ida are also very popular names at the moment :)

@inesgurtler5749

4 жыл бұрын

wait so its actually Emil in swedish?

The top ten of baby names are very regional as well. In Bavaria they are different to up north eg

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I still know a lot of 17 years old Lorenz, Andres and Quirin, which are very Bavarian. All have the last name Huber :D

@juliz2500

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are a lot of little Matthias, Benedikt, Andreas, Korbinian, Valentin and also some Xaver, Leopold and Ludwig in Bavarian kindergartens and schools while you'd have a hard time finding one of them in Lower Saxony. 😅 For the girls it's Veronika, Theresa or even Apollonia (there was one Apollonia in my school). I've never heard of a little Ignaz or Kreszentia though but who knows?

Hello, do you know the German writer Karl May and his heroes Winnteou and Old Shatterhand? Karl May is one of the most widely read writers in the German language and one of the most frequently translated writers. His works have been classics of youth literature in Germany for over 100 years. Their significance in German culture is probably most comparable to that of Huckleberry Finn. It was probably only the Harry Potter works that were more successful in Germany than the novels by Karl May. For decades, his works in particular have shaped the image that Germans have of the USA. It is thanks to him that the Native Americans still enjoy a high degree of sympathy in Germany today. I come from the small town of Bad Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein, which is known throughout Germany for the Karl May Summer Games. Every year one of the better known works of Karl May is presented there as an experience for the whole family - in one of the most beautiful open-air theatres in Europe. I would like to take the Karl May plays to heart for you and your family. If you want to get to know the German culture, then Karl May is definitely one of them and the festival in Bad Segeberg is the ideal place to do so. I would be really happy if you would take a look at them and tell me about this cultural impression. I find it exciting to find out how you find this. Fun fact: Although Karl May published his novels as travel diaries, he never left Germany and therefore does not know the USA first hand. Here is a photo trailer for this year: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqSWx9xupZfRmrg.html There is also a video trailer from last year: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZZo3Nmics-_mZM.html From 2000 to 2003 I worked at the Karl-May-Spiele in Bad Segeberg and can therefore give the following tips: - The evening performance (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) at 8 pm is more impressive and cooler! The theatre is located in a mountain basin and it can get very hot in there especially in the afternoon. It has happened before that the local fire brigade had to come and spray the audience with water because too many people were threatened with heat collapse. - The auditorium is divided by a central ring. In front of the central ring are the most expensive seats (stage seat + closed seat). Behind the central ring are the cheaper squares I + II. The exciting thing about the central ring is that it is part of the stage and several times during the play people ride on horses there. So Winnetou's first appearance will always lead over the middle ring. If the US Army is part of the production, it usually rides at least once over the middle ring. But I don't know if this will happen this year. - At the time where I worked there, the rows 1 & 2 were not sold in the group I for safety reasons. So row 3 is almost the first row. If you get seats there, the actors ride right in front of you. Therefore I would always recommend this group to families with small children. - The ranking of the seats in the two most expensive price ranges: Block C > Block D > Block B - The ranking of seats in the two cheapest categories: Block H > Block I > Block G - I would avoid block A in principle, because the view is partly very limited. - If possible no seats at the edge of the blocks, but nice in the middle. At the edge are the garbage cans, where often many wasps are roaming around. - It is recommended to bring your own seat cushions and rain ponchos. Open-air theatre means that there is absolutely no roof! Also the audience gets wet when it rains and it is usually played when it rains. - It is usual that shortly before the end of the play the children from the audience run down to the barrier to the stage. In the applause order (the credits in the theatre xD) the actors clap their hands with the children down at the stage. Some children also like to give the actors carrots for the horses. - The theatre has about 8,000 seats. The evening performances are always well attended and often completely sold out. It is therefore advisable to reserve tickets in any case. Especially on Friday and Saturday evenings it often happens that whole families had to go home, because they didn't get any tickets anymore at short notice. Ideally you should buy tickets four weeks in advance! - The theatre is located next to the Kalkberg (which is not made of lime, but of plaster). Below it is the only cave in northern Germany. You can also visit this cave during a guided tour. The cave is one of the largest bat winter quarters in Europe.

@naneneunmalklug4032

4 жыл бұрын

@Zeug Dings Thank you for ypur opinion. There is nothing wrong about tanned skin servants. But the thing is, in the German version they are friends but the translator chose to cut out the friendship part and make it a servant/master relation. I think it takes quite a bit away from the story.

@naneneunmalklug4032

4 жыл бұрын

And somehow my really long and (I hoped) helpful-for-you answer got deleted, may it because someone reported it or because it has triggered some weird censor algorithms. If you still like an answer to your question and have stopped reading when getting triggered by "tanned servant" then say so, before I waste my time again

@naneneunmalklug4032

4 жыл бұрын

I am not sure where your need to insult others come from, but I'll take it as a "no, thanks".

