Hey, came here because of Christopher L Russell, who posted a video about you. My parents hosted an exchange student from Sweden in 1986, and her family is still friends with our family (though I didn't really like her myself). You are making memories you will tell your grandchildren about. (That exchange student just became a grandmother)
my name is Magdalena and i think you pronounced it very close to the correct pronunciation. Johanna is the name of my sister, but we life in austria so...(english isn’t my first language, obviously:))
that are the names in Bayern but in the middle of Germany the girls are called like : Sarah, Mia, Sophie, Nele, Lina, Julia, Carolin, Eva, Laura, Emma und Paula,...
Nickname for Vanessa: Vane Nickname for Leonie: Leo Nickname for Eva: Evi And for Magdalena: Magda :D Greetings from germany, i really like your videos ☺️
Maggie is also a nickname for Magdalena and that is a common name in the US (at least I met several Maggie's while in the US). So you might have met people called Magdalena before but didn't know.
I would name my child Hedda (which is the short form of Hedwig). It's quite a old german name but I really like it and I'm more into old names than into new ones.
Girls: Lena Marie Laura Magdalena Julia Lea Boys: Jonas Jan Maximilian Kevin Luca /s Nico Lol I'm from Austria but I guess that are the most populare names in Germany too👀...
So here ist a list of Names where I know at least 3 people of my age who are called like that (I’m 18 and from Lower Saxony btw) Girl: Hannah, Antonia, Anna, Clara, Katharina, Charlotte, Julia, Fiona, Jennifer, Johanna, Lara/Laura Boy: Niklas, Lukas, Maximilian, David, Felix, Paul, Simon
Hey ich komme aus Deutschland und gehe ab August für ein Jahr in die USA, habe auch n RU-vid Kanal, finde es echt cool deinen Videos über Deutschland zu verfolgen
We call Julia as Jules and Lisa's and Liana's are "Li" but since Lisa, Liana etc are common there's only one Li in the clique and in our case Liana always had it 😀 Lia could also be a nickname, but it became a first Name on its own as my cousin is named Lia. If you have a russian origin you would also say Katja or Katuscha for Katharina/Kathi/Katie/Kate. Laura, Lara, Lena, Maria are also very common, there are so many names... Alina is also a common name and my girlfriend's name is Alina 😊
Interesting! I am ethnically Filipino and most Filipinos have Spanish names (though maybe not as much now). My dad's mom was Magdalena and I always felt it was a Spanish name, though I don't know for sure (definitely European). I know the common nickname in the US is Maggie, but in the Philippines it's Lena or Leny. For some reason, in the Philippines the nickname is very often taken from the 2nd or 3rd syllable of the name. It's interesting that it's common in Germany. I always thought it was a beautiful name and would definitely consider it if I ever had a daughter. :)
Ever thought about the fact that naming your children after an older generation makes it modern again? If you would name them after the names that are currently trendy, they would have the names of the older generation ;)
Also es liegt vielleicht an der Region, aber hier sind Leonie, Nele, Sarah und Laura so die bekanntesten Namen. Auf die habe ich jedenfalls gewartet 🤷♀️
I'm living in germany and I don't think I ever met a Magdalena😂 but very common names here are also Nele and Mia and Lea is mostly not written with an h at the end but the rest is very agreeable Edit: I think it also depends on where you live in germany, I do live in Mv not in Bavaria so, yeah
The nickname for Leonie is Leo. You can practice pronouncing the German R when you gargle with water in your mouth after brushing your teeth. Or you make the sound that you make when you clear your throat.
I know so many Hannahs. I've been to school with two Hannahs, now I'm going to university with a Hannah, and I've had three different Hanna(h)s in dance class with me. Also, my own second name is Hanna, after my Grandma.
I want to find a female name for a Boxer dog (here in the U.S.). It has to be a German name. Any suggestions? I'm half German. My Great Grandparents immigrated from Germany back in the mid-1800s. P.S. My mother's name was 'Leona'. She was 100% German. Her maiden name was 'Schliep'. We have a LOT of 'Schlieps' in the U.S. 👍👏🏻
Actually there is a nickname for Leonie: Leo. BTW my name's Anna and I'm from Germany and I now such so much Anna's. Even in my own class there are three Anna's (including myself) so....
Eva is not really common in Germany. Magdalena is only popular in Bavaria. You also proununced Leah incorrect. Its really LEA, not the same as the english version. You missed out on Emma, Mia, Sophia, Laura
Viele Spitznamen/Nicknames sind im deutschen die sogenannte "Verniedlichungs Form" aus Lisa wird LisCHEN, aus Julia wird beispielsweise JulCHEN. Maus = MäusCHEN, Haus = HäusCHEN, Baum = BäumCHEN usw.
@parazjt The perception of time is logarithmic. For a 15-years-old the age of 30 is the double of their own life. For a 25-years-old the age of 30 is only a fifth of the own life away.
Ich mag den Namen Magdalena. Meine Mutter heißt so. Aber wir haben polnische Wurzeln in der Familie. Aber die Mutter meines Freundes heißt Magdalene. Sie kommt vom Niederrhein. Sie ist schon über 70 Jahre alt. Ihr Spitzname ist Marlene.
Heyy so my name is Leonie and it's basically the female version of Leon/Leo (you definitely know this names) and my nickname is Leo too. I confirm it's a really typical name in Germany.
