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Help[Opinions] Female middle name wanted: J…consonant, bisyllabic, Christian/German, independent
I’m looking for a middle name to Katharina (a German form of Catherine) that should match as many of the following criteria as possible:
– isn’t uncommon or unusual in German, English and Italian, although it may be pronounced differently
– has two syllables, main accent preferably on the first (this may differ by language, though)
– starts with letter J, which can be pronounced like English Y, i.e. IPA /j/, so e.g. ‘Jill’ would fail, because it’s always /dʒil/
– ends in a spoken consonant or consonant cluster or, if it must be a vowel, not in -a; silent ‘e’ as in French ‘Michelle’ might be tolerable
– is from the Bible or has Christian (or Jewish) associations OR has obvious Germanic (e.g. Old German) origins
– isn’t clearly derived from a male name (e.g. Claudius / Claudio / Claus → Claudia / Claudine / Claudette)
– isn’t a diminutive of a better known name
– has a well-known positive namesake in history, mythology or literature (not recent popular culture)
Criteria are sorted roughly descending by importance. Violating up to three can be fine, but at most one of the top three bullet points.
Any suggestions other than Judith?
– isn’t uncommon or unusual in German, English and Italian, although it may be pronounced differently
– has two syllables, main accent preferably on the first (this may differ by language, though)
– starts with letter J, which can be pronounced like English Y, i.e. IPA /j/, so e.g. ‘Jill’ would fail, because it’s always /dʒil/
– ends in a spoken consonant or consonant cluster or, if it must be a vowel, not in -a; silent ‘e’ as in French ‘Michelle’ might be tolerable
– is from the Bible or has Christian (or Jewish) associations OR has obvious Germanic (e.g. Old German) origins
– isn’t clearly derived from a male name (e.g. Claudius / Claudio / Claus → Claudia / Claudine / Claudette)
– isn’t a diminutive of a better known name
– has a well-known positive namesake in history, mythology or literature (not recent popular culture)
Criteria are sorted roughly descending by importance. Violating up to three can be fine, but at most one of the top three bullet points.
Any suggestions other than Judith?
This message was edited 5/1/2016, 8:52 AM
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