Beautiful Emily, schöne Grüße aus Mannheim 🙏 🙏 🙏 🌹🌹🌹🌹🇩🇪

why would an old German man be called Louis; it's French

@linusfotograf

5 жыл бұрын

Alice Wilde ...and Luis is Spanish

@temperateortropical161

5 жыл бұрын

AW: That's why it's so uncommon among Anglophones.

@lavenderluna5311

5 жыл бұрын

The german version would be Ludwig, it was my grandpa's name.

@johgu92

5 жыл бұрын

In the Rhineland Louis wouldn't be uncommon as a nickname for a guy named Ludwig, for the french occupation.

About 10 years ago a very popular name was "Lena", but now it is "Lina". Funny.

@shieldsluck1969

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe from Angelina ? Mila also became popular through Milla Jovovich ("The Fifth Element").

@653j521

5 жыл бұрын

@@shieldsluck1969 It ends a lot of names so like Etta it probably came from the feminine form and was used as a nickname first.

@shieldsluck1969

5 жыл бұрын

Etta, well... but it sounds like a nickname. However, it's interesting. What is the long version from Etta?

@mirandolina46

4 жыл бұрын

In Italy Lina is an older person's name ... my mother-on-law was called Lina, which was actually short for Carolina.

Ah Luis is From Iberia ( the s. Is spoken) while Louis is French I.e. The s is silent. (You remember the French kings Louis I - XVIIi?) the German form is Ludwig.

@peterkoller3761

5 жыл бұрын

To me, Luis (s pronounced) sounds like Lues - I would not call my child like a venereal disease.

@NicholasCorvin

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterkoller3761 It sounds different, if you pronounce the names clearly. An "i" sounds total different than an "e" . So there is no problem at all.

@peterkoller3761

5 жыл бұрын

not really: in an unstressed position like e in Lues and i in Luis both become centralized shwa-sounds. if you have the opportunity, record both words, chop out the i and e and compare them/Exchange them etc. but do not speak the words yourself - you are biased - record somebody else.

@andrewmay3001

5 жыл бұрын

peter koller in German Lues would become Lüs, wouldn't?:-)

@juliz2500

5 жыл бұрын

I've never heard of a venereal disease called Lues and I think most people haven't - so I would definitely risk callinf my child Luis 😅

i like it when names have meaningful backgrounds to the parents - because the meaning of the word is important to them or they have a connection to their family or friends. You can't go wrong with names that has something to do with you rather than sound nice or cool.

I had a Kevin and a Chantal in my class. Very popular names in the 1990's.

Jürgen was *very* popular in my birth year: we were three or four Jürgens in my class in school at one point. That was, of course, _mumble_ years ago. ;-)

I love Matteo 😍💙 I'll be using it on my boy, it's popular in Germany now lol

Who else changed the playback speed & skipped through the discussion portions to see if their name made the cut? If I had children I'd definitely use a short name like those in the video & I'd make sure the pronunciation is also normal in both English & German.

I'm an au-pair in NZ right now and there's so many little Leons around at the moment! I know a lot of other au-pairs whose hostchildren are called Leon :) also, my little hostchild is called Elias :)

I LOVE this video! I love learning different trends from different countries (especially Germany,New Z,Australia)so you have it pretty much PERFECT!! Plus I think this is the FIRST time I've actually looked at EVERYBODIES names in the comment section, LOVE IT! Keep it going, I need to learn more!!

I think you're confusing Lina with Lena. Lina is nowhere near as common as Lena.

went through your list .. and because we have a ministry for names, we have funny statistics =P Aron, Kári, Brynjar, Alexander, Óliver, Daníel, Guðmundur, Emil, Jóhann, and Jökull - these are the top names as of 2019 for boys here Hekla, Embla, Anna, Emilía, Alexandra, Bríet, Júlía, Sara, Andrea, and Freyja - these are the most popular girls names

My daughter is called Emma - after my grandmother. I agree, that it is an ageless name in my opinion. It fit my 90 year old grandma as well as my baby daughter and my seven-year-old.

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

I also think it's very timeless.

My father is German and my mother is Dutch, so they picked the international names Anna and Sophie in the early '90s ;) My cousin's name is Jonas, so I think it has been popular for a long time now.

