Do you happen to be from Italy? I feel like Andrea beeing a male variation is the exception.
The German pronunciation of Jan is closer to the english John than the english (or at least american) pronunciation of Jan (like January), right?Also because my first name is Jan and that's also used as a female name. ;)
It's more like Yann. We don't pronounce the "J" like in english "ˈdʒ", it's more like "y" as in "Yen".The German pronunciation of Jan is closer to the english John than the english (or at least american) pronunciation of Jan (like January), right?
i amDo you happen to be from Italy? I feel like Andrea beeing a male variation is the exception.
Yep, I've met an old man (in his 70's?) named Vivian. The few other Vivians I've met were all female.My grandma once told me that Vivian used to be a male name. Never even heard of a male Vivian though.
Weird flex, but okay.Most of those, If not all, names in the first post would be trash names in Germany.
It's true for the most part. If you see a family here where the parents have "usual" german names and the kids traditionally english ones, it's safe to assume they're part of the lower social classes.
Poor people are trash, got it.It's true for the most part. If you see a family here where the parents have "usual" german names and the kids traditionally english ones, it's safe to assume they're part of the lower social classes.
That was just an observation. I don't mind how someone is named. You can't choose your own name and I had enough problems with my name as well.
So are the names in the OP rich German trashy or poor German trashy?That was just an observation. I don't mind how someone is named. You can't choose your own name and I had enough problems with my name as well.
mans to assume that poor people are trash is your conclusion not mine ;). We have a similar category for rich kids trash names.
No such thing as a trash name, just a trash opinion.Most of those, If not all, names in the first post would be trash names in Germany.
Some poor people like trashy names, yes.
Same thing happens in Mexico. Exactly like you just described it, and it is also with low income households.Even tho I also didn't like the term "trash" in that post, the poster you are responding to, didn't say or imply that at all jfc.
It's simply a phenomenon in German that culture low income households have a high probability of choosing a US/UK name from pop culture compared to affluent parents (they tend to go with traditional names).
Take "Kevin" for example. After the movie Home alone came out (German title "Kevin Allein zu Haus"), there was a massive spike in boys named Kevin, the vast majority of them from low income households.
Chantal and Mandy are the female versions (there is a comedian called "Mandy aus Marzahn" that perpetuates the stereotype).
As we speak, there's probably a lot of Drakes and Kylies being born.
Pointing out these trends is not an attack on low(er) income households.
Those would be poor trashy names, because these are no German names. But you will take this out of context, right? Statistically poor people choose English or American names more often. These names often are stigmatized. We even have a name for this. Kevinismus or Chantalismus. Kevinism and Chantalism. Is this good? Of course not but this is the reality with those names.So are the names in the OP rich German trashy or poor German trashy?
Andrea depends on the language most notably in Italian, that it's theier MALE version for Andrew.
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In Spanish, yes, Andrea is a female name (Andrés is the male equivalent). But we have a German male co-worker and his name is Andreas (with an S at the end).Andrea depends on the language most notably in Italian, that it's theier MALE version for Andrew.
But it other languages such as Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Dutch, Bulgarian, English,, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian languages and Spanish,
it's a FEMALE name
Andrew, André, Andrei, Andrej is the MALE version of Andrew in many of those other languages
What if they are named Trash?
DeniseThere will never be a female version of the name Dennis. The epitome of masculinity.
As if no knob would ever write Denise as Dennís.There will never be a female version of the name Dennis. The epitome of masculinity.
*smirks arrogantly*
Deniz is a gender-neutral turkish name.There will never be a female version of the name Dennis. The epitome of masculinity.
I knew that Deniz was a relatively common turkish male name but I wasn't aware that it was gender-neutral.Paris got quite common female name
Deniz is a gender-neutral turkish name.
I'm not sure. I know two 30+ years old women called Deniz. It also just means Sea.I knew that Deniz was a relatively common turkish male name but I wasn't aware that it was gender-neutral.
Is that a recent development?