Non-Semitic names in general European culture

[Onur]

Unfortunately Turkey has been infested with semitic names after islam but we still have our own authentic Turkish/Turkic names in use today. I can say that half of the people`s names here are semitic in origin and other half are authentic Turkish names

But i really wonder if you guys in Europe still using your authentic names from your pre-christianity era instead of semitic names like Micheal, Abraham, John etc. Afaik, there are few to none and these names are largely forgotten in your culture. Can you give me some examples of your pre-christianity non-semitic names?

[Peyrol]

Unfortunately Turkey has been infested with semitic names after islam but we still have our own authentic Turkish/Turkic names in use today. I can say that half of the people`s names here are semitic in origin and other half are authentic Turkish names

But i really wonder if you guys in Europe still using your authentic names from your pre-christianity era instead of semitic names like Micheal, Abraham, John etc. Afaik, there are few to none and these names are largely forgotten in your culture. Can you give me some examples of your pre-christianity names?

Italy is full of non-semithic names

My same name, Lorenzo, is roman from the word "Laurentium".

Other examples? Fabio, Mario, Cesare, Augusto, Antonio, Renato, Martina, Giorgio, Roberto, Alessandro, Federico, Riccardo, Nicola, Calogero, Alberto, Filippo, etc etc..

[Vasconcelos]

Italy is full of non-semithic names

Same here. Both of my personal names are Greek.

[Talvi]

I have a semitic name. My parents probably dont know it is though. My name is more common in Scandinavia and Finland than in Estonia, though, but overall its an international name.

Some old Estonian names: Girls: Pilvi (cloud), Kaja (echo), Mari (berry), Eha (Dusk), Laine (wave), Tuuli (wind)
Boys: Koit ( Dawn), Kalju (cliff), Kalev, Mats...

Many of these names are still used, however many sound like they belong to an 80 year old.

Oh and of course Talvi. It means winter.

[Siegfried]

Abraham is hardly ever used by real Europeans, if you know what I mean.

William, Robert, Henry, Albert, etc...

There too many to list all of them, but I would say that if the name is not Semitic, it's usually Greek or Latin, and then Germanic or Slavic (depending on the country in question of course).

[Onur]

My name is Onur and it`s comes from the french word "honneur" but this word entered to Turkish only in 19th century, so it`s quite recent.

I can give these examples of authentic pre-islam Turkish names, fortunately these Turkish names are popular in Turkey instead of semitic ones;

Attila, Murad, Imre, Tarkan, Orhan, Kaan, Arslan, Alp, Alparslan, Demir, Doğukan, Doğan, Okan, Tan, Can, İdil, Umur, Yaşar, Yıldırım, Tuğrul...


Btw, i would never ever give semitic name to my children and there are so many people thinking like me in Turkey. How about in your country? Do people give extra importance for giving authentic non-semitic names to their child?

And how about Germanic names, can you give me some examples?

Some old Estonian names: Girls: Pilvi (cloud), Kaja (echo), Mari (berry), Eha (Dusk), Laine (wave), Tuuli (wind)
Boys: Koit ( Dawn), Kalju (cliff), Kalev, Mats...

Many of these names are still used, however many sound like they belong to an 80 year old.

Oh and of course Talvi. It means winter.

Well, thats interesting. I was thinking like European names usually had no meaning and only used as a person name but Estonian names has regular meanings like our Turkish names? Thats something new to me.

For example some meanings of our old Turkish names;
Thunder (yıldırım), Lion (Arslan), Brave (Alp), Brave lion (Alparslan), Iron (Demir), Hawk (Doğan), Falcon (Tuğrul)

[Peyrol]

My name is Onur and it`s comes from the french word "honneur" but this word entered to Turkish only in 19th century, so it`s quite recent.

I can give these examples of authentic pre-islam Turkish names, fortunately these Turkish names are popular in Turkey instead of semitic ones;

Attila, Murad, Levend, Imre, Tarkan, Orhan, Kaan, Arslan, Alp, Alparslan, Demir, Doğukan, Doğan, Okan, Tan, Can, İdil, Umur, Yaşar, Yıldırım...


Btw, i would never ever give semitic name to my children and there are so many people thinking like me in Turkey. How about in your country? Do people give extra importance for giving authentic non-semitic names to their child?

And how about Germanic names, can you give me some examples?

Are pure turkish name commons also in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, etc?

Italian names of germanic origin?

Carlo, Alberto, Roberto, Federico, Riccardo, Ansaldo, Bruno, Gerardo, Goffredo, Guglielmo, Guido, Franco, Leonardo, Umberto, Ermanno, Enrico, etc...

[Onur]

Are pure turkish name commons also in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, etc?

Yes they are common, at least some of them. You know Attila and Imre still common even in Hungary.

Italian names of germanic origin?

Carlo, Alberto, Roberto, Federico, Riccardo, Ansaldo, Bruno, Gerardo, Goffredo, Guglielmo, Guido, Franco, Leonardo, Umberto, Ermanno, Enrico, etc...

Well, i asked to Germanic forumers but ok. I didn't know some of these Italian names are in fact German. These are coming from Gothic rule in Italy?

[Virtuous]

[Vasconcelos]

These are coming from Gothic rule in Italy?

Yes, or Lombard, all of those also exist in Iberia. Some are very common.