Yeah, im also not interested in common names, but cool ones. If they're imported, it doesn't really matter. I just want a name that fits into the German language well.
If you are considering naming a child, think twice about using a "cool" exotic name.
Think about your child having to visit school one day and especially girl groups will happily take any strange standout feature as a source for bullying (own experience with a girl in elementary school).
Having said that, Mathilde will probably be ok, Brunhilde less so, although it is arguably much cooler.
Maybe your child was being bullied for another reason. I myself have a name which is represented in the world by exactly 2 people, and I did not get bullied in the slightest. Also, I'm naming my future girlfriend. Not my child, I would never torture a soul by birthing it on earth.
That did occur to me, but the phrasing of "future girlfriend" seemed a little off for that in the context of someone accepting and understanding. It would have the same vibes as when I hear boomers who are trying to be accepting but are just a little outdated when they say things like "back when [person] used to be a boy". Which it is my understanding is not generally the preferred way of speaking about it.
But I'm neither trans no currently close friends with anyone who is, so I'd love to be corrected if I'm wrong.
So yeah, I was thinking mainly the AI thing, which doesn't seem super healthy.
I do genealogy. I have a great great great great grandmother who is named "Rosine Concordie". Other than that, I like classics like "Adelheid" or "Elfriede"
TIL that "Rosine" had been a common name in Southern Germany until the end of the 19. century, when it started being used the way it is today (as the name for raisins).
I also learned that the word for "raisin" before "Rosine" was "Zibebe".
(I know this is in reference to Sousou no Frieren, but just in case: that's not an actual German name, it's just a German verb. Never even seen it used as a name.)
I wonder if by now it would have become acceptable as a girl's name by the German authorities.
There might already exist real-life Frierens in Germany!
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affenlehrer@feddit.org · 29 pts · 184d
Hildegard und Brunhilde natürlich
raldone01@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 183d
und Kunigunde!
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 14 pts · 184d
Sabine
deegeese@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 184d
Ursula is great if you think “little bear” and not “octopus villain”
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 184d
I think neither, but "Ursula von der Leyen" and so am not convinced... ;-)
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 184d
That's actually kind of a hard question, as most of the ones in common use are imports from other languages.
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 184d
Yeah, im also not interested in common names, but cool ones. If they're imported, it doesn't really matter. I just want a name that fits into the German language well.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 15 pts · 184d
If you are considering naming a child, think twice about using a "cool" exotic name.
Think about your child having to visit school one day and especially girl groups will happily take any strange standout feature as a source for bullying (own experience with a girl in elementary school).
Having said that, Mathilde will probably be ok, Brunhilde less so, although it is arguably much cooler.
It's complicated...
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 184d
Maybe your child was being bullied for another reason. I myself have a name which is represented in the world by exactly 2 people, and I did not get bullied in the slightest. Also, I'm naming my future girlfriend. Not my child, I would never torture a soul by birthing it on earth.
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 184d
Unfortunately, you got that slightly wrong.
My daughter was one of the bullies... 🫣
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 184d
That is..... Interesting
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 184d
Individually, each of the girls is super sweet, thoughtful and considerate.
As a group it is all about fitting in and punishing any kind of non-conformity.
They are slowly learning, though.
This type of group dynamic seems not to be uncommon, I've been told.
Especially (but not exclusively) within girl groups.
Hence my earlier call for caution.
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 184d
Naming your future girlfriend? What does that mean?
eneff@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 184d
Not OP, but I would guess their partner is transitioning and looking for a new name.
tja@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 184d
Or maybe it's for an AI roleplay bot
meow@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 184d
No, its for me :3
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 183d
That did occur to me, but the phrasing of "future girlfriend" seemed a little off for that in the context of someone accepting and understanding. It would have the same vibes as when I hear boomers who are trying to be accepting but are just a little outdated when they say things like "back when [person] used to be a boy". Which it is my understanding is not generally the preferred way of speaking about it.
But I'm neither trans no currently close friends with anyone who is, so I'd love to be corrected if I'm wrong.
So yeah, I was thinking mainly the AI thing, which doesn't seem super healthy.
meow@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 183d
Did you even read the following comments?
Also i dont care about being called future girl, since i introduced it myself.
Rednax@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 184d
My guess is that he is a DnD player that has to flash out the background of his character, so the DM can start using characters from his background.
NotACentrifugalBird@infosec.pub · 10 pts · 184d
Frau Blücher
human@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 184d
🐴
Lawnman23@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 184d
If you’re late, you don’t get fruit cup.
Edit: wrong movie, same Cloris. I’m leaving it.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 184d
Imogen
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 184d
That's a British name, though.
In German, "Imogen" sounds like it is the name of some prescription medicine.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 184d
Oops :/ it sounds like a medicine in American English too. I still think it's a pretty name though.
gigachad@piefed.social · 6 pts · 184d
I do genealogy. I have a great great great great grandmother who is named "Rosine Concordie". Other than that, I like classics like "Adelheid" or "Elfriede"
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 184d
TIL that "Rosine" had been a common name in Southern Germany until the end of the 19. century, when it started being used the way it is today (as the name for raisins).
I also learned that the word for "raisin" before "Rosine" was "Zibebe".
gigachad@piefed.social · 2 pts · 184d
Oh wow, now I learned something too, never heard that term before. I have two Rosine's in my family tree, born 1793 and 1826, both in Saxony-Anhalt.
melodious_thunk@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 184d
Annelise
Menschlicher_Fehler@feddit.org · 1 pts · 184d
Schmidt!
NachBarcelona@piefed.social · 2 pts · 184d
Braun?
theTarrasque@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 184d
Annemarie
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 184d
Oh Annemie, isch kann net mi!
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 184d
I like the name but I once had a coworker that was really useless to the point it ruined it for me haha.
Zagorath@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 184d
Brunhilde.
renzhexiangjiao@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 184d
Frieren
smiletolerantly@awful.systems · 12 pts · 184d
(I know this is in reference to Sousou no Frieren, but just in case: that's not an actual German name, it's just a German verb. Never even seen it used as a name.)
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 184d
I wonder if by now it would have become acceptable as a girl's name by the German authorities.
There might already exist real-life Frierens in Germany!
smiletolerantly@awful.systems · 2 pts · 184d
Hm... Maybe? Only one way to find out!
embed_me@programming.dev · 3 pts · 184d
Heidi
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 2 pts · 184d
Babette
Was my great grandma's name, who loved me so much when I was little.
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 184d
That's French.
Zwuzelmaus@feddit.org · 3 pts · 184d
So?
It was a very common firstname around here at that time, and everybody pronounced it in the "normal" German way.
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org · 2 pts · 184d
As a German: I like Franziska and Elisabeth (even though it also exists in English)
HerrVorragend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 184d
Adelheid
sturmblast@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 183d
Not 100% German orientation, but Lucia is a favorite of mine
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 184d
I realized I never even met a German...
otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 183d
Nadin. 🥰
FoolsQuartz@lemmynsfw.com · 0 pts · 184d
Griselda - "Dark Battle." Beautiful name. Maybe "grizzly" for short.
I love german names so much. Hildegard, Anya, Sonya...
saimen@feddit.org · -3 pts · 183d
Adolfine
urheber@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 183d
Ja darauf wartete ich. Hat lange gedauert
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -2 pts · 183d
what about Erika?