Einee neue Leonie in the hood! Es gab sogar mal Wasser, was Leonie genannt wurde und meine Oma hat es früher immer gekauft, was mich immer voll glücklich gemacht hatte. Doch dann gab es die Marke irgendwie nicht mehr :(
I disagree with some names on the list, but maybe it's because I live in NRW and not in Bayern. Lea (without an h, never heard the name with an h) is actually pronounced LEa in Germany, not LIa. And you forgot "Sara(h)". That's my name, but it's really common here and I also have an other Sara in my class. I always hear people say they don't like this name, because so many people have it already, but I love my name. Also it's cool, because there was a Sarah Salvatore in Vampire Diaries (her role was very little tho) and if I would've marry Stefan or Damon, that would be my name too 😂. Great video btw, I would like to see a part with boys names
before watching: Anna, Lara, Laura, Sofie/Sophie, Sophia, Lena, Lisa, Marie, Sahra for boys maybe: Tom, Tim, Lukas, Felix, Ben(jamin), Hannes, Justin, Erik
There are lists online for the most common names for each year. Just Google "Vornamen 2000" and you'll get a list for the 2000s. Might be interesting to see what names are high up but you've never seen.
@@lukaseder2555 i know a girl, she stated shes having a quarter life crisis atm (she turned 25) regarding to my uncle, 30 is the age one should be afraid of...official end of youth or something
Have you come across old German names like Heidi (Heidemarie) or Gretchen (Greta) in the US? During my exchange year in Idaho (1981-82) I heard these names many times in my High School.
I'm German but when I hear the name Gretchen I always think of Gretchen Wieners from Mean Girls haha (it' an American movie from the 2000's which is still pretty popular til this day)
Very interesting thing. I am missing the name: Sophie / Sophia...there are so many many girls in Cologne. Please make another Video with popular names for boys.👍
My name seems so simple but somehow no english speaker can pronounce it 😅 You said it like Lia (which is another german name btw) Also I think the H at the end is typical in the US, never seen that in Germany tho 🥰
Aus irgendeinem Grund ist das deutsche e unglaublich schwer für Engländer/Amerikaner etc. auszusprechen. Es gibt diesen Vokal mit dieser Aussprache im Englischen halt nicht...
Before watching: I guess the most common girl names might be Emma, Mia, Luisa, Sophia, Anna, Lena, Lisa, Lea ^^ and for boy names maybe Paul, Tim, Lukas, Phillip, Jonas ;)
I am 16 and have a full list of girl names. So when I hear a beautiful name, I write it on it and when I have to name a girl in some time in the future, I have a huge list to choose from😊
Good video idea! I agree with some of the other comments: common names vary quite a bit depending on the region in Germany, as well as the generation. I'm a teacher in eastern Germany and I'll give you some of the most common names of the 1000 students in my school: Lea, Miriam, Clara, Clara-Sophia, Sophia, Hannah, Luisa/Luise, Laura, Feenja, Helene/Helena/Helen, Annalena, Caroline, Emma, Annika/Anica, Amelie, Emily/Emilie/Emilia, Isabell/Isabel, Linda/Lia/Lina, Johanna, Charlotte, Milena/Melina, Mila/Mia, Julia/Juliana/Juliane, Pauline, Selina/Celina, Lydia, Saskia, Sarah, Elisa, Alexandra, Katharina, Franziska, Lilly, Leonie, Marie/Maria/Mariann, Nele, Nora, Flora, Marlen/Marlene, Lara, Liselotte/Lisa/Lotta/Lotte, Paula, Martha, Maya/Maja, ... Not necessarily in that order ;-)
So I know one Emily, one Emely and one Emelie. There are just different ways to write it. Then there's my name Sophia. The S is pronounced soft and not like in the US. A very similar name to this is Sophie. Of course you can say Sofia or Sofie, too, but I know more Sophias/Sophies than Sofias/Sofies.
It's a name for older people - person referenced is 25 xD My Abiturjahrgang (2011) had 4 Katharinas (120 students total). Only one Vanessa who went by Nessi when she was younger :D Northern regional names from my Abiturjahrgang: Torge, Tjark, Nette, Isa, Rickmer, Swantje, Bredo, Femke, Madita, Freya
I need to say I dont know anyone in Germany called Magdalena but maybe its just not popular in NRW xD Other common nicknames for Vanessa are: Vani, Vanny or VannyBunny (the last one is maaaaybe not so common xD). My bestie ist called Vanessa and you can make out of any name a nickname xD Also if I am right some of the most popular girl names in the early 2000 would be Laura, Lea, Maria, Michelle and Sophie ^^ And I do need to agree that most people have old names. My name is french Jeannine and I talked to a french dude and he said that this is such a grandma name in France xD So I guess there is a recurring theme in name giving here xD Also lately lots of babies have rare, nordic names. I had an internship at a kindergarten and a girl was called Fria which is so beautiful ^^ So either grandma names or nordic names xD
The American version of Magdalena would be taken from the French Madeleine. Eva is usually Eve in English... German names are still often very biblical - often somehow withered down to a short form. Lisa, e.g., is a short form of Elisabeth, Lena is short for Magdalena etc. I personally heartily dislike giving children names that are already short forms of other proper names - give them real names, even long names, and see how they either grow into it or go by a shorter version, depending on their personality. Why would you force a grown-up woman, maybe a university professor, to sign her papers with "Kiki Meierhuber"?
None of these names are German ^^ Nickname for (Jo)hanna is Hanni, for Leonie it's Leo. And the English version of Eva is Eve. The English Version of Magdalena is Madleen (I don't know the spelling). And it's funny how you consider a 25 year old an "older generation" ^^