As far as Louis goes, if it's written this way I'd pronounce it French, with a silent s at the end, so more like lou-ee. When I hear the s pronounced I think of either "Luis" (German) or "Lewis" (English), but not "Louis" (French). Just like I wouldn't pronounce the female equivalent French "Louise" like the German Luise, the former I'd pronounce lou-ees with a very soft s and a silent e, the latter lou-ee-seh. We do pronounce French names like the French. Sometimes we have alternate spellings (especially for people from the former GDR for whom that was the only way to have the name in the first place), but the pronunciation stays the same. My name is Madeleine (I am German) and it is pronounced French. (I really, really hate the English pronunciation, it's a FRENCH name for Pete's sake!) There is a German variant spelling, Madleen, but that's essentially the French pronunciation written down by a German, who never saw the actual name.

My cousin's daughter's name is Emma, and I like the name very much. Even it's an international name, it's an old German name, too. Funny, eh? And Lina is a Nordic name, from the North European countries like Sweden e. g. Ben usually is a short form of Benedikt. Felix has its origin in the Latin language : felix = glücklich = happy or lucky. The lucky one. Anyway, for about a decade there is an invisible line that devides German parents into two different fractions. One group of parents mostly chooses very old-fashioned, traditional German names, even names from the bible, or names coming of Germanic and Nordic sagas/legends names for their children. And the second group often chooses international names, mostly English, sometimes French. According to the second group and the to baby names they choose, you may find similarities to famous or popular international names from TV or movie stars or singers. Find out more yourself about this phenomenon, if you're interested. Thanks for another very intersting video!

My name is Matea. I was born in the 90s and I never knew anyone by that name in Germany (I knew a lot of Mateas in Croatia though, which is where my parents are from). But I feel like recently the name Matea/Mateo etc. has started to become more popular. I have seen a lot of English speaking youtubers include Mateo/Matteo as their favorite.

@anneboleyn4175

5 жыл бұрын

My name is Aurora and I love it.

Funny you say you find it hard to pronounce the name Louis, our crown price here in the UK has a son called Louis so here in England it’s quite popular. I think it’s French.

You're right, it's Elias with the accent on the "i". Google pronunciation often is wrong. Felix is not old german, it's Latin for " happy"/"lucky".

I feel like around the year I was born (1999) the name Julia was crazy popular, I think it was number one in Austria (where I’m from) actually. I used to count how many people I met with my name and I stopped at 16 but that was ages ago, so I’m sure I’ve known more than 20 Julias 😅 There’s also loads of Katharinas. In my experience, no other name is as popular as these two but there’s also a bunch of Hannahs, Melanies, Annas, Laras, Lenas, Lisas, Christines/Christinas For guys I think Manuel, Michael, Christoph(er), Christian, Daniel, Florian and nowadays/ for people my age thinking about baby names, Lukas is definitely #1, Felix is also a big one. Christian is probably the most timeless name, so many people of around my parents’ generation are called Christian, I study in Glasgow (Scotland) and we got a bunch of German lecturers and so many of them are called Christian 😂😂 (just realised that’s Germany not Austria lol, whatever)

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

I had 3 Felixes in my class when I way in 5th grade :D

Paul is actually a pretty timeless name in Germany, my boyfriend (19) is called Paul, I know a 6-year-old Paul and a 47-year-old Paul. So it’s pretty much going through all generations 😊

Luis and Louis are Spanish and French, respectively, for Lewis. Felix is a Latin name, I think it means happy. Your daughter’s name, Emilia, is an old Roman (as in Roman Empire) name. Very classy and classical.

Emma from Émilie? Mia from Italian for mine? Hanna from Johanna. Amelia (Amélie) - derived from the Germanic word amal meaning 'work', derived from the Germanic word amal meaning 'work', and connoting industriousness and fertility. . Sophia from Greek for wisdom. Lina - diminutive. Anna - Hebrew. Lea (English for field) and connoting industriousness and fertility. - Mila - from Slavic roots meaning "gracious, dear," the people's love, peace, & light.- Ella - short form of Eleanor and Ellen, meaning "light," but also a diminutive. Ben - Hebrew - from Benjamin. Paul - from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Leon - leonine - of the lion. Finn (related to the Suomi [?]) Flynn (?), Ellias- Hebrew - Eliyahu, which is derived from 'ēlīyāhū (Jehovah is God). The name is a variant of Elijah. Jonas - comes from the Greek word οιωνός (pronounced: e-oh-nos), meaning sign or portent. Luis - Louis (German/Spanish - French) is an ancient name of the Frankish people (those who settled parts of western Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, northern France). It is originally Chlodovech (fame in battle). Noah from Hebrew for rest / repose. Felix (from Latin - happiness). Lukas - from Greek meaning Light giving. Only two of these are actually German given names: Johanna (although this also has a Hebrew origin) and Louis / Luis / Ludwig. Most people don't spend the time to discover what the name they give their son or daughter actually means.

@temperateortropical161

5 жыл бұрын

Leah must be Hebrew as it's in the OT.

