German(ish) Boys Names

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 :redface:
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

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

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

Double post...

How about:

Dieter

Markus

Mikael

Haydn

Ayden

Rikard

Stefan

Or Stephan/Stephan?

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

I have a friend called Hans...

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.

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

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

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....

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

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!! :angry:)

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

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

Karl (with a K)

What about Hugo?

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!"

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

We're also looking at german boys names, on our list:
Mathias
Dieter
Edwin
Emmett
Lance

some great suggestions above though, i might get DH to look at that !

The only thing I'd say re Claus or Klaus, is that in australia people often pronounce it like "santa claus" instead of "claus" like "spouse" (my fatherinlaw is Klaus)

Gunther
Wolfgang

Josef (pronounced Yosef) DP wanted to call DS Josef but I didn't really like it.. but maybe you & DH will :)

Some of our German relatives are:

Alban - Alby
Alois
Bernhardt
Hans
Horst
Stefan
Andreas

They also have names like Paul, Thomas and Peter but said with an accent makes them seem quite different.

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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.

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The Veronicas (the twin Aussie girl pop singers) said that they named themselves after Veronica from the comics... to be totally honest I think that their age (what are they like early - mid 20's?) would be the last to remember good old Archie...

I hope DH comes around to your way of thinking... I must admit I'm really liking Arlen tho!!
Good idea to recruit your DD!

Alvin - It's cute and similar to Archie. Alvie as nickname
Bruno - Very strong
Emmet - has the meaning "strong and industrious"
Finn - I love this
Frederick -I love the nickname Freddie
Harvey - I know the cutest 2 year old Harvey
Miles - very cool
Rory - Its a genuine German name as well as Irish (means Famous Ruler)

Like any?

Thanks for all the names.
Had a quick chat last night to DH he said he didn't mind Dieter or Oskar.
Maybe Gerhardt.
What do you think a nickname would be if you were called Gerhardt??

I forgot about Arlen lol (stupid brain) will have to remember to mention that one tonight.

At least we are starting to agree on something now.

I really like Oskar and Arlen!

Not sure what a nn for Gerhardt would be!

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What do you think a nickname would be if you were called Gerhardt??

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Probably just Ger (without the hardt), I remember now my mum worked with a German whoes name was Ger, well that is how it was pronounced, not sure if it was spelt that way.

Not sure if these are all German but are names of German / Austrian family:

Ernest (Ernie)
Reinhardt (pro. Rine-heart)
Gunter (pro. goon-ta)
Rafael

oh and Reinier (pro. rah-near) but not 100% this is German either but like this the most.

So we still haven't decided on a boys name.
running out of time here lol
I think I am coming around to Heinrich, just because it is so important to DH.
I still really am not "in love" with the name, though I am warming to it.
Apart from Henry what do you reckon a nickname could be for Heinrich??

Happy Heiny (lol sorry! it was too cute)
Not sure what else, I like Henry though.

I just brought some of those, maybe he could become the poster boy lol!!!

I suspect kid would relate Heinrich to heinz baked beans or something like that for teasing.

I know of a baby called Henrik. His mother shortens his name to Hen. If you liked the Rik part better he could be Rick or Ricky (like Ricky Ponting) to Australianize it.