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03-02-2012, 06:04 AM

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BoJangles

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlee

Chrysantheme is the German chrysanthemum... "Chrys" for short?

It seems the top 10 German names for boys and girls are:
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[TD]1. Lucas / Lukas
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[TD]1. Anna
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2. Leon
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[TD]2. Leoni / Leonie
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3. Luca / Luka
[/TD]
[TD]3. Lea / Leah
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4. Tim / Timm
[/TD]
[TD]4. Lena
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5. Paul
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[TD]5. Hanna / Hannah
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6. Jonas
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[TD]6. Laura
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7. Finn / Fynn
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[TD]7. Lara
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[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8. Max
[/TD]
[TD]8. Emily / Emilie
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9. Niclas / Niklas
[/TD]
[TD]9. Sara / Sarah
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10. Luis / Louis
[/TD]
[TD]10. Lili / Lilli / Lilly
[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

And here's a link to charts with German names and their meanings:

http://german.about.com/library/blvornamen01.htm

(Personally, I like "Gretchen"!

)

Charlee, I just realized you did some research yourself! How fun is this! Thank you!~ I was afraid, I'd have to go with 'Helga' or 'Ursela' which are my son's and daughter's mother-in-laws!

Nancy