@michaelgrabner8977

5 жыл бұрын

In german Luis is also additional the shortform of Alois as well.for example the mountaineer and actor and documentary-filmer "Luis Trenker"(Der Berg ruft)...and Louis/Luis/Ludwig derives from the frankish "Chlodwig" the first Merowingian king that´s why rulers especially the french rulers but also the spanish rulers from the french Bourbon family prefered that name. And Ben can also derive from Benedikt as well which is latin meaning "talking good" by the way Elias is the greek version of Eliyahu respectively Elijah because the first christian bibles were written in greek. And "the english Finn" (not the nordic Finn) derives from the irish "Fionn" which ment "the blond one" And Mila additional could also have arabic roots from Jamila,Djamila (meaning Beauty) and also spanish roots from Milagros (meaning wonderful)

@frankk2231

5 жыл бұрын

Wikipedia "übersetzt" Elias mit "Mein Gott ist JHWH". Ich denke der Hinweis auf eine bestimmte Glaubensrichtung sollte aus Neutralitätsgründen nicht mit der Namensherkunft verknüpft werden.

@michaelgrabner8977

5 жыл бұрын

@@frankk2231 Es ist nun mal so daß biblische Namen etwas Bestimmtes bedeuten..Mein Name "Michael" bedeutet übersetzt = "Wer ist so wie Gott" (dem hau´ich auf´s Maul) und beschreibt somit die Aufgabe des Erzengels Michaels dem wehrhaften Streiter Gottes meist immer dargestellt mit dem Schwert in der Hand dem die Aufgabe zugetragen wurde den Erzengel Luzifer in die Hölle zu kloppen nachdem Luzi sich als "gottgleich" erklärt hatte.

@frankk2231

5 жыл бұрын

Vielleicht war mein Hinweis "durch die Blume" nicht eindeutig genug: Die hebräischen Konsonanten יהוה , die den Namen Gottes im AT darstellen, werden nur von einer bestimmten Gemeinschaft als "Jehova" ausgesprochen und von der Mehrheit aber als "Jahwe".

Google kind of over-pronounces some parts of some names, I've heard same pronounciations as you used here in Germany as well, sometimes Google just changes them a bit, everyone would get which name you mean when you use your pronounciation. And I want to add, I think Sophie is still kind of as popular as Sophia, at least in my region ^^

At 07:00 on the video I guess you actually meant the (old) German Name Lena ...not Lina,even if it sounds similar in English 😉

One of my great-great grandmothers was named Sophia, Sophia Selser.

Strangely enough, it has become fashionable in Germany since the 1990s to give children international-sounding names. However, one also notices that especially educationally distant strata are often combined with double or triple names. The parents probably think that this sounds particularly elitist. Has something of the Dunning Kruger effect. This is also the reason why children with names like Kevin, Justin, Chantale or Jacqueline are considered stupid.

@DigitalDissident

5 жыл бұрын

I'm a Kevin. Please fuck off. Side note: When I first moved to the US I was wondering why black Americans gave their kids names like Komisha, Chantel, or Daquan... America is more racist than Germany it seems despite all the CuLtUrAl DiVeRsItY... All the different minorities just creates more tension like a freaking gang war (with guns).

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalDissident If you're named Kevin, lots of people in Germany have already diagnosed you.

@TheYasmineFlower

5 жыл бұрын

@@DigitalDissident African/Black Americans give their children names that seem strange to white people, because those black people lost their cultures and subsequently their names when they were enslaved and then ripped apart from their families for generations upon generations. They needed to come up with their own names for their distinct culture. And it's not the fault of minorities that there's tension. Blame the white power structure that oppresses people to the point that the tension will explode - and it will. Sounds like you deserved your name.

@swanpride

5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, you didn't have to proof that Kevins aren't all that bright by claiming that NAMES are creating tension. It's their culture and they have a right to call their children however they damn please.

Ben can be Benjamin or Benedict. Antoinette, I noticed that in your accent, you raise the short /e/ to sound like short /i/ - do you make a pronounciation difference between Ben and bin? The old German name is not Luis but Lois, short for Alois - Luis is not German at all.

Me and my brothers are all named after famous sci-fi captains. Cliff Allister James Tiberius Jean-Luc I like mine (Cliff Allister) now, but back in school it was a real terrible oddity, and many other kids used to make fun of it. If you are lucky to raise an extrovert kid, those 'odd' names can become cool, but you always put a lot of preassure on your kid.

@archiegates650

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be nit-picking, but although Marjor McLane commanded the Orion VII he had not the rank of "captain" in the show. (You could argue that in the end he was promoted to Oberst = Colonel which corresponds in the us-armed forces to captain in the navy). Never the less I want to congratulate you to your "nerdy" parents who dared to name their children that way. May I ask if you have also at least one sister ? And is she named Ellen or Kathryn ?

