German(ish) Boys Names

[ll80]

So DH wants a German boys name.
I don't have a problem with this but I would like to avoid anything too, well German lol.

We can't agree on a name at all, our tastes are so different.
DH wants Heinrich or Siegfried. I would rather vomit into a paper bag.
No offence to anyone, please don't shoot me
Yes, they are strong names (which I like) but I would rather avoid anything too, well I'll be polite "ethnic".
Nothing wrong with ethnic, I'm ethnic myself but I want something slightly more mainstream perhaps a little kooky (not that DH will go for kooky) that reflects DH's German heritage.

I have always wanted to name my boy, should I have one, Archie.
Likewise DH would rather vomit into a paper bag. (He has no taste in names)

DH has said maybe Archibald one of his middle names (bub will have two), which is fine with me, I would call him Archie, his mumma nickname lol I've already warned DH.

but what to do about this first name.

Gosh I hope it's a girl as we have that name down pat, poor boy won't be names til he's 21.

Thanks for your opinions, all are welcome.

Laura

[soniebon]

Being of German origin theres a few modern boy names..
Try
SETH
CHRISTIAN
OR GOOGLE German boys names or girls names

[Aimz]

Personally I like Archie as well!! He won't go for it even though it is a German name?

Other suggestions:

Johan
Casper
Lukas
Mandel
Novak
Arlen

[Caramello]

Double post...

[Caramello]

How about:

Dieter

Markus

Mikael

Haydn

Ayden

Rikard

Stefan

[Caramello]

Or Stephan/Stephan?

(sorry, BB's not liking me at the moment...)

[MistyFying]

I have a friend called Hans...

[Ozziehoffy]

Oskar spelt with a K is German heritage and it's not too obscure... which is why we chose it... German background on DH's side. I also like Deiter but DH wasn't too keen on that one.

[Phteven]

Bruno
Axel
Luther
Roland
Wolf
Rocco
Kiefer
Milo
Koby
Johan
Abelard
Conrad
Rudi
Jansen
Armand
Wendell

[smiles4u]

ROYCE or LANCE (had a mad crush on a very cute Lance in my teens, LOL)

[Nadine]

Tobias is a popular boys name used in Germany.

Um trying to think back from when I went to school in Germany.........

Mathias
Sven
Bjoern
Markus
Sebastian
Kristian
Keanu
Carsten
Jens
Jakob

I guess you can use names that are common in Germany (like the above) but aren't necessarily German....

[mum3girls]

I've got a couple of cousins (over in Germany) that are called Hannis.

Thinking of other family members names off the top of my head -

Dieter
Heinz
Werner
Mateauz
Ralph
Dietmar
Christian
Bernd

HTH

[Mum2TJ]

Does DH know that Archibald is a German name?

The Name Origin and Meaning of Archibald
Gender: Male
Origin: German
Meaning: The German name Archibald means - "bold and valorous."

Does he just not like it?

Heaps more German names at the link below! Too many for me to post here!
Good Luck! (Men can be so difficult to deal with!! )

Baby Names, Meaning of Names, Unique and Popular Baby Names

[Pandora]

Would he compromise and have Henry?

Some of these dont sound German but apparently they are.
Milo
Kaspar
Kurt
Carl
Claus
Helmut
Gerhardt (I love this one but DH says no!)
Lars
Bernard
Bryon
Finn
Harvey
Jarvis

[Macca79]

Karl (with a K)

[monnie]

What about Hugo?

[ll80]

Yes, I have pointed out several times that Archie is a German name, he just hates the name. Thinks the poor boy would get teased because of the Archie comics.
I don't think most kids today even know who Archie is/was.

He won't have Henry, has to be Heinrich.

SO far I am liking

Dieter
Oskar
Ayden
Arlen
Gerhardt

I like Axel too but DH has already said no to that one.

Thanks for all the suggestions, will have to get into DH's ear tonight and see what he says.
I'm still holding out hope for Archie lol, I've enlisted DD now, she will randomly go up to DH and say "Hey, what about Archie, that's a good name for a baby!"

[Astrid]

I like Alaric, if we had a boy that was near the top of our list.