Names in other languages

I like names. I think they're fun, special and very person-specific. Most people fit their names very well, though every once in a while you meet someone who makes you look at them funny and say "Reeeally?" (just in your head, 'cause out loud would be rude.)   :)

For different characters in table top games over the years, I have looked up "Katie" in various languages for the fun of it. I included a list below and some looked up some other names in different languages...and decided to share them!


Katie
Welsh: Cadi
Irish: Cait, Caitlin, Caitria, Riona
Danish: Caja,
Swedish: Carin, Kai, Kaija
German: Cathrin
Dutch: Catharina, Katelijn, Tineke
Italian/Catalan: Caterina, Rina
Estonian: Kadri
Russian: Jekaterina
Finnish: Kaarina
Norwegian: Kaia, Kari
Hawaiian: Kakalina, Kalena
Polish: Kasia, Katarzyna
Slovak: Katarina
Ukrainian: Kateryna
Greek: Katina
Hungarian: Kati, Kato, Kitti
Czech: Katka, Katerina
Yiddish: Rayna, Reina


Mary
Irish: Maire, Mairenn
Welsh: Mair, Mairwen, Merrion
Basque: Maia, Miren
Finnish: Janna, Maritta
Dutch: Marieke, Mariette, Mia
Estonian: Maaike
Icelandic: Maeja
German: Maike, Marita, Marlis
Hawaiian: Malia, Mele
Georgian: Mariam
Lithuanian: Marijus
Russian: Marya, Masha
Polish: Marzena
Turkish: Meryem
Yiddish: Mirele


Jessica
Italian: Gessica
Hawaiian: Iekika
Spanish: Yessica
German: Jessika


William
Irish: Liam
Italian: Guglielmo
French: Guillaume
Spanish: Guillermo
Hungarian: Vili
Slovak: Vilam
Hungarian: Vilmos
German: Wilhelm,
Dutch: Willem, Willemijn


John
Welsh: Bevan, Evan, Ianto, Ioan
Irish: Eoin, Sean, Shane, Sinead
Scottish: Iain, Jock
Italian: Giovanni, Gian, Gianni
Albanian: Gjon
Swedish: Hampas
German: Hanne, Johann
Dutch: Hannie, Janneke, Jantje
Finnish: Hannu
Russian: Ioann, Ivan, Zhanna
Greek: Ioannis, Yianni
Croatian: Ivka, Ivica, Zana
Czech: Janicka
Finnish: Joni, Juha
Serbian: Jovan
Spanish: Juan
Hawaiian: Keoni


Joseph
Italian: Guiseppe, Beppe, Peppe
Croatian: Finka, Jozo
Latvian: Jazeps
Dutch: Jef, Jost, Joop, Jozef
German: Jo, Joos, Seppel
Spanish: Jose, Pepe
Estonian: Joosep
Polish: Jozef
Hungarian: Jozef, Jozsi
Finnish: Juuso
Portuguese: Zeze
Yiddish: Yussel



If you want to see what your name looks like in other languages, check out the Behind The Name website!


Enjoy and happy Tuesday!



~ Katie