@kasiemay4463

5 жыл бұрын

My husband named cliff

@skydragon3294

5 жыл бұрын

@@archiegates650 My half sister is named Tamara

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

My ex boyfriend is called Gandalf :D

I have a niece named Emma and one named Mia, a nephew called Fynn and my son's name is Elias

To me (German) Finn sounds kind of scandinavian

@EngelinZivilBO

4 жыл бұрын

North-german would also fit.. Not only Scandinavian, Fin is more Scandinavian than "Finn" :D

The last time my name was one of the top 100 names in Germany was in the 19th century and I’m very glad about that: First, I’m the only Adele at my school and second, I really love the music and literature of the 19th century and it makes me happy to have a name that fits this time

i always thaught your girl is named Amelia:)

Hi Antoinette, Ben is an arabic name means son. therefore being so many different people aound nowadays from arabic countries it is no wonder Bes is getting popular. i love it too

@fermentedsourdough5462

5 жыл бұрын

Ben, the diminutive of Benjamin, is Hebrew. Yes, both are semitic languages; presumably Hebrew being the older of the two.

@TheYasmineFlower

5 жыл бұрын

@@fermentedsourdough5462 It's not as clear-cut as that. Might even come from a different language that has died out.

@fermentedsourdough5462

5 жыл бұрын

... that might be (at most) contemporaneous with the Hebrew of that era rather than preceding it. Sheer conjecture.

Louis is really common in USA/UK but it’s pronounced Loui. Luis is really common in certain parts of the USA but it’s usually a Hispanic name.

@aeberhard1985

4 жыл бұрын

Usually its a french name

Bei Leon muss ich immernoch and den Charakter aus GZSZ denken. Ich bin sicher der hat was damit zu tun das der name so beliebt in deutschland wurde (nur meine persönliche emfindung) ;-)

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

Bei Leon denke ich immer an ein Auto. Und das ist nach einer Stadt in Spanien benannt.

@grekt5625

5 жыл бұрын

leon auf griechisch heißt löwe

And Felix is latin, meaning "the lucky one", for females: Felicitas.

I‘m really happy that the actual names aren’t much „german“ - imagine names like „Herbert“, „Klaus“ or „Erwin“. It‘s horrible, isn‘t it? 😬

@liebeloewin65

3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Jaden, Chantal....klingt besser?...

We named our cat "Flynn"... Because he's a pirate!😁 For old fashioned german names try Hubert, Josef, Heinz, Willi, Hans,... for the boys, and gems like Cäcilie, Gertrud, Felicitas, Henriette... for girls. Felix actually is of latin origin and has been a popular name since before Christ was born...

Hey Antoinette, Mia is a very old German name and in fact the short form of Maria. My mom is almost 80 and was always called Mia instead of Maria. My name is Beate, a short form of Beatrice or Beatrix and means "blessed with happiness" 💕 Parents in the Sixties may have given their little daughter that name, but luckily it was never a fashion name. I really appreciate the "revival" of long forgotten or almost extinct names like e.g. Karl or Karla and Johannes or Johanna. I was wondering why Charlotte is not on the list. By the way, the German equivalent of Matteo would be Matthias, a name that you do not find very often anymore though it sounds beautiful in my ears because it has such a good flow. Have a great week 🌞

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

Maria is the Latin version of the Hebrew Miriam.

@Alias_Anybody

5 жыл бұрын

Johannes never went out of fashion in Austria. Extremely common.

@beadus3512

5 жыл бұрын

Alias Anybody 👍 good to hear! The short-form Hannes was quite popular here lately.

My name is Lea! I always hated it because it’s so short! So thank you for liking my name, I guess.

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

That's the name friends of mine gave to their daughter, who is in her late teens now. She wasn't too happy when she found out that one of the possible meanings of this name (in Hebrew) is "cow" ;-)

@leaisstillhere

5 жыл бұрын

Imre Hundertwasser that’s what i'm saying! :(

@temperateortropical161

5 жыл бұрын

Understand that livestock was wealth in those days.

@leaisstillhere

5 жыл бұрын

Temperate or Tropical that’s true! :)

@fermentedsourdough5462

5 жыл бұрын

L. Mercury : Perhaps add h at the end?

My mothers, now 97 years name is : Trala!!! MIA . And this old lady is fit and stay's young!! Great mum!

Your pronunciation of Lina sounds more than Lena to me.

