European names. Different countries and different names

Recently, more and more children began to appear with unusual names. Modern parents call their daughters and sons various exotic names, borrowing them from Arabs, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, turn to ancient times, remembering pagan roots. In this case, much depends on the fashion trends. However, European names are never out of fashion, so their diversity is enormous. Let's talk about the most popular of them.

Greek names

Very many of them have long and firmly entered our life. Can we imagine the modern world without Pauline, Alexandrov, Kirillov, Tamar, Alekseev, Andreev, Anatolyev, Artemov, Georgiev, Gennadiev, Evgeniev, Nikit, Anastasy, Tatyana, Elena, Dim, Fedorov, Laris and Irin? But all these are European names, having a Greek origin. They appeared long before our era. They take their roots from ancient Hellenic culture. Today they are already the soul of the Russian people. But this is not a complete list of names that came to us from this ancient and beautiful country.

Dutch

Any mention of Holland conjures images in our imagination with cheese, mills and tulips. However, many European male names came to us from this country. Many of them are not very common here, but they are found in many countries of the world. But after all, we also have familiar men, whom parents named Adam, Albert, Alfred, Valentin, David, Max, Rudolph, Philip, Jacob. All of them are named after the traditions that came to us from the Netherlands.

Spanish

Remember the end of the last century. It is to him that we owe the fact that European names of Spanish origin have flowed into our lives in a powerful flow. TV screens showed our mothers, aunts and grandmothers colorful serials about a beautiful life. And today, no one is surprised that there are babies with "hot and sunny names" in our country: Alberto, Alejandro, Alba, Alonso, Angela, Blanca, Veronica, Gabriela, Garcia, Julian, Isabella, Inessa, Carmelita, Carmen, Lorenzo , Lucia, Ramiro, Juanita and others.

Italian

It is difficult to explain whether the Italians themselves so love life, or are their names make them so positive. One thing is clear: European male names of Italian origin immediately imprint on a person. However, like women. Meanwhile, the melodic Italian name from the first minutes seems to have to itself, it charges with a positive, gives warmth. Is it possible to be sad with a man named Adriana, Valentino, Sylvia, Vincente, Laura, Antonio, Isabella, Graziano, Letizia, Leonardo, etc.?

Lithuanian

At all times the Lithuanians considered the person's name the key that determines his personality. Of course, today these are not the most popular European names in other countries, but many years ago each of them had its own unique, unique meaning. If, with age, a person did not acquire the basic character traits inherent in the name given to him, then to display his spiritual qualities he was given a suitable nickname. For example, Jaunutis was called "young", Vilkas - "wolf", Kupryus - "humpbacked", Mazhulis - "small", and Juodgalvis - "blackhead".

German

Every German family that chooses a name for a newborn baby must follow certain rules. Previously, medieval European names necessarily indicated the sex of the baby and in no case could be fictitious. It is these rules that the inhabitants of Germany adhere to. Especially the choice is very great: Maximilian, Lucas, Marie, Sophie, Louise, Laura, Lea, Lina, Max, Michael, Matiel, Otto, Julius, Carl, Frida, Suzanne and many others.

Polish

Polish names, like other Slavic peoples, take their roots in the pre-Christian era. The very first of them were derived from professions, personal qualities of a person, etc. Men's names always wore majestic, tough, slightly aggressive character - Goals, Koval, Wilk. However, today the European women's names, coming from Poland, are very popular. In any country in the world you can meet Agnieszka, Anna, Barbara, Magdalena, Jadwiga, Zofia or Terek.

Finnish names

Finnish ancient names are closely associated with the unusual subtle perception of nature that the indigenous inhabitants of those lands possessed. Many years ago, local residents gave names to their children, relying on natural phenomena, habitual everyday objects and the environment. Popular names were: Suvi (meaning - summer), Villa (grain), Kuura (hoarfrost), Ilma (air). Then for a long time Finns used borrowing, but after a while they began to return to their roots.

Afterword

It is simply impossible to list all European names. And it's not even that there are many countries in Europe. After all, how many generations have changed, how many traditions new names have borne, how many borrowings have taken place! There is one thing that unites them all - each of them is popular. One - all over the world, another - only in your country, the third - in a certain area. But none of them will not be forgotten!