@leowa399

5 жыл бұрын

In German we have different pronunciations of e and i . So our German Lina sounds similar to the English Lena

@helloweener2007

5 жыл бұрын

@@leowa399 Ich weiß. 😉 Ich war mir nicht so ganz sicher ob einige der Linas, die Antoinette getroffen hat, vielleicht nicht doch Lenas waren und die den Unterschied nicht gehört hat. Was normal ist. Wir haben diese auch, aber mit anderen Leuten. Das englische v und w zum Beispiel.

Emma 30 years ago was considered a very oldfashioned grandma's name. Totally unfashionable. We got a nickname for little grocery shops at the corner, much smaller than supermarkets. They used to be called Tante-Emma-Laden. There are not many around anymore. But Emma was considered to be a name of the maid or the cook in a good house. Not the Lady was called Emma in Germany. Sophia was never really out of fashion. But it's greek origin. Emma changed alongs with the revival of old names and with the more well known reference to english actresses like Emma Thompson, Emma , Emma Emma... so many famous Emmas in England. Anna was used in Germany already centuries ago. Never was completely out of fashion. Paul very old not popular in the 60's, 70's and 80's in Germany. Finn/Flynn no German origin at all, very modern in GErmany. Many bilbic hebrew names are back in fashion.. Elias Sarah Noah etc...

We named our son Felix and I'm sorry it is not a Name from any germanic language, it is Latain and means "the lucky one", in the meanig of having success. In Switzerland its sibling Beat is popular, it also is Latain and means "the lucky one", but this time in the meaning of blessed. Anyway nice Video and do not worry about the length, as long as you are really enjoys what you are talking about a minute more would not bore me.

The way the germans pronounce luis sounds like the girls version for the native eng speakers (Louise/Luise).

Hm, just wondering if a certain kiwi youtuber in Franconia had some influence of making Emilia no. 4????

@AntoinetteEmily

5 жыл бұрын

😂

None of these names come from English, which pleases me the most.

@beadus3512

5 жыл бұрын

Hannah S. Why?

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

@@beadus3512 Oh, come on. Kevin, Kelly and Mandy? You know yourself why.

@ajrwilde14

5 жыл бұрын

Kelly is Irish

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

@@ajrwilde14Kelly or Kevin sounds wonderful in Ireland, but trashi in Germany. English first names are primarily chosen in lower class families.

@hannahs.9440

4 жыл бұрын

@Zeug Dings 😂Johanna, please. So, you think that because I have a Biblical name I am Jewish? If I were, would you have any problem of that?

I have a very important question for Antoinette or someone from Germany. I have a 6 year old boy called Aryan. If we ever decide to move to Europe are we going to have trouble with his name? To us here in New Zealand with his Fijian Indian grandparents his name means Warrior. When I researched his name I did get the hint that there’s a story behind the name Aryan. I would hate for us to move in the future and my son to experience trouble with something that isn’t his fault. Any insight on this would be awesome.

@fermentedsourdough5462

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps change the y to an i to avoid any such connotations.

@TheYasmineFlower

5 жыл бұрын

@@fermentedsourdough5462 That wouldn't help, since it's Arier/Arisch in German. It would probably only make it stand out more. Lee, if you do move to Germany, it's something to be kept in mind, but also in other places I would wager. I think it's spelled Aryan in English too, the Nazi idea of the "superior race". In German, it was Arier/arisch. I think you could get away with it in German. Aryan pronounced the German way sounds close to Adrian, and if it's pronounced Erry-enn (as I am assuming it is, but correct me if I'm wrong), it might not be at all noticeable. But I wouldn't discount the possibility that someone might have Nazi associations. It might be beneficial to introduce the name as "it's from X language, and it means Warrior" from the get-go.

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't even think of the Arier thing, for me it sounds pretty. But I missread it as Ayran, which is turkish yogurth :D

@melli_mouse

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think he gets in trouble with his name in germany. The pronunciation of Arisch or Arier to Aryan is way too different. For the germans: Aryan is spelled like the english Adrian, just without the d. Äriän (with a soft/silent r)

@martin116d

5 жыл бұрын

In post-GoT-time Aryan just sounds like the male Form of Arya Stark and as a German I would guess that would be the first connection I would make, especially if you pronounce it the english way.

My boyfriend is called finn haha he is german, but finn is a nordic name. I never heard of the name Flynn.

@temperateortropical161

5 жыл бұрын

Flynn is an Irish surname. Many surnames are given as first names in the Anglosphere. Bradley, Morgan, ...

Have you already heard of my name (Jörg) and similar versions, Emily? 😄

@AntoinetteEmily

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I've definitely heard it here.

@manuelafrs

5 жыл бұрын

In Portuguese: Jorge.

@joergpranger

5 жыл бұрын

@@manuelafrs In Spanish too. ^^ My teacher in my spanish class at the university is calling me Jorgito. 😄

I'm called Hannah and was born in 2002, and apparently before that it wasn't that popular, but it started then and now I know two other Hanna(h)s in my year, my best friend is called Hanna :D The younger years have even more :) My mom wanted to call my Luzie/Lucy first, wich I would have found much better, but she was scared I was boring and so she called me Hannah instead (Thanks mom... :D)

My dads name is Jürgen, too ♥

Tell us that your husband's vineyards are all right after the severe hail storms in Bavaria. Covered with nets? Fire pots between the rows of vines? That's what they're doing in France and Italy to save the crops.

All these names are common in Sweden where I come from.

Mila and Noah ❤️❤️ I also love Elouise but it never makes the list

Do Germans or New Zealanders name have meaning in general? Or they are just the names?

@naneneunmalklug4032

4 жыл бұрын

They do have meanings, but they are not as apparent as say in turkish, african or (maybe?) Indian names. They mostly do not equal words we would use in other context, except some like "Rose"/"Rosa", "Heather"/Heide", maily flower names for girls. More often the meanings are hidden in the old languages we don't speak any more (Dolores=the Painful, Felix=the lucky/happy, Siegrid =the victorious, Beatrix=the pilgrim) and that often are chosen not for their actual meaning but for their (often biblical/christian, sometimes family-) namesake.

Eberhard, Gerhard, Siegfried, Rosemarie, Liselotte, Elke, Petra, Angelika, Sandra, Kai, Uwe, Daniel, Hanns oder Hannes und Christian

Check out the Frenchie names too, there's some crossovers www.naissance.fr/prenoms/top50/2019

A girl I'd name 'Julia' I think, though not in the list. 'Felix' for a boy would maybe be my choice, also in memory of my grandfather who meanwhile passed away (not the main reason though).

@DigitalDissident

5 жыл бұрын

Felix is a cat name to me but almost all of these are short & good in multiple languages, I get the impression my fellow Germans put a good amount of thought into their childrens names.

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

To my mom, Cora is a cat name :D

All 2 syllables all end with the same vowel -a. Girls. For boys more variation 1 , 2 (most common) and unusually 3 Elias . I like all the names Classic not dopy .

@michamcv.1846

5 жыл бұрын

classic?....

@martin116d

5 жыл бұрын

Anne. Grete. Sophie. nope.

I can´t remember to have ever heard Lina, Mila or Ella as names. I couldn´t name my girl Ella for me its spanish she. When I hear Finn I have to think of the new Star Wars, because I haven´t heard it somewhere else. Noah is also here in Austria becomming quite often. But it would be impossible for me to name my boy Noah, because it means "another- noch ein" in my dialect and this is not a name. Its horrible to combine it with any surname. If I would hear it: noch ein Mayer, Huber, Gruber whatever. Thats awkward to me. Lukas I think is the most popular Name of all the Austrians of any age. It´s the most common Name here if I remember correctly.

@Anson_AKB

5 жыл бұрын

Ella ... Fitzgerald ... There is even a Song "Ella elle l'a" Thinking of bullying chidren, i would be careful with lots of names eg "Hau' den Lukas" (german for strongman game, ring-the-bell)

@lasojolele1199

5 жыл бұрын

My grandmas name was Ella

Lisa is a very old German name. How do you like the name Lisa, Emily?

@beadus3512

5 жыл бұрын

Lisa is very sweet, and so is your name Lotte 💕

@lottepetterson8413

5 жыл бұрын

@@beadus3512 Thank you Bea :)

@zyriacus8360

5 жыл бұрын

Bea Dus Lisa is a shortening of Elisabeth as is Lotte short for Charlotte. A lot of the names on Antoinettes list are just abbreviations of a longer form. Remarkably a lot of these names are of biblical origin. In Germany a childs name must represent the gender. If the first name is not gender-specific, a second name has to be added to specify the gender. A boy named e.g. "Eike" has to be clarified followed by a name like "Wolf" or "Martin".

@beadus3512

5 жыл бұрын

Zyri acus Well, I know! Nevertheless, these names are treated as independent names meanwhile and are registered like this at the registry office.

@lottepetterson8413

5 жыл бұрын

@@zyriacus8360 no on Antoinettes list are not many abbreviations

My daughter Maria my son Rafael

Luis as name of an old German guy would be at least slightly weird. Ludwig ( the "actual" German version of the name) would work better there.

@save_the_night

5 жыл бұрын

Luis Trenker.

Jonas & Hannah.👍❤ 20 years ago.

I guess that Hildegard and Wolfgang are no longer fashionable, which is a good thing. 😋 Felix means happy or lucky in Latin.

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

More like "lucky". "Happy" would be "beatus".

Lina is Short for Alina that’s aslavic name like Mila is short for Milena ( Mila kunis she is born in Ukraine it’s Slavic Name, too. Mia is Short for Maria which is a Common Name in every christian country

I was given the name Friederike which is quite a difficult name. A lot of people struggle with the pronunciation (even some Germans). So I would chose a shorter name for my children as well. I'm absolutly in love with the name Emma and I wish it wasn't that high on the list of the most popular names but I adore it all the same.

Tell us the story of how you were named Antoinette. Have you ever been called Toni for short?

@timeadonath990

5 жыл бұрын

Lots To Learn I guess the story is her parents just chose the name and gave it to her because they prolly liked it SMH

@lotstolearn5350

5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps she was named for a special relative or friend ... ... or any other number of possibilities ... smh

Hanna/Hannah gibt es auch sooo oft. Ich kenne min. 4 😅

Love this Video my Name ist Marie i‘m also from germany

I think the reason that traditional German names aren't popular is, that they just sound old. Nobody would name their kid "Gertrude" anymore, because it sounds like the kid is in the wrong century.

Something bugs me about "Baby" Names. A Person is a baby for about a year before becoming a toddler. But a person is going to be an adult for (hopefully) many decades. So any parent should think about how it is going to be living with the chosen first name as an adult.

Heres to Ant reaching fame & fortune like the Kelly channel, if you watched her recent video you know what kind of mad revenue even small KZread channels can generate. I appreciate the transparency. It takes skill & time to edit, interesting content, & confidence to be in front of the camera. I just wish Google would stop censoring & demonetizing the conservative & meme channels I follow... #FreeAssange Raising awareness about Internet censorship from big tech companies. #FreeSpeech

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure shortening "Antoinette" to "Ant" is a wise thing ...

@DigitalDissident

5 жыл бұрын

@@imrehundertwasser7094 It's not but I don't care on KZread. Type it out for meee

My preferred name is Jonas. My eldest son is called that. His younger brother has the name Simon. Here you can find a list of the 10 most popular first names since 1977: gfds.de/vornamen/beliebteste-vornamen/

i never once meet 1 Lina ... i know a Pina but thats a dog name... or do you mean Lena???

@michamcv.1846

5 жыл бұрын

& i still doint get the point in naming their childs by shorten names , i mean you still can use the shortening if you want to :-) but i suppose many euphoric parents just want to give their puppy ..ähm child a cute name...

I don't like common names. My real name is Aurora and I'm quite proud that my mum chose this name for me. I love Celest. Deveny and Temari are nice too. Boy's names I like are Lucien and Silas.

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

You like to read fantasy novels, don't you? Lucien 😀

@hannahk9712

5 жыл бұрын

I love Cäcilia, which is really oldbut really cute.

@anneboleyn4175

5 жыл бұрын

@@hannahk9712 yeah, lovely name.

I love the name Noah! Was surprised it's so popular. Anyways, in Ukraine there's no Noahs at all. That makes me happy.

I was born in the 70s and my name is Sophia. All my life that name was very rare. I always felt a little special with that name. Now I hear that name all the time. Very strange and a little annoying. But I still love my name and think my parents made an excellent choice. :)

You can‘t get any more German than with the name Emma. it is derived from the old German ermana.

When I lived in Germany in the 1980s the 20something guys were all Mats, Jens, Robert, Thomas, Michael, and Joachim. Girls were Anna, Anneka, Anja, Bettina, Birgit, Maria, Monica, Lisa, and surprisingly, Jennifer and Jessica. Lena was.common across the age spectrum and Wolfgang was atill common even for little boys. Italian and Spanish names were catching on for babies.

@hannahs.9440

5 жыл бұрын

I met a lot of americans who would like to be called Wolfang. They said it sounded so cool.

@katg9507

5 жыл бұрын

Yossarian67 What about Katrina? I know it's the German form of Katherine.

@schuhschrank947

5 жыл бұрын

@@katg9507 Katharina and Kathrin are more common in Germany, I don't know anybody with the name Katrina!

@katg9507

5 жыл бұрын

schuhschrank Interesting! thanks for the info.

@schuhschrank947

5 жыл бұрын

@@katg9507 😊

Finn and Flynn immediately made me think Irish, which is interesting...

@imrehundertwasser7094

5 жыл бұрын

The first thing "Flynn" makes me think of is "In like Flynn" :-)

@YellowBackDoor

5 жыл бұрын

Irish to me, as well

@martin116d

5 жыл бұрын

They are, by origin.

All the girls' names end with an "a". Of course that's no coincidence. I also like "Lia", "Lara" and "Luisa".

Where are Siegfried, Heinrich, Karl, Otto, Lothar?

@martin116d

5 жыл бұрын

Dead. Very dead.